WO2024037401A1

WO2024037401A1 - Gap configuration method and apparatus, and terminal and network-side device

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Publication number: WO2024037401A1
Application number: PCT/CN2023/111973
Authority: WO
Inventors: 魏旭昇
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2022-08-15
Filing date: 2023-08-09
Publication date: 2024-02-22
Also published as: CN117641426A

Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of communications. Disclosed are a gap configuration method and apparatus, and a terminal and a network-side device. The gap configuration method in the embodiments of the present application comprises: a terminal receiving gap configuration information from a network-side device, wherein the gap configuration information is used for instructing the terminal to retain a first gap and a second gap when the first gap of a first gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of a second gap pattern.

Description

gap configuration method, device, terminal and network side equipment

Cross-references to related applications

This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application with application number 202210977680.7 and titled "gap configuration method, device, terminal and network side equipment" submitted in China on August 15, 2022, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. Applying.

Technical field

This application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a gap configuration method, device, terminal and network side equipment.

Background technique

Related technologies provide a gap configuration scheme that can configure multiple gap patterns (concurrent gaps) at the same time, and also introduce pre-configured measurement gaps (Pre-configured measurement gaps, Pre-MG) and network control The two new New Radio (NR) gap pattern types are network controlled small gap (NCSG).

The gap conflict solution for concurrent gaps in related technologies relies on a solution based on two priorities within the concurrent gap.

However, when a gap pattern in a concurrent gap is Pre-MG or NCSG, due to the characteristics of Pre-MG and NCSG, the existing gap conflict resolution solution based on two priorities leads to waste of gap resources and gap measurement efficiency. low question.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present application provide a gap configuration method, device, terminal and network side equipment, which can reduce gap resource waste and improve gap measurement efficiency.

The first aspect provides a gap configuration method, which includes:

The terminal receives gap configuration information from the network side device;

Wherein, the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap in the case where the first gap of the first gap template gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. gap.

The second aspect provides a gap configuration method, which includes:

The network side device sends gap configuration information to the terminal;

In a third aspect, a gap configuration device is provided, which device includes:

The receiving module is used to receive gap configuration information from the network side device;

Wherein, the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap of the first gap template gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern.

In the fourth aspect, a gap configuration device is provided, which device includes:

The sending module is used to send gap configuration information to the terminal;

In a fifth aspect, a terminal is provided. The terminal includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the following implementations are implemented: The steps of the method described in one aspect.

In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface; wherein the communication interface is used to receive gap configuration information from a network side device;

In a seventh aspect, a network side device is provided. The network side device includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor. The program or instructions are executed by the processor. When implementing the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

In an eighth aspect, a network side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface; wherein the communication interface is used to send gap configuration information to a terminal;

In a ninth aspect, a gap configuration system is provided, including: a terminal and a network side device. The terminal can be used to perform the steps of the method described in the first aspect, and the network side device can be used to perform the steps of the method described in the second aspect. steps of the method described.

In a tenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided. Programs or instructions are stored on the readable storage medium. When the programs or instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method are implemented as described in the first aspect. The steps of the method described in the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, a chip is provided. The chip includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the method described in the first aspect. method, or implement a method as described in the second aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, a computer program/program product is provided, the computer program/program product being Stored in a storage medium, the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

In this embodiment of the present application, the terminal receives gap configuration information from the network side device to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap when the first gap of the first gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. With the second gap, unnecessary measurement gap discarding can be reduced, which can reduce gap resource waste and improve gap measurement efficiency.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 2 is one of the flow diagrams of the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 3 is the second schematic flowchart of the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 4 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the gap configuration device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Figure 5 is a second structural schematic diagram of a gap configuration device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a network-side device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Specific embodiments

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art fall within the scope of protection of this application.

The terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of the present application can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, and that "first" and "second" are distinguished objects It is usually one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or multiple. In addition, "and/or" in the description and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally indicates that the related objects are in an "or" relationship.

It is worth pointing out that the technology described in the embodiments of this application is not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE)/LTE Evolution (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A) systems, and can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as code Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, OFDMA), single-carrier frequency division multiple access (Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access, SC-FDMA) and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of this application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used not only for the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, but also for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for example purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these techniques can also be applied to communication systems other than NR system applications, such as 6th generation (6 ^th Generation, 6G) communication system.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to the embodiment of the present application. The wireless communication system shown in Figure 1 includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12. Among them, the terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), or a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, or a super mobile personal computer. (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), augmented reality (augmented reality, AR)/virtual reality (VR) equipment, robots, wearable devices (Wearable Device) , vehicle-mounted equipment (VUE), pedestrian terminal (PUE), smart home (home equipment with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, TVs, washing machines or furniture, etc.), game consoles, personal computers (personal computers, PC), teller machines or self-service Terminal devices such as mobile phones, wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), Smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of the terminal 11.

