WO2025138033A1 - Information processing method and apparatus, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are an information processing method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method comprises: sending first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used for indicating that a first cell exceeds the network coverage range of a first slice. By means of the present disclosure, the aim of reporting a network slice coverage hole by a terminal can be achieved, and thus a network device can learn, in a timely manner, that a first cell exceeds the network coverage range of a first slice.

Description

Information processing method, device, and storage medium Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications, and in particular to an information processing method and device, and a storage medium.

Background Art

The fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) new radio (NR) introduces network slicing technology, which allows the network to be divided into multiple network slices (Slices). Different slices can be used to transmit different services. Moreover, the service transmission in different slices does not interfere with each other. Even if large-scale service congestion occurs in one slice, it will not affect the normal operation of services in other slices.

Summary of the invention

The terminal may report to the network device that the network slice is unavailable or the service is terminated due to the unavailability of the network slice. In order to standardize the information reported by the terminal that the network slice is unavailable or the service is interrupted, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and device, and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, which is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

Send first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, which is applied to a network device, and the method includes:

The receiving terminal sends first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

The transceiver module is configured to send first information to the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

The transceiver module is configured to receive first information sent by the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

one or more processors;

The terminal is used to execute the information processing method provided by the first aspect above.

According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

one or more processors;

Among them, the network device is used to execute the information processing method provided by the second aspect above.

According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information processing method provided by the first aspect above, and the network device is configured to implement the information processing method provided by the second aspect above.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal sends first information to a network device, and the network device receives the first information sent by the terminal. The first information is used to indicate that a first cell exceeds the network coverage of a first slice, so as to achieve the purpose of the terminal reporting a network slice coverage hole, so that the network device can promptly know that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice.

It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not intended to The present disclosure may be limited.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a network slice division according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4A is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4B is a flowchart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present invention as detailed in the appended claims.

The terms used in this disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the disclosure. The singular forms of "a", "said" and "the" used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of at least one associated listed item.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in the present disclosure to describe various messages, these messages should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish messages of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, a first message may also be referred to as a second message, and similarly, a second message may also be referred to as a first message. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, an information processing device, and a storage medium.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is applied to a terminal. The method includes:

Send first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

In the above embodiment, the terminal sends the first information to the network device, and the first information is used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice, so as to achieve the purpose of the terminal reporting the network slice coverage hole, so that the network device can promptly know that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first slice includes at least one of the following:

One or more network slices requested by the terminal;

One or more network slices supported by the terminal;

One or more network slices configured for the terminal;

One or more network slices corresponding to mobile initiated traffic;

One or more network slices corresponding to the mobile receiving traffic;

One or more network slices supported by the last cell where the terminal resided;

One or more pre-configured network slices.

In the above embodiment, multiple optional forms of the first slice are provided so that the terminal can The area exceeds the network coverage of multiple network slices to report, improving the flexibility of the information processing process.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first cell includes at least one of a cell in which the terminal is currently camped and a neighboring cell of the cell in which the terminal is currently camped.

In the above embodiment, two optional forms of the first cell are provided so that the terminal can not only report the situation that the currently resident cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice, but also report the situation that the neighboring cell of the currently resident cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice, thereby improving the flexibility of the information processing process.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Identification information of the first slice;

Indication information indicating that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice;

Identification information of the first cell.

In the above embodiment, by providing optional forms of the content included in the first information, the content included in the first information can be set according to needs, thereby improving the flexibility of the information processing process.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the identification information of the first slice includes at least one of the following:

A slice identifier of the first slice;

The region identifier corresponding to the first slice.

In the above embodiment, two optional forms of identification information of the first slice are provided so that the slice identification of the first slice or the region identification corresponding to the first slice can be selected as the identification information of the first slice according to needs, thereby improving the flexibility of the information processing process.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the slice identifier of the first slice includes any one of the following:

Single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI;

Network slice access layer group NSAG identifier;

Slice characteristic indication information, where the slice characteristic indication information corresponds to the slice.

In the above embodiment, multiple optional forms of the slice identifier of the first slice are provided so that which slice identifier to use as the slice identifier of the first slice can be selected according to requirements, thereby improving the flexibility of the information processing process.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the region identifier corresponding to the first slice includes any one of the following:

A mobile communication network identifier of an area corresponding to the first slice;

The tracking area identifier of the area corresponding to the first slice.

In the above embodiment, two optional forms of the region identifier corresponding to the first slice are provided so that which region identifier to use as the region identifier corresponding to the first slice can be selected according to needs, thereby improving the flexibility of the information processing process.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

The first information is recorded.

In the above embodiment, the first information is recorded to achieve storage of the first information, so that when the first information needs to be sent later, it can be sent directly based on the stored first information without repeatedly obtaining the first information, thereby reducing the processing pressure of the terminal.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, recording the first information includes at least one of the following:

The first cell does not support the first slice and records the first information;

A network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than a first threshold, and first information is recorded;

The first cell is not configured with network resources for the first slice and records the first information.

In the above embodiment, an optional trigger condition for recording the first information is provided. In various optional situations, the terminal can record the first information to the network device, so that the first information recorded can be sent later to achieve the above purpose. The purpose of reporting network coverage gaps is to expand the application scope of the information processing process and improve the flexibility of the information processing process.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first threshold is predefined; or, the first threshold is configured by the network device for the terminal.

In the above embodiment, two optional implementation methods for determining the first threshold are provided to improve the flexibility of the first threshold determination process, thereby improving the flexibility of the information processing process.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, recording the first information includes:

The first information is recorded into the terminal report variable.

In the above embodiment, the first information is recorded in the terminal report variable so that the first information can be stored through the terminal report variable.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

Sending second information to the network device, wherein the second information is used to indicate that the terminal has available first information.

In the above embodiment, the second information is sent to the network device so that the network device can learn that the terminal has available first information, and thus can request the terminal to send the first information.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the second information to the network device includes:

A radio resource control completion message is sent to the network device, where the radio resource control completion message includes the second information.

In the above embodiment, the radio resource control completion message is used as a carrier of the second information to achieve multiplexing of the radio resource control completion message, thereby improving signal utilization.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending first information to a network device includes:

receiving a first request sent by the network device based on the second information, wherein the first request is used to instruct the terminal to send the first information to the network device;

Based on the first request, first information recorded in the terminal report variable is sent to the network device.

In the above embodiment, when the network device determines that the terminal has available first information, it requests the terminal to send the first information through a first request, so that the terminal can send the first information recorded in the terminal report variable to the network device based on the first request, thereby avoiding invalid interaction when the terminal does not have available first information and reducing the processing pressure on the terminal and the network device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

The terminal records first information of the first cell, and records the first information in response to a change in information included in the first information.

