WO2024008041A1 - 一种通信方法、装置、设备和计算机存储介质 - Google Patents

一种通信方法、装置、设备和计算机存储介质 Download PDF

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WO2024008041A1
WO2024008041A1 PCT/CN2023/105538 CN2023105538W WO2024008041A1 WO 2024008041 A1 WO2024008041 A1 WO 2024008041A1 CN 2023105538 W CN2023105538 W CN 2023105538W WO 2024008041 A1 WO2024008041 A1 WO 2024008041A1
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  • the present application relates to the field of communication technology, and specifically to a communication method, device, equipment and computer storage medium.
  • Both the network side and the user equipment can trigger the activation and deactivation of the secondary cell group (SCG, Secondary Cell Group)/primary secondary cell (PSCell, Primary Secondary Cell).
  • SCG Secondary Cell Group
  • PSCell Primary Secondary Cell
  • the network side has more information or prediction capabilities.
  • the activation and deactivation of PSCell/SCG can be triggered by the network side node; for the uplink
  • the UE triggers the secondary node (SN, Secondary Node)/PSCell/secondary cell group (Secondary Cell Group)
  • SCG Secondary Cell Group
  • the reporting of UE mobility history information in the case of dual connectivity does not involve information related to PSCell or SCG activation/deactivation, that is, the network side node cannot predict the activation/deactivation status of the UE's PSCell or SCG in the case of dual connectivity. , thus failing to better optimize the handover strategy for the UE and perform customized resource configuration for the UE.
  • Embodiments of the present application provide a communication method, device, equipment and computer storage medium.
  • embodiments of the present application provide a communication method, which method includes:
  • the terminal reports first information related to activation or deactivation of PSCell or SCG, where the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • SCell Secondary Cell
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the method further includes: the terminal recording the first information.
  • the method further includes: the terminal receiving first configuration information sent by a network device, the first configuration information being used to configure or request the terminal to record or report the third a piece of information; or,
  • the terminal records the first information according to a predefined protocol.
  • the network device is one of the following: a network management device, a Trace Collection Entity (TCE, Trace Collection Entity), or a base station.
  • TCE Trace Collection Entity
  • base station a base station
  • the terminal reports the first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation, including: the terminal receives the first request sent by the network device, based on Send the first information to the network device in response to the first request; or,
  • the terminal actively sends the first information to the network device; or,
  • the terminal sends second information to a network device, receives a second request sent by the network device, and sends the first information to the network device based on the second request, where the second information is used to notify that it has been recorded the first information.
  • the method further includes: the terminal receiving a first instruction sent by a network device, the first instruction being used to instruct the terminal to perform base station switching or cell switching; wherein,
  • the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a base station or cell whose load is less than the first threshold and capable of dual connectivity; and/or ,
  • the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a cell whose communication quality is higher than the second threshold.
  • the method further includes: the terminal receiving second configuration information sent by the network device; the second configuration information includes at least one of the following:
  • embodiments of the present application also provide a communication method, which method includes:
  • the network device receives first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation reported by the terminal, where the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the network device is one of the following: network management equipment, TCE, or base station.
  • the method further includes: the network device sending first configuration information to the terminal, the first configuration information being used to configure or request the terminal to record or report the First information.
  • the method before the network device receives the first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation reported by the terminal, the method further includes:
  • the network device sends a first request to the terminal, the first request is used to request the first information; or,
  • the network device receives the second information sent by the terminal, the second information is used to notify the terminal that the first information has been recorded; and sends a second request to the terminal, the second request is used to request the first information.
  • the method further includes: the network device optimizing the switching strategy of the terminal and/or the configuration related to PSCell or SCG based on the first information.
  • the method further includes: the network device sending a first instruction to the terminal based on the switching policy, the first instruction being used to instruct the terminal to perform base station switching or Cell switching; among them,
  • the The first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a base station or cell whose load is less than the first threshold and capable of dual connectivity; and/or,
  • the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a cell whose communication quality is higher than the second threshold.
  • the method further includes: the network device sends second configuration information to the terminal based on the configuration related to PSCell or SCG; the second configuration information includes at least the following: one:
  • embodiments of the present application also provide a communication method, which method includes:
  • the first network device sends first information related to the terminal's PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation to the second network device, where the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the first network device sends the first information related to the terminal's PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation to the second network device, including: the first network device The network device sends a switching request message to the second network device, where the switching request message includes the first information.
  • embodiments of the present application also provide a communication device, which is used in a terminal; the device includes a first communication unit configured to report first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation, and the The first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • embodiments of the present application also provide a communication device, which device is used in network equipment; the device includes: a second communication unit configured to receive PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation related information reported by the terminal.
  • First information the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device, the device includes: Three communication units, configured to send first information related to activation or deactivation of the terminal's PSCell or SCG to the second network device, where the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored.
  • the program is executed by a processor, the first, second or third aspect of the embodiments of the present application are implemented.
  • the steps of the communication method are implemented.
  • embodiments of the present application also provide a communication device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor.
  • a communication device including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor.
  • the processor executes the program, the implementation of the present application is implemented. For example, the steps of the communication method described in the above first aspect, second aspect or third aspect.
  • Embodiments of the present application provide communication methods, devices, equipment and computer storage media.
  • the method includes: a terminal reporting first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation, where the first information includes at least one of the following: PSCell Cell identification; first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG has been deactivated; second indication information of whether PSCell or SCG has been deactivated; duration information of activation and/or deactivation of PSCell or SCG; information of other SCells other than PSCell in SCG Activation and/or deactivation status; duration information corresponding to the status of other SCells other than PSCell in the SCG; network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation; whether the configuration on the network side allows the terminal to apply for activation or deactivation of the SCG .
  • the terminal reports the first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation, thereby assisting the network side to understand the dual connection status of the terminal, and facilitating the network side to optimize the handover strategy and related configuration optimization.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic flowchart 1 of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic flow chart 2 of the communication method according to the embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 4 is a schematic diagram 2 of the composition and structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the communication device according to the embodiment of the present application.
  • GSM Global System of Mobile communication
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • 5G system 5G network
  • NR New Radio
  • the communication system to which the embodiments of the present application are applied may include network equipment and terminal equipment (also called terminals, communication terminals, etc.); the network equipment may be a device that communicates with the terminal equipment. Among them, the network device can provide communication coverage within a certain area and can communicate with terminals located in the area.
  • the network device may be a base station in each communication system, such as an evolutionary base station (eNB) in the LTE system, or a base station (gNB) in the 5G system or NR system.
  • eNB evolutionary base station
  • gNB base station
  • Communication devices may include network devices and terminals with communication functions.
  • Network devices and terminal devices may be the specific devices described above, which will not be described again here.
  • Communication devices may also include other devices in the communication system, such as network controllers. , mobility management entities and other network entities, this This is not limited in the application examples.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart 1 of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown in Figure 1, the method includes:
  • Step 101 The terminal reports first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation.
  • the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information may be a specific duration corresponding to the activation state and/or deactivation state, or may also be within a period of time, corresponding to The ratio of duration of active and/or deactivated states.
  • the duration information corresponding to the status of other SCells other than PSCell in the SCG may specifically be the specific duration of the status (activation state and/or deactivation status) of other SCells other than PSCell in the SCG, Or it can also be a proportion of the duration corresponding to the activation state and/or the deactivation state within a period of time.
  • the network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation may specifically be a base station, such as an MN or SN; in other implementations, the network element information may also be a terminal.
  • the embodiment of this application relates to a dual connection scenario.
  • the so-called dual connection means that the terminal can be connected to two base stations at the same time. These two base stations can be both 5G base stations, or they can be a 5G base station and a 4G base station.
  • the master node MN, Master Node
  • the secondary node SN
  • MCG master Cell Group
  • the corresponding multiple carriers or multiple cells can be called the master cell group (MCG, Master Cell Group).