The network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, where the access network device may also be called a radio access network device, a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), a radio access network function or a wireless device. access network unit. Access network equipment may include base stations, WLAN access points or WiFi nodes, etc. The base stations may be called Node B, Evolved Node B (eNB), Access Point, Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Base Station , radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home B-Node, Home Evolved B-Node, Transmitting Receiving Point (TRP) or the above Some other appropriate terminology in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that in the embodiment of this application, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example for introduction. Define the specific type of base station. Core network equipment may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: core network nodes, core network functions, mobility management entities (Mobility Management Entity, MME), access mobility management functions (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), session management functions (Session Management Function, SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Edge Application Service Discovery function (Edge Application Server Discovery Function, EASDF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Unified Data Repository (UDR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), centralized network configuration ( Centralized network configuration (CNC), Network Repository Function (NRF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), local NEF (Local NEF, or L-NEF), binding support function (BSF), application function (Application Function, AF), location management function (location manage function (LMF), Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Center (E-SMLC), network data analytics function (NWDAF), etc. It should be noted that in the embodiment of this application, only the core network equipment in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the core network equipment is not limited.

The gap configuration method, device, terminal and network side device provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below through some embodiments and application scenarios with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Each embodiment of the present application provides a solution to the problem of low efficiency in gap configuration and measurement. In order to facilitate a clearer understanding of each embodiment of the present application, some relevant technical knowledge is first introduced as follows.

RRM conformance evaluation mainly tests whether the terminal meets the minimum requirements defined by the standard in terms of performance. Conformance evaluation is of great significance to ensure the interconnection of the network and the user experience of the terminal.

In RRM measurement, for inter-frequency and inter-RAT measurements, since the frequency points of the inter-frequency cell and inter-RAT cell and the serving cell are different, the terminal cannot use the same RF chain to simultaneously complete the serving cell signal transmission and reception and the different frequency points. Therefore, when the terminal RF chain is limited, the terminal needs to introduce a gap for measurement. When the terminal measures other cells in the gap, the throughput of the terminal will be reduced because it cannot complete the transmission and reception of the serving cell.

In the NR Rel-15/16 version, like LTE, a terminal can only be configured with one measurement gap pattern. In NR, the terminal level (per UE) can only be configured with one gap pattern; the frequency range level measurement gap is used (per FR gap) terminals can only be configured with one gap pattern per frequency range (FR). For NR, the complexity of the measurement objects is much higher than that of LTE, such as positioning information, Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), multiple global subscriber identity cards (Multi-USIM, MUSIM), non-terrestrial networks (non-terrestrial networks, NTN), etc. The increase in complexity in the time domain is manifested in the increase in non-periodic measurement objects, or multiple measurement objects (Measurement Object, MO) have different periods and offsets (offset). The increase in complexity in the frequency domain is manifested as The possible locations of the center frequency point of the measurement object are greatly increased. At present, in order to ensure that measurement based on measurement gaps is more efficient, it is hoped that multiple MOs, such as multiple synchronization signals/physical broadcast channel blocks (Synchronization Signal/PBCH block, SSB), should be aligned as much as possible in the time domain. This will Reduce network configuration flexibility. In order to make network configuration more flexible and to reduce the cost of measuring gap, R17 plans to introduce a mechanism to configure multiple measurement gap patterns for one terminal.

In the gap enhancement working phase (Working Item, WI) in R17, Pre-MG and NCSG were introduced.

1. Pre-MG mainly solves the problem that the gap configured through Radio Resource Control (RRC) cannot adapt to the situation after the bandwidth part (Bandwidth Part, BWP) is switched in time.

For example, a terminal is configured with a measurement gap through RRC. When the terminal works in bandwidth part 1 (BWP1), the terminal needs gap to perform relevant measurements, but when the terminal switches to bandwidth part 2 (BWP2) through BWP , the terminal can perform relevant measurements without gap. However, since the gap is configured through RRC, even if the gap is not currently needed, the gap cannot be canceled, ultimately resulting in reduced terminal throughput. The gap of Pre-MG in Rel-17 can dynamically activate or deactivate Pre-MG according to defined activation or deactivation conditions, which solves the above problems and improves terminal throughput.

