CN110856230A - Network switching method and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a network switching method and electronic equipment. The method is applied to electronic equipment, an antenna module and a radio frequency module of the electronic equipment are connected through a network control module, and the network control module comprises a bypass sub-module and an attenuation sub-module which are connected in parallel; the method comprises the following steps: when the state parameters of the electronic equipment meet the preset network switching conditions, the bypass sub-module is disconnected, and the attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the radio frequency power value to a preset switching threshold value; receiving second network information sent by the network side equipment based on the first network information; turning off the attenuation submodule and turning on the bypass submodule in response to the second network information. The embodiment of the invention solves the problem that the terminal is difficult to actively control to switch between the 5G network and the 4G network under the condition of ensuring the normal operation of the terminal in the prior art.

Description

A kind of network switching method and electronic device

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of mobile communications, and in particular, to a network switching method and an electronic device.

Background technique

With the rapid development of mobile communication technology, the 5th generation mobile network (5G) emerges as the times require. 5G will not only change the existing way of life and work of users, improve communication efficiency, but also increase the possibility of many cutting-edge technologies and products being implemented. The 5G network has three characteristics of extremely high speed, large capacity and extremely low delay. Its peak theoretical transmission speed can reach tens of gigabytes (gigabytes) per second, which is hundreds of times faster than the transmission speed of 4G network.

5G networks must not only support more data, but also support more usage. Improving end-to-end performance will be an important issue in the use of 5G networks. Specifically, the end-to-end performance refers to the condition of maintaining a connection between the wireless network of the electronic device and the server that searches for information.

However, for a long time, the 5G network will be in a transitional phase; in the transitional phase, the 5G network is allowed to coexist with Long Term Evolution (LTE or 4G network). switch between networks.

At present, the way of switching between 5G network and 4G network is usually controlled by the network side; for example, for 5G terminals that support non-independent networking, the activation and deactivation of the 5G protocol stack are controlled by the network; if the terminal is forcibly switched off If the connection with the 5G network is interrupted, the terminal needs to re-register with the network, which will lead to the interruption of ongoing services.

In order to realize the terminal's self-control of network switching, there is a solution as follows: the terminal device automatically intercepts the Measurement Report (MR), sets a virtual value of the network connection speed, and carries the virtual value in the MR and sends it to the base station, so that the base station can Perform network switching; this method enables the terminal side to actively initiate network switching. However, in this scenario, the virtual value of the terminal needs to be set in the Central Processing Unit (CPU) chip. Once the chip is packaged, the value is difficult to achieve. Change; and this method ignores the power consumption of the terminal radio frequency module; specifically, if the actual power consumption caused by the terminal radio frequency is too high, and the power consumption of 5G network real-time communication is higher than that of 4G network real-time communication, then If switching to the 5G network is initiated blindly, the operation of the terminal will inevitably be affected; therefore, in the prior art, it is difficult for the terminal to actively control the switching between the 5G network and the 4G network under the condition of ensuring the normal operation of the terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention provide a network switching method and electronic device to solve the problem in the prior art that it is difficult for a terminal to actively control switching between a 5G network and a 4G network while ensuring the normal operation of the terminal.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention is achieved in this way:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network switching method, the method is applied to an electronic device, and an antenna module and a radio frequency module of the electronic device are connected through a network control module, and the network control module includes: Bypass sub-modules and attenuation sub-modules connected in parallel;

The method includes:

When the state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition, the bypass sub-module is disconnected, and the attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the power attenuation amount to a preset switching threshold; wherein, the state parameter includes the At least one of the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently being transmitted;

sending first network information to the network-side device, where the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold;

receiving second network information sent by the network-side device based on the first network information;

In response to the second network information, the attenuation sub-module is turned off and the bypass sub-module is turned on.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, wherein an antenna module and a radio frequency module of the electronic device are connected through a network control module, and the network control module includes a bypass sub-module connected in parallel and an attenuation module. submodule;

The electronic device includes:

A power attenuation module, configured to disconnect the bypass sub-module when the state parameter of the electronic device meets a preset network switching condition, and control the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation amount to a preset switching threshold; wherein, the The state parameter includes at least one of the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently transmitted;

a measurement reporting module, configured to send first network information to a network-side device, where the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold;

an information receiving module, configured to receive second network information sent by the network side device based on the first network information;

and a processing module, configured to disconnect the attenuation sub-module and turn on the bypass sub-module in response to the second network information.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, the electronic device includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, when the processor executes the computer program The steps in the network switching method as described above are implemented.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the above-mentioned network switching method is implemented. step.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition, the bypass sub-module is disconnected, and the attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the power attenuation amount to the preset switching threshold; sending first network information by the side device, wherein the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold; receiving second network information sent by the network side device based on the first network information; In response to the second network information, the attenuation sub-module is disconnected, and the bypass sub-module is connected; the electronic device changes the signal strength by controlling the power attenuation to realize active network switching, so that the network-side device can perform network switching according to the signal strength. Start network switching to avoid signal interruption or delay during the network switching process and affect the normal operation of the terminal; and the power consumption of the RF module is considered during the switching process to avoid switching to the 5G network when its power consumption is too high.

