# US 2020/0288358 A1 · Method of sending cell information, cell camping method, network device and terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0288358 A1 - Document ID: US20200288358A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/650,714 - Filed: 2018-09-21 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-09-27 - Assignees: China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd Research Institute; China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd Research Institute; China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Nan HU; Xiaodong XU; Guangyi LIU; Yuhong HUANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200288358A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/08: Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W 36/00: Hand-off or reselection arrangements - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method of sending cell information, a cell camping method, a network device and a terminal are provided. The method of sending cell information includes: sending system information of a first cell to a terminal. The cell camping method includes: receiving system information of a first cell sent by the first cell, where the system information includes at least two camping thresholds of the first cell, or one camping threshold and at least two threshold offsets of the first cell; the at least two camping thresholds respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities, and the at least two threshold offsets respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of sending cell information, comprising: sending system information of a first cell to a terminal, wherein the system information comprises at least two camping thresholds of the first cell, or one camping threshold and at least two threshold offsets of the first cell; the at least two camping thresholds respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities, and the at least two threshold offsets respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the system information of the first cell to the terminal comprises: sending, by the first cell supporting a supplementary uplink resource technology, the system information of the first cell to the terminal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the system information further comprises: at least two camping thresholds of a second cell, or one camping threshold and at least two threshold offsets of the second cell; the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell; the at least two camping thresholds of the second cell respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities, and the at least two threshold offsets of the second cell respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities. ### Claim 4 A network device, comprising: a transceiver configured to send system information of a first cell to a terminal, wherein the system information comprises at least two camping thresholds of the first cell, or one camping threshold and at least two threshold offsets of the first cell; the at least two camping thresholds respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities, and the at least two threshold offsets respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The network device according to claim 4, wherein the system information further comprises: at least two camping thresholds of a second cell, or one camping threshold and at least two threshold offsets of the second cell; the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell; the at least two camping thresholds of the second cell respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities, and the at least two threshold offsets of the second cell respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities. ### Claim 6 A cell camping method, comprising: receiving system information of a first cell sent by the first cell, wherein the system information comprises at least two camping thresholds of the first cell, or one camping threshold and at least two threshold offsets of the first cell; the at least two camping thresholds respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities, and the at least two threshold offsets respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cell camping method according to claim 6, wherein the receiving the system information of the first cell sent by the first cell comprises: receiving the system information sent by the first cell supporting an uplink supplementary resource technology. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The cell camping method according to claim 6, further comprising: selecting, based on the uplink resource access capability of the terminal, the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal from the at least two camping thresholds; accessing and camping on the first cell, based on an uplink resource corresponding to the camping threshold. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The cell camping method according to claim 6, further comprising: calculating at least two camping threshold values respectively based on the one camping threshold and the at least two threshold offsets; selecting, based on the uplink resource access capability of the terminal, the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal from the at least two calculated camping threshold values; and accessing and camping on the first cell, based on an uplink resource corresponding to the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The cell camping method according to claim 6, wherein the system information further comprises: at least two camping thresholds of a second cell, or one camping threshold and at least two threshold offsets of the second cell; the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell; the at least two camping thresholds of the second cell respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities, and the at least two threshold offsets of the second cell respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The cell camping method according to claim 10, wherein in the case that the terminal performs a cell reselection, the method further comprises: determining whether the second cell is to serve as a candidate cell for the cell reselection of the terminal, based on the uplink resource access capability of the terminal and the at least two camping thresholds of the second cell; selecting the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal from the at least two camping thresholds of the second cell, in case of determining that the second cell is to serve as the candidate cell for the cell reselection of the terminal; and accessing the second cell, based on an uplink resource corresponding to the camping threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The cell camping method according to claim 10, wherein in the case that the terminal performs a cell reselection, the method further comprises: calculating at least two camping threshold values of the second cell respectively, based on the one camping threshold and the at least two threshold offsets of the second cell; determining whether the second cell is to serve as a candidate cell for the cell reselection of the terminal, based on the uplink resource access capability of the terminal and the at least two calculated camping threshold values of the second cell; selecting the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal from the at least two camping threshold values of the second cell, in case of determining that the second cell is to serve as the candidate cell for the cell reselection of the terminal; and accessing the second cell, based on an uplink resource corresponding to the camping threshold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) A terminal, comprising: a transceiver configured to perform the cell camping method according to claim 6. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive the system information sent by the first cell supporting an uplink supplementary resource technology. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The terminal according to claim 13, further comprising a first processor configured to: select, based on the uplink resource access capability of the terminal, the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal from the at least two camping thresholds; access and camp on the first cell, based on an uplink resource corresponding to the camping threshold. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The terminal according to claim 13, further comprising a second processor configured to: calculate at least two camping threshold values respectively based on the one camping threshold and the at least two threshold offsets; select, based on the uplink resource access capability of the terminal, the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal from the at least two calculated camping threshold values; and access and camp on the first cell, based on an uplink resource corresponding to the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the system information further comprises: at least two camping thresholds of a second cell, or one camping threshold and at least two threshold offsets of the second cell; the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell; the at least two camping thresholds of the second cell respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities, and the at least two threshold offsets of the second cell respectively correspond to terminals with different uplink resource access capabilities. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The terminal according to claim 17, wherein in the case that the terminal performs a cell reselection, the terminal further comprises a third processor configured to: determine whether the second cell is to serve as a candidate cell for the cell reselection of the terminal, based on the uplink resource access capability of the terminal and the at least two camping thresholds of the second cell; select the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal from the at least two camping thresholds of the second cell, in case of determining that the second cell is to serve as the candidate cell for the cell reselection of the terminal; and access the second cell, based on an uplink resource corresponding to the camping threshold. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The terminal according to claim 17, wherein in the case that the terminal performs a cell reselection, the terminal further comprises a fourth processor configured to: calculate at least two camping threshold values of the second cell respectively, based on the one camping threshold and the at least two threshold offsets of the second cell; determine whether the second cell is to serve as a candidate cell for the cell reselection of the terminal, based on the uplink resource access capability of the terminal and the at least two calculated camping threshold values of the second cell; select the camping threshold corresponding to the uplink resource access capability of the terminal from the at least two camping threshold values of the second cell, in case of determining that the second cell is to serve as the candidate cell for the cell reselection of the terminal; and access the second cell, based on an uplink resource corresponding to the camping threshold. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) A communication device, comprising a processor and a memory storing a computer program, wherein the computer program is executed by the processor to perform the method of sending cell information according to claim 1. ### Claim 21 (canceled)