In the above embodiment, when the terminal records the first information of the first cell and the information included in the first information changes, the first information is recorded again to ensure the real-time and accuracy of the first information.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, in response to a change in information included in the first information, recording the first information includes:

In response to a change in information included in the first information, the changed information in the first information is recorded.

In the above embodiment, when the terminal records the first information of the first cell and the information included in the first information changes, only the changed information in the first information is recorded, and there is no need to record the unchanged information repeatedly, thereby saving the terminal's internal storage and reporting signaling overhead.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

Sending third information to the network device, where the third information is used to indicate that the terminal supports recording of the first information and/or that the terminal supports reporting of the first information.

In the above embodiment, by sending the third information, the network device can be informed that the terminal supports the recording and/or reporting of the first information, so that the network device can normally carry out the subsequent process of obtaining the first information recorded by the terminal, avoiding invalid interaction when the terminal does not support the recording and/or reporting of the first information, and reducing the processing pressure on the terminal and the network device.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is applied to a network device. The method includes:

Receive first information sent by a terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network of the first slice Network coverage.

In the above embodiment, the network device receives the first information sent by the terminal, and the first information is used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice, so as to achieve the purpose of the terminal reporting the network slice coverage hole, so that the network device can promptly know that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is recorded by the terminal when the first cell does not support the first slice; or, the first information is recorded by the terminal when a network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than a first threshold; or, the first information is recorded by the terminal when the first cell is not configured with network resources for the first slice.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first threshold is predefined; or, the first threshold is configured by the network device for the terminal.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first cell includes at least one of a cell in which the terminal is currently camped and a neighboring cell of the cell in which the terminal is currently camped.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first slice includes at least one of the following:

One or more network slices requested by the terminal;

One or more network slices supported by the terminal;

One or more network slices configured for the terminal;

One or more network slices corresponding to mobile initiated traffic;

One or more network slices corresponding to the mobile receiving traffic;

One or more network slices supported by the last cell where the terminal resided;

One or more pre-configured network slices.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Identification information of the first slice;

Indication information indicating that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice;

Identification information of the first cell.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the identification information of the first slice includes at least one of the following:

A slice identifier of the first slice;

The region identifier corresponding to the first slice.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the slice identifier of the first slice includes any one of the following:

Single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI;

Network slice access layer group NSAG identifier;

Slice characteristic indication information, where the slice characteristic indication information corresponds to the slice.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the region identifier corresponding to the first slice includes any one of the following:

A mobile communication network identifier of an area corresponding to the first slice;

The tracking area identifier of the area corresponding to the first slice.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

Second information sent by the terminal is received, wherein the second information is used to indicate that the terminal has available first information.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information sent by the receiving terminal includes:

A radio resource control completion message sent by the receiving terminal is received, where the radio resource control completion message includes second information.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

Based on the second information, a first request is sent to the terminal, wherein the first request is used to instruct the terminal to send the first information to the network device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

The third information sent by the receiving terminal is used to indicate that the terminal supports recording of the first information and/or the terminal Supports reporting of first information.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

The transceiver module is configured to send first information to the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

The transceiver module is configured to receive first information sent by the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

one or more processors;

The terminal is used to execute the information processing method provided in the above-mentioned first aspect and any one of the first aspects.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

one or more processors;

The network device is used to execute the information processing method provided in the above-mentioned second aspect and any one of the second aspects.

In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, including a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information processing method provided in the above-mentioned first aspect and any one of the first aspects, and the above-mentioned network device is configured to implement the above-mentioned second aspect and any one of the second aspects.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes an information processing method as provided in the first aspect and any one of the first aspect, the second aspect and any one of the second aspect.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes an information processing method as provided in the first aspect and any one of the first aspect, the second aspect and any one of the second aspect.

In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the information processing method provided in the first aspect and any one of the first aspects, the second aspect and any one of the second aspects.

In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system. The chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the information processing method provided in the first aspect and any one of the first aspect, the second aspect and any one of the second aspect.

It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips or chip systems are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, which will not be repeated here.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, device, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms information processing, communication method, information reporting method, etc. can be replaced with each other, the terms information processing device, communication device, information reporting device, etc. can be replaced with each other, and the terms information processing system, communication system, etc. can be replaced with each other.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but are only illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all of the steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or there is a logical conflict, the terms and/or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their internal logical relationships.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to be construed as Public restrictions.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun after the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "at least one of A and B", "A and/or B", "A in one case, B in another case", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also similar.

In some embodiments, the recording method of "A or B" may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also similar.

The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The statement of the description object refers to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not constitute unnecessary restrictions due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields", and the "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number, and can be one or more. Taking the "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes may be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" may be the same device or different devices, and their types may be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" may be the same information or different information, and their contents may be the same or different.

In some embodiments, “including A”, “comprising A”, “used to indicate A”, and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to ...", "in response to determining ...", "in the case of ...", "at the time of ...", "when ...", "if ...", "if ...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not lower than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "no more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, devices and equipment may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they may also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

In some embodiments, an “access network device” may also be referred to as an “AN device”. It means “radio access network device (RAN device)”, “base station (BS)”, “radio base station (radio base station)”, “fixed station (fixed station)”, and in some embodiments it can also be understood as “node (node)”, “access point (access point)”, “transmission point (TP)”, “reception point (reception point, RP)”, “transmission and/or reception point (transmission/reception point, TRP)”, “panel (panel)”, “antenna panel (antenna panel)”, “antenna array (antenna array)”, “cell (cell)”, “macro cell (macro cell)”, “small cell (small cell)”, “femto cell (femto cell)”, “pico cell (pico cell)”, “sector (sector)”, “cell group (cell)”, “serving cell”, “carrier (carrier)”, “component carrier (component carrier)”, “bandwidth part (bandwidth part, BWP)”, etc.

In some embodiments, the term "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal (user terminal)", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc.

In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns may also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited to these.

In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation evolved Node B (ng-eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure may be applicable to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a centralized unit (central unit, CU) and a distributed unit (distributed unit, DU), wherein the CU may also be called a control unit (control unit). The CU-DU structure may be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with some functions of the protocol layer being centrally controlled by the CU, and the remaining part or all of the functions of the protocol layer being distributed in the DU, and the DU being centrally controlled by the CU, but not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device including multiple network elements, etc., or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of multiple network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

In some embodiments, the core network device may include a first network element, and the first network element may be, for example, an access and mobility management function (AMF).

In some embodiments, the first network element is used for user access management and mobility management, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the core network device may include a second network element, the second network element being, for example, a session management function (SMF).

