RU2820050C1 - Method and device for configuring information, as well as communication device and data medium - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: communication.

SUBSTANCE: method of configuring information used in a terminal includes receiving configuration information transmitted by a network device and used to configure a power saving signal, wherein the power saving signal is used in the terminal to monitor a paging message in an IDLE state and/or an INACTIVE state.

EFFECT: possibility of additional energy saving in the terminal.

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Description

Technical field

[001] The present invention relates to the field of communication technology, namely, a method and apparatus for configuring information, as well as a communication device and a storage medium.

Prerequisites for creating the invention

[002] In discontinuous reception (DRX) mode, the user equipment (UE), in order to reduce power consumption, monitors the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) only during the DRX active period corresponding to this user equipment.

[003] However, in some types of terminals that have low cost and low power consumption requirements, such as New Radio Lite (NR-Lite) terminals, it is difficult to meet the low power requirement solely using the DRX mechanism. In some of the states, such as the IDLE state, an additional efficient energy-saving mechanism is needed.

The essence of the invention

[004] The present invention provides a method and apparatus for configuring information, as well as a communication device and a storage medium.

[005] According to the first aspect of embodiments of the present invention, an information configuration method used in a terminal is provided. The proposed method includes receiving configuration information transmitted by a network device to configure a power save signal, wherein the power save signal is configured to be monitored by the terminal for paging in an IDLE state and/or an INACTIVE state.

[006] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal may be a reduced-capability user equipment (Redcap) or an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) user equipment.

[007] In some embodiments of the present invention, the method further includes providing auxiliary information to the network device, wherein the auxiliary information is configured to determine, by the network device, configuration information.

[008] In some embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment supports the use of a power save signal for monitoring a paging message in a discontinuous receive (DRX) mode or in a extended discontinuous reception (eDRX); or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the paging occasion (PO (time interval (subframe) in which a paging message can be transmitted)).

[009] In some embodiments of the present invention, a required feature is for the Redcap user equipment to support a power saving signal for monitoring a paging message in DRX or eDRX mode.

[0010] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information further includes indicating a first minimum offset value between a power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment and a paging interval (PO); and/or indicating a second minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the eMBV user equipment and the paging interval (PO), wherein the first minimum offset value is greater than or equal to the second minimum offset value.

[0011] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, providing auxiliary information to a network device includes: providing auxiliary information to a base station using user equipment (UE) capability information.

[0012] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes: an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), wherein the offset value is configured to determine, by the terminal, location information of the power save signal.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present invention, said offset value is a value corresponding to the number of periods of a synchronization signal block (SSB); or the offset value is a duration value.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present invention, the method further includes monitoring the paging message based on said configuration information.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present invention, monitoring a paging message based on configuration information includes determining location information of a power save signal based on the configuration information; and monitoring the paging message based on the location information of the energy saving signal.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes at least one offset value between a power save signal and a paging interval (PO); wherein determining the power saving signal location information based on the configuration information includes determining the power saving signal location information based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes an offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment or for the eMBV user equipment; determining location information of the power saving signal based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMBU user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information includes: in response to the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMBU user equipment , greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, determining location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value configured in the configuration information; or, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, monitoring the paging message; or, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment is less than or equal to the offset value configured in the configuration information, determining location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value configured in the configuration information.

[0018] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, monitoring the paging message includes: in response to that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap UE or eMVB UE is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, bypassing protocol-based power saving signal monitoring and paging message monitoring.

[0019] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes: a common offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment and for the eMBV user equipment; or the offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment and the offset value configured for the eMBV user equipment, separately.

[0020] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes: an offset value configured for a Redcap user equipment, or at least one offset value configured for an eMBV user equipment; wherein determining location information of the power saving signal based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information includes: in response to the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment being less than or equal to an offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, determining location information of the power saving signal based on said offset value; or, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is greater than the offset value configured for the eMBV user equipment, determining power saving signal location information based on the offset value configured for the eMBV user equipment to which the user equipment is falling back Redcap equipment.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes a short offset value and a long offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, wherein the short offset value is less than or equal to the long offset value; wherein determining location information of the power saving signal based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information includes: in response to the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment being less than or equal to the short value offset, determining the location information of the power saving signal based on the short offset value; in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the long offset value, determining location information of the power saving signal based on the long offset value; in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is greater than the long offset value, determining location information of the power saving signal based on the long offset value and/or the short offset value.

[0022] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, determining information about the location of the power saving signal based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information includes determining an offset value corresponding to the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment , based on the at least one offset value configured in the configuration information, and determining location information of the power saving signal according to said corresponding offset value.

[0023] According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present invention, an information configuration method used in a base station is provided. The proposed method includes transmitting configuration information for configuring a power save signal to a terminal, wherein the power save signal is configured to be monitored by the terminal for paging in an IDLE state and/or an INACTIVE state.

[0024] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal may be a Redcap UE or an enhanced mobile broadband user equipment (eMBU).

[0025] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the method further includes receiving auxiliary information reported by a Redcap user equipment or an eMBV user equipment; wherein transmitting configuration information for configuring the power saving signal to the Redcap user equipment or eMBV user equipment includes transmitting configuration information to the Redcap user equipment or eMBV user equipment based on the auxiliary information.

[0026] In some embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment supports the use of a power save signal for monitoring a paging message in a discontinuous receive (DRX) mode or in a extended intermittent reception (eDRX); or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the paging interval (PO).

[0027] In some embodiments of the present invention, a required feature is for the Redcap user equipment to support a power saving signal for monitoring paging messages in DRX or eDRX mode.

[0028] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information further includes indicating a first minimum offset value between a power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment and a paging interval (PO); and/or indicating a second minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the eMBV user equipment and the paging interval (PO), wherein the first minimum offset value is greater than or equal to the second minimum offset value.

[0029] In some embodiments of the present invention, receiving ancillary information reported by a terminal includes receiving ancillary information reported by a Redcap user equipment or an eMBV user equipment using information about the capabilities of the user equipment.

[0030] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the method further includes providing assistance information to the core network using a terminal disconnect message; or providing assistance information to a core network using a user equipment capability notification message, wherein the core network is configured to include the assistance information in a paging message and transmit the paging message to a radio access network (RAN).

[0031] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), wherein the offset value is configured to determine, by the terminal, information about the location of the power save signal.

[0032] In some embodiments of the present invention, said offset value is a value corresponding to the number of synchronization signal block (SSB) periods; or the offset value is a duration value.

[0033] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, transmitting configuration information for configuring a power save signal to a terminal of a predetermined type includes transmitting, to the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment, an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), in accordance with the type terminal.

[0034] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, transmitting, to the Redcap user equipment or eMBV user equipment, an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), according to the type of terminal, includes: transmitting to the Redcap user equipment an offset value in the range values of the same configuration information used in conjunction with the eMVB user equipment; or transmitting to the Redcap user equipment an offset value in the dedicated configuration information, wherein the dedicated configuration information is different from the configuration information for the eMBV user equipment.

[0035] In some embodiments of the present invention, transmitting configuration information for configuring a power save signal to a Redcap user equipment or eMBV user equipment includes: transmitting, to the Redcap user equipment or eMBV user equipment, a correspondence relationship between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO) at according to the terminal type.

[0036] In some embodiments of the present invention, transmitting configuration information for configuring a power save signal to a Redcap user equipment or eMBV user equipment includes: transmitting, to the Redcap user equipment or eMBV user equipment, power offset values between the power save signal and a reference symbol, according to with terminal type.

[0037] According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present invention, an information configuration apparatus used in a terminal is provided. The proposed apparatus includes: a first receiving module configured to receive configuration information transmitted by a network device to configure a power save signal, wherein the power save signal is configured to be monitored by the terminal for paging in an IDLE state and/or an INACTIVE state. not active").

[0038] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal may be a Redcap or Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMB) user equipment.

[0039] In some embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a first information providing module configured to provide auxiliary information to the network device, wherein the auxiliary information is configured to determine, by the network device, configuration information.

[0040] In some embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment supports the use of a power save signal for monitoring a paging message in a discontinuous receive (DRX) mode or in a extended intermittent reception (eDRX); or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the paging interval (PO).

[0041] In some embodiments of the present invention, a required feature is for the Redcap user equipment to support a power saving signal for monitoring a paging message in DRX or eDRX mode.

[0042] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information further includes: indicating a first minimum offset value between a power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment and a paging interval (PO); and/or indicating a second minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the eMBV user equipment and the paging interval (PO), wherein the first minimum offset value is greater than or equal to the second minimum offset value.

[0043] In some embodiments of the present invention, the first information providing module includes at least one of the following: a first information providing sub-module configured to provide auxiliary information to the base station using information about the capabilities of the user equipment. A second information providing submodule configured to provide auxiliary information using a terminal disconnect message transmitted by the base station to the core network, and a third information providing submodule configured to provide auxiliary information using a user equipment capability notification message transmitted by the base station to the core network wherein the core network is configured to place the auxiliary information in the paging message and transmit the paging message to a radio access network (RAN).

[0044] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes: an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), wherein the offset value is configured to determine, by the terminal, location information of the power save signal.