Description of drawings

In order to illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following briefly introduces the drawings that are used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. , for those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative labor.

FIG. 1 shows one of the flowcharts of a network switching method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a first example of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a second example of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a π-type attenuator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows the second flow chart of the network switching method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows the third flowchart of the network switching method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows one of the block diagrams of the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows the second block diagram of the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It is to be understood that reference throughout the specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic associated with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, appearances of "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

In various embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the size of the sequence numbers of the following processes does not mean the sequence of execution, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its functions and internal logic, rather than the implementation of the present invention The implementation of the examples constitutes no limitation.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a network switching method, which is applied to an electronic device. An antenna module and a radio frequency module of the electronic device are connected through a network control module, and the network control module includes a parallel connection. Bypass sub-module and attenuation sub-module;

As a first example, referring to FIG. 2 , the antenna module 201 and the radio frequency module 203 are connected through a network control module 202 , and the network control module 202 includes a bypass sub-module 2021 and an attenuation sub-module 2022 connected in parallel.

The bypass sub-module 2021 and the attenuation sub-module 2022 are connected in parallel. The bypass sub-module 2021 is a switch circuit, and its resistance is lower than a preset resistance value. When the branch where the bypass sub-module 2021 is located is in a conducting state, it will not cause power loss between the antenna module 201 and the radio frequency module 203 On the contrary, the attenuating sub-module 2022 is in a conducting state in the branch where the attenuating sub-module 2022 is located, which is used to control the power loss between the antenna module 201 and the radio frequency module 203 .

Specifically, the method includes:

Step 101, when the state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition, disconnect the bypass sub-module, and control the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation amount to a preset switching threshold; wherein, the state parameter Including at least one of the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently being transmitted.

Among them, the status parameter is used to indicate whether the electronic device can currently perform network switching; network switching is used to switch between different types of networks, such as switching between a 4G network and a 5G network; the status parameter includes at least a radio frequency module Specifically, if the electronic device is currently connected to the 4G network, when the power consumption of the radio frequency module is lower than the preset power consumption threshold, it is confirmed that the network switching conditions are met, and the switching to the 5G network is allowed, otherwise the switching to the 5G network is not allowed. The 5G network is switched; if the electronic device is currently connected to the 5G network, the process of switching to the 4G network can be started when the power consumption of the radio frequency module is higher than the preset power consumption threshold.

Optionally, the state parameter includes at least one of the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently being transmitted, and the state parameter also includes a battery power parameter and/or a network connection speed, and the like.

Specifically, in the network switching conditions, different switching methods correspond to different switching requirements, and the switching methods include switching from a 4G network to a 5G network, and switching from a 5G network to a 4G network. The handover requirement includes the definition of each state parameter.

When the electronic device determines that the current state parameters meet the switching requirements corresponding to the switching mode, it starts the switching process; disconnects the branch where the bypass sub-module is located, and controls the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power to the preset switching threshold; the preset switching threshold should be Signal attenuation threshold that is not higher than the network-side device triggering network handover.

Specifically, as a second example, referring to FIG. 3 , if the input power of point A is Pa, the output power of point B is Pb, and the power attenuation of the attenuation sub-module is A (dB), if Pa and Pb are expressed in decibels and milliwatts (dBm), the relationship between the power terminals at both ends is: Pb=Pa-A; that is, the attenuation is:

then there are

That is, power attenuation is the attenuation between output power and input power.

Step 102: Send first network information to a network-side device, where the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold.

Wherein, when the control attenuation sub-module attenuates the power attenuation to the preset switching threshold, the electronic device obtains the signal strength of the current network connection at this time, and sends first network information to the network-side device, wherein the first network information The signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold is included, and the first network information may be a measurement report, and the measurement report is sent to the network-side device to request the network-side device to automatically trigger network handover.

After receiving the first network information, the network-side device obtains the signal strength information in it, and automatically triggers network switching to avoid interruptions and delays caused by switching between 5G and 4G networks. Complete the free switching between 5G and 4G.

Step 103: Receive second network information sent by the network-side device based on the first network information.

Wherein, when the network-side device completes the network handover to the terminal, it sends an indication that the network handover is completed, that is, the second network information, to the electronic device.

Step 104, in response to the second network information, disconnect the attenuation sub-module and turn on the bypass sub-module.

In this step, when receiving the second network information, the electronic device disconnects the branch where the attenuation sub-module is located to avoid power loss caused by the attenuation sub-module; and turns on the branch where the bypass sub-module is located, so that the antenna module is located and the RF module work normally.