  • MCG master Cell Group
  • SCG secondary cell group
  • the primary cell is called PCell (Primary cell)
  • SCell secondary cell
  • SCG primary cell
  • PSCell primary cell
  • SCell secondary cell
  • the terminal records and reports first information related to activation or deactivation of PSCell or SCG.
  • the first information may also be referred to as historical information or mobility history information of the terminal.
  • the mobility history information of the terminal usually records the information of the cells where the terminal resides or has been connected, so as to report it to the network side and help the network side understand the historical movement trajectory of the terminal.
  • the current mobility history information of the terminal does not involve information related to the activation or deactivation of PSCell or SCG of the terminal. Therefore, in this embodiment, the terminal reports the first information related to the activation or deactivation of PSCell or SCG, thereby assisting the network side to understand Dual connection status of the terminal facilitates network Perform handover strategy optimization and related configuration optimization on the side.
  • the method further includes: the terminal recording the first information.
  • the method further includes: the terminal receiving first configuration information sent by a network device, the first configuration information being used to configure or request the terminal to record or report the third a piece of information; or, the terminal records the first information according to a predefined protocol.
  • the terminal records or reports the above-mentioned first information, which may be configured by the network device. That is, the terminal receives the first configuration information sent by the network device to record or report the first information based on the first configuration information. ; In other implementations, it may also be predefined by a protocol, that is, the terminal records or reports the first information according to the predefined protocol.
  • the network device is one of the following: a network management device, a tracking collection entity (TCE), or a base station.
  • a network management device e.g., a network management device, a tracking collection entity (TCE), or a base station.
  • TCE tracking collection entity
  • the network device when the first configuration information is a network device configuration, the network device may be a network management (network management system or network management equipment, etc.), TCE or base station; wherein, the base station may be a dual connection scenario MN or SN.
  • network management network management system or network management equipment, etc.
  • TCE network management equipment
  • base station may be a dual connection scenario MN or SN.
  • the terminal reports the first information to a network device.
  • the network device is a base station
  • the terminal directly reports the first information to the network device;
  • the network device In the case of network management equipment or TCE, the terminal reports the first information to the network equipment through the base station, that is, the terminal first sends the first information to the base station, and then the base station sends the first information to the network management device or TCE.
  • the terminal reports the first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation, including: the terminal receives a first request sent by a network device, and sends a request to the network device based on the first request. Send the first information; or the terminal actively sends the first information to the network device; or the terminal sends the second information to the network device and receives the The second request sent by the network device is to send the first information to the network device based on the second request, and the second information is used to notify that the first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation has been recorded.
  • the terminal reports the first information, which may be specifically requested by the network side node. That is, after the terminal receives the first request sent by the network device, it sends the first information to the network device. .
  • the terminal may also actively report the first information to the network device.
  • the terminal may first notify the network device that it has stored the first information, that is, send the second information to the network device; and then after the network device sends the second request , that is, upon the request of the network side, the first information is reported to the network device.
  • the network device may specifically be a network management device, a TCE or a base station.
  • the terminal may report the first information during handover and other processes.
  • the handover process may be, for example, a cell handover process.
  • the method further includes: the terminal receiving a first instruction sent by a network device, the first instruction being used to instruct the terminal to perform base station switching or cell switching; wherein, for the SCG activation state For the terminal whose corresponding duration information meets the first preset condition, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a base station or cell whose load is less than the first threshold and capable of dual connectivity; and/or, for SCG activation For the terminal whose duration information corresponding to the status does not meet the first preset condition, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a cell whose communication quality is higher than the second threshold.
  • a network device such as a base station
  • Medium switch the terminal with a short time corresponding to the SCG activation state to a cell with higher (RSRP, Reference Signal Receiving Power) and/or (RSRQ, Reference Signal Receiving Quality) measurement values, but may have a larger load than other neighboring cells. from It helps the network side perform better load balancing.
  • RSRP Reference Signal Receiving Power
  • RSRQ Reference Signal Receiving Quality
  • the method further includes: the terminal receiving second configuration information sent by the network device; the second configuration information includes at least one of the following:
  • the network device (such as a base station) can determine whether the network element initiating SCG activation and/or deactivation is a base station (MN or SN) or a base station according to the duration of the terminal's previous SCG activation and/or deactivation.
  • the terminal configures second configuration information for the terminal.
  • the second configuration information includes, for example: the status of the PSCell or SCG, the status of other SCells in the SCG except the PSCell, the time information corresponding to each status, and so on.
  • the terminal can be configured to activate PSCell in the handover command or Radio Resource Control (RRC, Radio Resource Control) reconfiguration message during handover, or even other secondary cells in the SCG, and the corresponding Time information (such as according to the pattern and duration of the terminal's previous SCG activation and deactivation); conversely, for terminals with a shorter previous SCG activation time, you can configure PSCell or RRC reconfiguration messages for the terminal in the handover command or RRC reconfiguration message during handover. SCG is deactivated.
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • the network device (such as the base station) can also decide whether to apply for SCG activation or deactivation in the future based on information such as whether the terminal has previously been allowed to apply for SCG activation or deactivation, or the number and/or frequency of the terminal's application for SCG activation or deactivation. Allows the terminal to apply for SCG activation or deactivation. For example, if the terminal always applies for activation or deactivation of SCG, but the actual activation or deactivation state of SCG after application is always very short, it means that the application of the terminal is unreasonable and the network equipment may not be used in the future. The configuration terminal has this capability; otherwise, the configuration terminal can apply for SCG activation or deactivation.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart 2 of the communication method according to the embodiment of the present application; as shown in Figure 2, the method includes:
  • Step 201 The network device receives the first information related to the activation or deactivation of PSCell or SCG reported by the terminal.
  • the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information may be a specific duration corresponding to the activation state and/or deactivation state, or may also be within a period of time, corresponding to The ratio of duration of active and/or deactivated states.
  • the duration information corresponding to the status of other SCells other than PSCell in the SCG may specifically be the specific duration of the status (activation state and/or deactivation status) of other SCells other than PSCell in the SCG, Or it can also be a proportion of the duration corresponding to the activation state and/or the deactivation state within a period of time.
  • the network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation may specifically be a base station, such as an MN or SN; in other implementations, the network element information may also be a terminal.
  • the first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation reported by the terminal is received through the network device, thereby assisting the network side to understand the dual connection status of the terminal, and facilitating the network side to optimize the handover strategy and related configuration optimization.
  • the network device is one of the following: network management equipment, TCE, or base station.
  • the method further includes: the network device sending first configuration information to the terminal, the first configuration information being used to configure or request the terminal to record or report the first information
  • the method before the network device receives the first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation reported by the terminal, the method further includes: the network device sends a first request to the terminal. , the first request is used to request the first information; or, the network device receives the second information sent by the terminal, and the second information is used to notify the terminal that the first information has been recorded; Send a second request to the terminal, where the second request is used to request the first information.
  • the network device receiving the first information reported by the terminal may specifically include three implementation methods.
  • the network device sends a first request to the terminal, that is, the network side node requests the terminal to report the first information, that is, after the terminal receives the first request sent by the network device, it sends the first information to the network device.
  • the terminal may also actively report the first information to the network device.
  • the terminal may first notify the network device that it has stored the first information, that is, the network device receives the second information sent by the terminal; and then the network device requests the terminal to report the second information.
  • a message that is, sending a second request to the terminal and receiving the first information sent by the terminal.
  • the network device may specifically be a network management device, a TCE or a base station.
  • the method further includes: the network device optimizing the switching strategy of the terminal and/or the configuration related to PSCell or SCG based on the first information.
  • the switching strategy may specifically be a strategy related to the terminal's cell switching or base station switching.
  • the switching strategy may specifically include conditions for cell switching or base station switching. For example, under what conditions the terminal satisfies, it switches to Cells or base stations that meet what requirements.
  • Said and Configuration related to PSCell or SCG may specifically include configuring the status of PSCell or SCG (such as activation and/or deactivation), duration information of each status, activation and/or deactivation status of other SCells other than PSCell in SCG, SCG Duration information corresponding to the status of other SCells other than PSCell, etc.
