CN112655273A

CN112655273A - Network identifier display method, terminal equipment and network equipment

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Publication number: CN112655273A
Application number: CN201980058644.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨宁; 夏炀; 张涛
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2019-01-31
Filing date: 2019-01-31
Publication date: 2021-04-13
Also published as: WO2020155071A1

Abstract

The application discloses a method for displaying a network identifier, which can enable the network identifier displayed by a terminal device to be matched with the capability of a serving cell of the terminal device. The method comprises the following steps: the terminal equipment receives measurement configuration information sent by first network equipment; the terminal device measures signals for a second network device according to the measurement configuration information, wherein the second network device is a network node in a second network, and the first network device and the second network device are network nodes in different networks; and the terminal equipment determines whether to display the identifier of the second network when receiving the identifier indication information of the second network according to the result of the signal measurement, wherein the identifier indication information of the second network is used for indicating the terminal equipment to display the identifier of the second network, and the identifier of the second network is used for indicating that the terminal equipment can be served by the second network.

Description

Network identifier display method, terminal equipment and network equipment

Technical Field

The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communications, and in particular, to a display method of a network identifier, a terminal device, and a network device.

Background

The 5G identifier (5G indicator or NR indicator) indicates that the terminal device displays an identifier that the terminal device is being served by the 5G network to a user if the terminal device is camped on the 5G network, and includes camping in an idle state and data transmission in a connected state. When the terminal device receives the 5G identifier indication information, the 5G identifier may be displayed on its interface according to the 5G identifier indication information.

However, in actual network deployment, coverage conditions of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and a 5G network are difficult to be the same, and for a situation that a terminal device receives 5G identification indication information sent by the LTE network but is not actually covered by the 5G network, if the terminal device enters a connected state for data transmission at this time, it is difficult to achieve a rate and a delay requirement of the 5G network, which affects user experience.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a network identifier display method, terminal equipment and network equipment, which can enable the network identifier displayed by the terminal equipment to be matched with the capability of a serving cell of the terminal equipment.

In a first aspect, a method for displaying a network identifier is provided, including: the terminal equipment receives measurement configuration information sent by first network equipment; the terminal device measures signals for a second network device according to the measurement configuration information, wherein the second network device is a network node in a second network, and the first network device and the second network device are network nodes in different networks; and the terminal equipment determines whether to display the identifier of the second network when receiving the identifier indication information of the second network according to the result of the signal measurement, wherein the identifier indication information of the second network is used for indicating the terminal equipment to display the identifier of the second network, and the identifier of the second network is used for indicating that the terminal equipment can be served by the second network.

In a second aspect, a method for displaying a network identifier is provided, including: the first network equipment sends the measurement configuration information and the identification indication information of the second network to the terminal equipment. The measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform signal measurement for a second network device, the second network device is a network node in a second network, the first network device and the second network device are network nodes in different networks, the identification instruction information of the second network is used to instruct the terminal device to display an identification of the second network, and the identification of the second network is used to indicate that the terminal device can be served by the second network.

In a third aspect, a terminal device is provided, where the terminal device may perform the method in the first aspect or any optional implementation manner of the first aspect. In particular, the terminal device may comprise functional modules for performing the method of the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, there is provided a network device that may perform the method of the second aspect or any alternative implementation manner of the second aspect. In particular, the network device may comprise functional modules for performing the method of the second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect.

In a fifth aspect, a terminal device is provided that includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used for storing a computer program, and the processor is used for calling and running the computer program stored in the memory to execute the method of the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, a network device is provided that includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used for storing a computer program, and the processor is used for calling and running the computer program stored in the memory to execute the method of the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, a chip is provided for implementing the first aspect or the method in any possible implementation manner of the first aspect. In particular, the chip comprises a processor for calling and running a computer program from a memory, such that a device in which the chip is installed performs the method as described above in the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

In an eighth aspect, a chip is provided for implementing the method of the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect. In particular, the chip comprises a processor for calling and running a computer program from a memory, such that a device in which the chip is installed performs the method as described above in the second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect.

A ninth aspect provides a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to perform the method of the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

A tenth aspect provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program for causing a computer to perform the method of the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising computer program instructions to cause a computer to perform the method of the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising computer program instructions to cause a computer to perform the method of the second aspect or any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.

In a thirteenth aspect, there is provided a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

In a fourteenth aspect, there is provided a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect.

In a fifteenth aspect, a communication system is provided, which includes a terminal device and a network device, where the network device is a first network device, and the first network device is a network node in an LTE network.

The first network device is to: sending measurement configuration information to the terminal equipment;

the terminal device is configured to: receiving measurement configuration information sent by first network equipment; according to the measurement configuration information, performing signal measurement on second network equipment, wherein the second network equipment is a network node in a second network, and the first network equipment and the second network equipment are network nodes in different networks; and determining whether to display the identifier of the second network according to the signal measurement result.

