CN107770804B

CN107770804B - Adjacent cell channel measurement method, device, terminal and base station

Info

Publication number: CN107770804B
Application number: CN201610701002.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 路杨; 孙立新; 丁颖哲
Original assignee: Beijing Bai Caibang Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Baicells Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-08-22
Filing date: 2016-08-22
Publication date: 2021-04-13
Anticipated expiration: 2036-08-22
Also published as: CN107770804A

Abstract

The invention provides a method, a device, a terminal and a base station for measuring adjacent cell channels, which solve the problem that UE cannot obtain the position of an MF adjacent cell channel measurement time window through partial DMTC parameters. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring reference indication information of a DMTC (serving cell direct current) of a serving cell sent by a base station; if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used, the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used for acquiring the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell of the serving cell; or using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell; if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, obtaining channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell by using the DMTC parameter information of the MF neighboring cell; and measuring the channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

Description

Adjacent cell channel measurement method, device, terminal and base station

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the technical field of communication applications, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a terminal and a base station for measuring a neighboring cell channel.

Background

Mf (multimedia fire) is a radio access technology that extends Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology to unlicensed frequency bands, and the technology can independently operate in unlicensed spectrum without using licensed frequency band carriers. In order to fairly occupy the unlicensed band channel and avoid mutual interference between other devices in the unlicensed band (e.g., WiFi devices), the MF physical layer introduces a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) mechanism of carrier sensing technology similar to WiFi. When the base station or the terminal monitors that the unlicensed frequency band channel is occupied, namely LBT fails, the signal is stopped being sent, and when the channel is monitored to be idle, namely LBT succeeds, the signal is sent.

In order to improve transmission efficiency of a downlink common control Signal of a base station under an LBT mechanism, a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS) is introduced into an MF, and a DRS includes a main downlink common control Signal, including a System broadcast, a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), an enhanced Primary synchronization Signal (ePSS), an enhanced Secondary synchronization Signal (eSSS), a Cell Reference Signal (CRS), a Primary System Information Block (Master Information Block, MIB), and an enhanced System Information Block (SIB-MF), where the DRS occupies 12 or 14 symbols (Symbol) in a downlink subframe. The UE may receive the DRS for downlink synchronization, receive the MIB and the SIB-MF within a Discovery Signals Measurement Configuration (DMTC) window. The MF cell only transmits the CRS in a DRS subframe or other subframes transmitted by a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), so that the UE can perform Channel measurement on the MF serving cell or the MF neighboring cell only in the DMTC time period for cell selection, cell reselection, or handover.

In the prior art, when the base station sends the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell, only all DMTC parameters, that is, the DMTC time duration (DMTC-duration), the DMTC time period (DMTC-Periodicity), and the subframe Offset (DMTC-Offset) can be sent, so that the UE knows the channel measurement window position of the MF neighbor cell, which wastes signaling resources. The prior art does not support the base station to not send the DMTC parameters or indicate the time window position of the MF neighbor cell channel measurement to the UE only through part of the DMTC parameters, for example, the base station cannot save signaling overhead related to indicating the position of the MF neighbor cell channel measurement window of the UE, or when the base station does not know all the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell DMTC time period, the base station cannot indicate the time window of the MF neighbor cell channel measurement of the UE, and when the base station does not send or only sends part of the DMTC parameters when sending the MF neighbor cell DMTC information, the UE cannot know the position of the MF neighbor cell channel measurement window, so that the MF neighbor cell cannot be subjected to channel measurement in a specified time window, and power consumption of the UE is increased.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a method, a device, a terminal and a base station for measuring channels of adjacent cells, which are used for solving the problem that in the prior art, when the base station sends DMTC information of an MF adjacent cell, part of DMTC parameters are not sent or only sent, UE (user equipment) cannot acquire the position of a channel measurement window of the MF adjacent cell, and therefore channel measurement cannot be carried out on the MF adjacent cell within a specified time window.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for measuring a neighboring cell channel, which is applied to a user equipment UE, and includes:

acquiring DMTC reference indication information configured for the service cell discovery signal measurement time sent by a base station;

if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used, the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell of the serving cell; or using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the adjacent MF cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the adjacent MF cell;

if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used, the DMTC parameter information of the MF neighboring cell is used to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell;

and measuring the channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an adjacent cell channel measuring apparatus, which is applied to a user equipment UE, and includes:

the base station comprises an acquisition module, a sending module and a receiving module, wherein the acquisition module is used for acquiring DMTC reference indication information configured by the service cell discovery signal measurement time sent by the base station;

a first processing module, configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that a DMTC parameter of a serving cell is used, obtain channel measurement time period information of an MF neighboring cell of the serving cell by using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell; or using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the adjacent MF cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the adjacent MF cell;

a second processing module, configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, obtain channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell by using the DMTC parameter information of the MF neighbor cell;

and the measuring module is used for measuring the channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including:

the receiver is used for acquiring DMTC reference indication information configured by the serving cell discovery signal measurement time sent by the base station;

a first processor, configured to obtain channel measurement time period information of an MF neighbor cell of a serving cell by using a DMTC parameter of the serving cell if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used; or using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the adjacent MF cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the adjacent MF cell;

and if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used, using the DMTC parameter information of the MF neighboring cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a neighboring cell channel measurement method, applied to a base station, including:

sending DMTC reference indication information for the service cell discovery signal measurement time configuration to User Equipment (UE) to indicate the UE to use the DMTC parameter of the service cell and/or the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell of the service cell, acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, and measure the channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an adjacent cell channel measuring apparatus, which is applied to a base station, and includes:

an indication module, configured to send DMTC reference indication information for serving cell discovery signal measurement time configuration to a user equipment UE, so as to indicate the UE to use a DMTC parameter of the serving cell and/or a DMTC parameter of an MF neighbor cell of the serving cell, obtain channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell, and measure a channel of the MF neighbor cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a base station, including:

a second processor, configured to send DMTC reference indication information for serving cell discovery signal measurement time configuration to a user equipment UE, so as to indicate the UE to use a DMTC parameter of the serving cell and/or a DMTC parameter of an MF neighboring cell of the serving cell, obtain channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, and measure a channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