In some embodiments, the second network element is used for session management of the control plane and the user plane, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the core network device may include a third network element, such as a user plane function (UPF).

In some embodiments, the third network element is used for data forwarding, traffic statistics, Quality of Service (QoS) management, etc. on the user plane, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the core network device may include a fourth network element, which may be, for example, a policy control function (PCF).

In some embodiments, the fourth network element is used to implement user control policy management, including but not limited to QoS control, service access control, etc.

In some embodiments, the core network device may include a fifth network element, and the fifth network element is, for example, a unified data management function (Unified Data Management, UDM).

In some embodiments, the fifth network element is used to implement user subscription data management, roaming control, etc., but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the core network device may include a sixth network element, which may be, for example, an authentication service function (Authentication Server Function, AUSF).

In some embodiments, the sixth network element is used to implement user identity authentication, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, each of the above network elements may be independent of the core network device.

In some embodiments, each of the above network elements may be part of a core network device.

It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. A person of ordinary skill in the art can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG1 are examples, and the communication system may include all or part of the subjects in FIG1 , or may include other subjects other than FIG1 , and the number and form of the subjects are arbitrary, and the subjects may be physical or virtual, and the connection relationship between the subjects is an example, and the subjects may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, and may be a direct connection or an indirect connection, and may be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

The embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, the fourth generation mobile communication system (4G), the fifth generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (New-Radio Access Technology, RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems using other communication methods, and next-generation systems expanded based on them, etc. In addition, multiple systems can also be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, etc.) for application.

In communication scenarios (including but not limited to 4G, 5G, Internet of Vehicles and other communication scenarios and their improved versions, etc.), the network can be divided into multiple slices through network slicing technology, so that different services can be processed through different network slices to ensure that the processing of different services does not interfere with each other. For example, referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a network slice division according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, for three different types of services, taking critical machine-type communications (critical MTC) services (such as equipment health detection services), massive machine-type communications (mMTC) services (such as meter reading services), and mobile broadband (MBB) services (such as video services) as examples, critical MTC services, mMTC services, and MBB services can be divided into different slices, such as dividing critical MTC services into critical MTC slices, dividing mMTC services into mMTC slices, and dividing MBB services into MBB slices. The billing strategies, security strategies, and quality of service (QoS) strategies of each slice may be different. When large-scale service congestion occurs in a slice, it will not affect the normal operation of services in other slices.

Optionally, in order to optimize the operator's network planning for slice deployment, the terminal can be planned to report information about network slice unavailability or service interruption.

Fig. 3 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 3, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, and the method includes:

Step S3101: the terminal sends third information.

In some embodiments, the terminal may send third information to the network device.

The third information may be used to indicate that the terminal supports recording of the first information and/or that the terminal supports reporting of the first information.

In some embodiments, the name of the third information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "capability indication information", "terminal capability information", etc.

Optionally, the network device may receive the third information sent by the terminal, and may determine, based on the received third information, that the terminal can support recording and/or reporting of the first information. That is, the terminal may inform the network device of its ability to support recording and/or reporting of the first information, wherein the first information may indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice. When the terminal has the ability to record and/or report that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice, the terminal may inform the network device that it has this ability.

Step S3102: the terminal records the first information.

It should be understood that step S3102 can be implemented independently of step S3101, that is, the terminal can directly record the first information without informing the network device that it has the ability to record and send the first information.

The first information can be used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "slice coverage hole indication information", "network slice unavailability information", etc.

Optionally, the first cell may include at least one of the cell in which the terminal is currently located and the neighboring cell of the cell in which the terminal is currently located, but is not limited to this. In more possible implementations, the first cell may include any cell in the network, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit which cell the first cell is.

It should be noted that the first cell may be a suitable cell, or the first cell may be an acceptable cell, or the first cell may be other types of cells, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of the first cell. That is, the terminal may be in any cell selection state.

Optionally, the first slice may be at least one of one or more network slices requested by the terminal, one or more network slices supported by the terminal, one or more network slices configured by the terminal, one or more network slices corresponding to mobile originated traffic (Mobile Originated Traffic, MO traffic), one or more network slices corresponding to mobile received traffic (Mobile Terminated Traffic, MT traffic), one or more network slices supported by the previous (i.e., previous) cell where the terminal resided, and one or more pre-configured network slices, but is not limited to this. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit which network slice the first slice is.

It should be noted that MO traffic can be the communication traffic initiated from the terminal, for example, MO traffic can be the communication traffic sent from the terminal to the network device. Optionally, the communication traffic initiated from the terminal includes but is not limited to the traffic generated by outgoing calls and data transmission. For example, the traffic generated when a user makes a call, sends text messages, or uses mobile data to access the Internet can be regarded as MO traffic. Optionally, MO traffic can also be called outgoing traffic.

MT traffic can be the communication traffic sent to the terminal. For example, MT traffic can be the communication traffic sent by the network device to the terminal. Optionally, the communication traffic sent to the terminal includes but is not limited to the traffic generated by called calls and receiving mobile data. For example, the traffic generated when a user answers a call, receives text messages, or downloads data from the network through a mobile phone can be used as MT traffic. Optionally, MT traffic can also be called called traffic.

Optionally, the network slices mentioned above may be a part of all network slices, for example, one or more network slices with the highest priority or any one or more network slices; or, the network slices mentioned above may be all network slices. That is, the network slices may be one or more and may have a specific priority. For example, the highest priority or the lowest priority, etc.

In addition, the network coverage can be considered as the coverage of the wireless network signal. That is, the geographical area or spatial range or frequency domain range that can be covered by one or more communication network services. If a terminal can transmit information with a network device, or the quality of the signal received or sent by the terminal meets a certain threshold, then the terminal is considered to be within the network coverage of the network device, otherwise, the terminal is considered to be outside the coverage of the network device. Among them, meeting a certain threshold can be higher than a certain threshold or not lower than a certain threshold, which is not limited here. The certain threshold can be determined according to the network configuration or protocol agreement.

In addition, the network coverage of the slice can be considered as the cell deployment range of the slice, that is, one or more cells deployed by the network that support the slice. If a cell supports one or more slices, it can be considered that the cell does not exceed the network coverage of the slice. Conversely, if a cell does not support one or more slices, it is considered that the cell exceeds the network coverage of the slice. Further optional judgment can be made in combination with the signal quality of the cell. If the cell supports one or more slices or the signal quality received or sent by the terminal meets a certain threshold, it can be considered that the cell does not exceed the network coverage of the slice. Conversely, it is considered that the cell exceeds the network coverage of the slice. Among them, satisfying a certain threshold can be higher than a certain threshold or not lower than a certain threshold, which is not limited here. The certain threshold can be determined according to network configuration or protocol agreement.