In the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention, when the state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition, the bypass sub-module is disconnected, and the attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the power attenuation amount to the preset switching threshold; sending first network information by the side device, wherein the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold; receiving second network information sent by the network side device based on the first network information; In response to the second network information, the attenuation sub-module is disconnected, and the bypass sub-module is connected; the electronic device changes the signal strength by controlling the power attenuation to realize active network switching, so that the network-side device can perform network switching according to the signal strength. Network switching is started to avoid signal interruption or delay in the process of network switching, which affects the normal operation of the terminal; and the power consumption of the radio frequency module is considered in the switching process, so as to avoid switching to the 5G network when its power consumption is too high; the present invention implements The example solves the problem in the prior art that it is difficult for the terminal to actively control the handover between the 5G network and the 4G network under the condition of ensuring the normal operation of the terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the attenuator sub-module includes an adjustable resistor;

The step of controlling the attenuation submodule to attenuate the power attenuation to a preset switching threshold includes:

determining a target resistance value of the adjustable resistor corresponding to the preset switching threshold according to a preset correspondence between the power attenuation and the resistance value of the adjustable resistor;

adjusting the resistance value of the adjustable resistor to the target resistance value;

The power attenuation amount is attenuated to the preset switching threshold through the adjustable resistance.

Wherein, the attenuation of the attenuation sub-module is related to the resistance value of the resistance it includes. Therefore, through the corresponding relationship, the target resistance value of the adjustable resistance corresponding to the preset switching threshold can be determined, and then the adjustable resistance can be adjusted to this value. resistance to obtain the preset switching threshold as the attenuation.

That is to say, the attenuation of the attenuation sub-module is adjustable, and usually the adjustable range is from 0dB to 80dB; in this way, the signal strength of the signal received by the electronic device can be adjusted by adjusting the attenuation of the attenuation sub-module.

Specifically, the attenuator sub-module includes an attenuator, and the basic composition of the attenuator includes: the basic material constituting the radio frequency/microwave power attenuator is a resistive material; the resistance is a basic form of the attenuator, and the resistance formed thereby attenuates The network is the lumped parameter attenuator; the attenuator of the corresponding frequency is formed by placing the resistive material into the RF/microwave circuit structure of different frequency bands through a certain process.

Further, referring to FIG. 4 , when the attenuator sub-module includes a π-type attenuator, its structure is shown in FIG. 4 , including an input end in, an output end out, two resistors R1 and one resistor R2;

Among them, if the power attenuation is A, then

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Therefore, the resistance value of the resistor can be determined according to the power attenuation A; among them, Z0 is the input impedance of the input terminal, which can be measured in advance.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, before the step of disconnecting the bypass sub-module and controlling the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation amount to a preset switching threshold, the method includes:

If the network to which the electronic device is connected is a 4G network, obtain at least one application program currently running on the electronic device;

In the case that the number of applications currently running on the electronic device is one, acquiring the first preset network speed value of the application;

If the first preset network speed value is greater than the first network speed threshold, it is determined that the state parameter of the electronic device complies with the preset network switching condition;

In the case that the number of applications currently running on the electronic device is multiple, acquiring multiple second preset network speed values corresponding to the multiple applications;

If the sum of the plurality of second preset network speed values is greater than the first network speed threshold value, it is determined that the state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition.

Wherein, the application program includes the first application program currently running in the foreground of the electronic device and the second application program running in the background; the first application program is the application program running in the foreground, and the second application program is the application program running in the background;

In the case that the number of applications currently running on the electronic device is one, obtain a first preset network speed value of the application, and if the first preset network speed value is greater than the first network speed threshold, determine The state parameters of the electronic device conform to preset network switching conditions.

The number of the first application program and the second application program may be multiple. In the case that the number of application programs currently running on the electronic device is multiple, the network speed value can be preset for each application program, and then the current The sum of the second network speed values of the programs running in the foreground and the programs running in the background determines whether the current network speed meets the network speed requirement; if not, network switching is initiated to confirm that the state parameters meet the preset network switching conditions.

Referring to FIG. 5, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network switching method, the method is switching from a 4G network to a 5G network;

The method is applied to the above electronic equipment;

Wherein, the bypass sub-module is connected in parallel with the attenuation sub-module. The bypass sub-module is a switch circuit, and its resistance is lower than a preset resistance value. When the branch where the bypass sub-module is located is in a conducting state, it will not cause power loss between the antenna module and the radio frequency module; and the attenuator On the contrary, the branch where the attenuation sub-module is located is in a conducting state, which is used to control the power loss between the antenna module and the radio frequency module.

Specifically, the method includes:

Step 501, if the network connected to the electronic device is a 4G network, the battery power of the electronic device is higher than a first preset power value, and the power consumption of the radio frequency module is lower than the first preset power value. The consumption value is determined to determine that the current state parameters of the electronic device meet the preset network switching conditions.

