CN108541016B

CN108541016B - Method and device for measuring pilot frequency cell

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Publication number: CN108541016B
Application number: CN201810326230.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈东; 舒兵; 花梦
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-04-03
Filing date: 2013-04-03
Publication date: 2021-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-03
Also published as: CN104247493B; CN104247493A; WO2014161178A1; CN108541016A

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication, in particular to a method and a device for measuring pilot frequency cells, which are used for solving the problems that in the prior art, when UE (user equipment) needs to measure pilot frequency adjacent cells of a first type and a second type, only the same GAP (GAP) can be used, and the transmission performance of the UE is influenced due to inaccurate measurement results or overlong measurement time; the network of the embodiment of the invention indicates the UE to determine the first GAP for measuring the first type of the different-frequency adjacent cells and the second GAP for measuring the second type of the different-frequency adjacent cells according to the at least one GAP configured by the network by configuring the at least one GAP, thereby enabling the UE to respectively adopt different GAPs to measure the first type of the different-frequency adjacent cells and the second type of the different-frequency adjacent cells, and ensuring the accuracy of the measurement result under the condition of not influencing the transmission performance of the UE.

Description

Method and device for measuring pilot frequency cell

The present application is a divisional application of a chinese patent application filed on 3.4.2013 with chinese patent office, application number 201380000254.7, entitled "a method and apparatus for inter-frequency cell measurement", and the entire content of the present application is included in the parent application.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for performing inter-frequency cell measurement.

Background

In a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, a User Equipment (UE) measures neighboring cells including measurements of same-frequency neighboring cells and measurements of different-frequency neighboring cells, and since the WCDMA system is not a time division system and a general UE has only one set of receiver, signals of the same frequency can only be received and processed at the same time. If the signals of other frequencies are to be measured, the receiver switches the frequency to the target frequency for measurement. Therefore, a mechanism is needed to generate a certain idle time slot in the downlink radio frame, which is the compressed mode.

The compressed mode is also called a slotted mode, and is a transmission data interval (GAP) formed by techniques such as halving a spreading factor and puncturing, and the like, for a period of time during which the base station does not transmit any data to the UE. The UE may utilize this GAP to convert the receiver to making measurements on cells on other frequencies. After parameters such as the length of the GAP in the compression mode, the repetition period, etc. are configured, a specific transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) is generated, and a series of TG patterns form a transmission interval pattern sequence. Configuration parameters of transmission interval patterns as shown in fig. 1, the transmission interval pattern may select transmission interval pattern 1(TG pattern1) and transmission interval pattern 2(TG pattern2), the lengths may be TGPL1 and TGPL2, respectively, and one TG pattern may include one or two GAPs; in the figure, the position of the GAP is determined by the transmission GAP start slot number (TGSN), the length (TGL1) of the transmission GAP 1(GAP1), the length (TGL2) of the transmission GAP 2(GAP2), and the transmission GAP start distance (TGD).

After introducing an expandable Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (S-UMTS) cell into a WCDMA System, two types of inter-frequency cells may exist for a UE to measure, which are a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) inter-frequency cell and an S-UMTS inter-frequency cell, respectively; wherein the S-UMTS cell is also referred to as F-UMTS (fragmented UMTS) cell, the bandwidth of the S-UMTS cell is reduced compared to the bandwidth of the UMTS cell, and the actual time of the time slot is lengthened compared to the actual time of the time slot of the UMTS cell. As shown in fig. 2, it is a schematic diagram of the distribution of bandwidths of a UMTS cell and an S-UMTS cell, where the bandwidth of the S-UMTS cell is 1/N of the bandwidth of the UMTS cell, N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, and in the diagram, the bandwidth of the UMTS cell is 5M, and the bandwidth of the S-UMTS cell is half of the bandwidth of the UMTS cell, i.e., 2.5M.

Before the network informs the UE to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cells, the transmission interval mode sequence configured for the current cell is informed to the UE, that is, the compression mode parameters corresponding to the GAP for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cells are sent to the UE, and the UE starts the corresponding compression mode sequence to measure the cells. As shown in fig. 3, a schematic diagram of measuring cells in a GAP configured by a network for a UE; the operation executed by the UE in the GAP includes detection and frequency switching, that is, the receiver of the UE switches the frequency range of the current cell to the frequency range of the measurement cell to perform specific detection, and processes the detection result and switches the frequency of the receiver back to the operating frequency of the current cell after the cell to be detected is detected.

In the prior art, when a UE needs to measure two types of inter-frequency cells, namely UMTS and S-UMTS, a network activates a compression mode sequence for a certain measurement of the UE in a current cell, and a compression mode parameter of the compression mode sequence is a slot (slot) or a radio frame of the current cell, and when the UE uses the compression mode sequence activated by the network to measure the inter-frequency cells, different types of inter-frequency cells are measured by using the same GAP without considering the difference of the types of the inter-frequency cells. If the current cell is a UMTS cell and a set of compressed mode sequences activated by the network takes a time slot or a radio frame of the UMTS cell as a unit, there may be a problem that the UE does not have a problem when measuring a UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cell by using a GAP in the set of compressed mode sequences, but when the measured cell is an S-UMTS cell, an accurate measurement result cannot be obtained because the time for measuring the GAP is too short; if the current cell is an S-UMTS cell and a set of compressed mode sequences activated by the network is in units of time slots or radio frames of the S-UMTS cell, the UE may have no problem when measuring the S-UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cell by using one GAP in the set of compressed mode sequences, but when the measured cell is the UMTS cell, the time for measuring the GAP may be too long, which wastes signal transmission time and affects the transmission performance of the UE.

In summary, in the prior art, when the UE needs to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cells of UMTS and S-UMTS, only the same GAP may be used, and the problem that the transmission performance of the UE is affected due to inaccurate measurement result or too long measurement time may occur.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a method and a device for measuring a pilot frequency cell, which are used for solving the problems that in the prior art, when UE needs to measure two types of pilot frequency adjacent cells of UMTS and S-UMTS, only the same GAP can be used, and the transmission performance of the UE is influenced due to inaccurate measurement results or too long measurement time.

In a first aspect, a method for performing inter-frequency cell measurement is provided, including: the network determines that User Equipment (UE) is required to measure a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cell and a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cell; the network configures at least one transmission interval GAP for the UE to measure the different-frequency adjacent cells, and instructs the UE to determine a first GAP for measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cells and a second GAP for measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cells according to the configured at least one GAP; wherein the at least one GAP comprises at least one of the first GAP and the second GAP, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

With reference to the first aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the network configures, for the UE, at least one GAP for measuring an inter-frequency neighbor cell, and instructs the UE to determine the first GAP and the second GAP according to the configured at least one GAP, specifically including: the network configures the first GAP for the UE, and instructs the UE to determine a second GAP corresponding to the first GAP configured by the network according to the corresponding relation between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the network configures the second GAP for the UE, and instructs the UE to determine, according to the correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP, a first GAP corresponding to the second GAP configured by the network; or, the network configures the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the configuring, by the network, the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE includes: the network configures a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) containing the first GAP and a second TG pattern containing the second GAP for the UE; or the network configures the UE with a TG pattern comprising the first GAP and the second GAP.

With reference to the first aspect, or the first to second possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, after determining that the UE needs to measure the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, the network further includes: the network configures measurement conversion time for the UE, instructs the UE to measure a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measures a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time.

With reference to the first aspect, or the first to second possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, after determining that the UE needs to measure the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, the network further includes: the network configures periods for the UE to measure the pilot frequency adjacent cells, and indicates the UE to measure the pilot frequency adjacent cells periodically, wherein one period is equal to the sum of a first measurement time length for measuring a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cells and a second measurement time length for measuring a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cells, the first measurement time length comprises at least one first GAP, and the second measurement time length comprises at least one second GAP.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the configuring, by the network, a period for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement for the UE specifically includes: and the network configures the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period for the UE.

With reference to the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the first measurement time length includes a number of GAPs that is greater than or equal to a sum of numbers of GAPs required by the UE to measure all first-type inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively, and the second measurement time length includes a number of GAPs that is greater than or equal to a sum of numbers of GAPs required by the UE to measure all second-type inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively.

