CN116420371A

CN116420371A - Method, device, communication equipment and storage medium for triggering UE measurement

Info

Publication number: CN116420371A
Application number: CN202180003828.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 付婷
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-10
Filing date: 2021-11-10
Publication date: 2023-07-11
Also published as: WO2023082104A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method, a device, communication equipment and a storage medium for triggering UE measurement; the method for triggering UE measurement is executed by a base station and comprises the following steps: sending first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering UE to start measurement. The method of the embodiment of the disclosure can enable the UE to timely start measurement so as to timely reselect the cell; thus, the probability of losing paging information or other broadcast information can be reduced for the UE, and paging delay can be reduced.

Description

Method, device, communication equipment and storage medium for triggering UE measurement

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to, but not limited to, the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium for triggering UE measurement.

Background

In wireless communication systems, network power saving is a relatively important research direction. For example, one way to achieve network power savings may be for the base station to turn off beams and/or carriers. However, if the base station suddenly turns off the beam and/or carrier, it may cause the UE to get out of the way of cell reselection, thereby causing the UE to lose paging message or other broadcast information, or causing paging delay, etc.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method, a device, communication equipment and a storage medium for triggering UE measurement.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of triggering UE measurements, performed by a base station, comprising:

sending first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering the UE to start measurement.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of triggering UE measurements, performed by a UE, comprising:

receiving first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering UE to start measurement;

the measurement is started based on the first indication information.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for triggering UE measurement, applied to a base station, including:

a transmission module configured to transmit first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering the UE to start measurement.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for triggering UE measurement, applied to a UE, comprising:

the receiving module is configured to receive first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used for triggering UE to start measurement;

and a processing module configured to turn on the measurement based on the first indication information.

According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication device, comprising:

A processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to: the method for triggering UE measurements of any embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented when the executable instructions are executed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program which, when executed by a processor, implements a method of triggering UE measurement of any embodiment of the present disclosure.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can comprise the following beneficial effects:

the embodiment of the disclosure sends first indication information through the base station, wherein the first indication information is used for triggering UE to start measurement. Therefore, the UE can timely start measurement and timely reselect the cell; therefore, the probability of losing paging information or other broadcast information can be reduced for the UE, and paging delay can be reduced; thereby improving the wireless communication quality of the UE.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of embodiments of the disclosure.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of triggering UE measurements according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 3A is a flowchart illustrating a method of triggering UE measurements, according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 3B is a flowchart illustrating a method of triggering UE measurements, according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of triggering UE measurements according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 5A is a flowchart illustrating a method of triggering UE measurements, according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 5B is a flowchart illustrating a method of triggering UE measurements according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for triggering UE measurements according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for triggering UE measurements according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram of a UE, according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram of a base station, according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure as detailed in the accompanying claims.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure of embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in embodiments of the present disclosure to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "responsive to a determination", depending on the context.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure is shown. As shown in fig. 1, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on a cellular mobile communication technology, and may include: a number of user equipments 110 and a number of base stations 120.

User device 110 may be, among other things, a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user. The user equipment 110 may communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), and the user equipment 110 may be an internet of things user equipment such as sensor devices, mobile phones (or "cellular" phones) and computers with internet of things user equipment, for example, stationary, portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-built-in or vehicle-mounted devices. Such as a Station (STA), subscriber unit (subscriber unit), subscriber Station (subscriber Station), mobile Station (mobile), remote Station (remote Station), access point, remote user equipment (remote terminal), access user equipment (access terminal), user device (user terminal), user agent (user agent), user device (user device), or user equipment (user request). Alternatively, the user device 110 may be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the user device 110 may be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, a laptop with a wireless communication function, or a wireless user device with an external laptop. Alternatively, the user device 110 may be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a signal lamp, or other roadside devices with a wireless communication function.

The base station 120 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. Wherein the wireless communication system may be a fourth generation mobile communication technology (the 4th generation mobile communication,4G) system, also known as a long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system; alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system, also known as a new air interface system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a next generation system of the 5G system. Among them, the access network in the 5G system may be called a New Generation radio access network (NG-RAN).

