Communication control method and communication control device

A method for communication control includes: receiving indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a first base station; determining a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information; and denying transmission of uplink information via the communication resource according to the indication information. As such, indication information related to uplink transmission denial information is received, and a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information is determined, and then it is possible to deny transmission of uplink information via the communication resource according to the indication information.

BACKGROUND

With the development of communication technologies, User Equipment (UE) may not only communicate with a base station via a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) communication link but also communicate with the base station via a New Radio (NR) communication link. For example, the UE may transmit signals on different bands of the two communication links.

SUMMARY

The present application generally relates to the technical field of communication, and more particularly, to a method for communication control and a device for communication control.

The present disclosure provides a method for communication control, a device for communication control, an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium, to overcome the shortcomings in the related art.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for communication control, which may include that:

indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a first base station is received;

a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information is determined; and

transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied according to the indication information.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a device for communication control, which may include:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions for execution by the processor,

herein the processor is configured to:

receive indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a first base station;

determine a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information; and

deny the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource according to the indication information.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Exemplary embodiments (examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings) are elaborated below. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings, in which identical or similar elements in two drawings are denoted by identical reference numerals unless indicated otherwise. The exemplary implementation modes may take on multiple forms, and should not be taken as being limited to examples illustrated herein. Instead, by providing such implementation modes, embodiments herein may become more comprehensive and complete, and comprehensive concept of the exemplary implementation modes may be delivered to those skilled in the art. Implementations set forth in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations in accordance with the subject disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of the apparatus and method in accordance with certain aspects herein as recited in the accompanying claims.

The technical solutions in some embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is apparent that the described embodiments are not all embodiments but only part of embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without creative work shall fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

When a UE transmits uplink signals on different bands, it may cause serious intermodulation distortion to downlink signals reception on a certain band, and thus reduce signal receiving performance of the UE. Intermodulation distortion can be reduced mainly by use of a filter. However, in one aspect, the adopted filter is expensive and costly, and in another aspect, the adopted filter may not completely eliminate the intermodulation distortion, which may still reduce signal receiving performance of UE to a certain extent.

FIG. 1is a schematic flowchart showing a method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method for communication control of the embodiment may be applied to UE with a communication function, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart wearable device, other mobile terminals, etc. The UE may establish communication connections with multiple base stations at the same time, and communication protocols for different base stations of the multiple base stations and the UE may be different and may also be the same. For example, the UE in the embodiment may establish communication connections with a 4th-Generation (4G) base station and a 5th-Generation (5G) base station at the same time.

As shown inFIG. 1, the method for communication control of the embodiment may include the following steps.

In S1, indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a first base station is received.

In an embodiment, the first base station may be a base station of multiple base stations capable of establishing communication connections with the UE. For example, if the UE may establish communication connections with a 4G base station and a 5G base station at the same time, the first base station may be the 4G base station and may also be the 5G base station.

In an embodiment, the indication information is related to an operation that the UE denies the uplink transmission information. For example, the indication information may be used to indicate that: UE denies the transmission of uplink information for the number of times; or the UE denies the transmission of uplink information for the duration; or the UE denies the transmission of uplink information for a specific communication link.

In an embodiment, uplink information may not only include data but also include signaling.

In an embodiment, the indication information may not only include data but also include signaling. For example, if the indication information includes signaling, the signaling may be Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, and may specifically be OtherConfig signaling in RRC connection reconfiguration signaling.

In S2, a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information is determined.

In an embodiment, a process of the UE transmitting the uplink information, i.e., a process of transmitting information to a base station (which may be the first base station and may also be another base station capable of establishing a communication connection with the UE), requires a communication resource to be occupied. For example, a certain communication link is required to be occupied, or a certain communication frequency band is required to be occupied. The communication resource required to be occupied is the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information.

In an embodiment, the UE may determine the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information in multiple manners. For example, a communication resource corresponding to downlink information required to be received may be determined at first, and then the communication resource corresponding to the downlink information required to be received is determined as the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information. For example, the indication information sent by the first base station may be parsed to extract the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information from the indication information.

In S3, the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied according to the indication information.

In an embodiment, the indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a first base station is received; and after the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information is determined, the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource may be denied according to the indication information. Therefore, the circumstance that the UE transmits uplink information on the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information when receiving the downlink information on the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information is avoided, the intermodulation distortion to the process of receiving downlink information is avoided, and signal receiving performance of the UE is further ensured.