Among them, the battery power is the current remaining battery capacity; since the power consumption of the 5G network real-time communication is larger than that of the 4G network real-time communication, if you need to switch to the 5G network, you need to ensure that the power is higher than the first preset power value. , to avoid blindly switching to the 5G network resulting in insufficient battery life of the terminal; and it is necessary to ensure that the power consumption of the radio frequency module is lower than the first preset power consumption value to avoid switching to the 5G network when the power consumption is high.

Step 502: Disconnect the bypass sub-module, and control the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation to a preset switching threshold; wherein, the state parameter includes the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently transmitted. at least one of.

Among them, when the electronic device determines that the current state parameters meet the switching requirements corresponding to the switching mode, the switching process is started; the branch where the bypass sub-module is located is disconnected, and the attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the power to the preset switching threshold; the preset switching The threshold should be no higher than the signal attenuation threshold for the network-side device to trigger network handover.

Step 503: Send first network information to the network-side device, where the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold.

Wherein, when the control attenuation sub-module attenuates the power attenuation to the preset switching threshold, the electronic device obtains the signal strength of the current network connection at this time, and sends first network information to the network-side device, wherein the first network information The signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold is included, and the first network information may be a measurement report, and the measurement report is sent to the network-side device to request the network-side device to automatically trigger network handover.

After receiving the first network information, the network-side device obtains the signal strength information in it, and automatically triggers network switching to avoid interruptions and delays caused by switching between 5G and 4G networks. Complete the free switching between 5G and 4G.

Step 504: Receive second network information sent by the network-side device based on the first network information.

Wherein, when the network-side device completes the network handover to the terminal, it sends an indication that the network handover is completed, that is, the second network information, to the electronic device.

Step 505, in response to the second network information, disconnect the attenuation sub-module and turn on the bypass sub-module.

In this step, when receiving the second network information, the electronic device disconnects the branch where the attenuation sub-module is located to avoid power loss caused by the attenuation sub-module; and turns on the branch where the bypass sub-module is located, so that the antenna module is located and the RF module work normally.

In this way, if the network connected to the electronic device is a 4G network, the battery power of the electronic device is higher than the first preset power value, and the power consumption of the radio frequency module is lower than the first preset power consumption value, disconnect the bypass sub-module, and control the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation to a preset switching threshold; send first network information to the network-side device, where the first network information includes the same information as the preset switching threshold. Set the signal strength information corresponding to the switching threshold to enable the network side device to switch the network of the electronic device from 4G to 5G; receive the second network information sent by the network side device based on the first network information; respond to the first network information Two network information, disconnect the attenuation sub-module, and connect the bypass sub-module; the electronic device changes the signal strength by controlling the power attenuation, so as to realize the active network switching, so that the network side device starts the network switching according to the signal strength, Avoid signal interruption or delay in the process of network switching, which affects the normal operation of the terminal; and the power consumption of the RF module is considered during the switching process to avoid switching to the 5G network when its power consumption is too high.

Referring to FIG. 6, another embodiment of the present invention provides a network switching method, the method is switching from a 5G network to a 4G network;

The method is applied to the above electronic device;

Wherein, the bypass sub-module is connected in parallel with the attenuation sub-module. The bypass sub-module is a switch circuit, and its resistance is lower than a preset resistance value. When the branch where the bypass sub-module is located is in a conducting state, it will not cause power loss between the antenna module and the radio frequency module; and the attenuator On the contrary, the branch where the attenuation sub-module is located is in a conducting state, which is used to control the power loss between the antenna module and the radio frequency module.

Specifically, the method includes:

Step 601, if the network connected to the electronic device is a 5G network, the battery power of the electronic device is less than or equal to a first preset power value, or the power consumption of the radio frequency module is greater than or equal to the first power consumption. The preset power consumption value determines that the current state parameters of the electronic device meet the preset network switching conditions.

Among them, the battery power is the current remaining battery capacity; since the power consumption of the 5G network real-time communication is larger than that of the 4G network real-time communication, if the battery power of the electronic device is less than or equal to the first preset power value, it is necessary to Switch to the 4G network to ensure the battery life of the terminal; and if the power consumption of the RF module is greater than or equal to the first preset power consumption value, you need to switch to the 4G network to avoid keeping the power consumption high The connection to the 5G network reduces terminal performance.

Step 602: Disconnect the bypass sub-module, and control the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation to a preset switching threshold; wherein, the state parameter includes the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently transmitted. at least one of.

Among them, when the electronic device determines that the current state parameters meet the switching requirements corresponding to the switching mode, the switching process is started; the branch where the bypass sub-module is located is disconnected, and the attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the power to the preset switching threshold; the preset switching The threshold should be no higher than the signal attenuation threshold for the network-side device to trigger network handover.

Step 603: Send first network information to the network-side device, where the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold.

