CN115004736A

CN115004736A - Terminal capability reporting method, terminal capability determining method and terminal capability reporting device

Info

Publication number: CN115004736A
Application number: CN202280001293.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张娟; 吴昱民
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-22
Filing date: 2022-04-22
Publication date: 2022-09-02
Anticipated expiration: 2042-04-22
Also published as: WO2023201753A1; CN115004736B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a terminal capability reporting method, a terminal capability determining method and a terminal capability reporting device, wherein the terminal capability reporting method comprises the following steps: the terminal equipment sends the capability reporting information to the network side equipment through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment; wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of: at least one spectral range; a country code; a terminal version; the network signals the NS value. By implementing the embodiment of the application, the relevant information such as the spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment can be reported to the network side equipment, so that the network side equipment can know the terminal type of the terminal equipment, and relevant configuration is performed on the spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment, so that the problem in the cell switching process of the terminal equipment is avoided.

Description

Terminal capability reporting method, terminal capability determining method and terminal capability reporting device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for reporting a terminal capability.

Background

With the development of wireless communication technology, countries are continuously authorizing or auctioning 5G spectrum. In order to enable the terminal device to meet local communication regulations, a software locking mode is adopted before license plates are issued to the terminal device, and the terminal device is limited to work only on a locally authorized frequency spectrum. Thus, different limited terminal devices are present in the market, so that various types of terminals can exist in the network. However, when the connected network cannot distinguish different terminal devices, a problem occurs in the cell handover process of the terminal device.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a terminal capability reporting method, a terminal capability determining method and a terminal capability reporting device, wherein the method comprises the steps of reporting relevant information such as a frequency spectrum range supported by a terminal device to a network side device through a new terminal capability so that the network side device can acquire a terminal type of the terminal device, and thus relevant configuration is carried out on the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device so as to avoid problems in a cell switching process of the terminal device.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for reporting a terminal capability, where the method is executed by a terminal device, and the method includes:

sending capability reporting information to network side equipment through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment;

wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of:

at least one spectral range;

a country code;

a terminal version;

the network signals the NS value.

In the technical scheme, the network side equipment reports the relevant information such as the spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment to the network side equipment through the new terminal capability so that the network side equipment can know the terminal type of the terminal equipment, and therefore relevant configuration is carried out on the spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment so as to avoid the problem in the cell switching process of the terminal equipment.

In an implementation manner, the capability reporting information is information indicated according to a frequency band granularity.

In one implementation manner, the first signaling includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, and a combination of a valid bit and the valid bit in the first bit map indicates frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

In another implementation, the method includes: and sending the capability reporting information through a first signaling and a second signaling.

Optionally, the first signaling includes a first bit map, where each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, respectively; the second signaling comprises a second bit map, and each bit in the second bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a frequency spectrum range respectively; wherein the spectral range corresponding to the bit in the first bitmap is different from the spectral range corresponding to the bit in the second bitmap; the bit positions which are set to be effective in the two bit maps and the combination of the set bit positions indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment.

In the technical scheme, further extension on the existing frequency band is needed for a later release version, a terminal capability information element (such as a second signaling) can be extended, and the combination of the first signaling and the second signaling indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment, so that the backward compatibility problem is realized.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal capability determining method, where the method is executed by a network side device, and the method includes:

receiving capability reporting information sent by the terminal equipment through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment;

determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the capability reporting information;

wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of:

at least one spectral range;

a country code;

a terminal version;

the network signals the NS value.

In the technical scheme, the network side device reports the related information such as the spectrum range supported by the terminal device to the network side device through the new terminal capability, so that the network side device can know the terminal type of the terminal device, and therefore, the related configuration is performed on the spectrum range supported by the terminal device, and the problem in the cell switching process of the terminal device is avoided.

In some embodiments of the present application, the terminal type of the terminal device comprises at least one of:

a country region to which the terminal device belongs;

a frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band;

a terminal version of the terminal device;

NS value supported by the terminal device.

In some embodiments of the present application, the capability reporting information is information indicated according to a frequency band granularity.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first signaling includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one frequency spectrum range, and a combination of a valid bit in the first bit map and the valid bit indicates frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the determining a terminal type of the terminal device according to the capability report information includes: and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the effective bit positions in the first bit bitmap and the effective bit positions.

In some embodiments of the present application, the capability report information sent by the terminal device through the first signaling and the second signaling is received.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the first signaling includes a first bit map, where each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, respectively; the second signaling comprises a second bit map, and each bit in the second bit map corresponds to at least one country code and a frequency spectrum range respectively;

wherein the spectral range corresponding to the bit in the first bitmap is different from the spectral range corresponding to the bit in the second bitmap; the bit positions which are set to be effective in the two bit maps and the combination of the set bit positions indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment.

In an embodiment of the present application, the determining a terminal type of the terminal device according to the capability report information includes: and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the effective bit positions and the effective bit positions in the two bit bitmaps.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication apparatus, where the communication apparatus has a function of implementing part or all of the functions of the terminal device in the method according to the first aspect, for example, the function of the communication apparatus may have the functions in part or all of the embodiments in the present application, or may have the functions of implementing any one of the embodiments in the present application separately. The functions can be realized by hardware, and the functions can also be realized by executing corresponding software by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

In one implementation, the communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module configured to support the communication device to perform the corresponding functions of the above method. The transceiver module is used for supporting communication between the communication device and other equipment. The communication device may further comprise a memory module for coupling with the transceiver module and the processing module, which stores computer programs and data necessary for the communication device.

As an example, the processing module may be a processor, the transceiver module may be a transceiver or a communication interface, and the storage module may be a memory.

In one implementation, the communication device includes: a processing module and a transceiver module. The receiving and sending module is used for sending the capability reporting information to the network side equipment through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment; wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of: at least one spectral range; a country code; a terminal version; the network signals the NS value.

In an implementation manner, the transceiver module sends the capability reporting information to a network side device through a first signaling and a second signaling.

In an optional implementation manner, the first signaling includes a first bit map, where each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, respectively; the second signaling comprises a second bit map, and each bit in the second bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a frequency spectrum range respectively; wherein the spectral range corresponding to the bit in the first bitmap is different from the spectral range corresponding to the bit in the second bitmap; and the combination of the bits which are set to be effective in the two bit maps and the set bit number indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment.