The base station 120 may be an evolved node b (eNB) employed in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 may be a base station (gNB) in a 5G system that employs a centralized and distributed architecture. When the base station 120 adopts a centralized and distributed architecture, it generally includes a Centralized Unit (CU) and at least two Distributed Units (DUs). A protocol stack of a packet data convergence protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer, a radio link layer control protocol (Radio Link Control, RLC) layer, and a medium access control (Medium Access Control, MAC) layer is provided in the centralized unit; a Physical (PHY) layer protocol stack is provided in the distribution unit, and the specific implementation of the base station 120 is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

A wireless connection may be established between the base station 120 and the user equipment 110 over a wireless air interface. In various embodiments, the wireless air interface is a fourth generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard-based wireless air interface; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on a fifth generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, for example, the wireless air interface is a new air interface; alternatively, the wireless air interface may be a wireless air interface based on a 5G-based technology standard of a next generation mobile communication network.

In some embodiments, an E2E (End to End) connection may also be established between the user devices 110. Such as vehicle-to-vehicle (vehicle to vehicle, V2V) communications, vehicle-to-road side equipment (vehicleto Infrastructure, V2I) communications, and vehicle-to-person (vehicle to pedestrian, V2P) communications in internet of vehicles (vehicle to everything, V2X).

Here, the above-described user equipment can be regarded as the terminal equipment of the following embodiment.

In some embodiments, the wireless communication system described above may also include a network management device 130.

Several base stations 120 are respectively connected to a network management device 130. The network management device 130 may be a core network device in a wireless communication system, for example, the network management device 130 may be a mobility management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME) in an evolved packet core network (Evolved Packet Core, EPC). Alternatively, the network management device may be other core network devices, such as a Serving GateWay (SGW), a Public Data network GateWay (Public Data NetworkGateWay, PGW), a policy and charging rules function (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF) or a home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), etc. The embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the implementation form of the network management device 130.

For ease of understanding by those skilled in the art, the embodiments of the present disclosure enumerate a plurality of implementations to clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various embodiments provided in the embodiments of the disclosure may be implemented separately, may be implemented in combination with the methods of other embodiments of the disclosure, and may be implemented separately or in combination with some methods of other related technologies; the embodiments of the present disclosure are not so limited.

For a better understanding of the technical solution described in any embodiment of the disclosure, first, a cell reselection is partially explained:

in one embodiment, the UE performs cell selection or cell reselection. Here, the UE may be an idle state UE or an inactive state UE. In one embodiment, cell reselection includes, but is not limited to, one of the following: same frequency cell reselection, different frequency cell reselection, and different frequency system cell reselection.

In one embodiment, the UE needs to meet a predetermined condition for cell reselection. Here, the predetermined condition may be: determining whether to start the same-frequency measurement based on the comparison of the S value of the cell and the parameter S_inter in the broadcasted system message; or based on the comparison of the S value of the cell and the parameter S_non search in the broadcasted system message, determining whether to start the measurement of the service carrier lower than or equal to the UE in the inter-frequency measurement or determining whether to start the measurement of the inter-frequency system.

As shown in fig. 2, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for triggering UE measurement, which is performed by a base station and includes:

step S21: sending first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering the UE to start measurement.

The base station may be various types of base stations, such as a 2G base station, a 3G base station, a 4G base station, a 5G base station, or other evolved base station.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method of triggering UE measurements may also be performed by other network devices, e.g., by core network devices. For example, the core network device may be various physical entities or logical entities, such as a mobility management entity. When the method for triggering UE measurement by UE is executed by core network equipment, the core network equipment sends first indication information to a base station, and then the first indication information is forwarded to the UE by a base station group.

In step S21, the sending of the first instruction information may be: and sending the first indication information to the UE.

The UE may be various types of UEs; for example, the UE may be, but is not limited to being, a cell phone, tablet, wearable device, smart home device, smart office device, wearable device, game control platform, or multimedia device, etc.

In one embodiment, the UE may be a non-connected UE. For example, may be an idle state UE or an inactive state UE.

In another embodiment, the UE may be a connected UE.

In one embodiment, the first indication information may also be used to indicate that the beam and/or carrier is turned off, i.e. the first indication information may be a turn-off notification for turning off the beam and/or carrier.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for triggering UE measurement, which is executed by a base station and comprises the following steps: and sending first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates to close a beam and/or a carrier wave and is used for triggering UE to start measurement.

The on measurement in step S21 may be: and starting the measurement of cell reselection or starting the measurement of the neighbor cell.

The on measurement in step S21 may be: the same frequency measurement and/or the different frequency measurement is/are started. The open pilot frequency measurement includes: and starting the inter-frequency system measurement and/or starting the inter-frequency inter-system measurement. The starting of the same-frequency measurement may refer to starting of the same-frequency neighbor cell measurement. The starting of the inter-frequency measurement may refer to starting of the inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement.