Wherein, when the control attenuation sub-module attenuates the power attenuation to the preset switching threshold, the electronic device obtains the signal strength of the current network connection at this time, and sends first network information to the network-side device, wherein the first network information The signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold is included, and the first network information may be a measurement report, and the measurement report is sent to the network-side device to request the network-side device to automatically trigger network handover.

After receiving the first network information, the network-side device obtains the signal strength information in it, and automatically triggers network switching to avoid interruptions and delays caused by switching between 5G and 4G networks. Complete the free switching between 5G and 4G.

Step 604: Receive second network information sent by the network-side device based on the first network information.

Wherein, when the network-side device completes the network handover to the terminal, it sends an indication that the network handover is completed, that is, the second network information, to the electronic device.

Step 605, in response to the second network information, disconnect the attenuation sub-module and turn on the bypass sub-module.

In this step, when receiving the second network information, the electronic device disconnects the branch where the attenuation sub-module is located to avoid power loss caused by the attenuation sub-module; and turns on the branch where the bypass sub-module is located, so that the antenna module is located and the RF module work normally.

In this way, if the network connected to the electronic device is a 5G network, the battery power of the electronic device is less than or equal to the first preset power value, or the power consumption of the radio frequency module is greater than or equal to the first preset power value. Setting the power consumption value, the electronic device disconnects the bypass sub-module, and controls the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation to a preset switching threshold; and sends first network information to the network-side device, wherein the first network information Including signal strength information corresponding to the preset switching threshold, enabling the network-side device to switch the network of the electronic device from 4G to 5G; receiving second network information sent by the network-side device based on the first network information ; In response to the second network information, the attenuation sub-module is disconnected, and the bypass sub-module is connected; the electronic device changes the signal strength by controlling the power attenuation, and realizes active network switching, so that the network side device is based on the signal. The strength starts network switching to avoid signal interruption or delay during the network switching process, which affects the normal operation of the terminal; and the power consumption of the RF module is considered during the switching process to avoid switching to the 5G network when its power consumption is too high.

The network switching method provided by the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, and the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 7 , an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device 700, wherein an antenna module and a radio frequency module of the electronic device 700 are connected through a network control module, and the network control module includes bypass sub-modules connected in parallel and an attenuation sub-module; wherein, the bypass sub-module is connected in parallel with the attenuation sub-module. The bypass sub-module is a switch circuit, and its resistance is lower than a preset resistance value. When the branch where the bypass sub-module is located is in a conducting state, it will not cause power loss between the antenna module and the radio frequency module; and the attenuator On the contrary, the branch where the attenuation sub-module is located is in a conducting state, which is used to control the power loss between the antenna module and the radio frequency module.

The electronic device 700 includes:

The power attenuation module 701 is configured to disconnect the bypass sub-module when detecting that the current state parameters of the electronic device 700 meet the preset network switching conditions, and control the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation amount to a preset switching threshold ; wherein, the state parameter includes at least one of the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently transmitted.

Wherein, the state parameter is used to indicate whether the electronic device 700 can currently perform network switching; the network switching is used to switch between different types of networks, such as switching between a 4G network and a 5G network; the state parameter at least includes a radio frequency mode Specifically, if the electronic device 700 is currently connected to a 4G network, when the power consumption of the radio frequency module is lower than the preset power consumption threshold, it is confirmed that the network switching conditions are met, and switching to the 5G network is allowed, otherwise it is not Switching to the 5G network is allowed; if the electronic device 700 is currently connected to the 5G network, the process of switching to the 4G network can be started when the power consumption of the radio frequency module is higher than the preset power consumption threshold.

Optionally, the state parameter includes at least one of the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently being transmitted, and the state parameter also includes a battery power parameter and/or a network connection speed, and the like.

Specifically, in the network switching conditions, different switching methods correspond to different switching requirements, and the switching methods include switching from a 4G network to a 5G network, and switching from a 5G network to a 4G network. The handover requirement includes the definition of each state parameter.

When the electronic device 700 determines that the current state parameters meet the switching requirements corresponding to the switching mode, the switching process is started; the branch where the bypass sub-module is located is disconnected, and the attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the power to a preset switching threshold; the preset switching threshold It should be no higher than the signal attenuation threshold for network-side devices to trigger network handover.

Specifically, as a second example, referring to FIG. 3 , if the input power at point A is Pa, the output power at point B is Pb, and the power attenuation of the attenuator is A (dB), if Pa and Pb are expressed in decibel milliwatts ( dBm), the relationship between the power terminals at both ends is: Pb=Pa-A; that is, the attenuation is:

then there are

That is, power attenuation is the attenuation between output power and input power.

The measurement reporting module 702 is configured to send first network information to the network-side device, where the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold.

When the control attenuation sub-module attenuates the power attenuation to the preset switching threshold, the electronic device 700 obtains the signal strength of the current network connection, and sends first network information to the network-side device, wherein the first network The information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold, and the first network information may be a measurement report, which is sent to the network-side device to request the network-side device to automatically trigger network handover.