The technical scheme of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

in the method for measuring the adjacent cell channel of the embodiment of the invention, User Equipment (UE) acquires the DMTC reference indication information configured by the service cell discovery signal measurement time sent by a base station; obtaining channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC reference indication information of the serving cell, which indicates to use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and/or the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell; according to the method, when the base station does not send the DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cell or only sends part of the DMTC parameters, the channel time period information of the MF neighboring cell can still be obtained, the UE can measure the channel quality of the neighboring cell in a specified time window, the power consumption of the UE is reduced, and the problem that the UE cannot obtain the position of the measuring time window of the channel of the MF neighboring cell when the base station does not send the DMTC parameters or only sends part of the DMTC parameters in the prior art is effectively solved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a neighboring cell channel measurement method applied to a terminal according to the present invention;

fig. 2 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of the neighboring cell channel measuring method of the present invention applied to a terminal;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for indicating terminal capability according to the present invention applied to a terminal;

fig. 4 is a block diagram of a terminal according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the following detailed description is given with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In order to better understand the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, the DMTC information and the channel measurement are explained as follows.

The base station can respectively send DMTC information of a service cell, a co-frequency neighbor cell and a cross-frequency neighbor cell to the UE, broadcast the DMTC information of the current MF service cell through SIB-MF, send the DMTC information of the co-frequency MF neighbor cell through SIB3 broadcast or UE-dedicated radio resource control RRC message, and send the DMTC information of the cross-frequency MF neighbor cell with a specified frequency point through SIB5 broadcast or UE-dedicated RRC message, so that the UE can know the measurement time windows of the MF service cell, the co-frequency neighbor cell and the cross-frequency neighbor cell according to the DMTC information to perform channel measurement. The DMTC information of the MF serving cell comprises DMTC parameters, and the DMTC parameters comprise: DMTC period duration (DMTC-duration), DMTC period (DMTC-Periodicity) and subframe Offset (DMTC-Offset), wherein DMTC-Periodicity is 40ms, 80ms or 160ms and DMTC-Offset is 0 to 159.

The UE may determine the DMTC time period location of the MF serving cell using the following formula according to the DMTC information of the MF serving cell, so that channel measurement is performed on the serving cell only in the DMTC time period.

DMTC start frame number mod T ═ FLOOR (DMTC-Offset/10);

DMTC starting subframe number DMTC-Offset mod 10;

T＝dmtc-Periodicity/10

the DMTC information of the same-frequency or different-frequency MF neighboring cells comprises a synchronization identifier and a DMTC parameter, wherein the synchronization identifier is used for indicating whether the MF neighboring cells are synchronized with the serving cell, and the DMTC parameter is used for indicating the DMTC time period position of the MF neighboring cells. And the UE determines whether the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell according to the synchronous identifier, and determines the DMTC time period position of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC parameter. If the base station does not send the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell, the UE cannot obtain any DMTC time period location information, and the UE performs channel measurement on the MF neighbor cell at least within the maximum DMTC period (160 ms).

To sum up, in the prior art, when a base station does not send a DMTC parameter or only sends a part of the DMTC parameter, a UE cannot obtain a position of a time window for measuring a channel of an MF neighboring cell, and further cannot measure channel quality of the neighboring cell within a specified time window.

First embodiment

The neighbor cell channel measurement method of the embodiment of the present invention is applied to User Equipment (UE), and as shown in FIG. 1, the neighbor cell channel measurement method of the embodiment of the present invention includes:

step 101: and obtaining DMTC reference indication information configured at the time of the service cell discovery signal measurement sent by the base station.

The serving cell DMTC reference indication information herein is specifically used for indicating whether the UE uses the serving cell DMTC parameter. The reference indication information may specifically include: the synchronization information between the MF neighboring cell and the service cell, the DMTC use identification information of the service cell and the DMTC parameter information. And the reference indication information of the serving cell DMTC may be an existing field in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, or may be a newly added field.

Step 102: if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used, the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell of the serving cell; or using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

Here, when the DMTC usage identifier information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used, the synchronization information indicates that the serving cell is synchronized with the MF neighboring cell, and the DMTC parameter information indicates that the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not include all DMTC parameters, the UE is instructed to use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and/or the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell to obtain the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, so that the terminal can measure the MF neighboring cell channel within a predetermined time window.

Step 103: and if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell by using the DMTC parameter information of the MF neighboring cell.

And when the DMTC use identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used, the synchronization information indicates that the serving cell is synchronized with the MF neighboring cell, and the DMTC parameter information indicates that the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain all DMTC parameters, the UE is indicated to use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell, otherwise, the UE is indicated not to use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell.

Here, the UE may be supported to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell when the UE does not receive the DMTC parameter of the MF neighbor cell or only receives a part of the DMTC parameter, so that the UE may measure the channel quality of the MF neighbor cell within a specified time window, and the power consumption of the UE is reduced.

It should be noted that there is no restriction on the order of step 102 and step 103.

Step 104: and measuring the channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

After the UE acquires the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell by acquiring the DMTC parameter of the neighbor cell through the DMTC reference indication information according to the above steps, the channel of the MF neighbor cell can be measured in the channel measurement time period.

The step 104 may further include: and if the synchronization information in the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell, measuring a channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, wherein the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell comprises subframe offset of a channel measurement time period, and the subframe offset included in the channel measurement time period information is acquired from the subframe offset in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell or the subframe offset in the DMTC information of the serving cell.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the synchronization information in the DMTC reference indication information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell and the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell has corresponding subframe offset, the UE can measure the channel quality of the MF neighboring cell in the appointed channel measurement time period. And if the synchronous information in the DMTC reference indication information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell or the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell does not have corresponding subframe offset, the UE does not determine the channel measurement time period of the MF neighboring cell and measures the channel of the MF neighboring cell at any time.

Second embodiment

As shown in fig. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for measuring a neighboring cell channel, including:

step 201: and obtaining the service cell DMTC use identification information, the synchronization information and the DMTC parameter information from the DMTC information configured for the MF neighboring cell by the base station.