In a second aspect, a method for performing inter-frequency cell measurement is provided, including: user Equipment (UE) receives at least one transmission interval GAP (GAP) which is issued by a network and used for measuring an adjacent cell of the different frequency; the UE determines a first GAP for measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell and a second GAP for measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the received at least one GAP, measures the first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP, and measures the second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP; wherein the at least one transmission GAP is the first GAP and/or the second GAP, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

With reference to the second aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the receiving, by the UE, at least one GAP delivered by a network for measuring an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and determining the first GAP and the second GAP according to the received at least one GAP specifically includes: the UE receives a first GAP which is issued by a network and used for measuring the adjacent cell of the different frequency, and determines a second GAP according to the corresponding relation between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the UE receives a second GAP which is issued by the network and used for measuring the different-frequency adjacent cell, and determines the first GAP according to the corresponding relation between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the UE receives the first GAP and the second GAP delivered by the network.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the receiving, by the UE, the first GAP and the second GAP delivered by a network includes: the UE receives a first transmission interval mode TG pattern comprising the first GAP and a second TG pattern comprising the second GAP issued by a network; or, the UE receives a TG pattern that includes the first GAP and the second GAP and is sent by a network.

With reference to the second aspect, or the first to second possible implementation manners of the second aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, before the measuring, by the UE, the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, the method further includes: the UE receives measurement conversion time issued by a network; the UE measures a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP, and measures a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP, and the method comprises the following steps: the UE measures a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measures a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time.

With reference to the second aspect, or the first to second possible implementation manners of the second aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, before the measuring, by the UE, the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, the method further includes: the UE receives a period for carrying out inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement sent by a network; the UE measures a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP, and measures a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP, and the method comprises the following steps: and the UE measures a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined at least one first GAP within the first measurement time length of the period, and measures a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined at least one second GAP within the second measurement time length of the period.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the measuring, by the UE, the pilot neighboring cell in the period specifically includes: and the UE measures the inter-frequency adjacent cell in the period according to the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

In a third aspect, a network device for performing inter-frequency cell measurement is provided, including: the determining module is used for determining that the UE needs to measure the first type of the pilot frequency adjacent cells and the second type of the pilot frequency adjacent cells; a configuration module, configured to configure, for the UE, at least one transmission interval GAP for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cell after the determination module determines that the user equipment UE needs to measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the configured at least one GAP to a sending module; a sending module, configured to send the at least one GAP configured for the UE by the configuration module to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to the at least one configured GAP, a first GAP used for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and a second GAP used for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell; wherein the at least one transmission GAP is the first GAP and/or the second GAP, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

With reference to the third aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the configuration module is specifically configured to configure a first GAP for the UE, and the sending module is specifically configured to send the first GAP to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to a correspondence between the first GAP and a second GAP, a second GAP corresponding to the first GAP configured by the configuration module; or the like, or, alternatively,

the configuration module is specifically configured to configure a second GAP for the UE, and the sending module is specifically configured to send the second GAP configured by the configuration module to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP, a first GAP corresponding to the second GAP configured by the configuration module; or, the configuration module is specifically configured to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the configuration module is specifically configured to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE according to the following steps: configuring a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) containing a first GAP (GAP) and a second TG pattern containing a second GAP for the UE, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or, configuring a TG pattern comprising the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE.

With reference to the third aspect or the first to second possible implementation manners of the third aspect, in a third possible manner, the configuration module is specifically configured to configure measurement switching time for the UE after the determination module determines that the UE needs to measure the inter-frequency neighbor cell, and transmit the configured measurement switching time to a sending module; the sending module is specifically configured to send the measurement conversion time configured by the configuration module to the UE, instruct the UE to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before measuring the conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after measuring the conversion time.

With reference to the third aspect or the first to second possible implementation manners of the third aspect, in a fourth possible manner, the configuration module is specifically configured to configure, after the determining module determines that the UE needs to measure the neighboring cell, a period for performing the neighboring cell measurement for the UE, and transmit the configured period for performing the neighboring cell measurement to the sending module; one period is equal to the sum of a first measurement time length for measuring a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cell and a second measurement time length for measuring a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cell, wherein the first measurement time length comprises at least one first GAP, and the second measurement time length comprises at least one second GAP; the sending module is specifically configured to send the period configured by the configuration module to perform inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement to the UE, and instruct the UE to perform inter-frequency cell measurement periodically.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the configuration module is specifically configured to configure, for the UE, positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

With reference to the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the first measurement time length includes a number of GAPs that is greater than or equal to a sum of numbers of GAPs required by the UE to measure all the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively, and the second measurement time length includes a number of GAPs that is greater than or equal to a sum of numbers of GAPs required by the UE to measure all the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively.

In a fourth aspect, a user equipment UE for performing inter-frequency cell measurement is provided, including: the receiving module is used for receiving at least one transmission interval GAP which is issued by a network and used for measuring the adjacent cell of the different frequency, and transmitting the received at least one GAP to the measuring module; the measurement module is used for determining a first GAP used for measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell and a second GAP used for measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the at least one GAP received by the receiving module, measuring the first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP, and measuring the second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP; wherein the at least one transmission GAP is the first GAP and/or the second GAP, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the receiving module is specifically configured to receive a first GAP sent by the network and used for measuring a different-frequency neighboring cell, and the measuring module is specifically configured to determine a second GAP according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP; or the like, or, alternatively,

the receiving module is specifically configured to receive a second GAP sent by the network and used for measuring an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and the measuring module is specifically configured to determine the first GAP according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the receiving module is specifically configured to receive the first GAP and the second GAP sent by the network.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the receiving module is specifically configured to: receiving a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) comprising the first GAP and a second TG pattern comprising the second GAP, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or, receiving a TG pattern comprising the first GAP and the second GAP sent by the network.

With reference to the fourth aspect or the first to second possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, the receiving module is specifically configured to receive measurement conversion time issued by a network before the measuring module measures the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the measurement conversion time to the measuring module; the measurement module is specifically configured to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time.

With reference to the fourth aspect or the first to second possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, the receiving module is specifically configured to receive a period for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement, which is issued by a network, before the measuring module performs measurement on the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, and transmit the period for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement to the measuring module; the measurement module is specifically configured to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to at least one determined first GAP within a first measurement time length of the period, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to at least one determined second GAP within a second measurement time length of the period.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the measurement module is specifically configured to measure the inter-frequency neighbor cell in the period according to positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

In a fifth aspect, a network device for performing inter-frequency cell measurement is provided, including: the processor is used for configuring at least one transmission interval GAP for measuring the pilot frequency adjacent cells for the UE after determining that the UE needs to measure the first type pilot frequency adjacent cells and the second type pilot frequency adjacent cells, and transmitting the configured at least one GAP to the transmitter; a transmitter, configured to send the at least one GAP configured by the processor to a UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to the configured at least one GAP, a first GAP used for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and a second GAP used for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell; wherein the at least one GAP comprises at least one of the first GAP and the second GAP, the first GAP being different from the second GAP.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the processor is specifically configured to configure a first GAP for the UE, and the transmitter is specifically configured to send the first GAP to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to a correspondence between the first GAP and a second GAP, a second GAP corresponding to the first GAP configured by the processor; or, the processor is specifically configured to configure a second GAP for the UE, and the transmitter is specifically configured to send the second GAP configured by the processor to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP, a first GAP corresponding to the second GAP configured by the processor; or, the processor is specifically configured to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the processor is specifically configured to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE according to the following steps: configuring a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) containing a first GAP (GAP) and a second TG pattern containing a second GAP for the UE, wherein the first TGpattern and the second TG pattern are different; or, configuring a TG pattern comprising the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE.

With reference to the fifth aspect or the first to second possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, the processor is specifically configured to configure a measurement switching time for the UE after it is determined that the UE needs to measure the inter-frequency neighbor cell, and transmit the configured measurement switching time to a transmitter; the transmitter is specifically configured to send the measurement conversion time configured by the processor to the UE, instruct the UE to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before measuring the conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after measuring the conversion time.