2. The principle of NCSG is: assuming that the terminal has an idle radio frequency channel, the measurement of neighboring cells can be completed using the idle radio frequency channel. At this time, there is no need for network configuration measurement gap. When the idle radio frequency channel is turned on or off during measurement, it may cause problems in the service. Measurement on the cell is interrupted.

Based on the above characteristics, NCSG defines an NCSG that can be understood as a virtual measurement gap. The two ends of the NCSG are visible interruption length (VIL) 1 and VIL2. The measurement duration ML in the middle of the gap can be used for data transmission, or It means that it has no impact on normal data transmission within ML.

At the terminal level (per UE level), a maximum of two gap patterns are supported at the same time. At the frequency range level (per FR level), any FR can support 2 gap patterns configured at the same time. The maximum gap pattern of all FRs is is 3. In Rel-17concurrent gap, up to two gap patterns are supported. Each gap pattern is configured with related priorities. When gaps of different gap patterns conflict, which gap is retained and which gap is discarded is determined based on the priority.

The gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application can be applied to terminals that need to be configured with gaps by network-side devices.

Figure 2 is one of the flow diagrams of the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 2, the method includes step 201; wherein:

Step 201: The terminal receives gap configuration information from the network side device; wherein the gap configuration information is used to indicate that the terminal conflicts with the first gap of the first gap pattern and the second gap of the second gap pattern. , retaining the first gap and the second gap.

Specifically, in related technologies, for example, R17 provides a gap configuration scheme that can configure multiple gap patterns (concurrent gap) at the same time. The solution to gap conflicts in this scheme only relies on two different priorities within the concurrent gap. plan. Currently, the gap pattern of this solution only supports the gap pattern type defined in Rel-16. Pre-MG and NCSG were also introduced in R17. When a gap pattern in a concurrent gap is Pre-MG or NCSG, due to the characteristics of Pre-MG and NCSG, R17's current priority-based gap conflict resolution cannot efficiently support Pre-MG and R16 legacy (legacy) Scenarios where measurement gaps are configured simultaneously (concurrent); it also cannot efficiently support NCSG and R16 legacy scenarios where measurement gaps are configured (concurrently).

In this embodiment of the present application, the second gap pattern may include a gap pattern type defined in Rel-16. The network side device sends gap configuration information to the terminal, and the terminal receives the gap configuration information from the network side device to instruct the terminal to retain the gap configuration information when the first gap of the first gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. Instead of resolving gap conflicts based solely on priority between the first gap and the second gap, some gap resources that are not affected by gap conflicts are retained.

Optionally, when a gap conflict occurs between the first gap and the second gap, it can be equivalent to the fact that the terminal has no gap at this time. Optionally, for the Pre-MG in the deactivated state, even if it conflicts with other measurement gaps, it will not participate in gap conflict processing, that is, the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state is considered to not exist at this time. For example, if the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state conflicts with another measurement gap, the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state can be regarded as non-existent, and the other measurement gap can be retained. The terminal is in the deactivated state. Pre-MG's measurement gap can also continue its own measurement. For another example, if the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state conflicts with multiple other measurement gaps, the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state can be regarded as non-existent, and other measurement gap conflicts can be resolved according to the solution of the relevant technology. deal with.

For example, theoretically a gap conflict will occur between the first gap and the second gap at a certain point in time, but in fact both the first gap and the second gap can be measured as measurement gaps at that point in time. At this time, it can be understood as, There is actually no gap conflict between the first gap and the second gap. At this time, the terminal can retain the first gap and the second gap based on the gap configuration information, and can use the first gap and the second gap for measurement. The embodiment of the present application can Avoiding the situation of discarding one of the conflicting first gap and the second gap based only on the priority level can improve the efficiency of gap configuration, and at the same time, the first gap and the second gap that do not actually have a gap conflict can be used for processing. Measurement can improve gap measurement efficiency.

It should be noted that the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application can be applied to NR, LTE or other systems.

In the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the terminal receives gap configuration information from the network side device to instruct the terminal that when the first gap of the first gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern, it can By retaining the first gap and the second gap, instead of the terminal only resolving gap conflicts based on priority, some gap resources that are not affected by gap conflicts are retained, which can effectively improve the efficiency of gap configuration and measurement.

Optionally, when the first gap and the second gap conflict, the terminal retains the first gap and the second gap based on the gap configuration information.

