CN117062163A

CN117062163A - Information configuration method and device

Info

Publication number: CN117062163A
Application number: CN202210493707.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈晓宇; 韩立锋; 黄曲芳
Original assignee: Spreadtrum Communications Shanghai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Spreadtrum Communications Shanghai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-07
Filing date: 2022-05-07
Publication date: 2023-11-14

Abstract

An information configuration method and device, the method includes: receiving a first configuration message from a source network device, wherein the first configuration message comprises information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, the first network devices are candidate network devices supporting the user equipment Artificial Intelligence (AI) function, and the second network devices are candidate network devices not supporting the user equipment AI function; determining a target network device according to the first configuration message, wherein the target network device is one network device of the one or more first network devices, or the target network device is one network device of the one or more second network devices; and executing the switching to the target network equipment. The information sensing capability of the user equipment to the candidate cells can be enhanced, and the diversity of user equipment selection is increased.

Description

Information configuration method and device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an information configuration method and apparatus.

Background

In a wireless communication system, when a user equipment moves from one cell (referred to as a base station or coverage of a base station) to another cell, a cell handover is required in order to maintain uninterrupted communication of the user equipment service.

However, at present, when the user equipment is switched between cells, the relevant information of the candidate cell which can be acquired by the user equipment is relatively single.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an information configuration method and an information configuration device, which can enhance the information sensing capability of user equipment on candidate cells, increase the diversity of user equipment selection, enable the user equipment to select proper target network equipment and enhance service continuity.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an information configuration method, where the method is applied to a user equipment or a chip, where the chip is disposed in the user equipment, and the method includes: receiving a first configuration message from a source network device, wherein the first configuration message comprises information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, the first network devices are candidate network devices supporting the user equipment Artificial Intelligence (AI) function, and the second network devices are candidate network devices not supporting the user equipment AI function; determining a target network device according to the first configuration message, wherein the target network device is one network device of the one or more first network devices, or the target network device is one network device of the one or more second network devices; and executing the switching to the target network equipment.

According to the embodiment of the application, the perception of the user equipment on the support of the AI function of the candidate cell can be enhanced, so that the user equipment can determine the target network equipment based on the requirements of the user equipment, the continuity of the user equipment service can be ensured, the requirements of the user can be met, and the user experience can be improved.

In one possible implementation, the information of the first network device includes: identification information of the first network device, and/or AI function information supported by the first network device.

In one possible implementation manner, the AI functionality information supported by the first network device includes: the first indication information is used for indicating a first AI function supported by the first network device, the first AI function is one or more AI functions in the AI functions of the user device, and the second indication information is used for indicating a second AI function not supported by the first network device, and the second AI function is one or more AI functions in the AI functions of the user device.

In one possible implementation, the first AI function is an AI function that the user equipment is performing, and/or an AI function that the user equipment is to perform.

In one possible implementation, the information of the second network device includes; identification information of the second network device, and/or AI function information not supported by the second network device.

In one possible implementation manner, the AI functionality information supported by the first network device includes at least one of the following information: the type of the supported AI function, the priority of the supported AI function, the accuracy of the supported AI function, the complexity of the supported AI function; the AI-function information not supported by the second network device includes at least one of: the type of the unsupported AI function, the priority of the unsupported AI function, the accuracy of the unsupported AI function, the complexity of the unsupported AI function.

In one possible implementation, the AI functionality information that is not supported by the second network device includes third indication information that is used to indicate that the second network device does not support the user device AI functionality.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: and sending the fourth indication information to source network equipment, wherein the fourth indication information is used for indicating the AI function which is being executed and/or is to be executed by the user equipment.

In one possible implementation, the first configuration message is included in a radio resource control RRC reconfiguration message, and the method further includes: the user equipment sends a response message of the first configuration message to the source network equipment, wherein the response message comprises an RRC reconfiguration complete message.

In a possible implementation manner, the first configuration message further includes information of a first signal quality threshold, where the first signal quality threshold is used to compare with a first difference value, where the first difference value is equal to a difference of a second signal quality, which is a value of signal quality of the one or more second network devices that is the best signal quality, and a first signal quality, which is a value of signal quality of the one or more first network devices that is the best signal quality.

In a possible implementation manner, the first configuration information further includes information of a second signal quality threshold, where the information of the second signal quality threshold is used for comparing with a first signal quality, and the first signal quality indicates a value with the best signal quality among the signal qualities of the one or more first network devices.

In one possible implementation manner, the determining the target network device according to the first configuration message includes: determining the target network device according to at least one of the following information: the support of AI functionality by each of the one or more first network devices, the signal quality of each of the one or more second network devices, a first signal quality threshold, a second signal quality threshold, a measurement criterion.

In one possible implementation manner, the determining the target network device according to the first configuration message includes: determining one or more first network devices that do not support the second AI functionality from the one or more first network devices; and determining the network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices which do not support the second AI function and the one or more second network devices as the target network device.

In one possible implementation, the target network device is one of the one or more first network devices.

In one possible implementation manner, the determining the target network device according to the first configuration message includes: and under the condition that the first signal quality is greater than or equal to the second signal quality threshold, taking the first network equipment corresponding to the first signal quality as the target network equipment.

In one possible implementation manner, the determining the target network device according to the first configuration message includes at least one of the following: determining a first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device; determining a first network device supporting the highest priority AI function of the user equipment from the one or more first network devices as the target network device; and determining a first network device supporting the AI function of the maximum number of the user devices from the one or more first network devices as the target network device.

In one possible implementation manner, the determining the target network device according to the first configuration message includes: the first network device is preferentially determined as the target network device from the one or more first network devices and the one or more second network devices.

In one possible implementation manner, the determining the target network device according to the first configuration message includes: determining a network device with the best signal quality from the one or more second network devices as the target network device when the first difference value is greater than or equal to the first signal quality threshold; or in the case that the first difference value is smaller than the first signal quality threshold value, determining a first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an information configuration method, where the method is applied to a source network device or a chip, where the chip is disposed in the source network device, and the method includes: and sending a first configuration message to the user equipment, wherein the first configuration message comprises information of one or more first network equipment and/or information of one or more second network equipment, the first network equipment is a candidate network equipment supporting the user equipment Artificial Intelligence (AI) function, and the second network equipment is a candidate network equipment not supporting the user equipment AI function.

In one possible implementation, the first configuration message is included in a radio resource control RRC reconfiguration message, and the method further includes: receiving a response message of the first configuration message from the user equipment, wherein the response message comprises an RRC reconfiguration complete message.

In one possible implementation, the first configuration message further includes information of a signal quality threshold, where the signal quality threshold is used to compare with a first difference value, where the first difference value is equal to a difference of a second signal quality, which is a difference of a first signal quality and a second signal quality, where the second signal quality is a value of signal quality of the one or more second network devices, and the first signal quality is a value of signal quality of the one or more first network devices, where the signal quality is a maximum value.

In one possible implementation manner, before the sending the first configuration message to the user equipment, the method further includes: sending a switching request message; a handover request confirm message is received.

In a possible implementation manner, the handover request message includes information of AI functions of the user equipment, and the handover request confirm message includes information of AI functions supported by the network equipment and/or information of AI functions not supported by the network equipment sending the handover request confirm message.

In one possible implementation manner, the sending the handover request message includes: transmitting the handover request message to the first network device; the receiving a handover request acknowledgement message includes: the method further includes receiving the handover request confirm message from the first network device, the handover request confirm message including information of AI functions supported by the first network device and/or information of AI functions not supported.

In one possible implementation manner, before the sending the handover request message, the method further includes: and acquiring AI function information supported by the first network equipment through an inter-station interface.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: and receiving fourth indication information from the user equipment, wherein the fourth indication information is used for indicating the AI function which is being executed and/or is to be executed by the user equipment.

In a possible implementation manner, the fourth indication information includes any one or more of the following: the type of AI function, the priority of AI function, the accuracy of AI function, the complexity of AI function.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an information configuration method, where the method is applied to a candidate network device or a chip, where the chip is disposed in the candidate network device, and the method includes: receiving a handover request message from a source network device; and sending a switching request confirmation message to the source network equipment, wherein the switching request confirmation message comprises information of the artificial intelligent AI function supported by the candidate network equipment and/or information of the AI function not supported by the candidate network equipment.

In one possible implementation, the information of the AI functions supported by the candidate network device includes at least one of the following information: the type of the supported AI function, the priority of the supported AI function, the accuracy of the supported AI function, the complexity of the supported AI function; the information of the AI functions not supported by the candidate network device includes at least one of the following information: the type of the unsupported AI function, the priority of the unsupported AI function, the accuracy of the unsupported AI function, the complexity of the unsupported AI function.

In one possible implementation, the handover request message includes information of the AI functionality of the user equipment.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device comprising means for implementing the method in the first aspect described above.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device comprising means for implementing the method in the second aspect described above.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes means for implementing the method in the third aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the communication device comprising a processor and a memory, the processor and the memory being interconnected, the memory being for storing instructions, the processor being for invoking the instructions such that the method according to the first aspect is implemented.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the communication device including a processor and a memory, the processor and the memory being interconnected, the memory being configured to store instructions, the processor being configured to invoke the instructions such that the method as described in the second aspect is implemented.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the communication device comprising a processor and a memory, the processor and the memory being interconnected, the memory being for storing instructions, the processor being for invoking the instructions such that the method according to the third aspect is implemented.

In a tenth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a chip comprising a processor coupled to an interface, the processor and the interface; the interface is for inputting signals and/or outputting signals and the processor is for executing code instructions such that the method as described in the first aspect is implemented.

In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a chip comprising a processor coupled to an interface, the processor and the interface; the interface is for inputting signals and/or outputting signals and the processor is for executing code instructions such that the method as described in the second aspect is implemented.

In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a chip comprising a processor coupled to an interface, the processor and the interface; the interface is for inputting signals and/or outputting signals and the processor is for executing code instructions such that the method according to the third aspect is implemented.