With reference to the fifth aspect or the first to second possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, the processor is specifically configured to configure, after it is determined that the UE needs to measure the neighboring cell, a period for performing the neighboring cell measurement for the UE, and transmit the configured period for performing the neighboring cell measurement to the transmitter; one period is equal to the sum of a first measurement time length for measuring a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cell and a second measurement time length for measuring a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cell, wherein the first measurement time length comprises at least one first GAP, and the second measurement time length comprises at least one second GAP; the transmitter is specifically configured to send the period configured by the configuration module for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement to the UE, and instruct the UE to perform inter-frequency cell measurement periodically.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the processor is specifically configured to configure, for the UE, positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

With reference to the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner, the first measurement time length includes a number of GAPs that is greater than or equal to a sum of numbers of GAPs required by the UE to measure all the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively, and the second measurement time length includes a number of GAPs that is greater than or equal to a sum of numbers of GAPs required by the UE to measure all the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively.

In a sixth aspect, a UE for performing inter-frequency cell measurement is provided, including: the receiver is used for receiving at least one transmission interval GAP which is issued by a network and used for measuring the adjacent cell of the different frequency, and transmitting the received at least one GAP to the processor; the processor is used for determining a first GAP used for measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell and a second GAP used for measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to at least one GAP received by the receiver, measuring the first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP, and measuring the second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP; wherein the at least one transmission GAP is the first GAP and/or the second GAP, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

With reference to the sixth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner, the receiver is specifically configured to receive a first GAP sent by the network and used for measuring an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and the processor is specifically configured to determine a second GAP according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the receiver is specifically configured to receive a second GAP delivered by the network and used to measure an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and the processor is specifically configured to determine the first GAP according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the receiver is specifically configured to receive the first GAP and the second GAP sent by the network.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the receiver is specifically configured to receive a first transmission interval pattern TG pattern including the first GAP and a second transmission interval pattern TG pattern including the second GAP, where the first transmission interval pattern TG pattern and the second transmission interval pattern TG pattern are different; or, receiving a TG pattern comprising the first GAP and the second GAP sent by the network.

With reference to the sixth aspect or the first to second possible implementation manners of the sixth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, the receiver is specifically configured to receive measurement conversion time issued by the network before the processor measures the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the measurement conversion time to the processor; the processor is specifically configured to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time.

With reference to the sixth aspect or the first to second possible implementation manners of the sixth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, the receiver is specifically configured to receive a period for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement sent by the network before the processor performs measurement on the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, and transmit the period for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement to the processor; the processor is specifically configured to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined at least one first GAP within a first measurement time length of a period in which inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement is performed, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined at least one second GAP within a second measurement time length of the period in which inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement is performed.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the processor is specifically configured to measure the inter-frequency neighbor cell in the period according to positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

In the embodiment of the invention, after determining that UE is required to measure different types of different-frequency adjacent cells, the network configures at least one GAP for measuring the different-frequency adjacent cells for the UE, and instructs the UE to determine a first GAP for measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cells and a second GAP for measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cells according to the configured at least one GAP, so that the UE can measure the first type of different-frequency adjacent cells by adopting the first GAP suitable for measuring the first type of different-frequency adjacent cells, such as UMTS different-frequency adjacent cells, and measure the second type of different-frequency adjacent cells by adopting the second GAP suitable for measuring the second type of different-frequency adjacent cells, such as S-UMTS different-frequency adjacent cells, therefore, the embodiment of the invention can enable the UE to respectively measure the different-frequency adjacent cells of two types of UMTS different-frequency adjacent cells and S-UMTS different-frequency adjacent cells by adopting different GAPs, the accuracy of the measurement result can be ensured under the condition of not influencing the transmission performance of the UE.

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FIG. 1 is a configuration parameter of a transmission interval pattern;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the bandwidth distribution of a UMTS cell and an S-UMTS cell;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a UE measuring a cell in a GAP configured by a network;

fig. 4 is a flowchart of a method for performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a flowchart of a method for a UE to measure an inter-frequency neighboring cell according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a flowchart of a method for measuring an inter-frequency cell according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a pair of inter-frequency cell measurements according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a flowchart of a method for measuring an inter-frequency cell according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of configuring two different GAPs in one TG pattern according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a periodic measurement pilot frequency cell according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a flowchart of a method for measuring an inter-frequency cell according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of inter-frequency cell measurement according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 shows a network device for performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 shows a UE performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 shows a network device for performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 16 shows a UE performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The techniques described herein may be used in various communication systems, such as current 2G, 3G communication systems and next generation communication systems, such as Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), FDMA (SC-FDMA), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), General Packet Radio Service (FDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE, Long Term Evolution), and other types of communication systems.

Various aspects are described herein in connection with a user equipment and/or a base station controller.

A user equipment, which may be a wireless terminal or a wired terminal, may refer to a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user, a handheld device having wireless connection capability, or other processing device connected to a wireless modem. Wireless terminals, which may be mobile terminals such as mobile telephones (or "cellular" telephones) and computers having mobile terminals, such as portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-included, or vehicle-mounted mobile devices, may communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (e.g., RAN). For example, Personal Communication Service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and the like. A wireless Terminal may also be referred to as a system, a Subscriber Unit (Subscriber Unit), a Subscriber Station (Subscriber Station), a Mobile Station (Mobile), a Remote Station (Remote Station), an Access Point (Access Point), a Remote Terminal (Remote Terminal), an Access Terminal (Access Terminal), a User Terminal (User Terminal), a User Agent (User Agent), a User Device (User Device), or a User Equipment (User Equipment).

A base station (e.g., access point) can refer to a device in an access network that communicates over the air-interface, through one or more sectors, with wireless terminals. The base station may be configured to interconvert received air frames and IP packets as a router between the wireless terminal and the rest of the access network, which may include an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The base station may also coordinate management of attributes for the air interface. For example, the Base Station may be a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in GSM or CDMA, a Base Station (NodeB) in WCDMA, or an evolved Node B (NodeB or eNB or e-NodeB) in LTE, which is not limited in this application.

The base station Controller may be a Base Station Controller (BSC) in GSM or CDMA, or may be a Radio Network Controller (RNC) in WCDMA, and the application is not limited in this application.

Additionally, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably herein. The term "and/or" herein is merely an association describing an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, e.g., a and/or B, may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

Herein, the "inter-frequency neighbor cell" may be a neighbor cell having the same type as the current cell of the UE but different frequency range, such as a UMTS neighbor cell and an S-UMTS neighbor cell, or may be different types of neighbor cells without limitation. For example, there may be any two combinations of UMTS neighbor cells, S-UMTS neighbor cells, GSM neighbor cells, and LTE neighbor cells, for example: UMTS neighbor cell and GSM neighbor cell; such as S-UMTS neighbor cells and GSM neighbor cells; such as UMTS neighbor cells and LTE neighbor cells; such as S-UMTS neighbor cells and LTE neighbor cells; such as GSM neighbor cells and LTE neighbor cells.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings attached hereto.

As shown in fig. 4, a flowchart of a method for performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention is described as follows.

S401: the network determines that the UE is required to measure different types of inter-frequency neighbor cells.

S402: the network configures at least one GAP for the UE to measure the different-frequency adjacent cells, and instructs the UE to determine a first GAP for measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cells and a second GAP for measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cells according to the configured at least one GAP; wherein, at least one GAP of the network configuration is a first GAP and/or a second GAP, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

In a specific implementation process, the different types of inter-frequency neighboring cells in the embodiment of the present invention refer to cells occupying different bandwidths or cells of different systems. For example, the cells with different occupied bandwidths may be a UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell and an S-UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell, and the cells of different systems may be a WCDMA cell and a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) cell, or a WCDMA cell and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) cell, or a GSM cell and an LTE cell, and the like. In the embodiment of the invention, the UE can measure different types of cells by adopting different GAPs, for example, a first GAP with a transmission interval length of 7slots is adopted to measure a UMTS pilot adjacent cell, a second GAP with a transmission interval length of 14slots is adopted to measure an S-UMTS pilot adjacent cell, or a first GAP with a transmission interval length of 4slots is adopted to measure a UMTS pilot adjacent cell, a second GAP with a transmission interval length of 7slots is adopted to measure an S-UMTS pilot adjacent cell, and the like.

It can be known from the above method flow that in the embodiment of the present invention, the network can issue the measurement command only once, and the UE measures the cells of different types according to the measurement command issued once by the network, and reports the measured cells to the network once after measuring the cells of different types.

