WO2022141517A1

WO2022141517A1 - Method and apparatus for applying ncsg

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Publication number: WO2022141517A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/142407
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张力; 韩静; 李红; 沈众宜
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2020-12-31
Filing date: 2020-12-31
Publication date: 2022-07-07
Also published as: WO2022141921A1

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for applying a network-controlled small gap (NCSG). The method comprises: a terminal determines whether the measurement gap type corresponding to a first group of measurement objects (MOs) is a measurement gap (MG) or NCSG, measures the first group of MOs according to the measurement gap type corresponding to the first group of MOs, and determines, according to the measurement gap type corresponding to the first group of MOs, a data transmission behavior on a service cell of the terminal. The solution of the present application can be widely applied to the technical fields of communications, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Vehicles, smart home networking, etc.

Description

A method and device for applying NCSG

technical field

The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for applying a network controlled small gap (NCSG).

Background technique

In the communication network, in the single-radio architecture, in order to measure the reference signal on a measurement object (MO), the terminal needs to tune the radio frequency of the serving cell to the radio frequency of the MO, receive the reference signal on the radio frequency of the MO, and verify the reference signal. The received reference signal is measured, and after the measurement is completed, the radio frequency of the MO is tuned back to the radio frequency of the serving cell. During this process, data interruption occurs on the serving cell and a measurement interval occurs.

In the multi-radio architecture, in order to measure the reference signal on a certain MO, the terminal opens the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO, receives the reference signal on the radio frequency of the MO and measures the received reference signal, and closes the corresponding MO after the measurement. the radio frequency chain. Since multiple radio frequency chains such as the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO and the radio frequency chain of the serving cell may be switched by the same control device, switching the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO may cause data interruption in the serving cell and a measurement interval.

In order to reduce the duration of data interruption on the serving cell and reduce the impact of the measurement interval on the data throughput on the serving cell, the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) version 17 (release17, R17) MG enhancement project proposed The network control small gap (NCSG) and the NCSG pattern (pattern) and related configurations are introduced. However, the handover between the NCSG and the measurement gap (measurement gap, MG) is not discussed, nor is the measurement behavior of the terminal within the measurement length (measurement length, ML) of the NCSG.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The embodiments of the present application provide a method and an apparatus for applying NCSG, so as to solve the problems that the NCSG and the MG cannot be switched flexibly and the measurement behavior of the terminal is unclear when the NCSG takes effect.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

A first aspect provides a method for applying NCSG, the method includes: a terminal determines a measurement interval type corresponding to a first group of MOs, the measurement interval type includes MG or NCSG, and the terminal determines a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs for the first group of MOs. A group of MOs performs measurement, and the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal is determined according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs.

Based on the method described in the first aspect, for a group of MOs, determine the measurement interval type adopted by the group of MOs, determine the parameters of the NCSG according to the determined measurement interval type, and measure the first group of MOs (such as radio resource management (radio resource management). , RRM) to measure and determine the data transmission situation on the serving cell, there is no need to allocate an NCSG pattern for each MO that needs NCSG in the MO, reduce the complexity of measurement interval configuration, and realize flexible switching between measurement interval types.

In a possible design, the terminal determines that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG, and the terminal measures the first group of MOs according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs, including: the terminal is the first group of MOs according to the network equipment. The parameters of the MG pattern configured by the group MO determine the parameters of the NCSG, and the measurement behavior in the ML of the NCSG is determined according to the parameters of the NCSG.

Based on this possible design, the parameters of the NCSG are determined according to the parameters of the configured MG pattern, which simplifies the system design without maintaining the NCSG pattern, and reduces the complexity of the NCSG configuration.

In a possible design, the method further includes: the terminal receives first information from the network device, and the terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs, including: the terminal determines the measurement corresponding to the first group of MOs according to the first information. interval type; wherein the first information is used to determine the measurement interval type.

Based on this possible design, the measurement interval type of the first group of MOs can be determined under the instruction of the network device, which simplifies the system design and reduces the complexity of determining the measurement interval type by the terminal.

In a possible design, the first information indicates the measurement interval type; the first information is carried in the second information, and the second information is used to configure the MG pattern; or, the first information is carried in the layer (layer, L) 1 signaling or, the first information is carried in the L2 signaling.

Based on this possible design, the first information can be carried in the message for configuring the MG pattern to reduce signaling overhead, or special signaling can be used to carry the first information, so as to improve the diversity of the bearing modes of the first information and reduce the first information. The delay of information exchange.

In a possible design, the first information indicates whether the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type; the terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO according to the first information, including: the terminal determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type, The terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs according to the first rule; wherein, the first rule includes: when the first type of MO does not exist in the first group of MOs, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG; when When there is a first type of MO in the first group of MOs, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG; the first type of MO includes MOs that require MG; or, the terminal determines according to the first information that the terminal is not allowed to switch the measurement interval type, The terminal determines that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG.

Based on this possible design, the measurement interval type can be determined according to preconfigured rules, simplifying the system design. At the same time, the terminal and the network device can respectively judge whether to apply the MG or NCSG according to the requirements of the currently configured MO for the MG or the NCSG, so as to realize the fast switching between the MG and the NCSG and avoid the switching between the MG and the NCSG when the MO changes. signaling interaction.

In a possible design, the terminal determines the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the MG pattern configured by the network device for the first group of MOs, including: the terminal uses the measurement gap repetition period (MGRP) of the MG pattern as the NCSG parameter. Visible interruption repetition period (visible interruption repetition period, VIRP); the terminal removes the first visible interruption length (visible interruption length, VIL) and the time length after the second VIL from the measurement gap length (measurement gap length, MGL) of the MG pattern As the ML of the NCSG, the duration of the first VIL and the duration of the second VIL are equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern.

Based on this possible design, the parameters of the NCSG can be determined according to the parameters of the MG pattern, which simplifies the configuration of the parameters of the NCSG. At the same time, the VIL of the system is set for all scheduling methods, which simplifies the system design.

In a possible design, the data transmission behavior includes uplink transmission, and the terminal determines the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs, including: finally determining n times after the first VIL. Whether uplink transmission is performed in a slot or symbol, and whether uplink transmission is performed in n slots or symbols after the second VIL; where n is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and n is predefined in the protocol Or determined according to the communication parameters of the terminal.

Based on this possible design, the terminal can determine whether to perform uplink transmission in the first VIL and the second VIL based on its own internal implementation. This uplink transmission behavior of the terminal is the same as the uplink transmission behavior after the MG, that is, the existing process is reused, and at the same time , which avoids defining different VILs for different scheduling methods and simplifies system design.

In a possible design, if the MG pattern is the MG pattern configured with the terminal as the granularity, or the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the first FR configured with the frequency range (FR) as the granularity, then the MG pattern corresponds to The VIL is 0.5 milliseconds (millisecond, ms); if the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the second FR configured with FR as the granularity, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern is 0.25ms.

In a possible design, the terminal determines the measurement behavior in the ML of the NCSG according to the parameters of the NCSG, including: if the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal measures the second type of MO in the ML of the NCSG. Type MO and Type 3 MO; the measurement behavior of the terminal when measuring Type 2 MO and Type 3 MO is the same as the measurement behavior of the terminal outside the MGL of the MG; if the terminal does not support Type 3 MO within the ML of the NCSG measurement, the terminal only measures the second type of MO in the ML of the NCSG; the measurement behavior of the terminal when measuring the second type of MO is the same as the measurement behavior of the terminal in the MGL of the MG; the second type of MO includes the MO that requires NCSG, The third category of MOs includes MOs that do not require MG and NCSG.

Based on this possible design, according to whether the terminal supports the measurement of MOs that do not require MG in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal is allowed to measure or not to measure other MOs that do not require MG within the ML time of the NCSG, and different terminal implementations are distinguished. The terminal that can support the simultaneous measurement of two types of MOs can achieve faster measurement, and the terminal that cannot support the simultaneous measurement of two types of MOs can reuse the existing implementation, simplifying system design and achieving compatibility.

In a possible design, the terminal sends third information to the network device, where the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG. In order for the network device to determine the measurement delay of the terminal according to the third information, for example, the network device can estimate the measurement delay of the terminal according to the third information, and adjust the MO or MG configuration according to its own needs for the measurement delay.

In a possible design, the method further includes: the terminal performs L1 measurement of the serving cell of the terminal in the ML of the NCSG to improve resource utilization, and at the same time, avoid the influence of the NCSG-based measurement on the L1 measurement.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a communication device. The communication device may be a terminal or a chip or a system-on-chip in the terminal, and may also be a communication device for implementing the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect. function module of the method described. The communication apparatus may implement the functions performed by the communication apparatus in the above aspects or possible designs, and the functions may be implemented by executing corresponding software through hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions. For example, the communication device may include: a processing unit and a sending unit.

The processing unit is configured to determine the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs, the measurement interval type includes MG or NCSG, and according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs, the sending unit is controlled to measure the first group of MOs, and according to the first group of MOs The measurement interval type corresponding to the group MO determines the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal.

For the specific implementation of the communication apparatus, reference may be made to the behavior function of the terminal in the method for applying the NCSG provided by the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here. Therefore, the terminal provided by the second aspect achieves the same beneficial effects as the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

In a third aspect, a communication device is provided, and the communication device may be a terminal or a chip or a system-on-chip in the terminal. The communication apparatus can implement the functions performed by the terminal in the above aspects or possible designs, and the functions can be implemented by hardware. In a possible design, the communication device may include: a processor and a communication interface, and the processor may be used to support the communication device to implement the functions involved in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, for example : the processor is used to determine the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, the measurement interval type includes MG or NCSG, measure the first group MO according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, and measure the first group MO according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO Interval type, which determines the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal. In yet another possible design, the communication device may further include a memory for storing necessary computer-executed instructions and data of the communication device. When the communication device is running, the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to cause the communication device to perform the method of applying the NCSG as described in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, the computer-readable storage medium may be a readable non-volatile storage medium, and instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, when the computer-readable storage medium is executed on a computer , so that the computer executes the method for applying NCSG described in the above first aspect or any possible design of the above aspect.