In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides another communication apparatus, where the communication apparatus has a function of implementing part or all of the functions of the network-side device in the method example described in the second aspect, for example, the function of the communication apparatus may have the functions in part or all of the embodiments in the present application, or may have the functions of implementing any of the embodiments in the present application separately. The functions can be realized by hardware, and the functions can also be realized by executing corresponding software by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

In one implementation, the communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module configured to support the communication device to perform the corresponding functions of the method. The transceiver module is used for supporting communication between the communication device and other equipment. The communication device may further comprise a memory module for coupling with the transceiver module and the processing module, which holds computer programs and data necessary for the communication device.

In one implementation, the communication device includes:

the receiving and sending module is used for receiving the capability reporting information sent by the terminal equipment through the first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment;

the processing module is used for determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the capability report information;

wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of:

at least one spectral range;

a country code;

a terminal version;

the network signals the NS value.

In one implementation, the terminal type of the terminal device includes at least one of:

a country region to which the terminal device belongs;

a terminal version of the terminal device;

NS value supported by the terminal device.

Optionally, the processing module is specifically configured to: and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the effective bit positions in the first bit bitmap and the effective bit positions.

In an implementation manner, the transceiver module is configured to receive the capability reporting information sent by the terminal device through the first signaling and the second signaling.

In an optional implementation manner, the first signaling includes a first bit map, where each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, respectively; the second signaling comprises a second bit map, and each bit in the second bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a frequency spectrum range respectively; wherein the spectral range corresponding to the bit in the first bitmap is different from the spectral range corresponding to the bit in the second bitmap; the bit positions which are set to be effective in the two bit maps and the combination of the set bit positions indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment.

Optionally, the processing module is specifically configured to: and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the effective bit positions and the effective bit positions in the two bit bitmaps.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a processor, and when the processor calls a computer program in a memory, the processor performs the method according to the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a processor, and when the processor calls a computer program in a memory, the processor executes the method according to the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication apparatus, including a processor and a memory, where the memory stores a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the communication device to perform the method of the first aspect.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication apparatus, including a processor and a memory, where the memory stores a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the communication device to perform the method of the second aspect.

In a ninth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a communication device, which includes a processor and an interface circuit, where the interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit the code instructions to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute the code instructions to cause the device to perform the method according to the first aspect.

In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication apparatus, which includes a processor and an interface circuit, where the interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit the code instructions to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute the code instructions to cause the apparatus to perform the method according to the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication system, which includes the communication apparatus according to the third aspect and the communication apparatus according to the fourth aspect, or the system includes the communication apparatus according to the fifth aspect and the communication apparatus according to the sixth aspect, or the system includes the communication apparatus according to the seventh aspect and the communication apparatus according to the eighth aspect, or the system includes the communication apparatus according to the ninth aspect and the communication apparatus according to the tenth aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, configured to store instructions for the terminal device, where the instructions, when executed, cause the terminal device to perform the method according to the first aspect.

In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a readable storage medium, configured to store instructions for the network-side device, where the instructions, when executed, cause the network-side device to perform the method according to the second aspect.

In a fourteenth aspect, the present application also provides a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the first aspect described above.

In a fifteenth aspect, the present application also provides a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the second aspect described above.

In a sixteenth aspect, the present application provides a chip system, which includes at least one processor and an interface, and is configured to enable a terminal device to implement the functions according to the first aspect, for example, to determine or process at least one of data and information related to the method. In one possible design, the chip system further includes a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the terminal device. The chip system may be formed by a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices.

In a seventeenth aspect, the present application provides a chip system, where the chip system includes at least one processor and an interface, and is configured to support a network-side device to implement the function according to the second aspect, for example, to determine or process at least one of data and information related to the method. In one possible design, the system-on-chip further includes a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the network-side device. The chip system may be formed by a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices.

In an eighteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the first aspect described above.

In a nineteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the second aspect described above.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or the background art of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments or the background art of the present application will be described below.

Fig. 1 is an exemplary diagram of spectrum ranges supported by a country a terminal and a country B terminal in the related art;

fig. 2 is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for reporting a terminal capability according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a flowchart of a terminal capability determining method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present application and should not be construed as limiting the present application. Where in the description of the present application, "/" indicates an OR meaning, for example, A/B may indicate A or B; "and/or" herein is merely an association describing an associated object, and means that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the present application. As used in the examples of this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in the embodiments of the present application to describe various information, the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present application. The words "if" and "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the like or similar elements throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present application and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

With the development of wireless communication technology, countries are continuously authorized or auctioned for 5G spectrum, for example, as shown in fig. 1, the spectrum occupied by the operator in 3.5G in Rel-16 phase a country is 3700-. In the Rel-17 stage, the frequency spectrum owned by the operator in the B country is expanded from 3450-.

In order to make the terminal device meet local communication regulations, a software locking mode is adopted before license plates are issued to the terminal device, and the terminal device is limited to work only on a locally authorized frequency spectrum. So that different limited terminal devices are present on the market. For example, the following terminal devices may exist in the network in country a:

only support original n77 UE (3700-3980MHz) > "legacy A UE (i.e. the existing UE in country A)"

N77 UE (3450-3550MHz and 3700-3980MHz) & gt 'new A UE (i.e. new UE in country A)'

And "legacy global UE" and "new global UE" (3300-4200 MHz).

Also in country a there will be three networks:

network supporting only original n77 (3700-

N77 network (3450 and 3550MHz) new network supporting spread spectrum only

Network supporting n77 after spreading (3450-.

In summary, there are many types of terminal devices in the network, such as special a UE (i.e. special UE in country a), special B UE, and global full UE. Different terminal devices cannot be distinguished in a connected network, which can cause problems in the cell switching process of the terminal devices. In Rel-16, the terminal device may indicate that the new UE in country a supports the extended frequency band through the terminal capability, and if the signaling is default, it represents that the terminal device is legacy UE (i.e., the existing terminal device) only supports the spectrum before extension.

In related art, in Rel-16, whether a terminal device supports a spread spectrum is indicated by a terminal capability indication (e.g., IE extendedBand-n77-r 16). However, if there is a restriction that the terminal device can only operate on the locally authorized spectrum for the band n77 in other countries, then the spectrum is expanded with the auction of the spectrum, as is the case in countries B and a at present, or the spectrum in country a is expanded again. The current method needs to continuously define new terminal capabilities for spectrum expansion of different countries at different periods to enable the terminal device to report whether to support the newly expanded spectrum, and the new terminal capabilities are defined for different expansions of different countries each time, which also has the roaming problem, such as whether the new a UE roams to the B country and whether the B country base station recognizes the capabilities of the a country terminal. If other countries have such requirements in other frequency bands, the capability is defined repeatedly again as in the frequency band n 77.