In a specific implementation process, a network may determine that the UE is required to perform inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement when the UE is required to perform cell handover, and specifically, the network may determine that the UE is required to perform measurement on the inter-frequency neighbor cell when a signal received from the UE is weak and/or a current cell is busy, and determine a cell to which the UE is to be handed over according to a measurement result of the UE; the specific measurement objects of the UE may be signal quality, location, etc. of the neighbor cell; after determining that the UE needs to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cell, the network may configure at least one GAP for the UE to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the type of the inter-frequency neighboring cell that the UE needs to measure, and there are many ways for the network to configure at least one GAP for the UE to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cell, which are listed as follows:

and in the first configuration mode, the network configures the GAP for measuring one type of the different-frequency adjacent cells for the UE, so that the UE determines the GAP for measuring the other type of the different-frequency adjacent cells according to the GAP configured by the network.

For example, step S402 specifically includes: the network configures a first GAP for the UE, and instructs the UE to determine a second GAP corresponding to the configured first GAP according to the corresponding relation between the first GAP and the second GAP; or the network configures the second GAP for the UE, and instructs the UE to determine the first GAP corresponding to the configured second GAP according to the corresponding relationship between the first GAP and the second GAP.

In a specific implementation process, a network may configure, for a UE, a GAP for measuring a first type cell in units of time slots or radio frames of the first type cell, and enable the UE to determine to measure a GAP for a second type inter-frequency cell according to a correspondence between GAPs for measuring the first type cell and the second type cell; or configuring and measuring GAP of the second type cell for the UE by taking the time slot or the wireless frame of the second type cell as a unit, and enabling the UE to determine and measure the GAP of the first type pilot frequency cell according to the corresponding relation between the GAP of the first type cell and the GAP of the second type cell. The corresponding relationship between the GAPs for measuring the first type cell and the second type cell may be set by the network and the UE according to a convention, for example, when the first type inter-frequency neighbor cell is a UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cell and the second type inter-frequency neighbor cell is a S-UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cell, TGL for measuring the S-UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cell may be set to TGL + (N-1) × 2 for measuring the UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cell, where TGL is a length of a GAP, and a time slot is a unit, and N represents that the UMTS cell to be measured is N times of a bandwidth of the S-UMTS cell to be measured. For example, the bandwidth range of the UMTS cell is 4.2M to 5M, and when N is 2, it indicates that the bandwidth of the S-UMTS cell is 1/N of the bandwidth of the UMTS cell, and the bandwidth range corresponding to the S-UMTS cell is 2.1M to 2.5M.

In the specific implementation process, the network may also configure, for the UE, the GAP for measuring the cell of the same type as the current cell according to the current cell type to which the UE belongs, measure the different-frequency neighboring cell of the type according to the GAP for measuring the cell of the same type as the current cell configured by the network, and at the same time, after determining that the different-frequency neighboring cell of the different type from the current cell needs to be measured, determine, according to the GAP configured by the network, the GAP for measuring the different-frequency neighboring cell of the different type from the current cell, and measure the different-frequency neighboring cell of the different type from the current cell according to the determined GAP.

And in the second configuration mode, the network configures two GAPs for the UE, and the GAPs are respectively used for measuring different types of different-frequency adjacent cells.

For example, step S402 specifically includes: the network configures the UE with a first GAP and a second GAP.

In a specific implementation process, after determining that the UE needs to measure two types of inter-frequency neighboring cells, the network may directly configure two GAPs for the UE, that is, measure a first GAP of a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and measure a second GAP of a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and after receiving the two GAPs, the UE determines the received two GAPs as GAPs for measuring the two types of inter-frequency neighboring cells, that is, measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the received first GAP, and measure the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the received second GAP.

Preferably, in the second configuration mode, the network configures the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE, including: the network configures a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) containing a first GAP (GAP) and a second TG pattern containing a second GAP for the UE, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; alternatively, the network configures the UE with a TG pattern comprising a first GAP and a second GAP.

In a specific implementation process, the network may configure two different TG patterns for the UE, such as TG pattern1 and TG pattern2, to measure two different types of inter-frequency neighbor cells, respectively, where the TG pattern1 may include a first GAP for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, and the TG pattern2 may include a second GAP for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell; alternatively, a second GAP for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell is included in the TG pattern1, and a first GAP for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell is included in the TG pattern 2. The network may also configure a TG pattern comprising two different GAPs, GAP1 and GAP2, so that the UE uses two different GAPs of the same TG pattern to measure different types of inter-frequency neighbor cells.

Preferably, the first type of inter-frequency adjacent cell is a UMTS inter-frequency adjacent cell, and the second type of inter-frequency adjacent cell is an S-UMTS inter-frequency adjacent cell; the network configures a TG pattern containing a first GAP and a second GAP for the UE, comprising: the first GAP is GAP1 with the length of transmission interval TGL 1; the second GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; or, the first GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; the second GAP is GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1.

In a specific implementation process, after determining that the UE needs to measure two types of inter-frequency neighboring cells, the network may further set a specific time period in which to use the determined first GAP to measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cells, and a specific time period in which to use the determined second GAP to measure the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cells; the embodiment of the invention provides the following two optional setting modes:

the method comprises the following steps that firstly, a network configures measurement conversion time for UE.

For example, after step S401, the method further includes: the network configures measurement conversion time for the UE, instructs the UE to measure a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measures a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time.

In a specific implementation process, the network may configure measurement switching time for the UE according to the busy degree of the current first type cell and the second type cell, and indicate the cell type that the UE preferentially measures. If the second type cell is busy, the network configures measurement conversion time for the UE and indicates the UE to measure the first type cell preferentially, so that the UE measures the first type different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time and measures the second type different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or when the first type cell is busy, the network configures measurement conversion time for the UE, and instructs the UE to measure the second type cell preferentially, so that the UE measures the second type different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measures the first type different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time.

And in the second setting mode, the network configures the period for the UE to carry out the inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement.

For example, after step S401, the method further includes: the network configures periods for UE to measure the pilot frequency adjacent cells, and indicates the UE to measure the pilot frequency adjacent cells periodically, wherein one period is equal to the sum of a first measurement time length for measuring a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cells and a second measurement time length for measuring a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cells, the first measurement time length comprises at least one first GAP, and the second measurement time length comprises at least one second GAP.

In a specific implementation process, the first setting method may instruct the UE to perform a preferential measurement on a certain type of cell, and the second setting method is relatively fair compared to the first setting method, that is, the UE performs an alternate measurement on two types of inter-frequency cells; the first measurement time length set by the network includes at least one first GAP to ensure that the UE measures at least one first type inter-frequency neighboring cell within the first measurement time length, and the second measurement time length set includes at least one second GAP to ensure that the UE measures at least one second type inter-frequency neighboring cell within the second measurement time length.

Preferably, the network configures a period for the UE to perform the inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement, including: the network configures the UE with the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

In a specific implementation process, the network may also configure the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in a period for the UE, that is, set the sequence of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length, and instruct the UE to measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cells according to the determined first GAP in the first measurement time length and then measure the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cells according to the determined second GAP in the second measurement time length in a period, or measure the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cells according to the determined second GAP in the second measurement time length and then measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cells according to the determined first GAP in the first measurement time length.

Preferably, the first measurement time span includes a number of GAPs greater than or equal to the sum of the number of GAPs required by the UE to measure all the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively, and the second measurement time span includes a number of GAPs greater than or equal to the sum of the number of GAPs required by the UE to measure all the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively.

In a specific implementation process, the network may set a first time length, so that the first measurement time length includes a GAP number greater than or equal to a GAP number required by the UE to measure all first type inter-frequency neighboring cells once; setting a second measurement time length, wherein the second measurement time length comprises a GAP number which is more than or equal to the GAP number required by the UE for measuring all the second type different-frequency adjacent cells once respectively, namely, the UE measures each first type different-frequency adjacent cell at least once in one period and then measures each second type different-frequency adjacent cell at least once, or measures each first type different-frequency adjacent cell at least once after measuring each second type different-frequency adjacent cell at least once.