After receiving the first network information, the network-side device obtains the signal strength in it, and automatically triggers network switching to avoid interruptions and delays caused by switching between 5G and 4G networks. This can be done by network-side devices without affecting customer experience. 5G and 4G switch freely.

The information receiving module 703 is configured to receive the second network information sent by the network-side device based on the first network information.

Wherein, when the network-side device completes the network handover to the terminal, it sends an instruction to perform network handover completion, that is, second network information, to the electronic device 700 .

The processing module 704 is configured to turn off the attenuation sub-module and turn on the bypass sub-module in response to the second network information.

When receiving the second network information, the electronic device 700 disconnects the branch where the attenuation sub-module is located to avoid power loss caused by the attenuation sub-module; and turns on the branch where the bypass sub-module is located, so that the antenna and the radio frequency module are normal Work.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the attenuator sub-module includes an adjustable resistor;

The power attenuation module 701 includes:

a determination submodule, configured to determine a target resistance value of the adjustable resistor corresponding to the preset switching threshold according to a preset correspondence between the power attenuation and the resistance value of the adjustable resistor;

The adjustment sub-module is used for adjusting the resistance value of the adjustable resistor to the target resistance value; the power attenuation amount is attenuated to the preset switching threshold through the adjustable resistor.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the attenuator sub-module includes a π-type attenuator.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the power attenuation module 701 includes:

The first detection sub-module is used for if the network connected to the electronic device 700 is a 4G network, the battery power of the electronic device is higher than the first preset power value, and the power consumption of the radio frequency module is low When the first preset power consumption value is used, it is determined that the current state parameter of the electronic device 700 meets the preset network switching condition;

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The second detection sub-module is used for if the network connected to the electronic device 700 is a 5G network, the battery power of the electronic device is less than or equal to the first preset power value, or the power consumption of the radio frequency module When the power is greater than or equal to the first preset power consumption value, it is determined that the current state parameter of the electronic device 700 meets the preset network switching condition.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present invention, the power attenuation module 701 includes:

The first acquisition submodule is used to acquire at least one application currently running in the foreground of the electronic device 700 if the network to which the electronic device 700 is connected is a 4G network;

a second acquisition sub-module, configured to acquire the first preset network speed value of the application when the number of applications currently running on the electronic device 700 is one;

In the case that the number of application programs currently running on the electronic device 700 is multiple, acquiring multiple second preset network speed values corresponding to the multiple application programs;

If the sum of the plurality of second preset network speed values is greater than the first network speed threshold value, it is determined that the state parameter of the electronic device 700 meets the preset network switching condition.

The electronic device 700 provided in the embodiment of the present invention can implement each process implemented by the electronic device 700 in the method embodiments of FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , and to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the power attenuation module 701 detects that the current state parameters of the electronic device 700 meet the preset network switching conditions, the bypass sub-module is disconnected, and the power attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the power attenuation amount to preset handover threshold; the measurement reporting module 702 sends first network information to the network side device, wherein the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold; the information receiving module 703 receives the network side The second network information sent by the device based on the first network information; the processing module 704 responds to the second network information, disconnects the attenuation sub-module, and turns on the bypass sub-module; the electronic device 700 controls the power attenuation by Change the signal strength to realize active network switching, so that the network side device can start the network switching according to the signal strength, so as to avoid signal interruption or delay during the network switching process and affect the normal operation of the terminal; and the radio frequency module is considered in the switching process. power consumption, and avoid switching to the 5G network when the power consumption is too high; the embodiment of the present invention solves the problem in the prior art that it is difficult for the terminal to actively control the connection between the 5G network and the 4G network under the condition of ensuring the normal operation of the terminal. switching problem.

8 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device implementing various embodiments of the present invention;

The electronic device 800 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 801, a network module 802, an audio output unit 803, an input unit 804, a sensor 805, a display unit 806, a user input unit 807, an interface unit 808, a memory 809, a processor 810, and Power 811 and other components. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 8 does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device, and the electronic device may include more or less components than the one shown, or combine some components, or different components layout. In this embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device includes but is not limited to a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

Wherein, the processor 810 is configured to disconnect the bypass sub-module when the state parameter of the electronic device meets a preset network switching condition, and control the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation amount to a preset switching threshold; wherein , the state parameter includes at least one of the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently transmitted;

sending first network information to the network-side device, where the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold;

receiving second network information sent by the network-side device based on the first network information;

In response to the second network information, the attenuation sub-module is turned off and the bypass sub-module is turned on.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition, the bypass sub-module is disconnected, and the attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the power attenuation amount to the preset switching threshold; sending first network information by the side device, wherein the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold; receiving second network information sent by the network side device based on the first network information; In response to the second network information, the attenuation sub-module is disconnected, and the bypass sub-module is connected; the electronic device changes the signal strength by controlling the power attenuation to realize active network switching, so that the network-side device can perform network switching according to the signal strength. Network switching is started to avoid signal interruption or delay in the process of network switching, which affects the normal operation of the terminal; and the power consumption of the radio frequency module is considered in the switching process, so as to avoid switching to the 5G network when its power consumption is too high; the present invention implements The example solves the problem in the prior art that it is difficult for the terminal to actively control the handover between the 5G network and the 4G network under the condition of ensuring the normal operation of the terminal.