In a fourteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a module apparatus, which is characterized in that the module apparatus includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip module, wherein: the power supply module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; the chip module is for performing the method according to the first aspect.

In a fifteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a module apparatus, which is characterized in that the module apparatus includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip module, wherein: the power supply module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; the chip module is used for executing the method according to the second aspect.

In a sixteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a module apparatus, which is characterized in that the module apparatus includes a communication module, a power module, a storage module, and a chip module, wherein: the power supply module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment; the storage module is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of the module equipment or carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment; the chip module is for performing the method according to the third aspect.

In a seventeenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed, implements a method as described in the first aspect.

In an eighteenth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed, implements a method as described in the second aspect.

In a nineteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed, implements a method as described in the third aspect.

In a twentieth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program which, when executed, implements a method as described in the first aspect.

In a twenty-first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program which, when executed, implements a method as described in the second aspect.

In a twenty-second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program which, when executed, implements a method as described in the third aspect.

In a twenty-third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication system comprising a user equipment operable to perform a method as described in the first aspect and a source network device operable to perform a method as described in the second aspect. Optionally, the communication system further comprises a candidate network device, which may be used to perform the method as described in the third aspect.

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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a cell handover method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7a is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7b is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7c is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In the present application, "at least one (item)" means one or more, "a plurality" means two or more, "at least two (items)" means two or three and more, "and/or" for describing an association relationship of an association object, and three kinds of relationships may exist, for example, "a and/or B" may represent: only a, only B and both a and B are present, wherein a, B may be singular or plural. The character "/" generally indicates that the context-dependent object is an "or" relationship. "at least one of (a) or a similar expression thereof means any combination of these items. For example, at least one (one) of a, b or c may represent: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c".

The communication method provided by the application can be applied to various communication systems, such as an internet of things (internet of things, ioT) system, a narrowband internet of things (narrow band internet of things, NB-IoT) system, a long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) system, a 5G system, a sixth generation (6 th-generation, 6G) system and the like.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the communication system includes: network equipment and user equipment. It will be appreciated that fig. 1 shows only four network devices and one user device by way of example, but the number of individual devices shown in fig. 1 should not be construed as limiting embodiments of the present application.

By way of example, the network device may be a next generation node B (next generation node B, gNB), a next generation evolved base station (next generation evolved nodeB, ng-eNB), or a network device (e.g., base station) in future 6G communications, etc. The network device may be any device having wireless transceiver capabilities, including but not limited to the base stations shown above (including base stations deployed on satellites). Optionally, the network device may also be an access node, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, etc. in a wireless local area network (wireless fidelity, wiFi) system. Optionally, the network device may be a wireless controller in a cloud wireless access network (cloud radio access network, CRAN) scenario. Alternatively, the network device may be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device, etc. Alternatively, the network device may also be a small station, a transmission receiving node (transmission reception point, TRP) (or may also be referred to as a transmission point), etc. It will be appreciated that the network device may also be a base station in a future evolved public land mobile network (public land mobile network, PLMN), or the like.

In some deployments, a base station (e.g., gNB) may be composed of a Centralized Unit (CU) and a Distributed Unit (DU). Namely, the functions of the base stations in the access network are split, part of the functions of the base stations are deployed on one CU, and the rest of the functions are deployed on DUs. And a plurality of DUs share one CU, so that the cost can be saved, and the network expansion is easy. In other deployments of base stations, CUs may also be divided into CU-Control Plane (CP) and CU-User Plane (UP), etc. In still other deployments of base stations, the base stations may also be open radio access network (open radio access network, ora) architecture, etc., the application is not limited to a particular type of base station.

A User Equipment (UE) may also be referred to as a terminal or the like. The user equipment is equipment with a wireless receiving and transmitting function, can be deployed on land, and comprises indoor or outdoor, handheld, wearable or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on the water surface, such as a ship, etc. The user device may be a mobile phone, a tablet (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiving function, a Virtual Reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) device, a wireless terminal in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal in unmanned driving (self driving), a wireless terminal in remote medical (remote medical), a wireless terminal in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal in transportation security (transportation safety), a wireless terminal in smart city (smart home), a wireless terminal in smart home (smart home), etc. It is understood that the user equipment may also be a user equipment in a 6G network or a user equipment in a future evolved PLMN, etc. It can be appreciated that the user device shown in the present application may be a vehicle in the internet of vehicles. For brevity, the method provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described below by referring to a user equipment as UE.

The network architecture and the service scenario described in the embodiments of the present application are for more clearly describing the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can know that, with the evolution of the network architecture and the appearance of the new service scenario, the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present application is applicable to similar technical problems.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of a switching method according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 2, the method includes:

0. the access and mobility management function network element (access and mobility management function, AMF) provides mobility control information to the respective base stations, as shown in fig. 2, the AMF provides mobility control information (mobility control information provided by AMF). For example, the AMF may provide the mobility control information to the source base station, the target base station, and other candidate target base stations.

Transmission of measurement control and measurement reports between ue and source base station, as shown in fig. 2 (measurement control and reports).

2. The source base station performs a cell handover based on the measurement report decision, which may also be referred to as a conditional handover (conditional handover, CHO) decision as shown in fig. 2.

3. The source base station sends a handover request (handover request) to the candidate base station, that is, the source base station may send a handover request to the target base station and other candidate target base stations. Correspondingly, the candidate base station receives the handover request. Such as the handover request shown in fig. 2.

4. The candidate base station performs access control (admission control), such as the target base station and other candidate target base stations. Such as the access control shown in fig. 2.

5. The candidate base station sends a handover request acknowledgement (handover request acknowledge), e.g., the target base station, other candidate target base stations send a handover request acknowledgement to the source base station, respectively. Correspondingly, the source base station receives the handover request acknowledgement. As shown in fig. 2.

6. The source base station sends an RRC reconfiguration (RRC reconfiguration) message to the UE, which receives the RRC reconfiguration message, such as the RRC reconfiguration shown in fig. 2.

Illustratively, the RRC reconfiguration message includes reconfiguration information of the candidate cell and measurement execution conditions. When the UE detects that the measurement execution condition meets the corresponding candidate cell, the user equipment takes the candidate cell as a target cell, applies RRC reconfiguration information corresponding to the candidate cell and carries out a switching execution process; when there are a plurality of candidate cells satisfying the measurement execution condition, the target cell may be specifically decided by the UE.

The ue sends an RRC reconfiguration complete (RRC reconfiguration complete) message to the source base station, which receives the RRC reconfiguration complete message, as shown in fig. 2.

Illustratively, the UE may evaluate the handover state after receiving the RRC reconfiguration message (evaluate the CHO conditions). Illustratively, the UE may leave from the old cell and synchronize with the new cell (detach from the old cell, synchronize to the new cell). That is, the UE may leave the source cell and then synchronize with the target cell.

The source base station sends an early state transition (early status transfer) message to the other candidate target base stations, which, in turn, receive the early state transition as shown in fig. 2.

It can be appreciated that the early state transition message can help other candidate target base stations to make some configurations in advance, for example, the candidate base stations reserve some resources and store some UE related information, so that after the subsequent UE selects the base station, data transmission can be quickly recovered, and data interruption can be reduced.

And 8a, the target base station sends a handover success message to the source base station, and the source base station correspondingly receives the handover success message, as shown in fig. 2.

And 8b, the source base station sends an SN state transition (SN status transfer) message to the target base station, and the target base station correspondingly receives the SN state transition message, such as SN state transition shown in figure 2.

And 8c, the source base station sends a handover cancel (handover cancel) message to the candidate base station. Each candidate base station receives the handover cancel message, such as the handover cancel shown in fig. 2.

It is to be appreciated that the handover cancel message may function as a candidate base station that may not need to continue to reserve the previously reserved resources when the UE has handed over to the target base station, such as may be a resource release, a configuration deletion, etc.

It will be appreciated that the handover method shown in fig. 2 is merely an example, and the description of the relevant handover procedure may refer to a relevant standard or protocol, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present application.

With the development of AI, more and more UEs need to perform AI functions, and when the UE performs cell handover, a base station supporting the AI functions is not fully considered. Therefore, how to enable the UE to combine the AI functions supported by the base station to perform cell switching when the UE performs cell switching needs to be solved.

For example, when some cells support AI functions and other cells do not support AI functions, in order to ensure service continuity of the UE AI functions in a connected state, whether to support AI functions needs to be considered in a conditional handover scenario, otherwise, service continuity of the UE AI functions is affected, resulting in service interruption and reduced user experience. Thus, there may be some cells that do not support AI functions, some cells that support AI functions or have AI capabilities that differ, especially in cells at the edge of Tracking Area (TA) or registration area (registration area, RA), and the UE needs and the area/time association need to be considered, so as to ensure flexibility of deployment by the operator. It will be appreciated that the region/time association shown above may be understood as: because there are differences in AI requirements of UEs in different regions/time periods, operators consider energy saving and cost such that AI functions supported by base stations are different. AI functions supported by, for example, urban and suburban areas may vary; such as a daytime office area and a evening office area, the AI functions supported may differ; the operator has deployment flexibility, and the AI functions can be enabled and disabled in consideration of the above factors.

In view of this, the embodiment of the application provides an information configuration method and an information configuration device, so that a UE can obtain the related situation of AI functions supported by a network device in time, and the UE can determine a target network device after weighing. The UE can not only complete cell switching, such as switching to network equipment with better quality than the source network equipment; moreover, the UE may also perform handover in combination with AI functions supported by the network device, where the signal quality of the network device is balanced with the AI functions supported, thereby completing cell handover. For example, the AI functionality may be considered when the network device indicates conditional handover configuration information to the user device. For example, when the ue performs the conditional handover, the AI function supported by the candidate cell may be considered based on the satisfaction of the measurement condition.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, where the method includes:

301. the source network device sends a first configuration message to the user device, and the user device receives the first configuration message correspondingly.