[0045] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, said offset value is a value corresponding to the number of synchronization signal block (SSB) periods; or the offset value is a duration value.

[0046] In some embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes: a monitoring module configured to monitor paging messages based on said configuration information.

[0047] In some embodiments of the present invention, the monitoring module includes a first determination sub-module configured to determine location information of a power saving signal based on configuration information; and a first monitoring submodule configured to monitor the paging messages based on the location information of the power saving signal.

[0048] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal is a DRX or eDRX mode terminal, wherein the configuration information includes at least one offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO). The first determination submodule is configured to: determine location information of the power saving signal based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information.

[0049] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes an offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment or for the eMBV user equipment. The first determination submodule includes: a second determination submodule configured in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value configured in the configuration information; or, a second monitoring submodule configured in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMBV user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information to monitor paging messages; or, a third determining submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMBV user equipment is less than or equal to the offset value configured in the configuration information, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value, configured in the configuration information.

[0050] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the second monitoring submodule includes: a third monitoring submodule configured in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information , to skip protocol-based power saving signal monitoring and perform paging message monitoring.

[0051] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes a common offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment and for the eMBV user equipment; or the offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment and the offset value configured for the eMVB user equipment, separately.

[0052] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes: an offset value configured for a Redcap user equipment, or at least one offset value configured for an eMBV user equipment. The first determination submodule includes: a fourth determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on said offset value ; or, a fifth determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is greater than the offset value configured for the eMVB user equipment, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value configured for the user equipment eMVB equipment to which Redcap user equipment is rolled back.

[0053] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes: a short offset value and a long offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, wherein the short offset value is less than or equal to the long offset value. The first determination submodule includes: a sixth determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the short offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, to determine location information of the power save signal based on the short offset value offsets; or a seventh determining submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the long offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the long offset value; or an eighth determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is greater than the long offset value, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the long offset value and/or the short offset value.

[0054] In some embodiments of the present invention, the first determination submodule includes: a ninth determination submodule configured to select an offset value corresponding to a minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment based on at least one offset value configured in the configuration information, and for determining location information of the power saving signal according to said corresponding offset value.

[0055] According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, an information configuration apparatus used in a base station is provided. The proposed apparatus includes a transmission module configured to transmit configuration information for configuring a power save signal to a terminal of a predetermined type, wherein the power save signal is configured to be monitored by the terminal for paging in an IDLE state and/or an INACTIVE state. ").

[0056] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal may be a Redcap or Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMB) user equipment.

[0057] In some embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes: a second receiving module configured to receive auxiliary information reported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMBV user equipment. The transmission module includes a transmission sub-module configured to transmit configuration information to the terminal based on the auxiliary information.

[0058] In some embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment supports the use of a power save signal for monitoring a paging message in a discontinuous receive (DRX) mode or in a extended intermittent reception (eDRX); or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the paging interval (PO).

[0059] In some embodiments of the present invention, a required feature is for the Redcap user equipment to support a power saving signal for monitoring paging messages in DRX or eDRX mode.

[0060] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information further includes: indicating a first minimum offset value between a power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment and a paging interval (PO); and/or indicating a second minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the eMBV user equipment and the paging interval (PO), wherein the first minimum offset value is greater than or equal to the second minimum offset value.

[0061] In some embodiments of the present invention, the second receiving module includes: a first receiving submodule configured to receive auxiliary information reported by a Redcap user equipment or an eMVB user equipment using information about the capabilities of the user equipment.

[0062] In some embodiments of the present invention, the apparatus further includes: a second information providing module configured to provide auxiliary information to a core network via a terminal disconnect message; or a third information providing module configured to provide support information to a core network using a user equipment capability notification message, wherein the core network is configured to place the support information in a paging message and transmit the paging message to a radio access network (RAN).

[0063] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes: an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), wherein the offset value is configured to determine, by the terminal, location information of the power save signal.

[0064] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, said offset value is a value corresponding to the number of synchronization signal block (SSB) periods; or the offset value is a duration value.

[0065] In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmission module includes: a second transmission submodule configured to transmit, to the terminal, an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), in accordance with the type of terminal.

[0066] In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmission module includes: a third transmission submodule configured to transmit to the Redcap user equipment an offset value in a range of values of the same configuration information shared with the eMBV user equipment; or a fourth transmission submodule configured to transmit to the Redcap user equipment an offset value in the dedicated configuration information, wherein the dedicated configuration information is different from the configuration information for the eMBV user equipment.

[0067] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the transmission module includes: a fifth transmission submodule configured to transmit, to the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment, a correspondence relationship between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO) according to the type of terminal.

[0068] In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmission module includes: a sixth transmission submodule configured to transmit, to the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment, power offset values between the power save signal and the reference symbol, in accordance with the type of terminal.

[0069] According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a communication device including at least the following: a processor; and memory for storing executable instructions that can be executed on the processor. When executable instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of any of the proposed methods for configuring information are executed.

[0070] According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon is provided. When computer-executable instructions are executed using a processor, the steps of any of the proposed methods for configuring information are executed.

[0071] In the information configuration method according to embodiments of the present invention, using configuration information configured by a network device for a power saving signal, a terminal of a predetermined type can perform paging monitoring based on the power saving signal in the IDLE state and the INACTIVE state ( "not active"). As such, a predefined terminal in an IDLE state and an INACTIVE state can perform dynamic paging monitoring based on a power saving signal without the need for periodic monitoring, thereby greatly reducing power consumption.

Brief description of drawings

[0072] The accompanying drawings, which are included in and constitute an integral part of the present specification, illustrate embodiments in accordance with the present invention. The accompanying drawings, together with the description, serve to explain the concept of the present invention.

[0073] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless communication system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0074] FIG. 2 is a first flowchart illustrating a method for configuring information in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0075] FIG. 3 is a second flowchart illustrating a method for configuring information in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0076] FIG. 4 is a third flowchart illustrating a method for configuring information in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0077] FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the relationship between a power saving signal and a DRX cycle in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0078] FIG. 6 is a first block diagram illustrating a terminal in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0079] FIG. 7 is a second block diagram illustrating the principle of monitoring paging intervals by terminals with different capabilities depending on different configuration values in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0080] FIG. 8 is a third block diagram illustrating the principle of monitoring paging intervals by terminals with different capabilities depending on different configuration values in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0081] FIG. 9 is a first block diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring information in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0082] FIG. 10 is a second block diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring information in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0083] FIG. 11 is a first block diagram illustrating a communication device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

[0084] FIG. 12 is a second block diagram illustrating a communication device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0085] Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with the help of specific examples of its implementation, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings, where, unless otherwise indicated, like numerals in different drawings indicate the same or similar elements. The embodiments of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention discussed in the description below are not all possible implementations consistent with the present invention. On the contrary, they are only specific examples of devices and methods corresponding to embodiments of the present invention, which is defined in the appended claims.

[0086] The terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are provided solely to describe specific embodiments, and should not be construed as limiting them. In the examples given in this specification, as well as in the appended claims, expressions in the singular: “one,” “mentioned,” or “that” also include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the expression “and/or” herein refers to or includes any or all possible combinations of one or more of the corresponding elements so listed.

[0087] Expressions such as “first,” “second,” or “third,” etc., may be used to describe various information in embodiments of the present invention, but it should be understood that such expressions do not impose any limitations on the information described. They are used solely to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, within the scope of embodiments of the present invention, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and conversely, the second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the expressions “if” and “in the event” herein may be interpreted as “when” or “in response to a determination that”.

[0088] To describe embodiments of the present invention in more detail, consider, by way of illustration, an embodiment of the invention where the application scenario is access control.

[0089] Referring to FIG. 1, which is a block diagram illustrating a wireless communication system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. In accordance with the illustration of FIG. 1, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology, wherein the wireless communication system may include multiple terminals 11 and multiple base stations 12.

[0090] Terminal 11 may be a device that provides voice and/or data communications for the user. Terminal 11 may communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN), where terminal 11 may be an Internet of Thing (IoT) terminal, such as a metering device, a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone), or a computer with an IoT terminal. For example, the terminal 11 may be a fixed device, a handheld device, a handheld device, a handheld device, an embedded computer, or an on-board device of a vehicle. For example, terminal 11 may be a station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile device, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, or user equipment (UE). Alternatively, terminal 11 may also be a device in an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, terminal 11 may be a vehicle-mounted device, such as an on-board computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless communications device externally connected to the on-board computer. Alternatively, terminal 11 may also be a roadside device, such as a street lamp, signal light, or other roadside device with wireless communication capabilities.

[0091] Base station 12 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system may be a fourth generation (4G) mobile communication system, also called a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a fifth generation (5G) system, also called a new radio (NR) system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a system following 5G generations. The access network in a 5G system may be called a New Generation-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN).

[0092] Base station 12 may be an evolved base station (eNB) used in 4G systems. Alternatively, base station 12 may also be a base station (gNB) adapted to a centralized-distributed 5G system architecture. When using a centralized-distributed architecture, the base station 12 typically includes a central unit (CU) as well as two or more distributed units (DUs). The central unit is equipped with a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) stack, a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and a Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol layer. The distributed unit (DU) is equipped with a physical layer (PHY) protocol stack. This embodiment of the present invention is not limited with respect to a particular implementation of the base station 12.