Here, if the UE receives the first indication information, the measurement is started regardless of whether the UE reaches a condition for starting the measurement. The condition for reaching the measurement may be determined or preset in the wireless communication protocol; for example, it may mean that the channel quality of the serving cell of the UE meets a predetermined requirement, or that the channel quality of the neighbor cell of the UE meets a predetermined requirement, or the like.

It will be appreciated that: when the beam and/or carrier is turned off at the network side (e.g., base station or various entities of the core network, etc.), some UEs may not have reached the condition of turning on measurement (co-frequency or inter-frequency measurement); if the UE is not informed in advance to start measurement and directly turn off the beam and/or carrier, the UE may lose paging message or other broadcast information when it is not time to reselect a cell, or the UE may lose paging delay when it is time to reselect a cell.

The embodiment of the disclosure sends first indication information to the UE through the base station or other network side equipment, wherein the first indication information is used for triggering the UE to start measurement. Therefore, the UE can timely start measurement and timely reselect the cell; therefore, the probability of losing paging information or other broadcast information can be reduced for the UE, and paging delay can be reduced; thereby improving the wireless communication quality of the UE.

If the first indication information is further used for indicating to close the beam and/or the carrier, the UE may also know that the network side closes the beam and/or the carrier; so that the UE turns on measurements in time and reselects to the cell in time when the beam and/or carrier is about to be turned off.

It should be noted that, as those skilled in the art may understand, the methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in the related art.

As shown in fig. 3A, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for triggering UE measurement, which is performed by a base station, including:

step S31a: transmitting second indication information; wherein the second indication information indicates the priority of the UE to start the measurement of different types.

In some embodiments, the base station transmits only the second indication information to the UE.

In some embodiments, the base station sends first indication information and second indication information to the UE.

One way is: the base station sends first indication information carrying second indication information to the UE. For example, the base station broadcasts first indication information carrying second indication information. Therefore, the second indication information can be carried in the first indication information to be sent, and the utilization rate of signaling is improved.

Another way is: the base station sends the second indication information or the first indication information to the UE respectively. For example, after broadcasting the first indication information, the base station transmits the second indication information to the UE. In this way, the second indication information may also be transmitted separately, so that different second indication information is transmitted for different UEs.

In one embodiment, the base station transmits the second indication information to the UE before broadcasting the first indication information.

In another embodiment, the base station transmits the second indication information to the UE after broadcasting the first indication information.

In yet another embodiment, the base station transmits the first indication information and the second indication information simultaneously. Here, the first indication information and the second indication information may be carried by different signaling, or may be carried by the same signaling.

In some embodiments, the second indication information indicates one of: the priority of the same-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than that of the different-frequency measurement; the priority of the UE pilot frequency measurement is higher than that of the same frequency measurement; or the priority of the same frequency measurement of the UE is the same as the priority of the different frequency measurement.

In one embodiment, the priority of the UE on-channel measurement is higher than the priority of the inter-channel measurement, which may be: the priority of the UE for starting the same-frequency measurement is higher than the priority of the UE for starting the different-frequency measurement; the priority of UE inter-frequency measurement is higher than that of co-frequency measurement, and may be: the priority of the UE for starting the inter-frequency measurement is higher than the priority of the UE for starting the same-frequency measurement; the priority of the same frequency measurement of the UE is the same as the priority of different frequency measurement, and may be: the priority of the UE for starting the same-frequency measurement is the same as the priority of the UE for starting the different-frequency measurement. As such, the second indication information may be used to indicate a priority to turn on different types of measurements.

The second indication information may include one or more bits.

In one embodiment, the second indication information is a different indication value indicating a priority to turn on different types of measurements. For example, the second indication information is a first indication value, and indicates that the priority of the UE for starting the same-frequency measurement is higher than the priority of the UE for starting the different-frequency measurement; the second indication information is a second indication value and indicates that the priority of the UE for starting the inter-frequency measurement is higher than the priority of the UE for starting the same-frequency measurement; the second indication information is a third indication value, and indicates that the priority of the UE for starting the inter-frequency measurement is the same as the priority of the UE for starting the same-frequency measurement.