Optionally, the first gap pattern may include at least one of the following:

1) Preconfigured measurement gap (Pre-MG);

2) Network Controlled Small Gap (NCSG).

Optionally, the gap configuration information may include at least one of the following:

1. The first gap is the first priority in the activated state;

Specifically, the first priority is used to indicate that when the first gap is in the activated state and the first gap conflicts with the second gap, the terminal determines to retain the first gap based on the first priority and the priority of the second gap. gap or second gap. For example, if the first priority is greater than the priority of the second gap, the first gap is retained and the second gap is discarded; if the first priority is less than the priority of the second gap, the second gap is retained and the first gap is discarded.

Optionally, the first priority may be a priority configured for a gap (not distinguishing between gap states) using related technologies.

2. The second priority level is that the first gap is in a deactivated state; the second priority level is used to indicate that the terminal is in a deactivated state in the first gap, and the first gap is in the deactivated state. If the second gap conflicts, the first gap and the second gap are retained;

Specifically, the second priority may include the lowest priority of the first gap or a special priority.

For example, for Pre-MG, two different priorities can be set, the priority of the activated state and the priority of the deactivated state. The priority of the deactivated state can be set to the lowest priority, and at the same time, it is specified that the deactivated state conflicts or collides. The measurement gap of Pre-MG is not discarded. Optionally, the lowest priority may refer to the minimum value within the priority range specified by the protocol or network configuration.

Alternatively, a special priority can be set for the Pre-MG in the deactivated state, stipulating that when the measurement gaps of the Pre-MG and other non-Pre-MG gap patterns conflict or collide, the conflicting or colliding measurement gaps will not be discarded. . Optionally, the special priority may refer to a specific value within the priority range specified by the protocol or network configuration. This specific value is used to indicate that the terminal in the deactivated state conflicts with other gaps. Collision gaps are not discarded.

3. First instruction information, used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap is in a deactivated state and the first gap conflicts with the second gap. gap;

For example, no priority can be set for the Pre-MG in the deactivated state. In this case, the first indication information can be used to indicate that the terminal is in the deactivated state in the first gap, and the measurement of the first gap and other non-Pre-MG gap patterns When gaps conflict or collide, the measurement gaps that conflict or collide are not discarded.

4. Second instruction information, used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap and the second gap conflict;

For example, no priority may be set for NCSG. In this case, the second indication information may be used to instruct the terminal to determine whether a conflict or collision occurs when the first gap of the NCSG conflicts or collides with the measurement gaps of other non-NCSG gap patterns. Measurement gaps are not discarded.

5. The third priority of the first gap; the third priority is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap conflicts with the second gap. The second gap;

Specifically, the third priority may include the lowest priority or a special priority when the first gap is NCSG.

For example, the priority of NCSG can be set to the lowest, and at the same time, it is specified that the measurement gap of the NCSG that conflicts or collides will not be discarded;

Alternatively, a special priority can be set for NCSG, stipulating that when the measurement gap of NCSG conflicts or collides with other measurement gaps, the conflicting or colliding measurement gaps will not be discarded.

6. The fourth priority of the first gap; the fourth priority is used to indicate that the terminal is in a deactivated state in the first gap and the first gap conflicts with the second gap. In this case, the first gap and the second gap are retained.

Specifically, the fourth priority level may be Pre-MG in activated state and Pre-MG in deactivated state. The same priority can be directly preconfigured or specified by the protocol: Pre-MG in the deactivated state does not participate in gap conflict or collision processing.

It should be noted that for Pre-MG, R17 Pre-MG has two states, activated state and deactivated state. The measurement gap of Pre-MG in activated state is the same as the ordinary measurement gap. The terminal can use activated Pre-MG. The measurement gap measures other measurement objects, and the serving cell cannot perform uplink and downlink transmission in the measurement gap. However, when in the deactivated state, the terminal can simultaneously transmit the serving cell and measure the appropriate measurement object.

When the Pre-MG is in the deactivated state, it can be equivalent to that the terminal does not measure the gap at this time. When multiple gap patterns are configured concurrently on the terminal, if the measurement gap of Pre-MG in the deactivated state conflicts or collides with the measurement gaps of other gap patterns, then if the priority of Pre-MG is higher than other conflicts or collisions, gap pattern, according to the original priority rules, the corresponding measurement gaps of other gap patterns should be discarded. However, the Pre-MG in the deactivated state at this time can be equivalent to having no measurement gap. In the embodiment of the present application, the measurement gaps of other gap patterns that conflict or collide with the measurement gaps of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state may not be discarded, improving the Improved gap configuration and measurement efficiency.