  • the method further includes: the network device sending a first instruction to the terminal based on the switching policy, the first instruction being used to instruct the terminal to perform base station switching or cell switching; Wherein, for the terminal whose duration information corresponding to the SCG activation state meets the first preset condition, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a base station or cell whose load is less than the first threshold and capable of dual connectivity; and /Or, for the terminal whose duration information corresponding to the SCG activation state does not meet the first preset condition, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a cell whose communication quality is higher than the second threshold.
  • a network device such as a base station
  • Medium Switch the terminal with a short SCG activation state to a cell with higher RSRP and/or RSRQ measurement values, but may have a larger load than other neighboring cells, thereby helping the network side perform better load balancing.
  • the method further includes: the network device sends second configuration information to the terminal based on the configuration related to PSCell or SCG; the second configuration information includes at least one of the following :
  • a network device (such as a base station) can The duration of the previous SCG activation and/or deactivation, whether the network element initiating SCG activation and/or deactivation is the base station (MN or SN) or the terminal, configure the second configuration information for the terminal, the second configuration information includes, for example: PSCell Or the status of SCG, configure the status of other SCells in SCG except PSCell, the time information corresponding to each status, etc.
  • the terminal can be configured to activate PSCell in the handover command or RRC reconfiguration message during handover, or even other secondary cells in the SCG, as well as the corresponding time information (such as according to the terminal's previous SCG The pattern and duration of activation and deactivation); conversely, for terminals whose SCG activation time was shorter before, you can configure the PSCell or SCG deactivation state for the terminal in the handover command or RRC reconfiguration message during handover.
  • the network device (such as the base station) can also decide whether to apply for SCG activation or deactivation in the future based on information such as whether the terminal has previously been allowed to apply for SCG activation or deactivation, or the number and/or frequency of the terminal's application for SCG activation or deactivation. Allows the terminal to apply for SCG activation or deactivation. For example, if the terminal always applies for activation or deactivation of SCG, but the actual activation or deactivation state of SCG after application is always very short, it means that the application of the terminal is unreasonable and the network equipment may not be used in the future. The configuration terminal has this capability; otherwise, the configuration terminal can apply for SCG activation or deactivation.
  • Embodiments of the present application also provide a communication method, which method is applied to a first network device.
  • the method includes: the first network device sending the terminal's PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation related third network device to the second network device.
  • One piece of information, the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the first information can also be transmitted between network devices.
  • the source base station sends the first information to the target base station to help the target base station decide whether to configure dual connectivity for the terminal in the subsequent process.
  • both the first network device and the second network device may be access network devices, such as base stations.
  • the first network device sends the first information related to the activation or deactivation of the terminal's PSCell or SCG to the second network device, including: the first network device sends the first information to the second network device. Send a switching request message, where the switching request message includes the first information.
  • the first information may also be collected by the first network device (such as the base station) itself without the need for the terminal to report to the first network device; this is because both SCG activation and deactivation are the first The network device (such as the base station) is configured, so the first network device (such as the base station) can know the first information.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram 1 of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown in Figure 3, the device includes a first communication unit 31 configured to report first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation.
  • the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the device further includes a first processing unit 32 configured to record the first information.
  • the device further includes a first processing unit 32,
  • the first communication unit 31 is configured to receive first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to configure or request the terminal to record or report the first information;
  • the first processing unit 31 is configured to record the first information according to a predefined protocol.
  • the network device is one of the following: network management equipment, TCE, or base station.
  • the first communication unit 31 is configured to receive a first request sent by a network device, and send the first information to the network device based on the first request; or, Actively send the first information to the network device; or, send the second information to the network device, receive the second request sent by the network device, and send the first information to the network device based on the second request,
  • the second information is used to notify that the first information has been recorded.
  • the first communication unit 31 is also configured to receive a first instruction sent by a network device, where the first instruction is used to instruct base station switching or cell switching; wherein, for SCG For the terminal whose duration information corresponding to the activation state meets the first preset condition, the first instruction is used to instruct to switch to a base station or cell whose load is less than the first threshold and capable of dual connectivity; and/or, for the SCG activation state For the terminal whose corresponding duration information does not meet the first preset condition, the first instruction is used to instruct switching to a cell whose communication quality is higher than the second threshold.
  • the first communication unit 31 is also configured to receive second configuration information sent by the network device; the second configuration information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first processing unit 32 in the device can be composed of a central processing unit (CPU, Central Processing Unit), a digital signal processor (DSP, Digital Signal Processor), or a micro control unit (MCU) in practical applications. , Microcontroller Unit) or programmable gate array (FPGA, Field-Programmable Gate Array); the first communication unit 31 in the device can be implemented through a communication module (including: basic communication suite, operating system, Communication modules, standardized interfaces and protocols, etc.) and transceiver antenna implementation.
  • a communication module including: basic communication suite, operating system, Communication modules, standardized interfaces and protocols, etc.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram 2 of the composition of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application; as shown in Figure 4, the device includes: a second communication unit 41 configured to receive the first activation or deactivation related PSCell or SCG reported by the terminal.
  • Information, the first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the network device is one of the following: network management equipment, TCE, or base station.
  • the second communication unit 41 is also configured to provide The terminal sends first configuration information, and the first configuration information is used to configure or request the terminal to record or report the first information.
  • the second communication unit 41 is further configured to send a first request to the terminal before receiving the first information related to PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation reported by the terminal.
  • the first request is used to request the first information; or, receive the second information sent by the terminal, the second information is used to notify the terminal that the first information has been recorded; to the terminal Send a second request for requesting the first information.
  • the device further includes a second processing unit 42 configured to optimize the switching strategy of the terminal and/or the configuration related to PSCell or SCG based on the first information.
  • the second communication unit 41 is also configured to send a first instruction to the terminal based on the switching policy, where the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to perform base station switching. Or cell switching; wherein, for the terminal whose duration information corresponding to the SCG activation state meets the first preset condition, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a base station whose load is less than the first threshold and capable of dual connectivity. or cell; and/or, for the terminal whose duration information corresponding to the SCG activation state does not meet the first preset condition, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch to a cell whose communication quality is higher than the second threshold.
  • the second communication unit 41 is also configured to send second configuration information to the terminal based on the configuration related to PSCell or SCG; the second configuration information includes the following At least one of:
  • the second processing unit 42 in the device can be implemented by a CPU, DSP, MCU or FPGA in actual applications; the second communication unit 41 in the device can be implemented through a communication module in actual applications.
  • Group including: basic communication suite, operating system, communication module, standardized interfaces and protocols, etc.
  • transceiver antenna implementation including: basic communication suite, operating system, communication module, standardized interfaces and protocols, etc.
  • Embodiments of the present application also provide a communication device, which is used in a first network device; the device includes: a third communication unit configured to send the terminal's PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation to the second network device.
  • a third communication unit configured to send the terminal's PSCell or SCG activation or deactivation to the second network device.
  • Relevant first information includes at least one of the following:
  • the first indication information of whether PSCell or SCG is deactivated is deactivated
  • PSCell or SCG activation and/or deactivation duration information
  • Network element information indicating SCG activation or deactivation
  • the third communication unit is configured to send a handover request message to the second network device, where the handover request message includes the first information.
  • the third communication unit in the device can be implemented through a communication module (including: basic communication suite, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna in practical applications.
  • a communication module including: basic communication suite, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.
  • a transceiver antenna in practical applications.
  • the communication device provided in the above embodiment communicates, only the division of the above program modules is used as an example.
  • the above processing can be allocated to different program modules as needed, that is, the device The internal structure is divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the processing described above.
  • the communication provided by the above embodiments The device and communication method embodiments belong to the same concept, and the specific implementation process can be found in the method embodiments, which will not be described again here.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.
  • the communication device includes a memory 52, a processor 51, and a computer program stored in the memory 52 and executable on the processor 51. , when the processor 51 executes the program, it implements the steps of the communication method applied to the terminal according to the embodiment of the present application; or, when the processor 51 executes the program, it implements the communication method applied to the network device according to the embodiment of the present application. Method steps.