In another embodiment, different bits of the second indication information indicate priorities for turning on different types of measurements. For example, the first predetermined bit of the second indication information carries a first value, and indicates that the priority of the UE for starting the common frequency measurement is higher than the priority of the UE for starting the different frequency measurement; the second preset bit of the second indication information carries a first numerical value and indicates that the priority of the UE for starting the inter-frequency measurement is higher than the priority of the UE for starting the same-frequency measurement; the third predetermined bit of the second indication information carries the first value, and indicates that the priority of the UE for starting the same-frequency measurement is the same as the priority of the UE for starting the different-frequency measurement.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the on-same-frequency measurement may be the on-same-frequency measurement in the above embodiments, and the on-different-frequency measurement may be the on-different-frequency measurement in the above embodiments. For example, turning on the on-channel measurement may refer to turning on the on-channel neighbor cell measurement; turning on the inter-frequency measurement may refer to turning on the inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement.

In this way, the embodiment of the disclosure may send, to the UE, second indication information indicating the priority of opening different types of measurements to inform the UE of which type of measurement is preferentially opened, so that the UE determines an appropriate type of measurement. Thus, the UE can reselect to the cell as soon as possible, and the quality of wireless communication is ensured.

As shown in fig. 3B, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for triggering UE measurement, which is performed by a base station, including:

step S31b: transmitting third indication information; and the third indication information indicates the priority of starting the measurement of different frequency carriers during the inter-frequency measurement of the UE.

In some embodiments, the third indication information is the same as the second indication information.

For example, the base station transmits second indication information; the second indication information indicates that priority of starting different frequency carrier wave measurement in different frequency measurement of the UE can also be indicated.

In other embodiments, the third indication information is different from the second indication information.

For example, the base station sends second indication information, wherein the second indication information carries third indication information; wherein the second indication information indicates the priority of the UE to start different types of measurement; the third indication information indicates the priority of starting the measurement of different frequency carriers when the UE performs the inter-frequency measurement.

For another example, the base station sends the second indication information and the third indication information respectively; the second indication information indicates the priority of the UE for starting different types of measurement; the third indication information indicates the priority of starting the measurement of different frequency carriers when the UE performs the inter-frequency measurement. Here, the third indication information and the second indication information may be transmitted by different signaling, or the third indication information and the second indication information may be transmitted by the same signaling. Here, the third instruction information may be transmitted prior to the second instruction information, may be transmitted after the second instruction information, or may be transmitted simultaneously with the second instruction information.

If the type of UE measurement is determined to be or at least include inter-frequency measurement based on the second indication information, the third indication information may indicate one of:

starting measurement of a first frequency carrier;

starting measurement of the first frequency carrier and measurement of the second frequency carrier;

wherein the priority of the measurement of the first frequency carrier is higher than the priority of the measurement of the serving carrier of the UE; the priority of the measurement of the second frequency carrier is lower than or equal to the priority of the measurement of the serving carrier of the UE.

Here, the first frequency carrier may refer to a carrier to be measured by the UE. Of course, in other embodiments, the first frequency carrier may also refer to any other carrier of any frequency.

The third indication information may indicate one of:

the priority of starting the measurement of the first frequency carrier is higher than the priority of starting the measurement of the second frequency carrier when the UE performs different-frequency measurement;

the priority of starting the measurement of the first frequency carrier is the same as the priority of starting the measurement of the second frequency carrier when the UE performs different frequency measurement;

wherein the priority of the measurement of the starting first frequency carrier is higher than the priority of the measurement of the service carrier of the starting UE; the priority of the measurement of the turned-on second frequency carrier is lower than the priority of the measurement of the turned-on service carrier of the UE, or the priority of the measurement of the turned-on second frequency carrier is the same as the priority of the measurement of the turned-on service carrier of the UE.

Here, the first frequency carrier may refer to a carrier to be measured by the UE, or the first frequency carrier may be a carrier of an arbitrary frequency. Here, the second frequency carrier may refer to a carrier to be measured by the UE, or the second frequency carrier may be a carrier of an arbitrary frequency.

In this way, the embodiment of the disclosure may send, to the UE, third indication information indicating the priority of starting the measurement of the different frequency carriers during the inter-frequency measurement by the base station, so as to inform the UE of which frequency carrier measurement is preferentially started during the inter-frequency measurement. For example, whether to turn on the measurement of the frequency carrier under test with higher priority than the priority of the service carrier measurement of the UE, or to turn on at the same time: the measurement of the frequency carrier under test with higher priority than the priority of the UE service carrier measurement and the frequency carrier under test with the same or lower priority than the priority of the UE service carrier measurement. So that the UE can determine the measurement of the proper frequency carrier wave during the inter-frequency measurement; thereby facilitating the UE to reselect to the cell as soon as possible and further ensuring the quality of wireless communication.

The following method of triggering UE measurements is performed by the UE, similar to the description of the method of triggering UE measurements performed by the base station described above; for technical details not disclosed in the method embodiment of triggering UE measurement performed by UE, please refer to the description of the method example of triggering UE measurement performed by the base station, which is not described in detail herein.