In a fifth aspect, a computer program product containing instructions is provided, which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method for applying NCSG described in the above-mentioned first aspect or any possible design of the above-mentioned aspect.

In a sixth aspect, a communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus may be a terminal or a chip or a system-on-chip in the terminal. The communication apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memories for storing computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer instructions, when the one or more processors When the computer instructions are executed, the communication apparatus is caused to perform the method of applying the NCSG according to the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

Wherein, for the technical effect brought by any one of the design manners of the third aspect to the sixth aspect, reference may be made to the technical effect brought by the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, which will not be repeated.

A seventh aspect provides a method for applying NCSG, the method is applied to a network device, the method includes: the network device determines a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, the measurement interval type includes a measurement interval MG or NCSG, and the network device Data scheduling is performed on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.

In a possible design, the network device determines that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG, and the network device determines the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the MG pattern configured by the network device for the first group of MOs.

In a possible design, the method further includes: the network device sends first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to determine the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.

Based on this possible design, the network device can indicate the measurement interval type of the first group MO to the terminal, which simplifies the system design and reduces the complexity of the terminal in determining the measurement interval type.

The design form and bearing manner of the first information may refer to the description in the first aspect, which will not be repeated.

The parameters of the NCSG include the first VIL, the ML, and the second VIL. Specifically, the process of determining the parameters of the NCSG by the network device according to the parameters of the MG pattern configured by the network device for the first group of MOs may refer to the process of determining the parameters of the NCSG by the terminal according to the parameters of the MG pattern described in the possible design of the first aspect. To repeat.

For the related descriptions of the first VIL, ML and the second VIL, reference may be made to the description in the first aspect, which will not be repeated.

In a possible design, the data scheduling includes uplink data scheduling, and the network device performs data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, including: the network device generates scheduling information, and sends the scheduling information to the terminal, The scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission after the end of n slots or symbols after the first VIL, and to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission after the end of n slots or symbols after the second VIL; wherein, n is greater than or equal to zero The integer of n is predefined in the protocol or determined according to the communication parameters of the terminal.

Based on this possible design, the network device can schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission after the end of n slots or symbols after the first VIL, without affecting the uplink transmission of the terminal. The terminal is scheduled to perform uplink transmission within the symbol, but the terminal does not perform uplink transmission based on internal implementation during this time period, resulting in the failure of uplink transmission scheduling, which brings power consumption to the network equipment.

In a possible design, the method further includes: the network device receives third information from the terminal, where the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG.

Based on this possible design, the network device can learn the measurement capability of the terminal in the ML of the NCSG according to the third information, so that the network device can determine the measurement delay of the terminal according to the third information. The measurement delay is estimated, and the MO or MG configuration is adjusted according to its own needs for the measurement delay.

In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a communication device. The communication device may be a network device or a chip or a system-on-a-chip in the network device, and may also be a network device for implementing the seventh aspect or any possible method of the seventh aspect. Design the functional modules of the described method. The communication apparatus can implement the functions performed by the network equipment in the above aspects or possible designs, and the functions can be implemented by executing corresponding software through hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions. For example, the communication device may include: a processing unit and a sending unit;

a processing unit, configured to determine a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, where the measurement interval type includes a measurement interval MG or NCSG;

The processing unit is further configured to control the sending unit to perform data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.

For the specific implementation of the communication apparatus, reference may be made to the behavior function of the network device in the method for applying NCSG provided by the seventh aspect or any possible design of the seventh aspect, and details are not repeated here. Therefore, the communication device provided in the eighth aspect achieves the same beneficial effects as the seventh aspect or any possible design of the seventh aspect.

In a ninth aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, and the communication apparatus may be a network device or a chip or a system-on-a-chip in the network device. The communication apparatus can implement the functions performed by the network equipment in the above aspects or possible designs, and the functions can be implemented by hardware. In a possible design, the communication device may include: a processor and a communication interface, and the processor may be used to support the communication device to implement the functions involved in the seventh aspect or any possible design of the seventh aspect, for example : The processor is used to determine the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, the measurement interval type includes the measurement interval MG or NCSG, and controls the sending unit to perform data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO. In yet another possible design, the communication device further includes a memory for storing computer-executed instructions and data necessary for the communication device. When the communication device is running, the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to cause the communication device to perform the method of applying the NCSG as described in the seventh aspect or any possible design of the seventh aspect.

In a tenth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, the computer-readable storage medium may be a readable non-volatile storage medium, and instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, when the computer-readable storage medium runs on a computer , so that the computer executes the method for applying NCSG described in the seventh aspect or any possible design of the above aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising instructions that, when run on a computer, cause the computer to execute the method for applying NCSG described in the seventh aspect or any possible design of the above aspect.

A twelfth aspect provides a communication apparatus, where the communication apparatus is a network device or a chip or a system-on-a-chip in the network device, and the communication apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memories for storing computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer instructions, when the one or more processors When the computer instructions are executed, the communication apparatus is caused to execute the method of applying the NCSG according to the seventh aspect or any possible design of the seventh aspect.

Wherein, for the technical effect brought by any one of the design manners in the ninth aspect to the twelfth aspect, reference may be made to the technical effect brought by the seventh aspect or any possible design of the seventh aspect, which will not be repeated.

In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication system, and the communication system may include: the communication device according to any one of the second aspect or the sixth aspect, and the communication device according to the eighth aspect or the twelfth aspect The communication device of any one of the aspects.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of MG;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of NCSG;

FIG. 3 is a simplified schematic diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

5 is a flowchart of a method for applying NCSG provided by an embodiment of the present application;

6 is a flowchart of another method for applying NCSG provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the composition of a communication device 70 according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the composition of a communication device 80 according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the composition of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

Before introducing the embodiments of the present application, some terms involved in the embodiments of the present application are explained:

MG: In order to measure the reference signal on a certain MO, the terminal tunes the radio frequency of the serving cell to the radio frequency of the MO, receives the reference signal on the radio frequency of the MO and measures the received reference signal, and ends the measurement. Then tune the radio frequency of the MO back to the radio frequency of the serving cell. Wherein, during the time period during which the radio frequency of the serving cell is tuned to the radio frequency of the MO, the measurement is performed on the radio frequency of the MO, and the radio frequency of the MO is tuned back to the serving cell, the radio frequency of the serving cell is turned off, and data interruption occurs on the serving cell. , this time period may be referred to as outage time or MG.

In this embodiment of the present application, the serving cell may refer to a cell that provides services (such as uplink and downlink transmission) for the terminal. If the terminal is in the radio resource control (RRC) connected state, but carrier aggregation (CA) is not configured, the terminal has only one serving cell, that is, the primary cell (PCell). If the terminal is in the RRC connected state and CA is configured, the serving cell set of the terminal includes the PCell and all secondary cells (secondary cells, SCells).

For example, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an MG. As shown in FIG. 1 , the time length of one MG may be called MGL or interruption time, and the time interval between adjacent MGs may be called MGRP. Optionally, as shown in FIG. 1 , the MG may include a radio frequency adjustment time before measurement (part1), a measurement time (part2), and a radio frequency adjustment time after measurement (part3), during which data interruption occurs on the serving cell. .

The parameters of the MG may include MGL, MGRP, and time-domain location information, and the time-domain location information may be used to indicate the starting location where data interruption occurs on the serving cell. The parameters of the MG can be configured by the network device. Twenty-six MG patterns (patterns) are defined in the 3GPP standard protocol. The numbers of these twenty-six MG patterns are intervals (gap, GP)#0~GP#25. Each MG pattern corresponds to a set of parameters of the MG. The values of parameters corresponding to different MG patterns can be different.

It should be noted that the present application is not limited to the naming of the MG and each parameter of the MG, and the MG may also be named as a full gap (full gap) or other names, which are not limited.

In order to reduce the impact of the MG on the data throughput on the serving cell, NCSG is proposed in the 3GPP R17 MG enhancement project. For example, multiple radio frequency chains are set on the terminal. When the terminal measures the reference signal on a certain MO, the terminal starts the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO, receives the reference signal on the radio frequency of the MO, measures the received reference signal, and then performs the measurement on the received reference signal. After the measurement, the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO is closed, and the radio frequency of the serving cell does not need to be tuned to the radio frequency of the MO. The time period during which the terminal opens the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO, performs measurement on the radio frequency of the MO, and closes the radio frequency chain of the MO may be referred to as NCSG. Since multiple radio frequency chains on the terminal share the same switch control device, the opening or closing of the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO may affect the opening or closing of the radio frequency chain corresponding to the serving cell, resulting in data interruption on the serving cell.

For example, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an NCSG. As shown in FIG. 2 , one NCSG may include a first VIL, ML, and a second VIL, and the time interval between adjacent NCSGs may be called VIRP. The first VIL may be the length of time that the terminal turns on the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO, the second VIL may be the length of time that the terminal closes the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO, and ML may be the time length that the terminal uses the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO to perform RRM measurement, ML The data on the serving cell of the in-terminal terminal will not be interrupted.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first VIL may refer to a period of time during which the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO is enabled in the NCSG, and the second VIL may refer to the period of time during which the radio frequency chain corresponding to the MO is disabled in the NCSG. In this application, not limited to the naming of the first VIL and the second VIL, the first VIL may also be replaced and described as the former VIL, and the second VIL may also be replaced and described as the latter VIL.