The service cell DMTC uses the identification information to indicate that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is used, the synchronization information indicates that the service cell is synchronized with the MF neighboring cell, and the DMTC parameter information indicates that the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain all the DMTC parameters, the DMTC parameter of the service cell is indicated to be used, otherwise, the DMTC parameter of the service cell is indicated not to be used.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the DMTC usage identification information and the synchronization information of the serving cell DMTC can be obtained from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell in the following four ways.

In a first mode

Acquiring synchronous information from a synchronous identification field of the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell;

if the synchronization information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronized with the serving cell, determining that the DMTC using identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used;

and if the synchronous information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the service cell, determining that the service cell DMTC uses the identification information to indicate that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used.

In this way, synchronization information is first obtained from DMTC information of an MF neighbor cell, and the DMTC usage identification information of the serving cell is determined according to the synchronization information.

For example, the synchronization identification field is an asyncNeighCells field in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell:

when the base station knows all the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell and the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell, the base station may send only the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell different from the serving cell and set the asyncNeighCells field to fault for indicating that the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell and the UE may use the DMTC parameters of the serving cell as the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell; otherwise, the base station sets the asyncNeighCells field to TRUE to indicate that the MF neighbor cell is asynchronous with the serving cell and the UE cannot use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighbor cell, and the base station transmits all determinable MF neighbor cell DMTC parameters.

When the UE receives that the asyncNeighCells field in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell is FAULSE, the synchronization between the MF neighboring cell and the serving cell is determined, the DMTC parameter of the serving cell can be used as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell is determined, and if the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain all the DMTC parameters, the UE uses the DMTC parameter of the serving cell as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell. When the UE receives that the async Neighcells field in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell is TRUE, the MF neighbor cell is determined to be asynchronous with the service cell, the DMTC parameter of the service cell cannot be used as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighbor cell is determined, and the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighbor cell by the UE.

Mode two

Obtaining DMTC use identification information of a service cell from DMTC information of an MF neighboring cell;

if the DMTC using identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell;

if the service cell DMTC use identification information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell comprises the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the service cell;

and if the DMTC use identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell.

In the method, firstly, DMTC use identification information of a service cell is obtained from DMTC information of an MF neighboring cell, and then synchronization information between the MF neighboring cell and the service cell is obtained according to the DMTC use identification information of the service cell and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

For example, the serving cell DMTC uses the asyncNeighCells field in the DMTC information whose identification information is the MF neighbor cell:

when the base station knows all the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell and the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell, the base station may send only the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell different from the serving cell and set the asyncNeighCells field to fault for indicating that the UE may use the DMTC parameters of the serving cell as the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell and the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell; when the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell, setting the asyncNeighcells field to TRUE to indicate that the UE cannot use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell, wherein the base station does not contain the subframe offset of the DMTC time period in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell to indicate that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell (but sends other determined DMTC parameters); when the base station cannot determine at least one DMTC parameter of the MF neighbor cell (if only the subframe offset is known) but the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell, the base station sets the asyncNeighCells field to TRUE to indicate that the UE cannot use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighbor cell, and the base station includes the subframe offset of the DMTC time period in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell to indicate that the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell (and transmits the other DMTC parameters that can be determined).

When the UE receives that the asyncNeighcells field in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell is FAULSE, determining that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell can be used as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell, and if the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain all the DMTC parameters, using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell by the UE; and when the received async Neighcells field in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell is TRUE, the UE determines that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell cannot be used, if the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain subframe offset, the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell, and if the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell contains subframe offset, the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell.

Mode III

Obtaining DMTC use identification information of a service cell from DMTC information configured for an MF neighboring cell by a base station;

and acquiring the synchronization information from a synchronization identification field of the DMTC information configured for the MF neighboring cell by the base station.

Further, if the synchronization identification field is the subframe offset of the DMTC time period;

the step of obtaining the synchronization information from the synchronization identification field of the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell includes:

if the DMTC information configured for the MF neighboring cell by the base station contains the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell; otherwise, determining that the MF neighbor cell is asynchronous with the serving cell.

In this way, the DMTC usage identification information of the serving cell is obtained from the DMTC information configured in the MF neighboring cell, and the synchronization information is obtained from the synchronization identification field of the DMTC information configured in the MF neighboring cell.

when the base station knows all the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell, the base station may send only the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell that are different from the serving cell, and set the asyncNeighCells field to fault for indicating that the UE may use the DMTC parameters of the serving cell as the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell; when the base station cannot determine at least one DMTC parameter of the MF neighbor cell, setting the asyncNeighcells field to TRUE to indicate that the UE cannot use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighbor cell, and the base station transmits all the determined DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell. When the synchronization identification field is the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, if the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell, the base station includes the subframe offset parameter of the DMTC time period in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and if the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell, the base station does not include the subframe offset parameter of the DMTC time period in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

And when the UE receives that the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell contains the subframe offset, the MF neighboring cell is determined to be synchronous with the serving cell, and when the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain the subframe offset, the MF neighboring cell is determined to be asynchronous with the serving cell. When the UE receives that the asyncNeighCells field in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell is FAULSE, determining that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell can be used as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell, and if the synchronization between the MF neighboring cell and the serving cell is determined and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain all the DMTC parameters, using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell by the UE. When the UE receives that the asyncNeighcells field in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell is TRUE, the UE determines that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell cannot be used as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell, and at the moment, the UE does not use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell as the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell.

Mode IV

Acquiring the synchronization information from a synchronization identification field of DMTC (digital multiplex transmission) information configured for the MF neighboring cell by the base station;

acquiring DMTC parameter information from DMTC information configured for the MF neighbor cell by the base station;

if the synchronization information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronized with the serving cell, and the DMTC parameter information indicates that the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not include a DMTC parameter, the DMTC of the serving cell uses the identification information to indicate that the DMTC information of the serving cell is used;

and if the synchronization information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell, or the DMTC parameter information indicates that the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell comprises at least one DMTC parameter, the DMTC of the serving cell uses the identification information to indicate that the DMTC information of the serving cell is not used.