It should be noted that the last cell where the terminal resides is also one or more cells where the terminal resides before the current cell. For example, the terminal may reside in a certain cell through cell switching or cell reselection. Before the cell switching or cell reselection, it may reside in the same or different cell as the current cell, which can be called the last cell where the terminal resides. If the cell where the terminal currently resides is beyond the network coverage of one or more slices supported by the last cell where the terminal resides, the terminal can inform the network device to optimize the slice deployment of the network device.

When the first slice is one or more preconfigured network slices, the first slice may be configured by the network device for the terminal. For example, the first slice may be indicated to the terminal by the network device through a logged measurement configuration. Of course, the network device may determine the configuration for the terminal in other ways. First slice.

In some embodiments, the first cell does not support the first slice, and the terminal can record the first information so that the recorded first information can be sent to the network device later.

Optionally, the first cell does not support the first slice, and the terminal may record the first information, which may be used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice, so that the recorded first information may be reported later. The first cell may be a suitable cell or an acceptable cell, or neither (i.e., the terminal is in the anyCellSelection state). The specific content of the first information will be described in detail later.

As described above, the first slice may be at least one of one or more network slices requested by the terminal, one or more network slices supported by the terminal, one or more network slices configured by the terminal, one or more network slices corresponding to MO traffic, one or more network slices corresponding to MT traffic, one or more network slices supported by the previous cell where the terminal resided, and one or more pre-configured network slices, but is not limited to this. The specific form of the first slice is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Taking the first slice as one or more network slices requested by the terminal as an example, optionally, the first slice may be one or more slices with the highest priority requested by the terminal, or the first slice may be all slices requested by the terminal, or the first slice may be any slice requested by the terminal. When the terminal determines that the network coverage of the requested network slice (first slice) cannot cover the first cell, the terminal may feed back the information to the network device.

Optionally, the first cell does not support one or N slices with the highest priority requested by the terminal, and the terminal may record first information, which may be used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of one or N (N may be a positive integer) slices with the highest priority, so that the recorded first information may be reported later. Optionally, N may be predefined by the protocol, or N may be configured by the network device for the terminal.

The terminal may record that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the slice in the following circumstances:

Optionally, the first cell does not support all slices requested by the terminal, and the terminal may record first information, which may be used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of all slices, so that the recorded first information may be reported subsequently.

Optionally, the first cell does not support any slice requested by the terminal, and the terminal may record first information, which may be used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of any slice, so that the recorded first information may be reported subsequently.

In some embodiments, the network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than a first threshold, and the terminal may record the first information so that the recorded first information may be sent later.

Optionally, the first cell supports the first slice, but the network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than the first threshold, and the terminal can record first information, and the first information can be used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice, so that the recorded first information can be reported later. The first cell can be a suitable cell or an acceptable cell or neither (that is, the terminal is in anyCellSelection state).

Optionally, the network signal performance parameter may be a reference signal received power (Reference Signal Received Power, RSRP), or the network signal performance parameter may be a reference signal received quality (Reference Signal Received Quality, RSRQ), but is not limited thereto. The network signal performance parameter may also be other types of parameters, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific parameter types of the network signal performance parameters.

The first threshold may be predefined, or the first threshold may be configured by the network device for the terminal.

Optionally, the same first threshold can be configured for multiple network slices, or different first thresholds can be configured for different network slices, but this is not limited to this. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific threshold configuration method.

It should be noted that triggering the recording and reporting of the first information when the network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than (or less than) the first threshold is only an exemplary implementation method. In more possible implementation methods, the recording and reporting of the first information may be triggered when the network signal performance parameter of the first cell is higher than (or greater than) the first threshold, the recording and reporting of the first information may be triggered when the network signal performance parameter of the first cell is not higher than (or not greater than, less than or equal to) the first threshold, and the recording and reporting of the first information may be triggered when the network signal performance parameter of the first cell is not lower than (or not less than, When the value is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the recording and reporting of the first information is triggered, and so on.

In some embodiments, the first cell is not configured with network resources for the first slice, and the terminal may record the first information so that the recorded first information can be sent later. For example, the terminal may determine whether the first cell is configured with network resources for the requested first slice. If the first cell is not configured with network resources for the first slice, communication interruption is likely to occur in subsequent interactions with the network device. Therefore, the terminal may record that the first cell is outside the network coverage of the slice and report it to the network device in a subsequent process.

As described above, the first slice may be at least one of one or more network slices requested by the terminal, one or more network slices supported by the terminal, one or more network slices configured by the terminal, one or more network slices corresponding to MO traffic, one or more network slices corresponding to MT traffic, one or more network slices supported by the previous cell where the terminal resided, and one or more pre-configured network slices, but is not limited thereto.

Taking the example that the first slice is one or more network slices requested by the terminal, optionally, the first slice can be one or N slices with the highest priority requested by the terminal, or the first slice can be all slices requested by the terminal, or the first slice can be any slice requested by the terminal.

Optionally, the first cell is not configured with network resources of one or N slices with the highest priority requested by the terminal, and the terminal may record first information, and the first information may be used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of one or N slices with the highest priority, so that the recorded first information may be reported later. Optionally, N may be predefined by the protocol, or N may be configured by the network device for the terminal.

Optionally, the first cell is not configured with network resources of all slices requested by the terminal. The terminal may record first information, and the first information may be used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of all slices, so that the recorded first information may be reported subsequently.

Optionally, the first cell is not configured with network resources of any slice requested by the terminal. The terminal may record first information, and the first information may be used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of any slice, so that the recorded first information may be reported subsequently.

It should be noted that the above are only several exemplary conditions for triggering the terminal to record the first information, which do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure. In more possible implementations, other conditions may also be used as triggering conditions for recording the first information.

In addition, the various exemplary conditions shown above can be used alone or in any combination. For example, it can be set according to actual needs to trigger the recording of the first information when a certain exemplary condition is met; or, it can be set according to actual needs to set a combination of multiple exemplary conditions, such as setting that any several of the exemplary conditions must be met at the same time to trigger the recording of the first information. The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit the combination of trigger conditions.

In some embodiments, the terminal may record the first information into a terminal variable report.

The specific content of the first information may be as follows: Optionally, the first information may include at least one of identification information of the first slice, indication information indicating that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice, and identification information of the first cell, but is not limited thereto, and the first information may also include more information. In addition, the first information may be carried by existing signaling, reusing existing signaling, or carried by new signaling.