[0093] A wireless connection between the base station 12 and the terminal 11 may be established over a wireless air interface. In various embodiments of the present invention, the wireless interface may be a wireless interface based on a fourth generation (4G) mobile network technology standard or a wireless interface based on a fifth generation (5G) mobile network technology standard. For example, such a wireless interface could be the New Radio interface. Alternatively, the wireless radio interface could also be based on post-5G communication network technology standards.

[0094] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, an end-to-end (E2E) communication link may be formed between the terminals 11. For example, it could be a Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V), a Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) or a Vehicle to Pedestrian (V2P) communication in a Vehicle to Everything communication system. V2X).

[0095] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, said wireless communication system may also include a network management device 13.

[0096] Several base stations 12 are respectively connected to the network management device 13. The network management device 13 may be a core network device in a wireless communication system. As an example, the network management device 13 may be a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC). Alternatively, the network management device may be another core network device, such as a Serving GateWay (SGW), a Public Data Network GateWay (PGW), or a Policy and Charging Rules Function object. PCRF) or home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server), etc. This embodiment of the present invention is not limited with respect to specific embodiments of the network management apparatus 13.

[0097] Referring to the illustration of FIG. 2, in one embodiment of the present invention, a method for configuring information used in a terminal is provided. The method includes the steps described below.

[0098] In step S101, configuration information transmitted by the network device for configuring the power saving signal is received. The power save signal is configured to monitor, by the terminal, a paging message in the IDLE state and/or in the INACTIVE state.

[0099] In embodiments of the present invention, the terminal may be a predetermined type of terminal with stringent power requirements, such as a device with low manufacturing cost, low complexity, low power consumption, and somewhat improved coverage (e.g., 5G NR-Lite terminals, IoT devices, etc.).

[00100] Such a network device may be a base station (BS) or a core network. The terminal receives the configuration information transmitted by the network device and monitors the paging message based on the power saving signal configuration in the configuration information.

[00101] In this example, configuration information is used to configure a power saving signal. The power save signal is used to instruct the terminal whether and when to monitor paging in the IDLE state and the INACTIVE state. For example, the terminal may detect a power saving signal. When the power saving signal is detected, the terminal monitors the paging message in the next monitoring period. When the power save signal is not detected, the terminal skips the next monitoring period and does not monitor the paging message.

[00102] As another example, when a power saving signal is detected, the terminal may monitor the paging message in the next N monitoring periods. When the power save signal is not detected before the (N+1)th paging period, the terminal may skip this paging period and not monitor the paging message.

[00103] In this way, the terminal can selectively perform paging monitoring based on the power saving signal, which can reduce redundant monitoring and reduce power consumption.

[00104] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal may be a redcap user equipment or an enhanced mobile broadband (eMB) user equipment.

[00105] Here, the Redcap user equipment is a limited capability terminal, abbreviated as an NR-Lite terminal. It should be noted that power conservation for Redcap user equipment in the IDLE state and INACTIVE state is of particular importance. Therefore, for this type of terminal, paging message monitoring can be performed based on the power saving signal configuration information described above.

[00106] The eMVB user equipment is an advanced device that optimizes data speed, low latency, high performance and coverage, while also offering low power consumption and high reliability properties. The eMVB user equipment also places high demands on energy conservation in the IDLE state and the INACTIVE state.

[00107] In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for configuring information is provided, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the method comprising the steps described below.

[00108] In step S201, auxiliary information is transmitted to the network device. The auxiliary information is configured to determine, by the network device, configuration information.

[00109] In embodiments of the present invention, the terminal reports auxiliary information to the network device, whereby the network device configures a power saving signal, and the network device can transmit configuration information in accordance with the auxiliary information reported by various terminals.

[00110] The auxiliary information may be used to indicate the capabilities of the terminal, so that the network device can perform appropriate configuration according to the capabilities of the terminals, thereby minimizing the performance degradation in power saving that occurs if the configuration information is not consistent with the capabilities of the terminal.

[00111] In some embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment supports the use of a power save signal for monitoring a paging message in a discontinuous receive (DRX) mode or in a extended intermittent reception (eDRX); or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the paging interval (PO).

[00112] In this example, the terminal may support power saving signal detection in DRX or eDRX mode, but this is not required. Accordingly, when the auxiliary information reported by the terminal includes information enabling detection of a power saving signal, the network device may configure the power saving signal for the terminal; and when the terminal does not support power saving signal detection, the network device does not need to perform configuration for the terminal.

[00113] The terminal may also report a range of values, or multiple optional values, of the minimum offset value between the power save signal supported by the terminal itself and the paging interval (PO). Thus, the network device can configure an appropriate power saving signal based on the auxiliary information reported by the terminal, whereby the power saving signal configured by the network device will meet the conditions under which the terminal is able to perform detection.

[00114] Here, the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the terminal and the paging interval (PO) can be associated with the type of the terminal, and accordingly, the network device can perform configuration according to the current terminal type, according to parameters corresponding to the preset different types terminals. That is, you only need to know the terminal type and do not need to obtain capability values from each terminal.

[00115] In some embodiments of the present invention, a required feature is for the Redcap user equipment to support a power saving signal for monitoring a paging message in DRX or eDRX mode.

[00116] In this embodiment of the present invention, given that the Redcap user equipment has high requirements for power saving characteristics, the Redcap user equipment's support of a power saving signal for monitoring a paging message in DRX or eDRX mode can be specified as a required functionality.

[00117] That is, the Redcap user equipment must have the function of using the power save signal to monitor the paging message in DRX or eDRX mode. Thus, the network device does not need to determine whether the Redcap user equipment supports power saving signal detection, and can directly configure the power saving signal. That is, the Redcap user equipment does not need to communicate its own supporting information to the network device to inform the network device of its capabilities. In this case, the network device only needs to know that the terminal type is a Redcap user equipment in order to determine the appropriate configuration and transmit the appropriate configuration information.

[00118] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information further includes: indicating a first minimum offset value between a power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment and a paging interval (PO); and/or indicating a second minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the eMBV user equipment and the paging interval (PO), wherein the first minimum offset value is greater than or equal to the second minimum offset value.

[00119] The supporting information reported by the Redcap user equipment and the eMVB user equipment may include a minimum offset value in different ranges reflecting the terminal's detection capabilities, or may include a minimum offset value in the same range. However, since the Redcap user equipment has only weak capabilities, the first minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment will not be less than the second minimum offset value supported by the eMBV user equipment.

[00120] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, providing support information to a network device includes: providing support information to a base station using a radio paging message.

[00121] In this embodiment of the present invention, the terminal may put auxiliary information into the user equipment capability information and transmit it to the base station.

[00122] When the auxiliary information needs to be provided to the core network, the auxiliary information may be provided by a terminal disconnect message transmitted by the base station to the core network.; or the auxiliary information may be provided by a terminal capability notification message transmitted by the base station to the core network. The core network is used to put the auxiliary information into the paging message and transmit the paging message to the radio access network (RAN).

[00123] After receiving the support information reported by the terminal, the base station may report it to the core network using a terminal disconnect message or a terminal capability notification message, whereby the core network can transmit the support information to the RAN during the paging procedure.

[00124] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes an offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO); wherein the offset value is used by the terminal to determine location information of the power saving signal.

[00125] In this embodiment of the present invention, the power save signal configuration information configured by the network is used to at least configure an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO) so that the terminal can locate the power save signal according to the offset value in the configuration information, and to wake up the terminal based on the location of the power save signal to monitor the power save signal and paging message.

[00126] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, said offset value is a value corresponding to the number of synchronization signal block (SSB) periods; or the offset value is a duration value.

[00127] In this example, the offset value may be a duration, including a duration in absolute time units (eg, 1 second, 40 ms, etc.) or a duration in logical units, such as 1 slot, or the like.

[00128] Here, the offset value may also include a value corresponding to the number of SSB periods, for example, a duration corresponding to N SSB periods.

[00129] In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for configuring information is provided. The proposed method involves monitoring the paging message based on configuration information.

[00130] In this example, configuration information is used to configure a power save signal, where the terminal can determine how to wake up to monitor a paging message based on the power save signal according to the configuration information.

[00131] Thus, the terminal may not perform unnecessary paging monitoring, thereby reducing power consumption.

[00132] In some embodiments of the present invention, monitoring a paging message based on configuration information includes determining location information of a power save signal based on the configuration information; and monitoring the paging message based on the location information of the energy saving signal.

[00133] In this example, configuration information is used to configure an offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval, wherein the terminal can determine the location of the power save signal based on the configuration information, and wake up to monitor the paging message based on the power save signal.

[00134] In this way, the terminal can wake up to monitor the paging message based on the location of the power saving signal, thereby reducing redundant paging monitoring and therefore reducing power consumption.

[00135] In some embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes at least one offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO). Determining the power saving signal location information based on the configuration information includes determining the power saving signal location information based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information.