As shown in fig. 4, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for triggering UE measurement, which is performed by a UE and includes:

step S41: receiving first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering UE to start measurement;

step S42: the measurement is started based on the first indication information.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first indication information may be the first indication information of step S21, and the opening measurement may be the opening measurement in step S21. For example, the opening measurement may be, but is not limited to being, at least one of: and starting the same-frequency measurement, starting the different-frequency measurement and starting the different-frequency system measurement. For example, the first indication information indicates that the beam and/or carrier is turned off.

The receiving of the first indication information in step S41 may be: and receiving first indication information sent by the base station.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for triggering UE measurement, which is executed by UE and comprises the following steps:

In response to receiving the first indication information, initiating a measurement; wherein the first indication information also indicates to switch off the beam and/or carrier.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving second indication information;

in step S41, the measurement is started, including:

and indicating the priority of the UE to start the measurement of the different type based on the second indication information, and starting the measurement.

As shown in fig. 5A, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for triggering UE measurement, which is performed by a UE and includes:

step S51a: receiving second indication information; wherein the second indication information indicates the priority of the UE to start different types of measurement;

step S52a: and indicating the priority of the UE to start the measurement of the different type based on the second indication information, and starting the measurement.

In some embodiments, step 52 comprises one of:

the second indication information indicates that the priority of the same-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than that of the different-frequency measurement, and the same-frequency measurement is started preferentially;

responding to the second indication information to indicate that the priority of the inter-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than that of the same-frequency measurement, and preferentially starting the inter-frequency measurement;

and responding to the second indication information to indicate that the same-frequency measurement and the different-frequency measurement of the UE have the same priority, and simultaneously starting the same-frequency measurement and the different-frequency measurement.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for triggering UE measurement, which is executed by UE and comprises the following steps: the second indication information indicates that the priority of the same-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than that of the different-frequency measurement, and the same-frequency measurement is started preferentially; or, in response to the second indication information indicating that the priority of the inter-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than the priority of the same-frequency measurement, the inter-frequency measurement is started preferentially; or, in response to the second indication information, indicating that the same-frequency measurement and the different-frequency measurement of the UE have the same priority, and simultaneously starting the same-frequency measurement and the different-frequency measurement.

Here, in response to the second indication information indicating that the priority of the UE on-channel measurement is higher than the priority of the inter-channel measurement, the priority of turning on the on-channel measurement may be: and indicating the priority of the UE for starting the same-frequency measurement to be higher than the priority of the UE for starting the different-frequency measurement based on the second indication information, and preferentially starting the same-frequency measurement. In response to the second indication information indicating that the priority of the inter-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than the priority of the same-frequency measurement, the priority to open the inter-frequency measurement may be: and indicating the priority of the UE for starting the inter-frequency measurement to be higher than the priority of the same-frequency measurement based on the second indication information, and preferentially starting the inter-frequency measurement. Responding to the second indication information to indicate that the priority of the same-frequency measurement and the different-frequency measurement of the UE is the same, and simultaneously starting the same-frequency measurement and the different-frequency measurement can be as follows: and indicating the UE to start the same priority as the priority of starting the inter-frequency measurement based on the second indication information, and simultaneously starting the same-frequency measurement and the inter-frequency measurement.

As shown in fig. 5B, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for triggering UE measurement, which is performed by a UE and may include:

step S51b: receiving third indication information, wherein the third indication information indicates that different frequency carrier wave measurement priorities are started when the UE carries out different frequency measurement;

step S52b: and starting the measurement based on the third indication information to indicate the priority of starting the measurement of the carrier waves with different frequencies when the UE performs the inter-frequency measurement.

In one embodiment, the second indication information is the same as the third indication information. Here, the second indication information may indicate priority of turning on different frequency measurements when the UE inter-frequency measures.

In another embodiment, the second indication information carries third indication information. Here, the second indication information indicates priority of the UE to turn on the different types of measurements; the third indication information indicates the priority of starting different frequency measurement when the UE performs different frequency measurement. Here, the step S41 of starting the measurement includes: priority opening measurement for instructing the UE to open different types of measurement based on the second instruction information; and/or, starting the priority starting measurement of the different frequency carrier measurement when the UE pilot frequency measurement is indicated in the third indication information.

Step S42 may be: and in response to receiving the third indication information, starting the priority of the different frequency carrier measurement when the UE is indicated to perform different frequency measurement based on the third indication information, and starting the measurement.