In addition, if the priority of Pre-MG is lower than other conflicting or colliding gap patterns at this time, according to the priority rules in related technologies, the corresponding measurement gap of Pre-MG should be discarded. However, the terminal at this time has the ability to measure the measurement object on the Pre-MG. In the embodiment of the present application, the measurement gap that conflicts or collides with the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state does not need to be discarded. This improves Improved gap configuration and measurement efficiency.

In one embodiment, the Pre-MG is configured according to the normal Rel-17 process, and then the standard stipulates that the Pre-MG in the deactivated state will not participate in gap conflict processing even if it conflicts with other measurement gaps, that is, it is in the deactivated state at this time. The measurement gap of Pre-MG is regarded as non-existent.

For example, if the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state conflicts with another measurement gap, the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state can be regarded as non-existent, and the other measurement gap can be retained. The terminal is in the deactivated state. Pre-MG's measurement gap can also continue its own measurement.

For another example, if the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state conflicts with multiple other measurement gaps, the measurement gap of the Pre-MG in the deactivated state can be regarded as non-existent, and other measurement gap conflicts can be resolved according to the solution of the relevant technology. deal with.

It should also be noted that for NCSG, NCSG can be regarded as having interruptions only at both ends, while a measurement gap can be used for normal data transmission and reception in the middle. In the embodiment of this application, when the measurement gap of NCSG conflicts or collides with the measurement gap of other R16 legacy gap pattern, regardless of the priority of the NCSG, the measurement gap of the conflicting or colliding NCSG and other measurement gaps do not need to be discarded. .

Optionally, the second priority may include the lowest priority; and/or the third priority may include the lowest priority.

Optionally, based on the gap configuration information, the implementation of retaining the first gap and the second gap by the terminal may include at least one of the following:

When the gap configuration information includes the second priority and the first gap is in a deactivated state, the terminal retains the first gap and the second gap;

In the case where the gap configuration information includes the third priority, the terminal retains the first gap and the second gap.

Specifically, when the gap configuration information includes the second priority of the first gap in the deactivated state, and the first gap is currently in the deactivated state, if the first gap conflicts or collides with the second gap, the terminal can retain the first gap. The first gap and the second gap.

Alternatively, in the case where the gap configuration information includes the third priority configured for the NCSG, if the first gap and the second gap conflict or collide, the terminal may retain the first gap and the second gap.

Optionally, the gap configuration information may also include at least one of the following:

1) The identification of the first gap pattern;

2) The frequency information of the first gap pattern;

3) The length of the first gap pattern;

4) The type of the first gap pattern;

Specifically, the type of the first gap pattern is, for example, periodic gap, aperiodic gap, one-time gap, terminal-controlled gap or dynamic gap, etc.

5) The period of the first gap pattern;

6) The offset of the first gap pattern.

Optionally, gap configuration information can be carried through RRC reconfiguration signaling.

The gap configuration method provided by the embodiments of this application can be applied to network-side devices that need to configure gaps for terminals.

Figure 3 is a second schematic flowchart of the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 3, the method includes step 301; wherein:

Step 301: The network-side device sends gap configuration information to the terminal; wherein the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal that when the first gap of the first gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern, The first gap and the second gap are retained.

Specifically, the network side device sends gap configuration information to the terminal to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap of the first gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern; the terminal The gap configuration information can be received, and based on the gap configuration information, when the first gap and the second gap conflict, the first gap and the second gap are retained.

In the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the network side device sends gap configuration information to the terminal to instruct the terminal to retain the gap configuration information when the first gap of the first gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. The first gap and the second gap, instead of the terminal resolving gap conflicts based only on priority, part Gap resources that are not affected by gap conflicts are retained, which can effectively improve the efficiency of gap configuration and measurement.

Optionally, the first gap pattern may include at least one of the following:

1)Pre-MG;

2) NCSG.

1. The first gap is the first priority in the activated state;

2. The second priority when the first gap is in the deactivated state; the second priority is used to indicate that the terminal is in the deactivated state at the first gap, and the first gap and the second gap In the event of a conflict, the first gap and the second gap are retained;

1) The identification of the first gap pattern;

2) The frequency information of the first gap pattern;

3) The length of the first gap pattern;

4) The type of the first gap pattern;

5) The period of the first gap pattern;

6) The offset of the first gap pattern.

The following is an example to illustrate the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of this application.

