Network reselection method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11910264-B2
Application number	US-201917269772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2019
Priority date	Aug 22, 2018
Publication date	Feb 20, 2024
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024

Abstract

A method includes: obtaining a first geographical location in which UE is currently located; according to a correspondence between a geographical location and network information of a communications network, determining at least one second geographical location that, relative to the first geographical location, meets a preset proximity condition, and determining network information of at least one second communications network corresponding to each second geographical location; and performing network reselection processing based on at least the network information of the at least one second communications network corresponding to each second geographical location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a user equipment (UE), a first geographical location in which the UE is currently located;
determining, according to a correspondence between at least one second geographical location and network information of a first communications network, the at least one second geographical location, wherein each second geographical location of the at least one second geographical location, relative to the first geographical location, meets a preset proximity condition, and wherein the correspondence is stored by the UE;
determining, by the UE, network information of at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, wherein the network information of the at least one second communications network comprises, for each second communications network of the at least one second communications network, one or more of a radio access technology or a cell identity; and
performing, by the UE, network reselection processing based on the network information of the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, and camping, by the UE, on the at least one second communications network.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining, by the UE, the first geographical location in which the UE is currently located comprises:
obtaining, by the UE, network information of the first communications network, wherein the UE currently accesses the first communications network; and
determining, by the UE based on the network information of the first communications network, the first geographical location in which the UE is currently located.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing, by the UE, the network reselection processing based on the network information of the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location comprises:
selecting, from the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, at least one fourth communications network that meets a condition, and performing, by the UE, network reselection processing based on network information of the at least one fourth communications network, wherein the condition is required by the UE for a communications network that the UE will perform reselection and camp on, and the condition is related to one or more of the radio access technology, a public land mobile network (PLMN), or signal strength.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein selecting, from the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, the at least one fourth communications network that meets the condition, and performing, by the UE, the network reselection processing based on network information of the at least one fourth communications network, comprises:
when the UE performs reselection from a communications network using a first radio access technology to camp on a communications network using a second radio access technology, selecting at least one fourth communications network using the second radio access technology from the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, and performing the network reselection processing based on the network information of the at least one fourth communications network.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein selecting, from the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, the at least one fourth communications network that meets the condition, and performing, by the UE, network reselection processing based on network information of the at least one fourth communications network, comprises:
when the UE is in a non-roaming state, selecting, from the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, at least one fourth communications network that belongs to a public land mobile network (PLMN) to which the UE belongs, and performing, by the UE, the network reselection processing based on the network information of the at least one fourth communications network; or
when the UE is in a roaming state, selecting, from the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, at least one fourth communications network that belongs to a PLMN to which the UE subscribes, and performing, by the UE, the network reselection processing based on the network information of the at least one fourth communications network.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein selecting, from the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, the at least one fourth communications network that meets the condition, performing, by the UE, network reselection processing based on network information of the at least one fourth communications network, and camping, by the UE, on the at least one second communications network, comprises:
when the UE needs to process an emergency call service, selecting a fourth communications network with highest signal strength from the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, and performing reselection and camping on the fourth communications network to process the emergency call service.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
processing, by the UE, a service using the at least one second communications network that cannot be processed using the first communications network.

8. User equipment (UE), comprising:
one or more non-transitory memories;
one or more processors;
one or more modems; and
one or more radio frequency transceivers;
wherein the one or more non-transitory memories are configured to store a program instruction; and
wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the program instruction stored in the one or more non-transitory memories, to cause the UE to:
obtain a first geographical location in which the UE is currently located;
determine, according to a correspondence between at least one second geographical location and network information of a first communications network, the at least one second geographical location, wherein each second geographical location, relative to the first geographical location, meets a preset proximity condition, wherein the correspondence is stored on the UE;
determine network information of at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location, wherein the network information of the at least one second communications network comprises, for each second communications network of the at least one second communications network, one or more of a ‘radio access technology or a cell identity;
control, using the one or more modems, the one or more radio frequency transceivers to perform network reselection processing based on the network information of the at least one second communications network corresponding to the at least one second geographical location; and
camp on the at least one second communications network.

9. The UE according to claim 8 , wherein obtaining the first geographical location in which the UE is currently located comprises:
obtaining, using the one or more modems, network information of the first communications network, wherein the UE currently accesses the first communications network; and
determining, based on the network information of the first communications network, the first geographical location in which the UE is curr

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shen Li
• Wei Zhenrong
• Tan Guanzhong
• Cai Jianhua

Classifications

• H04W52/0209 Primary

  in terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W36/32 Primary

  by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data · CPC title

• H04W36/14

  Reselecting a network or an air interface · CPC title

• H04W48/18 Primary

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title

• H04W84/042

  Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems · CPC title