Therefore, the present application provides a new method for reporting terminal capability, so that all types of terminal devices can not only report the specifically supported spectrum range, but also indicate that several spectrum expansions are supported, and whether the terminal device is a terminal device (specific UE) unique in a certain area, and what the terminal device (specific UE) is in the certain area, so that the network side device knows the terminal type of the terminal device, and further can perform relevant configuration on the spectrum range supported by the terminal device, so as to avoid the problem occurring in the cell handover process of the terminal device.

In order to better understand a method for reporting a terminal capability, a method for determining the terminal capability, and an apparatus for determining the terminal capability disclosed in the embodiments of the present application, a communication system used in the embodiments of the present application is first described below.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include, but is not limited to, one network-side device and one terminal device, the number and the form of the devices shown in fig. 2 are only used for example and do not constitute a limitation to the embodiments of the present application, and in practical applications, two or more network-side devices and two or more terminal devices may be included. The communication system shown in fig. 2 includes a network side device 201 and a terminal device 102 as an example.

It should be noted that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems. For example: a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, a 5th generation (5G) mobile communication system, a 5G New Radio (NR) system, or other future new mobile communication systems. It should be further noted that the side links in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as side links or through links.

The network side device 201 in the embodiment of the present application is an entity for transmitting or receiving signals on the network side. For example, the network side device 201 may be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission point (TRP), a next generation base station (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific technology and the specific device form adopted by the network side device. The network-side device provided in the embodiment of the present application may be composed of a Central Unit (CU) and a Distributed Unit (DU), where the CU may also be referred to as a control unit (control unit), and a protocol layer of a network-side device, such as a base station, may be split by using a structure of CU-DU, functions of a part of the protocol layer are centrally controlled by the CU, and functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layer are distributed in the DU, and the DU is centrally controlled by the CU.

The terminal device 202 in the embodiment of the present application is an entity, such as a mobile phone, on the user side for receiving or transmitting signals. A terminal device may also be referred to as a terminal device (terminal), a User Equipment (UE), a Mobile Station (MS), a mobile terminal device (MT), etc. The terminal device may be a vehicle having a communication function, a smart vehicle, a mobile phone (mobile phone), a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with a wireless transceiving function, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an Augmented Reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal device in self-driving (self-driving), a wireless terminal device in remote surgery (remote medical supply), a wireless terminal device in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal device in transportation safety (transportation safety), a wireless terminal device in smart city (smart city), a wireless terminal device in smart home (smart home), and the like. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific technology and the specific device form adopted by the terminal device.

It is to be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present application is for more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation to the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application, and as a person having ordinary skill in the art knows that along with the evolution of the system architecture and the appearance of a new service scenario, the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application is also applicable to similar technical problems.

The following describes a method for reporting a terminal capability, a method for determining a terminal capability, and an apparatus for determining a terminal capability provided by the present application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for reporting a terminal capability according to an embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that the terminal capability reporting method in the embodiment of the present application may be executed by a terminal device, that is, the terminal capability reporting method in the embodiment of the present application may be described from a terminal device side. As shown in fig. 3, the method for reporting terminal capability may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

in step 301, sending capability reporting information to a network side device through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment.

In an optional implementation manner, the terminal device may send the capability report information to the network side device according to a preconfigured terminal type. That is, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs may be configured in advance in the terminal device. As an example, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs is configured in advance in the terminal device, for example, the terminal type is stored in a storage module of the terminal device in advance, and the storage module may be read to obtain the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs.

In some embodiments of the present application, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs includes at least one of: a country region to which the terminal device belongs; the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment on the supported frequency band; a terminal version of the terminal device; NS (Network signaling) value supported by the terminal device. The terminal version may be understood as a standard protocol version supported by the terminal device, such as Rel-15 version, Rel-16 version, Rel-17 version, and the like. It is understood that the terminal type may also include other information, which may be determined according to actual situations, and is not specific to this application.

As an example of one possible implementation manner, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs may include a country region to which the terminal device belongs, or a spectrum range supported by the terminal device on a supported frequency band, or a terminal version of the terminal device, or an NS value supported by the terminal device.

As an example of another possible implementation manner, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs may include at least one of the following: the method comprises the following steps that a national region to which the terminal equipment belongs and a frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment on a supported frequency band are determined; the country region and terminal version to which the terminal device belongs; the country region to which the terminal device belongs and the NS value supported by the terminal device; the frequency spectrum range and the terminal version supported by the terminal equipment on the supported frequency band; the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment on the supported frequency band and the NS value supported by the terminal equipment; and a terminal version of the terminal device and an NS value supported by the terminal device.

As an example of another possible implementation manner, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs may include: the country region to which the terminal device belongs, the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band, and the terminal version of the terminal device. Or, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs may include: the country region to which the terminal device belongs, the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band, and the NS value supported by the terminal device. Or, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs may include: the country region to which the terminal device belongs, the terminal version of the terminal device, and the NS value supported by the terminal device. Or, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs may include: the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band, the terminal version of the terminal device and the NS value supported by the terminal device.

As an example of another possible implementation manner, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs may include: the method comprises the steps of a national region to which the terminal equipment belongs, the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment on the supported frequency band, the terminal version of the terminal equipment and the NS value supported by the terminal equipment.

Optionally, in an implementation manner, the terminal device may send, according to a terminal type to which the terminal device belongs, capability report information of the terminal device to the network side device through the first signaling, where the capability report information is used to report information related to a frequency band supported by the terminal device.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments of the present application, the capability reporting information may be information indicated according to a frequency band granularity. Optionally, different frequency bands correspond to different capability report information, for example, the frequency band n77 corresponds to one capability report information, and the frequency band n78 corresponds to another capability report information.

For example, in Rel-17, a new terminal capability (i.e., the first signaling) is referred to, and the information about the frequency band supported by the terminal device is reported to the network side device through the first signaling. As an example, the first signaling may be represented as follows: IE Supported frequency of band-r 17. In this way, the first signaling may be used to report, to the network side device, frequency band related information supported by the terminal device, such as related information of a supported frequency spectrum range.

In some embodiments of the present application, the frequency band related information may include at least one of the following: at least one spectral range; a country code; a terminal version; the network signals the NS value. It can be understood that the information related to the frequency band may also include other information, which may be determined according to actual situations, and is not specifically made herein.