The parameters of the NCSG may include VIL, ML, and VIRP, and the value of each parameter may be pre-configured. For example, four NCSG patterns are defined in the 3GPP long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) standard protocol: #0 to #3, and the four NCSG pattern identifiers (identifiers, IDs) can be 0, 1, 2, and 3. Each NCSG pattern corresponds to a set of parameters of the NCSG, and the values of the parameters corresponding to different NCSG patterns may be different.

For example, taking the first VIL as VIL1 and the second VIL as VIL2 as an example, the following table 1 shows four NCSG patterns. As shown in Table 1, the values of the parameters of each NCSG pattern are different. For example, when the NCSG pattern ID is 0, VIL1 is 1ms, ML is 4ms, and the scheduling method is downlink (DL) scheduling (or simply called downlink data scheduling), VIL2 is 1ms, and the scheduling method is uplink ( In uplink, UL) scheduling (or simply referred to as uplink data scheduling), VIL2 is 2ms, and VIRP is 40ms. When the NCSG pattern ID is 1, VIL1 is 1ms, ML is 4ms, when the scheduling method is downlink data scheduling, VIL2 is 1ms, and when the scheduling method is uplink data scheduling, VIL2 is 2ms, and VIRP is 80ms.

Table I

In a possible design, the network device configures the NCSG pattern or the MG pattern for a certain or a group of MOs of the terminal, and the terminal performs RRM measurement on the MOs according to the parameters corresponding to the configured NCSG pattern or the MG pattern. For example, assuming that the terminal supports CA technology and synchronous dual connection (DC) technology, under synchronous DC, if the terminal is not configured with MG pattern, the network device can configure an NCSG per UE, each component carrier (component carrier, CC) is configured with the same NCSG. If the terminal is configured with MG pattern: GP#0 or GP#1 on some CCs, NCSG pattern 0 or NCSG pattern1 can be implicitly configured on other CCs; if the terminal is configured with MG on all CCs, NCSG cannot be configured configuration.

Under asynchronous DC, if the terminal is not configured with MG in the master cell group (master cell group, MCG) and secondary cell group (secondary cell group, SCG), the network device can configure a per CC NCSG. If the terminal is configured with MG pattern: GP#0 or GP#1 on MCG (or SCG), and MG is not configured on SCG (or MCG), NCSG pattern2/NCSG can be implicitly configured on SCG (or MCG) pattern 3.

In the above possible designs, the network equipment may need to configure the NCSG pattern and MG pattern for the terminal at the same time for different MOs. The configuration method is complex and not flexible enough, and multiple NCSG patterns and multiple MG patterns need to be maintained. At the same time, the NCSG pattern cannot be implemented. or flexible switching between MG patterns, and the measurement behavior within ML of NCSG is not specified.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for applying NCSG, the method includes: the terminal determines a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, the measurement interval type includes MG or NCSG, and the terminal determines according to the first group MO. The measurement interval type corresponding to the MO is measured on the first group of MOs, and the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal is determined according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs. That is, for a group of MOs, determine the measurement interval type used by the group of MOs, so as to determine the parameters of the NCSG and perform measurements according to the determined measurement interval type, without allocating the NCSG pattern for each MO in the group of MOs that needs NCSG, reducing the measurement interval configuration complexity.

The method for applying NCSG provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The method for applying NCSG provided by the embodiments of the present application can be used for a fourth generation (4th generation, 4G) system, an LTE system, a fifth generation (5th generation, 5G) system, a new radio (new radio, NR) system, a new radio interface- Vehicle and anything communication (new radio-vehicle-to-everything, NR-V2X) system, any system in the Internet of Things system, can also be applied to other next-generation communication systems, etc., without limitation. The following takes the communication system shown in FIG. 3 as an example to describe the method for applying the NCSG provided by the embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 3 , the communication system may include a network device and multiple terminals, such as terminal 1 and terminal 2 . In the system shown in FIG. 3 , the terminal may be in an RRC connection state, and the terminal may support the CA technology and the DC technology. It should be noted that FIG. 3 is an exemplary frame diagram, the number of nodes included in FIG. 3 is not limited, and in addition to the functional nodes shown in FIG. 3, other nodes may also be included, such as: core network equipment, gateway equipment, Application servers, etc., are not limited. In addition, the network equipment may include network equipment, may also include core network equipment, may also include equipment (such as a server) of a service provider, etc., which are not limited. The embodiments of the present application are described by taking a network device including an access network device as an example.

Among them, the network equipment is mainly used to implement functions such as resource scheduling, wireless resource management, and wireless access control of the terminal. Specifically, the network device may be any node among a small base station, a wireless access point, a transmission receive point (TRP), a transmission point (TP), and some other access node.

The terminal may be a terminal equipment (terminal equipment) or a user equipment (user equipment, UE) or a mobile station (mobile station, MS) or a mobile terminal (mobile terminal, MT). Specifically, the terminal may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer, or a computer with a wireless transceiver function, and may also be a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, or a wireless terminal in industrial control. Terminal, wireless terminal in unmanned driving, wireless terminal in telemedicine, wireless terminal in smart grid, wireless terminal in smart city, smart home, vehicle terminal, etc. In this embodiment of the present application, the device for realizing the function of the terminal may be a terminal, or a device capable of supporting the terminal to realize the function, such as a chip system (for example, a chip or a processing system composed of multiple chips). The method for applying the NCSG provided by the embodiment of the present application is described below by taking the device for implementing the function of the terminal as the terminal as an example.

During specific implementation, each network element shown in FIG. 3 , such as a terminal and a network device, may adopt the composition structure shown in FIG. 4 or include the components shown in FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the composition of a communication device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application. When the communication device 400 has the function of the terminal described in the embodiment of the present application, the communication device 400 may be a terminal or a chip or on-chip in the terminal. system. When the communication apparatus 400 has the function of the network device described in the embodiment of the present application, the communication apparatus 400 may be the network device or a chip or a system-on-chip in the network device.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the communication apparatus 400 may include a processor 401 , a communication line 402 and a communication interface 403 . Further, the communication apparatus 400 may further include a memory 404 . The processor 401 , the memory 404 and the communication interface 403 may be connected through a communication line 402 .

The processor 401 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a general-purpose processor, a network processor (NP), a digital signal processing (DSP), a microprocessor, or a microcontroller. , programmable logic device (PLD) or any combination of them. The processor 401 may also be other apparatuses having processing functions, such as circuits, devices, or software modules.

The communication line 402 is used to transmit information between various components included in the communication device 400 .

The communication interface 403 is used to communicate with other devices or other communication networks. The other communication network may be Ethernet, radio access network (RAN), wireless local area networks (WLAN) and the like. The communication interface 403 may be a radio frequency module, a transceiver, or any device capable of communication. The embodiments of the present application are described by taking the communication interface 403 as an example of a radio frequency module, wherein the radio frequency module may include an antenna, a radio frequency circuit, and the like, and the radio frequency circuit may include a radio frequency integrated chip, a power amplifier, and the like.

Memory 404 for storing instructions. Wherein, the instructions may be computer programs.

The memory 404 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and/or instructions, or a random access memory (RAM) or a Other types of dynamic storage devices that store information and/or instructions, and may also be electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), compact disc read-only memory (CD- ROM) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage, magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, optical disc storage includes compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, Blu-ray disc, etc.

It should be noted that the memory 404 may exist independently of the processor 401 , or may be integrated with the processor 401 . The memory 404 may be used to store instructions or program code or some data or the like. The memory 404 may be located in the communication device 400, or may be located outside the communication device 400, which is not limited. The processor 401 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 404 to implement the NCSG application method provided by the following embodiments of the present application.

In one example, processor 401 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in FIG. 4 .

As an optional implementation manner, the communication apparatus 400 includes a plurality of processors, for example, in addition to the processor 401 in FIG. 4 , a processor 407 may also be included.

As an optional implementation manner, the communication apparatus 400 further includes an output device 405 and an input device 406 . The input device 406 is a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a joystick, or the like, and the output device 405 is a display screen, a speaker, or the like.

It should be noted that the communication apparatus 400 may be a desktop computer, a portable computer, a network server, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wireless terminal, an embedded device, a chip system, or a device with a similar structure in FIG. 4 . In addition, the composition shown in FIG. 4 does not constitute a limitation on the communication device. In addition to the components shown in FIG. 4 , the communication device may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or combine some components , or a different component arrangement.

In this embodiment of the present application, the chip system may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.

The method for applying the NCSG provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described below with reference to the communication system shown in FIG. 3 . In the following embodiments, each device may have the components shown in FIG. 4, and the actions, terms, etc. involved in the various embodiments may refer to each other. An example, other names may also be used in specific implementations, which are not limited.

FIG. 5 is a method for applying NCSG provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 5 , the method may include:

Step 501: The terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, and the measurement interval type is MG or NCSG.

The terminal may be any terminal in the communication system shown in FIG. 3 . The terminal may perform uplink transmission or downlink transmission between the serving cell and the network device. For the specific description of the serving cell, reference may be made to the above, which will not be repeated.

The first group of MOs may be configured to the terminal by a network device, the first group of MOs may include one or more MOs, and the MOs may include a frequency point of a serving cell of the terminal or a frequency point of a non-serving cell. In an example, the first group of MOs may include all MOs of the terminal, that is, the MG or NCSG corresponding to the first group of MOs is per UE. In another example, the first group of MOs may include all MOs within a certain frequency range (frequency range, FR) supported by the terminal, that is, the MG or NCSG corresponding to the first group of MOs is per FR. The FRs supported by the terminal may include the first FR or the second FR. The first FR may be the low frequency range FR1, and the second FR may be the high frequency range FR2. It should be understood that the embodiments of the present application do not limit the grouping manner of MOs.