In the method, synchronization information is obtained from a synchronization field in DMTC information of an MF neighboring cell, DMTC parameter information is obtained from the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and DMTC use identification information of a serving cell is obtained from the synchronization information and the DMTC parameter information.

when the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell, if the base station can determine that all DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell are the same as the serving cell, the base station sets the asyncNeighCells field to fault and does not send all DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell to indicate that the UE can use the DMTC parameters of the serving cell as the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell. When the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell, the base station sets the async Neighcells field to FAULSE to indicate that the DMTC parameters of the serving cell cannot be used as the DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cell, or when the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell and at least one of the DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cell is different from the serving cell, the base station sends all the determined DMTC parameters to indicate that the DMTC parameters of the serving cell can be used as the DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cell.

When the UE receives that the async Neighcells field in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell is FAULSE, the UE determines that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the service cell, and if the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain all DMTC parameters, the UE determines that the DMTC parameters of the service cell can be used as the DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cell. When the async neighbor cells field in the received DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell is TRUE, the UE determines that the MF neighbor cell is asynchronous with the serving cell and cannot use the DMTC parameters of the serving cell as the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell, or when the received DMTC parameter information in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell indicates that the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell contains at least one DMTC parameter, the UE determines that the DMTC parameters of the serving cell cannot be used as the DMTC parameters of the MF neighbor cell.

Step 202: if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used, the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell of the serving cell; or using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

This step can be implemented by two implementations:

implementation mode one

And if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used and the DMTC information of the adjacent MF cell does not contain the DMTC parameter, using the DMTC parameter in the DMTC information of the serving cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the adjacent MF cell.

Specifically, the subframe offset of the DMTC time period of the serving cell is used as the subframe offset of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period, the cycle of the DMTC time period of the serving cell is used as the cycle of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period, and the duration of the DMTC time period of the serving cell is used as the duration of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period.

Implementation mode two

If the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameters of the serving cell are used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes part of the DMTC parameters, acquiring the DMTC parameters which are not included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell from the DMTC information of the serving cell;

and acquiring the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the partial DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cell and the DMTC parameters acquired from the service cell.

Assuming that the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of the DMTC time period and a period of the DMTC time period, and does not include a duration of the DMTC time period, acquiring the duration of the DMTC time period from the DMTC information of the serving cell, taking the duration of the DMTC time period acquired from the DMTC information of the serving cell as the duration of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period, taking a subframe offset of the DMTC time period in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell as a subframe offset of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period, and taking the period of the DMTC time period in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell as the subframe offset of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period.

The DMTC information of the serving cell is received by the UE in a system broadcast SIB-MF, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell comprises the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell with the same frequency as the serving cell, which is received by the UE in the system broadcast SIB3 or in a UE-dedicated RRC message, and/or the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell with the different frequency from the serving cell, which is received by the UE in the system broadcast SIB5 or in the UE-dedicated RRC message and has a designated frequency point.

It can be seen that the UE may obtain the channel measurement window of the MF neighbor cell by using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell, and when the base station does not send one or more DMTC parameters in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell, the UE may also obtain the channel measurement window of the MF neighbor cell.

Step 203: and if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell by using the DMTC parameter information of the MF neighboring cell.

Specifically, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period, the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell is obtained according to the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

Further, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period and a period of the DMTC time period, and does not include a duration of the DMTC time period, determining that the subframe offset of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is the subframe offset included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, determining that the period of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is the period included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and determining that the duration of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is a maximum duration among the durations of the plurality of preset DMTC time periods.

Specifically, the duration of the channel measurement period of the MF neighbor cell may be determined to be 10 ms.

If the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the UE does not use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period and a duration of the DMTC time period, and does not include a cycle of the DMTC time period, determining that the subframe offset of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is the subframe offset included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, determining that the duration of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is the duration included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and determining that the cycle of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is greater than the minimum cycle of the subframe offset in the cycles of the plurality of preset DMTC time periods.

For example, when the subframe offset of the DMTC period is 70ms, the period of the minimum DMTC period greater than 70 is 80ms, and thus the period of the channel measurement period of the MF neighbor cell is determined to be 80 ms.

As can be seen, the UE may obtain the channel measurement time period of the MF neighboring cell through part of the DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cell, and when the base station does not send one or more DMTC parameters in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, the UE may also obtain the channel measurement time period of the MF neighboring cell.

In addition, when the UE receives the DMTC parameter in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell sent by the base station and does not include the subframe offset, the UE may measure the MF neighbor cell channel quality at any time.

Specifically, if the DMTC parameters in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell sent by the base station include a period and a duration, the UE determines that the period and the duration of the channel measurement time period of the MF neighboring cell are respectively the period and the duration in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell sent by the base station.

If the DMTC parameters in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell sent by the base station do not include a period and a duration, the UE determines that the period of the channel measurement time period of the MF neighboring cell is the minimum DMTC period, for example, 40 ms; determining the duration of the channel measurement time period of the MF neighbor cell to be the maximum DMTC time period duration, such as 10 ms.

The UE may customize the subframe offset of the MF neighbor cell channel measurement time period, where the range is (0 … (T-1)), and T is the above determined MF neighbor cell channel measurement time period cycle by the UE, and the unit is ms.

Step 204: and measuring the channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

After the UE acquires the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell by acquiring the DMTC parameter of the neighbor cell through the DMTC reference indication information according to the above steps, the channel of the MF neighbor cell can be measured in the channel measurement time period. Specifically, if the synchronization information in the DMTC reference indication information indicates that the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell, and the information of the channel measurement time period of the MF neighbor cell has a corresponding subframe offset, the UE may measure the channel quality of the MF neighbor cell within a specified channel measurement time period; and if the synchronous information in the DMTC reference indication information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the serving cell or the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell does not have corresponding subframe offset, the UE does not determine the channel measurement time period of the MF neighboring cell and measures the channel of the MF neighboring cell at any time.

In the method for measuring the adjacent cell channel of the embodiment of the invention, User Equipment (UE) acquires the DMTC reference indication information configured by the service cell discovery signal measurement time sent by a base station; obtaining channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC reference indication information of the serving cell, which indicates to use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and/or the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell; according to the method, when the base station does not send or only sends part of DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cells, the method can still obtain the time period information of the MF neighboring cells, the UE can measure the channel quality of the neighboring cells in a specified time window, the power consumption of the UE is reduced, and the problem that the UE cannot obtain the position of the time window for measuring the MF neighboring cells when the base station does not send or only sends part of DMTC parameters in the prior art is effectively solved.