As an example of one possible implementation, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectral range, or country code, or terminal version, or network signaling NS value.

As an example of one possible implementation, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectral range and a country code; alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectral range and a terminal version; alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectral range and a network signaling NS value; alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: country code and terminal version; alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: country code and network signaling NS value; alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: terminal version and network signaling NS value.

As another example of possible implementation, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectrum range, a country code and a terminal version. Alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectral range, a country code and a network signaling NS-value. Alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectral range, a terminal version and a network signaling NS value. Alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: country code, terminal version and network signaling NS value.

As another example of possible implementation, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectral range, a country code, a terminal version and a network signaling NS value.

Examples of the terminal types include: the method comprises the following steps that the terminal equipment can send capability report information to network side equipment through a first signaling according to the terminal type to which the terminal equipment belongs, the frequency range supported by the terminal equipment on the supported frequency band, the terminal version of the terminal equipment and the NS value supported by the terminal equipment, wherein the capability report information is used for indicating that the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment can comprise at least one frequency range; a country code; a terminal version; network signaling any of the NS values. For example, if the terminal type includes a country region to which the terminal device belongs, the capability report information is used to indicate that the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include a country code; or, the terminal type includes a country region to which the terminal device belongs, and the capability report information includes at least one of the following: the information about the frequency bands supported by the terminal device may include a frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band, and then the capability report information includes at least one of the following information: the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may comprise at least one frequency spectrum range. Or, the terminal type includes a terminal version of the terminal device, and the capability report information includes at least one of the following: the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include a terminal version. Or, the terminal type includes an NS value supported by the terminal device, and then the capability report information includes at least one of the following: the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include a network signaling NS value.

For example, for the terminal types include: the country region to which the terminal device belongs and the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band, the capability reporting information is used to indicate that the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include at least one frequency spectrum range and a country code. Or, the terminal types include: the country region and the terminal version to which the terminal device belongs, the capability reporting information is used to indicate that the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include a country code and a terminal version. Or, the terminal types include: the country region to which the terminal device belongs and the NS value supported by the terminal device, the capability reporting information is used to indicate that the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include a country code and a network signaling NS value. Or, the terminal types include: the capability reporting information is used to indicate that the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include at least one frequency spectrum range and a terminal version. Or, the terminal types include: the spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band and the NS value supported by the terminal device, the capability reporting information is used to indicate that the information related to the frequency band supported by the terminal device may include at least one spectrum range and a network signaling NS value. Or, the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs includes a terminal version of the terminal device and an NS value supported by the terminal device, and the capability reporting information is used to indicate that the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include the terminal version and the NS value of the network signaling.

As another example, for the terminal type, include: in a country region to which the terminal device belongs, a frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on a supported frequency band, and a terminal version of the terminal device, the capability reporting information may be used to indicate frequency band related information supported by the terminal device, and may include: a country code, at least one spectral range, and a terminal version. Or, the terminal type includes: in a country region to which the terminal device belongs, a frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on a supported frequency band, and an NS value supported by the terminal device, the capability reporting information used to indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include: a country code, at least one spectral range, and a network signaling NS value. Alternatively, the terminal type may include: the country region to which the terminal device belongs, the terminal version of the terminal device, and the NS value supported by the terminal device, the capability report information used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include: country code, terminal version and network signaling NS value. Or, the terminal type includes a spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band, a terminal version of the terminal device, and an NS value supported by the terminal device, and the capability reporting information is used to indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device, and may include: at least one spectral range, a terminal version, and a network signaling NS value.

For another example, the terminal types to which the terminal device belongs include: the country region to which the terminal device belongs, the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band, the terminal version of the terminal device, and the NS value supported by the terminal device, the capability report information is used to indicate that the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device may include at least one frequency spectrum range, a country code, a terminal version, and an NS value of a network signaling.

By implementing the embodiment of the application, the network side equipment can report the relevant information such as the spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment to the network side equipment through the new terminal capability, so that the network side equipment can know the terminal type of the terminal equipment, and relevant configuration is carried out on the spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment, so that the problem in the cell switching process of the terminal equipment is avoided.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments of the present application, the capability reporting information is sent to the network side device through the first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for reporting frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment; the first signaling may include a first bit map, where each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, and a combination of an asserted bit in the first bit map and the asserted bit indicates frequency band related information supported by the terminal device. As an example, the length of the first bit bitmap may be 5, and the position of each bit may be represented by an index number, for example, the index number may include {0,1,2,3,4}, which represents that 5 bits are included in the first bit bitmap. In all embodiments of the present disclosure, for example, if a bit position is set to 1, the bit position is considered to be valid; this is exemplified in the following embodiments; of course, it can also be determined that a bit position is 0 and the bit position is considered to be valid.

That is to say, the first signaling may adopt a bitmap (bitmap), where each bit in the bitmap represents a frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band, and a mapping relationship between the bit and the frequency spectrum range may further indicate a type of the terminal (e.g., UE in country a or UE in country B or global UE) and whether the terminal device is new UE (new version UE) or legacy UE (existing version UE), one or more of the supported NS values, and the like, in a defined manner.

For example, taking the frequency band n77 as an example, the following table 1 and table 2 are combined to describe an implementation manner of reporting the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device based on the first signaling.

Table 1 mapping of each bit in the first bit map to the spectral range and country code

Supportedfrequencyrangeofband-r17	Frequency band range for n77	Country code
			0 (leftmost bit)	Full (Full cover)	Global (Global)
1	3700-3980MHz	A
			2	3450-3550MHz	A,C
3	3450-3650MHz	B
			4	3650-3980MHz	B,C

It is to be understood that each of the elements in table 1 above are present independently, and these elements are exemplarily listed in the same table, but do not mean that all the elements in the table must be present according to the table shown at the same time. The value of each element is independent of any other element value in table 1. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the values of each element in table 1 are independent embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure include a plurality of tables, each of which is similar to table 1, and a plurality of independent embodiments are combined into the same table, and each element in the tables should also be considered as an independent embodiment.