Exemplarily, the terminal may determine whether the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG or NCSG under the instruction of the network device. For example, the terminal may receive first information from the network device, where the first information is used to determine the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, and the terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO according to the first information.

In a possible design, the first information indicates the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs. For example, the first information may carry an indicator for indicating whether the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG or NCSG. After the first information, whether the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG or NCSG can be directly determined according to the first information.

Specifically, the first information may be a binary bit "0" or "1". When the first information is a binary bit "0", it indicates that the measurement interval type is MG. When the first information is a binary bit "1", it indicates that the measurement interval type is MG. The measurement interval type is NCSG.

Wherein, in this possible design, the first information may be carried in the second information, and the second information may be used to configure the MG pattern for the first group MO of the terminal. When the first group of MOs includes all MOs of the terminal, the MG pattern may be the MG pattern configured with the terminal as the granularity, that is, the MG pattern of the per UE, or, when the first group of MOs includes the MO corresponding to a certain FR supported by the terminal , the MG pattern can be an MG pattern configured with the FR supported by the terminal as the granularity, that is, the MG pattern per FR, and the MG pattern can correspond to FR1 or FR2. Specifically, the second information may be referred to as MG pattern configuration information, and the first information is carried in the second information so that the network device configures the terminal with the MG pattern corresponding to the first group of MOs and additionally indicates the measurement corresponding to the first group of MOs The interval type is MG or NCSG, which saves signaling overhead.

Alternatively, in this possible design, the first information may also be carried in newly added signaling, such as in layer (layer, L) 1 signaling or L2 signaling, that is, special signaling is used to indicate the first information. Whether the measurement interval type corresponding to the group MO is MG or NCSG, it is convenient for the terminal to know the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO in time and accurately.

In the embodiment of the present application, the method for configuring the MG pattern for the first group MO of the terminal by the network device may refer to the following, for example: the terminal can report capability information (such as whether the terminal needs an MG, etc.) to the network device, and the network device can report Send the second information (such as MG pattern configuration information) carrying the MG pattern to the terminal.

Wherein, for the MG pattern of the per UE, the MG pattern configured by the network device for the first group MO of the terminal may be any one of the above-mentioned GP#0-GP#25. For the MG pattern of per FR, and the MG pattern corresponds to FR1, the MG pattern configured by the network device as the first group MO of the terminal can be any one of GP#0-GP#11, GP#24 and GP#/25 . For the MG pattern of the per UE, and the MG pattern corresponds to FR2, the MG pattern configured by the network device for the first group MO of the terminal may be any one of GP#12-GP#23.

In another possible design, the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type, and the terminal determining the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO according to the first information may include:

The terminal determines to allow the terminal to switch the measurement interval type according to the first information, and the terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs according to a first rule. The first rule includes that if there is a first type of MO in the first group of MOs, the first group of MOs The corresponding measurement interval type is MG. If the first type of MO does not exist in the first group of MOs, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG. Or, if the first information of the terminal determines that the terminal is not allowed to switch the measurement interval type, the terminal determines that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG.

In this possible design, the first information used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type may include one of the following three design forms. The first type, the first information indicates that the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type. If the terminal receives the first information, it is determined to allow the terminal to switch the measurement interval type according to the first information. On the contrary, if the first information is not received, it is not allowed by default. The terminal switches the measurement interval type. Second, the first information indicates that the terminal is not allowed to switch the measurement interval type. If the terminal receives the first information, it is determined according to the first information that the terminal is not allowed to switch the measurement interval type. If the first information is not received, the terminal is allowed to switch by default. Switches the measurement interval type. Third, the first information indicates whether the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type, that is, the content carried by the first information determines whether the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type. For example, the first information may carry a Boolean value of "true" or "false". If the first information carries true, it indicates that the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type. If the first information carries false, it indicates that the terminal is not allowed to switch. Switches the measurement interval type.

The first rule may be pre-configured by the network device to the terminal, or pre-specified by the protocol, and is not limited.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first type of MOs may include MOs that require MGs, and the MOs that require MGs may refer to data interruption on the serving cell when measurement is performed on the MOs, and the type of measurement interval configured for the MOs that require MGs is as shown in Figure 1 MG shown, so as to ensure that the measurement on the MO was performed successfully.

Step 502: The terminal measures the first group of MOs according to the determined measurement interval type.

Specifically, the execution process of step 502 may include: in step 501, the terminal determines that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is NCSG, the terminal determines the NCSG parameter according to the parameter corresponding to the MG pattern configured by the network device for the terminal, and according to the NCSG parameter Determine the measurement behavior within the ML of the NCSG.

If the terminal determines in step 501 that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG, the terminal can directly use the parameters corresponding to the MG pattern configured by the network device for the terminal as the parameters of the MG, and determine the measurement in the MGL of the MG according to the parameters of the MG Behavior.

Wherein, the MG pattern may include 26 kinds of images of GP#0-GP#25, and the parameters corresponding to the MG pattern may include MGRP, MGL, and the like. The parameters of the NCSG may be as shown in Fig. 2, including the first VIL, ML, second VIL, and VIRP, etc. In this application, the first VIL may be referred to as VIL1 or pre-VIL, and the second VIL may be referred to as VIL2 or post-VIL, which will be described uniformly here, and will not be repeated here.

Wherein, the specific execution process that the terminal determines the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters corresponding to the MG pattern configured by the network device for the terminal may refer to the following step 603. For the process of the terminal performing RRM measurement according to the parameters of the NCSG, reference may be made to the following step 604 .

Step 503: The terminal determines the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.

In this embodiment of the present application, data transmission may include uplink transmission or downlink transmission. Uplink transmission may refer to sending data from the terminal to the network device, and downlink transmission may refer to sending data from the network device to the terminal.

Exemplarily, the terminal determining the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal according to the determined measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO may include:

When the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is NCSG, it is determined to interrupt the data transmission on the serving cell in the first VIL and the second VIL of the NCSG, and in the downlink transmission scenario, in the ML of the NCSG or the NCSG Then perform downlink transmission on the serving cell. In the uplink transmission scenario, within a period of time after the first VIL (such as within n slots or symbols), and within a period of time after the second VIL, determine whether to perform uplink according to the internal implementation of the terminal transmission. When the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG, it is determined that the data transmission on the serving cell is interrupted within the MGL of the MG, and the data transmission on the serving cell is continued after the MGL of the MG.

Step 504: The network device determines whether the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG or NCSG.

The related description of the first group of MOs may refer to the description in step 501, which will not be repeated.

Specifically, the manner in which the network device determines whether the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG or NCSG is the same as the manner in which the terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs, and will not be repeated. In this way, the network device can avoid scheduling data between the VIL and the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.

Step 505: The network device performs data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.

In this embodiment of the present application, data scheduling may include uplink data scheduling or downlink data scheduling. Uplink data scheduling may refer to network equipment scheduling terminals to perform uplink data transmission (or simply referred to as uplink transmission), and downlink data scheduling may refer to network equipment scheduling terminals to perform downlink data transmission (or simply referred to as downlink transmission).

Exemplarily, the network device performing data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO may include any of the following situations:

When the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is NCSG, and the data scheduling is downlink data scheduling, it is determined that data scheduling is not performed on the terminal in the first VIL and the second VIL of the NCSG, and ends in the ML and NCSG of the NCSG Then perform data scheduling on the terminal.

In the case where the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is NCSG and the data scheduling is uplink data scheduling, the network device determines not to perform data scheduling for the terminal in the first VIL and the second VIL of the NCSG, but after the first VIL After the end of the period of time and the period after the second VIL, data scheduling is performed on the terminal. For example, the network device will generate scheduling information and send the scheduling information to the terminal. The scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal for a period after the first VIL. The uplink transmission is performed after the end of time (eg, n slots or symbols), and the uplink transmission is performed after a period of time (eg, n slots or symbols) after the second VIL ends.

When the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG, the network device determines not to perform data scheduling on the terminal within the MGL of the MG, but schedules the terminal to perform data transmission (uplink transmission or downlink transmission) after the MGL of the MG.

It should be noted that this application is not limited to the execution order of steps 504 to 505. Steps 504 to 505 may be executed before step 501, or at the same time as step 501, or between steps 501 and 502. No restrictions. In addition, the present application does not limit the execution order of step 502 and step 503, and the two may be executed simultaneously or sequentially, which is not limited.

It should be noted that the measurement described in this embodiment of the present application may refer to measurements such as RRM. In addition to performing RRM measurement on the MO in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal may also perform other measurements in the ML of the NCSG, such as the ML of the NCSG. The L1 measurement of the serving cell of the terminal or other measurements that can be based on NCSG, etc. are performed in the terminal, so as to improve the resource utilization rate, and at the same time, the influence of the measurement based on the NCSG on the L1 measurement and other measurements is avoided.

Based on the method shown in FIG. 5 , for a group of MOs, determine the measurement interval type used by the group of MOs, determine the parameters of the NCSG and perform RRM measurement according to the determined measurement interval type, without allocating NCSG to each MO in the group of MOs that needs NCSG The pattern is associated with the same MG pattern, and the parameters of the NCSG are determined according to the MG pattern, which reduces the complexity of the measurement interval configuration and realizes the handover between the MG and the NCSG. At the same time, by standardizing the measurement behavior in the ML of the NCSG, the measurement of two or more than two MOs can be implemented in the ML of the NCSG to achieve fast measurement.

The process shown in 5 will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawing shown in FIG. 6 .

FIG. 6 is another method for applying NCSG provided by an embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIG. 6 , which may include:

Step 601: The network device configures the MG pattern for the first group of MOs, and sends the first information to the terminal.

