# US 2020/0288356 A1 · Method and device for acquiring terminal context > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0288356 A1 - Document ID: US20200288356A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/883,707 - Filed: 2020-05-26 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-07 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Ning Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200288356A1 ## CPC - H04W 36/0033: {with transfer of context information} - H04W 36/0058: {Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports} - H04W 36/0069: {in case of dual connectivity, e.g. decoupled uplink/downlink} - H04W 36/08: Reselecting an access point - H04W 36/26: by agreed or negotiated communication parameters - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract A user equipment context obtaining method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium are provided. The method includes obtaining, by a first network node from a second network node, a user equipment context of a user equipment within the second network node. The method further includes sending, by the first network node, a user equipment context of the user equipment within the first network node and the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node to a third network node. In some cases, the first network node and the second network node are a master node and a secondary node in a first dual connectivity network respectively, and the third network node is a master node in a second dual connectivity network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A user equipment context obtaining method comprising: obtaining, by a first network node from a second network node, a user equipment context of a user equipment within the second network node; and sending, by the first network node, a user equipment context of the user equipment within the first network node and the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node to a third network node, wherein the first network node and the second network node are a master node and a secondary node in a first dual connectivity network respectively, and the third network node is a master node in a second dual connectivity network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein obtaining, by a first network node from a second network node, a user equipment context of a user equipment within the second network node comprises: obtaining, by the first network node, the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node from the second network node when the first network node determines that a user equipment handover needs to be triggered. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 further comprising: receiving, by the first network node, a measurement report sent by the user equipment; and determining, by the first network node, whether the user equipment handover needs to be triggered based on the measurement report. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein obtaining, by a first network node from a second network node, a user equipment context of a user equipment within the second network node comprises: sending, by the first network node, a user equipment context request message to the second network node; and receiving, by the first network node, the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node sent by the second network node. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: receiving, by the first network node, first resource configuration information and second resource configuration information sent by the third network node; and sending, by the first network node, the first resource configuration information and the second resource configuration information to the user equipment, to trigger a user equipment handover. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5 wherein: the first resource configuration information is obtained by the third network node by allocating a resource to the user equipment according to the user equipment context of the user equipment within the first network node; and the second resource configuration information is obtained by a fourth network node by allocating a resource to the user equipment according to the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node, and the fourth network node is a secondary node in the second dual connectivity network. ### Claim 7 A user equipment context obtaining apparatus comprising: a communications interface; a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the communications interface and the memory and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to at least: obtain, via the communications interface, from a second network node, a user equipment context of a user equipment within the second network node; and send, by the communications interface, a user equipment context of the user equipment within a first network node and the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node to a third network node, wherein the first network node and the second network node are a master node and a secondary node in a first dual connectivity network respectively, and the third network node is a master node in a second dual connectivity network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7 where the communications interface is configured to obtain the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node from the second network node when it is determined that a user equipment handover needs to be triggered. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein: the communications interface is further configured to receive a measurement report sent by the user equipment; and the computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine whether the user equipment handover needs to be triggered based on the measurement report. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the communications interface is further configured to send a user equipment context request message to the second network node; and receive the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node sent by the second network node. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising: a second communications interface configured to: receive first resource configuration information and second resource configuration information sent by the third network node; and send the first resource configuration information and the second resource configuration information to the user equipment, to trigger a user equipment handover. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11 wherein: the first resource configuration information is obtained by the third network node by allocating a resource to the user equipment according to the user equipment context of the user equipment within the first network node; and the second resource configuration information is obtained by a fourth network node by allocating a resource to the user equipment according to the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node, and the fourth network node is a secondary node in the second dual connectivity network. ### Claim 13 A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, configure the computer system to perform operations comprising: obtaining, by a first network node from a second network node, a user equipment context of a user equipment within the second network node; and sending, by the first network node, a user equipment context of the user equipment within the first network node and the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node to a third network node, wherein the first network node and the second network node are a master node and a secondary node in a first dual connectivity network respectively, and the third network node is a master node in a second dual connectivity network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the obtaining, by a first network node from a second network node, a user equipment context of a user equipment within the second network node comprises: obtaining, by the first network node, the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node from the second network node when the first network node determines that a user equipment handover needs to be triggered. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 further comprising: receiving, by the first network node, a measurement report sent by the user equipment; and determining, by the first network node, whether the user equipment handover needs to be triggered based on the measurement report. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the obtaining, by a first network node from a second network node, a user equipment context of a user equipment within the second network node comprises: sending, by the first network node, a user equipment context request message to the second network node; and receiving, by the first network node, the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node sent by the second network node. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 further comprising: receiving, by the first network node, first resource configuration information and second resource configuration information sent by the third network node; and sending, by the first network node, the first resource configuration information and the second resource configuration information to the user equipment, to trigger a user equipment handover, wherein: the first resource configuration information is obtained by the third network node by allocating a resource to the user equipment according to the user equipment context of the user equipment within the first network node; and the second resource configuration information is obtained by a fourth network node by allocating a resource to the user equipment according to the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node, and the fourth network node is a secondary node in the second dual connectivity network. ### Claim 18 A user equipment context obtaining method comprising: receiving, by a third network node, a user equipment context of a user equipment within a first network node and a user equipment context of the user equipment within a second network node that are sent by the first network node; and sending, by the third network node, the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node to a fourth network node, wherein the first network node and the second network node are a master node and a secondary node in a first dual connectivity network respectively, and the third network node and the fourth network node are a master node and a secondary node in a second dual connectivity network respectively. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 further comprising: allocating, by the third network node, a resource to the user equipment according to the user equipment context of the user equipment within the first network node, to obtain first resource configuration information; receiving, by the third network node, second resource configuration information sent by the fourth network node, wherein the second resource configuration information is obtained by the fourth network node by allocating a resource to the user equipment according to the user equipment context of the user equipment within the second network node; and sending, by the third network node, the first resource configuration information and the second resource configuration information to the first network node. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 further comprising: receiving, by the first network node, a measurement report sent by the user equipment; and determining, by the first network node, whether a user equipment handover needs to be triggered based on the measurement report.