  • the communication device also includes at least one network interface 53.
  • the various components in the communication device are coupled together through the bus system 54 .
  • the bus system 54 is used to implement connection communication between these components.
  • the bus system 54 also includes a power bus, a control bus and a status signal bus.
  • the various buses are labeled bus system 54 in FIG. 5 .
  • the memory 52 may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories.
  • the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM, Read Only Memory), a programmable read-only memory (PROM, Programmable Read-Only Memory), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM, Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory).
  • the magnetic surface memory can be a magnetic disk memory or a magnetic tape memory.
  • the volatile memory may be random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache.
  • RAM Static Random Access Memory
  • SRAM Synchronous Static Synchronous Static Random Access Memory
  • DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • DDRSDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronization Dynamic random access memory
  • ESDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronization Dynamic random access memory
  • ESDRAM enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory
  • SLDRAM SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • DRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • DRRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • ESDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • ESDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • ESDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • ESDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • ESDRAM Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • SLDRAM synchronous link dynamic random access memory
  • DRRAM Direct Rambus Random Access Memory
  • the memory 52 described in the embodiments of the present application is intended to
  • the methods disclosed in the above embodiments of the present application can be applied to the processor 51 or implemented by the processor 51 .
  • the processor 51 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During the implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by instructions in the form of hardware integrated logic circuits or software in the processor 51 .
  • the above-mentioned processor 51 may be a general-purpose processor, a DSP, or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
  • the processor 51 can implement or execute each method, step, and logical block diagram disclosed in the embodiments of this application.
  • a general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.
  • the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of this application can be directly implemented by a hardware decoding processor, or executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module may be located in a storage medium, and the storage medium is located in the memory 52.
  • the processor 51 reads the information in the memory 52 and completes the steps of the foregoing method in combination with its hardware.
  • the communication device may be configured by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), DSPs, Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), Complex Programmable Logic Device), FPGA, general processor, controller, MCU, microprocessing (Microprocessor), or other electronic components, for executing the aforementioned method.
  • ASICs Application Specific Integrated Circuits
  • DSPs Digital Signal processors
  • PLDs Programmable Logic Devices
  • CPLDs Complex Programmable Logic Device
  • FPGA field-programmable Logic Device
  • controller MCU
  • Microprocessing Microprocessor
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, such as a memory 52 including a computer program.
  • the computer program can be executed by the processor 51 of the communication device to complete the steps of the aforementioned method.
  • the computer-readable storage medium can be FRAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, magnetic surface memory, optical disk, or CD-ROM; it can also be various devices including one or any combination of the above memories.
  • Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored.
  • the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the communication method applied to the terminal in the embodiment of the present application are implemented; or, the program is executed by the processor.
  • the steps of the communication method applied to the network device according to the embodiment of the present application are implemented.
  • the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways.
  • the device embodiments described above are only illustrative.
  • the division of the units is only a logical function division.
  • the coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection between the components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of the devices or units may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms. of.
  • the units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separate.
  • the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed to multiple network units; some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to implement the solution of this embodiment. Purpose.
  • all functional units in the embodiments of the present application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can be separately used as a unit, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit; the above-mentioned integration
  • the unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.
  • the aforementioned program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.
  • the program When the program is executed, It includes the steps of the above method embodiment; and the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks or optical disks.