Third embodiment

As shown in fig. 3, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for measuring a neighboring cell channel, which is applied to a user equipment UE, and includes:

an obtaining module 301, configured to obtain DMTC reference indication information configured for serving cell discovery signal measurement time sent by a base station;

a first processing module 302, configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that a DMTC parameter of a serving cell is used, obtain channel measurement time period information of an MF neighboring cell of the serving cell by using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell; or using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the adjacent MF cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the adjacent MF cell;

a second processing module 303, configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, obtain channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell by using the DMTC parameter information of the MF neighbor cell;

a measuring module 304, configured to measure a channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

Preferably, the serving cell DMTC reference indication information includes synchronization information between the MF neighboring cell and the serving cell, serving cell DMTC usage identification information, and DMTC parameter information;

the DMTC using identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used, the synchronization information indicates that the serving cell is synchronized with the MF neighboring cell, and the DMTC parameter information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell does not contain all DMTC parameters, the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is indicated to be used, otherwise, the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is indicated not to be used.

Preferably, the obtaining module 301 is configured to obtain the DMTC usage identifier information, the synchronization information, and the DMTC parameter information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell.

Preferably, the obtaining module 301 is configured to obtain the synchronization information from a synchronization identifier field of the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell; if the synchronization information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronized with the serving cell, determining that the DMTC using identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used;

Preferably, the obtaining module 301 is configured to obtain the DMTC usage identifier information of the serving cell from the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell; if the DMTC use identification information of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is used, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the service cell; if the DMTC use identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell comprises the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell; and if the DMTC use identification information of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the service cell.

Preferably, the obtaining module 301 is configured to obtain the DMTC usage identifier information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell; and acquiring the synchronization information from a synchronization identification field of the DMTC information configured for the MF neighboring cell by the base station.

Preferably, the synchronization identification field is a subframe offset of the DMTC time period;

the obtaining module 301 is configured to determine that the MF neighboring cell is synchronized with the serving cell if the base station includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period in the DMTC information configured for the MF neighboring cell; otherwise, determining that the MF neighbor cell is asynchronous with the serving cell.

Preferably, the obtaining module 301 is configured to obtain the synchronization information from a synchronization identifier field of DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell;

Preferably, the first processing module 302 is configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not include the DMTC parameter, use the DMTC parameter in the DMTC information of the serving cell to obtain the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

Preferably, the first processing module 302 includes:

a first obtaining sub-module, configured to obtain, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a part of the DMTC parameter, a DMTC parameter that is not included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell from the DMTC information of the serving cell;

and the second obtaining submodule is used for obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the partial DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cell and the DMTC parameters obtained from the service cell.

Preferably, the second processing module 303 is configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period, obtain channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

Preferably, the second processing module 303 includes:

a first determining submodule, configured to determine, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period and a period of the DMTC time period, and does not include a duration of the DMTC time period, that the subframe offset of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is a subframe offset included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, determine that the period of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is a period included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and determine that the duration of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is a maximum duration among the durations of the plurality of preset DMTC time periods.

Preferably, the second processing module 303 includes:

a second determining submodule, configured to determine, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period and a duration of the DMTC time period, and does not include a cycle of the DMTC time period, that the subframe offset of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is a subframe offset included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, determine that the duration of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is a duration included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and determine that the cycle of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is a minimum cycle, which is greater than the subframe offset, in a plurality of preset cycles of the DMTC time periods.

Preferably, the measurement module 304 is configured to measure the channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell if synchronization information in the reference indication information of the serving cell DMTC indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronized with the serving cell, where the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period, and the subframe offset included in the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell is a subframe offset in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell or a subframe offset in the DMTC information of the serving cell.

To sum up, in the neighbor cell channel measurement apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention, the UE obtains the DMTC reference indication information configured for the serving cell discovery signal measurement time sent by the base station; obtaining channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC reference indication information of the serving cell, which indicates to use the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and/or the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell; according to the method and the device, the channel of the MF neighboring cell is measured according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, the channel time period information of the MF neighboring cell can still be obtained when the base station sends the DMTC parameters of part of the MF neighboring cell, the UE can measure the channel quality of the neighboring cell in a specified time window, the power consumption of the UE is reduced, and the problem that the UE cannot obtain the position of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time window when the base station does not send or only sends part of the DMTC parameters in the prior art is effectively solved.

It should be noted that the neighboring cell channel measurement apparatus is an apparatus corresponding to the neighboring cell channel measurement method, and all implementation manners in the method embodiments are applicable to the embodiment of the apparatus, so that the same technical effect can be achieved.

Fourth embodiment

As shown in fig. 4, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including:

a receiver 401, configured to obtain DMTC reference indication information configured for serving cell discovery signal measurement time sent by a base station;

a processor 402, configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that a DMTC parameter of a serving cell is used, obtain channel measurement time period information of an MF neighboring cell of the serving cell by using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell; or using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the adjacent MF cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the adjacent MF cell;

The processor 402 may also be configured to implement the functions implemented by all the modules in the foregoing neighboring cell channel measurement apparatus embodiment, and may also achieve the same technical effects as those achieved by the foregoing neighboring cell channel measurement apparatus embodiment.

The terminal described in the embodiments of the present invention may be a mobile phone (or a mobile phone), or other devices capable of sending or receiving wireless signals, including a user equipment (terminal), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a CPE or Mifi capable of converting a mobile signal into a wifi signal, an intelligent appliance, or other devices capable of autonomously communicating with a mobile communication network without human operation, and the like.

Fifth embodiment

The embodiment of the invention also provides a neighboring cell channel measuring method, which is applied to a base station and comprises the following steps:

Specifically, the synchronization information between the MF neighbor cell and the serving cell, the DMTC usage identification information of the serving cell, and the DMTC parameter information are sent to the UE;

the DMTC use identification information of the serving cell indicates DMTC parameters of the serving cell, the synchronization information indicates that the serving cell is synchronized with the MF neighboring cell, and the DMTC parameter information indicates that the DMTC parameters of the MF neighboring cell are not used, the DMTC parameters of the serving cell are indicated to be used, otherwise, the DMTC parameters of the serving cell are not used.