Table 2 set valid (e.g., set 1) bits and bit array combinations indicate the country to which the terminal belongs, the terminal version, and supported NS values

Supportedfrequencyrangeofband-r17	legacy UE (terminal version)	NS value
			0	legacy/new global UE
1	legacy A UE
			1,2	new A UE	NS_55
3	legacy B UE
			3,4	new B UE	NS_XX
2	legacy C UE
			2,4	new C UE	NS_YY

It should be noted that different spectral ranges of a frequency band may be mapped by using different bits, different countries may use the same spectral range, and different countries may use different spectral ranges and may use different bits for mapping. Legacy UEs (e.g., Rel-15 UEs) have only 1 bit position 1, and new specific UEs (e.g., Rel-16 and later) have 2 or more bit positions 1. It should be further noted that, for the terminal device of the early Rel-15 version, reporting of the capability report information in the embodiment of the present application may be supported in a software upgrade manner, so as to report, to the network side device, the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device through the capability report information.

As can be seen from the above table 1 and table 2, the bit with the index number of 0 (i.e. the 1 st bit in the first bitmap) is special, and the bit with the index number of 0 has a position of 1, which represents that the terminal device is a legacy/new global UE terminal supporting the full frequency band.

The bit with index number 1 (i.e. the 2 nd bit in the first bitmap) is set to 1, which means that the terminal device is an a UE supporting the spectrum range of 3700-.

The bit with index numbers 1 and 2 (i.e. the 2 nd and 3 rd bit positions in the first bit map) has a position 1, which represents that the terminal device supports the new a UE with the frequency ranges of 3450-.

If the bit with index number 3 (i.e. the 4 th bit in the first bitmap) is set to 1, it represents that the terminal device supports B UE with spectrum range of 3450 and 3650MHz, except that NS _01 has no NS value support, e.g. only supports network signaling NS _ 01.

Bit positions with index numbers of 3 and 4 (i.e. the 4 th and 5th bit positions in the first bit map) are set to 1, which represents that the terminal device supports the new B UE with a spectrum range of 3450-.

For the network side device, taking the first bit (i.e. bit with index number 0) in the first bitmap sent by the terminal device as an example, the network side device may determine that the terminal device is a global UE supporting the full frequency band.

Taking only one bit position 1 (except for the bit with the index number of 0) in the first signaling sent by the terminal device as an example, the network side device can know that the terminal device is a legacy specific terminal. And according to the position of the bit with 1, whether the terminal equipment is legacy specific UE in the A country, B country or C country can be known.

Taking two bit positions 1 in the first signaling sent by the terminal device as an example, the network side device may know that the terminal device is a new specific terminal supporting the primary spread spectrum. Through the position combination of the two bits with 1, whether the terminal device is a new specific UE in country a, B, or C, and the supported NS value can be known.

Taking three bit positions 1 in the first signaling sent by the terminal device as an example, the network side device may know that the terminal device is a new specific terminal supporting spread spectrum twice. Through the position combination of the three bit positions with 1, the new specific UE where the terminal equipment is and the supported NS value can be known. And so on, and are not exhaustive herein.

For another example, if the spectrum range used in the current country C is 3450-. Then the capability reporting information of the terminal device may be:

the bit with index number 2 (i.e. the 3 rd bit in the first bit map) is set to 1, which represents that the terminal device supports legacy C UEs with spectrum range of 3450-3550MHz, except that NS _01 has no NS value support, such as only supporting network signaling NS _ 01.

Bits with index numbers 2 and 4 (i.e. the 3 rd and 5th bit positions in the first bitmap) have a position 1, which represents that the terminal device supports new C UEs with spectrum ranges of 3450-.

It should be noted that, in order to support that all types of terminal devices can not only report the supported frequency band related information, the technical solution of the present application can implement backward compatibility. Optionally, in some embodiments of the present application, the capability reporting information may be sent to the network side device through a first signaling and a second signaling to report the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

In an embodiment of the present application, the first signaling may include a first bit map, where each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, respectively; the second signaling may include a second bit map, each bit in the second bit map corresponding to at least one country code and/or a spectrum range, respectively; the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the first bit map is different from the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the second bit map; the valid bit in the two bit maps (i.e. the first bit map and the second bit map) and the valid bit combination indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

For example, if a later release version needs to be further extended on an existing frequency band, for example, the terminal capability needs to be extended, such as redefining new signaling (e.g., second signaling), where the second signaling may be in the form of a bitmap, and each bit in the bitmap corresponds to at least one country code and one spectrum range, respectively. For example, this second signaling may be denoted as supportedfrequencyangeband-rxx, in conjunction with tables 3 and 4 below, to describe the backward compatibility problem:

table 3

Supportedfrequencyrangeofband-rxx	Frequency band range for n77	Country code
			0 (leftmost bit)	3300-3440MHz	A

Table 4

Supportedfrequencyrangeofband-rxx	legacy UE	NS value
			0	new A UE	NS_ZZ

In the embodiment of the present application, capability reporting information may be sent to a network side device through a first signaling and a second signaling according to a terminal type to which a terminal device itself belongs, where the capability reporting information may be used to indicate frequency band related information supported by the terminal device. For example, according to the terminal type, the value of each bit in the first signaling may be determined based on the table 1 and the table 2, and the value of each bit in the second signaling may be determined based on the table 3 and the table 4, so that the terminal device may report the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device to the network side device through the combination of the first signaling and the second signaling.

Therefore, for a later release version, the extension needs to be further performed on the existing frequency band, a terminal capability information element (such as a second signaling) can be extended, and the combination of the first signaling and the second signaling indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device, so that the backward compatibility problem is realized.

It can be understood that the foregoing embodiment describes an implementation manner of the terminal capability reporting method according to the embodiment of the present application from a terminal device side. The embodiment of the present application further provides a terminal capability determining method, and an implementation manner of the terminal capability determining method will be described below from a network side device. Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a flowchart of a method for determining terminal capability according to an embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that the terminal capability determining method according to the embodiment of the present application may be executed by a network side device, that is, the terminal capability determining method according to the embodiment of the present application may be described from the network side device. As shown in fig. 4, the terminal capability determining method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps.

In step 401, receiving capability reporting information sent by a terminal device through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment.

Optionally, the network side device may receive capability reporting information sent by the terminal device through the first signaling. The capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device. For example, the terminal device may send the capability reporting information to the network side device through the first signaling according to the terminal type to which the terminal device belongs, and a specific implementation manner may be implemented by any manner in each embodiment of the present application, which is not limited herein and is not described again.

In an embodiment of the present application, the frequency band related information may include at least one of the following: at least one spectral range; a country code; a terminal version; the network signals the NS value. It can be understood that the frequency band related information may also include other information, which may be determined according to actual situations, and this application is not specifically made.

As another example of possible implementation, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectrum range, a country code and a terminal version. Alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectral range, a country code and a network signaling NS value. Alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: at least one spectral range, a terminal version and a network signaling NS value. Alternatively, the frequency band related information may include: country code, terminal version and network signaling NS value.