  • the integrated units mentioned above in this application are implemented in the form of software function modules and sold or used as independent products, they can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.
  • the computer software products are stored in a storage medium and include a number of instructions to A computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a network device, etc.) is caused to execute all or part of the methods described in various embodiments of this application.
  • the aforementioned storage media include: mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks or optical disks and other media that can store program codes.

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Abstract

本申请实施例公开了一种通信方法、装置、设备和计算机存储介质。所述方法包括：终端上报主辅小区(PSCell)或辅小区组(SCG)激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：PSCell的小区标识；PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区(SCell)的激活和/或去激活状态；SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。

Description

一种通信方法、装置、设备和计算机存储介质
相关申请的交叉引用
本申请基于申请号为202210786568.5、申请日为2022年07月04日的中国专利申请提出，并要求该中国专利申请的优先权，该中国专利申请的全部内容在此以引入方式并入本申请。
技术领域
本申请涉及通信技术领域，具体涉及一种通信方法、装置、设备和计算机存储介质。
背景技术
网络侧和用户设备(UE，User Equipment)都可以触发辅小区组(SCG，Secondary Cell Group)/主辅小区(PSCell，Primary Secondary Cell)的激活和去激活。对于下行业务的到达情况，网络侧有更多的信息或预判能力，如果此时UE对耗电也不敏感，此时PSCell/SCG的激活和去激活可以由网络侧节点触发；而对于上行业务、尤其是突发的大量上行业务的到达或结束，或者，UE对耗电比较敏感(例如UE的电量低)，则由UE触发辅节点(SN，Secondary Node)/PSCell/辅小区组(SCG，Secondary Cell Group)的激活和去激活则更合理。
目前双连接情况下的UE移动性历史信息的上报没有涉及PSCell或SCG激活/去激活相关的信息，也即网络侧节点无法对双连接情况下UE的PSCell或SCG激活/去激活状态进行预判，从而不能更好地为UE优化切换策略，对UE进行定制化的资源配置。
发明内容
本申请实施例提供一种通信方法、装置、设备和计算机存储介质。
本申请实施例的技术方案是这样实现的：
第一方面，本申请实施例提供了一种通信方法，所述方法包括：
终端上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区(SCell，Secondary Cell)的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述终端记录所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述终端接收网络设备发送的第一配置信息，所述第一配置信息用于配置或请求所述终端记录或上报所述第一信息；或者，
所述终端根据预定义的协议记录所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述网络设备为以下其中之一：网管设备、跟踪收集实体(TCE，Trace Collection Entity)、基站。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述终端上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，包括：所述终端接收网络设备发送的第一请求，基 于所述第一请求向所述网络设备发送所述第一信息；或者，
所述终端主动向网络设备发送所述第一信息；或者，
所述终端向网络设备发送第二信息，接收所述网络设备发送的第二请求，基于所述第二请求向所述网络设备发送所述第一信息，所述第二信息用于通知已记录所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述终端接收网络设备发送的第一指令，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端进行基站切换或小区切换；其中，
针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到负荷小于第一阈值且能够进行双连接的基站或小区；和/或，
针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息不满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到通信质量高于第二阈值的小区。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述终端接收网络设备发送的第二配置信息；所述第二配置信息包括以下至少之一：
PSCell或SCG的状态；
PSCell或SCG的状态对应的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活的信息。
第二方面，本申请实施例还提供了一种通信方法，所述方法包括：
网络设备接收终端上报的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述网络设备为以下其中之一：网管设备、TCE、基站。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述网络设备向所述终端发送第一配置信息，所述第一配置信息用于配置或请求所述终端记录或上报所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述网络设备接收所述终端上报的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息之前，所述方法还包括：
所述网络设备向所述终端发送第一请求，所述第一请求用于请求所述第一信息；或者，
所述网络设备接收所述终端发送的第二信息，所述第二信息用于通知所述终端已记录所述第一信息；向所述终端发送第二请求，所述第二请求用于请求所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述网络设备基于所述第一信息，优化所述终端的切换策略和/或与PSCell或SCG相关的配置。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述网络设备基于所述切换策略向所述终端发送第一指令，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端进行基站切换或小区切换；其中，
针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所 述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到负荷小于第一阈值且能够进行双连接的基站或小区；和/或，
针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息不满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到通信质量高于第二阈值的小区。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述网络设备基于所述与PSCell或SCG相关的配置向所述终端发送第二配置信息；所述第二配置信息包括以下至少之一：
PSCell或SCG的状态；
PSCell或SCG的状态对应的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
第三方面，本申请实施例还提供了一种通信方法，所述方法包括：
第一网络设备向第二网络设备发送终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述第一网络设备向第二网络设备发送终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，包括：所述第一网 络设备向所述第二网络设备发送切换请求消息，所述切换请求消息中包括所述第一信息。
第四方面，本申请实施例还提供了一种通信装置，所述装置应用终端中；所述装置包括第一通信单元，配置为上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
第五方面，本申请实施例还提供了一种通信装置，所述装置应用于网络设备中；所述装置包括：第二通信单元，配置为接收终端上报的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
第六方面，本申请实施例还提供了一种通信装置，所述装置包括：第 三通信单元，配置为向第二网络设备发送终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
第七方面，本申请实施例还提供了一种计算机可读存储介质，其上存储有计算机程序，该程序被处理器执行时实现本申请实施例上述第一方面、第二方面或第三方面所述通信方法的步骤。
第八方面，本申请实施例还提供了一种通信设备，包括存储器、处理器及存储在存储器上并可在处理器上运行的计算机程序，所述处理器执行所述程序时实现本申请实施例上述第一方面、第二方面或第三方面所述通信方法的步骤。
本申请实施例提供的通信方法、装置、设备和计算机存储介质，所述方法包括：终端上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：PSCell的小区标识；PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。采用本申请实施例的技术方案，通过终 端上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，从而协助网络侧了解终端的双连接情况，便于网络侧进行切换策略优化和相关的配置优化。
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本申请实施例的技术方案可以应用于各种通信系统，例如：全球移动通讯(GSM，Global System of Mobile communication)系统、长期演进(LTE，Long Term Evolution)系统或5G系统等。可选地，5G系统或5G网络还可以称为新无线(NR，New Radio)系统或NR网络。
示例性的，本申请实施例应用的通信系统可包括网络设备和终端设备(也可称为终端、通信终端等等)；网络设备可以是与终端设备通信的设备。其中，网络设备可以为一定区域范围内提供通信覆盖，并且可以与位于该区域内的终端进行通信。可选地，网络设备可以是各通信系统中的基站，例如LTE系统中的演进型基站(eNB，Evolutional Node B)，又例如5G系统或NR系统中的基站(gNB)。
应理解，本申请实施例中网络/系统中具有通信功能的设备可称为通信设备。通信设备可包括具有通信功能的网络设备和终端，网络设备和终端设备可以为上文所述的具体设备，此处不再赘述；通信设备还可包括通信系统中的其他设备，例如网络控制器、移动管理实体等其他网络实体，本 申请实施例中对此不做限定。
应理解，本文中术语“系统”和“网络”在本文中常被可互换使用。本文中术语“和/或”，仅仅是一种描述关联对象的关联关系，表示可以存在三种关系，例如，A和/或B，可以表示：单独存在A，同时存在A和B，单独存在B这三种情况。另外，本文中字符“/”，一般表示前后关联对象是一种“或”的关系。
本申请的说明书和权利要求书中的术语“第一”、“第二”等是用于区别类似的对象，而不必用于描述特定的顺序或先后次序。应该理解这样使用的数据在适当情况下可以互换，以便这里描述的本申请的实施例例如能够以除了在这里图示或描述的那些以外的顺序实施。此外，术语“包括”和“具有”以及他们的任何变形，意图在于覆盖不排他的包含，例如，包含了一系列步骤或单元的过程、方法、系统、产品或设备不必限于清楚地列出的那些步骤或单元，而是可包括没有清楚地列出的或对于这些过程、方法、产品或设备固有的其它步骤或单元。
本申请实施例提供了一种通信方法，所述方法应用于终端中。图1为本申请实施例的通信方法的流程示意图一；如图1所示，所述方法包括：
步骤101：终端上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