The third indication information indicates the measurement priority of different frequency carriers in different frequency measurement; that is, the third indication information indicates the priority of turning on the measurement of the different frequency carriers when the inter-frequency measurement is turned on.

In some embodiments, the UE is instructed to turn on the priority of the different frequency carrier measurements based on the third indication information, the turning on of the measurements comprising one of:

based on the third indication information, indicating the UE to start measurement of the first frequency carrier wave, and starting the measurement of the first frequency carrier wave;

starting measurement of the first frequency carrier and measurement of the second frequency carrier based on the third indication information;

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for triggering UE measurements, performed by a UE, may include one of:

starting measurement of a first frequency carrier wave when the third indication information indicates that the UE carries out inter-frequency measurement;

responding to the third indication information to start the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier when the UE is indicated to perform inter-frequency measurement, and starting the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier;

based on the third indication information, the priority of starting the measurement of the first frequency carrier is higher than the priority of starting the measurement of the second frequency carrier when the UE is in inter-frequency measurement, and the measurement of the first frequency carrier is started preferentially;

based on the third indication information, the priority of starting the measurement of the first frequency carrier is the same as the priority of starting the measurement of the second frequency carrier when the UE is in inter-frequency measurement, and the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier are started at the same time;

the priority of the measurement of the first frequency carrier is higher than the priority of the measurement of the service carrier of the UE; the priority of the measurement of the turned-on second frequency carrier is lower than the priority of the measurement of the turned-on service carrier of the UE, or the priority of the measurement of the turned-on second frequency carrier is the same as the priority of the measurement of the turned-on service carrier of the UE.

The above embodiments may be specifically described at the base station side, and will not be described herein.

It should be noted that, as those skilled in the art will appreciate, any method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed alone or in combination with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in the related art.

As shown in fig. 6, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an apparatus for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a base station, and includes:

a transmitting module 61 configured to transmit the first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering the UE to start measurement.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a base station and comprises: a transmitting module 61 configured to transmit the first indication information; wherein the first indication information indicates turning off the beam and/or the carrier.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a base station and comprises: a transmitting module 61 configured to transmit the first indication information; the first indication information indicates to turn off the beam and/or the carrier wave, and triggers the UE to turn on measurement.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a base station and can comprise: a transmitting module 61 configured to transmit the first indication information; the first indication information triggers the UE to start the same-frequency measurement and/or different-frequency measurement. Here, inter-frequency measurements include inter-frequency system measurements and/or inter-frequency inter-system measurements.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a base station and can comprise: a transmission module 61 configured to transmit the second instruction information; wherein the second indication information indicates the priority of the UE to start the measurement of different types.

In some embodiments, the second indication information indicates one of:

the priority of the same-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than that of the different-frequency measurement;

the priority of the UE pilot frequency measurement is higher than that of the same frequency measurement;

the priority of the same frequency measurement of the UE is the same as the priority of different frequency measurement.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a base station and can comprise: a transmitting module 61 configured to transmit the third indication information; and the third indication information indicates the priority of starting the measurement of different frequency carriers during the inter-frequency measurement of the UE.

In some embodiments, the third indication information is the same as the second indication information, and the second indication information may also indicate the priority of turning on the measurement of the different frequency carriers during the UE inter-frequency measurement.

In still other embodiments, the second indication information carries third indication information.

In some embodiments, the third indication information indicates one of:

when the UE carries out different frequency measurement, starting the measurement of a first frequency carrier;

when the UE carries out different frequency measurement, starting the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier;

It should be noted that, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, the apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented separately or together with some apparatuses in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some apparatuses in the related art.

The specific manner in which the various modules perform the operations in the apparatus of the above embodiments have been described in detail in connection with the embodiments of the method, and will not be described in detail herein.

As shown in fig. 7, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an apparatus for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE, and includes:

a receiving module 71 configured to receive the first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering UE to start measurement;

the processing module 72 is configured to receive the first indication information on measurement.