The identification information of the first slice may include at least one of a slice identifier of the first slice and a region identifier corresponding to the first slice, but is not limited thereto. Other types of identifiers may also be used as the identification information of the first slice.

Optionally, the slice identifier of the first slice may be single network slice selection assistance information (Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information, S-NSSAI), or, the slice identifier of the first slice may be a network slice access layer group (Network Slice Assistance Information Group, NSAG) identifier, or, the slice identifier of the first slice may be slice characteristic indication information (such as slicing characteristic (Slicing feature)), but not limited to this, and other information that can uniquely identify the first slice may also be used as the slice identifier of the first slice.

It should be noted that the slice characteristic indication information may correspond to a slice, and the slice characteristic indication information corresponding to different slices may be different, so that the slice characteristic indication information can uniquely identify the slice. The indication information may also correspond to a slice group. For example, a slice group having the same characteristic information corresponds to one slice indication information.

Optionally, the area identifier corresponding to the first slice may be a mobile communication network identifier of the area corresponding to the first slice. For example, the area identifier corresponding to the first slice may be a public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) of the area corresponding to the first slice, or the area identifier corresponding to the first slice may be a non-public network identifier (NPN ID), but is not limited thereto, and other types of regional mobile communication network identifiers may also be used as the area identifier corresponding to the first slice.

Optionally, the area identifier corresponding to the first slice may also be a tracking area identifier of the area corresponding to the first slice. For example, the area identifier corresponding to the first slice may be a tracking area code (TAC), or the area identifier corresponding to the first slice may be a tracking area identity (TAI), but is not limited thereto, and other types of tracking area identifiers may also be used as the area identifier corresponding to the first slice.

It should be noted that the above are only several exemplary introductions to the area identifiers corresponding to the first slice. In more possible implementations, other information besides the mobile communication network identifier and tracking area identifier of the region can also be used as the area identifier corresponding to the first slice. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific type of the area identifier corresponding to the first slice.

Optionally, the terminal report variables may be terminal report variables commonly used in related technologies, including but not limited to connection establishment failure report variable (Variable Connection Failure Report, VarConnestFailReport), log measurement report variable (Variable Log Measurement Report, VarLogMeasReport), idle measurement report (Variable Measurement Idle Report, VarMeasIdleReport), mobility history report (Variable Mobility History Report, VarMobilityHistoryReport), random access report (Var Random Access Report, VarRA-Report), radio link failure report (Variable Radio Link Failure Report, VarRLF-Report), and successful handover report (Variable Successful Handover Report, VarSuccessHO-Report).

Optionally, the terminal report variable may also be a new report variable, such as a report variable newly defined in the communication protocol, a report variable customized by a manufacturer, and the like.

In some embodiments, the terminal may record the first information in an idle state or an inactive state, but is not limited thereto, and the terminal may also record the first information in other states.

It should be noted that the terminal is a terminal that supports recording and reporting of the first information.

Step S3103: The terminal sends second information to the network device.

The second information may be used to indicate that the terminal has available first information.

It should be noted that the terminal has available first information, which may be that the terminal has recorded the first information, but is not limited thereto. For example, after the terminal records the first information, it is considered that the terminal has available first information.

In some embodiments, the name of the second information is not limited, and it is, for example, "availability indication information". In short, the terminal can inform the network device that there is available first information. The first information can indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice. The specific description of the first cell, the first slice and the first information has been described in detail in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the terminal may send a radio resource control RRC (Radio Resource Control) completion message to the network device, and the radio resource control completion message may include the second information. The RRC completion message may include at least one of a radio resource control setup complete (RRCSetupComplete) message, a radio resource control recovery complete (RRCResumeComplete) message, a radio resource control reestablishment complete (RRCReestablishmentComplete) message, and a radio resource control reconfiguration complete (RRCReconfigurationComplete) message.

In some embodiments, the terminal may indicate the existence of available first information on the terminal based on an existing reported availability indication (ie, availability indication information, second information), or may indicate the existence of available first information on the terminal through new availability indication information.

In some embodiments, the terminal may send the second information to the network device each time it enters the connected state. However, the timing when the terminal sends the second information is not limited thereto. For example, the terminal may periodically determine whether to send the second information to the network device.

Step S3104: The network device sends a first request to the terminal.

In some embodiments, the network device may receive second information sent by the terminal.

In some embodiments, the network device may send a first request to the terminal based on the second information.

For example, when the network device determines that the terminal has available first information according to the second information sent by the terminal, it may send a first request to the terminal to request the terminal to send the available first information.

The first request may be used to instruct the terminal to send first information to the network device.

In some embodiments, the network device may request the terminal to report first information of one or more specific cells or cell groups through a first request.

In some embodiments, the network device may request the terminal to report first information of specific one or more slices or slice groups through a first request.

In some embodiments, the network device may request the terminal to report first information recorded by the terminal within a specific period of time through a first request.

In some embodiments, the name of the first request is not limited, and it may be, for example, a "report request", a "report variable request", a "slice availability request", etc.

Step S3105: the terminal sends the first information.

Optionally, the first information sent may be recorded by the terminal when the first cell does not support the first slice, or, the first information sent may be recorded by the terminal when a network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than a first threshold, or, the first information sent may be recorded by the terminal when the first cell is not configured with network resources for the first slice.

In some embodiments, the network device may receive first information sent by the terminal.

In some embodiments, the network device may record the received first information so that operators, etc. may implement network planning for slice deployment based on the first information recorded by the network device.

In some embodiments, the network device can control the terminal to perform cell switching based on the received first information so that the terminal can reside in a cell that supports the first slice.

Through the solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, in some embodiments, the terminal can record the first information in the terminal report variable, and send the second information through the RRC completion message each time the terminal enters the connected state, and when receiving the first request sent by the network device, report the first information recorded in the terminal report variable to the network device.

The above embodiment mainly introduces the process of the terminal recording and reporting the first information. In more possible implementations, the terminal can also update the recorded first information. It should be noted that the above embodiment has introduced that the first information can include multiple types of information, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the terminal records the first information of the first cell. In response to a change in information included in the first information, the terminal may record the first information again.

In some embodiments, in response to a change in information included in the first information, the terminal may record the changed information in the first information. As described above, the first information may include multiple information, such as first slice identifier related information, slice specific out of coverage indication, first cell identifier information, etc. Such information may change according to changes in the network environment, thereby causing the first information to change.

Optionally, in response to a change in a certain type of information included in the first information, the terminal may record the changed information, thereby eliminating the need to re-record other unchanged information.

Optionally, in response to a change in the multiple types of information included in the first information, the terminal may record the changed multiple types of information.