1. Pre-MG is one of the concurrent gap patterns, and the other concurrent gap patterns are R16legacy gap patterns.

For Pre-MG, 2 different priorities can be set, the priority of the activated state and the priority of the deactivated state. The priority of the deactivated state can be set to the lowest while the deactivated state occurs. The measurement gap of the conflicting or colliding Pre-MG is not discarded; or a special priority is set for the Pre-MG in the deactivated state or no priority is set. At this time, the gap pattern of the Pre-MG and other non-Pre-MG is measured. When gaps conflict or collide, the measurement gaps that conflict or collide are not discarded.

Signaling design embodiment 1 is as follows:

Signaling design embodiment 2 is as follows:

2. NCSG is one of the concurrent gap patterns, and the other concurrent gap patterns are R16 legacy gap patterns.

Set a special priority or no priority for NCSG. At this time, when the measurement gaps of NCSG conflict or collide with other non-NCSG gap patterns, the conflicting or colliding measurement gaps will not be affected. throw away.

Signaling design embodiment 3 is as follows:

In the embodiment of this application, multiple priorities can be configured for the gap pattern of Pre-MG. Specifically, priorities can be configured for each state of Pre-MG (activated state/inactive state). Different states can have different priorities. priority, and then optimize the measurement gap conflict or collision handling mechanism. You can also configure special priorities for NCSG and Pre-MG in the deactivated state, and use special priorities to optimize the measurement gap conflict or collision handling mechanism. It can effectively improve the efficiency of gap configuration and measurement.

For the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the execution subject may be a gap configuration device. In the embodiment of the present application, the gap configuration device performing the gap configuration method is used as an example to illustrate the gap configuration device provided by the embodiment of the present application.

Figure 4 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of a gap configuration device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 4, the gap configuration device 400 is applied to a terminal and includes:

The receiving module 401 is used to receive gap configuration information from the network side device;

Wherein, the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap of the first gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern.

In the gap configuration device provided by the embodiment of the present application, the receiving module of the terminal can receive the gap configuration information from the network side device to indicate that the terminal conflicts with the first gap of the first gap pattern and the second gap of the second gap pattern. In this case, the first gap and the second gap can be retained, instead of the terminal resolving the gap conflict based only on priority. Some gap resources that are not affected by the gap conflict can be retained, which can effectively improve the efficiency of gap configuration and measurement.

Optionally, the first gap pattern may include at least one of the following:

1)Pre-MG;

2) NCSG.

1. The first gap is the first priority in the activated state;

Optionally, the gap configuration device 400 also includes:

A processing module configured to retain the first gap and the second gap based on the gap configuration information in the case where the first gap and the second gap conflict.

Optionally, the processing module is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

1) The identification of the first gap pattern;

2) The frequency information of the first gap pattern;

3) The length of the first gap pattern;

4) The type of the first gap pattern;

5) The period of the first gap pattern;

6) The offset of the first gap pattern.

Figure 5 is a second structural schematic diagram of a gap configuration device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 5, the gap configuration device 500 is applied to network-side equipment and includes:

The sending module 501 is used to send gap configuration information to the terminal;

In the gap configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the sending module of the network side device sends gap configuration information to the terminal to instruct the terminal when the first gap of the first gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. , the first gap and the second gap can be retained, instead of the terminal only resolving gap conflicts based on priority. Some gap resources that are not affected by gap conflicts can be retained, which can effectively improve the efficiency of gap configuration and measurement.

Optionally, the first gap pattern may include at least one of the following:

1)Pre-MG;

2) NCSG.

1. The first gap is the first priority in the activated state;

3. First indication information, used to indicate that the terminal is in the deactivated state in the first gap, and When the first gap and the second gap conflict, the first gap and the second gap are retained;

1) The identification of the first gap pattern;

2) The frequency information of the first gap pattern;

3) The length of the first gap pattern;

4) The type of the first gap pattern;

5) The period of the first gap pattern;

6) The offset of the first gap pattern.

The gap configuration device in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or may be a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device may be a terminal or other devices other than the terminal. For example, terminals may include but are not limited to the types of terminals 11 listed above, and other devices may be servers, network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of this application.

The gap configuration device provided by the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiment in Figures 2 to 3, and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid duplication, the details will not be described here.

Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 6, the communication device 600 includes a processor 601 and a memory 602. The memory 602 stores programs that can run on the processor 601. or instructions. For example, when the communication device 600 is a terminal, when the program or instructions are executed by the processor 601, each step of the gap configuration method embodiment on the terminal side is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. When the communication device 600 is a network-side device, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor 601, each step of the gap configuration method embodiment of the network-side device is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid duplication, it will not be repeated here. Repeat.

An embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is used to receive incoming messages. The gap configuration information of the network-side device;

Wherein, the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap of the first gap template gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned terminal-side method embodiment. Each implementation process and implementation manner of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this terminal embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect.

Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 7, the terminal 700 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 701, a network module 702, an audio output unit 703, an input unit 704, a sensor 705, and a display unit. 706. At least some components of the user input unit 707, the interface unit 708, the memory 709, the processor 710, etc.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal 700 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) that supplies power to various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 710 through a power management system, thereby managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Management and other functions. The terminal structure shown in FIG. 7 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or some components may be combined or arranged differently, which will not be described again here.

It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 704 may include a graphics processing unit (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 7041 and a microphone 7042. The graphics processor 7041 is responsible for the image capture device (GPU) in the video capture mode or the image capture mode. Process the image data of still pictures or videos obtained by cameras (such as cameras). The display unit 706 may include a display panel 7061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 707 includes a touch panel 7071 and at least one of other input devices 7072 . Touch panel 7071, also called touch screen. The touch panel 7071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 7072 may include but are not limited to physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described again here.

In this embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from the network side device, the radio frequency unit 701 can transmit it to the processor 710 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 701 can send uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 701 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, amplifier, transceiver, coupler, low noise amplifier, duplexer, etc.

Memory 709 may be used to store software programs or instructions as well as various data. The memory 709 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, an application program or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, Image playback function, etc.) etc. Additionally, memory 709 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or memory 709 may include both volatile and non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), programmable read-only memory (Programmable ROM, PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), electrically removable memory. Erase programmable read-only memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory Random Access Memory (RAM), static random access memory (Static RAM, SRAM), dynamic random access memory (Dynamic RAM, DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), double data Rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (Double Data Rate SDRAM, DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (Enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (Synch link DRAM, SLDRAM) and direct memory bus random access memory Access memory (Direct Rambus RAM, DRRAM). Memory 709 in embodiments of the present application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

The processor 710 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 710 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, where the application processor mainly handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, application programs, etc., Modem processors mainly process wireless communication signals, such as baseband processors. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 710.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is used to send gap configuration information to the terminal;

Wherein, the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap in the case where the first gap of the first gap template gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. gap. This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned network-side device method embodiment. Each implementation process and implementation manner of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this network-side device embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect.

Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a network side device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 8, the network side device 800 includes: an antenna 801, a radio frequency device 802, a baseband device 803, a processor 804 and a memory 805. Antenna 801 is connected to radio frequency device 802. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 802 receives information through the antenna 801 and sends the received information to the baseband device 803 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 803 processes the information to be sent and sends it to the radio frequency device 802. The radio frequency device 802 processes the received information and then sends it out through the antenna 801.

The method performed by the network side device in the above embodiment can be implemented in the baseband device 803, which includes a baseband processor.

The baseband device 803 may include, for example, at least one baseband board on which multiple chips are disposed, as shown in FIG. Program to perform the network device operations shown in the above method embodiments.

The network side device may also include a network interface 806, which is, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

Specifically, the network side device 800 in this embodiment of the present invention also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 805 and executable on the processor 804. The processor 804 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 805 to execute the gap as described above. Configuration method and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid duplication, we will not go into details here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a gap configuration system, including: a terminal and a network side device. The terminal The terminal may be configured to perform the steps of the gap configuration method on the terminal side as described above, and the network side device may be configured to perform the steps of the gap configuration method of the network side device as described above.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a readable storage medium. The readable storage medium may be volatile or non-volatile. The readable storage medium stores a program or instructions. The program Or when the instruction is executed by the processor, each process of the above gap configuration method embodiment is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid duplication, the details will not be described here.

Wherein, the processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes computer readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory ROM, random access memory RAM, magnetic disk or optical disk, etc.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip. The chip includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the above gap configuration method embodiment. Each process can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid duplication, it will not be described again here.

It should be understood that the chips mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be called system-on-chip, system-on-a-chip, system-on-chip or system-on-chip, etc.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program/program product. The computer program/program product is stored in a storage medium. The computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the above gap configuration method embodiment. Each process can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, we will not go into details here.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device that includes a series of elements not only includes those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed or inherent in the process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprises a..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that includes that element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved. Functions may be performed, for example, the methods described may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform. Of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better. implementation. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of a computer software product that is essentially or contributes to the existing technology. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk , CD), including several instructions to cause a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments of this application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementations. The above-mentioned specific implementations are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art will Inspired by this application, many forms can be made without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope protected by the claims, all of which fall within the protection of this application.