Further, the step of sending the synchronization information between the MF neighboring cell and the serving cell and the DMTC usage identifier information of the serving cell to the UE may include:

configuring reference indication information of a DMTC (cell mobility management center) of a serving cell in DMTC information of an MF (neighbor cell);

and sending the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell configured with the DMTC reference indication information of the service cell to the UE.

Furthermore, the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell may be configured with DMTC usage identification information of a serving cell, and the synchronization information may be configured in a synchronization identification field of the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and the DMTC parameter information may be configured in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

It should be noted that, the synchronization identifier field, the serving cell DMTC reference indication information, or the DMTC parameter information in the serving cell DMTC reference indication information in the embodiment of the present invention may be an existing field in the MF neighbor cell DMTC information, or may be a newly added field.

As another example, the serving cell DMTC uses the asyncNeighCells field in the DMTC information whose identification information is the MF neighbor cell:

For another example, the synchronization identification field is an asyncNeighCells field in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell:

The adjacent cell channel measuring method of the embodiment of the invention can ensure that the base station can indicate the time window position of the MF adjacent cell channel measurement to the UE without sending the DMTC parameter of the MF adjacent cell or only sending part of the DMTC parameter of the MF adjacent cell, thereby supporting the UE to obtain the time window position of the MF adjacent cell channel measurement without passing through all the DMTC parameters, ensuring that the UE can measure the channel quality of the adjacent cell in the appointed time window, and reducing the power consumption of the UE.

Sixth embodiment

The embodiment of the invention also provides a neighboring cell channel measuring device, which is applied to a base station and comprises the following components:

Preferably, the indication module is configured to send synchronization information between the MF neighboring cell and the serving cell, serving cell DMTC usage identification information, and DMTC parameter information to the UE;

Preferably, the indication module includes:

the configuration submodule is used for configuring reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell;

and the sending submodule is used for sending the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell configured with the DMTC reference indication information of the service cell to the UE.

Preferably, the configuration sub-module is configured to configure serving cell DMTC usage identification information in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, configure the synchronization information in a synchronization identification field of the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and configure the DMTC parameter information in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

The adjacent cell channel measuring device of the embodiment of the invention can enable the base station to indicate the time window position of the MF adjacent cell channel measurement to the UE through partial DMTC parameters, thereby supporting the UE to obtain the MF adjacent cell channel measurement window position through partial DMTC parameters, enabling the UE to measure the adjacent cell channel quality in the appointed time window, and reducing the UE power consumption.

Seventh embodiment

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a base station, including:

The second processor may be further configured to implement the functions implemented by all the modules in the above-mentioned embodiment of the apparatus for indicating terminal capability, and may also achieve the same technical effects as those achieved by the above-mentioned embodiment of the apparatus for indicating terminal capability.

Furthermore, it is to be noted that in the device and method of the invention, it is obvious that the individual components or steps can be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be regarded as equivalents of the present invention. Also, the steps of performing the series of processes described above may naturally be performed chronologically in the order described, but need not necessarily be performed chronologically, and some steps may be performed in parallel or independently of each other. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or any of the steps or elements of the method and apparatus of the present invention may be implemented in any computing device (including processors, storage media, etc.) or network of computing devices, in hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof, which can be implemented by those skilled in the art using their basic programming skills after reading the description of the present invention.

Thus, the objects of the invention may also be achieved by running a program or a set of programs on any computing device. The computing device may be a general purpose device as is well known. The object of the invention is thus also achieved solely by providing a program product comprising program code for implementing the method or the apparatus. That is, such a program product also constitutes the present invention, and a storage medium storing such a program product also constitutes the present invention. It is to be understood that the storage medium may be any known storage medium or any storage medium developed in the future. It is further noted that in the apparatus and method of the present invention, it is apparent that each component or step can be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be regarded as equivalents of the present invention. Also, the steps of executing the series of processes described above may naturally be executed chronologically in the order described, but need not necessarily be executed chronologically. Some steps may be performed in parallel or independently of each other.

A1. A neighbor cell channel measurement method is applied to User Equipment (UE), and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

A2. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to a1, wherein the serving cell DMTC reference indication information includes synchronization information between the MF neighboring cell and the serving cell, serving cell DMTC usage identification information, and DMTC parameter information;

A3. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to a2, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC reference indication information configured at the serving cell discovery signal measurement time sent by the base station comprises:

and acquiring the DMTC use identification information, the synchronization information and the DMTC parameter information of the service cell from the DMTC information configured for the MF neighboring cell by the base station.

A4. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to a3, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC usage identification information and the synchronization information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell includes:

acquiring the synchronization information from the synchronization identification field of the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell;

A5. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to a3, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC usage identification information and the synchronization information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell includes:

obtaining the DMTC use identification information of the service cell from the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell;

if the DMTC use identification information of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is used, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the service cell;

if the DMTC use identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell comprises the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell;

and if the DMTC use identification information of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the service cell.

A6. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to a3, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC usage identification information and the synchronization information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell includes:

acquiring DMTC use identification information of the service cell from DMTC information configured for the MF neighboring cell by the base station;

A7. The neighbor cell channel measurement method according to a6, wherein the synchronization identification field is a subframe offset of a DMTC time period;

if the DMTC information configured for the MF neighbor cell by the base station contains subframe offset of a DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighbor cell is synchronous with the serving cell; otherwise, determining that the MF neighbor cell is asynchronous with the serving cell.

A8. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to a3, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC usage identification information and the synchronization information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell includes:

A9. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to any one of a1 to A8, wherein if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that a serving cell DMTC parameter is used, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell by using the serving cell DMTC parameter includes:

and if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is used and the DMTC information of the adjacent cell of the MF does not contain the DMTC parameter, using the DMTC parameter in the DMTC information of the service cell to acquire the channel measurement time period information of the adjacent cell of the MF.

A10. The method for measuring channels of neighboring cells according to any one of a1 to A8, wherein, if the DMTC reference indication information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell by using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell includes:

A11. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to any one of a1 to A8, wherein if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell by using the DMTC parameter information of the MF neighboring cell includes:

and if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell comprises the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, acquiring the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

A12. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to any one of a1-A8, wherein if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes:

if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period and a period of the DMTC time period, and does not include the duration of the DMTC time period, determining that the subframe offset of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is the subframe offset included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, determining that the period of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is the period included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and determining that the duration of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is the maximum duration of the durations of the plurality of preset DMTC time periods.