Here, it should be noted that, the measurement switching time and the lengths of the first and second measurement time may be specific time, and may also be any other time identifier agreed by the network and the UE, such as a specific number of radio frames, for example, the UE measures the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell in the first N radio frames, and measures the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell after the nth radio frame, where N is a positive integer; the number of repeated TGPRCs in the transmission gap Pattern (TG Pattern) may also be, for example, the UE measures the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell in the first M TG patterns of the TGPRC, and measures the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell after the mth TG Pattern, where M is a positive integer.

As shown in fig. 5, a flowchart of a method for measuring an inter-frequency neighboring cell by a UE according to an embodiment of the present invention is described as follows.

S501: and the UE receives at least one GAP which is issued by the network and used for measuring the pilot frequency adjacent cells.

S502: the UE determines a first GAP for measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell and a second GAP for measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the received at least one GAP, measures the first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP, and measures the second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP; wherein, the at least one GAP received by the UE is a first GAP and/or a second GAP, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

In a specific implementation process, after receiving a GAP sent by a network and used for measuring a pilot frequency neighboring cell, the UE may determine, according to the received GAP, a first GAP used for measuring a first type of pilot frequency neighboring cell and a second GAP used for measuring a second type of pilot frequency neighboring cell, and there are many ways for the UE to determine the GAPs used for measuring the pilot frequency neighboring cells, which are listed below.

And determining the GAP for measuring the other type of the different-frequency adjacent cells by the UE according to the GAP for measuring the different-frequency adjacent cells configured by the network.

For example, in step S502, the UE receives at least one GAP sent by the network for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cell, and determines a first GAP and a second GAP according to the received at least one GAP, including: the UE receives a first GAP which is issued by a network and used for measuring the different-frequency adjacent cells, and determines a second GAP according to the corresponding relation between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the UE receives a second GAP sent by the network for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cell, and determines the first GAP according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP.

In a specific implementation process, after receiving a GAP sent by a network and used for measuring one type of inter-frequency neighboring cells, if it is determined that two types of inter-frequency neighboring cells need to be measured, the UE determines a GAP used for measuring another type of inter-frequency neighboring cells according to a correspondence between GAPs used for measuring different types of inter-frequency neighboring cells. The corresponding relationship between GAPs for measuring different types of inter-frequency neighboring cells may be set by the UE and the network according to a convention, for example, when the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell is a UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell is an S-UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell, TGL for measuring the S-UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell may be set to TGL + (N-1) × 2 for measuring the UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell, where TGL is a length of a GAP, and a time slot is a unit, and N represents that the UMTS cell to be measured is N times a bandwidth of the S-UMTS cell. For example, the bandwidth range of the UMTS cell is 4.2M to 5M, and when N is 2, it indicates that the bandwidth of the S-UMTS cell is 1/N of the bandwidth of the UMTS cell, and the bandwidth range corresponding to the S-UMTS cell is 2.1M to 2.5M.

And determining a second mode, and receiving the first GAP and the second GAP issued by the network.

For example, in step S502, the UE receives at least one GAP sent by the network for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cell, and determines a first GAP and a second GAP according to the received at least one GAP, including: and the UE receives the first GAP and the second GAP issued by the network.

In a specific implementation process, after receiving two GAPs, the UE may measure a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the received first GAP, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the received second GAP, that is, the UE determines the received first GAP as a first GAP for measuring the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and determines the received second GAP as a second GAP for measuring the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell.

Preferably, in the second mode, the receiving, by the UE, the first GAP and the second GAP sent by the network includes: the UE receives a first TG pattern containing a first GAP and a second TG pattern containing a second GAP issued by a network; or, the UE receives a TG pattern sent by the network and including the first GAP and the second GAP.

Preferably, the first type of inter-frequency adjacent cell is a UMTS inter-frequency adjacent cell, and the second type of inter-frequency adjacent cell is an S-UMTS inter-frequency adjacent cell; the UE receiving a TG pattern sent by the network and including a first GAP and a second GAP includes: the first GAP is GAP1 with the length of transmission interval TGL 1; the second GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; or, the first GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; the second GAP is GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1.

In a specific implementation process, after receiving a first GAP and a second GAP issued by a network, the UE may further determine in which time period the determined first GAP is used to measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and in which time period the determined second GAP is used to measure the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell; the embodiments of the present invention provide the following two alternative determination methods.

Firstly, UE receives measurement switching time sent by a network.

For example, before step S502, the method further includes: and the UE receives the measurement conversion time issued by the network.

Step S502 specifically includes: measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time.

In a specific implementation process, after receiving the measurement switching time issued by the network, the UE may first measure the cell indicated by the network and needing the priority measurement according to the cell type indicated by the network and needing the priority measurement, and then measure the different-frequency cell of another type after the measurement switching time is reached.

And secondly, the UE receives a period for measuring the adjacent cell with the different frequency sent by the network.

For example, before step S502, the method further includes: and the UE receives the period for measuring the adjacent cell with the different frequency sent by the network.

Step S502 specifically includes: and measuring a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cell according to the determined at least one first GAP within a first measurement time length of the period for performing pilot frequency adjacent cell measurement, and measuring a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cell according to the determined at least one second GAP within a second measurement time length of the period.

Preferably, the UE measures the inter-frequency neighbor cells in a cycle, including: and the UE measures the different-frequency adjacent cells in the period according to the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

In a specific implementation process, according to the sequence of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in a period, the UE may first measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined first GAP in the first measurement time length in the period, and then measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined second GAP in the second measurement time length, or first measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined second GAP in the second measurement time length, and then measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined first GAP in the first measurement time length.

In a specific implementation process, in one period, the UE measures each first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell at least once and then measures each second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell at least once, or measures each first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell at least once and then measures each second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell at least once.

Here, it should be noted that, the measurement switching time and the lengths of the first and second measurement time may be specific time, and may also be any other time identifier agreed by the UE and the network, such as a specific number of radio frames, for example, the UE measures the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell in the first N radio frames, and measures the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell after the nth radio frame, where N is a positive integer; the number of the transmission interval pattern repetitions may also be TGPRC, for example, the UE measures the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell in the first M TG patterns, and measures the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell after the mth TG pattern, where M is a positive integer.

To describe the method for performing inter-frequency cell measurement in the embodiment of the present invention in detail, different types of inter-frequency neighboring cells are UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cells and S-UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cells, which are taken as examples, and a few specific embodiments are listed below for introduction.

As shown in fig. 6, a flowchart of a method for measuring an inter-frequency cell according to a first embodiment of the present invention is described as follows.

S601: the network determines that the UE needs to make measurements on the UMTS pilot neighbor cell and the S-UMTS pilot neighbor cell.

S602: the network configures a first TG pattern containing a first GAP and a second TG pattern containing a second GAP for the UE, instructs the UE to measure the UMTS pilot adjacent cell according to the first GAP, and measures the S-UMTS pilot adjacent cell according to the second GAP.

As shown in fig. 7, which is a schematic diagram of a pair of inter-frequency cell measurements according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the diagram, TG pattern1 is a first TG pattern, TG pattern2 is a second TG pattern, TGSN is a start slot number of a configured GAP, TGL1 of TG pattern1 is a length of the configured first GAP, TGL1 of TG pattern2 is a length of the configured second GAP, and TGPL1 represents a transmission interval pattern length of TG pattern1 and TG pattern 2; it should be noted that, the TGL1 and TGPL1 herein only represent compression mode parameters, and are not specific values, the TGL1 of TG pattern1 and the TGL1 of TG pattern2 have different values, and the TGPL1 of TG pattern1 and the TGPL1 of TG pattern2 have different values.

In a specific implementation process, when the UE needs to measure two types of inter-frequency cells by using different GAPs, the network needs to configure which GAP is used in which time period for the UE; if the network does not configure the time for the UE to use the different types of GAPs specifically, or the network only configures the start time and the end time of the GAP for the UE, but does not configure the time for performing the different types of cell measurement conversion for the UE, packet loss may be caused by failing to know when the UE specifically converts to another GAP for measurement, that is, when the network sends data to the UE, the UE may just measure the different-frequency neighbor cell in another GAP and fail to receive the data. To address this problem, the embodiment adopts a method of measuring different types of inter-frequency cells in a time-sharing manner, and specific implementation manners may be, but are not limited to, the following two.