In step 402, the terminal type of the terminal device is determined according to the capability report information.

Optionally, when receiving the capability reporting information sent by the terminal device, the network side device may determine the terminal type of the terminal according to the capability reporting information. In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal type of the terminal device may include at least one of the following: a country region to which the terminal device belongs; the frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment on the supported frequency band; a terminal version of the terminal device; NS values supported by the terminal device. The content correspondence between the terminal type and the frequency band related information in the embodiment of the present application may refer to descriptions in various method embodiments at the terminal device side, and this is not limited in the embodiment of the present application and is not described again.

For example, in Rel-17, a new terminal capability (i.e., the first signaling) is referred to, and the information about the frequency bands supported by the terminal device is reported to the network side device through the first signaling. As an example, the first signaling may be represented as follows: IE Supported frequency of band-r 17. In this way, the first signaling may be used to report, to the network side device, frequency band related information supported by the terminal device, such as related information of a supported frequency spectrum range.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments of the present application, for a case that the capability reporting information is used to indicate frequency band related information supported by the terminal device, the first signaling may include a first bit map, where each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, and a combination of an effective bit in the first bit map and the effective bit indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device. As an example, the length of the first bit bitmap may be 5, and the position of each bit may be represented by an index number, for example, the index number may include {0,1,2,3,4}, which represents that 5 bits are included in the first bit bitmap.

For example, taking the frequency band n77 as an example, and combining the above table 1 and table 2, how the network side device determines the terminal type of the terminal device after reporting the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device through the first signaling is described. After receiving the capability reporting information sent by the terminal device through the first signaling, the network side device may determine the terminal type of the terminal device according to the valid bit position and the valid bit number in the first bit map in the first signaling.

For example, taking the first bit (i.e. bit with index number 0) in the first bitmap in the first signaling sent by the terminal device as an example, the network side device may determine that the terminal device is a global UE supporting the full frequency band.

For another example, taking only one bit position 1 (except for the bit with index number 0) in the first signaling sent by the terminal device as an example, the network side device may determine that the terminal device is a legacy specific terminal. And according to the position of the bit with 1, whether the terminal equipment is legacy specific UE in the A country, B country or C country can be known.

For another example, taking two bit positions 1 in the first signaling sent by the terminal device as an example, the network side device may know that the terminal device is a new specific terminal supporting a primary spread spectrum. Through the position combination of the two bit positions with 1, whether the terminal equipment is a new specific UE in the A country, the B country or the C country and the supported NS value can be known.

For another example, taking three bit positions 1 in the first signaling sent by the terminal device as an example, the network side device may know that the terminal device is a new specific terminal supporting spread spectrum twice. Through the position combination of the three bits with 1, the new specific UE where the terminal device is can be known, and the supported NS value. And so on, it is not exhaustive here.

It should be noted that, in order to support that all types of terminal devices can not only report the supported frequency band related information, the present application can implement backward compatibility. Optionally, in some embodiments of the present application, the network side device may receive capability reporting information sent by the terminal device through the first signaling and the second signaling; the capability report information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment. When receiving the capability report information, the network side device may determine the terminal type of the terminal device according to the capability report information.

In an embodiment of the present application, the first signaling may include a first bit map, where each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, respectively; the second signaling may include a second bit map, each bit in the second bit map corresponding to at least one country code and/or a spectrum range, respectively; the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the first bit bitmap is different from the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the second bit bitmap; the valid bit in the two bit maps (i.e. the first bit map and the second bit map) and the valid bit combination indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

For example, if a later release version needs to be further extended on an existing frequency band, for example, the terminal capability needs to be extended, such as redefining new signaling (e.g., second signaling), where the second signaling may be in the form of a bitmap, and each bit in the bitmap corresponds to at least one country code and one spectrum range, respectively. For example, this second signaling may be denoted as supportedfrequennygenerofband-rxx, in conjunction with tables 3 and 4 above, to describe the backward compatibility problem. The network side device receives capability reporting information sent by the terminal device through the first signaling and the second signaling, where the capability reporting information is used to indicate frequency band related information supported by the terminal device, and then the network side device may determine the terminal type of the terminal device according to the bit positions set as valid in the bit bitmap in the two signaling and the bit positions set as valid in the bit bitmap.

It should be noted that, if a terminal device of a certain terminal version (for example, UE before Rel-xx) can only report capability reporting information provided by the embodiment of the present application, for example, supportedfrequenchannegfband-r 17. Rel-xx and later terminal devices need to report supportedfrequencygeofband-r 17 (i.e. the first signaling) and supportedfrequencygeofband-rxx (the second signaling) at the same time. The network side device before Rel-xx can only recognize the supportedfrequencyangetofband-r 17 (i.e. the first signaling) and perform relevant configuration on the terminal device according to the capability reported by supportedfrequencyangetofband-r 17. The Rel-xx and later network-side devices can simultaneously identify supportedfrequencyangetofband-r 17 (i.e. the first signaling) and supportedfrequencyangetofband-rxx (i.e. the second signaling), and configure the terminal device according to the combined meaning of the bit bits of the two signaling, namely, the 1 bit.

For example, taking the band n77 as an example, in Rel-xx, country A, a band of spectrum 3300-:

the following table illustrates frequency band n 77:

Supportedfrequencyrangeof band-rxx	frequency band range for n77	Country code
			0(leftmost bit)	3300-3440MHz	A

Supportedfrequencyrangeofband-rxx	legacy UE	NS value
			0	new A UE	NS_ZZ

The supported spectrum capability of the terminal device in country a is shown in the following table:

in the last behavior example of the above table, there are two bit positions 1 in supportedfrequencygeoffband-r 17 and one bit position 1 in supportedfrequencygeoffband-rxx, and there are 3 bit positions 1 in the two signaling in total, and the network side device can know that the terminal device is a new a specific terminal supporting Rel-XX of spread spectrum twice and supports NS _ XX. The network side device can configure the terminal device on the reported three frequency spectrums. It can be understood that if the network side device does not support the spectrum range and/or the NS value reported by the terminal device, the network side device may prohibit cell handover of the terminal device.