A13. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to any one of a1-A8, wherein if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes:

if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes the subframe offset of the DMTC time period and the duration of the DMTC time period, and does not include the period of the DMTC time period, determining that the subframe offset of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is the subframe offset included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, determining that the duration of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is the duration included in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and determining that the period of the MF neighboring cell channel measurement time period is greater than the minimum period of the subframe offset in the periods of a plurality of preset DMTC time periods.

A14. The method for measuring adjacent cell channels according to a2, wherein the step of measuring the channels of the MF neighbor cell according to the information of the channel measurement time period of the MF neighbor cell includes:

and if the synchronization information in the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell, measuring a channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, wherein the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell comprises subframe offset of a channel measurement time period, and the subframe offset of the channel measurement time period information is obtained from the subframe offset in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell or the subframe offset in the DMTC information of the serving cell.

B15. A neighbor cell channel measuring device is applied to User Equipment (UE), and is characterized by comprising:

B16. The apparatus for measuring neighboring cell channel according to B15, wherein the serving cell DMTC reference indication information includes synchronization information between the MF neighboring cell and the serving cell, serving cell DMTC usage identification information, and DMTC parameter information;

B17. The apparatus for measuring a neighboring cell channel according to B16, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain, from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell, the DMTC usage identification information, the synchronization information, and the DMTC parameter information of the serving cell.

B18. The apparatus for measuring neighboring cell channel according to B17, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain the synchronization information from a synchronization identifier field of the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell; if the synchronization information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronized with the serving cell, determining that the DMTC using identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used;

B19. The apparatus for measuring a neighboring cell channel according to B17, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain the DMTC usage identification information of the serving cell from the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell; if the DMTC use identification information of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is used, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the service cell; if the DMTC use identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell comprises the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell; and if the DMTC use identification information of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the service cell.

B20. The apparatus for measuring a neighboring cell channel according to B17, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain DMTC usage identification information of the serving cell from DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell; and acquiring the synchronization information from a synchronization identification field of the DMTC information configured for the MF neighboring cell by the base station.

B21. The apparatus for measuring neighboring cell channel according to B20, wherein the synchronization flag field is a subframe offset of a DMTC time period;

the obtaining module is configured to determine that the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell if the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighbor cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period; otherwise, determining that the MF neighbor cell is asynchronous with the serving cell.

B22. The apparatus for measuring a neighboring cell channel according to B17, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain the synchronization information from a synchronization identifier field of DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell;

B23. The apparatus for measuring neighboring cell channels according to any one of B15-B22, wherein the first processing module is configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not include the DMTC parameter, use the DMTC parameter in the DMTC information of the serving cell to obtain the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell.

B24. The neighbor channel measuring apparatus according to any of B15-B22, wherein the first processing module comprises:

B25. The apparatus for measuring a channel of a neighboring cell according to any one of B15-B22, wherein the second processing module is configured to, if the DMTC reference indication information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period, obtain channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

B26. The neighbor channel measuring apparatus according to any of B15-B22, wherein the second processing module comprises:

B27. The neighbor channel measuring apparatus according to any of B15-B22, wherein the second processing module comprises:

B28. The apparatus according to B16, wherein the measurement module is configured to measure the channel of the MF neighbor cell according to channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell if synchronization information in the reference indication information of the serving cell DMTC indicates that the MF neighbor cell is synchronized with the serving cell, where the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell includes a subframe offset of a channel measurement time period, and the subframe offset of the channel measurement time period is obtained from a subframe offset in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell or a subframe offset in the DMTC information of the serving cell.

C29. A terminal, comprising:

D30. A neighbor cell channel measurement method is applied to a base station and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

D31. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to D30, wherein the step of sending the DMTC reference indication information configured for the serving cell discovery signal measurement time to the UE comprises:

sending synchronization information between the MF neighboring cell and the serving cell, serving cell DMTC use identification information and DMTC parameter information to UE;

D32. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to D31, wherein the step of sending the DMTC reference indication information configured at the serving cell discovery signal measurement time to the UE comprises:

D33. The method for measuring neighboring cell channels according to D32, wherein the step of configuring serving cell DMTC reference indication information in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes:

configuring DMTC use identification information of a service cell in the DMTC information of the MF adjacent cell, configuring the synchronization information in a synchronization identification field of the DMTC information of the MF adjacent cell, and configuring the DMTC parameter information in the DMTC information of the MF adjacent cell.

E34. A neighbor cell channel measuring device is applied to a base station and is characterized by comprising:

E35. The apparatus for measuring neighboring cell channel according to E34, wherein the indication module is configured to send synchronization information between the MF neighboring cell and the serving cell, serving cell DMTC usage identification information, and DMTC parameter information to a UE;

E36. The apparatus for measuring neighbor cell channel according to E35, wherein the indicating module comprises:

E37. The apparatus for measuring neighboring cell channel according to E36, wherein the configuration sub-module is configured to configure serving cell DMTC usage identification information in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, configure the synchronization information in a synchronization identification field of the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and configure the DMTC parameter information in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

F38. A base station, comprising:

While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A neighbor cell channel measurement method is applied to User Equipment (UE), and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

acquiring DMTC reference indication information configured at the time of measurement of a serving cell discovery signal sent by a base station, wherein the DMTC reference indication information is used for indicating whether UE uses DMTC parameters of a serving cell;

2. The neighbor cell channel measuring method according to claim 1, wherein the serving cell DMTC reference indication information includes synchronization information between the MF neighbor cell and the serving cell, serving cell DMTC usage identification information, and DMTC parameter information;

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC reference indication information configured for the serving cell discovery signal measurement time sent by the base station comprises:

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC usage identifier information and the synchronization information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighbor cell includes:

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC usage identifier information and the synchronization information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighbor cell includes:

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC usage identifier information and the synchronization information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighbor cell includes:

7. The neighbor cell channel measuring method according to claim 6, wherein the synchronization identification field is a subframe offset of a DMTC time period;