The first configuration message includes information of one or more first network devices, which are candidate network devices supporting the AI functionality of the user device, and/or information of one or more second network devices, which are candidate network devices not supporting the AI functionality of the user device. That is, both the first network device and the second network device are candidate network devices, but the first network device supports the AI function of the UE and the second network device does not support the AI function of the UE.

The embodiment of the present application is not limited to the specific type of AI functions supported by the user equipment (i.e., the user equipment AI functions shown above). The AI functionality supported by the user equipment may be at least one of: AI functions that the user device has performed, AI functions that the user device is performing, AI functions that the user device has not performed (e.g., AI functions that the user device is about to perform in a future period of time, etc.).

It can be understood that the AI function shown in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as an AI service, an AI capability, AI information, etc., and other names of the AI function in the embodiment of the present application are not listed one by one.

In the embodiment of the present application, the information of the first network device includes: identification information of the first network device and/or AI-function information supported by the first network device. The AI function information supported by the first network device may be implemented as follows:

the first, in one possible implementation, AI functionality information supported by a first network device includes: the first indication information is used for indicating a first AI function supported by the first network device, the first AI function is one or more AI functions in the AI functions of the user device, and/or the second indication information is used for indicating a second AI function not supported by the first network device, and the second AI function is one or more AI functions in the AI functions of the user device. The first AI function indicated by the first indication information may be understood as a part of AI functions, or as all AI functions, of the AI functions of the user equipment. The second AI function indicated by the second indication information may be understood as a part of AI functions among AI functions of the user equipment. That is, the AI functions supported by the first network device may be all AI functions of the user equipment AI functions, or may be part of AI functions of the user equipment AI functions. The first AI function is, for example, an AI function being performed by the user device, and/or an AI function to be performed by the user device. Optionally, the first AI function includes at least one of: AI functions that have been performed by the user device, AI functions that are being performed by the user device, AI functions that have not been performed by the user device. Optionally, the AI function may include at least one of: the partial AI function being performed by the user device, the full AI function not being performed by the user device, the partial AI function not being performed by the user device. Optionally, the AI function may include at least one of: all AI functions that the user device has performed, part of AI functions that the user device is performing, all AI functions that the user device is not performing, part of AI functions that the user device is not performing.

In a second possible implementation manner, the AI functionality information supported by the first network device includes: the first network device supports indication information of all AI functions of the user equipment, or the first network device supports indication information of part of AI functions of the user equipment.

In a third possible implementation manner, the AI functionality information supported by the first network device includes: the first network device supports indication information of all AI functions of the user equipment.

It will be appreciated that the first to third implementations shown above may also be combined with each other. If the first network device supports all AI functions of the user device, the AI function information supported by the first network device may be an indication for indicating that the first network device supports all AI functions of the user device. And when the first network device supports a part of AI functions of the user device, the AI-function information supported by the first network device may include first indication information and/or second indication information. That is, the UE can effectively learn the AI functions supported by the first network device and the AI functions that cannot be supported by the first network device through the AI function information supported by the first network device. Therefore, the UE not only can know the condition that the first network equipment supports the AI function, but also can improve the efficiency of selecting the target network equipment by the UE. The efficiency of selecting the target network device by the UE is effectively improved by definitely knowing the condition that each candidate network device supports the AI function, so that the UE can make trade-off between the signal quality and the supporting condition of the AI function.

Fourth, in one possible implementation manner, the AI-function information supported by the first network device includes at least one of the following information: the type of the supported AI function, the priority of the supported AI function, the accuracy of the supported AI function, the complexity of the supported AI function. The implementation manner can enable the UE to clearly know the AI function supported by the first network device, so that whether the first network device can support the AI function of the user device is determined based on the AI function supported by the first network device.

By way of example, the kinds of supported AI functions may include at least one of: positioning, channel state information (channel state information, CSI) compression, beam management, power saving, trajectory prediction, etc. The indication of the kind of AI function may be identified by means of an index (index) or an identity (identity). By way of example, the priority of the supported AI functions indicates that the first network device performs the AI function preferentially, e.g., in the case where the first network device has limited resources, the first network device may perform the AI function with the highest priority preferentially. For example, when the UE reports the AI function, the UE may carry a priority, so as to indicate the AI function to the user's priority, for example, using 0-7 to indicate the priority, where 0 is the highest and 7 is the lowest. For example, the accuracy of the supported AI function may be used to indicate a requirement for the AI function to output an inference result, e.g., positioning, and the accuracy requirement may be in the order of meters, decimeters, centimeters. Or AI accuracy may be expressed in terms of accuracy, representing a performance difference from an ideal/true value (ground truth), such as an accuracy of 99.99%, or an error of less than 0.01%, etc. By way of example, the complexity of the supported AI function can be used to indicate the computational power requirements of the AI model (e.g., processor computational power units (tera operations per second, TOPs), floating-point number of operations performed Per Second (FLPs) representation), volume (model size) requirements (e.g., MByte, GByte, etc.), power requirements (mW, W), etc.

In the embodiment of the present application, the information of the second network device includes: identification information of the second network device, and/or AI-function information that is not supported by the second network device. The AI function information supported by the second network device may be implemented as follows:

fifth, in one possible implementation manner, the AI-function information that is not supported by the second network device includes at least one of the following: the type of the unsupported AI function, the priority of the unsupported AI function, the accuracy of the unsupported AI function, the complexity of the unsupported AI function.

In a sixth possible implementation manner, the AI-function information that is not supported by the second network device includes third indication information, where the third indication information is used to indicate that the second network device does not support the AI-function of the user equipment.

It is understood that when the first configuration message includes information of the first network device and information of the second network device, any implementation of the first implementation to the fourth implementation shown above may be combined in a fifth or sixth implementation, which is not listed here. The information of the first network device and the information of the second network device shown above may be configured separately or simultaneously, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

The embodiment of the application does not limit the number of the first network devices and the number of the second network devices.

In one possible implementation, the first configuration message may further include, in addition to the information of the first network device and/or the information of the second network device, information of a first signal quality threshold value for comparison with a first difference value, where the value of the first difference value is equal to a difference between a second signal quality and the first signal quality, where the second signal quality is indicative of a value with the best signal quality among the signal qualities of the one or more second network devices, and where the first signal quality is indicative of a value with the best signal quality among the signal qualities of the one or more first network devices.

The first signal quality threshold may be used for determining the target network device by the user equipment during the conditional handover, or the first signal quality threshold may be used for measuring with the first difference to determine the target network device, or the first signal quality threshold may be used for determining the target network device from the candidate network devices, or the first signal quality threshold may be used for determining the target network device from one or more first network devices, and one or more of And determining the target network equipment in the second network equipment. The first signal quality threshold may be configured by the source network device or may be defined by a standard. For the first difference D ₁ Representing the first signal quality with Q ₁ Representing the second signal quality by Q ₂ The following relationship is satisfied: d (D) ₁ ＝Q ₂ -Q ₁ . The first signal quality is a value of a best signal quality among the one or more first network devices indicated in the first configuration message, and the second signal quality is a value of a best signal quality among the one or more second network devices indicated in the first configuration message. Thus, when the user equipment determines the target network equipment based on the first signal quality threshold, the first difference value, the first signal quality and the second signal quality, the target network equipment may be a first network equipment corresponding to a value with the best signal quality (i.e. a first network equipment corresponding to the first signal quality) in the one or more first network equipment, or the target network equipment may be a second network equipment corresponding to a value with the best signal quality in the one or more second network equipment (i.e. a second network equipment corresponding to the second signal quality).

It will be appreciated that the relationship between the first difference, the first signal quality and the second signal quality shown above is merely exemplary, as the difference of the first signal quality minus the second signal quality may also be compared to a certain difference to determine the target network device. And will not be described in detail here.

The specific manner in which the user equipment determines the target network equipment may refer to the seventh to fourteenth implementations shown below, and will not be described in detail here.

In one possible implementation, the first configuration message includes information of the first network device and/or information of the second network device, and the first configuration message further includes information of a second signal quality threshold, where the information of the second signal quality threshold is used to compare with the first signal quality, and the first signal quality indicates a value with the best signal quality among the signal qualities of the one or more first network devices.

The second signal quality threshold may be used for the user equipment to determine the target network device during a conditional handover, or the second signal quality threshold may be used for determining the target network device from one or more first network devices, or the second signal quality threshold may be used for comparison with the first signal quality, etc.

Thus, the first configuration message may include information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, and may also include information of the first signal quality threshold (or information of the second signal quality threshold). Alternatively, the first configuration message may include information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, and may further include information of a first signal quality threshold and information of a second signal quality threshold. That is, the first signal quality threshold and the second signal quality threshold may be present in the first configuration message separately or may be present in the first configuration message at the same time.

It may be appreciated that the first configuration message in the embodiment of the present application may be an RRC reconfiguration message or be included in an RRC reconfiguration message, for example, AI function information supported by the first network device and AI function information supported by the second network device may be included outside a container (container) of candidate target cell reconfiguration messages; or other RRC message, etc. Alternatively, the first configuration message is another type of message, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the specific type of the first configuration message. The first configuration message may be a message when the UE performs handover, or may be a message sent by the source network device after the UE accesses the source cell where the source network device is located, etc. The description of the container may be as follows: in general, the information element (information element, IE) condrrcrecondonfig-r 16 may be each candidate network device and a corresponding respective RRC reconfiguration message. After determining the target network device, the UE uses the RRC reconfiguration message corresponding to the target network device in the condrrcrecon fig-r16 to access the target network device. Since the condrrcrecondonfig-r 16 IE is in the form of CONTAINING RRCReconfiguration, i.e. the source network device includes the rrcrecondonfig message of the target network device in the rrcrecondonfig message for transmission to the UE, the embodiment of the application is referred to as a con-tainer.

It can be understood that the source network device shown in the embodiment of the present application may be understood as follows: the network device in the source cell, or the source base station providing access service for the UE, or the serving cell of the UE (old serving cell or source serving cell) is the source cell where the source network device is located. The target network device shown in the embodiment of the present application can be understood as: the network device in the target cell, or the target base station providing access service for the UE, or the serving cell of the UE (new serving cell or target serving cell) is the target cell where the target network device is located.