It should be noted that the terminal may not record the unchanged information in the first information repeatedly. Alternatively, the terminal may record and overwrite the old information with the new information. That is, each time the first information changes, the terminal may update all the information in the first information.

Optionally, if the first slice does not change, but the first cell changes, the terminal does not need to record the identification information of the first slice, but only needs to record the identification information of the changed first cell.

Optionally, if the first slice changes but the first cell does not change, the terminal does not need to record the identification information of the first cell, but only needs to record the identification information of the changed first slice.

In some embodiments, if the first information has not changed, the terminal does not need to repeatedly record the first information.

Optionally, the terminal does not move, that is, the first cell where the terminal resides does not change, and the network coverage of the first slice does not change, then the terminal does not need to record the first information.

In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "code element", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "reference signal (RS)", "synchronization signal (SS)", "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "pilot", and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "cell", "component carrier (CC)", "frequency carrier", and "carrier frequency" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms "resource", "resource set", "resource group", "precoding", "precoder", "weight", "precoding weight", "quasi-co-location (QCL)", "transmission configuration indication (TCI) state", "spatial relation", "spatial domain filter", "transmission power", "phase rotation", "antenna port", "antenna port group", "layer", "the number of layers", "rank", "beam", "beam width", "beam angular degree", "antenna", "antenna element", "panel" and the like are interchangeable.

In some embodiments, the terms "symbol", "frame", "radio frame", "subframe", "slot", "sub-slot", "mini-slot", "symbol", "transmission time interval (TTI)" and so on can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "obtain", "obtain", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and/or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from high levels, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "send", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and/or receive" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "set", "indicated", "some", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable, and "specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "set A", "indicated A", "some A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., and can also be interpreted as specific A, some A, any A, or first A, etc., but is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value (0 or 1) represented by 1 bit, or The checking may be performed by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true (true) or false (false), or by comparison of numerical values (for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and/or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving the data; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the sent content.

The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3105. For example, step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102+step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3101+step S3102+step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102+step S3103+step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102+step S3104+step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3101+step S3102+step S3103+step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3101+step S3102+step S3104+step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102+step S3103+step S3104+step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, step S3101 and step S3102 may be executed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

In some embodiments, step S3101, step S3102, step S3103, and step S3104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations recorded before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3 .

FIG4A is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information processing method, and the method includes:

Step S4101, sending the third information.

The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in FIG. 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 3 , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the terminal may send the third information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also send the third information to other entities.

The third information may be used to indicate that the terminal supports recording of the first information and/or that the terminal supports reporting of the first information.

Optionally, the network device may receive third information sent by the terminal, so that the network device may determine, based on the received third information, that the terminal can support recording and/or reporting of the first information.

Step S4102, record the first information.

The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3102 in FIG. 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 3 , which will not be described in detail here.

The first information can be used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

In some embodiments, the first slice includes at least one of one or more network slices requested by the terminal, one or more network slices supported by the terminal, one or more network slices configured by the terminal, one or more network slices corresponding to mobile initiated traffic, one or more network slices corresponding to mobile received traffic, one or more network slices supported by the previous cell where the terminal resided, and one or more pre-configured network slices.

In some embodiments, the first cell includes at least one of a cell where the terminal is currently camping and a neighboring cell of the cell where the terminal is currently camping.

In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of identification information of the first slice, indication information indicating that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice, and identification information of the first cell.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the first slice includes at least one of a slice identification of the first slice and an area identification corresponding to the first slice.

In some embodiments, the slice identifier of the first slice is any one of single network slice selection auxiliary information, network slice access layer group identifier, and slice characteristic indication information. It should be noted that the slice characteristic indication information corresponds to the slice.

In some embodiments, the area identifier corresponding to the first slice includes any one of a mobile communication network identifier of the area corresponding to the first slice and a tracking area identifier of the area corresponding to the first slice.

In some embodiments, the first cell does not support the first slice, and the terminal may record the first information.

In some embodiments, the network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than a first threshold, and the terminal may record the first information.

In some embodiments, the first cell is not configured with network resources for the first slice, and the terminal may record the first information.

Optionally, the first threshold is predefined, or the first threshold is configured by the network device for the terminal.

In some embodiments, the terminal may record the first information into a terminal report variable.

Step S4103, sending the second information.

The optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3103 in FIG. 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 3 , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the terminal may send the second information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also send the second information to other entities.

In some embodiments, the terminal obtains second information specified by the protocol.

In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the second information from an upper layer(s).

In some embodiments, the terminal performs processing to obtain the second information.

In some embodiments, step S4103 is omitted, and the terminal autonomously implements the function indicated by the second information, or the above function is default or acquiescent.

In some embodiments, the terminal may send a radio resource control completion message to the network device, where the radio resource control completion message includes the second information.

Optionally, the network device may receive second information sent by the terminal, and may thereby send a first request to the terminal based on the second information.

Step S4104, obtain the first request.

The optional implementation of step S4104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3104 in FIG. 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 3 , which will not be described in detail here.

The first request may be used to instruct the terminal to send first information to the network device.

In some embodiments, the terminal may receive a first request sent by a network device, but is not limited thereto and may also receive a first request sent by other entities.

In some embodiments, the terminal obtains a first request specified by a protocol.

In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the first request from an upper layer(s).

In some embodiments, the terminal performs processing to obtain the first request.

In some embodiments, step S4104 is omitted, and the terminal autonomously implements the function indicated by the first request, or the above function is default or acquiescent.

Step S4105, sending the first information.

The optional implementation of step S4105 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3105 in FIG. 3 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 3 , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the terminal may send the first information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also send the first information to other entities.

In some embodiments, the terminal may send the first information recorded in the terminal report variable to the network device.

In some embodiments, the network device may receive first information sent by the terminal.

In some embodiments, the first information can also be used to instruct the network device to record the first information, and the first information recorded by the network device is used to implement network planning for slice deployment.

In some embodiments, the first information may also be used to instruct the network device to control the terminal to perform cell switching.

In some embodiments, the terminal may also update the recorded first information.

In some embodiments, the terminal records the first information of the first cell, and responds to the first information included in the first information. If a change occurs, the terminal may record the first information again.

In some embodiments, in response to a change in information included in the first information, the terminal may record the changed information in the first information, and may not repeatedly record the unchanged information in the first information.

The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4105. For example, step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4102+step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4101+step S4102+step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4102+step S4103+step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4102+step S4104+step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4101+step S4102+step S4103+step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4101+step S4102+step S4104+step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4102+step S4103+step S4104+step S4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, step S4101 and step S4102 may be executed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

In some embodiments, step S4101, step S4102, step S4103, and step S4104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

FIG4B is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, and the method includes:

Step S4201, obtaining third information.