FIG. 2AandFIG. 2Bare schematic diagrams illustrating an application scenario of a method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown inFIG. 2A, the UE establishes communication connections with the 4G eNB and the 5G gNB, may not only receive downlink information transmitted by the 4G eNB but also receive downlink information transmitted by the 5G gNB, and may not only transmit uplink information to the 4G eNB but also transmit uplink information to the 5G gNB.

As shown inFIG. 2B, the UE may receive indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a 4G eNB and determine a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information. For example, the indication information includes a preset duration, and the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information includes a communication link between the UE and the 5G base station. In such case, the UE may deny the transmission of uplink information on the communication link with the 5G base station for the preset duration, thereby avoiding a intermodulation distortion of a process of transmitting the uplink information via the communication link with the 5G base station to a process of receiving the downlink information via the communication link with the 5G base station and further ensuring signal receiving performance of the UE.

FIG. 3is a schematic flowchart showing another method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 3, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 1, the communication resource includes a communication link, and the operation that the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied includes the following step.

In S31, the transmission of uplink information via the communication link is denied.

In an embodiment, the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information may include the communication link, and denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication link may avoid a intermodulation distortion to a process of receiving downlink information via the communication link and further ensure the signal receiving performance of the UE.

FIG. 4is a schematic flowchart showing another method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 4, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 1, the communication resource includes a communication frequency band, and the operation that the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied includes the following step.

In S32, the transmission of uplink information via the communication frequency band is denied.

In an embodiment, the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information may include the communication frequency band, and denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication frequency band may avoid intermodulation distortion to a process of receiving the downlink information via the communication frequency band and further ensure the signal receiving performance of the UE.

FIG. 5is a schematic flowchart showing another method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 5, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 1, the operation that the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied according to the indication information includes the following steps.

In S33, whether there is intermodulation distortion to a process of receiving downlink information is determined.

In S34, responsive to that there is the intermodulation distortion, the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied according to the indication information.

In an embodiment, the downlink information may not only include data but also include signaling. The downlink information may be information transmitted to the UE by a base station capable of establishing a communication connection with the UE.

In an embodiment, the UE, after determining the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information, may determine whether there is intermodulation distortion to the process of receiving downlink information. For example, whether there is intermodulation distortion to a process of receiving the downlink information via the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information may be determined. Under the circumstance that it is determined that there is intermodulation distortion, the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied according to the indication information. If there is no intermodulation distortion, the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource may not be denied according to the indication information.

Accordingly, the phenomenon that the UE denies the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource under the circumstance that there is no intermodulation distortion to the process of UE receiving downlink information may be avoided, and it may be ensured that the UE may smoothly transmit uplink information via the communication resource without intermodulation distortion to the process of UE receiving downlink information.

FIG. 6is a schematic flowchart showing another method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 6, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 1, the indication information includes a preset duration, and the operation that the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied includes the following step.

In S35, the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied for the preset duration.

In an embodiment, the indication information may include the preset duration, and the UE may start denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource for the preset duration after S2is executed or when it is determined that there is intermodulation distortion, to avoid intermodulation distortion of the process of transmitting the uplink information via the communication resource to the process of receiving downlink information.

The preset duration may be a duration of the process of receiving downlink information, so that starting denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource for the preset duration when it is determined that there is intermodulation distortion may avoid the intermodulation distortion of the process of transmitting the uplink information via the communication resource to the process of receiving downlink information.

FIG. 7is a schematic flowchart showing another method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 7, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 1, the indication information includes a preset number, and the operation that the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied includes the following step.

In S36, the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is selectively denied for a number of times less than or equal to the preset number.

In an embodiment, the indication information may include the preset number, and the UE may start denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource after S2is executed or when it is determined that there is intermodulation distortion, herein the number of denial times are less than or equal to the preset number, to avoid the intermodulation distortion of the process of transmitting the uplink information via the communication resource to the process of receiving downlink information.

The preset number may be the number of times for the processes of receiving downlink information, and the UE may start denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource after S2is executed or when it is determined that there is intermodulation distortion, herein the number of denial times are less than or equal to the preset number, to avoid the intermodulation distortion of the process of transmitting the uplink information through the communication resource to each process of receiving downlink information of the UE.

FIG. 8is a schematic flowchart showing another method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 8, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 7, the preset number is a number of subframes and/or a number of frames, and the operation that the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied includes the following step.

In S361, the transmission of the number of subframes and/or the number of frames in uplink information via the communication resource is selectively denied, herein the number of subframes and/or the number of frames are less than or equal to the preset number.

In an embodiment, the preset number may specifically be the number of subframes or the number of frames. Subframe and frame are units for data transmission between UE and a base station. Therefore, accordingly setting the preset number is favorable for conveniently dividing each process of denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource based on the units.