Wherein, the relevant description of the MG pattern, the first group of MOs and the first information may refer to the description in step 501, and the manner of configuring the MG pattern by the network device may also refer to the description in step 501, which will not be repeated.

It should be understood that, according to the different design forms of the first information, the network device configures the MG pattern for the terminal, and sends the first information to the terminal can be performed simultaneously or sequentially, without limitation.

Step 602: The terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs according to the first information. If the terminal determines according to the first information that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG, perform steps 603 to 605; If the information determines that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG, then the MOs that need MG and the MOs that need NCSG in the first group of MOs are measured in the MG, that is, the MOs that need NCSG are only measured in the MG, and at the same time Data transmission on the serving cell is interrupted within the MGL of the MG.

Exemplarily, the execution process for the terminal to determine the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO according to the first information may refer to step 501, for example, the measurement interval type is determined according to the indication of the first information, or the measurement interval type is determined according to the indication of the first information. Next, the measurement interval type is determined according to the first rule. For the specific execution process, reference may be made to the above, which will not be repeated.

Step 603: The terminal determines the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters corresponding to the MG pattern.

Exemplarily, the terminal determining the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters corresponding to the MG pattern configured by the network device for the terminal may include: the terminal taking the MGRP corresponding to the MG pattern as the VIRP of the NCSG, that is, the duration value of the VIRP of the NCSG and the MGRP corresponding to the MG pattern. The value of the duration is the same; the terminal takes the duration after removing the first VIL and the second VIL of the NCSG from the VIRP of the NCSG as the ML of the NCSG.

For example, taking FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 as examples, if the MG shown in FIG. 1 includes the RF adjustment time before measurement (part1), the measurement time (part2) and the RF adjustment time after measurement (part3), the terminal can consider part1 The duration is equal to the first VIL, and the duration of part3 in the MG shown in Figure 1 is equal to the second VIL. The terminal can use the MGRP in Figure 1 as the VIRP in Figure 2, and use the MGL shown in Figure 1 to remove part1 and part3. Part2 Partly as ML of NCSG.

In a possible design, no matter in the uplink data scheduling scenario or the downlink data scheduling scenario, the duration of the first VIL and the duration of the second VIL can be set to be equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern configured by the network device for the terminal. duration. In this way, by defining the uplink transmission behavior of the terminal in a period of time after the first VIL and the second VIL, the interruption duration of uplink data transmission in the first VIL and the second VIL can be extended. In another possible design, under uplink data scheduling, the duration of the first VIL and the second VIL can be set to be greater than the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern configured by the network device for the terminal, so that the first VIL and the second VIL can be extended. Interruption duration of upstream data transmission in the VIL. In yet another possible design, under uplink data scheduling, the first VIL can be set to be greater than the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern configured by the network device for the terminal, and the duration of the second VIL is set to be equal to the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern, In this way, the interruption duration of uplink data transmission in the first VIL can be prolonged, and the interruption duration of uplink data transmission in the second VIL can be prolonged by defining the uplink transmission behavior of the terminal within a period of time after the second VIL or NCSG.

It should be noted that, in the uplink data scheduling scenario, whether to perform uplink transmission within a period of time after the first VIL and the second VIL may be determined according to the internal implementation of the terminal. The terminal wants to extend the interruption duration of uplink data transmission after the radio frequency corresponding to MO is turned on/off. The possible reason is that the timing of uplink transmission is ahead of the timing of downlink measurement. Therefore, the time when the terminal actually sends uplink data may be different from that when it is turned on or adjusted. The times when the radio frequency corresponding to the MO is interrupted are overlapped.

Among them, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern can be pre-defined as required. For the MG pattern of per UE, or the MG pattern of per FR and corresponding to the first FR (such as FR1), the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern can be set to 0.5ms; for the MG pattern of per FR and corresponding to the second FR (such as FR2), The VIL corresponding to the MG pattern can be set to 0.25ms.

For example, it is assumed that the first FR is FR1. Assuming that the MG pattern of per UE, or per FR and the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern of FR1 is set to 0.5ms, then for downlink data scheduling, the start position of the MGL of the MG pattern in the NCSG is the starting point and the time length is 0.5ms. It is the first VIL (or called VIL1 or pre-VIL), and the last 0.5ms time in the MGL of MG pattern is the second VIL (or called VIL2 or post-VIL), 0.5ms before and 0.5ms after this time A data interruption occurs on the inner serving cell. In the uplink data scheduling scenario, if the duration of the first VIL is greater than the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern, and the duration of the second VIL is equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern, the duration of the NCSG is 0.5 based on the starting position of the NCSG. The time length of ms and the time occupied by the following x slots (such as 1 or 2 slots) are the first VIL, and the last 0.5ms in the NCSG is the second VIL, and the first 0.5ms+x slots and In the next 0.5ms, data interruption occurs on the serving cell. In addition, the duration of the terminal in the second VIL or whether to perform uplink transmission in x slots after the NCSG can be defined by the UE. It should be understood that the number of x slots can be set as required and is not limited.

For another example, taking the second FR as FR2 as an example, assuming that per FR and the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern corresponding to FR2 is set to 0.25ms, then for downlink data scheduling, the NCSG takes the starting position of the NCSG as the starting point and the time length is 0.25ms The length of time is the first VIL (or called VIL1 or the former VIL), the last 0.25ms of time in the NCSG is the second VIL (or called VIL2 or the latter VIL), the first 0.25ms and the latter 0.25ms Data interruption occurs in the serving cell within the time period; and for uplink data scheduling, if the duration of the first VIL is greater than the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern, and the duration of the second VIL is equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern, then the NCSG is based on the NCSG. The starting position is the starting point, the time length is 0.25ms, and the time occupied by y slots (such as 1 or 2 slots) is the first VIL, and the last 0.25ms slot in the NCSG is the second VIL. During the first 0.25ms+y slots and the last 0.25ms, data interruption occurs on the serving cell. In addition, it can be defined by the UE whether the terminal performs uplink transmission in the second VIL or the y slots after the NCSG. It should be understood that the number of y slots can be set as required and is not limited.

Step 604: The terminal determines the measurement behavior in the ML of the NCSG according to the parameters of the NCSG.

Exemplarily, the measurement behaviors in the ML of the NCSG may include the following two measurement behaviors:

The first measurement behavior: if the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal measures the second type of MO and the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG; the terminal measures the second type of MO and the third type of MO The measurement behavior at MO is the same as when the terminal is outside the MGL of the MG. In this way, under the condition that the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, RRM measurement can be performed on two or more than two MOs to achieve faster measurement.

Among them, for the first measurement behavior, when defining the measurement requirements of the second and third types of MOs, it is considered that the measurement resources in the ML of the NCSG are available resources for the third type of MOs, but the measurement opportunities in the ML of the NCSG are in the second Shared between class MO and third class MO. Specifically, the sharing of measurement opportunities between the second type of MO and the third type of MO can be achieved through a carrier specific scaling factor (CSSF) outside the MG.

The second measurement behavior: if the terminal does not support the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal only measures the second type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, and does not measure the third type of MO; the terminal measures the second type of MO When the measurement behavior is the same as the measurement behavior of the terminal within the MGL of the MG, the measurement behavior of the third type MO is the same as the measurement behavior of the terminal outside the MGL of the MG. In this way, when the terminal does not support the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, the measurement behavior in the existing MGL can be reused, the system design can be simplified and the compatibility of the measurement behavior can be achieved.

Among them, for the second type of measurement behavior, when defining the measurement requirements of the second type and the third type of MO, it is considered that the measurement resources in the ML of the NCSG are unavailable resources for the third type of MO, and the ML of the NCSG is shared between the second type of MOs. The sharing of measurement opportunities between the second type of MOs is achieved, for example, through the CSSF factor within the MG. The measurement opportunities outside the ML of the NCSG are shared among the third-type MOs, for example, the sharing of the measurement opportunities between the third-type MOs is realized through the CSSF outside the MG.

Wherein, whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG may be predefined in the protocol/default terminal supports or does not support, or whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG is the terminal A kind of information in the capability information, the terminal can report the capability information to the network device, for example, the terminal sends the third information to the network device, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG. Measurement, so that the network device can determine the measurement delay of the terminal according to the third information. For example, the network device can estimate the measurement delay of the terminal according to the third information, and adjust the configuration of the MO or MG according to its own needs for the measurement delay .

In this embodiment of the present application, the measurement behavior of the terminal in the MGL of the MG may include that the terminal performs RRM measurement on the MO, and data transmission (such as uplink data transmission or downlink data transmission) on the serving cell of the terminal is interrupted. The measurement behavior of the terminal outside the MGL of the MG may include: performing data transmission on the serving cell between the terminal and the network device, and performing RRM measurement on two or more than two MOs by the terminal.

In this application, the second type of MOs may include MOs that require NCSG, and data interruption occurs on the serving cell only when the radio frequency chain corresponding to the second type of MOs is turned on and/or off, and when the second type of MOs are measured in the ML Without affecting the data transmission on the serving cell, the second type of MO can only be measured within the MG and NCSG.

In this application, the third type of MOs may include MOs that do not require MG and NCSG, that is, include MOs that do not require MG nor NCSG, or alternatively described as the third type of MOs include MOs that require no-gap (no-gap) , the measurement of the third type of MO will not cause data interruption of the serving cell. There is no measurement interval when the MOs requiring no-gap are measured, and the process of measuring the MOs requiring no-gap will not affect the data transmission on the serving cell, and the data on the serving cell will not be interrupted. Optionally, the MO that requires no-gap is not measured in the MGL, but whether it can be measured in the ML of the NCSG is determined according to the judgment method described in step 604 .