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of obtaining the DMTC usage identifier information and the synchronization information of the serving cell from the DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighbor cell includes:

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that a DMTC parameter of a serving cell is used, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell by using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell includes:

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that a DMTC parameter of a serving cell is used, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell by using the DMTC parameter of the serving cell and the DMTC parameter of the MF neighboring cell includes:

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell by using the DMTC parameter information of the MF neighbor cell includes:

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes:

if the reference indication information of the DMTC of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the neighbor cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period and a period of the DMTC time period, and does not include the duration of the DMTC time period, determining that the subframe offset of the channel measurement time period of the MF neighbor cell is the subframe offset included in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell, determining that the period of the channel measurement time period of the MF neighbor cell is the period included in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell, and determining that the duration of the channel measurement time period of the MF neighbor cell is the maximum duration of the durations of a plurality of preset DMTC time periods.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period, the step of obtaining the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell according to the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell includes:

14. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of measuring the channel of the MF neighbor cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell includes:

15. A neighbor cell channel measuring device is applied to User Equipment (UE), and is characterized by comprising:

an obtaining module, configured to obtain serving cell discovery signal measurement time configuration DMTC reference indication information sent by a base station, where the serving cell DMTC reference indication information is used to indicate whether a UE uses a DMTC parameter of a serving cell;

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the serving cell DMTC reference indication information includes synchronization information between the MF neighbor cell and the serving cell, serving cell DMTC usage identification information, and DMTC parameter information;

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain the DMTC usage identifier information, the synchronization information, and the DMTC parameter information of the serving cell from DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain the synchronization information from a synchronization identifier field of the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell; if the synchronization information indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronized with the serving cell, determining that the DMTC using identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used;

19. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain DMTC usage identification information of the serving cell from DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell; if the DMTC use identification information of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is used, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the service cell; if the DMTC use identification information of the serving cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell comprises the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is synchronous with the serving cell; and if the DMTC use identification information of the service cell indicates that the DMTC parameter of the service cell is not used and the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell does not contain the subframe offset of the DMTC time period, determining that the MF neighboring cell is asynchronous with the service cell.

20. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain DMTC usage identification information of the serving cell from DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell; and acquiring the synchronization information from a synchronization identification field of the DMTC information configured for the MF neighboring cell by the base station.

21. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the synchronization flag field is a subframe offset of a DMTC time period;

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the obtaining module is configured to obtain the synchronization information from a synchronization identifier field of DMTC information configured by the base station for the MF neighboring cell;

23. The apparatus of any one of claims 15 to 22, wherein the first processing module is configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is used and the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell does not include the DMTC parameter, obtain the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell by using the DMTC parameter in the DMTC information of the serving cell.

24. The neighbor channel measuring apparatus according to any of claims 15-22, wherein the first processing module comprises:

25. The apparatus of any one of claims 15 to 22, wherein the second processing module is configured to, if the serving cell DMTC reference indication information indicates that the DMTC parameter of the serving cell is not used, and the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell includes a subframe offset of a DMTC time period, obtain channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell according to the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell.

26. The neighbor channel measuring apparatus according to any of claims 15-22, wherein the second processing module comprises:

27. The neighbor channel measuring apparatus according to any of claims 15-22, wherein the second processing module comprises:

28. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the measurement module is configured to measure the channel of the MF neighboring cell according to channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell if synchronization information in the reference indication information of the serving cell DMTC indicates that the MF neighboring cell is synchronized with the serving cell, where the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell includes a subframe offset of a channel measurement time period, and the subframe offset of the channel measurement time period is obtained from a subframe offset in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell or a subframe offset in the DMTC information of the serving cell.

29. A terminal, comprising:

the base station comprises a receiver and a base station, wherein the receiver is used for acquiring DMTC reference indication information configured at the measurement time of a serving cell discovery signal sent by the base station, and the DMTC reference indication information is used for indicating whether the UE uses DMTC parameters of a serving cell;

30. A neighbor cell channel measurement method is applied to a base station and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

sending DMTC reference indication information to UE (user equipment) to indicate that the UE uses DMTC parameters of the serving cell and/or DMTC parameters of an MF (neighbor cell) of the serving cell, acquiring channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell, and measuring a channel of the MF neighbor cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighbor cell, wherein the DMTC reference indication information of the serving cell is used for indicating whether the UE uses the DMTC parameters of the serving cell.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the step of sending a serving cell discovery signal measurement time configuration (DMTC) reference indication information to a User Equipment (UE) comprises:

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the step of sending the DMTC reference indicator for serving cell discovery signal measurement time configuration to the UE comprises:

33. The method of measuring neighbor cell channels according to claim 32, wherein the step of configuring serving cell DMTC reference indication information in the DMTC information of the MF neighbor cell includes:

34. A neighbor cell channel measuring device is applied to a base station and is characterized by comprising:

an indication module, configured to send DMTC reference indication information for configuring serving cell discovery signal measurement time to user equipment UE, so as to indicate the UE to use a DMTC parameter of the serving cell and/or a DMTC parameter of an MF neighboring cell of the serving cell, obtain channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, and measure a channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, where the serving cell DMTC reference indication information is used to indicate whether the UE uses the DMTC parameter of the serving cell.

35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the indicating module is configured to send synchronization information between the MF neighbor cell and the serving cell, DMTC usage identifier information of the serving cell, and DMTC parameter information to a UE;

36. The neighbor channel measuring apparatus according to claim 35, wherein the indicating module comprises:

37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the configuring sub-module is configured to configure DMTC usage identifier information of a serving cell in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, configure the synchronization information in a synchronization identifier field of the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell, and configure the DMTC parameter information in the DMTC information of the MF neighboring cell.

38. A base station, comprising:

a second processor, configured to send DMTC reference indication information to a UE to indicate the UE to use a DMTC parameter of the serving cell and/or a DMTC parameter of an MF neighboring cell of the serving cell, obtain channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, and measure a channel of the MF neighboring cell according to the channel measurement time period information of the MF neighboring cell, where the serving cell DMTC reference indication information is used to indicate whether the UE uses the DMTC parameter of the serving cell.