In some embodiments, the first indication information further indicates turning off the beam and/or carrier.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to UE and comprises: the processing module 72 is configured to start the same frequency measurement and/or the different frequency measurement based on the first indication information. Here, the inter-frequency measurement includes: inter-frequency system measurements and/or inter-frequency inter-system measurements.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: a receiving module 71 configured to receive the second instruction information; wherein the second indication information indicates a priority at which the UE starts different types of measurements.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: a processing module 72 is configured to instruct the UE to start the priority of the different types of measurements based on the second indication information, and to start the measurements.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: the processing module 72 is configured to preferentially turn on the on-channel measurement in response to the second indication information indicating that the priority of the on-channel measurement is higher than the priority of the off-channel measurement.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: the processing module 72 is configured to preferentially turn on the inter-frequency measurements in response to the second indication information indicating that the priority of the UE inter-frequency measurements is higher than the priority of the same-frequency measurements.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: the processing module 72 is configured to instruct the UE to switch on the same-frequency measurement and the different-frequency measurement simultaneously in response to the second instruction information indicating that the priority of the same-frequency measurement is the same as the priority of the different-frequency measurement.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: a receiving module 71 configured to receive the second instruction information; the second indication information indicates the priority of starting the measurement of the carrier waves with different frequencies when the UE is in different frequencies.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: a receiving module 71 configured to receive the third indication information; the third indication information indicates the priority of starting the measurement of the carrier waves with different frequencies when the UE is in different frequencies.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: the processing module 72 is configured to instruct the priority of starting the measurement of the carrier with different frequencies when the UE is in inter-frequency measurement based on the third indication information, and start the measurement.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: the processing module 72 is configured to, when the UE performs inter-frequency measurement, turn on the measurement based on the third indication information indicating a priority to turn on the measurement of the different frequency carrier.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: a processing module 72 configured to turn on measurement of the first frequency carrier in response to the third indication information indicating that measurement of the first frequency carrier is turned on when the UE is inter-frequency measured; wherein the priority of the measurement of the first frequency carrier is higher than the priority of the measurement of the serving carrier of the UE.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: a processing module 72 configured to initiate measurement of the first frequency carrier in response to the third indication information indicating that the UE initiates measurement of the first frequency carrier when the UE is inter-frequency measured; wherein the priority of the measurement of the first frequency carrier is higher than the priority of the measurement of the serving carrier of the UE.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: a processing module 72 configured to turn on the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier in response to the third indication information indicating that the UE is inter-frequency measuring; wherein the priority of the measurement of the second frequency carrier is lower than or equal to the priority of the measurement of the serving carrier of the UE.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for triggering UE measurement, which is applied to a UE and may include: a processing module 72 configured to turn on the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier in response to the third indication information indicating that the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier are turned on when the UE performs inter-frequency measurement; wherein the priority of the measurement of the second frequency carrier is lower than or equal to the priority of the measurement of the serving carrier of the UE.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

In one embodiment, the communication device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of: UE and network device. The network device may here comprise a core network device or an access network device, etc. Here, the access network device may include a base station; the core network device may include an AMF.

The processor may include, among other things, various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media capable of continuing to memorize information stored thereon after a power failure of the user device.

The processor may be coupled to the memory via a bus or the like for reading an executable program stored on the memory, for example, at least one of the methods shown in fig. 2-5.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer storage medium storing a computer executable program, which when executed by a processor, implements the method for triggering UE measurement of any embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, at least one of the methods shown in fig. 2-5.

The specific manner in which the respective modules perform the operations in relation to the apparatus or storage medium of the above-described embodiments has been described in detail in relation to the embodiments of the method, and will not be described in detail herein.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram of a user device 800, according to an example embodiment. For example, user device 800 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcast user device, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, exercise device, personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to fig. 8, a user device 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power component 806, a multimedia component 808, an audio component 810, an input/output (I/O) interface 812, a sensor component 814, and a communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls overall operation of the user device 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interactions between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the user device 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the user device 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, video, and the like. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

The power supply component 806 provides power to the various components of the user device 800. The power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the user device 800.

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen between the user device 800 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the user device 800 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the user device 800 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the user device 800. For example, the sensor assembly 814 may detect an on/off state of the device 800, a relative positioning of the components, such as a display and keypad of the user device 800, the sensor assembly 814 may also detect a change in position of the user device 800 or a component of the user device 800, the presence or absence of a user's contact with the user device 800, an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the user device 800, and a change in temperature of the user device 800. The sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate communication between the user device 800 and other devices, either in a wired or wireless manner. The user device 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,4G or 5G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the user device 800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for executing the methods described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, such as memory 804 including instructions executable by processor 820 of user device 800 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

As shown in fig. 9, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows a structure of a base station. For example, base station 900 may be provided as a network-side device. Referring to fig. 9, base station 900 includes a processing component 922 that further includes one or more processors and memory resources represented by memory 932 for storing instructions, such as applications, executable by processing component 922. The application programs stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules that each correspond to a set of instructions. Further, processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above as applied to the base station, e.g., as shown in fig. 4-10.

