# US 2021/0243658 A1 · Mobile communication network switching method, apparatus, user equipment and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0243658 A1 - Document ID: US20210243658A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/052,296 - Filed: 2018-12-21 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-25 - Assignees: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai - Applicants: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai - Inventors: Biao CHANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210243658A1 ## CPC - H04W 36/0058: {Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports} - H04B 17/328: {Reference signal received power [RSRP]; Reference signal received quality [RSRQ]} - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 36/0083: {Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists} - H04W 36/00837: {Determination of triggering parameters for hand-off} - H04W 36/304: {due to measured or perceived resources with higher communication quality} - H04W 36/324: {by mobility data, e.g. speed data} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A mobile communication network switching method, device, UE and storage medium are provided. The method includes that: a measurement configuration message sent by a base station is received, candidate frequency points are measured to obtain a signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point, and at least one candidate frequency point meeting a switching condition is determined; a signal strength parameter of a mobile communication signal of a current frequency point is monitored when in a call state; when the signal strength parameter meets a preset condition, a signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition is increased in the same trend, and report information of the at least one candidate frequency point is reported to the base station; and a switching instruction fed back by the base station is received, and a network switching operation is performed according to the switching instruction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile communication network switching method, comprising: receiving a measurement configuration message sent by a base station, measuring candidate frequency points corresponding to a measurement object identifier in the measurement configuration message to obtain a signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point, and determining at least one candidate frequency point meeting a switching condition in the measurement configuration message; monitoring a signal strength parameter of a mobile communication signal of a current frequency point when in a call state; when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal meets a preset condition, increasing, according to a strength change trend of the mobile communication signal, a signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the same trend; reporting report information of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition to the base station, the report information comprising the measurement object identifier and the signal strength parameter increased in the same trend; and receiving a switching instruction fed back by the base station, the switching instruction being determined, by the base station, according to the report information, and performing a network switching operation according to the switching instruction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein after monitoring the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal of the current frequency point when in the call state, and before when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal meets the preset condition, increasing, according to the strength change trend of the mobile communication signal, the signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the same trend further comprises: when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is less than or equal to a preset mobile communication reference value, opening a Global Positioning System (GPS) component, and monitoring a signal strength parameter of a GPS signal; when the signal strength parameter of the GPS signal is less than or equal to a preset GPS reference value, performing the operation that when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal meets the preset condition, increasing, according to the strength change trend of the mobile communication signal, the signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the same trend. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein measuring the candidate frequency points corresponding to the measurement object identifier in the measurement configuration message to obtaining the signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point, and determining the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the measurement configuration message comprises: measuring, according to an ascending order of frequencies of the candidate frequency points corresponding to the measurement object identifier in the measurement configuration message, the candidate frequency points in turn to obtain the signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point, and determining the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the measurement configuration message. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the preset condition comprises that: the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal drops and a drop speed is greater than or equal to a preset speed, so that the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is less than or equal to a preset mobile communication critical value. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the preset condition comprises that: the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal drops and a drop speed is greater than or equal to the preset speed, and a value obtained by adjusting the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is less than or equal to a preset mobile communication critical value; wherein the value obtained by adjusting the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is a value obtained after increasing the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal according to a change trend of strength drop of the mobile communication signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein increasing, according to the strength change trend of the mobile communication signal, the signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the same trend comprises: calculating an offset according to a preset switching advance time period and the drop speed, the offset being positively correlated with the drop speed, and the drop speed being negative; and respectively calculating a value obtained by increasing the signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition by the offset to obtain the signal strength parameter, increased in the same trend, of each candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition. ### Claim 7 (canceled) ### Claim 8 (canceled) ### Claim 9 User Equipment (UE), comprising a memory and a processor, the memory storing a computer program, wherein when executing the computer program, the processor implements the following steps: receiving a measurement configuration message sent by a base station, measuring candidate frequency points corresponding to a measurement object identifier in the measurement configuration message to obtain a signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point, and determining at least one candidate frequency point meeting a switching condition in the measurement configuration message; monitoring a signal strength parameter of a mobile communication signal of a current frequency point when in a call state; when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal meets a preset condition, increasing, according to a strength change trend of the mobile communication signal, a signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the same trend; reporting report information of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition to the base station, the report information comprising the measurement object identifier and the signal strength parameter increased in the same trend; and receiving a switching instruction fed back by the base station, the switching instruction being determined, by the base station, according to the report information, and performing