Firstly, measuring and converting time; the measurement switching time here can be identified by using TGPRC1 shown in fig. 4, that is, the number of repetitions of the transmission interval for measurement switching is configured for the UE, so that the UE measures one type of inter-frequency neighbor cell in the first TGPRC1 TG patterns, and starts to measure another type of inter-frequency neighbor cell in the TGPRC1+1 TG patterns.

The network can also set the type of the pilot frequency cell which needs to be preferentially measured by the UE according to the actual situation, for example, the type of the pilot frequency cell which needs to be preferentially measured is set as the UMTS pilot frequency adjacent cell, so that the UE measures the UMTS pilot frequency adjacent cell in the first TGPRC1 TG patterns, and measures the S-UMTS pilot frequency adjacent cell in the TGPRC1+1 to the TGPRC TG patterns.

Secondly, setting a period for carrying out inter-frequency adjacent cell measurement; the period is equal to the sum of a first measurement time length used for measuring the UMTS pilot frequency adjacent cell and a second measurement time length used for measuring the S-UMTS pilot frequency adjacent cell, the UE carries out periodic measurement on two types of pilot frequency cells according to the two measurement time lengths, and the measurement mode can embody fairness of measurement on the two types of cells.

In the specific implementation process, the network may further indicate that the GAP number included in the first measurement time length set by the network is greater than or equal to the GAP number required by the UE to measure all UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cells once, that is, it is ensured that the UE measures all UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cells once within the first measurement time length, and accordingly, it is ensured that the UE measures all S-UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cells once within the second measurement time length; according to the measurement capability of the UE, in general, the UE may measure at least one inter-frequency cell in one GAP or one TG pattern, and then may set the number of TG patterns or GAPs included in the first measurement time length to be equal to the number of UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cells to be measured, and set the number of TG patterns or GAPs included in the second measurement time length to be equal to the number of S-UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cells to be measured. By adopting the setting mode, the accuracy of the measurement result can be ensured under the condition of not influencing the transmission performance of the UE, the fairness of the measurement of different types of pilot frequency cells can be realized, and the timeliness of the measurement of each type of pilot frequency cell is ensured.

As shown in fig. 8, a flowchart of a method for measuring an inter-frequency cell according to a second embodiment of the present invention is described as follows.

S801: the network determines that the UE needs to make measurements on the UMTS pilot neighbor cell and the S-UMTS pilot neighbor cell.

S802: the network configures TG pattern containing a first GAP and a second GAP for the UE, and instructs the UE to measure the UMTS pilot adjacent cell according to the first GAP and measure the S-UMTS pilot adjacent cell according to the second GAP.

The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that this embodiment only configures one TG pattern for the UE, that is, only configures one set of compression mode parameters for the UE, and configures two different GAPs in one configured TG pattern, so that the UE measures two types of inter-frequency neighbor cells according to the two different GAPs of the one TG pattern. Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of two different GAPs configured in a TG pattern according to a second embodiment of the present invention; wherein, the first GAP is a GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1; the second GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; in the specific implementation process, the first GAP may also be a GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL2, and the second GAP may be a GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1.

In specific implementation, the present embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, and measurement handover to different types of cells may also be implemented by setting a measurement switching time or a measurement period, as shown in fig. 10, which is a schematic diagram of a periodic measurement inter-frequency cell provided in the second embodiment of the present invention; the network configures TG pattern1 with the length of TGPL1 for the UE, and in the TG pattern1, GAPs with the lengths of TGL1 and TGL2 are set, so that the UE measures UMTS pilot frequency adjacent cells in the GAP with the length of TGL1 and measures S-UMTS pilot frequency adjacent cells in the GAP with the length of TGL 2; wherein, Number_uIndicating the UE's front Number in one period_uNumber, measured at least once per UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cell in one TG pattern_sNumber after one period of UE_sEach S-UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cell is measured at least once in each TG pattern.

As shown in fig. 11, a flowchart of a method for measuring an inter-frequency cell according to a third embodiment of the present invention is described as follows.

S1101: the network determines that the UE needs to make measurements on the UMTS pilot neighbor cell and the S-UMTS pilot neighbor cell.

S1102: the network configures the UE with a first GAP for measuring UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cells, or a second GAP for measuring S-UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cells.

S1103: if the network configures the first GAP for the UE, the UE determines the second GAP according to the corresponding relationship between the first GAP and the second GAP, and if the network configures the second GAP for the UE, the UE determines the first GAP according to the corresponding relationship between the first GAP and the second GAP.

S1104: and the UE measures the UMTS pilot frequency adjacent cell according to the first GAP and measures the S-UMTS pilot frequency adjacent cell according to the second GAP.

The third basic idea of the embodiment of the invention is that the network only issues one GAP, and the UE determines another GAP according to the GAP issued by the network, for example, if the network issues the first GAP for measuring the UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell, the UE determines the second GAP according to the corresponding relationship between the first GAP and the GAP for measuring the S-UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell. For example, the UE determines that TGL of the second GAP for measuring the S-UMTS inter-frequency neighbor cell is equal to TGL + X of the first GAP, where X may be (N-1) × 2, TGL is the length of one GAP, and is expressed in units of time slots, and N represents that the UMTS cell to be measured is N times the bandwidth of the S-UMTS cell to be measured. For example, if the bandwidth range of the UMTS cell is 4.2M to 5M and N is 2, the bandwidth range of the S-UMTS cell is 1/N of the bandwidth of the UMTS cell, that is, the bandwidth range is 2.1M to 2.5M. Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of measuring an inter-frequency cell according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

In the specific implementation process, when the UE only needs to measure one type of inter-frequency cell, the network only needs to know the starting time of the measurement performed by the UE and the ending time of the measurement performed by the UE, and when the UE needs to measure two types of inter-frequency cells, the network needs to know the measurement switching time of the UE besides the above information, that is, in which time period the UE specifically measures the UMTS cell using the first GAP, and in which time period the UE measures the S-UMTS cell using the second GAP. In the third embodiment of the present invention, the method for measuring different types of inter-frequency cells in time division introduced in the first embodiment can be combined, and the specific implementation process can refer to the first embodiment, which is not described herein again.

As shown in fig. 13, the network device for performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to the embodiment of the present invention may specifically be a base station controller, and the network device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a determining module 131, configured to determine that a user equipment UE needs to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell; a configuration module 132, configured to configure at least one GAP for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cell for the UE after the determination module 131 determines that the UE needs to measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the configured at least one GAP to the sending module 133; a sending module 133, configured to send the GAPs configured by the configuration module 132 for the UE to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to the configured at least one GAP, a first GAP used for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and a second GAP used for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell; the configuration module 132 configures at least one GAP to be a first GAP and/or a second GAP, where the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

Preferably, the configuring module 132 is specifically configured to configure the first GAP for the UE; the sending module 133 is specifically configured to send the first GAP to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP, a second GAP corresponding to the first GAP configured by the configuration module 132; or, the configuring module 132 is specifically configured to configure the second GAP for the UE; the sending module 133 is specifically configured to send the second GAP to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP, the first GAP corresponding to the second GAP configured by the configuration module 132; alternatively, the configuring module 132 is specifically configured to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE.

Preferably, the configuring module 132 is specifically configured to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE according to the following steps: configuring a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) containing a first GAP and a second TG pattern containing a second GAP for the UE, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or, configuring a TG pattern comprising the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE.

Preferably, the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell is a UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell, and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell is an S-UMTS inter-frequency neighboring cell.

When the configuring module 132 is specifically configured to configure a TG pattern including the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE, the first GAP is a GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1; the second GAP is a GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; or, the first GAP is a GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; the second GAP is GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1.

Preferably, the configuring module 132 is specifically configured to configure the measurement switching time for the UE after determining that the UE needs to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the configured measurement switching time to the sending module 133; the sending module 133 is specifically configured to send the measurement conversion time configured by the configuration module 132 to the UE, instruct the UE to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before measuring the conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after measuring the conversion time.

Preferably, the configuring module 132 is specifically configured to configure a period for performing the inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement for the UE after it is determined that the UE needs to perform the measurement on the inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the configured period for performing the inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement to the sending module 133; one period is equal to the sum of a first measurement time length for measuring the first type of pilot adjacent cells and a second measurement time length for measuring the second type of pilot adjacent cells, wherein the first measurement time length comprises at least one first GAP, and the second measurement time length comprises at least one second GAP.