[00136] The network device may configure one or more offset values for the terminal, whereby the terminal may determine power saving signal location information based on the minimum offset value that its capabilities allow.

[00137] For example, for a terminal in the case of DRX or eDRX, the network device may appropriately configure the offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) based on the capabilities of the terminal contained in the auxiliary information reported by the terminal. In this case, the terminal can determine location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value configured in the configuration information.

[00138] Here, the network device may also configure multiple offset values for the terminal, and the terminal may determine power saving signal location information based on one or more offset values according to the range that its capabilities allow it to cover.

[00139] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes an offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment or for the eMBV user equipment. Determining power save signal location information based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap UE or eMVB UE and the offset value configured in the configuration information includes:

[00140] in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, determining location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value configured in the configuration information; or

[00141] in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the paging message monitoring configuration information; or

[00142] in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment is less than or equal to the offset value configured in the configuration information, determining location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value configured in the configuration information.

[00143] In this embodiment of the present invention, a network device may configure an offset value for a predetermined terminal type, wherein the terminal determines the location of the power saving signal based on the offset value configured by the network and the minimum offset value supported by the terminal itself.

[00144] When the minimum offset value supported by the terminal is greater than the configured offset value, the capability of the terminal does not satisfy the configured offset value, and therefore the terminal cannot enter the deep sleep state but falls back to the short-term monitoring period, causing the terminal can determine power saving signal location information directly based on the configured offset value.

[00145] In addition, when the minimum offset value supported by the terminal is greater than the configured offset value, the terminal may directly monitor the paging message instead of detecting the power save signal.

[00146] When the minimum offset value supported by the terminal is less than or equal to the configured offset value, the capability of the terminal satisfies the configured offset value, and therefore the terminal can directly determine the location of the power saving signal based on the configured offset value.

[00147] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, monitoring the paging message includes:

[00148] in response to the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap UE or eMVB UE being greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, skipping protocol-based power saving signal monitoring and paging message monitoring.

[00149] When the minimum offset value supported by the terminal is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, the capability of the terminal does not satisfy the configured offset value, and therefore, monitoring the power saving signal is not possible. Accordingly, monitoring of the power saving signal can be skipped based on the protocol, and direct monitoring of the paging message can be performed.

[00150] Thus, in the case of a terminal with limited capabilities, no additional power saving is realized, whereas in a terminal with greater capabilities, the configuration information of the power saving signal can be used to perform power saving monitoring.

[00151] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes:

[00152] a common offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment and for the eMVB user equipment; or

[00153] the offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment and the offset value configured for the eMVB user equipment, separately.

[00154] In this embodiment of the present invention, different offset values may be configured independently for the Redcap user equipment and the eMBV user equipment, or the same value may be used. For example, the offset value may be configured for a Redcap user equipment in a range of minimum offset value values reported by the Redcap user equipment, and the offset value may be configured for an eMBV user equipment in a range of minimum offset value values reported by the eMBV user equipment. As another example, a common offset value may be configured for a Redcap user equipment and an eMVU user equipment, within a range of minimum offset value values reported by the Redcap user equipment and within a range of minimum offset value values reported by an eMVV user equipment.

[00155] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes an offset value configured for a Redcap user equipment or at least one offset value configured for an eMBV user equipment; And

[00156] Determining power saving signal location information based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information includes:

[00157] in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, determining information about the location of the power saving signal based on the offset value; or

[00158] in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is greater than the offset value configured for the eMVB user equipment, determining the location information of the power save signal based on the offset value configured for the eMVV user equipment to which it is falling back Redcap user equipment.

[00159] In this embodiment of the present invention, when the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the configured offset value, the configured offset value corresponds to the capability of the Redcap user equipment, so that the Redcap user equipment can determine location information of the power saving signal on based on the configured offset value.

[00160] However, when the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap UE is greater than the configured offset value, the Redcap UE's capabilities are low and it may fall back to the offset value corresponding to the eMVB UE, i.e. to an alternative meaning. An alternative value may be a short eDRX offset value or a long eDRX offset value configured by the base station for the eMBV user equipment.

[00161] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes a short offset value and a long offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, wherein the short offset value is less than or equal to the long offset value; wherein determining the power saving signal location information based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information includes:

[00162] in response to the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment being less than or equal to the short offset value, determining location information of the power saving signal based on the short offset value; or

[00163] in response to the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment being less than or equal to the long offset value, determining location information of the power saving signal based on the long offset value; or

[00164] in response to the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment being greater than the long offset value, determining location information of the power saving signal based on the long offset value and/or the short offset value.

[00165] In this embodiment of the present invention, the configuration information may include two offset values configured for the terminal, including a long offset value and a short offset value.

[00166] When the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the short offset value, the terminal capability is sufficient. Accordingly, the configured short offset value and long offset value are able to match the capabilities of the terminal. Accordingly, the terminal can determine the location of the power saving signal based on the configuration information, and then monitor the paging message based on the power saving signal.

[00167] In the case of using a long offset value, when the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the long offset value, the capability of the terminal satisfies the configuration of the long offset value, and the terminal can determine location information of the power saving signal based on the long offset value and monitor the paging message.

[00168] When the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is greater than the long offset value, the capability of the terminal is small and the configured offset value cannot match the capability of the terminal. Accordingly, in this case, the terminal cannot be in the deep sleep mode, and monitors the power saving signal corresponding to the long offset value and/or the short offset value, and then monitors the paging message based on the power saving signal.

[00169] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, determining power saving signal location information based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information includes:

[00170] determining an offset value corresponding to a minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment based on the at least one offset value configured in the configuration information, and determining location information of the power saving signal according to said corresponding offset value.

[00171] In this embodiment of the present invention, the offset value that corresponds to the configuration information may be in a one-to-one correspondence with the terminal capability value, that is, the minimum offset value supported by the terminal. Thus, the terminal can determine, according to different offset values, location information of the power saving signal based on said corresponding value.

[00172] Referring to the illustration of FIG. 4, in one embodiment of the present invention, an information configuration method used in a base station is provided. The method includes the step described below.

[00173] In step S301, configuration information for configuring the power saving signal is transmitted to the terminal, wherein the power saving signal is configured to be monitored by the terminal for paging in the IDLE state and/or in the INACTIVE state.

[00174] In this embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined type of terminal may include a terminal with stringent power requirements, such as a device with low manufacturing cost, low complexity, low power consumption and somewhat improved coverage (for example, 5G NR-Lite terminals , IoT devices, etc.).

[00175] The base station transmits configuration information to the terminal, and the terminal can monitor the paging message based on the power saving signal configuration in the configuration information.

[00176] In this example, configuration information is used to configure a power saving signal. The power save signal is used to determine whether and when the terminal should monitor paging in the IDLE state and the INACTIVE state. For example, the terminal may detect a power saving signal. When the power saving signal is detected, the terminal monitors the paging message in the next monitoring period. When the power save signal is not detected, the terminal skips the next monitoring period and does not monitor the paging message.

[00177] As another example, when a power saving signal is detected, the terminal may monitor the paging message in the next N monitoring periods. When the power save signal is not detected before the (N+l)-ro paging period, the terminal may skip this paging period and not monitor the paging message.

[00178] Thus, by configuring a power save signal for the terminal, it can selectively perform paging monitoring based on the power save signal, thereby reducing redundant monitoring and reducing power consumption.

[00179] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal may be a Redcap UE or an enhanced mobile broadband user equipment (eMBU).

[00180] Here, the Redcap user equipment is a limited capability terminal, abbreviated as an NR-Lite terminal. It should be noted that power conservation for Redcap user equipment (UE) in IDLE state and INACTIVE state is of particular importance. Therefore, for this type of terminal, paging message monitoring can be performed based on the power saving signal configuration information described above.

[00181] The eMVB user equipment is an advanced device that optimizes data speed, low latency, high performance and coverage, while also offering low power consumption and high reliability properties. The eMVB user equipment also places high demands on energy conservation in the IDLE state and the INACTIVE state.

[00182] In some embodiments of the present invention, the method further includes receiving auxiliary information reported by a Redcap user equipment or an eMBV user equipment; wherein the transmission of configuration information for configuring the power saving signal to the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment includes:

[00183] transmitting configuration information to the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment based on the auxiliary information.

[00184] In this embodiment of the present invention, the base station receives the auxiliary information reported by the terminal to configure the power saving signal, whereby configuration information can be transmitted based on the auxiliary information reported by various terminals.

[00185] The auxiliary information may be used to indicate the capabilities of the terminal, wherein the base station performs appropriate configuration according to the capabilities of the terminal, thereby minimizing the performance degradation in power saving that occurs if the configuration information is not consistent with the capabilities of the terminal.

[00186] In some embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment supports the use of a power save signal for monitoring a paging message in a discontinuous receive (DRX) mode or in a extended intermittent reception (eDRX); or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the terminal and the paging interval (PO).

[00187] In this example, the terminal may support power saving signal detection in DRX or eDRX mode, but this is not required. Accordingly, when the auxiliary information reported by the terminal includes information enabling detection of a power saving signal, the network device may configure the power saving signal for the terminal; and when the terminal does not support power saving signal detection, the network device does not need to perform configuration for the terminal.