其中，可选地，所述PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息，具体可以是对应于激活状态和/或去激活状态的具体时长，或者也可以是在一段时间范围内、对应于激活状态和/或去激活状态的时长比例。
可选地，所述SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息，具体可以是所述SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态(激活状态和/或去激活状态)的具体时长，或者也可以是在一段时间范围内、对应于激活状态和/或去激活状态的时长比例。
可选地，所述指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息具体可以是基站，例如MN或SN；在其他实施方式中，所述网元信息也可以是终端。
本申请实施例涉及双连接场景。所谓双连接，是指终端可以同时连接到两个基站，这两个基站可以均是5G基站，也可以是一个5G基站一个4G基站。两个基站中，一个称为主节点(MN，Master Node)，另一个称为辅节点(SN)。对于主节点，对应的多个载波或多个小区可称为主小区组(MCG，Master Cell Group)。相应的，对于辅节点，对应的多个载波或多个小区可称为辅小区组(SCG)。对于MCG，其中的主小区称为主小区(PCell，Primary cell)，辅小区称为辅小区(SCell)；对于SCG，其中的主小区称为主辅小区(PSCell)，辅小区依旧称为辅小区(SCell)。
本实施例中，终端记录并上报(report)与PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息也可称为终端的历史信息或移动性历史信息。在相关技术方案中，终端的移动性历史信息通常记录终端驻留或连接过的小区的信息，以便上报网络侧，帮助网络侧了解终端的历史移动轨迹。但目前终端的移动性历史信息并没有涉及终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的信息，因此本实施例中通过终端上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，从而协助网络侧了解终端的双连接情况，便于网络 侧进行切换策略优化和相关的配置优化。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述终端记录所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述终端接收网络设备发送的第一配置信息，所述第一配置信息用于配置或请求所述终端记录或上报所述第一信息；或者，所述终端根据预定义的协议记录所述第一信息。
本实施例中，终端记录或上报上述第一信息，可以是由网络设备配置的，即终端接收网络设备发送的第一配置信息，以基于所述第一配置信息记录或上报所述第一信息；在其他实施方式中，也可以由协议预先定义好的，即终端根据预定义的协议记录或上报所述第一信息。
可选地，所述网络设备为以下其中之一：网管设备、跟踪收集实体(TCE)、基站。
本实施例中，在第一配置信息为网络设备配置的情况下，所述网络设备可以是网管(网管系统或网管设备等)、TCE或基站；其中，所述基站可以是双连接场景中的MN或SN。
本实施例中，所述终端上报所述第一信息至网络设备，在所述网络设备为基站的情况下，所述终端直接向所述网络设备上报所述第一信息；在所述网络设备为网管设备或TCE的情况下，所述终端通过基站向网络设备上报所述第一信息，也即所述终端先将所述第一信息发送至基站，再由基站将所述第一信息发送至网管设备或TCE。
在一些可选实施例中，所述终端上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，包括：所述终端接收网络设备发送的第一请求，基于所述第一请求向所述网络设备发送所述第一信息；或者，所述终端主动向网络设备发送所述第一信息；或者，所述终端向网络设备发送第二信息，接收所 述网络设备发送的第二请求，基于所述第二请求向所述网络设备发送所述第一信息，所述第二信息用于通知已记录PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息。
本实施例中，作为第一种实施方式，终端上报第一信息，具体可以是网络侧节点请求的，也即在终端接收网络设备发送的第一请求后，向网络设备发送所述第一信息。作为第二种实施方式，所述终端也可以主动向网络设备上报所述第一信息。作为第三种实施方式，所述终端在记录了第一信息后，可以先向网络设备通知其已存储第一信息，也即向网络设备发送第二信息；进而在网络设备发送第二请求之后，也即在网络侧的要求之下，向所述网络设备上报所述第一信息。其中，所述网络设备具体可以是网管设备、TCE或基站。
在一些可选实施例中，终端可以在切换等过程，上报所述第一信息。其中，所述切换过程例如可以是小区切换过程。
在一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述终端接收网络设备发送的第一指令，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端进行基站切换或小区切换；其中，针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到负荷小于第一阈值且能够进行双连接的基站或小区；和/或，针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息不满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到通信质量高于第二阈值的小区。
本实施例中，示例性的，网络设备(如基站)，可以将SCG激活状态对应的时间长的终端，即总是进行高速数据传输的终端，切换到相对空闲且能进行双连接的目标基站中；将SCG激活状态对应的时间短的终端切换到(RSRP，Reference Signal Receiving Power)和/或(RSRQ，Reference Signal Receiving Quality)测量值较高、但可能负荷相对其它邻区较大的小区，从 而帮助网络侧更优地进行负载均衡。
在另一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述终端接收网络设备发送的第二配置信息；所述第二配置信息包括以下至少之一：
PSCell或SCG的状态；
PSCell或SCG的状态对应的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
本实施例中，在一些实施例中，网络设备(如基站)可以根据终端之前SCG激活和/或去激活的时长、发起SCG激活和/或去激活的网元是基站(MN或SN)还是终端，为终端配置第二配置信息，所述第二配置信息例如包括：PSCell或SCG的状态，配置SCG中除PSCell外其它SCell的状态，各状态对应的时间信息等等。对于终端之前SCG激活时间较长的终端，则可在切换时在切换命令或无线资源控制(RRC，Radio Resource Control)重配置消息中为终端配置激活PSCell，甚至SCG中其它的辅小区，以及对应的时间信息(如根据终端之前SCG激活去激活的pattern和时长等规律)；反之对于之前SCG激活时间较短的终端，则可在切换时在切换命令或RRC重配置消息中为终端配置PSCell或SCG为去激活状态。
在另一些实施例中，网络设备(如基站)还可根据之前可否允许终端申请SCG的激活或去激活，或者，终端申请SCG激活、去激活的次数和/或频次等信息，决策后续是否还允许终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。例如，终端总是申请SCG的激活或去激活，但是申请后终端实际所处的SCG的激活或去激活的状态的时长总是很短，则说明终端的申请不太合理，网络设备可以后续不配置终端具备该能力；反之，则配置终端可以申请SCG的激活或去激活。
基于上述实施例，本申请实施例还提供了一种通信方法，所述方法应用于网络设备中。图2为本申请实施例的通信方法的流程示意图二；如图2所示，所述方法包括：
步骤201：网络设备接收终端上报的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
其中，可选地，所述PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息，具体可以是对应于激活状态和/或去激活状态的具体时长，或者也可以是在一段时间范围内、对应于激活状态和/或去激活状态的时长比例。
可选地，所述SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息，具体可以是所述SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态(激活状态和/或去激活状态)的具体时长，或者也可以是在一段时间范围内、对应于激活状态和/或去激活状态的时长比例。
可选地，所述指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息具体可以是基站，例如MN或SN；在其他实施方式中，所述网元信息也可以是终端。
本实施例中，通过网络设备接收终端上报的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，从而协助网络侧了解终端的双连接情况，便于网络侧进行切换策略优化和相关的配置优化。
可选地，所述网络设备为以下其中之一：网管设备、TCE、基站。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述网络设备向所述终端发送第一配置信息，所述第一配置信息用于配置或请求所述终端记录或上报所述第一信息
在一些可选实施例中，所述网络设备接收所述终端上报的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息之前，所述方法还包括：所述网络设备向所述终端发送第一请求，所述第一请求用于请求所述第一信息；或者，所述网络设备接收所述终端发送的第二信息，所述第二信息用于通知所述终端已记录所述第一信息；向所述终端发送第二请求，所述第二请求用于请求所述第一信息。
本实施例中，网络设备接收终端上报的第一信息具体可以包括三种实施方式。作为第一种实施方式，网络设备向终端发送第一请求，也即网络侧节点请求终端上报第一信息，即在终端接收网络设备发送的第一请求后，向网络设备发送所述第一信息。作为第二种实施方式，终端也可以主动向网络设备上报所述第一信息。作为第三种实施方式，终端在记录了第一信息后，可以先向网络设备通知其已存储第一信息，也即网络设备接收终端发送的第二信息；进而网络设备再向终端请求上报第一信息，即向终端发送第二请求，接收所述终端发送的第一信息。其中，所述网络设备具体可以是网管设备、TCE或基站。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述网络设备基于所述第一信息，优化所述终端的切换策略和/或与PSCell或SCG相关的配置。
本实施例中，所述切换策略具体可以是终端进行小区切换或基站切换的相关策略，所述切换策略具体可包括进行小区切换或基站切换的条件，例如在终端满足何种条件下，切换到满足何种要求的小区或基站。所述与 PSCell或SCG相关的配置，具体可以包括配置PSCell或SCG的状态(如激活和/或去激活)、各状态的时长信息、SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态、SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息等等。
在一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述网络设备基于所述切换策略向所述终端发送第一指令，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端进行基站切换或小区切换；其中，针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到负荷小于第一阈值且能够进行双连接的基站或小区；和/或，针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息不满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到通信质量高于第二阈值的小区。
本实施例中，示例性的，网络设备(如基站)，可以将SCG激活状态对应的时间长的终端，即总是进行高速数据传输的终端，切换到相对空闲且能进行双连接的目标基站中；将SCG激活状态对应的时间短的终端切换到RSRP和/或RSRQ测量值较高、但可能负荷相对其它邻区较大的小区，从而帮助网络侧更优地进行负载均衡。
在另一些可选实施例中，所述方法还包括：所述网络设备基于所述与PSCell或SCG相关的配置向所述终端发送第二配置信息；所述第二配置信息包括以下至少之一：
PSCell或SCG的状态；
PSCell或SCG的状态对应的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
本实施例中，在一些实施例中，网络设备(如基站)可以根据终端之 前SCG激活和/或去激活的时长、发起SCG激活和/或去激活的网元是基站(MN或SN)还是终端，为终端配置第二配置信息，所述第二配置信息例如包括：PSCell或SCG的状态，配置SCG中除PSCell外其它SCell的状态，各状态对应的时间信息等等。对于终端之前SCG激活时间较长的终端，则可在切换时在切换命令或RRC重配置消息中为终端配置激活PSCell，甚至SCG中其它的辅小区，以及对应的时间信息(如根据终端之前SCG激活去激活的pattern和时长等规律)；反之对于之前SCG激活时间较短的终端，则可在切换时在切换命令或RRC重配置消息中为终端配置PSCell或SCG为去激活状态。