Base station 900 may also include a power component 926 configured to perform power management for base station 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect base station 900 to a network, and an input output (I/O) interface 958. The base station 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server TM, mac OS XTM, unixTM, linuxTM, freeBSDTM, or the like.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, which have been described above, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

A method of triggering UE measurements, wherein the method is performed by a base station, comprising:

and sending first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used for triggering User Equipment (UE) to start measurement.
The method of claim 1, wherein the first indication information is further used to indicate turning off a beam and/or carrier.
The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement comprises at least one of:

the same frequency measurement;

different frequency measurement;

and measuring by using different frequency and different system.
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

transmitting second indication information; wherein the second indication information indicates priority of the UE to turn on different types of measurements.
The method of claim 4, wherein the second indication information indicates one of:

the priority of the same-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than that of the different-frequency measurement;

the priority of the UE pilot frequency measurement is higher than that of the same frequency measurement;

The priority of the same frequency measurement of the UE is the same as the priority of different frequency measurement.
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

and sending third indication information, wherein the third indication information indicates the priority of starting different frequency carrier wave measurement when the UE performs different frequency measurement.
The method of claim 6, wherein the third indication information indicates one of:

when the UE carries out different frequency measurement, starting the measurement of a first frequency carrier;

when the UE performs inter-frequency measurement, the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier are started,

wherein the priority of the measurement of the first frequency carrier is higher than the priority of the measurement of the service carrier of the UE, and the priority of the measurement of the second frequency carrier is lower than or equal to the priority of the measurement of the service carrier of the UE.
A method of triggering UE measurements, wherein the method is performed by a user equipment, UE, comprising:

receiving first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering UE to start measurement; and

and starting measurement based on the first indication information.
The method of claim 8, wherein the first indication information is further used to indicate turning off a beam and/or carrier.
The method of claim 8, wherein the measurement comprises at least one of:

the same frequency measurement;

different frequency measurement;

and measuring by using different frequency and different system.
The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving second indication information; wherein the second indication information indicates the priority of the UE to start different types of measurement; and is also provided with

The opening measurement includes:

and based on the second indication information, indicating the priority of the UE for starting the measurement of different types, and starting the measurement.
The method of claim 11, wherein the instructing the UE to turn on different types of priorities based on the second indication information, turning on measurements comprises one of:

the second indication information indicates that the priority of the same-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than that of the different-frequency measurement, and the same-frequency measurement is started preferentially;

responding to the second indication information to indicate that the priority of the inter-frequency measurement of the UE is higher than that of the same-frequency measurement, and preferentially starting the inter-frequency measurement;

and responding to the second indication information to indicate that the same-frequency measurement and the different-frequency measurement of the UE have the same priority, and simultaneously starting the same-frequency measurement and the different-frequency measurement.
The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the method further comprises:

Receiving third indication information; the third indication signal indicates the priority of starting different frequency carrier wave measurement when the UE carries out different frequency measurement; and is also provided with

The opening measurement includes:

and starting measurement based on the third indication information indicating the priority of starting different frequency carrier measurement when the UE is in pilot frequency measurement.
The method of claim 13, wherein the indicating, based on the second indication information, the priority of the UE to turn on different frequency carrier measurements, the turning on measurements comprises one of:

responsive to the third indication information indicating that the UE starts measurement of a first frequency carrier, starting measurement of the first frequency carrier;

responding to the third indication information to indicate the UE to start the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier, and starting the measurement of the first frequency carrier and the measurement of the second frequency carrier;

wherein the priority of measurement of the first frequency carrier is higher than the priority of measurement of the serving carrier of the UE; the priority of the measurement of the second frequency carrier is lower than or equal to the priority of the measurement of the serving carrier of the UE.
An apparatus for triggering UE measurements, wherein the apparatus is applied to a base station, comprising:

A transmission module configured to transmit first indication information; the first indication information is used for triggering the User Equipment (UE) to start measurement.
An apparatus for triggering UE measurements, wherein the apparatus is applied to a user equipment UE, comprising:

the receiving module is configured to receive first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used for triggering User Equipment (UE) to start measurement;

and a processing module configured to turn on measurement based on the first indication information.
A communication device, wherein the communication device comprises:

a processor;

a memory for storing the processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to: a method of triggering UE measurements according to any of claims 1 to 7, or 8 to 14, when said executable instructions are executed.
A computer storage medium storing a computer executable program which when executed by a processor implements the method of triggering UE measurements of any of claims 1 to 7, or 8 to 14.