In one possible implementation, in a case where the first configuration message is included in the RRC reconfiguration message (or the first configuration message is an RRC reconfiguration message), the method shown in fig. 3 further includes:

302. the ue sends a response message of the first configuration message, such as an RRC reconfiguration complete message, to the source network device, and the source network device receives the RRC reconfiguration message.

When the first configuration message is included in or is an RRC reconfiguration message, the response message of the first configuration message shown in the embodiment of the present application may include an RRC reconfiguration complete message. Optionally, when the first configuration message is another message, such as another RRC message, the response message may also be an Acknowledgement (ACK) message (or an acknowledgement message) or a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) message, etc., which is not limited by the specific type of the response message in the embodiments of the present application.

It is understood that specific description on the RRC reconfiguration and RRC reconfiguration complete message may refer to fig. 2 or related standards or protocols, etc. When the first configuration message includes an RRC reconfiguration message, the source network device may cause the source network device to instruct the user device of the configuration regarding the conditional handover by transmitting the RRC reconfiguration message to the user device, taking account of AI information of the user device (e.g., AI function or AI category, etc.).

In one possible implementation, before step 301, the method shown in fig. 3 further includes:

the source network device sends a switching request message;

the source network device receives the handover request confirm message.

The source network device may also send a handover request message and receive a handover request confirm message, as when the first configuration message is or is included in an RRC reconfiguration message. The source network device may send a handover request message according to whether it knows the AI function support of the user equipment of each candidate network device. Optionally, the handover request message includes information of AI functions of the user equipment, and the handover request confirm message includes information of AI functions supported by the network device and/or information of AI functions not supported by the network device sending the handover request confirm message. For example, the source network device may send a handover request message to each candidate network device, the handover request message including information of the user equipment AI function, such that each candidate network device determines a respective supported user equipment AI function and/or a non-supported user equipment AI function based on the information of the user equipment AI function. Of course, the handover request message shown in the embodiment of the present application may also not include information of the AI function of the user equipment, for example, the handover request message may be a handover request message as shown in fig. 2. Optionally, before the source network device sends the handover request message, if the AI function supporting situation of each candidate network device has been acquired, the source network device may send the handover request message to the candidate first network device, and the handover request confirm message may include information of AI functions supported by the first network device and/or information of AI functions not supported by the first network device. Optionally, the method for the source network device to acquire AI function support conditions of each network device may include: the source network device obtains AI function information supported by the first network device through an inter-station interface. The inter-station interface may include an interface between network devices, such as an Xn interface or an NG interface, etc. Optionally, the source network device may further obtain, through the inter-station interface, information that the second network device does not support the AI functionality.

It is understood that after the source network device receives the handover request confirm message, the first network device and the second network device may be distinguished based on AI function support conditions of the respective candidate network devices. Of course, the AI function support conditions of each candidate network device acquired by the source network device through the inter-station interface may be the same as or different from the AI function support conditions fed back by each candidate network device through the handover request acknowledgement message, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In one possible implementation, the method shown in fig. 3 further includes:

the user equipment sends fourth indication information to the source network equipment, and correspondingly, the source network equipment receives fourth indication information from the user equipment, wherein the fourth indication information is used for indicating the AI function which is being executed and/or is to be executed by the user equipment.

The fourth indication information may be used for information indicating AI functions that the user equipment is performing and/or not performing, or may be used for indicating AI functions of the user equipment. For example, the user equipment may send the fourth indication information before receiving the first configuration message; alternatively, the user equipment may send the fourth indication information before sending a response message of the first configuration message, such as an RRC reconfiguration complete message; alternatively, the user equipment may send the fourth indication information after accessing the source network device; or, the ue may send the fourth indication information before performing cell handover and switching to the target network device, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. For example, the format of the fourth indication information may be: { positioning, 0} (AI function is highest priority when positioning). Thus, when candidate network devices supporting the AI functions of all user devices are not found, the source network device may prioritize the network devices supporting the user high-priority AI, and at the same time, the user device may prioritize the network devices supporting the user high-priority AI as target network devices (as a seventh implementation shown below).

303. The user equipment determines a target network device according to the first configuration message, wherein the target network device is one of one or more first network devices, or the target network device is one of one or more second network devices.

The user equipment determines the target network equipment according to at least one of the following information:

the support of AI functionality by each of the one or more first network devices, the signal quality of each of the one or more second network devices, the first signal quality threshold, the second signal quality threshold, the measurement criteria.

The case where each first network device supports the AI function may be understood as a case where each first network device supports the AI function of the user device, e.g. some first network devices support all of the AI functions of the user device, and other network devices support part of the AI functions of the user device. The measurement criteria represents a criterion between the signal quality, such as the reference signal received power (reference signal receiving power, RSRP) (or reference signal received quality (reference signal receiving quality, RSRQ)), and the RSRP threshold (or RSRQ threshold) of each candidate network device. The description of the measurement criteria may refer to the relevant standard or protocol. The target network device as determined by the user equipment needs to meet the measurement criteria. Such as the target network device being one of the one or more first network devices. Alternatively, the target network device is one of the one or more second network devices.

The user equipment determines the target network equipment according to the first configuration message in the following ways:

seventh, determining one or more first network devices that do not support the second AI functionality from among the one or more first network devices; the network device with the best signal quality is determined as the target network device from among the one or more first network devices and the one or more second network devices that do not support the second AI function.

In this implementation, the target network device may be determined from network devices that do not support one or more AI functions (and the second AI function). The second AI function may be understood as the AI function with the highest priority among the AI functions of the user equipment, or the AI function with the highest priority, the AI function with the next highest priority, or the like. That is, when the second network device needs to be considered (i.e., a network device that does not support the AI function of the user device), the user device may take the network device with the best signal quality as the target network device from among the one or more first network devices that do not support the AI function of the user device and the one or more second network devices indicated in the first configuration message. It is understood that the signal quality shown in the embodiments of the present application is best, and may be understood as the signal quality is the largest or the signal quality is the highest, etc.

Eighth, when the first signal quality is greater than or equal to the second signal quality threshold, the first network device corresponding to the first signal quality is used as the target network device.

In this implementation manner, the user equipment compares the first signal quality with the second signal quality threshold, and when the first signal quality is greater than the second signal quality threshold, takes the first network equipment corresponding to the first signal quality as the target network equipment.

Ninth, a first network device with the best signal quality is determined from one or more first network devices as a target network device.

In this implementation, the user equipment may determine the target network device from the one or more first network devices, without considering the second network device, e.g. the first network device corresponding to the first signal quality is taken as the target network device.

Tenth, a first network device supporting the user equipment highest priority AI function is determined from one or more first network devices as a target network device.

In this implementation, the user equipment prioritizes, from among the one or more first network devices, the first network device supporting the highest priority AI function of the user equipment as the target network device. If there are a plurality of first network devices supporting the user equipment highest priority AI function, a first network device with the best signal quality may be determined as a target network device from the plurality of first network devices supporting the user equipment highest priority AI function.

An eleventh method of determining a first network device supporting a maximum number of AI functions of a user device from among one or more first network devices as a target network device.

In this implementation, the user equipment preferentially uses, from one or more first network devices, the first network device supporting the most AI functions of the user equipment as the target network device. If there are a plurality of first network devices supporting the most AI functions of the user equipment, the first network device with the best signal quality can be determined as the target network device from the plurality of first network devices supporting the most AI functions of the user equipment.

A twelfth, preferentially determining the first network device as the target network device from the one or more first network devices and the one or more second network devices.

In this implementation, when the one or more first network devices indicated in the first configuration message and the one or more second network devices each meet the measurement criteria, the target network device may be preferentially determined from the one or more first network devices, for example, the first network device corresponding to the first signal quality is taken as the target network device.

A thirteenth network device with the best signal quality is determined as the target network device from the one or more second network devices in case the first difference is greater than or equal to the first signal quality threshold.

In such an implementation, if the second signal quality is significantly different from the first signal quality (i.e., greater than or equal to the first signal quality threshold), and the second signal quality is greater than the first signal quality, the user device may determine, from the one or more second network devices, a network device with the best signal quality as the target network device, i.e., a second network device corresponding to the second signal quality, based on the first signal quality threshold.

A fourteenth, determining a first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device, in case the first difference is smaller than the first signal quality threshold.

In such an implementation, if the second signal quality does not differ significantly from the first signal quality (i.e., is less than the first signal quality threshold), the user device may consider the first network device to which the first signal quality corresponds as the target network device.

It will be appreciated that when the first difference is equal to the first signal quality threshold, the user equipment may also determine, from the one or more first network devices, the first network device with the best signal quality as the target network device (i.e. the first network device corresponding to the first signal quality is the target network device). In the embodiment of the application, when the first difference value is equal to the first signal quality threshold value, whether the target network device is the first network device or the second network device is not limited.

The eighth implementation manner shown above may also be combined with the fourteenth implementation manner, and if the first signal quality is greater than or equal to the second signal quality threshold, and the first difference is less than the first signal quality threshold, the user equipment may use the first network device corresponding to the first signal quality as the target network device. For another example, when the first signal quality is less than the second signal quality threshold and the first difference is greater than or equal to the first signal quality threshold, the user equipment may use the second network equipment corresponding to the second signal quality as the target network equipment.

It will be appreciated that the numbering "first" through "fourteenth" in the first through fourteenth implementations shown above is merely for distinguishing between different implementations to facilitate reference or distinction in subsequent embodiments.

304. The user equipment performs a handover to the target network equipment.

For example, the user equipment may perform a cell handover to the target network equipment, or leave the old cell and synchronize the new cell as shown in fig. 2.

According to the embodiment of the application, the perception of the user equipment on the support of the AI function of the candidate cell can be enhanced, so that the user equipment can determine the target network equipment based on the requirements of the user equipment, the continuity of the user equipment service can be ensured, the requirements of the user can be met, and the user experience can be improved. By way of example, the user equipment can find out the most suitable cell for supporting the AI function and the signal quality at the same time, so that the user equipment finds out the optimal solution in terms of the signal quality and the AI function support during the condition switching, the service continuity of the AI function in progress of the user equipment is guaranteed to the greatest extent, the access delay of the potential AI function is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

The method provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described below with reference to specific examples.