在另一些实施例中，网络设备(如基站)还可根据之前可否允许终端申请SCG的激活或去激活，或者，终端申请SCG激活、去激活的次数和/或频次等信息，决策后续是否还允许终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。例如，终端总是申请SCG的激活或去激活，但是申请后终端实际所处的SCG的激活或去激活的状态的时长总是很短，则说明终端的申请不太合理，网络设备可以后续不配置终端具备该能力；反之，则配置终端可以申请SCG的激活或去激活。
本申请实施例还提供了一种通信方法，所述方法应用于第一网络设备中，所述方法包括：第一网络设备向第二网络设备发送终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
本实施例中，网络设备之间也可以传递第一信息，例如在切换过程中，源基站向目标基站发送所述第一信息，帮助目标基站在后续流程中决策是否为该终端配置双连接、激活SCG等。其中，示例性的，第一网络设备和第二网络设备均可以是接入网设备，如基站。
在一些可选实施例中，所述第一网络设备向第二网络设备发送终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，包括：所述第一网络设备向所述第二网络设备发送切换请求消息，所述切换请求消息中包括所述第一信息。
在一些可选实施例中，所述第一信息也可能是第一网络设备(如基站)自己收集到的，无需终端向第一网络设备上报；这是因为SCG激活和去激活都是第一网络设备(如基站)配置的，所以第一网络设备(如基站)可以知道所述第一信息。
基于上述实施例，本申请实施例还提供了一种通信装置，所述装置应用于终端中。图3为本申请实施例的通信装置的组成结构示意图一；如图3所示，所述装置包括第一通信单元31，配置为上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述装置还包括第一处理单元32，配置为记录所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述装置还包括第一处理单元32，
所述第一通信单元31，配置为接收网络设备发送的第一配置信息，所述第一配置信息用于配置或请求所述终端记录或上报所述第一信息；
或者，所述第一处理单元31，配置为根据预定义的协议记录所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述网络设备为以下其中之一：网管设备、TCE、基站。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述第一通信单元31，配置为接收网络设备发送的第一请求，基于所述第一请求向所述网络设备发送所述第一信息；或者，主动向网络设备发送所述第一信息；或者，向网络设备发送第二信息，接收所述网络设备发送的第二请求，基于所述第二请求向所述网络设备发送所述第一信息，所述第二信息用于通知已记录所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述第一通信单元31，还配置为接收网络设备发送的第一指令，所述第一指令用于指示进行基站切换或小区切换；其中，针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示切换到负荷小于第一阈值且能够进行双连接的基站或小区；和/或，针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息不满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示切换到通信质量高于第二阈值的小区。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述第一通信单元31，还配置为接收网络设备发送的第二配置信息；所述第二配置信息包括以下至少之一：
PSCell或SCG的状态；
PSCell或SCG的状态对应的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
本申请实施例中，所述装置中的第一处理单元32，在实际应用中可由中央处理器(CPU，Central Processing Unit)、数字信号处理器(DSP，Digital Signal Processor)、微控制单元(MCU，Microcontroller Unit)或可编程门阵列(FPGA，Field－Programmable Gate Array)实现；所述装置中的第一通信单元31，在实际应用中可通过通信模组(包含：基础通信套件、操作系统、通信模块、标准化接口和协议等)及收发天线实现。
本申请实施例还提供了一种通信装置，所述装置应用于网络设备中。图4为本申请实施例的通信装置的组成结构示意图二；如图4所示，所述装置包括：第二通信单元41，配置为接收终端上报的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述网络设备为以下其中之一：网管设备、TCE、基站。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述第二通信单元41，还配置为向所 述终端发送第一配置信息，所述第一配置信息用于配置或请求所述终端记录或上报所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述第二通信单元41，还配置为接收所述终端上报的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息之前，向所述终端发送第一请求，所述第一请求用于请求所述第一信息；或者，接收所述终端发送的第二信息，所述第二信息用于通知所述终端已记录所述第一信息；向所述终端发送第二请求，所述第二请求用于请求所述第一信息。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述装置还包括第二处理单元42，配置为基于所述第一信息，优化所述终端的切换策略和/或与PSCell或SCG相关的配置。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述第二通信单元41，还配置为基于所述切换策略向所述终端发送第一指令，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端进行基站切换或小区切换；其中，针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到负荷小于第一阈值且能够进行双连接的基站或小区；和/或，针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息不满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到通信质量高于第二阈值的小区。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述第二通信单元41，还配置为基于所述与PSCell或SCG相关的配置向所述终端发送第二配置信息；所述第二配置信息包括以下至少之一：
PSCell或SCG的状态；
PSCell或SCG的状态对应的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
本申请实施例中，所述装置中的第二处理单元42，在实际应用中可由CPU、DSP、MCU或FPGA实现；所述装置中的第二通信单元41，在实际应用中可通过通信模组(包含：基础通信套件、操作系统、通信模块、标准化接口和协议等)及收发天线实现。
本申请实施例还提供了一种通信装置，所述装置应用于第一网络设备中；所述装置包括：第三通信单元，配置为向第二网络设备发送终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
PSCell的小区标识；
PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
在本申请的一些可选实施例中，所述第三通信单元，配置为向所述第二网络设备发送切换请求消息，所述切换请求消息中包括所述第一信息。
本申请实施例中，所述装置中的第三通信单元，在实际应用中可通过通信模组(包含：基础通信套件、操作系统、通信模块、标准化接口和协议等)及收发天线实现。
需要说明的是：上述实施例提供的通信装置在进行通信时，仅以上述各程序模块的划分进行举例说明，实际应用中，可以根据需要而将上述处理分配由不同的程序模块完成，即将装置的内部结构划分成不同的程序模块，以完成以上描述的全部或者部分处理。另外，上述实施例提供的通信 装置与通信方法实施例属于同一构思，其具体实现过程详见方法实施例，这里不再赘述。
本申请实施例还提供了一种通信设备，所述通信设备为终端或网络设备。图5为本申请实施例的通信设备的硬件组成结构示意图，如图5所示，所述通信设备包括存储器52、处理器51及存储在存储器52上并可在处理器51上运行的计算机程序，所述处理器51执行所述程序时实现本申请实施例应用于终端中的通信方法的步骤；或者，所述处理器51执行所述程序时实现本申请实施例应用于网络设备中的通信方法的步骤。
可选地，通信设备还包括至少一个网络接口53。其中，通信设备中的各个组件通过总线系统54耦合在一起。可理解，总线系统54用于实现这些组件之间的连接通信。总线系统54除包括数据总线之外，还包括电源总线、控制总线和状态信号总线。但是为了清楚说明起见，在图5中将各种总线都标为总线系统54。
可以理解，存储器52可以是易失性存储器或非易失性存储器，也可包括易失性和非易失性存储器两者。其中，非易失性存储器可以是只读存储器(ROM，Read Only Memory)、可编程只读存储器(PROM，Programmable Read-Only Memory)、可擦除可编程只读存储器(EPROM，Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)、电可擦除可编程只读存储器(EEPROM，Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)、磁性随机存取存储器(FRAM，Ferromagnetic Random Access Memory)、快闪存储器(Flash Memory)、磁表面存储器、光盘、或只读光盘(CD-ROM，Compact Disc Read-Only Memory)；磁表面存储器可以是磁盘存储器或磁带存储器。易失性存储器可以是随机存取存储器(RAM，Random Access Memory)，其用作外部高速缓存。通过示例性但不是限制性说明，许多形式的RAM可用，例如静态随机存取存储器(SRAM，Static Random Access Memory)、同步静 态随机存取存储器(SSRAM，Synchronous Static Random Access Memory)、动态随机存取存储器(DRAM，Dynamic Random Access Memory)、同步动态随机存取存储器(SDRAM，Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory)、双倍数据速率同步动态随机存取存储器(DDRSDRAM，Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory)、增强型同步动态随机存取存储器(ESDRAM，Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory)、同步连接动态随机存取存储器(SLDRAM，SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory)、直接内存总线随机存取存储器(DRRAM，Direct Rambus Random Access Memory)。本申请实施例描述的存储器52旨在包括但不限于这些和任意其它适合类型的存储器。
上述本申请实施例揭示的方法可以应用于处理器51中，或者由处理器51实现。处理器51可能是一种集成电路芯片，具有信号的处理能力。在实现过程中，上述方法的各步骤可以通过处理器51中的硬件的集成逻辑电路或者软件形式的指令完成。上述的处理器51可以是通用处理器、DSP，或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件等。处理器51可以实现或者执行本申请实施例中的公开的各方法、步骤及逻辑框图。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者任何常规的处理器等。结合本申请实施例所公开的方法的步骤，可以直接体现为硬件译码处理器执行完成，或者用译码处理器中的硬件及软件模块组合执行完成。软件模块可以位于存储介质中，该存储介质位于存储器52，处理器51读取存储器52中的信息，结合其硬件完成前述方法的步骤。
在示例性实施例中，通信设备可以被一个或多个应用专用集成电路(ASIC，Application Specific Integrated Circuit)、DSP、可编程逻辑器件(PLD，Programmable Logic Device)、复杂可编程逻辑器件(CPLD，Complex Programmable Logic Device)、FPGA、通用处理器、控制器、MCU、微处理 器(Microprocessor)、或其他电子元件实现，用于执行前述方法。
在示例性实施例中，本申请实施例还提供了一种计算机可读存储介质，例如包括计算机程序的存储器52，上述计算机程序可由通信设备的处理器51执行，以完成前述方法所述步骤。计算机可读存储介质可以是FRAM、ROM、PROM、EPROM、EEPROM、Flash Memory、磁表面存储器、光盘、或CD-ROM等存储器；也可以是包括上述存储器之一或任意组合的各种设备。
