Method, apparatus, terminal and storage medium for measurement report

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11246065-B2
Application number	US-202016840120-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2020
Priority date	Sep 23, 2019
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

A method for sending a measurement report, includes: after receiving an enable signal of a second network, a first modem starting up a timer and sending a startup signal to a second modem; when the timer expires, the first modem sending a tracking area update (TAU) request to a network side device; the first modem receiving a measurement configuration sent by the network-side device, and instructing the second modem after startup to measure the second network according to the measurement configuration to obtain a measurement report; and reporting the measurement report to the network-side device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for sending a measurement report, applied to user equipment (UE) having a first modem and a second modem, the first modem corresponding to a first network and the second modem corresponding to a second network, the method comprising:
after receiving an enable signal of the second network, starting up a timer and sending a startup signal to the second modem by the first modem;
when the timer expires, sending, by the first modem, a tracking area update (TAU) request to a network-side device, the TAU request being configured to request a connection to the second network, and a timing duration of the timer being not less than a startup duration of the second modem; and
receiving, by the first modem, a measurement configuration sent by the network-side device, instructing, by the first modem, the second modem after startup to measure the second network according to the measurement configuration, to obtain the measurement report, and reporting, by the first modem, the measurement report to the network-side device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after receiving the enable signal of the second network, starting up the timer and sending the enable signal to the second modem by the first modem comprises:
when the enable signal of the second network is received and an enabling condition is satisfied, starting up the timer and sending the startup signal to the second modem by the first modem;
wherein the enabling condition comprises: the second modem has not been started up, and a current serving cell belonging to the first network supports establishing a dual connection with the second network.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein when the enable signal of the second network is received and the enabling condition is satisfied, starting up the timer and sending the enable signal to the second modem by the first modem comprises:
determining, by the first modem, a first flag bit and a second flag bit after receiving the enable signal of the second network; and
when the first flag bit and the second flag bit are target values, starting up the timer and sending the startup signal to the second modem by the first modem;
wherein the first flag bit having the target value indicates that the second modem has not been started up, and the second flag bit having the target value indicates that the current serving cell belonging to the first network supports establishing the dual connection with the second network.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
after receiving the enable signal of the second network, starting up, by the first modem, a TAU process;
wherein when the first flag bit and the second flag bit are the target values, starting up the timer and sending the enable signal to the second modem by the first modem comprises:
when the first flag bit and the second flag bit are the target values and the TAU request in the TAU process is a request supporting the second network, ignoring sending of the TAU request, starting up the timer and sending the startup signal to the second modem by the first modem.

5. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
after the second modem is successfully started up, setting, by the first modem, the first flag bit to be a non-target value, the first flag bit having the non-target value indicating that the second modem has been started up;
wherein when the timer expires, sending, by the first modem, the TAU request to the network-side device comprises:
when the timer expires, the first flag bit is the non-target value, and the second flag bit is the target value, sending, by the first modem, the TAU request to the network-side device, the TAU request being a request supporting the second network.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the timer is a T3411 timer.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the first modem, the enable signal of the second network sent by a processor, wherein the enable signal is generated after the processor receives an enable operation on a user interface, and the user interface comprises a switch control of the second network.

8. An apparatus for sending a measurement report, comprising:
a processor controlling a first modem and a second modem, the first modem corresponding to a first network, and the second modem corresponding to a second network; and
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor;
wherein the processor is configured to:
after receiving an enable signal of the second network, start up a timer and send a startup signal to the second modem;
when the timer expires, send a tracking area update (TAU) request to a network-side device, the TAU request being configured to request a connection to the second network, and a timing duration of the timer being not less than a startup duration of the second modem; and
receive a measurement configuration sent by the network-side device, instruct the second modem after startup to measure the second network according to the measurement configuration to obtain the measurement report, and report the measurement report to the network-side device.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein:
the processor is further configured to, when the enable signal of the second network is received and an enabling condition is satisfied, start up the timer and send the startup signal to the second modem;
wherein the enabling condition comprises: the second modem has not been started up, and a current serving cell belonging to the first network supports establishing a dual connection with the second network.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a first flag bit and a second flag bit after receiving the enable signal of the second network; and
when the first flag bit and the second flag bit are target values, start up the timer and send the startup signal to the second modem;
wherein the first flag bit having the target value indicates that the second modem module has not been started up, and the second flag bit having the target value indicates that a current serving cell belonging to the first network supports establishing the dual connection with the second network.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
after receiving the enable signal of the second network, start up a TAU process; and
when the first flag bit and the second flag bit are the target values and the TAU request in the TAU process is a request supporting the second network, ignore sending of the TAU request, start up the timer and send the startup signal to the second modem.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
after the second modem is successfully started up, set the first flag bit to be a non-target value, the first flag bit having the non-target value indicating that the second modem module has been started up; and
when the timer expires, the first flag bit is the non-target value, and the second flag bit is a target value, send the TAU request to the network-side device, the TAU request being a request supporting the second network.

13. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the timer is a T3411 timer.

14. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generating the enable signal of the second network after the processor receives an enable operation on a user interface, the user interface including a switch control of the second network.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage me

Assignees

• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cui Hengbin
• Sun Long

Classifications

• H04W36/00695

  using split of the control plane or user plane · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04W24/10 Primary

  Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} · CPC title

• H04W36/0058 Primary

  Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports · CPC title

• H04W52/0229

  where the received signal is a wanted signal · CPC title