Claims

A gap configuration method, which includes:

The terminal receives gap configuration information from the network side device;

Wherein, the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap in the case where the first gap of the first gap template gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. gap.
The gap configuration method according to claim 1, wherein the first gap pattern includes at least one of the following:

Preconfigured measurement gap Pre-MG;

Network Control Small Gap NCSG.
The gap configuration method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following:

The first gap is in the first priority of the activated state;

The first gap is in the deactivated state; the second priority is used to indicate that the terminal is in the deactivated state in the first gap, and the first gap and the second gap In the event of a conflict, the first gap and the second gap are retained;

First instruction information, used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap is in a deactivated state and the first gap and the second gap conflict;

The second instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap and the second gap conflict;

The third priority of the first gap; the third priority is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap conflicts with the second gap. second gap;

The fourth priority of the first gap; the fourth priority is used to instruct the terminal when the first gap is in a deactivated state and the first gap conflicts with the second gap. , retaining the first gap and the second gap.
The gap configuration method according to claim 3, wherein the second priority includes the lowest priority; and/or the third priority includes the lowest priority.
The gap configuration method according to claim 3, wherein the method further includes:

When the first gap and the second gap conflict, the terminal retains the first gap and the second gap based on the gap configuration information.
The gap configuration method according to claim 5, wherein the terminal retains the first gap and the second gap based on the gap configuration information, including at least one of the following:

When the gap configuration information includes the second priority and the first gap is in a deactivated state, the terminal retains the first gap and the second gap;

In the case where the gap configuration information includes the third priority, the terminal retains the first gap and the second gap.
The gap configuration method according to claim 3, wherein the gap configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

The identifier of the first gap pattern;

The frequency information of the first gap pattern;

The length of the first gap pattern;

The type of the first gap pattern;

The period of the first gap pattern;

The offset of the first gap pattern.
The gap configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the gap configuration information is carried through Radio Resource Control (RRC) reconfiguration signaling.
A gap configuration method, which includes:

The network side device sends gap configuration information to the terminal;

Wherein, the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap in the case where the first gap of the first gap template gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. gap.
The gap configuration method according to claim 9, wherein the first gap pattern includes at least one of the following:

Preconfigured measurement gap Pre-MG;

Network Control Small Gap NCSG.
The gap configuration method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following:

The first gap is in the first priority of the activated state;

The first gap is in the deactivated state; the second priority is used to indicate that the terminal is in the deactivated state in the first gap, and the first gap and the second gap In the event of a conflict, the first gap and the second gap are retained;

First instruction information, used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap is in a deactivated state and the first gap and the second gap conflict;

The second instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap and the second gap conflict;

The third priority of the first gap; the third priority is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap conflicts with the second gap. second gap;

The fourth priority of the first gap; the fourth priority is used to instruct the terminal when the first gap is in a deactivated state and the first gap conflicts with the second gap. , reservation The first gap and the second gap.
The gap configuration method according to claim 11, wherein the second priority includes the lowest priority; and/or the third priority includes the lowest priority.
The gap configuration method according to claim 11, wherein the gap configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

The identifier of the first gap pattern;

The frequency information of the first gap pattern;

The length of the first gap pattern;

The type of the first gap pattern;

The period of the first gap pattern;

The offset of the first gap pattern.
The gap configuration method according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the gap configuration information is carried through Radio Resource Control (RRC) reconfiguration signaling.
A gap configuration device, which includes:

The receiving module is used to receive gap configuration information from the network side device;

Wherein, the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap when the first gap of the first gap template gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern.
A gap configuration device, which includes:

The sending module is used to send gap configuration information to the terminal;

Wherein, the gap configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the first gap and the second gap in the case where the first gap of the first gap template gap pattern conflicts with the second gap of the second gap pattern. gap.
A terminal, which includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, any one of claims 1 to 8 is implemented. Steps for the gap configuration method described in the item.
A network side device, which includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the implementation of claims 9 to 14 is achieved. Steps in any of the gap configuration methods described above.
A readable storage medium, wherein a program or instructions are stored on the readable storage medium. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, the gap configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is implemented, or the gap configuration method is implemented. The steps of the gap configuration method according to any one of claims 9 to 14.