It should be noted that the electronic device 800 in this embodiment can implement each process in the method embodiment in the embodiment of the present invention, and achieve the same beneficial effect, which is not repeated here in order to avoid repetition.

It should be understood that, in this embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 801 can be used for receiving and sending signals during sending and receiving of information or during a call. Specifically, after receiving the downlink data from the base station, it is processed by the processor 810; The uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 801 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 801 can also communicate with the network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The electronic device provides the user with wireless broadband Internet access through the network module 802, such as helping the user to send and receive emails, browse web pages, access streaming media, and the like.

The audio output unit 803 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 801 or the network module 802 or stored in the memory 809 into audio signals and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 803 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the electronic device 800 (eg, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 803 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 804 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 804 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 8041 and a microphone 8042, and the graphics processor 8041 captures images of still pictures or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode data is processed. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 806 . The image frames processed by the graphics processor 8041 may be stored in the memory 809 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 801 or the network module 802 . The microphone 8042 can receive sound and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be transmitted to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 801 for output in the case of a telephone call mode.

The electronic device 800 also includes at least one sensor 805, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 8061 according to the brightness of the ambient light, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 8061 and the display panel 8061 when the electronic device 800 is moved to the ear. / or backlight. As a kind of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in all directions (usually three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the posture of electronic devices (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games , magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), etc.; the sensor 805 may also include a fingerprint sensor, a pressure sensor, an iris sensor, a molecular sensor, a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, Infrared sensors, etc., are not repeated here.

The display unit 806 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 806 may include a display panel 8061, and the display panel 8061 may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 807 may be used to receive input numerical or character information, and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the electronic device. Specifically, the user input unit 807 includes a touch panel 8071 and other input devices 8072 . The touch panel 8071, also referred to as a touch screen, collects the user's touch operations on or near it (such as the user's finger, stylus, etc., any suitable object or accessory on or near the touch panel 8071). operate). The touch panel 8071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch orientation, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and then sends it to the touch controller. To the processor 810, the command sent by the processor 810 is received and executed. In addition, the touch panel 8071 can be realized by various types of resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic waves. In addition to the touch panel 8071 , the user input unit 807 may also include other input devices 8072 . Specifically, other input devices 8072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, and operation sticks, which will not be repeated here.

Further, the touch panel 8071 can be covered on the display panel 8061. When the touch panel 8071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits it to the processor 810 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 810 determines the type of the touch event according to the touch The type of event provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 8061. Although in FIG. 8 , the touch panel 8071 and the display panel 8061 are used as two independent components to realize the input and output functions of the electronic device, but in some embodiments, the touch panel 8071 and the display panel 8061 may be integrated The implementation of the input and output functions of the electronic device is not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 808 is an interface for connecting an external device to the electronic device 800 . For example, external devices may include wired or wireless headset ports, external power (or battery charger) ports, wired or wireless data ports, memory card ports, ports for connecting devices with identification modules, audio input/output (I/O) ports, video I/O ports, headphone ports, and more. The interface unit 808 may be used to receive input (eg, data information, power, etc.) from external devices and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the electronic device 800 or may be used between the electronic device 800 and external Transfer data between devices.

The memory 809 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 809 may mainly include a stored program area and a stored data area, wherein the stored program area may store an operating system, an application program (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.) required for at least one function, and the like; Data created by the use of the mobile phone (such as audio data, phone book, etc.), etc. Additionally, memory 809 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 810 is the control center of the electronic device, and uses various interfaces and lines to connect various parts of the entire electronic device, by running or executing the software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 809, and calling the data stored in the memory 809. , perform various functions of electronic equipment and process data, so as to monitor electronic equipment as a whole. The processor 810 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 810 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, and application programs, etc., and the modem The processor mainly handles wireless communication. It can be understood that, the above-mentioned modulation and demodulation processor may not be integrated into the processor 810.

The electronic device 800 may also include a power supply 811 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Preferably, the power supply 811 may be logically connected to the processor 810 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system and other functions.

In addition, the electronic device 800 includes some functional modules not shown, which will not be repeated here.

Preferably, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including a processor 810 , a memory 809 , a computer program stored in the memory 809 and running on the processor 810 , when the computer program is executed by the processor 810 The various processes of the foregoing network switching method embodiments are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

Embodiments of the present invention further provide a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, each process of the foregoing network switching method embodiments can be implemented, and the same technology can be achieved. The effect, in order to avoid repetition, is not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium is, for example, a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM for short), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM for short), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

It should be noted that, herein, the terms "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element qualified by the phrase "comprising a..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that includes the element.