Example 1,

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, where the method includes:

401. and the source base station acquires the supporting condition of the neighbor cell on the AI function through an Xn interface or an NG interface.

It will be appreciated that fig. 4 illustrates only one first base station and one second base station, and the number of first base stations and second base stations illustrated in fig. 4 should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application. The description of the first base station may refer to the description of the first network device above and the description of the second base station may refer to the description of the second network device above.

402. The source base station transmits a handover REQUEST message (handover REQUEST) to a base station supporting the AI function of the user equipment (first base station as shown in fig. 4). Correspondingly, one or more first base stations receive the handover request message.

403. The first base station sends a handover request confirm message to the source base station, and the source base station receives the handover request confirm message sent by the first base station (HANDOVER REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE).

Optionally, if the handover request acknowledgement message returned by a certain first base station indicates that it cannot meet part or all of the AI functions, the source base station may not consider the first base station in the conditional handover configuration. That is, if the handover request acknowledgement message returned from a certain candidate cell indicates that it cannot satisfy some or all AI functions, the source base station does not consider the candidate cell as a candidate for the target cell in the conditional handover. The failure to satisfy a part of the AI functions shown above can be understood as such as failure to satisfy the AI function with the highest priority, or failure to satisfy the AI function with the highest priority and the next highest priority, or the like.

Optionally, if the handover request acknowledgement message returned by a candidate cell indicates that it supports a part of AI functions (e.g. the part of AI functions cannot be satisfied), the source base station may record AI functions supported and/or not supported by the candidate cell in the conditional handover configuration. And for all unsupported cases, the source base station does not consider the corresponding candidate cell in the conditional handover configuration.

404. The source base station sends an RRC reconfiguration message (rrcrecon configuration) to the user equipment, and the user equipment receives the RRC reconfiguration message.

405. The user equipment transmits an RRC reconfiguration complete message (rrcrecon configuration complete) to the source base station, and the source base station receives the RRC reconfiguration complete message, correspondingly.

It will be appreciated that the description of the RRC reconfiguration message shown in step 404 and the RRC reconfiguration complete message shown in step 405 may refer to fig. 2, or fig. 3 (e.g., the first configuration message), etc., and will not be described in detail here. For example, the RRC reconfiguration message may include a first configuration message, or the first configuration message is an RRC reconfiguration message, and the response message of the first configuration message includes an RRC reconfiguration complete message.

406. And the user equipment executes the conditional switching according to the conditional switching configuration configured in the RRC reconfiguration message.

It will be appreciated that the description of step 406 may refer to the seventh implementation through the fourteenth implementation above, and will not be described in detail here. For example, when multiple candidate cells simultaneously meet a conditional handover signal threshold (e.g., the second signal quality threshold described above), candidate cells supporting all ongoing AI functions and/or potentially desired AI functions may be preferred. For example, when multiple candidate cells simultaneously meet a conditional handover signal threshold (e.g., a first signal quality threshold and/or a second signal quality threshold), the candidate cell with the highest signal quality may be preferred. For example, when multiple candidate cells simultaneously meet a conditional handover signal threshold (e.g., a second signal quality threshold), candidate cells supporting a high priority AI function may be preferred. For example, if there is only one cell satisfying the measurement condition, the user equipment selects the candidate cell as the target cell. For example, if none of the plurality of cells satisfying the measurement condition support the user equipment AI function, the candidate cell with the highest signal quality may be selected. For example, if the plurality of cells satisfying the measurement condition include candidate cells supporting the AI information of the user equipment, and the candidate cell with the best signal quality does not support the AI function of the user equipment, the user equipment determines a difference value between the signal quality of the cell with the best signal quality and the cell supporting the AI function of the user equipment: if the difference value of the signal quality is larger than the signal quality threshold value issued by the network or preconfigured, the user equipment selects a candidate cell with the strongest signal quality; otherwise, the user equipment selects a candidate cell supporting the AI function of the user equipment. For example, if there are a plurality of candidate cells supporting the user equipment AI information, the user equipment selects a candidate cell having the strongest signal quality.

According to the embodiment of the application, the source base station can configure the candidate cell supporting the AI function of the user equipment to the user equipment, so that the target cell selected by the user equipment during the condition switching can meet or support the AI function required by the user equipment, the service continuity of related business of the user equipment is ensured, and the user experience is improved.

EXAMPLE 2,

Fig. 5 is a flow chart of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 5, where the method includes:

501. and the source base station acquires the supporting condition of the neighbor cell on the AI function through an Xn interface or an NG interface.

It will be appreciated that fig. 5 illustrates only one first base station and one second base station, and the number of first base stations and second base stations illustrated in fig. 5 should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application. The description of the first base station may refer to the description of the first network device above and the description of the second base station may refer to the description of the second network device above.

502. And the user equipment sends fourth indication information to the source base station, and the source base station receives the fourth indication information correspondingly.

The fourth indication information may be used to indicate AI functions, such as category, priority, accuracy, complexity, etc., being performed or potentially desired by the user device. For example, the fourth indication information may be included in an RRC message, such as UE assistance information (UE assistance information).

503. The source base station sends a handover request message to a base station supporting the AI function of the user equipment (e.g., the first base station shown in fig. 5), and the corresponding one or more first base stations receive the handover request message.

A base station supporting the AI function of the user equipment may also be understood as a candidate cell supporting the AI function of the user equipment, may be a candidate cell supporting all ongoing AI functions and/or potentially required AI functions of the user equipment, or may be a candidate cell supporting some ongoing AI functions and/or potentially required AI functions of the user equipment.

504. The first base station sends a switching request confirmation message to the source base station, and the source base station correspondingly receives the switching request confirmation message sent by the first base station.

It will be appreciated that reference may be made to step 403 above for a description of step 504, which will not be described in detail here.

505. The source base station sends an RRC reconfiguration message (rrcrecon configuration) to the user equipment, and the user equipment receives the RRC reconfiguration message.

Alternatively, if a candidate cell only partially supports the AI functions that the user equipment is performing and/or the AI functions that are potentially required, the source base station may indicate the AI functions supported and/or the AI functions not supported by the candidate cell in the RRC reconfiguration message.

506. The user equipment transmits an RRC reconfiguration complete message (rrcrecon configuration complete) to the source base station, and the source base station receives the RRC reconfiguration complete message, correspondingly.

It will be appreciated that the description of the RRC reconfiguration message shown in step 505 and the RRC reconfiguration complete message shown in step 506 may refer to fig. 2, or fig. 3 (e.g., the first configuration message), etc., and will not be described in detail here. For example, the RRC reconfiguration message may include a first configuration message, or the first configuration message is an RRC reconfiguration message, and the response message of the first configuration message includes an RRC reconfiguration complete message.

507. And the user equipment executes the conditional switching according to the conditional switching configuration configured in the RRC reconfiguration message.

It is understood that the description of step 507 may refer to the seventh implementation manner to the fourteenth implementation manner, or refer to step 406, etc., which are not described in detail herein.

According to the embodiment of the application, besides the ongoing AI function of the user equipment, the potential AI requirement of the user equipment is additionally considered, so that the target cell selected by the user equipment during the condition switching can meet or support the AI function required by the user equipment, the service continuity of the ongoing AI function of the user equipment is ensured, the access delay of the potential AI function is reduced, and the user experience is improved. Meanwhile, the cells only partially supporting the AI function are also considered, so that the sufficient list of the candidate cells is ensured, and the condition handover failure caused by too few candidate cells is avoided.

Example 3,

Fig. 6 is a flow chart of an information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 6, where the method includes:

601. and the source base station acquires the supporting condition of the neighbor cell on the AI function through an Xn interface or an NG interface.

It will be appreciated that fig. 6 illustrates only one first base station and one second base station, and the number of first base stations and second base stations illustrated in fig. 6 should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application. The description of the first base station may refer to the description of the first network device above and the description of the second base station may refer to the description of the second network device above.

The method shown in fig. 6 may or may not include step 601.

602. And the source base station sends a switching request message to the candidate base station, and the candidate base station receives the switching request message correspondingly.

Optionally, the handover request message may include a user equipment AI function. The candidate base stations may include one or more first base stations and/or one or more second base stations.

603. And the candidate base station sends a switching request confirmation message to the source base station, and the source base station correspondingly receives the switching request confirmation message.

Optionally, the handover request confirm message may include the respective supported and/or unsupported user equipment AI functionalities therein.

604. The source base station sends an RRC reconfiguration message (rrcrecon configuration) to the user equipment, and the user equipment receives the RRC reconfiguration message.

Illustratively, the source base station may identify a candidate cell that supports and/or does not support AI functionality according to step 601 and/or step 603 and place this information (i.e., the candidate cell supports and/or does not support AI functionality) in the RRC reconfiguration message. Alternatively, this information may be placed in the RRC reconfiguration message, outside the Container of the candidate target cell reconfiguration message. Thereby, the perception of the candidate cell AI capabilities by the user equipment can be enhanced.

Alternatively, the source base station may indicate the first signal quality threshold and/or the second signal quality threshold to the user equipment. Optionally, the first signal quality threshold and/or the second signal quality threshold may be placed in an RRC reconfiguration message of the bearer condition switching configuration, or may be placed in an RRC message before or after the RRC reconfiguration message, or the like.

605. The user equipment transmits an RRC reconfiguration complete message (rrcrecon configuration complete) to the source base station, and the source base station receives the RRC reconfiguration complete message, correspondingly.

It will be appreciated that the description of the RRC reconfiguration message shown in step 604 and the RRC reconfiguration complete message shown in step 605 may refer to fig. 2, or fig. 3 (e.g., the first configuration message), etc., and will not be described in detail here. For example, the RRC reconfiguration message may include a first configuration message, or the first configuration message is an RRC reconfiguration message, and the response message of the first configuration message includes an RRC reconfiguration complete message.