For example, taking the terminal as the UE as an example, the UE currently has 2 serving cells, these two serving cells are respectively on the f1 and f2 frequency points, and there are 4 measurement targets (MO), and these 4 MOs are respectively on the frequency point f1, on f2, f3 and f4. Through UE capability reporting or predefined rules, the network device can determine which of {MG, NCSG, no-gap} the UE needs to measure each MO, and notify the UE of the result. Suppose that among these 4 MOs, f1, f2, and f3 are MOs that require NCSG, and f4 is an MO that requires no-gap. If the UE supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, the UE can simultaneously measure f1, f2, f3 and f4 in the ML of the NCSG; and if the UE does not support the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG measurement, the UE only measures f1, f2 and f3 in the ML of the NCSG, and does not measure f4.

Step 605: The terminal determines the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.

Wherein, in the case that the data transmission is downlink transmission, the execution process of step 605 may refer to the description in step 503, for example: the terminal determines to interrupt the downlink transmission on the serving cell in the first VIL and the second VIL of the NCSG, and the NCSG The downlink transmission on the serving cell is performed within the ML of the NCSG or after the NCSG.

Wherein, in the case that the data transmission is uplink data transmission, the execution process of step 605 may include: interrupting downlink transmission on the serving cell in the first VIL and the second VIL of the NCSG, whether to perform the downlink transmission in the ML of the NCSG or after the NCSG The uplink transmission on the serving cell depends on the internal implementation of the terminal, such as:

When the duration of the first VIL and the second VIL is equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern, the terminal is located after the first VIL of the NCSG (for example, within n slots or symbols after the first VIL). ) It is up to the terminal itself to decide whether to perform uplink transmission. Whether the terminal performs uplink transmission after the second VIL of the NCSG (for example, within n slots or symbols after the second VIL) is decided by the terminal itself. This behavior of the terminal is related to the The uplink sending behavior (that is, deciding whether to perform uplink transmission) in several slots or symbols is similar, that is, in the uplink data scheduling scenario, whether the terminal performs uplink transmission after the first VIL, after the second VIL, or within a period of time after the MG Depending on the internal implementation of the terminal, for example, even if the network device schedules the terminal device to perform uplink transmission within the period of time, if the terminal decides to send uplink data, it will be sent, and if the terminal decides not to send uplink data, it will not be sent.

When the duration of the first VIL is greater than the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern, and the duration of the second VIL is equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern, the terminal is located after the second VIL of the NCSG (such as several slots after the second VIL or It is up to the terminal to decide whether to perform uplink transmission within the symbol), and this behavior of the terminal is similar to the uplink transmission behavior of the terminal in several slots or symbols after the MG (that is, to decide whether to perform uplink transmission), that is, in the uplink data scheduling scenario, the terminal is in the Whether to perform uplink transmission after the second VIL depends on the internal implementation of the terminal.

In this way, the uplink transmission behavior of the terminal in the uplink data scheduling scenario can be reused, the system design can be simplified and the compatibility can be achieved, and the autonomy of the terminal in uplink transmission can be improved.

Wherein, in this embodiment of the present application, after the second VIL can be replaced and described as after the NCSG. In addition, the value of n described in this application is not limited, n may be an integer greater than or equal to 0, and n may be predefined in a protocol or determined according to communication parameters of the terminal. The numbers and/or time lengths of the n time units after the first VIL and the n time units after the second VIL may be the same or different, and are not limited. The time unit described in this application may include, but is not limited to, slot, symbol, and the like.

Step 606: The network device determines whether the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG or NCSG. If the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG, the parameters of the NCSG are determined according to the parameters corresponding to the MG pattern, and the The measurement interval type corresponding to the group MO performs data scheduling on the terminal.

Further optional; if the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG, the parameter corresponding to the MG pattern is used as the parameter of the MG, and at the same time, the terminal is not scheduled in the MGL of the MG, but after the MGL of the MG Perform data scheduling on the terminal.

The relevant description of the first group of MOs may refer to the above, and the process of determining whether the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG or NCSG may refer to step 504. The network device determines the NCSG according to the parameters corresponding to the MG pattern. For the parameters, refer to the above-mentioned process for the terminal to determine the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters corresponding to the MG pattern, which will not be repeated.

The execution process of the network device performing data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO may refer to the description in step 505. The uplink transmission behavior within the time depends on the internal implementation of the terminal. At this time, in order to reduce the power consumption of the network equipment, scheduling may not be performed for a period of time after the first VIL and the second VIL. However, the first VIL and the second VIL After a period of time after the VIL ends, the network device can schedule the normal transmission of uplink data. For example, when the data scheduling is uplink data scheduling, the network device generates scheduling information and sends the scheduling information to the terminal. The scheduling information can be used to schedule the terminal. Uplink transmission is performed after the end of n slots or symbols after the first VIL, and the terminal is scheduled to perform uplink transmission after the end of n slots or symbols after the second VIL.

In this way, the network device can schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission after the end of the n slots or symbols after the first VIL, without affecting the uplink transmission of the terminal. At the same time, the network device can avoid the n slots or symbols after the first VIL The terminal is internally scheduled to perform uplink transmission, but the terminal does not perform uplink transmission in this time period based on internal implementation, resulting in the failure of uplink transmission scheduling, which brings power consumption and resource waste to network equipment.

It should be noted that the present application is not limited to the execution order of step 606. Step 606 may be executed before step 601, may be executed simultaneously with step 601 or step 602 or step 603, or may be executed between step 602 and step 603, No restrictions.

It should be noted that the measurements described in the embodiments of the present application may include but are not limited to RRM measurements. In addition to performing RRM measurements on MOs in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal may also perform other measurements in the ML of the NCSG. The L1 measurement and other measurements of the serving cell of the terminal are performed in the ML, so as to improve resource utilization, and at the same time, avoid the impact on the L1 measurement and other measurements.

Based on the method shown in Figure 6, by multiplexing an MG pattern between the MG and the NCSG, the signaling design of the NCSG configuration is simplified, the terminal can reuse the existing MG measurement behavior, and the communication between the MG and the NCSG can be realized. Switch quickly. At the same time, according to whether the terminal supports the measurement of MOs that do not require MG in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal is allowed to measure or not to measure other MOs that do not require MG within the ML time of the NCSG, and different terminal implementations are distinguished, so that it can support simultaneous A terminal that measures two types of MOs can achieve faster measurement, and a terminal that cannot support simultaneous measurement of two types of MOs can reuse existing implementations to simplify system design and achieve compatibility.

The foregoing mainly introduces the solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application from the perspective of interaction between various nodes. It can be understood that, in order to implement the above-mentioned functions, each node, such as a network device and a terminal, includes corresponding hardware structures and/or software modules for performing each function. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in conjunction with the algorithm steps of the examples described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the methods of the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is performed by hardware or computer software-driven hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals may use different methods for each specific application to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

In the embodiments of the present application, network devices and terminals may be divided into functional modules according to the foregoing method examples. For example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware, and can also be implemented in the form of software function modules. It should be noted that, the division of modules in the embodiments of the present application is schematic, and is only a logical function division, and there may be other division manners in actual implementation.

FIG. 7 shows a structural diagram of a communication device 70, and the communication device 70 may be a terminal, a chip in the terminal, a system-on-chip, or other devices capable of implementing the functions of the terminal in the above method. The communication apparatus 70 may be configured to perform the functions of the terminal involved in the above method embodiments. As an implementable manner, the communication apparatus 70 shown in FIG. 7 includes: a processing unit 701 and a sending unit 702 .

The processing unit 701 is configured to determine a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, where the measurement interval type includes a measurement interval MG or NCSG. For example, the processing unit 701 may support the communication apparatus 70 to perform steps 501 and 602 .

The processing unit 701 is further configured to, according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, control the sending unit 702 to measure the first group MO and determine the data transmission on the serving cell of the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO Behavior. For example, the processing unit 701 may also support the communication device 70 to perform steps 502 , 503 , and steps 603 to 605 .

Specifically, the processing unit 701 may be configured to determine that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is NCSG, determine the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the MG pattern, and determine the measurement behavior within the measurement length ML of the NCSG according to the parameters of the NCSG.

Wherein, the related description of the first group of MO, MG pattern, and the method of determining the parameters of the NCSG may refer to the method described in the above-mentioned FIG. 5-FIG. 6, and will not be repeated.

Further, the processing unit 701 can also be used to determine whether uplink transmission is performed in the n slots or symbols after the first VIL, and whether uplink transmission is performed in the n slots or symbols after the second VIL. .

Further, the sending unit 702 is further configured to send third information to the network device, wherein the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG.

Specifically, all the relevant contents of the steps involved in the method embodiments shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 can be cited in the functional description of the corresponding functional module, which will not be repeated here. The communication device 70 is configured to perform the function of the terminal in the method of applying NCSG shown in the methods shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 , and thus can achieve the same effect as the above-mentioned method applying NCSG.

As another implementation manner, the communication apparatus 70 shown in FIG. 7 includes: a processing module and a communication module. The processing module is used to control and manage the actions of the communication device 70. For example, the processing module can integrate the functions of the processing unit 701, and can be used to support the communication device 70 to perform step 501, step 602, step 502, step 503, step 603-step 605 and other steps. The communication module can integrate the functions of the sending unit and the receiving unit, such as integrating the functions of the sending unit 702 and the like, and communicate with other network entities, such as communication with the function modules or network entities shown in FIG. 3 . Further, the communication device 70 may further include a storage module for storing instructions and/or data. When the instruction is executed by the processing module, the processing module implements the above method on the terminal side.