[00188] The terminal may also report a range of values, or multiple optional values, of the minimum offset value between the power save signal supported by the terminal itself and the paging interval (PO). Thus, the network device can configure an appropriate power saving signal based on the auxiliary information reported by the terminal, whereby the power saving signal configured by the network device will meet the conditions under which the terminal is able to perform detection.

[00189] Here, the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the terminal and the paging interval (PO) can be associated with the type of the terminal, and accordingly, the network device can perform configuration according to the current terminal type, according to parameters corresponding to the preset different types terminals. That is, you only need to know the terminal type and do not need to obtain capability values from each terminal.

[00190] In some embodiments of the present invention, a required feature is for the user equipment to support Redcap as a power save signal for monitoring paging in DRX or eDRX mode.

[00191] In this embodiment of the present invention, given that the Redcap user equipment has high requirements for power saving characteristics, support, by the Redcap user equipment, of a power saving signal for monitoring paging in DRX or eDRX mode may be a necessary functionality of the Redcap user equipment.

[00192] Thus, the network device does not need to determine whether the Redcap user equipment supports power saving signal detection, and can directly configure the power saving signal. That is, the Redcap user equipment does not need to communicate its own supporting information to the network device to inform the network device of its capabilities. In this case, the network device only needs to know that the terminal type is a Redcap user equipment in order to determine the appropriate configuration and transmit the appropriate configuration information.

[00193] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information further includes indicating a first minimum offset value between a power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment and a paging interval (PO); and/or indicating a second minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the eMBV user equipment and the paging interval (PO), wherein the first minimum offset value is greater than or equal to the second minimum offset value.

[00194] The supporting information reported by the Redcap user equipment and the eMVB user equipment may include a minimum offset value in different ranges reflecting the terminal's detection capabilities, or may include a minimum offset value in the same range. However, since the Redcap user equipment has only weak capabilities, the first minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is not less than the second minimum offset value supported by the eMBV user equipment.

[00195] In some embodiments of the present invention, receiving ancillary information reported by a Redcap user equipment and an eMBV user equipment includes receiving ancillary information reported by a Redcap user equipment or an eMBV user equipment using terminal capability information.

[00196] The base station receives the support information reported by the terminal and can determine the capabilities of the terminal based on the support information. Based on the auxiliary information, the base station can determine configuration information configured for the terminal, which enables the terminal to determine the location of the power saving signal based on the configuration information.

[00197] In some embodiments of the present invention, the method further includes:

[00198] providing auxiliary information to the core network using a terminal disconnection message; or

[00199] providing support information to a core network using a user equipment capability notification message, wherein the core network is configured to place the support information in a paging message and transmitting the paging message to the RAN.

[00200] In embodiments of the present invention, the base station may transmit support information reported by the terminal to the core network, and the core network may determine configuration information for the corresponding terminal. When the terminal resets the connection, the base station may report the support information to the core network using a terminal disconnect message, or put the support information in a terminal capability notification message and transmit it to the core network.

[00201] When the core network receives the auxiliary information, it may place the auxiliary information in a paging message and transmit it to the corresponding RAN, whereby the base station in the corresponding RAN, during the paging procedure, can configure the corresponding configuration information for the terminal that will subsequently be paged be carried out based on the auxiliary information in the paging message.

[00202] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), wherein the offset value is configured to determine, by the terminal, information about the location of the power save signal.

[00203] In this embodiment of the present invention, the power saving signal configuration information configured by the base station is used to at least configure an offset value between the power saving signal and a paging interval (PO) so that the terminal can determine the location of the power saving signal according to the offset value in the configuration information, and for waking up the terminal based on the location of the power save signal to monitor the power save signal and paging message.

[00204] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, said offset value is a value corresponding to the number of synchronization signal block (SSB) periods; or the offset value is a duration value.

[00205] In this example, the offset value may be a duration, including a duration in absolute time units (eg, 1 s, 40 ms, etc.) or a duration in logical units, such as 1 slot, etc.

[00206] Here, the offset value may also include a value corresponding to the number of SSB periods, for example, a duration corresponding to N SSB periods.

[00207] In some embodiments of the present invention, transmitting configuration information for configuring a power save signal to a Redcap or eMBV user equipment includes:

[00208] transmitting, to the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment, an offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) that corresponds to the terminal type.

[00209] In this embodiment of the present invention, the configuration information configured by the base station may correspond to the type of the terminal. Thus, when the base station transmits configuration information, it can configure an appropriate offset value depending on the type of terminal. Therefore, the base station does not need to receive the auxiliary information reported by the terminal and may not know anything about the capabilities of the terminal and perform configuration solely based on the terminal type.

[00210] Thus, if the terminal does not report the auxiliary information, the base station can still configure the power saving signal for the terminal in an appropriate manner.

[00211] In some embodiments of the present invention, transmitting, to the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment, the offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO), according to the terminal type, includes:

[00212] transmitting to the Redcap user equipment an offset value in the range of values of the same configuration information shared with the eMVB user equipment; or

[00213] transmitting to the Redcap user equipment an offset value in the allocated configuration information, wherein the allocated configuration information is different from the configuration information for the eMVB user equipment.

[00214] In embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information transmitted by the base station may be configuration information shared among different types of terminals, or may be dedicated configuration information independently configured among different types of terminals.

[00215] In the case of shared configuration information, the Redcap user equipment may use a portion of the offset values configured in the configuration information (or all of the values), and the eMBV user equipment may use a portion of the offset values configured in the configuration information (or all of these values). For example, when shared configuration information = {40 ms, 240 ms, 1 s, 2 s, 4 s}, the capability value reported by the eMVB user equipment may be one of {40 ms, 240 ms, 1 s, 2 s }, and the capability value reported by the Redcap user equipment may be one of longer values, for example {1s, 2s, 4s}.

[00216] In the case of configuration information configured separately for different terminal types, the range for the Redcap UE may be configured according to the value reported thereto, for example, the configuration information for the Redcap UE may be = {40ms, 240ms, 1s, 2 s}, and the configuration information for the eMVB user equipment can be = {1 s, 2 s, 4 s}.

[00217] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, transmitting configuration information for configuring a power saving signal to the Redcap user equipment or eMBV user equipment includes:

[00218] transmitting, to the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment, a mapping relationship between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) that corresponds to the terminal type.

[00219] transmitting, to the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment, an offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) that corresponds to the terminal type. For example, a Redcap UE may be configured to have a 1:N affinity relationship, and an eMVB UE may be configured to have a 1:1 affinity relationship. Thus, the terminal can determine a suitable matching relationship based on its type and determine the location of the power saving signal based on the matching relationship.

[00220] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, transmitting configuration information for configuring a power saving signal to the Redcap user equipment or eMBV user equipment includes:

[00221] transmitting a power offset value between the power saving signal and the reference symbol to the terminal that corresponds to the type of the terminal.

[00222] In this example, the reference symbol may include an SSB block or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), or the like.

[00223] For example, a Redcap user equipment may use a larger powerBoost power offset for the power saving signal than an eMBV user equipment.

[00224] Embodiments of the present invention also include the examples discussed below.

[00225] A power-saving signal has been proposed in the 5G NR power-saving project, which uses a wake-up signal (WUS), which is a low-power detection signal. When the user equipment detects the WUS signal, it means that the user equipment should perform PDCCH monitoring, and when the user equipment does not detect the WUS signal, the user equipment skips PDCCH monitoring. In a scenario where DRX mode is configured, the WUS signal can be configured before the DRX onduration, and if the user equipment does not detect the WUS signal, this entire period must be skipped. The frequency at which the power save signal, WUS, provides a skip of activity may be equal to 1 or may be equal to an integer greater than one. That is, one power save signal may correspond to every DRX cycle or every few DRX cycles.

[00226] Referring to the illustration of FIG. 5, in the case of frequency N (that is, the matching ratio of the power saving signal and DRX cycles is 1:N), compared with a frequency of 1, signaling overhead is saved, but a large delay may also occur. The 1:N matching ratio can be optimized. For example, when a power saving signal is received, N DRX periods may be continuously monitored; however, when no power saving signal is received, only one DRX period and the like may be skipped. This method is more suitable for services with strict latency requirements.

[00227] The power saving signal monitoring performed by the terminal includes the key aspects described below.

[00228] The WUS signal configuration provided in the system information includes a time offset between the first paging interval (PO) of a plurality of paging intervals and the end time of the WUS signal. The user equipment listens to these paging intervals and uses the time offset to calculate the start time of the subframe.

[00229] 1. In a scenario where the DRX mode is configured, the user equipment may be informed of the offset value described above via a signal.

[00230] 2. In a scenario where eDRX mode is configured, if the eDRX long offset value (timeoffset-eDRX-Long) is not broadcast, the eDRX short offset value (timeoffset-eDRX-Short) may be reported to the user equipment.

[00231] 3. In a scenario where eDRX mode is configured, the need to broadcast the long offset value is determined as illustrated in Table 1 below.

[00232] The time offset here is used to determine the actual subframe g0, that is, g0=PO-time offset, where PO is the paging subframe.