606. And the user equipment executes the conditional switching according to the conditional switching configuration configured in the RRC reconfiguration message.

It will be appreciated that the description of step 606 may refer to the seventh implementation through the fourteenth implementation above, or refer to step 406 above, etc., and will not be described in detail here.

For example, if a plurality of candidate cells simultaneously satisfy the conditional handover signal threshold, the ue does not consider the candidate cells that do not support or satisfy the AI function requirement of the ue, and then prefers the candidate cell with the highest signal quality among the remaining other candidate cells. That is, when a cell supporting the user equipment AI function is included in the candidate cells and a cell not supporting the user equipment AI function is included in the candidate cells, the user equipment may determine a target cell among the cells supporting the user equipment AI function to complete the cell handover regardless of the cells not supporting the user equipment AI function.

Through the embodiment of the application, the perception of the user equipment on the support of the AI function of the candidate cell can be enhanced, so that the target cell selected by the user equipment during the condition switching can meet/support the AI function required by the user equipment, the service continuity of the AI function in progress of the user equipment is ensured, the access delay of the potential AI function is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

The following describes a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

According to the method embodiment of the application, the communication device is divided into the functional modules, for example, each functional module can be divided corresponding to each function, and two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The integrated modules may be implemented in hardware or in software functional modules. It should be noted that, the division of the modules in the present application is illustrative, and is merely a logic function division, and other division manners may be implemented in practice. The communication device according to the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail with reference to fig. 7a to 7c, 8 and 9.

In some embodiments of the present application, the communication device may be the user equipment or UE shown above or a chip provided in the user equipment or the like. I.e. the communication means may be adapted to perform the steps or functions etc. performed by the user equipment or UE in the above method embodiments. Fig. 7a is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 7a, the communication device includes:

a receiving unit 701, configured to receive a first configuration message from a source network device, where the first configuration message includes information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, where the first network devices are candidate network devices supporting the user equipment artificial intelligence AI function, and the second network devices are candidate network devices not supporting the user equipment AI function;

A determining unit 702, configured to determine, according to the first configuration message, a target network device, where the target network device is one of the one or more first network devices, or the target network device is one of the one or more second network devices;

a switching unit 703, configured to perform a handover to the target network device.

In one possible implementation, as shown in fig. 7a, the communication device further includes:

and a sending unit 704, configured to send fourth indication information to the source network device, where the fourth indication information is information indicating that the user equipment is executing and/or is about to execute an AI function.

In a possible implementation manner, the sending unit 704 is further configured to send a response message of the first configuration message, such as an RRC reconfiguration complete message, to the source network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining unit 702 is specifically configured to determine the target network device according to at least one of the following information: the support of AI functionality by each of the one or more first network devices, the signal quality of each of the one or more second network devices, a first signal quality threshold, a second signal quality threshold, a measurement criterion.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining unit 702 is specifically configured to determine, from the one or more first network devices, one or more first network devices that do not support the second AI functionality; and determining the network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices which do not support the second AI function and the one or more second network devices as the target network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining unit 702 is specifically configured to take, as the target network device, a first network device corresponding to the first signal quality when the first signal quality is greater than or equal to the second signal quality threshold.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining unit 702 is specifically configured to determine, according to the first configuration message, that the target network device includes at least one of the following: determining a first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device; determining a first network device supporting the highest priority AI function of the user equipment from the one or more first network devices as the target network device; and determining a first network device supporting the maximum number of AI functions of the user equipment from the one or more first network devices as the target network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining unit 702 is specifically configured to preferentially determine, from the one or more first network devices and the one or more second network devices, the first network device as the target network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the determining unit 702 is specifically configured to determine, from the one or more second network devices, a network device with the best signal quality as the target network device, where the first difference is greater than or equal to the first signal quality threshold; or in the case that the first difference value is smaller than the first signal quality threshold value, determining the first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device.

It is to be understood that the specific descriptions of the transmitting unit, the determining unit, the switching unit, and the receiving unit shown in the embodiments of the present application are merely examples, and reference may be made to the above-described method embodiments for specific functions or steps performed by the respective units, and they will not be described in detail herein. The functions of the respective units or the steps performed may also be used to perform the method shown in at least one of fig. 3 to 6, for example. The manner in which the individual units shown in fig. 7a are connected is merely an example.

In other embodiments of the present application, the communication apparatus may be the source network device shown above or a chip or the like provided in the source network device. I.e. the communication means may be adapted to perform the steps or functions etc. performed by the source network device in the above method embodiments. Fig. 7b is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 7b, where the communication device includes:

a sending unit 711, configured to send a first configuration message to a user equipment, where the first configuration message includes information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, where the first network device is a candidate network device supporting the user equipment artificial intelligence AI function, and the second network device is a candidate network device not supporting the user equipment AI function.

In one possible implementation, as shown in fig. 7b, the communication device further includes:

the receiving unit 712 is further configured to receive a response message, such as an RRC reconfiguration complete message, from the first configuration message of the user equipment.

In a possible implementation manner, the sending unit 711 is further configured to send a handover request message; and receiving a handover request confirm message.

an acquiring unit 713 for acquiring AI-function information supported by the first network device through the inter-station interface.

In a possible implementation manner, the receiving unit 712 is further configured to receive fourth indication information from the ue, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the ue is performing and/or is about to perform AI functions.

It is to be understood that the specific descriptions of the respective units shown in the embodiments of the present application are merely examples, and reference may be made to the above-described method embodiments for specific functions or steps performed by the respective units, and will not be described in detail herein. The specific functions of the individual units or the steps performed may also be used to perform the methods shown in at least one of fig. 3 to 6, for example. The manner in which the individual units shown in fig. 7b are connected is merely an example.

In further embodiments of the present application, the communication apparatus may be the candidate network device (e.g., may be the first network device or may be the second network device) or a chip provided in the candidate network device, etc. as shown above. I.e. the communication means may be adapted to perform the steps or functions etc. performed by the candidate network device in the above method embodiments. Fig. 7c is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 7c, where the communication device includes:

A receiving unit 721 for receiving a handover request message from a source network device;

a sending unit 722, configured to send a handover request acknowledgement message to the source network device, where the handover request acknowledgement message includes information of the artificial intelligence AI functions supported by the candidate network device and/or information of AI functions not supported by the candidate network device.

It is to be understood that the specific descriptions of the respective units shown in the embodiments of the present application are merely examples, and reference may be made to the above-described method embodiments for specific functions or steps performed by the respective units, and will not be described in detail herein. The specific functions of the individual units or the steps performed may also be used to perform the methods shown in at least one of fig. 3 to 6, for example.

In the embodiment of the present application, the description about the first configuration message, the information of the first network device, the information of the second network device, the first indication information, the second indication information, the third indication information, the fourth indication information, the AI function, etc. may also refer to the description in the above method embodiment, and will not be described in detail here.

Having described the communication device according to the embodiments of the present application, possible product configurations of the communication device are described below. It should be understood that any form of product having the functions of the communication device described in fig. 7a to 7c falls within the scope of the embodiments of the present application. It should also be understood that the following description is only exemplary, and not limiting the product form of the communication device according to the embodiments of the present application.

In a possible implementation, in the communication apparatus shown in fig. 7a to 7c, the determining unit, the acquiring unit and the switching unit may be implemented by one or more processors, the transmitting unit may be a transmitter, the receiving unit may be a receiver, and the transmitting unit and the receiving unit may be integrated in one device, such as a transceiver. In the embodiment of the present application, the processor and the transceiver may be coupled, etc., and the embodiment of the present application is not limited to the connection manner of the processor and the transceiver.

As shown in fig. 8, the communication device 80 includes one or more processors 820 and a transceiver 810.

Illustratively, when the communications apparatus is configured to perform the steps or methods or functions performed by the ue, the transceiver 810 is configured to receive a first configuration message from a source network device, where the first configuration message includes information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, where the first network devices are candidate network devices supporting the ue artificial intelligence AI function, and the second network devices are candidate network devices not supporting the ue AI function;

a processor 820 configured to determine a target network device according to the first configuration message, where the target network device is one of the one or more first network devices, or the target network device is one of the one or more second network devices; and performing a handover to the target network device.

In a possible implementation, the transceiver 810 is further configured to send fourth indication information to the source network device, where the fourth indication information is information indicating that the user device is performing and/or is about to perform AI functions.

In a possible implementation, the transceiver 810 is further configured to send a response message of the first configuration message, such as an RRC reconfiguration complete message, to the source network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the processor 820 is specifically configured to determine the target network device according to at least one of the following information: the support of AI functionality by each of the one or more first network devices, the signal quality of each of the one or more second network devices, a first signal quality threshold, a second signal quality threshold, a measurement criterion.

In one possible implementation, the processor 820 is specifically configured to determine, from the one or more first network devices, one or more first network devices that do not support the second AI functionality; and determining the network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices which do not support the second AI function and the one or more second network devices as the target network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the processor 820 is specifically configured to use, as the target network device, a first network device corresponding to the first signal quality when the first signal quality is greater than or equal to the second signal quality threshold.

In one possible implementation manner, the processor 820 is specifically configured to determine, according to the first configuration message, that the target network device includes at least one of the following: determining a first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device; determining a first network device supporting the highest priority AI function of the user equipment from the one or more first network devices as the target network device; and determining a first network device supporting the maximum number of AI functions of the user equipment from the one or more first network devices as the target network device.

In one possible implementation, the processor 820 is specifically configured to prioritize the first network device from the one or more first network devices and the one or more second network devices as the target network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the processor 820 is specifically configured to determine, from the one or more second network devices, a network device with the best signal quality as the target network device, where the first difference is greater than or equal to the first signal quality threshold; or in the case that the first difference value is smaller than the first signal quality threshold value, determining the first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device.