The processing module may be a processor, a controller, a module or a circuit. It may implement or execute various exemplary logic blocks described in connection with the disclosure of the embodiments of the present application. The communication module can be a transceiver circuit, a pin, an interface circuit, a bus interface, or a communication interface. The storage module may be a memory. When the processing module is a processor, the communication module is a communication interface, and the storage module is a memory, the communication device 70 involved in the embodiment of the present application may be the communication device shown in FIG. 4 .

In this embodiment of the present application, the processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component, which can implement or The methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of this application are executed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the methods disclosed in conjunction with the embodiments of the present application may be directly embodied as executed by a hardware processor, or executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor.

In this embodiment of the present application, the memory may be a non-volatile memory, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD), etc., or may also be a volatile memory (volatile memory), for example Random-access memory (RAM). Memory is, but is not limited to, any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. The memory in this embodiment of the present application may also be a circuit or any other device capable of implementing a storage function, for storing instructions and/or data.

FIG. 8 shows a structural diagram of a communication apparatus 80. The communication apparatus 80 may be a network device, a chip in the network device, a system-on-chip, or any other device capable of implementing the functions of the network device in the above method. The communication device 80 may be used to perform the functions of the network device involved in the foregoing method embodiments. As an implementable manner, the communication apparatus 80 shown in FIG. 8 includes: a processing unit 801 and a sending unit 802 .

The processing unit 801 is configured to determine whether the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG or NCSG. For example, the processing unit 801 may also be used to support the communication apparatus 80 to perform step 504, step 606 and so on.

The processing unit 801 is further configured to control the sending unit 802 to perform data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO. For example, the processing unit 801 may also be used to support the communication apparatus 80 to perform step 505, step 606, and so on.

Specifically, the processing unit 801 may be configured to determine that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG, determine the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the MG pattern, and determine the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the NCSG.

Further, the processing unit 801 can also generate scheduling information, and control the sending unit 802 to send the scheduling information to the terminal, the scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission after the end of n slots or symbols after the first VIL, and to schedule The terminal performs uplink transmission after the end of n slots or symbols after the second VIL.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8 , the communication apparatus may further include a receiving unit 803 .

The receiving unit 803 is configured to receive third information from the terminal, where the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG; the third type of MO includes the MO that does not require the MG and the NCSG.

Specifically, all the relevant contents of the steps involved in the method embodiments of FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 can be cited in the functional description of the corresponding functional module, which will not be repeated here. The communication apparatus 80 is configured to perform the functions of the network equipment in FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 , and can achieve the same effect as the above-mentioned method of applying the NCSG.

As another implementation manner, the communication apparatus 80 shown in FIG. 8 includes: a processing module and a communication module. The processing module is used to control and manage the actions of the communication device 80. The processing module can integrate the functions of the processing unit 801, and can be used to support the communication device 80 to perform step 601, step 503, step 605, and so on. The communication module can integrate the functions of the sending unit and the receiving unit, such as integrating the functions of the receiving unit 802, etc. and communication with other network entities, such as communication with the function modules or network entities shown in FIG. 3 . Further, the communication device 80 may further include a storage module for storing instructions and/or data of the communication device 80 . When the instruction is executed by the processing module, the processing module can be made to implement the method on the network device side.

The processing module may be a processor, a controller, a module or a circuit. It may implement or execute various exemplary logic blocks described in connection with the disclosure of the embodiments of the present application. A processor may also be a combination that implements computing functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, and the like. The communication module may be a transceiver circuit, a pin, an interface circuit, a bus interface, or a communication interface. The storage module may be a memory. When the processing module is a processor, the communication module is a communication interface, and the storage module is a memory, the communication device 80 involved in the embodiment of the present application may be the communication device shown in FIG. 4 .

FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 9 , the communication system may include: a terminal 90 and a network device 91 . It should be noted that FIG. 9 is only an exemplary drawing, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the network elements and the number of network elements included in the communication system shown in FIG. 9 .

The terminal 90 has the functions of the terminal in one or more of the methods shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 . The network device 91 has the functions of the network device in one or more of the methods shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 above.

In this embodiment of the present application, "/" may indicate that the objects associated before and after are an "or" relationship, for example, A/B may indicate A or B; "and/or" may be used to describe that there are three types of associated objects A relationship, for example, A and/or B, can mean that A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. In order to facilitate the description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, words such as "first" and "second" may be used to distinguish technical features with the same or similar functions. The words "first", "second" and the like do not limit the quantity and execution order, and the words "first", "second" and the like do not limit the difference. In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to represent examples, illustrations or illustrations, and any embodiment or design solution described as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be construed are preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. The use of words such as "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a specific manner to facilitate understanding.

In the embodiments of the present application, for a technical feature, the technical feature is distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D", etc. The technical features described in the "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D" described technical features in no order or order of magnitude.

It should be understood that, in the embodiments of the present application, "B corresponding to A" means that B is associated with A. For example, B can be determined from A. It should also be understood that determining B based on A does not mean determining B based only on A, but also determining B based on A and/or other information. In addition, the "connection" in the embodiments of the present application refers to various connection modes such as direct connection or indirect connection, so as to realize communication between devices, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Unless otherwise specified, "transmit" (transmit/transmission) in the embodiments of the present application refers to bidirectional transmission, including the actions of sending and/or receiving. Specifically, "transmission" in the embodiments of the present application includes data transmission, data reception, or data transmission and data reception. In other words, the data transmission here includes uplink and/or downlink data transmission. Data may include channels and/or signals, uplink data transmission is uplink channel and/or uplink signal transmission, and downlink data transmission is downlink channel and/or downlink signal transmission. "Network" and "system" appearing in the embodiments of this application express the same concept, and a communication system is a communication network.

The division of modules in the embodiments of the present application is schematic, and is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. In addition, the functional modules in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit. In the device, it can also exist physically alone, or two or more modules can be integrated into one module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware, and can also be implemented in the form of software function modules.

The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application are generated. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, a wireless control device, a network device, a terminal or other programmable device. The computer instructions may be stored in or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be downloaded from a website site, computer, server, or data center Transmission to another website site, computer, server, or data center by wire (eg, coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line, DSL) or wireless (eg, infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer, or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that includes one or more available media integrated. The usable media may be magnetic media (eg, floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (eg, digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media, and the like.

In the embodiments of the present application, on the premise of no logical contradiction, the embodiments may refer to each other. For example, the methods and/or terms between the method embodiments may refer to each other, such as the functions and/or the device embodiments. Or terms may refer to each other, eg, functions and/or terms between an apparatus embodiment and a method embodiment may refer to each other.

The above are only specific implementations of the embodiments of the present application, but the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the embodiments of the present application shall be covered by this within the protection scope of the application examples. Therefore, the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A method for applying a network-controlled small measurement interval NCSG, wherein the method comprises:

The terminal determines a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of measurement targets MO, where the measurement interval type includes a measurement interval MG or NCSG;

The terminal measures the first group of MOs according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs;

The terminal determines the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal determines that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is NCSG, and the terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO to the first group MO according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO. MO makes measurements, including:

The terminal determines the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the measurement interval pattern MG pattern; wherein, the MG pattern is configured by the network device for the first group of MOs;

The terminal determines the measurement behavior within the measurement length ML of the NCSG according to the parameters of the NCSG.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method further comprises:

the terminal receives the first information from the network device;

The determining, by the terminal, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs includes: the terminal determining, according to the first information, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs; wherein the first information is used to determine the Measurement interval type.
The method of claim 3, wherein:

the first information indicates the measurement interval type;

The first information is carried in the second information, and the second information is used to configure the MG pattern; or,

The first information is carried in layer L1 signaling; or,

The first information is carried in layer L2 signaling.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the first information indicates whether the terminal is allowed to switch measurement interval types; the terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO according to the first information ,include:

The terminal determines to allow the terminal to switch the measurement interval type according to the first information, and the terminal determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO according to a first rule; wherein the first rule includes: when the first When the first type of MO does not exist in a group of MOs, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG; when the first type of MOs exists in the first group of MOs, the measurement interval corresponding to the first group of MOs The interval type is MG; the first type of MO includes MOs that require MG; or,

The terminal determines that the terminal is not allowed to switch the measurement interval type according to the first information, and the terminal determines that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG.
The method according to any one of claims 2-5, wherein the terminal determines the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the MG pattern, including:

The terminal uses the measurement interval repetition period MGRP of the MG pattern as the VIRP of the NCSG;

The terminal takes the time length after removing the first visible interruption length VIL and the second VIL from the measurement interval length MGL of the MG pattern as the ML of the NCSG;

Wherein, the duration of the first VIL and the duration of the second VIL are equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern.
The method according to claim 6, wherein the data transmission behavior includes uplink transmission, and the terminal determines the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO ,include:

The terminal determines whether uplink transmission is performed in the n slots or symbols after the first VIL, and determines whether uplink transmission is performed in the n slots or symbols after the second VIL;

Wherein, the n is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and the n is predefined in a protocol or determined according to a communication parameter of the terminal.
The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein,

If the MG pattern is the MG pattern configured with the terminal as the granularity, or the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the first FR configured with the frequency range FR as the granularity, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern is 0.5 ms ms;

If the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the second FR configured with FR as the granularity, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern is 0.25ms.
The method according to any one of claims 2-8, wherein the terminal determines the measurement behavior within the measurement length ML of the NCSG according to the parameters of the NCSG, including:

If the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal measures the second type of MO and the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG; the terminal measures the The measurement behavior of the second type of MO and the third type of MO is the same as the measurement behavior of the terminal outside the MGL of the MG;

If the terminal does not support the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal only measures the second type of MO in the ML of the NCSG; when the terminal measures the second type of MO The measurement behavior of the terminal is the same as the measurement behavior of the terminal within the MGL of the MG;

The second type of MO includes MOs that require NCSG, and the third type of MO includes MOs that do not require MG and NCSG.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