本申请实施例还提供的计算机可读存储介质，其上存储有计算机程序，该程序被处理器执行时实现本申请实施例应用于终端的所述通信方法的步骤；或者，该程序被处理器执行时实现本申请实施例应用于网络设备的所述通信方法的步骤。
本申请所提供的几个方法实施例中所揭露的方法，在不冲突的情况下可以任意组合，得到新的方法实施例。
本申请所提供的几个产品实施例中所揭露的特征，在不冲突的情况下可以任意组合，得到新的产品实施例。
本申请所提供的几个方法或设备实施例中所揭露的特征，在不冲突的情况下可以任意组合，得到新的方法实施例或设备实施例。
在本申请所提供的几个实施例中，应该理解到，所揭露的设备和方法，可以通过其它的方式实现。以上所描述的设备实施例仅仅是示意性的，例如，所述单元的划分，仅仅为一种逻辑功能划分，实际实现时可以有另外的划分方式，如：多个单元或组件可以结合，或可以集成到另一个系统，或一些特征可以忽略，或不执行。另外，所显示或讨论的各组成部分相互之间的耦合、或直接耦合、或通信连接可以是通过一些接口，设备或单元的间接耦合或通信连接，可以是电性的、机械的或其它形式的。
上述作为分离部件说明的单元可以是、或也可以不是物理上分开的， 作为单元显示的部件可以是、或也可以不是物理单元，即可以位于一个地方，也可以分布到多个网络单元上；可以根据实际的需要选择其中的部分或全部单元来实现本实施例方案的目的。
另外，在本申请各实施例中的各功能单元可以全部集成在一个处理单元中，也可以是各单元分别单独作为一个单元，也可以两个或两个以上单元集成在一个单元中；上述集成的单元既可以采用硬件的形式实现，也可以采用硬件加软件功能单元的形式实现。
本领域普通技术人员可以理解：实现上述方法实施例的全部或部分步骤可以通过程序指令相关的硬件来完成，前述的程序可以存储于一计算机可读取存储介质中，该程序在执行时，执行包括上述方法实施例的步骤；而前述的存储介质包括：移动存储设备、ROM、RAM、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
或者，本申请上述集成的单元如果以软件功能模块的形式实现并作为独立的产品销售或使用时，也可以存储在一个计算机可读取存储介质中。基于这样的理解，本申请实施例的技术方案本质上或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来，该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质中，包括若干指令用以使得一台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机、服务器、或者网络设备等)执行本申请各个实施例所述方法的全部或部分。而前述的存储介质包括：移动存储设备、ROM、RAM、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
以上所述，仅为本申请的具体实施方式，但本申请的保护范围并不局限于此，任何熟悉本技术领域的技术人员在本申请揭露的技术范围内，可轻易想到变化或替换，都应涵盖在本申请的保护范围之内。因此，本申请的保护范围应以所述权利要求的保护范围为准。

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  1. 一种通信方法，所述方法包括：
    终端上报主辅小区PSCell或辅小区组SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
    PSCell的小区标识；
    PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
    指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
    网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述方法还包括：
    所述终端记录所述第一信息。
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述方法还包括：
    所述终端接收网络设备发送的第一配置信息，所述第一配置信息用于配置或请求所述终端记录或上报所述第一信息；或者，
    所述终端根据预定义的协议记录所述第一信息。
  4. 根据权利要求3所述的方法，其中，所述网络设备为以下其中之一：
    网管设备、跟踪收集实体TCE、基站。
  5. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述终端上报PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，包括：
    所述终端接收网络设备发送的第一请求，基于所述第一请求向所述网络设备发送所述第一信息；或者，
    所述终端主动向网络设备发送所述第一信息；或者，
    所述终端向网络设备发送第二信息，接收所述网络设备发送的第二请求，基于所述第二请求向所述网络设备发送所述第一信息，所述第二信息用于通知已记录所述第一信息。
  6. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述方法还包括：
    所述终端接收网络设备发送的第一指令，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端进行基站切换或小区切换；其中，
    针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到负荷小于第一阈值且能够进行双连接的基站或小区；和/或，
    针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息不满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到通信质量高于第二阈值的小区。
  7. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述方法还包括：
    所述终端接收网络设备发送的第二配置信息；所述第二配置信息包括以下至少之一：
    PSCell或SCG的状态；
    PSCell或SCG的状态对应的时长信息；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
    网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活的信息。
  8. 一种通信方法，所述方法包括：
    网络设备接收终端上报的主辅小区PSCell或辅小区组SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
    PSCell的小区标识；
    PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活时长信息；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
    指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
    网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
  9. 根据权利要求8所述的方法，其中，所述网络设备为以下其中之一：
    网管设备、TCE、基站。
  10. 根据权利要求8所述的方法，其中，所述方法还包括：
    所述网络设备向所述终端发送第一配置信息，所述第一配置信息用于配置或请求所述终端记录或上报所述第一信息。
  11. 根据权利要求8所述的方法，其中，所述网络设备接收所述终端上报的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述网络设备向所述终端发送第一请求，所述第一请求用于请求所述第一信息；或者，
    所述网络设备接收所述终端发送的第二信息，所述第二信息用于通知所述终端已记录所述第一信息；向所述终端发送第二请求，所述第二请求用于请求所述第一信息。
  12. 根据权利要求8所述的方法，其中，所述方法还包括：
    所述网络设备基于所述第一信息，优化所述终端的切换策略和/或与PSCell或SCG相关的配置。
  13. 根据权利要求12所述的方法，其中，所述方法还包括：
    所述网络设备基于所述切换策略向所述终端发送第一指令，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端进行基站切换或小区切换；其中，
    针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到负荷小于第一阈值且能够进行双连接 的基站或小区；和/或，
    针对SCG激活状态对应的时长信息不满足第一预设条件的所述终端，所述第一指令用于指示所述终端切换到通信质量高于第二阈值的小区。
  14. 根据权利要求12所述的方法，其中，所述方法还包括：
    所述网络设备基于所述与PSCell或SCG相关的配置向所述终端发送第二配置信息；所述第二配置信息包括以下至少之一：
    PSCell或SCG的状态；
    PSCell或SCG的状态对应的时长信息；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
    网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
  15. 一种通信方法，所述方法包括：
    第一网络设备向第二网络设备发送终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
    PSCell的小区标识；
    PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
    指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
    网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
  16. 根据权利要求15所述的方法，其中，所述第一网络设备向第二网络设备发送终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，包括：
    所述第一网络设备向所述第二网络设备发送切换请求消息，所述切换 请求消息中包括所述第一信息。
  17. 一种通信装置，所述装置应用终端中；所述装置包括第一通信单元，配置为上报主辅小区PSCell或辅小区组SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
    PSCell的小区标识；
    PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
    指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
    网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
  18. 一种通信装置，所述装置应用于网络设备中；所述装置包括：第二通信单元，配置为接收终端上报的主辅小区PSCell或辅小区组SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一信息包括以下至少一项：
    PSCell的小区标识；
    PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活时长信息；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
    指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
    网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
  19. 一种通信装置，所述装置包括：第三通信单元，配置为向第二网络设备发送终端的PSCell或SCG激活或去激活相关的第一信息，所述第一 信息包括以下至少一项：
    PSCell的小区标识；
    PSCell或SCG是否去激活的第一指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG是否曾经去激活的第二指示信息；
    PSCell或SCG激活和/或去激活的时长信息；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他辅小区SCell的激活和/或去激活状态；
    SCG中除PSCell以外的其他SCell的状态对应的时长信息；
    指示SCG激活或去激活的网元信息；
    网络侧的配置是否允许所述终端申请SCG的激活或去激活。
  20. 一种计算机可读存储介质，其上存储有计算机程序，该程序被处理器执行时实现权利要求1至7任一项所述方法的步骤；或者，
    该程序被处理器执行时实现权利要求8至14任一项所述方法的步骤；或者，
    该程序被处理器执行时实现权利要求15或16所述方法的步骤。
  21. 一种通信设备，包括存储器、处理器及存储在存储器上并可在处理器上运行的计算机程序，所述处理器执行所述程序时实现权利要求1至7任一项所述方法的步骤；或者，
    所述处理器执行所述程序时实现权利要求8至14任一项所述方法的步骤；或者，
    所述处理器执行所述程序时实现权利要求15或16所述方法的步骤。
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