Illustratively, when the communication apparatus is configured to perform the step or the method or the function performed by the source network device, the transceiver 810 is configured to send a first configuration message to the user device, where the first configuration message includes information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, where the first network devices are candidate network devices supporting the user device artificial intelligence AI function, and the second network devices are candidate network devices not supporting the user device AI function.

In a possible implementation manner, the transceiver 810 is further configured to receive a response message, such as an RRC reconfiguration complete message, from the first configuration message of the user equipment.

In one possible implementation, transceiver 810 is also configured to send a handoff request message; and receiving a handover request confirm message.

In one possible implementation, the processor 820 is further configured to obtain AI-function information supported by the first network device through an inter-station interface.

In a possible implementation, the transceiver 810 is further configured to receive fourth indication information from the ue, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the ue is performing and/or is about to perform AI functions.

Illustratively, when the communications apparatus is configured to perform the steps or methods or functions performed by the candidate network device described above, the transceiver 810 is configured to receive a handover request message from the source network device; and sending a handover request confirm message to the source network device, wherein the handover request confirm message comprises information of the artificial intelligence AI functions supported by the candidate network device and/or information of AI functions not supported by the candidate network device.

In various implementations of the communication device shown in fig. 8, the transceiver may include a receiver to perform the functions (or operations) of receiving and a transmitter to perform the functions (or operations) of transmitting. And transceivers are used to communicate with other devices/means via transmission media.

Optionally, the communication device 80 may also include one or more memories 830 for storing program instructions and/or data, etc. Memory 830 is coupled to processor 820. The coupling in the embodiments of the present application is an indirect coupling or communication connection between devices, units, or modules, which may be in electrical, mechanical, or other forms for information interaction between the devices, units, or modules. Processor 820 may operate in conjunction with memory 830. Processor 820 may execute program instructions stored in memory 830. In the alternative, at least one of the one or more memories may be included in the processor.

The specific connection medium between the transceiver 810, the processor 820, and the memory 830 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In the embodiment of the present application, the memory 830, the processor 820 and the transceiver 810 are connected through the bus 840 in fig. 8, the bus is shown by a thick line in fig. 8, and the connection manner between other components is only schematically illustrated, but not limited thereto. The buses may be classified as address buses, data buses, control buses, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in fig. 8, but not only one bus or one type of bus.

In the embodiment of the present application, the processor may be a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, a discrete hardware component, or the like, and may implement or execute the methods, steps, and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiment of the present application. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be embodied directly in a hardware processor for execution, or in a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor for execution, etc.

In an embodiment of the present application, the Memory may include, but is not limited to, nonvolatile Memory such as Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD), random access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), erasable programmable Read-Only Memory (Erasable Programmable ROM, EPROM), read-Only Memory (ROM), portable Read-Only Memory (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, CD-ROM), etc. The memory is any storage medium that can be used to carry or store program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be read and/or written by a computer (e.g., a communication device, etc., as illustrated by the present application), but is not limited thereto. The memory in embodiments of the present application may also be circuitry or any other device capable of performing memory functions for storing program instructions and/or data.

The processor 820 is mainly used for processing communication protocols and communication data, controlling the whole communication device, executing software programs and processing data of the software programs. The memory 830 is mainly used for storing software programs and data. The transceiver 810 may include control circuitry for primarily converting baseband signals to radio frequency signals and processing radio frequency signals, and an antenna. The antenna is mainly used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals in the form of electromagnetic waves. Input and output devices, such as touch screens, display screens, keyboards, etc., are mainly used for receiving data input by a user and outputting data to the user.

When the communication device is powered on, the processor 820 may read the software program in the memory 830, interpret and execute instructions of the software program, and process data of the software program. When data needs to be transmitted wirelessly, the processor 820 performs baseband processing on the data to be transmitted and outputs a baseband signal to the radio frequency circuit, and the radio frequency circuit performs radio frequency processing on the baseband signal and then transmits the radio frequency signal outwards in the form of electromagnetic waves through the antenna. When data is transmitted to the communication device, the radio frequency circuit receives a radio frequency signal through the antenna, converts the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 820, and the processor 820 converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.

In another implementation, the radio frequency circuitry and antenna may be provided separately from the processor performing the baseband processing, e.g., in a distributed scenario, the radio frequency circuitry and antenna may be in a remote arrangement from the communication device.

It will be appreciated that the communication device shown in the embodiment of the present application may also have more components than those shown in fig. 8, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto. The methods performed by the processors and transceivers shown above are merely examples, and reference is made to the methods described above for specific steps performed by the processors and transceivers.

In another possible implementation, in the communication device shown in fig. 7a to 7c, the determining unit, the acquiring unit and the switching unit may be implemented by one or more logic circuits, the transmitting unit may be an output interface, the receiving unit may be an input interface, and the transmitting unit and the receiving unit are integrated in one unit, for example, the input/output interface. The logic circuit may be a chip, a processing circuit, an integrated circuit, or a system on chip (SoC) chip, and the interface may be a communication interface, an input/output interface, a pin, or the like.

In the embodiment of the application, the logic circuit and the interface can be coupled with each other. The embodiment of the present application is not limited to the specific connection manner of the logic circuit and the interface.

Illustratively, when the communication apparatus is configured to perform the step or the method or the function performed by the ue, the interface is configured to receive a first configuration message from a source network device, where the first configuration message includes information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, where the first network devices are candidate network devices supporting the ue artificial intelligence AI function, and the second network devices are candidate network devices not supporting the ue AI function;

Logic configured to determine a target network device according to the first configuration message, where the target network device is one of the one or more first network devices, or the target network device is one of the one or more second network devices; and performing a handover to the target network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the interface is further configured to send fourth indication information to the source network device, where the fourth indication information is information indicating that the user device is performing and/or is about to perform an AI function.

In a possible implementation manner, the interface is further configured to send a response message of the first configuration message, such as an RRC reconfiguration complete message, to the source network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the logic circuit is specifically configured to determine the target network device according to at least one of the following information: the support of AI functionality by each of the one or more first network devices, the signal quality of each of the one or more second network devices, a first signal quality threshold, a second signal quality threshold, a measurement criterion.

In a possible implementation manner, the logic circuit is specifically configured to determine, from the one or more first network devices, one or more first network devices that do not support the second AI functionality; and determining the network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices which do not support the second AI function and the one or more second network devices as the target network device.

In one possible implementation manner, the logic circuit is specifically configured to use, as the target network device, a first network device corresponding to the first signal quality when the first signal quality is greater than or equal to a second signal quality threshold.

In a possible implementation manner, the logic circuit is specifically configured to determine, according to the first configuration message, that the target network device includes at least one of the following: determining a first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device; determining a first network device supporting the highest priority AI function of the user equipment from the one or more first network devices as the target network device; and determining a first network device supporting the maximum number of AI functions of the user equipment from the one or more first network devices as the target network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the logic circuit is specifically configured to preferentially determine, from the one or more first network devices and the one or more second network devices, the first network device as the target network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the logic circuit is specifically configured to determine, from the one or more second network devices, a network device with the best signal quality as the target network device, where the first difference is greater than or equal to a first signal quality threshold; or in the case that the first difference value is smaller than the first signal quality threshold value, determining the first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device.

For example, when the communication apparatus is configured to perform the step or the method or the function performed by the source network device, the interface is configured to send a first configuration message to the user device, where the first configuration message includes information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, where the first network device is a candidate network device supporting the user device artificial intelligence AI function, and the second network device is a candidate network device not supporting the user device AI function.

In a possible implementation manner, the interface is further configured to receive a response message, such as an RRC reconfiguration complete message, from the first configuration message of the user equipment.

In one possible implementation, the interface is further configured to send a handover request message; and receiving a handover request confirm message.

In a possible implementation manner, the logic circuit is further configured to obtain AI-function information supported by the first network device through an inter-station interface.

In a possible implementation manner, the interface is further configured to receive fourth indication information from the ue, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the ue is performing and/or is about to perform AI functions.

Illustratively, when the communications apparatus is configured to perform the steps or methods or functions performed by the candidate network device described above, an interface is configured to receive a handover request message from the source network device; and sending a handover request confirm message to the source network device, wherein the handover request confirm message comprises information of the artificial intelligence AI functions supported by the candidate network device and/or information of AI functions not supported by the candidate network device.

As shown in fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a module device according to an embodiment of the present application. The module apparatus 900 may perform the steps related to the communication device in the foregoing method embodiment, where the module apparatus 900 includes: a communication module 901, a power module 902, a storage module 903 and a chip module 904. Wherein the power module 902 is configured to provide power to the module device; the storage module 903 is used for storing data and instructions; the communication module 901 is used for performing internal communication of the module device or for communicating between the module device and an external device; the chip module 904 may perform the methods described above and illustrated in fig. 3-6, as well as steps performed by the related embodiments.

It will be appreciated that, for a specific description of the chip module, reference may also be made to fig. 7a to 7c or fig. 8, etc., which will not be described in detail here.

The embodiment of the application also provides a wireless communication system, which comprises user equipment and source network equipment, wherein the user equipment and the source network equipment can be used for executing the method in any of the previous embodiments. Optionally, the wireless communication system may further comprise a candidate network device.

Furthermore, the present application provides a computer program for implementing the operations and/or processes performed by the user equipment in the method provided by the present application.

The present application also provides a computer program for implementing the operations and/or processes performed by the source network device in the method provided by the present application.

The present application also provides a computer program for implementing the operations and/or processes performed by the candidate network device in the method provided by the present application.

The present application also provides a computer readable storage medium having computer code stored therein which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the operations and/or processes performed by a user device in the method provided by the present application.

The present application also provides a computer readable storage medium having computer code stored therein which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the operations and/or processes performed by a source network device in the method provided by the present application.

The present application also provides a computer readable storage medium having computer code stored therein which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the operations and/or processes performed by the candidate network device in the method provided by the present application.

The present application also provides a computer program product comprising computer code or a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes operations and/or processes performed by user equipment in a method provided by the present application to be performed.

The present application also provides a computer program product comprising computer code or a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes operations and/or processes performed by a source network device in a method provided by the present application to be performed.