Based on the above technical solution, after receiving the identifier indication information of the second network, the terminal device does not directly display the identifier of the second network, but measures the network device in the second network according to the received measurement configuration information, and determines whether to display the identifier of the second network according to the identifier indication information of the second network based on the measurement result, so that the identifier of the second network is displayed only under the condition that the terminal device is ensured to be covered by the second network, so that the identifier of the second network displayed by the terminal device is matched with the capability of the serving cell thereof, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a possible wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present application is applied.

Fig. 2 is a common network architecture.

Fig. 3 is a 5G mark of an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of transmission of 5G identification indication information in the scenario of Option3 in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a method for displaying a network identifier according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of transmission of measurement configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of transmission of measurement configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of transmission of measurement configuration information according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of measurement frequency points according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a measurement cycle and a measurement duration of an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 11 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 12 is a schematic block diagram of a network device of an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 13 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip of an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 15 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system of an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application can be applied to various communication systems, for example: a Long Term Evolution (LTE) System, an LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) System, an LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD) System, an Advanced Long Term Evolution (LTE-a) System, a New Radio (NR) System, an Evolution System of an NR System, an LTE (LTE-based unlicensed spectrum, LTE-U) System over an unlicensed band, an NR (NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum, NR-U) System over an unlicensed band, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), a New Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) System, a New Radio (NR-5) System, and so on.

Optionally, the network device or the network node described in this embodiment may provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area, and may communicate with terminal devices located within the coverage area. Optionally, the Network device or the Network Node may be an evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, or a wireless controller in a Cloud Radio Access Network (CRAN), or the Network device may be a relay station, an Access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a future Network side device, or a Network device in a future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), or the like.

Optionally, the terminal device described in this embodiment of the present application may be mobile or fixed. Alternatively, a terminal device may refer to an access terminal, User Equipment (UE), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, remote terminal, mobile device, User terminal, wireless communication device, User agent, or User Equipment. An access terminal may be a cellular telephone, a cordless telephone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device having Wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a Wireless modem, a vehicle mounted device, a wearable device, a future terminal device, or a terminal device in a future-evolving PLMN, etc.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a possible wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present application is applied. The communication system shown in fig. 1 includes a main base station 110, a secondary base station 120, and a terminal device 130. Wherein the secondary base station 120 is connected to the main base station 110. The main base station 110 is connected with the terminal device 130 to provide a service to the terminal device 130. The terminal device 130 can also establish a connection simultaneously with the primary base station 110 and the secondary base station 120. The connection established between terminal device 130 and main base station 110 is a main connection, and the connection established between terminal device 130 and secondary base station 120 is a secondary connection. The control signaling of the terminal device 130 may be transmitted through the main connection, and the data of the terminal device may be transmitted through the main connection and the auxiliary connection simultaneously, or may be transmitted through only the auxiliary connection.

Fig. 1 exemplarily shows one main base station 110, one secondary base station 120, and one terminal device 130. Optionally, the wireless communication system 100 may further include another number of secondary base stations and another number of terminal devices, which is not limited in this embodiment. The wireless communication system 100 may also include other network entities such as a network controller, a mobility management entity, and so on.

Alternatively, the networks to which the primary base station 110 and the secondary base station 120 belong may be different, that is, the primary base station 110 and the secondary base station 120 are network nodes in different networks. For example, primary base station 110 may be a base station in an LTE network, and secondary base station 120 may be a base station in an NR network; or, the primary base station 110 is a base station in an NR network, and the secondary base station 120 is a base station in an LTE network; alternatively, the primary base station 110 and the secondary base station 120 are both base stations in an NR network; alternatively, the primary base station 110 and the secondary base station 120 are both base stations in an LTE network.

Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present application are described by taking a base station in an LTE network and a base station in a 5G network as examples, but the present application is not limited thereto.

The 5G network or the 5G system in the embodiment of the present application is also referred to as a New Radio (NR) network or an NR system, for example, the 5G access network is also referred to as an NR access network, the 5G base station is also referred to as an NR base station, and the 5G secondary node is also referred to as an NR secondary node.

Fig. 2 shows six major network architectures, where a device with LTE identity is used to represent a base station in an LTE network, a device with NR identity is used to represent a base station in a 5G network, a device with EPC (Evolved Packet Core) identity is used to represent a Core network device in the LTE network, a device with 5GC identity is used to represent a Core network device in the 5G network, and many other devices besides the illustrated devices in the LTE and 5G networks are also shown, which are not shown one by one for convenience of description. Wherein, the selection (Option)1, the Option2 and the Option 5 are scenes of independent (SA) networking. The options 3, 4, and 7 are scenarios of Non-independent Networking (NSA), that is, both LTE networks and 5G networks exist.

Wherein, Option 1 is a scene of 'LTE access network + LTE core network'; option2 is a scene of (5G access network +5G core network (5 GC)); the Option3 is a scene of 'LTE core network + LTE access network +5G auxiliary nodes'; option 4 is a scene of '5G core network +5G access network + LTE auxiliary node'; option 5 is a scene of '5G core network + LTE access network'; and Option 7 is a scene of '5G core network + LTE access network +5G auxiliary node'.