The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to step S3101 in FIG. 3 , the optional implementation of step S4101 in FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the network device may receive the third information sent by the terminal, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive the third information sent by other entities.

In some embodiments, the network device obtains third information specified by the protocol.

In some embodiments, the network device obtains the third information from an upper layer(s).

In some embodiments, the network device performs processing to obtain the third information.

In some embodiments, step S4201 is omitted, and the network device autonomously implements the function indicated by the third information, or the above function is default or by default.

The third information may be used to indicate that the terminal supports recording of the first information and/or that the terminal supports reporting of the first information.

Step S4202, obtaining second information.

The optional implementation of step S4202 can refer to step S3103 of FIG. 3 , the optional implementation of step S4103 of FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the network device may receive the second information sent by the terminal, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive the second information sent by other entities.

In some embodiments, the network device may receive a radio resource control completion message sent by the terminal, where the radio resource control completion message includes the second information.

In some embodiments, the network device obtains second information specified by the protocol.

In some embodiments, the network device obtains the second information from an upper layer(s).

In some embodiments, the network device performs processing to obtain the second information.

In some embodiments, step S4202 is omitted, and the network device autonomously implements the function indicated by the second information, or the above function is default or default.

The second information may be used to indicate that the terminal has available first information.

The first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice.

In some embodiments, the first information is recorded by the terminal when the first cell does not support the first slice; or, the first information is recorded by the terminal when a network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than a first threshold; or, the first information is recorded by the terminal when the first cell is not configured with network resources for the first slice.

In some embodiments, the first threshold is predefined; or, the first threshold is configured by the network device for the terminal.

In some embodiments, the first slice includes at least one of one or more network slices requested by the terminal, one or more network slices supported by the terminal, one or more network slices configured by the terminal, one or more network slices corresponding to mobile initiated traffic, one or more network slices corresponding to mobile received traffic, one or more network slices supported by the previous cell where the terminal resided, and one or more pre-configured network slices.

In some embodiments, the first cell includes at least one of a cell where the terminal is currently camping and a neighboring cell of the cell where the terminal is currently camping.

In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of identification information of the first slice, indication information indicating that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice, and identification information of the first cell.

In some embodiments, the identification information of the first slice includes at least one of a slice identification of the first slice and an area identification corresponding to the first slice.

In some embodiments, the slice identifier of the first slice is any one of single network slice selection auxiliary information, network slice access layer group identifier, and slice characteristic indication information.

In some embodiments, the area identifier corresponding to the first slice includes any one of a mobile communication network identifier of the area corresponding to the first slice and a tracking area identifier of the area corresponding to the first slice.

In some embodiments, the first information may be recorded by the terminal in a terminal report variable.

Step S4203, sending a first request.

The optional implementation of step S4203 can refer to step S3104 of FIG. 3 , the optional implementation of step S4104 of FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the network device may send the first request based on the second information.

In some embodiments, the network device may send the first request to the terminal, but is not limited thereto, and may also send the first request to other entities.

The first request is used to instruct the terminal to send first information to the network device.

Optionally, the terminal may receive a first request sent by the network device to send the first information based on the first request.

In some embodiments, the terminal may send the first information recorded in the terminal report variable.

Step S4204, obtaining first information.

The optional implementation of step S4204 can refer to step S3105 of FIG. 3 , the optional implementation of step S4105 of FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the network device may receive the first information sent by the terminal, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive the first information sent by other entities.

In some embodiments, the network device obtains first information specified by a protocol.

In some embodiments, the network device obtains the first information from an upper layer(s).

In some embodiments, the network device performs processing to obtain the first information.

In some embodiments, step S4201 is omitted, and the network device autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or acquiescent.

In some embodiments, the network device may record the first information, and the first information recorded by the network device is used to implement network planning for slice deployment.

In some embodiments, the network device may control the terminal to perform cell switching based on the first information.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 to S4204. For example, step S4204 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4201+step S4204 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4202+step S4204 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4203+step S4204 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4201+step S4202+step S4204 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4201+step S4203+step S4204 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4202+step S4203+step S4204 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, step S4201, step S4202, and step S4203 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, step S4201 can be combined with step S4101 of FIG. 4A , and step S4202 can be combined with step S4101 of FIG. 4A . In combination with step S4103 of FIG. 4A , step S4203 may be combined with step S4104 of FIG. 4A , and step S4204 may be combined with step S4102 and step S4105 of FIG. 4A .

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, part or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with part or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with optional implementations of other embodiments.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device is proposed, the above device includes a unit or module for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is also proposed, including a unit or module for implementing each step performed by a network device (such as an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

It should be understood that the division of the units or modules in the above device is only a division of logical functions, which can be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and instructions are stored in the memory. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory inside the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules may be implemented by designing the hardware circuits. The hardware circuits may be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the hardware circuits are application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules may be implemented by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuits; for another example, in another implementation, the hardware circuits may be implemented by programmable logic devices (PLDs), and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) may be used as an example, which may include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits may be configured by configuring the configuration files, thereby implementing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices may be implemented in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in the form of software called by the processor, and the remaining part may be implemented in the form of hardware circuits.

In the disclosed embodiments, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which may be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP); in another implementation, the processor may implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit may be fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration may be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASIC, such as Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU), etc.

FIG5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5A , the terminal 5100 may include at least a transceiver module 5101. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5101 is configured to send a first message, and the first message is used to indicate that the first cell exceeds the network coverage of the first slice. Optionally, the transceiver module 5101 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving performed by the terminal in any of the above methods (for example, step S3101, step S3103, step S3105, but not limited thereto), which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, the terminal 5100 may also include other modules. For example, the terminal 5100 may also include a processing module. The processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps (such as step S3102, but not limited to this) performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

FIG5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5B , the network device 5200 may include at least a transceiver module 5201. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5201 is configured to receive a The first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice. Optionally, the transceiver module 5201 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving performed by the network device in any of the above methods (such as step S3104, but not limited thereto), which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, the network device 5200 may further include other modules. For example, the network device 5200 may further include a processing module. The processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a sending module and/or a receiving module, and the sending module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

In some embodiments, the processing module can be a module or include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be replaced with the processor.

6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 6100 may be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), or a terminal (e.g., a user device, etc.), or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 6100 may be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment, and the details may refer to the description in the above method embodiment.

As shown in FIG6A , the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. The processor 6101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process the communication protocol and the communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute a program, and process the data of the program. The communication device 6100 is used to execute any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 6102 may also be outside the communication device 6100.