a network switching operation according to the switching instruction. ### Claim 10 A non-transitory storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein when executed by a processor, the computer program implements the following steps: receiving a measurement configuration message sent by a base station, measuring candidate frequency points corresponding to a measurement object identifier in the measurement configuration message to obtain a signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point, and determining at least one candidate frequency point meeting a switching condition in the measurement configuration message; monitoring a signal strength parameter of a mobile communication signal of a current frequency point when in a call state; when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal meets a preset condition, increasing, according to a strength change trend of the mobile communication signal, a signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the same trend; reporting report information of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition to the base station, the report information comprising the measurement object identifier and the signal strength parameter increased in the same trend; and receiving a switching instruction fed back by the base station, the switching instruction being determined, by the base station, according to the report information, and performing a network switching operation according to the switching instruction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein increasing, according to the strength change trend of the mobile communication signal, the signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the same trend comprises: calculating an offset according to a preset switching advance time period and the drop speed, the offset being positively correlated with the drop speed, and the drop speed being negative; and respectively calculating a value obtained by increasing the signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition by the offset to obtain the signal strength parameter, increased in the same trend, of each candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The UE as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor further implements the following steps: when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is less than or equal to a preset mobile communication reference value, opening a Global Positioning System (GPS) component, and monitoring a signal strength parameter of a GPS signal; when the signal strength parameter of the GPS signal is less than or equal to a preset GPS reference value, performing the operation that when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal meets the preset condition, increasing, according to the strength change trend of the mobile communication signal, the signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the same trend. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The UE as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor further implements the following steps: measuring, according to an ascending order of frequencies of the candidate frequency points corresponding to the measurement object identifier in the measurement configuration message, the candidate frequency points in turn to obtain the signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point, and determining the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the measurement configuration message. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The UE as claimed in claim 9, wherein the preset condition comprises that: the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal drops and a drop speed is greater than or equal to a preset speed, so that the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is less than or equal to a preset mobile communication critical value. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The UE as claimed in claim 9, wherein the preset condition comprises that: the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal drops and a drop speed is greater than or equal to the preset speed, and a value obtained by adjusting the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is less than or equal to a preset mobile communication critical value; wherein the value obtained by adjusting the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is a value obtained after increasing the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal according to a change trend of strength drop of the mobile communication signal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The UE as claimed in claim 14, wherein the processor further implements the following steps: calculating an offset according to a preset switching advance time period and the drop speed, the offset being positively correlated with the drop speed, and the drop speed being negative; and respectively calculating a value obtained by increasing the signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition by the offset to obtain the signal strength parameter, increased in the same trend, of each candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The non-transitory storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein the computer program further implements the following steps: when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is less than or equal to a preset mobile communication reference value, opening a Global Positioning System (GPS) component, and monitoring a signal strength parameter of a GPS signal; when the signal strength parameter of the GPS signal is less than or equal to a preset GPS reference value, performing the operation that when the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal meets the preset condition, increasing, according to the strength change trend of the mobile communication signal, the signal strength parameter of the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the same trend. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The non-transitory storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein the computer program further implements the following steps: measuring, according to an ascending order of frequencies of the candidate frequency points corresponding to the measurement object identifier in the measurement configuration message, the candidate frequency points in turn to obtain the signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point, and determining the at least one candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition in the measurement configuration message. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The non-transitory storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein the preset condition comprises that: the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal drops and a drop speed is greater than or equal to a preset speed, so that the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is less than or equal to a preset mobile communication critical value. ### Claim 20 (depends on 10) The non-transitory storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein the preset condition comprises that: the signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal drops and a drop speed is greater than or equal to the preset speed, and a value obtained by adjusting the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is less than or equal to a preset mobile communication critical value; wherein the value obtained by adjusting the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal is a value obtained after increasing the dropped signal strength parameter of the mobile communication signal according to a change trend of strength drop of the mobile communication signal. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The non-transitory storage medium as claimed in claim 19, wherein the computer program further implements the following steps: calculating an offset according to a preset switching advance time period and the drop speed, the offset being positively correlated with the drop speed, and the drop speed being negative; and respectively calculating a value obtained by increasing the signal strength parameter of each candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition by the offset to obtain the signal strength parameter, increased in the same trend, of each candidate frequency point meeting the switching condition.