By implementing the embodiment of the application, the network side equipment can report the relevant information such as the spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment to the network side equipment through the new terminal capability, so that the network side equipment can know the terminal type of the terminal equipment, and relevant configuration is carried out on the spectrum range supported by the terminal equipment, so that the problem in the cell switching process of the terminal equipment is avoided. In addition, for a later release version, the terminal capability information element (such as the second signaling) needs to be further extended on the existing frequency band, and the first signaling and the second signaling are combined to indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device, so that the backward compatibility problem is realized.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, the method provided in the embodiments of the present application is introduced from the perspective of the terminal device and the network side device, respectively. In order to implement the functions in the method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device and the network side device may include a hardware structure and a software module, and the functions are implemented in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure and a software module. Some of the above functions may be implemented by a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 50 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 50 shown in fig. 5 may include a transceiver module 501 and a processing module 502. The transceiver module 501 may include a transmitting module and/or a receiving module, where the transmitting module is used to implement a transmitting function, the receiving module is used to implement a receiving function, and the transceiver module 501 may implement a transmitting function and/or a receiving function.

The communication device 50 may be a terminal device, may be a device in a terminal device, or may be a device that can be used in cooperation with a terminal device. Alternatively, the communication device 50 may be a network side device, may be a device in the network side device, or may be a device that can be used in cooperation with the network side device.

The communication device 50 is a terminal apparatus: in an implementation manner, the transceiver module 501 is configured to send capability reporting information to a network side device through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment; wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of: at least one spectral range; a country code; a terminal version; the network signals the NS value.

In one implementation, the capability reporting information is information indicated according to a frequency band granularity.

In one implementation, the first signaling includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, and a combination of an asserted bit in the first bit map and the asserted bit indicates frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

In an implementation manner, the transceiver module 501 is configured to send capability reporting information to a network side device through a first signaling and a second signaling; the capability reporting information is used to indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

In a possible implementation, the first signaling includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a spectrum range, respectively; the second signaling comprises a second bit map, and each bit in the second bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a frequency spectrum range respectively; the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the first bit bitmap is different from the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the second bit bitmap; the combination of the bits set to be valid and the bit number set to be valid in the two bit maps indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

The communication device 50 is a network side device: in an implementation manner, the transceiver module 501 is configured to receive capability reporting information sent by a terminal device through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment; the processing module 502 is configured to determine a terminal type of the terminal device according to the capability report information; wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of: at least one spectral range; a country code; a terminal version; the network signals the NS value.

In one implementation, the terminal type of the terminal device includes at least one of: a country region to which the terminal device belongs; a frequency spectrum range supported by the terminal device on the supported frequency band; a terminal version of the terminal device; NS values supported by the terminal device.

In one implementation manner, the first signaling includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, and the combination of the set bit and the set bit in the first bit map indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

In an alternative implementation, the processing module 502 is specifically configured to: and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the bit with the 1 in the first bit map and the bit with the 1 in the first bit map.

In an implementation manner, the transceiver module 501 is configured to receive capability reporting information sent by a terminal device through a first signaling and a second signaling; the capability reporting information is used to indicate the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

In one implementation, the first signaling includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a spectrum range, respectively; the second signaling comprises a second bit map, and each bit in the second bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a frequency spectrum range respectively; the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the first bit map is different from the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the second bit map; the combination of the bits set to be valid and the bit number set to be valid in the two bit maps indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

Optionally, the processing module 502 is specifically configured to: and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the effective bit positions in the two bit bitmaps and the effective bit number.

With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device 60 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 60 may be a network side device, a terminal device, a chip system, a processor, or the like that supports the network side device to implement the method, or a chip, a chip system, a processor, or the like that supports the terminal device to implement the method. The apparatus may be configured to implement the method described in the method embodiment, and refer to the description in the method embodiment.

The communication device 60 may include one or more processors 601. The processor 601 may be a general purpose processor or a special purpose processor, etc. For example, a baseband processor or a central processor. The baseband processor may be configured to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor may be configured to control a communication device (e.g., a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device chip, a DU or CU, etc.), execute a computer program, and process data of the computer program.

Optionally, the communication device 60 may further include one or more memories 602, on which computer programs 604 may be stored, and the processor 601 executes the computer programs 604, so as to enable the communication device 60 to execute the methods described in the above method embodiments. Optionally, the memory 602 may further store data. The communication device 60 and the memory 602 may be provided separately or may be integrated together.

Optionally, the communication device 60 may further include a transceiver 605 and an antenna 606. The transceiver 605 may be referred to as a transceiving unit, a transceiver, a transceiving circuit, or the like, for implementing transceiving functions. The transceiver 605 may include a receiver and a transmitter, and the receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc. for implementing a receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmission circuit, etc. for implementing the transmission function.

Optionally, one or more interface circuits 607 may also be included in the communication device 60. The interface circuit 607 is used for receiving code instructions and transmitting the code instructions to the processor 601. The processor 601 executes the code instructions to cause the communication device 60 to perform the method described in the above method embodiments.

The communication device 60 is a terminal apparatus: the transceiver 605 is used to perform step 301 in fig. 3.

The communication device 60 is a network side device: the transceiver 605 is used to perform step 401 in fig. 4. The processor 601 is configured to perform step 402 in fig. 4.

In one implementation, a transceiver may be included in the processor 601 for performing receive and transmit functions. The transceiver may be, for example, a transceiver circuit, or an interface circuit. The transmit and receive circuitry, interfaces or interface circuitry used to implement the receive and transmit functions may be separate or integrated. The transceiver circuit, the interface circuit or the interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code/data, or the transceiver circuit, the interface circuit or the interface circuit may be used for transmitting or transferring signals.

In one implementation, the processor 601 may store a computer program that is executed on the processor 601 and that causes the communication device 60 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. The computer program may be solidified in the processor 601, in which case the processor 601 may be implemented by hardware.

In one implementation, the communication device 60 may include circuitry that may implement the functionality of transmitting or receiving or communicating in the foregoing method embodiments. The processors and transceivers described herein may be implemented on Integrated Circuits (ICs), analog ICs, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs), mixed signal ICs, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), electronic devices, and the like. The processor and transceiver may also be fabricated using various IC process technologies, such as Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS), P-type metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS), Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), bipolar CMOS (bicmos), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), and the like.

The communication apparatus in the above description of the embodiment may be a network side device or a terminal device, but the scope of the communication apparatus described in the present application is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication apparatus may not be limited by fig. 6. The communication means may be a stand-alone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication means may be:

(1) a stand-alone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or system-on-chip or subsystem;

(2) a set of one or more ICs, which optionally may also include storage means for storing data, computer programs;

(3) an ASIC, such as a Modem (Modem);

(4) a module that may be embedded within other devices;

(5) receivers, terminal devices, intelligent terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handsets, mobile units, in-vehicle devices, network-side devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, and the like;

(6) others, etc.