FIG. 9is a schematic flowchart showing another method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 9, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 1, the indication information includes the preset duration and the preset number, and the operation that the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied includes the following step.

In S37, the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is selectively denied for a number of times less than or equal to the preset number for the preset duration.

In an embodiment, the embodiments shown inFIG. 6andFIG. 7may be combined to determine how to deny the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource from multiple dimensions.

In an embodiment, “selectively” mentioned in the embodiments shown inFIG. 6toFIG. 9refers to that the UE may set a denial opportunity according to a requirement. For example, when the downlink information is required to be received, the process of denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource in the abovementioned embodiments may be executed. For another example, for uplink information corresponding to a preset subframe or frame, the process of denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource in the abovementioned embodiments may be executed.

FIG. 10is a schematic flowchart showing another method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 10, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 1, the operation that the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information is determined includes the following step.

In S21, a communication resource corresponding to downlink information required to be received is determined as the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information.

In an embodiment, the UE may determine the communication resource corresponding to the downlink information required to be received as the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information. For example, the UE determines the communication resource corresponding to the downlink information required to be received as the communication link between the UE and the 5G base station, and in such case, the communication link between the UE and the 5G base station may be determined as the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information.

Furthermore, subsequently denying the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource may avoid intermodulation distortion of the process of transmitting the uplink information through the communication link with the 5G base station to the process corresponding to the downlink information received by the UE through the communication link with the 5G base station.

FIG. 11is a schematic flowchart showing another method for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 11, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 1, the operation that the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information is determined includes the following step.

In S22, the indication information is parsed to acquire the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information.

In an embodiment, the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information may be set by the first base station and transmitted to the UE through the indication information. The UE may parse the indication information to acquire the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information.

Corresponding to the above embodiments of the method for communication control, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of a device for communication control.

FIG. 12is a schematic block diagram of a device for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 12, the device for communication control includes:

an information receiving portion1, configured to receive indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a first base station;

a resource determination portion2, configured to determine a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information; and

a communication control portion3, configured to deny the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource according to the indication information.

FIG. 13is a schematic block diagram of a communication control portion, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 13, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 12, the communication resource includes a communication link, and the communication control portion3includes:

a link control sub-portion31, configured to deny the transmission of uplink information via the communication link.

FIG. 14is a schematic block diagram of another communication control portion, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 14, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 12, the communication resource includes a communication frequency band, and the communication control portion3includes:

a band control sub-portion32, configured to deny the transmission of uplink information via the communication frequency band.

FIG. 15is a schematic block diagram of another communication control portion, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown inFIG. 15, based on the embodiment shown inFIG. 12, the communication control portion3includes:

a distortion determination sub-portion33, configured to determine whether there is intermodulation distortion to a process of receiving downlink information; and

a communication control sub-portion34, configured to, under the circumstance that the distortion determination sub-portion33determines that there is the intermodulation distortion, deny the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource according to the indication information.

In some embodiments, the indication information includes a preset duration, and the communication control sub-portion is configured to deny the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource for the preset duration.

In some embodiments, the indication information may include a preset number, and the communication control sub-portion is configured to selectively deny the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource for a number of times less than or equal to the preset number.

In some embodiments, the preset number is a number of subframes and/or a number of frames, and the communication control sub-portion is configured to selectively deny the transmission of the number of subframes and/or the number of frames in uplink information via the communication resource, herein the number of subframes and/or the number of frames are less than or equal to the preset number.

In some embodiments, the indication information includes the preset duration and the preset number, and the operation that the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied includes that:

the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is selectively denied for a number of times less than or equal to the preset number for the preset duration.

In some embodiments, the resource determination portion is configured to determine a communication resource corresponding to downlink information required to be received as the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information.

In some embodiments, the resource determination portion is configured to parse the indication information to acquire the communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information.

With respect to the device in the above embodiments, the specific manners for performing operations for individual portions therein have been described in detail in the embodiments regarding the methods, which will not be elaborated herein.

The device embodiments substantially correspond to the method embodiments, and thus related parts refer to part of descriptions of the method embodiments. The device embodiment described above is only schematic, units described as separate parts therein may or may not be physically separated, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, and namely may be located in the same place or may also be distributed to multiple network units. Part or all of the portions therein may be selected according to a practical requirement to achieve the purpose of the solutions of the embodiments. Those of ordinary skill in the art may understand and implement without creative work.

The present disclosure also provides an electronic device, which includes:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions for execution by the processor,

therein the processor is configured to:

receive indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a first base station;

determine a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information; and

deny the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource according to the indication information.

