Method and device for accessing 5G network, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11291004-B2
Application number	US-202016743127-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2020
Priority date	Sep 24, 2019
Publication date	Mar 29, 2022
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method, a device, and a computer-readable storage medium for accessing a 5G network. The method includes acquiring frequency point information by performing frequency point scanning in an operating band belonging to an operator of the 5G network; selecting a 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator from the frequency point information; and performing a cell registration process through a cell with the 5G-supported frequency point to access the 5G network.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for accessing a fifth generation (5G) network, implemented by a terminal, the method comprising:
acquiring frequency point information by performing frequency point scanning in an operating band belonging to an operator of the 5G network;
selecting a 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator from the frequency point information: and
performing a cell registration process through a cell with the 5G-supported frequency point to access the 5G network,
wherein selecting the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator from the frequency point information and performing the cell registration process through the cell with the 5G-supported frequency point to access the 5G network comprises:
determining whether the frequency point information includes the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, wherein the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator is determined according to correspondences between operators and 5G-supported frequency points:
selecting, when the frequency point information includes at least one 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, a frequency point having maximum signal energy from the at least one 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, and performing the cell registration process through a cell with the 5G-supported frequency point having maximum signal enemy to access the 5G network; and
selecting, when the frequency point information does not include the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, a frequency point having maximum signal energy from the frequency point information, and performing the cell registration process through a cell with the frequency point having maximum signal energy to access the 5G network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator from the frequency point information comprises:
selecting a scanned frequency point having maximum signal energy from the frequency point information to perform the cell registration process through a cell with the selected frequency point to access the 5G network.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a frequency point list; and
adding a 5G-supported frequency point used by each operator to the frequency point list.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
acquiring the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator from the frequency point list through a radio resource control (RRC) module of the terminal.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
setting a scanning priority of a band comprising the 5G-supported frequency point and belonging to the operator to high.

6. The method of claim 1 . further comprising:
after accessing the 5G network, acquiring a 5G-supported frequency point used for accessing the 5G network; and
updating a frequency point list based on the acquired 5G-supported frequency point.

7. A device for accessing a fifth generation (5G) network, located in a terminal, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory configured to store instructions executable by the processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire frequency point information by performing frequency point scanning in an operating hand belonging to an operator of the 5G network;
select a 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator from the frequency point information;
perform a cell registration process through a cell with the 5G-supported frequency point to access the 5G network;
determine whether the frequency point information includes the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, wherein the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator is determined according to correspondences between operators and 5G-supported frequency points;
select, when the frequency point information includes at least one 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, a frequency point having maximwn signal energy from the at least one 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, and perform the cell registration process through a cell with the 5G-supported frequency point haying maximum signal energy to access the 5G network; and
select, when the frequency point information does not include the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, a frequency point having maximum signal energy from the frequency point information, and perform the cell registration process through a cell with the frequency point having maximum signal energy to access the 5G network.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
select a scanned frequency point having maximum signal energy from the frequency point information to perform the cell registration process through a cell with the selected frequency point to access the 5G network.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate a frequency point list and
add a 5G-supported frequency point used by each operator to the frequency point list.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
acquire the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator from the frequency point list through a radio resource control (RRC) module of the terminal.

11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
set a scanning priority of a band comprising the 5G-supported frequency point and belonging to the operator to high.

12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
acquire, after accessing the 5G network, a 5G-supported frequency point used for accessing the 5G network; and
update a frequency point list based on the acquired 5G-supported frequency point.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile terminal that is configured to access a 5G network, cause the mobile terminal to:
acquire frequency point information by performing frequency point scanning in an operating band belonging to an operator of the 5G network;
select a 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator from the frequency point information; and
perform a cell registration process through a cell with the 5G-supported frequency point to access the 5G network,
wherein when selecting the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator from the frequency point information, and performing the cell registration process through the cell with the 5G-supported frequency point to access the 5G network, the instructions are further configured to cause the mobile terminal to:
determine whether the frequency point information includes the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, wherein the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator is determined according to correspondences between operators and 5G-supported frequency points;
select, when the frequency point inform at includes at least one 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, a frequency point having maximum signal energy from the at least one 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, and perform the cell registration process through a cell swith the 5G-supported frequency point having maximum signal energy to access the 5G network; and
select, when the frequency point information does not include the 5G-supported frequency point used by the operator, a frequency point having maximum signal energy from the frequency point information, and perform the cell registration process throuch a cell with the frequency point having maximum signal energy to access the 5G network.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein when

Assignees

• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cui Hengbin
• Sun Long

Classifications

• H04W72/56

  based on priority criteria · CPC title

• H04W72/542

  using measured or perceived quality · CPC title

• H04W72/51

  based on terminal or device properties · CPC title

• Y02D30/70

  in wireless communication networks · CPC title

• H04W72/0453 Primary

  Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA · CPC title