The present application also provides a computer program product comprising computer code or a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes operations and/or processes performed by candidate network devices in the method provided by the present application to be performed.

The computer readable storage medium may be an internal storage unit of the user equipment according to any of the foregoing embodiments, for example, a hard disk or a memory of the equipment. The computer readable storage medium may also be an external storage device of the user equipment, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Media Card (SMC), a Secure Digital (SD) card, a flash card (flash card) or the like, which are provided on the device. Further, the computer readable storage medium may also include both an internal storage unit and an external storage device of the user device. The computer readable storage medium is used to store the computer program and other programs and data required by the user equipment. The computer-readable storage medium may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output. The computer readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that contains one or more sets of available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., high-density digital video disc (digital video disc, DVD)), or a semiconductor medium. The semiconductor medium may be a solid state disk.

The above embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any other combination. When implemented in software, the above-described embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product comprises one or more computer instructions or computer programs. When the computer instructions or computer program are loaded or executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in accordance with embodiments of the present application are produced in whole or in part. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable apparatus. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website site, computer, server, or data center to another website site, computer, server, or data center by wired or wireless means.

It should be understood that, in various embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the foregoing processes do not mean the order of execution, and the order of execution of the processes should be determined by the functions and internal logic thereof, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed method, apparatus and system may be implemented in other manners. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative; for example, the division of the units is only one logic function division, and other division modes can be adopted in actual implementation; for example, multiple units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not performed. Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed with each other may be an indirect coupling or communication connection via some interfaces, devices or units, which may be in electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate units may or may not be physically separate, and units shown as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit. The integrated units may be implemented in hardware or in hardware plus software functional units.

The integrated units implemented in the form of software functional units described above may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The software functional unit is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, etc.) to perform part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that implementing all or part of the above-described methods in accordance with the embodiments may be accomplished by way of a computer program stored on a computer readable storage medium, which when executed may comprise the steps of the embodiments of the methods described above. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a random access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), or the like.

The above disclosure is illustrative of a preferred embodiment of the present application, and it is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the application, but rather as providing for the full or partial flow of the solution to the above-described embodiment, and equivalent variations according to the appended claims, will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An information configuration method, which is applied to a user equipment, the method comprising:

receiving a first configuration message from a source network device, wherein the first configuration message comprises information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, the first network devices are candidate network devices supporting the user equipment Artificial Intelligence (AI) function, and the second network devices are candidate network devices not supporting the user equipment AI function;

determining a target network device according to the first configuration message, wherein the target network device is one network device of the one or more first network devices, or the target network device is one network device of the one or more second network devices;

and executing the switching to the target network equipment.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

and sending fourth indication information to the source network equipment, wherein the fourth indication information is used for indicating the information of the AI function which is being executed and/or to be executed by the user equipment.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said determining a target network device from said first configuration message comprises:

Determining the target network device according to at least one of the following information:

the support of AI functionality by each of the one or more first network devices, the signal quality of each of the one or more second network devices, a first signal quality threshold, a second signal quality threshold, a measurement criterion.

4. A method according to any of claims 1-3, wherein said determining a target network device from said first configuration message comprises:

determining one or more first network devices that do not support the second AI functionality from the one or more first network devices;

and determining the network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices which do not support the second AI function and the one or more second network devices as the target network device.

5. The method of any of claims 1-4, wherein the target network device is one of the one or more first network devices.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said determining a target network device from said first configuration message comprises:

And under the condition that the first signal quality is greater than or equal to a second signal quality threshold, taking the first network equipment corresponding to the first signal quality as the target network equipment.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein said determining a target network device from said first configuration message comprises at least one of:

determining a first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device;

determining a first network device supporting the highest priority AI function of the user equipment from the one or more first network devices as the target network device;

and determining a first network device supporting the AI function of the maximum number of the user devices from the one or more first network devices as the target network device.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said determining a target network device from said first configuration message comprises:

the first network device is preferentially determined as the target network device from the one or more first network devices and the one or more second network devices.

9. The method according to any of claims 1-8, wherein said determining a target network device from said first configuration message comprises:

determining a network device with the best signal quality from the one or more second network devices as the target network device under the condition that the first difference value is greater than or equal to a first signal quality threshold value; or,

and determining a first network device with the best signal quality from the one or more first network devices as the target network device under the condition that the first difference value is smaller than a first signal quality threshold value.

10. An information configuration method, the method being applied to a source network device, the method comprising:

and sending a first configuration message to the user equipment, wherein the first configuration message comprises information of one or more first network equipment and/or information of one or more second network equipment, the first network equipment is a candidate network equipment supporting the user equipment Artificial Intelligence (AI) function, and the second network equipment is a candidate network equipment not supporting the user equipment AI function.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein prior to the sending the first configuration message to the user device, the method further comprises:

Sending a switching request message;

a handover request confirm message is received.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the handover request message includes information of AI functions of the user equipment, and wherein the handover request confirm message includes information of AI functions supported by the network device and/or information of AI functions not supported by the network device that sent the handover request confirm message.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the sending a handover request message comprises:

transmitting the handover request message to the first network device;

the receiving a handover request acknowledgement message includes:

the method further includes receiving the handover request confirm message from the first network device, the handover request confirm message including information of AI functions supported by the first network device and/or information of AI functions not supported.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein prior to the sending the handover request message, the method further comprises:

and acquiring AI function information supported by the first network equipment through an inter-station interface.

15. The method according to any one of claims 11-14, further comprising:

And receiving fourth indication information from the user equipment, wherein the fourth indication information is used for indicating the AI function which is being executed and/or is to be executed by the user equipment.

16. The method according to any of claims 1-15, wherein the information of the first network device comprises: identification information of the first network device, and/or AI function information supported by the first network device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the AI functionality information supported by the first network device comprises: the first indication information is used for indicating a first AI function supported by the first network device, the first AI function is one or more AI functions in the AI functions of the user device, and the second indication information is used for indicating a second AI function not supported by the first network device, and the second AI function is one or more AI functions in the AI functions of the user device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first AI function is an AI function being performed by the user device and/or an AI function to be performed by the user device.

19. The method according to any of claims 1-18, wherein the information of the second network device comprises: identification information of the second network device, and/or AI function information not supported by the second network device.

20. The method of any of claims 16-19, wherein the AI functionality information supported by the first network device comprises at least one of: the type of the supported AI function, the priority of the supported AI function, the accuracy of the supported AI function, the complexity of the supported AI function;

the AI-function information not supported by the second network device includes at least one of: the type of the unsupported AI function, the priority of the unsupported AI function, the accuracy of the unsupported AI function, the complexity of the unsupported AI function.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein AI functionality information not supported by the second network device comprises third indication information indicating that the user device AI functionality is not supported by the second network device.

22. The method of claim 2 or 15, wherein the fourth indication information comprises any one or more of: the type of AI function, the priority of AI function, the accuracy of AI function, the complexity of AI function.

23. The method according to any of claims 1-22, wherein the first configuration message further comprises information of a first signal quality threshold for comparison with a first difference value, the first difference value having a value equal to a difference of a second signal quality, which represents a value of signal quality of the one or more second network devices that is the best signal quality, minus the first signal quality, and the first signal quality represents a value of signal quality of the one or more first network devices that is the best signal quality.

24. The method according to any of claims 1-23, wherein the first configuration information further comprises information of a second signal quality threshold for comparison with a first signal quality representing a value of signal quality of the one or more first network devices that is the best signal quality.

25. An information configuration method applied to a candidate network device, the method comprising:

receiving a handover request message from a source network device;

and sending a switching request confirmation message to the source network equipment, wherein the switching request confirmation message comprises information of the artificial intelligent AI function supported by the candidate network equipment and/or information of the AI function not supported by the candidate network equipment.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the information of AI functionality supported by the candidate network device comprises at least one of: the type of the supported AI function, the priority of the supported AI function, the accuracy of the supported AI function, the complexity of the supported AI function;

the information of the AI functions not supported by the candidate network device includes at least one of the following information: the type of the unsupported AI function, the priority of the unsupported AI function, the accuracy of the unsupported AI function, the complexity of the unsupported AI function.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the handover request message includes information of the user equipment AI function.

28. A communication device, comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a first configuration message from a source network device, where the first configuration message includes information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, where the first network devices are candidate network devices supporting the user equipment artificial intelligence AI function, and the second network devices are candidate network devices not supporting the user equipment AI function;

A determining unit, configured to determine, according to the first configuration message, a target network device, where the target network device is one of the one or more first network devices, or the target network device is one of the one or more second network devices;

and the switching unit is used for executing switching to the target network equipment.

29. A communication device, comprising:

a sending unit, configured to send a first configuration message to a user equipment, where the first configuration message includes information of one or more first network devices and/or information of one or more second network devices, where the first network devices are candidate network devices supporting an artificial intelligence AI function of the user equipment, and the second network devices are candidate network devices not supporting the AI function of the user equipment.

30. A communication device, comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a handover request message from a source network device;

and the sending unit is used for sending a switching request confirmation message to the source network equipment, wherein the switching request confirmation message comprises information of the artificial intelligent AI function supported by the candidate network equipment and/or information of the AI function not supported by the candidate network equipment.

31. A communication device comprising a processor and a memory, the processor and the memory being interconnected, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions, the processor is configured to invoke the instructions such that the method of any of claims 1 to 27 is implemented.

32. A chip comprising a processor and an interface, the processor and the interface coupled; the interface being for input signals and/or output signals, the processor being for executing code instructions to cause the method of any one of claims 1 to 27 to be performed.

33. The utility model provides a module equipment, its characterized in that, module equipment includes communication module, power module, storage module and chip module, wherein:

the power supply module is used for providing electric energy for the module equipment;

the storage module is used for storing data and instructions;

the communication module is used for carrying out internal communication of module equipment or carrying out communication between the module equipment and external equipment;

the chip module for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 27.

34. A computer readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer readable storage medium stores a computer program, which, when executed, is adapted to carry out the method of any one of claims 1 to 27.