The sending module 133 is specifically configured to send the period configured by the configuration module 132 for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement to the UE, and instruct the UE to periodically measure the inter-frequency cell.

Preferably, the configuring module 132 is specifically configured to configure the UE with the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length within the period.

Preferably, the first measurement time length includes a number of GAPs greater than or equal to the sum of the number of GAPs required by the UE to measure all the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively, and the second measurement time length includes a number of GAPs greater than or equal to the sum of the number of GAPs required by the UE to measure all the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cells once, respectively.

As shown in fig. 14, the UE for performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a receiving module 141, configured to receive at least one GAP sent by a network and used for measuring an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the received at least one GAP to the measuring module; a measuring module 142, configured to determine, according to at least one GAP received by the receiving module 141, a first GAP used for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and a second GAP used for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined first GAP, and measure the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined second GAP; wherein, the receiving module 141 receives at least one GAP as a first GAP and/or a second GAP; the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

Preferably, the receiving module 141 is specifically configured to receive a first GAP sent by the network and used for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cell, and the measuring module 142 is specifically configured to determine a second GAP according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the receiving module 141 is specifically configured to receive a second GAP sent by the network and used for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cell, and the measuring module 142 is specifically configured to determine the first GAP according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the receiving module 141 is specifically configured to receive the first GAP and the second GAP sent by the network.

Preferably, the receiving module 141 is specifically configured to: receiving a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) comprising the first GAP and a second TG pattern comprising the second GAP, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or receiving a TG pattern which is sent by a network and comprises the first GAP and the second GAP.

When the receiving module 141 is specifically configured to receive a TG pattern that includes a first GAP and a second GAP and is sent by a network, the first GAP is a GAP1 with a transmission interval length of TGL 1; the second GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; or, the first GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; the second GAP is GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1.

Preferably, the receiving module 141 is specifically configured to receive the measurement switching time sent by the network before the measuring module 142 measures the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the received measurement switching time to the measuring module 142.

The measurement module 142 is specifically configured to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined first GAP before the transition time is measured, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined second GAP after the transition time is measured; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before measuring the conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after measuring the conversion time.

Preferably, the receiving module 141 is specifically configured to receive a period for performing inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement issued by a network before the measuring module 142 measures the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the period for performing inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement to the measuring module 142.

The measurement module 142 is specifically configured to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined at least one first GAP within a first measurement time length of a period in which inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement is performed, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined at least one second GAP within a second measurement time length of the period in which inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement is performed.

Preferably, the measurement module 142 is specifically configured to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period of performing inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement.

As shown in fig. 15, a network device for performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the processor 151 is configured to configure at least one GAP for measuring the pilot neighbor cell for the UE after it is determined that the UE needs to measure the first type pilot neighbor cell and the second type pilot neighbor cell, and transmit the configured at least one GAP to the transmitter 152; a transmitter 152, configured to send at least one GAP configured by the processor 151 to the UE, instruct the UE to determine, according to the configured at least one GAP, a first GAP used for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and a second GAP used for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined first GAP, and measure the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined second GAP; the processor 151 configures at least one GAP as a first GAP and/or a second GAP, where the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

Preferably, the processor 151 is specifically configured to configure the first GAP for the UE; the transmitter 152 is specifically configured to send the first GAP to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP, a second GAP corresponding to the first GAP configured by the processor 151; or, the processor 151 is specifically configured to configure a second GAP for the UE; the transmitter 152 is specifically configured to send the second GAP to the UE, and instruct the UE to determine, according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP, a first GAP corresponding to the second GAP configured by the processor 151; alternatively, the processor 151 is specifically configured to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE.

Preferably, the processor 151 is specifically configured to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE according to the following steps, for example, configure a first transmission interval pattern TG pattern including the first GAP and a second TG pattern including the second GAP for the UE, where the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are not the same; or, configuring a TG pattern for the UE including the first GAP and the second GAP.

When the processor 151 is specifically configured to configure a TG pattern including a first GAP and a second GAP for the UE, the first GAP is a GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1; the second GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; or, the first GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; the second GAP is GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1.

Preferably, the processor 151 is specifically configured to configure a measurement switching time for the UE after determining that the UE needs to perform measurement on the inter-frequency neighbor cell, and transmit the configured measurement switching time to the transmitter 152; the transmitter 152 is specifically configured to send the measurement conversion time configured by the processor 151 to the UE, instruct the UE to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before measuring the conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after measuring the conversion time.

Preferably, the processor 151 is specifically configured to, after determining that the UE needs to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cell, configure a period for performing inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement for the UE, and transmit the configured period for performing inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement to the transmitter 152; one period is equal to the sum of a first measurement time length for measuring the first type of pilot adjacent cells and a second measurement time length for measuring the second type of pilot adjacent cells, wherein the first measurement time length comprises at least one first GAP, and the second measurement time length comprises at least one second GAP.

The transmitter 152 is specifically configured to send the period configured by the processor 151 for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement to the UE, and instruct the UE to periodically measure the inter-frequency cell.

Preferably, the processor 151 is specifically configured to configure the UE with the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length within the period.

As shown in fig. 16, the UE for performing inter-frequency cell measurement according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a receiver 161, configured to receive at least one GAP sent by a network and used for measuring an inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the received at least one GAP to a processor; the processor 162 is configured to determine, according to at least one GAP received by the receiver, a first GAP used for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and a second GAP used for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, measure the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined first GAP, and measure the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the determined second GAP; the at least one GAP received by the receiver 161 is a first GAP and/or a second GAP, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP.

Preferably, the receiver 161 is specifically configured to receive a first GAP sent by the network and used for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cell, and the processor 162 is specifically configured to determine a second GAP according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the receiver 161 is specifically configured to receive a second GAP sent by the network and used for measuring the inter-frequency neighboring cell, and the processor 162 is specifically configured to determine the first GAP according to a correspondence between the first GAP and the second GAP; or, the receiver 161 is specifically configured to receive the first GAP and the second GAP sent by the network.

Preferably, the receiver 161 is specifically configured to: receiving a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) containing the first GAP and a second TG pattern containing the second GAP issued by a network, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or, receiving a TG pattern sent by the network and including the first GAP and the second GAP.

When the receiver 161 is specifically configured to receive a TG pattern that includes a first GAP and a second GAP and is sent by a network, the first GAP is a GAP1 with a transmission interval length of TGL 1; the second GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; or, the first GAP is GAP2 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 2; the second GAP is GAP1 with a transmission GAP length of TGL 1.

Preferably, the receiver 161 is specifically configured to receive a measurement switching time sent by the network before the processor 162 measures the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the measurement switching time to the processor 162.

The processor 162 is specifically configured to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined first GAP before measuring the conversion time, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell according to the determined second GAP after measuring the conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before measuring the conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after measuring the conversion time.

Preferably, the receiver 161 is specifically configured to receive a period for performing inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement sent by the network before the processor 162 performs measurement on the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the period for performing inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement to the processor 162.

The processor 162 is specifically configured to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to at least one determined first GAP within a first measurement time length of a period in which inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement is performed, and measure a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to at least one determined second GAP within a second measurement time length included in the period in which inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement is performed.

Preferably, the processor 162 is specifically configured to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period for performing inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement.

It will be clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and simplicity of description, the foregoing division of the functional modules is merely used as an example, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be performed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different functional modules to perform all or part of the above described functions. For the specific working processes of the system, the apparatus and the unit described above, reference may be made to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and details are not described here again.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed system, apparatus and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be substantially implemented or contributed by the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a network device, or the like) or a processor (processor) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.