[00233] In the case of user equipment using eERX, if the WUS signal appears in the paging time window, the same time offset is applied between the end of the WUS and the first paging interval (PO).

[00234] In the above power saving design, in the CONNECTED state, the terminal must report the following supporting information to the network to determine the configuration of the power saving signal:

[00235] 1. Whether the user equipment supports the power saving signal.

[00236] 2. The start and end time configuration of the power save signal may be a time offset relative to some reference point, for example, a seven-point offset value relative to the DRX onduration.

[00237] The offset supported by the user equipment can be set in Table 2 below.

[00238] Table 2 shows the values of the two offsets, respectively.

[00239] When it comes to power saving in the IDLE and/or INACTIVE state, the WUS signal may also be configured before the paging interval (PO). In this case, the offset value between the WUS signal and the paging interval (PO) must satisfy Automatic Gain Control (AGC), as well as real-time synchronization of frequency resources between the terminal and the network. Accordingly, the CONNECTED state will not necessarily apply to the IDLE state, and therefore methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention may be used.

[00240] Reduced Capacity user equipment is abbreviated as NR-Lite or Redcap user equipment. This type of device is similar to IoT devices in LTE. In accordance with the requirements of the 5G standard, the NR-lite device must meet the following requirements:

[00241] 1. Low cost and complexity;

[00242] 2. Somewhat improved coverage;

[00243] 3. Energy saving.

[00244] In the case of Redcap user equipment, power saving in the IDLE and/or INACTIVE states is very important, and a power saving signal mechanism may be used. Therefore, it is necessary to define a procedure for applying power saving signals to Redcap user equipment in IDLE and/or INACTIVE states.

[00245] In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for configuring a power saving signal is provided, which will be described below.

[00246] 1. The network device configures power save signal configuration information for a specific terminal type, and the terminal monitors paging messages in the IDLE state and/or the INACTIVE state based on this configuration information. The particular type of terminal may be a terminal having low power consumption requirements, such as an eMVB user equipment, a Redcap user equipment, and the like.

[00247] 2. The network device may determine configuration information of the power saving signal using auxiliary information provided by the terminal to the network.

[00248] 3. The terminal may provide the following supporting information (1)-(3) to the network device:

[00249] (1) Whether the terminal supports the power saving signal in DRX or eDRX mode. Whether the terminal supports the power saving signal can be specified in the agreement. In this case, support of the Redcap user equipment for a power saving signal may be a necessary feature. In such a case, the network device may by default assume that the terminal type should support the power saving signal. Accordingly, in this case, the auxiliary information provided by the terminal may also be a terminal type.

[00250] (2) The minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the user equipment and the paging interval (PO). The offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) can be specified in the protocol. When the auxiliary information reported by the terminal includes the terminal type, or indicates that the terminal supports the power saving signal, the network device can directly determine the minimum offset value supported by the terminal.

[00251] For example, the protocol may specify that the minimum offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) for the eMVB user equipment is 40 ms; and the protocol may specify that the minimum offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) for the Redcap user equipment is 1 s, 2 s or 4 s.

[00252] However, the minimum offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) in the DRX or eDRX scenarios can be separately specified in the protocol. Alternatively, the minimum offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) in the DRX scenario may be specified in the protocol, and the minimum offset value in the eDRX scenario may be reported by the terminal, or the like.

[00253] (3) The relationship of the terminal type and the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the user equipment and the paging interval (PO). Different types of terminals may have the same range for minimum offset values, where the minimum offset value between the power save signal supported by the Redcap UE and the paging interval (PO) is not shorter than the minimum offset value supported by the eMBV UE.

[00254] In one embodiment of the present invention, the two types may be set to one value range by the terminal, for example, {40 ms, 240 ms, 1 s, 2 s}, and the capability value reported by the eMBV user equipment may be one of {40 ms, 240 ms, 1 s, 2 s}, and the capability value reported by the Redcap UE may be one of longer values, such as 1 s or 2 s.

[00255] In one embodiment of the present invention, the two types may be set to one range of values by the terminal, for example, {40 ms, 240 ms, 1 s, 2 s}, and the capability value reported by the eMBV user equipment may be one of {40 ms, 240 ms, 1 s, 2 s}, and the capability value reported by the Redcap UE may be one of the longer values, such as {1 s, 2 s, 4 s}.

[00256] In one embodiment of the present invention, in accordance with the illustration of Fig. 2, the above types of terminals are set to the same range of values, namely {40 ms, 240 ms, 1 s, 2 s, 4 s} . The capability value corresponding to the reported capabilities of the user equipment, in the case of an eMVB user equipment, may be one of {40 ms, 240 ms, Is, 2s}. The capability value corresponding to the reported capabilities of the user equipment, in the case of a Redcap user equipment, may be one of the longer values, for example {4 s}.

[00257] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, different value ranges may be specified for two types of terminals. For example, a set of user equipment capability values in the case of an eMVB user equipment may be {X, Y}, and in the case of a Redcap user equipment it may be {X', Y'}. Since the minimum offset value between the power save signal supported by the Redcap user equipment and the paging interval (PO) cannot be shorter than the minimum offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) supported by the eMVB user equipment, X' is not less than X.

[00258] For example, the support information reported by the terminal may be placed in a user equipment capability section of a radio user equipment paging message (UE-RadioPaginglnfo) and transmitted to the base station.

[00259] 4. When the terminal provides auxiliary information to the core network, the base station may put the auxiliary information in the user equipment disconnect message and transmit it to the core network.

[00260] 5. When the terminal provides support information to the core network, the base station may put the support information in a UE capacity info notification message and transmit it to the core network.

[00261] 6. When the core network transmits a paging message to the RAN, the core network may place the supporting information of the WUS signal used in the IDLE and/or INACTIVE state into the paging message and transmit it to RAN network, thereby enabling the configuration of a power saving signal.

[00262] 7. The base station configures the power saving signal configuration information for a specific terminal type:

[00263] (1) The base station may configure an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), wherein the offset value is used to determine, by the terminal, the location of the power save signal. The offset value can be expressed in time units (such as ms, slot, etc.), for example, the offset value can be 40 ms. In this case, the offset value may also be a value that is in relation to the SSB period. For example, N SSB periods may correspond to one power save signal, where N may be 3 or 2 (ie, N=3 or N=2), etc.

[00264] (2) The base station configures an offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval for a specific terminal type so that the terminal can determine the location of the power save signal.

[00265] Consider as an example a Redcap user equipment in which the same set of power save signal configuration information with DRX/eDRX parameters is shared with the eDRX user equipment, or a separate set of power save signal configuration information is configured.

[00266] The offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment is not shorter than the offset value configured for the eMVB user equipment. For example, the offset value configured by the base station may be a value that is in relation to the SSB period, the offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment may be equal to M SSB periods, and the offset value configured for the eMBB terminal may be equal to M SSB periods. may be equal to N periods of SSB, where M is greater than or equal to N.

[00267] For example, in the case of Redcap user equipment, an extended value for the long offset value and the short offset value may be proposed. Taking the long offset value as an example, the eMVB value is {1s, 2s}, which can be extended in the case of Redcap UE to {1s, 2s,4s,8s}.

[00268] (3) The correspondence relationship between the power saving signal configured by the base station for a particular terminal and the paging interval (PO). Taking the Redcap user equipment as an example, the correspondence relationship between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO) is different from that of the eMBV user equipment, for example, the former may be a 1:N relationship and the latter a 1:1 relationship.

[00269] (4) The base station configures a PowerBoost power offset between the power save signal and the reference symbol (SSB/CSI-RS) for the specific terminal type.

[00270] Taking a Redcap user equipment as an example, it may use a larger powerBoost power offset for the power saving signal than an eMVB user equipment.

[00271] 8. The terminal monitors the configured energy saving signal based on the following rules:

[00272] (1) In a scenario where only the DRX/eDRX mode is configured, the terminal determines the location of the power save signal based on the offset value between the network configured power save signal and the paging interval (PO).

[00273] When the value reported by the terminal is greater than the X value configured by the base station (this means that the terminal's capabilities are weak and the terminal cannot wake up to monitor subsequent paging intervals (PO) in the range of values configured by the base station), the terminal may behave as follows: monitor the power save signal based on the value configured by the base station, or do not monitor the power save signal.

[00274] The terminal may be notified in advance by the base station that it needs to behave in this manner, or may be specified in an agreement.

[00275] In the case of the above scenario, where the terminal does not monitor the power saving signal, information on whether it should monitor subsequent paging intervals (POs) may be notified in advance by the base station or specified in an agreement.

[00276] For a particular type of terminal, such as a Redcap user equipment, it may be agreed in advance that the terminal will not monitor the power save signal, but will directly monitor all subsequent paging intervals (POs).

[00277] In embodiments of the present invention, the offset values configured by the base station can be configured for different types of terminals accordingly.

[00278] For example, the first DRX offset value may be configured for an eMVB user equipment in DRX mode, and the second DRX offset value may be configured for a Redcap user equipment in DRX mode. The first eDRX short offset value may be configured for an eMVB user equipment in eDRX mode, and the second eDRX short offset value may be configured for a Redcap user equipment in eDRX mode.