In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6103. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6103, the transceiver 6103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving in the above method (for example, step S3101, step S3103, step S3104, step S3105, but not limited thereto), and the processor 6101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S3102, but not limited thereto).

In some embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and/or a transmitter, and the receiver and the transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms such as transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, the terms such as transmitter, transmission unit, transmitter, transmission circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, and the terms such as receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuit 6104 is connected to the memory 6102, and the interface circuit 6104 may be used to receive signals from the memory 6102 or other devices, and may be used to send signals to the memory 6102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6104 may read instructions stored in the memory 6102 and send the instructions to the processor 6101.

The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the case where the communication device 6100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 6200 shown in FIG6B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201, and the chip 6200 is used to execute any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202. Optionally, the interface circuit 6202 is connected to the memory 6203. The interface circuit 6202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 6203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 6202 can be used to send signals to the memory 6203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6202 can read instructions stored in the memory 6203 and send the instructions to the processor 6201.

In some embodiments, the interface circuit 6202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving in the above method (for example, step S3101, step S3103, step S3104, step S3105, but not limited thereto), and the processor 6201 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S3102, but not limited thereto). In some embodiments, the terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver can be interchangeable.

In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 6203 may be outside the chip 6200.

The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium, on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed on the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a temporary storage medium.

The present disclosure also proposes a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 6100, enables the communication device 6100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to execute any one of the above methods.

Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The description and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

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An information processing method, characterized in that it is applied to a terminal, and the method comprises: Send first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first slice comprises at least one of the following: One or more network slices requested by the terminal; one or more network slices supported by the terminal; One or more network slices configured by the terminal; One or more network slices corresponding to mobile initiated traffic; One or more network slices corresponding to the mobile receiving traffic; One or more network slices supported by the last cell in which the terminal resided; One or more pre-configured network slices. The method according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that the first cell includes at least one of a cell in which the terminal is currently residing and a neighboring cell of the cell in which the terminal is currently residing. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the first information includes at least one of the following: identification information of the first slice; Indication information indicating that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice; The identification information of the first cell. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the identification information of the first slice includes at least one of the following: a slice identifier of the first slice; The region identifier corresponding to the first slice. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the slice identifier of the first slice includes any one of the following: Single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI; Network slice access layer group NSAG identifier; Slice characteristic indication information, where the slice characteristic indication information corresponds to the slice. The method according to claim 5, wherein the region identifier corresponding to the first slice includes any one of the following: a mobile communication network identifier of an area corresponding to the first slice; A tracking area identifier of an area corresponding to the first slice. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the method further comprises: The first information is recorded. The method according to claim 8, wherein the recording of the first information includes at least one of the following: The first cell does not support the first slice, and records the first information; The network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than a first threshold, and the first information is recorded; The first cell is not configured with network resources for the first slice and records the first information. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the first threshold is predefined; or The first threshold is configured by the network device for the terminal. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that recording the first information comprises: The first information is recorded in a terminal report variable. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the method further comprises: Sending second information to the network device, wherein the second information is used to indicate that the terminal has available Describe the first information. The method according to claim 12, wherein sending the second information to the network device comprises: A radio resource control completion message is sent to the network device, where the radio resource control completion message includes the second information. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that sending the first information to the network device comprises: receiving a first request sent by the network device based on the second information, wherein the first request is used to instruct the terminal to send the first information to the network device; Based on the first request, the first information recorded in the terminal report variable is sent to the network device. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 14, characterized in that the method further comprises: The terminal records first information of the first cell, and records the first information in response to a change in information included in the first information. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that in response to a change in information included in the first information, recording the first information comprises: In response to a change in information included in the first information, the changed information in the first information is recorded. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the method further comprises: Sending third information to the network device, where the third information is used to indicate that the terminal supports recording of the first information and/or that the terminal supports reporting of the first information. An information processing method, characterized in that it is applied to a network device, the method comprising: The receiving terminal sends first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice. The method according to claim 18, wherein the first information is recorded by the terminal when the first cell does not support the first slice; or The first information is recorded by the terminal when a network signal performance parameter of the first cell is lower than a first threshold; or The first information is recorded by the terminal when the first cell is not configured with network resources for the first slice. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that the first threshold is predefined; or The first threshold is configured by the network device for the terminal. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 20 is characterized in that the first cell includes at least one of a cell in which the terminal is currently residing and a neighboring cell of the cell in which the terminal is currently residing. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 21, characterized in that the first slice comprises at least one of the following: One or more network slices requested by the terminal; one or more network slices supported by the terminal; One or more network slices configured by the terminal; One or more network slices corresponding to mobile initiated traffic; One or more network slices corresponding to the mobile receiving traffic; One or more network slices supported by the last cell in which the terminal resided; One or more pre-configured network slices. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 22, characterized in that the first information includes at least one of the following: identification information of the first slice; Indication information indicating that the first slice is beyond the network coverage of the first slice; The identification information of the first cell. The method according to claim 23, wherein the identification information of the first slice includes at least one of the following: a slice identifier of the first slice; The region identifier corresponding to the first slice. The method according to claim 24, wherein the slice identifier of the first slice comprises any one of the following: Single network slice selection auxiliary information S-NSSAI; Network slice access layer group NSAG identifier; Slice characteristic indication information, where the slice characteristic indication information corresponds to the slice. The method according to claim 24, wherein the region identifier corresponding to the first slice includes any one of the following: a mobile communication network identifier of an area corresponding to the first slice; A tracking area identifier of an area corresponding to the first slice. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 26, characterized in that the method further comprises: Second information sent by a terminal is received, wherein the second information is used to indicate that the first information is available to the terminal. The method according to claim 27, wherein the second information sent by the receiving terminal comprises: A radio resource control completion message sent by a receiving terminal is received, where the radio resource control completion message includes the second information. The method according to claim 27 or 28, characterized in that the method further comprises: Based on the second information, a first request is sent to the terminal, wherein the first request is used to instruct the terminal to send the first information to the network device. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 29, characterized in that the method further comprises: The third information sent by the receiving terminal is used to indicate that the terminal supports recording of the first information and/or that the terminal supports reporting of the first information. A terminal, characterized by comprising: The transceiver module is configured to send first information to the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice. A network device, comprising: The transceiver module is configured to receive first information sent by the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate that the first cell is beyond the network coverage of the first slice. A terminal, characterized by comprising: one or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 17. A network device, comprising: one or more processors; Wherein, the network device is used to execute the information processing method described in any one of claims 18-30. A communication system, characterized in that it includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information processing method described in any one of claims 1-17, and the network device is configured to implement the information processing method described in any one of claims 18-30. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method as described in any one of claims 1-17 or 18-30.