The above embodiments are only used to describe the technical solutions of the present application in detail, but the above embodiments are only used to help understanding the method and the core idea of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art should also appreciate that they can easily conceive of various changes and substitutions within the technical scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for inter-frequency cell measurement, the method comprising:

the network determines that the UE is required to measure different types of different-frequency adjacent cells;

the network configures a first GAP and a second GAP for the UE, wherein the first GAP is used for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, the second GAP is used for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP;

the network determines the time for measuring the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell by any one of the following methods:

in a first mode, the network configures measurement conversion time for the UE, and indicates the UE to measure a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to a determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measure a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to a determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time;

in a second mode, the network configures periods for the UE to perform the inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement, and instructs the UE to periodically perform the inter-frequency cell measurement, where one period is equal to a sum of a first measurement time length for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and a second measurement time length for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, the first measurement time length includes at least one first GAP, and the second measurement time length includes at least one second GAP.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network configures the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE, comprising:

the network configures a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) containing the first GAP and a second TG pattern containing the second GAP for the UE, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or

The network configures the UE with a TG pattern comprising the first GAP and the second GAP.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the network configuring the UE with a period for performing the inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement specifically comprises:

the network configures the UE with the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first measurement time period comprises a number of GAPs equal to or greater than a sum of a number of GAPs required by the UE to measure once for all first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements, respectively, and the second measurement time period comprises a number of GAPs equal to or greater than a sum of a number of GAPs required by the UE to measure once for all second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements, respectively.

5. A method for inter-frequency cell measurement, the method comprising:

user Equipment (UE) receives measurement conversion time issued by a network or a period for measuring an adjacent cell with different frequencies;

the UE receives a first GAP and a second GAP issued by a network, measures a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the first GAP, and measures a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the second GAP; wherein the first GAP is different from the second GAP;

the UE measures a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the first GAP, and measures a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell according to the second GAP, specifically including:

the UE measures a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measures a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time; or

And the UE measures a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined at least one first GAP within the first measurement time length of the period, and measures a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined at least one second GAP within the second measurement time length of the period.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the UE receiving the first GAP and the second GAP issued by a network comprises:

the UE receives a first transmission interval mode (TG pattern) containing the first GAP and a second TG pattern containing the second GAP, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or

And the UE receives TG pattern which is sent by a network and comprises the first GAP and the second GAP.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the UE measures the inter-frequency neighbor cells during the period, comprising:

and the UE measures the inter-frequency adjacent cell in the period according to the positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

8. A network device for performing inter-frequency cell measurements, the network device comprising:

the determining module is used for determining that the UE needs to measure the first type of the pilot frequency adjacent cells and the second type of the pilot frequency adjacent cells;

a configuration module, configured to configure a first GAP and a second GAP for the user equipment UE after the determination module determines that the UE needs to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and a second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell, and transmit the configured first GAP and the configured second GAP to a sending module;

a sending module, configured to send the first GAP and the second GAP configured for the UE by the configuration module to the UE, where the first GAP is used to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, the second GAP is used to measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP;

the configuration module and the sending module determine the time for measuring the first type of inter-frequency neighboring cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighboring cell by any one of the following methods:

in a first mode, the configuration module configures measurement conversion time for the UE, instructs the UE to measure a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to a determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measures a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to a determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or, before the measurement conversion time, measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP, after the measurement conversion time, measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP, and transmitting the configured measurement conversion time to the sending module;

the sending module is specifically configured to send the measurement switching time configured by the configuration module to the UE;

in a second mode, the configuration module configures, for the UE, a period for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement, and instructs the UE to periodically perform measurement on the inter-frequency cell, where one period is equal to a sum of a first measurement time length for measuring a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and a second measurement time length for measuring a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, the first measurement time length includes at least one first GAP, the second measurement time length includes at least one second GAP, and the configured period for performing the inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement is transmitted to the sending module;

the sending module is specifically configured to send the period for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement configured by the configuration module to the UE, and instruct the UE to periodically perform measurement on the inter-frequency cell.

9. The network device of claim 8, wherein the configuration module is specifically configured to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE according to the following steps:

configuring a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) containing the first GAP and a second TG pattern containing the second GAP for the UE, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or

Configuring a TG pattern for the UE including the first GAP and the second GAP.

10. The network device of claim 8, wherein the configuration module is specifically configured to configure the UE with locations of the first length of measurement time and the second length of measurement time within the period.

11. The network device of claim 8, wherein the first measurement time period comprises a number of GAPs equal to or greater than a sum of a number of GAPs required by the UE to measure once for all first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements, respectively, and the second measurement time period comprises a number of GAPs equal to or greater than a sum of a number of GAPs required by the UE to measure once for all second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements, respectively.

12. A user equipment, UE, comprising:

the receiving module is used for receiving the measurement conversion time issued by the network or the period for carrying out the inter-frequency adjacent cell measurement and transmitting the received measurement conversion time or the period for carrying out the inter-frequency adjacent cell measurement to the measuring module; receiving a first GAP and a second GAP issued by a network;

the measurement module is used for measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the first GAP and measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the second GAP; wherein the first GAP is different from the second GAP;

the measurement module is specifically configured to:

measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time; or

And measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined at least one first GAP within the first measurement time length of the period, and measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined at least one second GAP within the second measurement time length of the period.

13. The UE of claim 12, wherein the receiving module is specifically configured to:

receiving a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) comprising the first GAP and a second TG pattern comprising the second GAP, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or

And receiving a TG pattern which is sent by a network and comprises the first GAP and the second GAP.

14. The UE of claim 12, wherein the measurement module is specifically configured to measure the inter-frequency neighbor cells in the period according to positions of the first measurement time length and the second measurement time length in the period.

15. A network device for performing inter-frequency cell measurements, the network device comprising:

the device comprises a processor and a transmitter, wherein the processor is used for determining that User Equipment (UE) is required to measure a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cell and a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cell, configuring a first GAP and a second GAP for the UE, and transmitting the configured first GAP and the configured second GAP to the transmitter;

a transmitter, configured to send the first GAP and the second GAP configured by the processor to a UE, where the first GAP is used to measure a first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, the second GAP is used to measure a second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell, and the first GAP is different from the second GAP;

the processor and the transmitter determine the time for measuring the first type of inter-frequency neighbor cell and the second type of inter-frequency neighbor cell by any one of:

in a first mode, the processor configures measurement switching time for the UE and transmits the configured measurement switching time to a transmitter;

the transmitter is specifically configured to: sending the measurement conversion time configured by the processor to the UE, indicating the UE to measure a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the conversion time is measured, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the conversion time is measured;

in a second mode, the processor configures a period for the UE to perform the inter-frequency adjacent cell measurement, and transmits the configured period for the inter-frequency adjacent cell measurement to a transmitter; one period is equal to the sum of a first measurement time length for measuring a first type of pilot frequency adjacent cell and a second measurement time length for measuring a second type of pilot frequency adjacent cell, wherein the first measurement time length comprises at least one first GAP, and the second measurement time length comprises at least one second GAP;

the transmitter is specifically configured to send the period configured by the processor for performing inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement to the UE, and instruct the UE to periodically perform measurement on the inter-frequency cell.

16. The network device of claim 15, wherein the processor is specific to configure the first GAP and the second GAP for the UE according to:

configuring a first transmission interval pattern (TG pattern) containing a first GAP (GAP) and a second TG pattern containing a second GAP for the UE, wherein the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different; or the like, or, alternatively,

configuring a TG pattern for the UE including the first GAP and the second GAP.

17. A user equipment, UE, comprising:

the receiver is used for receiving the measurement conversion time issued by the network or the period for carrying out the inter-frequency adjacent cell measurement and transmitting the received measurement conversion time or the period for carrying out the inter-frequency adjacent cell measurement to the processor; receiving a first GAP and a second GAP issued by a network, and transmitting the received first GAP and the received second GAP to a processor;

the processor is used for measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the first GAP and measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the second GAP; wherein the first GAP is different from the second GAP;

the processor is specifically configured to: measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP after the measurement conversion time; or measuring a second type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined second GAP before the measurement conversion time, and measuring a first type of different-frequency adjacent cell according to the determined first GAP after the measurement conversion time; or

And measuring a first type of the pilot adjacent cell according to the determined at least one first GAP within a first measurement time length of a period for performing pilot adjacent cell measurement, and measuring a second type of the pilot adjacent cell according to the determined at least one second GAP within a second measurement time length of the period for performing pilot adjacent cell measurement.

18. The UE of claim 17, wherein the receiver is specifically configured to receive a first transmission interval pattern TG pattern comprising the first GAP and a second TG pattern comprising the second GAP, where the first TG pattern and the second TG pattern are different from each other; or, receiving a TG pattern comprising the first GAP and the second GAP sent by the network.