[00279] (2) In an eDRX scenario, a specific type of terminal determines the location of a power save signal based on the offset value between one power save signal configured by the network and a paging interval (PO). The mechanism for doing this is described below.

[00280] Referring to the illustration of FIG. 6, the eMBV user equipment determines the location of the power save signal based on the offset values (short offset value, long offset value) between one or two power save signals configured by the network and the paging interval (PO). For a particular type of terminal, eg, a Redcap user equipment, only one offset value is configured, eg, an eDRX short offset value, which may take on multiple values selected from the reported capability values of the particular terminal.

[00281] For example, when the values reported to the Redcap user equipment are 3s and 4s, the configured eDRX short offset value takes the value of the set {3s, 4s} or a subset thereof {4s}.

[00282] In one embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated, the eDRX short offset value configured by the base station is greater than or equal to the reported capability values from all Redcap user equipments. That is, the base station performs configuration based on the maximum capability, and in this case, all Redcap UEs can be covered. Thus, the terminal follows the configured value from the base station, that is, 4 s in FIG. 4. However, the agreement specifies that the offset value configured by the base station for the Redcap user equipment can only have one value, that is, the maximum of the reported capability values.

[00283] In one embodiment of the present invention, the eDRX short offset value configured by the base station is no greater than the reported capability values from all Redcap user equipments. That is, in this case, the base station can reach Redcap UEs with higher capabilities, and they apply the eDRX short offset value configured by the network. For terminals with weaker capabilities, fallback to an alternative value based on the value configured by the base station. The alternative value may be a short eDRX offset value or a long eDRX offset value configured by the base station for the eMBV user equipment, or the power saving signal is not monitored, in accordance with the illustration in FIG. 7, with a 3 s configuration.

[00284] (3) In the eDRX scenario, a specific type of terminal determines the location of the power save signal based on the offset values (short offset value, long offset value) between the two power save signals configured by the network and the paging interval (PO). For example, a Redcap UE may use a mechanism similar to that used for an eMVB UE, whereby if the short offset value cannot be supported by a weaker Redcap UE, the terminal falls back to an alternative value based on the value configured by the base station, then is rolled back to the long offset value. The value of the short offset is not greater than the value of the long offset.

[00285] It should be noted that the short offset value described above may include one or more possible values. The long offset value may also include one or more possible values.

[00286] For example, as shown in Table 3 below, the short offset value may be 4 s and the long offset value 6 s. For a terminal reporting capability values of 3 and or 4 s, control of the power save signal may be performed based on the short offset value; in the case of a terminal unable to support the short offset value, for example, a terminal that has reported that its capability is 6 s or 8 s, when the configured long offset value is not supported, the power saving signal is monitored by falling back to the short offset value;

[00287] In the case where the long offset value is 8 s, a terminal that has reported that its capability is 6 s or 8 s can monitor the power saving signal based on the long offset value.

[00288] (3) In an eDRX scenario, a particular type of terminal determines the location of the power save signal based on the offset values between the N power save signals configured by the network and the paging interval (PO), where the N offset values correspond to the N reported offset values, that is, the offset value configured for each reported offset value, for example, as in the case of N=2 in FIG. 8.

[00289] As illustrated in FIG. 9, this embodiment of the present invention also provides an information configuration apparatus that is used in a predetermined type of terminal. The device includes a first receiving module 901.

[00290] The first receiving module 901 is configured to receive configuration information transmitted by a network device to configure a power save signal, wherein the power save signal is configured to be monitored by the terminal for paging in an IDLE state and/or an INACTIVE state. not active").

[00291] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal may be a Redcap or an enhanced mobile broadband (eMB) user equipment.

[00292] In some embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a first information providing module configured to provide auxiliary information to the network device, wherein the auxiliary information is configured to determine, by the network device, configuration information.

[00293] In some embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment supports the use of a power save signal for monitoring a paging message in a discontinuous receive (DRX) mode or in a extended intermittent reception (eDRX); or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the paging interval (PO).

[00294] In some embodiments of the present invention, a required feature of the Redcap user equipment is to support a power save signal for monitoring a paging message in DRX or eDRX mode.

[00295] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information further includes indicating a first minimum offset value between a power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment and a paging interval (PO); and/or indicating a second minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the eMBV user equipment and the paging interval (PO), wherein the first minimum offset value is greater than or equal to the second minimum offset value.

[00296] In some embodiments of the present invention, the first information providing module includes at least one of the following:

[00297] a first information providing submodule configured to provide auxiliary information to the base station using user equipment capability information;

[00298] a second information providing submodule configured to provide auxiliary information using a terminal disconnection message transmitted by the base station to the core network; And

[00299] a third information providing submodule configured to provide auxiliary information using a user equipment capability notification message transmitted by the base station to a core network, wherein the core network is configured to place the auxiliary information in a paging message and transmit the paging message to the rad network o stupa (RAN).

[00300] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), wherein the offset value is configured to determine, by the terminal, information about the location of the power save signal.

[00301] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, said offset value is a value corresponding to the number of synchronization signal block (SSB) periods; or the offset value is a duration value.

[00302] In some embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a monitoring module configured to monitor paging messages based on said configuration information.

[00303] In some embodiments of the present invention, the monitoring module includes:

[00304] a first determination submodule configured to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the configuration information; And

[00305] a first monitoring submodule configured to monitor paging messages based on location information of the power saving signal.

[00306] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal is used in a DRX or eDRX scenario, wherein the configuration information includes at least one offset value between the power save signal and the paging interval (PO). The first determination submodule is configured to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information.

[00307] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes an offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment or for the eMBV user equipment. The first submodule of the definition includes:

[00308] a second determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value , configured in the configuration information; or

[00309] a second monitoring submodule configured in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information to monitor paging messages; or

[00310] a third determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment is less than or equal to the offset value configured in the configuration information, to determine power saving signal location information based on the offset value configured in the configuration information.

[00311] In some embodiments of the present invention, the second monitoring submodule includes:

[00312] a third monitoring submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment is greater than the offset value configured in the configuration information, to skip protocol-based power saving signal monitoring and paging monitoring messages.

[00313] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes:

[00314] a common offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment and for the eMVB user equipment; or

[00315] the offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment and the offset value configured for the eMVB user equipment, independently.

[00316] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes an offset value configured for a Redcap user equipment or at least one offset value configured for an eMBV user equipment.

[00317] The first definition submodule includes:

[00318] a fourth determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the offset value; or

[00319] a fifth determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is greater than the offset value configured for the eMVB user equipment, to determine power saving signal location information based on the offset value configured for eMVB user equipment to which the Redcap user equipment is rolled back.

[00320] In some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one offset value includes a short offset value and a long offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, wherein the short offset value is less than or equal to the long offset value.

[00321] The first definition submodule includes:

[00322] a sixth determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the short offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the short offset value; or

[00323] a seventh determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is less than or equal to the long offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the long offset value; or

[00324] An eighth determination submodule configured, in response to the fact that the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment is greater than the long offset value, to determine location information of the power saving signal based on the long offset value and/or the short offset value.

[00325] In some embodiments of the present invention, the first definition submodule includes:

[00326] a ninth determining submodule configured to select an offset value corresponding to a minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment based on at least one offset value configured in the configuration information, and to determine location information of the power saving signal according to said corresponding offset value .

[00327] Referring to the illustration of FIG. 10, in one embodiment of the present invention, an information configuration device 1000 used in a base station is also provided. The device includes a transmission module 1001.

[00328] The transmission module 1001 is configured to transmit configuration information for configuring a power saving signal to a terminal of a predetermined type, wherein the power saving signal is configured to be monitored by the terminal for paging in an IDLE state and/or an INACTIVE state. ").

[00329] In some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal may be a redcap user equipment or an enhanced mobile broadband (eMB) user equipment.

[00330] In some embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a second receiving module configured to receive auxiliary information reported by the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment.

[00331] The transmission module includes a transmission sub-module configured to transmit configuration information to the terminal based on the auxiliary information.

[00332] In some embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment supports the use of a power save signal for monitoring a paging message in a discontinuous receive (DRX) mode or in a extended intermittent reception (eDRX); or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment and the paging interval (PO).

[00333] In some embodiments of the present invention, a required feature is for the user equipment to support a Redcap power save signal for monitoring paging in DRX or eDRX mode.

[00334] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the supporting information further includes indicating a first minimum offset value between a power saving signal supported by the Redcap user equipment and a paging interval (PO); and/or indicating a second minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the eMBV user equipment and the paging interval (PO), wherein the first minimum offset value is greater than or equal to the second minimum offset value.

[00335] In some embodiments of the present invention, the second receiving module includes a first receiving submodule configured to receive auxiliary information reported by a Redcap user equipment or an eMVB user equipment using information about the capabilities of the user equipment.

[00336] In some embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes:

[00337] a second information providing module configured to provide auxiliary information to the core network using a terminal disconnect message; or

[00338] a third information providing module configured to provide support information to a core network using a user equipment capability notification message, wherein the core network is configured to place the support information in a paging message and transmit the paging message to a radio access network (RAN).