The terminal sends third information to the network device, wherein the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG.
The method according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein the method further comprises:

The terminal performs L1 measurements of the serving cell of the terminal within the ML of the NCSG.
A method for applying a network-controlled small measurement interval NCSG, wherein the method comprises:

The network device determines a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of measurement targets MO, where the measurement interval type includes a measurement interval MG or NCSG;

The network device performs data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.
The method according to claim 12, wherein the network device determines that the measurement interval type is NCSG, and the method further comprises:

The network device determines the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the measurement interval pattern MG pattern corresponding to the first group of MOs, wherein the MG pattern is configured by the network device for the first group of MOs.
The method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the method further comprises:

The network device sends first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to determine a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.
The method of claim 14, wherein the first information indicates the measurement interval type;

The first information is carried in the second information, and the second information is used to configure the measurement interval pattern MG pattern for the terminal; or,

The first information is carried in layer L1 signaling; or,

The first information is carried in layer L2 signaling.
The method according to claim 14, wherein the first information indicates whether the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type; and the network device determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of measurement targets MO, comprising:

The network device determines, according to the first information, that the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type, and the network device determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO according to a first rule; wherein the first rule includes when the When the first type of MO does not exist in the first group of MOs, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG; when there is a first type of MO in the first group of MOs, the corresponding The measurement interval type is MG; the first type of MO includes MOs that require MG; or,

The network device determines that the terminal is not allowed to switch the measurement interval type according to the first information, and the network device determines that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG.
The method according to any one of claims 13-16, wherein the network device determines the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the MG pattern, comprising:

Taking the measurement interval repetition period MGRP of the MG pattern as the VIRP of the NCSG;

Taking the time length after removing the first visible interruption length VIL and the second VIL from the measurement interval length MGL of the MG pattern as the ML of the NCSG;

Wherein, the duration of the first VIL and the duration of the second VIL are equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern.
The method according to claim 17, wherein the data scheduling includes uplink data scheduling, and the network device performs data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO, comprising:

generating, by the network device, scheduling information, and sending the scheduling information to the terminal;

The scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission after the end of the n time slots or symbol symbols after the first VIL, and to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission after the second VIL n slots Or perform upstream transmission after the symbol ends;

Wherein, the n is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and the n is predefined in a protocol or determined according to a communication parameter of the terminal.
The method according to claim 17 or 18, wherein,

If the MG pattern is the MG pattern configured with the terminal granularity, or the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the first FR configured with the frequency range FR as the granularity, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern is 0.5 ms ;

If the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the second FR configured with FR as the granularity, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern is 0.25ms.
The method according to any one of claims 12-19, wherein the method further comprises:

The network device receives third information from the terminal, where the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG; the third type of MO includes no MG and NCSG MO are required.
A communication device, characterized in that the communication device comprises: a processing unit and a receiving unit;

The processing unit is configured to determine a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of measurement targets MO, where the measurement interval type includes a measurement interval MG or a network-controlled small measurement interval NCSG;

The processing unit is further configured to control the receiving unit to measure the first group of MOs according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs;

The processing unit is further configured to determine the data transmission behavior on the serving cell of the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.
The device according to claim 21, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

Determine that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG, and determine the parameters of the NCSG according to the parameters of the measurement interval pattern MG pattern; wherein, the MG pattern is configured by the network device for the first group of MOs;

According to the parameters of the NCSG, the measurement behavior within the measurement length ML of the NCSG is determined.
The device according to claim 21 or 22, characterized in that,

The receiving unit is further configured to receive the first information from the network device;

The processing unit is specifically configured to determine, according to the first information, a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs; wherein the first information is used to determine the measurement interval type.
The apparatus of claim 23, wherein:

the first information indicates the measurement interval type;

The first information is carried in the second information, and the second information is used to configure the MG pattern; or,

The first information is carried in layer L1 signaling; or,

The first information is carried in layer L2 signaling.
The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the first information indicates whether the terminal is allowed to switch measurement interval types; the processing unit is specifically configured to:

The terminal determines to allow the terminal to switch the measurement interval type according to the first information, and determines the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs according to a first rule; wherein the first rule includes: when the first group of MOs does not When there is a first type of MO, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG; when there is a first type of MO in the first group of MOs, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG; The first type of MOs include MOs requiring MG; or,

It is determined according to the first information that the terminal is not allowed to switch the measurement interval type, and it is determined that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG.
The device according to any one of claims 22-25, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

Taking the measurement interval repetition period MGRP of the MG pattern as the VIRP of the NCSG;

Taking the time length after removing the first visible interruption length VIL and the second VIL from the measurement interval length MGL of the MG pattern as the ML of the NCSG;

Wherein, the duration of the first VIL and the duration of the second VIL are equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern.
The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein the data transmission behavior includes uplink transmission, and the processing unit is specifically configured to:

Determine whether uplink transmission is performed in the n slots or symbols after the first VIL, and determine whether uplink transmission is performed in the n slots or symbols after the second VIL;

Wherein, the n is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and the n is predefined in a protocol or determined according to a communication parameter of the terminal.
The device according to claim 26 or 27, characterized in that,

If the MG pattern is the MG pattern configured with the terminal as the granularity, or the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the first FR configured with the frequency range FR as the granularity, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern is 0.5 ms ms;

If the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the second FR configured with FR as the granularity, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern is 0.25ms.
The device according to any one of claims 22-28, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

If the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal measures the second type of MO and the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG; the terminal measures the The measurement behavior of the second type of MO and the third type of MO is the same as the measurement behavior of the terminal outside the MGL of the MG;

If the terminal does not support the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG, the terminal only measures the second type of MO in the ML of the NCSG; when the terminal measures the second type of MO The measurement behavior of the terminal is the same as the measurement behavior of the terminal within the MGL of the MG;

The second type of MO includes MOs that require NCSG, and the third type of MO includes MOs that do not require MG and NCSG.
The device according to claim 29, wherein the communication device further comprises:

A sending unit, configured to send third information to the network device, wherein the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG.
The device according to any one of claims 21-30, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

The L1 measurement of the serving cell of the terminal is performed within the ML of the NCSG.
A communication device, characterized in that the device comprises: a processing unit and a sending unit;

The processing unit is configured to determine a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of measurement targets MO, where the measurement interval type includes a measurement interval MG or a network-controlled small measurement interval NCSG;

The processing unit is further configured to control the sending unit to perform data scheduling on the terminal according to the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.
The device according to claim 32, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

It is determined that the measurement interval type is NCSG, the parameters of the measurement interval pattern MG pattern corresponding to the first group of MOs, and the parameters of the NCSG are determined, wherein the MG pattern is configured by the network device for the first group of MOs.
An apparatus according to claim 32 or 33, characterized in that,

The sending unit is configured to send first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to determine a measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO.
The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the first information indicates the measurement interval type;

The first information is carried in the second information, and the second information is used to configure the measurement interval pattern MG pattern for the terminal; or,

The first information is carried in layer L1 signaling; or,

The first information is carried in layer L2 signaling.
The apparatus according to claim 34, wherein the first information indicates whether the terminal is allowed to switch measurement interval types; the processing unit is specifically configured to:

It is determined according to the first information that the terminal is allowed to switch the measurement interval type, and the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is determined according to a first rule; wherein the first rule includes when the first group of MOs does not exist In the case of a type of MO, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is NCSG; when there is a first type of MO in the first group of MOs, the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group of MOs is MG; the The first category of MOs includes MOs that require MG; or,

It is determined according to the first information that the terminal is not allowed to switch the measurement interval type, and it is determined that the measurement interval type corresponding to the first group MO is MG.
The device according to any one of claims 33-36, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

Taking the measurement interval repetition period MGRP of the MG pattern as the VIRP of the NCSG;

Taking the time length after removing the first visible interruption length VIL and the second VIL from the measurement interval length MGL of the MG pattern as the ML of the NCSG;

Wherein, the duration of the first VIL and the duration of the second VIL are equal to the duration of the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern.
The apparatus according to claim 37, wherein the data scheduling includes uplink data scheduling, and the processing unit is specifically configured to:

generating scheduling information, and controlling the sending unit to send the scheduling information to the terminal;

The scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission after the end of the n time slots or symbol symbols after the first VIL, and to schedule the terminal to perform uplink transmission after the second VIL n slots Or perform upstream transmission after the symbol ends;

Wherein, the n is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and the n is predefined in a protocol or determined according to a communication parameter of the terminal.
The device according to claim 37 or 38, characterized in that,

If the MG pattern is the MG pattern configured with the terminal granularity, or the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the first FR configured with the frequency range FR as the granularity, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern is 0.5 ms ;

If the MG pattern is the MG pattern corresponding to the second FR configured with FR as the granularity, the VIL corresponding to the MG pattern is 0.25ms.
The device according to any one of claims 32-39, wherein the device further comprises:

a receiving unit, configured to receive third information from the terminal, where the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the measurement of the third type of MO in the ML of the NCSG; the third type of MO includes: MG and NCSG's MO are not required.
A communication device, characterized in that the communication device includes one or more processors, and the one or more processors are used to support the communication device to execute the application network according to any one of claims 1-11 The method of controlled small measurement interval NCSG or the method of applying NCSG as claimed in any one of claims 12-20.
A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium includes computer instructions, which, when the computer instructions are executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the execution of any one of claims 1-11 The method of applying the network-controlled small measurement interval NCSG or the method of applying the NCSG according to any one of claims 12-20.
A computer program product, characterized in that, the computer program product includes computer instructions, when the computer instructions are run on a computer, the computer is made to execute the application network controlled small program according to any one of claims 1-11. A method of measuring interval NCSG or a method of applying NCSG as claimed in any one of claims 12-20.