From the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method of the above embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the present invention can be embodied in the form of software products in essence or the parts that make contributions to the prior art, and the computer software products are stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, CD), including several instructions to make a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, which are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Under the inspiration of the present invention, without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the scope protected by the claims, many forms can be made, which all belong to the protection of the present invention.

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1. a network switching method, applied to electronic equipment, is characterized in that, the antenna module of described electronic equipment and radio frequency module are connected by network control module, and described network control module comprises the bypass submodule of parallel connection and Attenuation submodule; The method includes: When the state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition, the bypass sub-module is disconnected, and the attenuation sub-module is controlled to attenuate the power attenuation amount to a preset switching threshold; wherein, the state parameter includes the At least one of the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently being transmitted; sending first network information to the network-side device, where the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold; receiving second network information sent by the network-side device based on the first network information; In response to the second network information, the attenuation sub-module is turned off and the bypass sub-module is turned on. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the attenuation sub-module comprises an adjustable resistance; The step of controlling the attenuation submodule to attenuate the power attenuation to a preset switching threshold includes: determining a target resistance value of the adjustable resistor corresponding to the preset switching threshold according to a preset correspondence between the power attenuation and the resistance value of the adjustable resistor; adjusting the resistance value of the adjustable resistor to the target resistance value; The power attenuation amount is attenuated to the preset switching threshold through the adjustable resistance. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of disconnecting the bypass sub-module and controlling the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation to a preset switching threshold, the method further comprises: : If the network to which the electronic device is connected is a 4G network, the battery power of the electronic device is higher than the first preset power value, and the power consumption of the radio frequency module is lower than the first preset power consumption value, then it is determined that the state parameter of the electronic device complies with the preset network switching condition; or If the network to which the electronic device is connected is a 5G network, the battery power of the electronic device is less than or equal to the first preset power value, or the power consumption of the radio frequency module is greater than or equal to the first preset power value power consumption value, then it is determined that the state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of disconnecting the bypass sub-module and controlling the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation amount to a preset switching threshold, the method further comprises: : If the network to which the electronic device is connected is a 4G network, obtain at least one application program currently running on the electronic device; In the case that the number of applications currently running on the electronic device is one, acquiring the first preset network speed value of the application; If the first preset network speed value is greater than the first network speed threshold, it is determined that the state parameter of the electronic device complies with the preset network switching condition; In the case that the number of applications currently running on the electronic device is multiple, acquiring multiple second preset network speed values corresponding to the multiple applications; If the sum of the plurality of second preset network speed values is greater than the first network speed threshold value, it is determined that the state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition. 5 . The network switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the attenuation sub-module comprises a π-type attenuator. 6 . 6. An electronic device, wherein the antenna module of the electronic device and the radio frequency module are connected by a network control module, and the network control module comprises a bypass submodule and an attenuation submodule connected in parallel; The electronic device includes: A power attenuation module, configured to disconnect the bypass sub-module when the state parameter of the electronic device meets a preset network switching condition, and control the attenuation sub-module to attenuate the power attenuation amount to a preset switching threshold; wherein, the The state parameter includes at least one of the power consumption of the radio frequency module and the amount of data currently transmitted; a measurement reporting module, configured to send first network information to a network-side device, where the first network information includes signal strength information corresponding to the preset handover threshold; an information receiving module, configured to receive second network information sent by the network side device based on the first network information; and a processing module, configured to disconnect the attenuation sub-module and turn on the bypass sub-module in response to the second network information. 7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the attenuation sub-module comprises an adjustable resistance; The power attenuation module includes: a determination submodule, configured to determine a target resistance value of the adjustable resistor corresponding to the preset switching threshold according to a preset correspondence between the power attenuation and the resistance value of the adjustable resistor; The adjustment sub-module is used for adjusting the resistance value of the adjustable resistor to the target resistance value; the power attenuation amount is attenuated to the preset switching threshold through the adjustable resistor. 8. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the power attenuation module comprises: The first detection sub-module is used for if the network connected to the electronic device is a 4G network, the battery power of the electronic device is higher than the first preset power value, and the power consumption of the radio frequency module is lower than When the first preset power consumption value is used, it is determined that the current state parameter of the electronic device meets the preset network switching condition; or The second detection sub-module is used for if the network connected to the electronic device is a 5G network, the battery power of the electronic device is less than or equal to the first preset power value, or the power consumption of the radio frequency module If it is greater than or equal to the first preset power consumption value, it is determined that the current state parameter of the electronic device complies with the preset network switching condition. 9. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the processor, the computer program being executed by the processor to achieve the right The steps of the network handover method described in any one of requirements 1 to 5. 10. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the network according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is implemented The steps to switch the method.

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