[00339] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the configuration information includes an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), wherein the offset value is configured to determine, by the terminal, information about the location of the power save signal.

[00340] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, said offset value is a value corresponding to the number of synchronization signal block (SSB) periods; or the offset value is a duration value.

[00341] In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmission module includes a second transmission submodule configured to transmit, to the terminal, an offset value between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO), in accordance with the type of terminal.

[00342] In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmission module includes:

[00343] a third transmission submodule configured to transmit to the Redcap user equipment an offset value in a range of values of the same configuration information shared with the eMVB user equipment; or

[00344] a fourth transmission submodule configured to transmit to the Redcap user equipment an offset value in the dedicated configuration information, wherein the dedicated configuration information is different from the configuration information for the eMVB user equipment.

[00345] In some of the embodiments of the present invention, the transmission module includes a fifth transmission submodule configured to transmit, to the Redcap user equipment or eMVB user equipment, a correspondence relationship between the power save signal and a paging interval (PO) according to the terminal type.

[00346] In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmission module includes a sixth transmission submodule configured to transmit, to the Redcap user equipment or the eMVB user equipment, the power offset value between the power save signal and the reference symbol, in accordance with the type of terminal.

[00347] For a detailed description of the operations of each of the modules of the above-described apparatus, reference is made to the previously described method embodiments of the present invention. They will not be described again here.

[00348] FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a communication device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Such a communication device may be located in the terminal. For example, the communication device 1100 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, exercise equipment, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

[00349] Referring to the illustration of FIG. 11, communication device 1100 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1102, a memory 1104, a power component 1106, a multimedia component 1108, an audio component 1110, an input/output (I/O) interface 1112, a measurement component 1114, and communication component 1116.

[00350] The processing component 1102 typically performs overall control of the operation of the communication device 1100, such as display-related operations, telephone calls, data communications, camera operation, and audio recording operations. Processor component 1102 may include at least one processor 1120 executing instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Also, the processor component 1102 may include one or more modules that provide interaction between the processor component 1102 and other components. For example, processor component 1102 may include a media module that enables interaction between media component 1108 and processor component 1102.

[00351] Memory 1104 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of communication device 1100. Examples of such data include instructions for any applications or methods running on the communications device 1100, contact information, phone book information, messages, images, video data, and the like. Memory 1104 may be implemented using any type of volatile or nonvolatile memory, or combinations thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), erasable programmable read memory -only memory, EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory, magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

[00352] Power component 1106 provides power to various components of communication device 1100 . The power component 1106 may include a power management system, at least one power supply, and any other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing electrical power to the communications device 1100 .

[00353] The multimedia component 1108 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the communication device 1100 and the user. In some embodiments of the present invention, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, then the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touchpad includes at least one touch sensor configured to sense taps, slides, and other gestures on the touchpad. The touch sensor can not only detect the boundaries of touching or sliding operations, but also measure the activation duration and pressure force associated with these operations. In some embodiments of the present invention, the media component 1108 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. The front camera and/or rear camera may receive external media data when the communication device 1100 is in a certain operating mode, such as a photo mode or a video mode. Both the front camera and rear camera can be fixed optical lens systems or have focusing and optical zoom functionality.

[00354] Audio component 1110 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 1110 may include a microphone (“MIC”) configured to receive an auxiliary audio signal when communication device 1100 is in certain operating modes, such as call mode, recording mode, or voice/speech recognition mode. The received audio signals may then be stored in memory 1104 or transmitted using communication component 1116. In some embodiments of the present invention, audio component 1110 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[00355] I/O interface 1112 provides an interface between processor component 1102 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, a push-button wheel, buttons, and the like. Buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[00356] The measurement component/assembly 1114 includes at least one sensor that provides an assessment of various aspects of the operation of the communication device 1100. For example, the sensing component 1314 may detect the open or closed state of the communication device 1100, as well as the relative location of components, such as the display and keyboard of the communication device 1100. The measurement component 1414 may also detect a change in the position of the communication device 1100 or one of the components of the communication device 1100, the presence or absence of user contact with the communication device 1100, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the communication device 1100, and a change in the temperature of the communication device 1100. The sensing component 1114 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without making physical contact with them. The measurement component 1114 may also include light sensors, such as a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments of the present invention, the sensing component 1114 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[00357] Communications component 1116 is configured to provide communications, wired or wireless, between communications device 1100 and other devices. The communication terminal 1100 may access wireless networks based on communication standards such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment of the present invention, communication component 1116 receives broadcast signals or corresponding broadcast information from an external broadcast control system over a broadcast channel. In one embodiment of the present invention, communication component 1116 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module for providing near field communications. For example, an NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth technology (VT) or other technologies.

[00358] In one embodiment of the present invention, communication device 1100 may be programmed using one or more custom integrated circuits (ASICs), one or more digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs) , programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the methods described above.

[00359] One embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable medium including instructions, such as a memory 1104, that includes instructions executed by a processor 1120 in a communication device 1100 to perform the method described above. For example, the computer-readable medium may be a ROM memory, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical storage device, and the like.

[00360] In FIG. 12 illustrates the structure of another communication device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Such a communication device may be a base station used in embodiments of the present invention. The communication device 1200 may be configured as a base station. Referring to the illustration of FIG. 12, communications device 1200 includes a processor component 1222 (which in turn includes at least one processor) and memory resources, represented by memory 1232, for storing instructions, such as application programs, executed by the processor component. 1222. Application programs stored in memory 1232 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Here, the processing component 1222 is configured to execute instructions to perform the above-described method used in a communication device.

[00361] The communications device 1200 may also include a power component 1226 configured to perform power management of the communications device 1200, a wired or wireless network interface 1250 configured to connect the communications device 1200 to a network, and an input/output (I/O) interface 1258 ). The device 1200 may operate based on an operating system, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, etc., stored in memory 1232.

[00362] Other embodiments may be apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading this application or practicing the present invention. All variations, applications, and adaptations of the present invention fall within the scope of this application. Said variations, applications and adaptive modifications follow the basic idea of the present invention and include generally known knowledge or conventional techniques in the art not described in this application. The description of the present invention and its embodiments should be construed as illustrative only. The true scope and spirit of the present invention is set forth by the appended claims.

[00363] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific structure described above and illustrated in the drawings, and that many modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is limited solely by the appended claims.

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1. A method for configuring information performed by the terminal and including: receiving (S101) configuration information transmitted by the network device for configuring a power saving signal, wherein the power saving signal is configured to cause the terminal to monitor a paging message in at least one state of an idle state and an inactive state, and determining information about the location of the energy saving signal based on the configuration information, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one offset value that is common to the Redcap and Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) user equipments. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal is a Redcap UE or an eMBB UE. 3. The method according to claim 2, additionally including: providing (S201) auxiliary information to the network device, wherein the auxiliary information is configured to determine configuration information by the network device. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or the eMBB user equipment supports the use of a power saving signal for paging monitoring in the DRX discontinuous reception mode or in the eDRX enhanced discontinuous reception mode; or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the Redcap UE or eMBB UE and the PO (paging occasion) paging interval. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein providing the auxiliary information to the network device includes: provision of auxiliary information to the base station using information about the capabilities of the user equipment. 6. The method according to claim 2, also including: Paging message monitoring based on energy saving signal location information. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration information includes at least one offset value between the power saving signal and the PO paging interval; wherein determining information about the location of the energy saving signal based on the configuration information includes: determining location information of the power saving signal based on the minimum offset value supported by the Redcap user equipment or the eMBB user equipment and the offset value configured in the configuration information. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein said at least one offset value includes an offset value configured for the Redcap user equipment or for the eMBB user equipment. 9. A method for configuring information performed by a base station, which includes: transmitting (S301) to the terminal configuration information for configuring a power saving signal, wherein the power saving signal is configured to cause the terminal to monitor a paging message in at least one state of an idle state and an inactive state, wherein the configuration information directs the terminal to determine location information of the power saving signal and contains at least one offset value that is common to the Redcap user equipment and the enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) user equipment. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the terminal is a Redcap UE or an eMBB UE. 11. The method according to claim 10, additionally including: receiving auxiliary information reported by the Redcap user equipment or eMBB user equipment; wherein transmitting configuration information for configuring the power saving signal to the Redcap user equipment or eMBB user equipment includes: transmitting configuration information to the Redcap user equipment or eMBB user equipment based on said auxiliary information. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the supporting information includes at least one of the following: information indicating whether the Redcap user equipment or the eMBB user equipment supports the use of a power saving signal for paging monitoring in the DRX discontinuous reception mode or in the eDRX enhanced discontinuous reception mode; or information indicating the minimum offset value between the power saving signal supported by the Redcap UE or eMBB UE and the PO (paging occasion) paging interval. 13. Communication device including: processor and memory for storing instructions executed by the processor, wherein, when the instructions are executed by the processor, the information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is carried out. 14. A machine-readable medium on which instructions are stored, when executed by the processor, a configuration method is carried out information according to any of claims 1-8.