For the case where the communication device may be a chip or a system of chips. The chip includes a processor and an interface. The number of the processors can be one or more, and the number of the interfaces can be more.

For the case that the chip is used for realizing the functions of the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application:

the interface is used for sending the capability reporting information to the network side equipment through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment; wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of: at least one spectral range; a country code; a terminal version; the network signals the NS value.

In an implementation manner, the interface is configured to send capability reporting information to the network side device through the first signaling and the second signaling, where the capability reporting information is used to indicate frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

For the case that the chip is used for realizing the functions of the network side device in the embodiment of the present application:

the interface is used for receiving capability reporting information sent by the terminal equipment through the first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment; the processor is used for determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the capability report information; wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of: at least one spectral range; a country code; a terminal version; the network signals the NS value.

In one implementation, the first signaling includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and one spectrum range, and a combination of a bit of set 1 in the first bit map and a bit of set 1 in the first bit map indicates frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

In an alternative implementation, the processor is specifically configured to: and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the bit with the 1 in the first bit bitmap and the bit with the 1 in the first bit bitmap.

In an implementation manner, the interface is configured to receive capability reporting information sent by the terminal device through the first signaling and the second signaling, where the capability reporting information is used to indicate frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

In one implementation, the first signaling includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a spectrum range, respectively; the second signaling comprises a second bit map, and each bit in the second bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a frequency spectrum range respectively; the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the first bit bitmap is different from the spectrum range corresponding to the bit in the second bit bitmap; the combination of the bits set to be valid and the bit number set to be valid in the two bit maps indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to: and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the effective bit positions in the two bit bitmaps and the effective bit number.

Optionally, the chip further comprises a memory for storing necessary computer programs and data.

Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps (step) set forth in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design requirements of the overall system. Those skilled in the art may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

The embodiment of the present application further provides another communication system, where the system includes the communication apparatus serving as the terminal device in the foregoing fig. 5 embodiment and the communication apparatus serving as the network-side device, or the system includes the communication apparatus serving as the terminal device in the foregoing fig. 6 embodiment and the communication apparatus serving as the network-side device.

The present application also provides a readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a computer, implement the functionality of any of the above-described method embodiments.

The present application also provides a computer program product which, when executed by a computer, implements the functionality of any of the method embodiments described above.

In the above embodiments, the implementation may be wholly or partially realized by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. The procedures or functions according to the embodiments of the present application are wholly or partially generated when the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a network of computers, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by wire (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device, such as a server, a data center, etc., that includes one or more available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a Digital Video Disk (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a Solid State Disk (SSD)), among others.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the various numbers of the first, second, etc. mentioned in this application are only used for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of this application, but also to indicate the sequence.

At least one of the present application may also be described as one or more, and a plurality may be two, three, four or more, and the present application is not limited thereto. In the embodiment of the present application, for a technical feature, the technical features in the technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "a", "B", "C", and "D", and the like, and the technical features described in "first", "second", "third", "a", "B", "C", and "D" are not in a sequential order or a size order.

The correspondence shown in the tables in the present application may be configured or predefined. The values of the information in each table are merely examples, and may be configured as other values, which is not limited in the present application. When the correspondence between the information and each parameter is configured, it is not always necessary to configure all the correspondences indicated in each table. For example, in the table in the present application, the correspondence shown in some rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate modification adjustments, such as splitting, merging, etc., can be made based on the above tables. The names of the parameters in the tables may be other names understandable by the communication device, and the values or the expression of the parameters may be other values or expressions understandable by the communication device. When the above tables are implemented, other data structures may be used, for example, arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear tables, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables, or hash tables may be used.

Predefinition in this application may be understood as defining, predefining, storing, pre-negotiating, pre-configuring, curing, or pre-firing.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

It is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above-described systems, apparatuses and units may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for reporting terminal capability is characterized in that the method is executed by a terminal device, and the method comprises the following steps:

wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of:

at least one spectral range;

a country code;

a terminal version;

the network signals the NS value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the capability reporting information is information indicated according to a band granularity.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first signaling comprises a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, respectively, and the combination of the bits set as valid in the first bit map and the bits set as valid in the first bit map indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

4. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the method comprises: and sending the capability reporting information through a first signaling and a second signaling.

5. The method of claim 4,

the first signaling comprises a first bit map, wherein each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a frequency spectrum range respectively;

the second signaling comprises a second bit map, and each bit in the second bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or a frequency spectrum range respectively;

6. A terminal capability determination method, wherein the method is executed by a network side device, and the method comprises:

receiving capability report information sent by terminal equipment through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment;

wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of:

at least one spectral range;

a country code;

a terminal version;

the network signals the NS value.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the terminal type of the terminal device comprises at least one of:

a country region to which the terminal device belongs;

a terminal version of the terminal device;

the NS value supported by the terminal device.

8. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the capability reporting information is information indicated according to a frequency band granularity.

9. The method according to any of claims 6 to 8, wherein the first signaling comprises a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to at least one country code and/or one spectrum range, and the combination of the valid bit in the first bit map and the valid bit indicates the frequency band related information supported by the terminal device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining the terminal type of the terminal device according to the capability report information includes:

and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the effective bit positions in the first bit bitmap and the effective bit positions.

11. The method of any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the method comprises: and receiving capability reporting information sent by the terminal equipment through the first signaling and the second signaling, wherein the capability reporting information is used for indicating frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment.

12. The method of claim 11,

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining the terminal type of the terminal device according to the capability report information includes:

and determining the terminal type of the terminal equipment according to the effective bit positions and the effective bit positions in the two bit bitmaps.

14. A communications apparatus, comprising:

the receiving and sending module is used for sending the capability reporting information to the network side equipment through a first signaling; the capability reporting information is used for indicating the frequency band related information supported by the terminal equipment;

wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of:

at least one spectral range;

a country code;

a terminal version;

the network signals the NS value.

15. A communications apparatus, comprising:

wherein the frequency band related information comprises at least one of:

at least one spectral range;

a country code;

a terminal version;

the network signals the NS value.

16. A communications apparatus, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory having stored therein a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory to cause the apparatus to perform the method of any of claims 1 to 5; or causing the apparatus to perform the method of any of claims 6 to 13.

17. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 1 to 5 to be implemented; or to enable the method of claims 6 to 13.