The present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein computer programs that, when being executed by a processor, implement the following steps:

indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a first base station is received;

a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information is determined; and

the transmission of uplink information via the communication resource is denied according to the indication information.

FIG. 16is a schematic block diagram of a device1600for communication control, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the device1600may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a gaming console, a tablet, a medical device, exercise equipment, a personal digital assistant and the like.

Referring toFIG. 16, the device1600may include one or more of the following components: a processing component1602, a memory1604, a power component1606, a multimedia component1608, an audio component1610, an Input/Output (I/O) interface1612, a sensor component1614, and a communication component1616.

The processing component1602typically controls overall operations of the device1600, such as the operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component1602may include one or more processors1620to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps in the abovementioned method. Moreover, the processing component1602may include one or more portions which facilitate interaction between the processing component1602and the other components. For instance, the processing component1602may include a multimedia portion to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component1608and the processing component1602.

The power component1606provides power for various components of the device1600. The power component1606may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generation, management and distribution of power for the device1600.

The audio component1610is configured to output and/or input an audio signal. For example, the audio component1610includes a Microphone (MIC), and the MIC is configured to receive an external audio signal when the device1600is in the operation mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may further be stored in the memory1604or sent through the communication component1616. In some embodiments, the audio component1610further includes a speaker configured to output the audio signal.

The I/O interface1612provides an interface between the processing component1602and a peripheral interface portion, and the peripheral interface portion may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button and the like. The button may include, but not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a starting button and a locking button.

The sensor component1614includes one or more sensors configured to provide status assessment in various aspects for the device1600. For instance, the sensor component1614may detect an on/off status of the device1600and relative positioning of components, such as a display and small keyboard of the device1600, and the sensor component1614may further detect a change in a position of the device1600or a component of the device1600, presence or absence of contact between the user and the device1600, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the device1600and a change in temperature of the device1600. The sensor component1614may include a proximity sensor configured to detect presence of an object nearby without any physical contact. The sensor component1614may also include a light sensor, such as a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) or Charge Coupled Device (CCD) image sensor, configured for use in an imaging application. In some embodiments, the sensor component1614may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor or a temperature sensor.

The communication component1616is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the device1600and another device. The device1600may access a communication-standard-based wireless network, such as a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network, a 2nd-Generation (2G), 3rd-Generation (3G), 4th-Generation (4G), or 5th-Generation (5G) network or a combination thereof. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication component1616receives a broadcast signal or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management system through a broadcast channel. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication component1616further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) portion to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC portion may be implemented based on a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, an Ultra-WideBand (UWB) technology, a Bluetooth (BT) technology and another technology.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the device1600may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components, and is configured to execute the method in the abovementioned embodiments.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, there is also provided a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including an instruction, such as the memory1604including an instruction, and the instruction may be executed by the processor1620of the device1600to implement the abovementioned method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM), a magnetic tape, a floppy disc, an optical data storage device and the like.

The various device components, modules, units, blocks, or portions may have modular configurations, or are composed of discrete components, but nonetheless can be referred to as “modules” in general. In other words, the “components,” “modules,” “blocks,” “portions,” or “units” referred to herein may or may not be in modular forms.

In some embodiments, the control and/or interface software or app can be provided in a form of a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon is further provided. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, optical data storage equipment, a flash drive such as a USB drive or an SD card, and the like.

The components of the system can be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication, e.g., a communication network. Examples of communication networks include a local area network (“LAN”) and a wide area network (“WAN”), an inter-network (e.g., the Internet), and peer-to-peer networks (e.g., ad hoc peer-to-peer networks).

It should be understood that “a plurality” or “multiple” as referred to herein means two or more. “And/or,” describing the association relationship of the associated objects, indicates that there may be three relationships, for example, A and/or B may indicate that there are three cases where A exists separately, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists separately. The character “/” generally indicates that the contextual objects are in an “or” relationship.

In the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the terms “lower,” “upper,” “under” or “beneath” or “underneath,” “above,” “front,” “back,” “left,” “right,” “top,” “bottom,” “inner,” “outer,” “horizontal,” “vertical,” and other orientation or positional relationships are based on example orientations illustrated in the drawings, and are merely for the convenience of the description of some embodiments, rather than indicating or implying the device or component being constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Therefore, these terms are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present disclosure.

In the present disclosure, a first element being “on” a second element may indicate direct contact between the first and second elements, without contact, or indirect geometrical relationship through one or more intermediate media or layers, unless otherwise explicitly stated and defined. Similarly, a first element being “under,” “underneath” or “beneath” a second element may indicate direct contact between the first and second elements, without contact, or indirect geometrical relationship through one or more intermediate media or layers, unless otherwise explicitly stated and defined.