When the terminal device is capable of being served by a 5G network, e.g. when the terminal device is connected to a 5G base station or a 5G core network, the terminal device should display a 5G identity, e.g. as shown in fig. 3, on its interface. For example, in the scenarios of Option2, Option 4, Option 5, and Option 7 shown in fig. 2, since the terminal device is connected to the 5G base station or the 5G core network, the terminal device should display the 5G identifier.

There is a special scenario, i.e. Option3 shown in fig. 2, that the terminal device performs registration, camping, initial access, etc. between the LTE network and the core network, so that the terminal device is not aware even if the current serving network supports 5G communication. That is, the terminal device does not know whether the current serving network has the capability to add a 5G network node as a secondary node. In this case, if the LTE network finds that the terminal has the 5G communication capability, the LTE network may issue 5G identifier indication information to the terminal device to instruct the terminal device to display the 5G identifier on its interface, thereby indicating that the current serving network supports 5G communication.

However, in actual network deployment, the coverage of the LTE network and the 5G network is difficult to be the same. For example, as shown in fig. 4, no matter the terminal device is in an idle state or a connected state, when receiving the 5G identifier indication information carried in the system information sent by the LTE network, the terminal device is not currently under the coverage of the 5G network, and at this time, the 5G identifier displayed to the user on the interface of the terminal device according to the 5G identifier indication information does not reflect a real situation. If the terminal device enters a connection state for data transmission at this time, the rate and the time delay of 5G communication are difficult to achieve, and user experience is affected.

The embodiment of the application provides a method for displaying a network identifier, which can enable the network identifier displayed by a terminal device to be matched with the capability of a serving cell of the terminal device.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a method for displaying a network identifier according to an embodiment of the present application. The method shown in fig. 5 may be performed by a first network device and a terminal device. The first network device may be a network node to which the terminal device is currently connected, for example, the first network device is a network node in an LTE network to which the terminal device currently belongs. As shown in fig. 5, the method includes:

in 510, the first network device sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device.

In 520, the terminal device receives the measurement configuration information sent by the first network device.

The measurement configuration information includes parameters for performing signal measurement, for example, one or more of parameters including a measurement frequency point, a measurement threshold, a measurement period, a measurement duration, a measurement interval, and the like.

In 530, the terminal device performs signal measurement for the second network device according to the measurement configuration information.

Wherein the second network device is a network node in a second network. The first network device and the second network device are network nodes in different networks.

For example, the first network device is a master node, and the master node is a network node in an LTE network; the second network device is an auxiliary node, and the auxiliary node is a network node in a 5G network.

In 540, the terminal device determines whether to display the identity of the second network based on the results of the signal measurements.

For example, the second network is a 5G network, and the identifier of the second network is a 5G identifier, where the 5G identifier is used to indicate that the terminal device can be served by the 5G network, that is, the service network of the terminal device supports 5G communication, or the service network of the terminal device includes the 5G network, or the terminal device can communicate with the 5G network.

In another embodiment, before 540 above, the method may further comprise: the terminal device receives identification indication information of a second network sent by the first network device, wherein the identification indication information of the second network is used for indicating the terminal device to display an identification of the second network. In 540, the terminal device determines whether to display the identifier of the second network according to the result of the signal measurement and the identifier indication information of the second network. The identification indication information of the second network may be transmitted through the same message as the measurement configuration information in 510, or may be transmitted through a different message. The terminal device may measure the signal sent by the second network device according to the measurement configuration information acquired from the first network device after receiving the identifier indication information of the second network sent by the first network device, and determine whether to display the identifier of the second network according to the measurement result.

Taking the example that the second network is a 5G network, since the terminal device does not directly display the 5G identifier after receiving the 5G identifier indication information, but measures the 5G network according to the received measurement configuration information, and determines whether to display the 5G identifier according to the 5G identifier indication information based on the measurement result, the 5G identifier is displayed only under the condition that the terminal device is ensured to be covered by the 5G network, so that the 5G identifier displayed by the terminal device is matched with the capability of the serving cell thereof, and the user experience is ensured.

In another embodiment, 510 and 520 may not be executed, that is, the terminal may be preset with the parameters for performing signal measurement. In 530, the terminal device may perform signal measurement on the second network device according to the preset signal measurement parameter.

The embodiment of the application provides three modes for acquiring measurement configuration information. The measurement configuration information is used for the terminal device to measure a Signal sent by the second network device, for example, to measure at least one synchronization Signal Block (synchronization Signal/PBCH Block, SSB or SS/PBCH Block) sent by the second network device.

Optionally, the SSB may include a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS). Further, the SSB may further include at least one of a control Channel resource set such as a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH), scheduling Minimum System Information (RMSI), RMSI, a Channel state Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), Other System Information (OSI), and a paging message.

The three ways of obtaining the measurement configuration information are described below with reference to fig. 6 to 8, respectively.

Mode 1

As shown in fig. 6, 510 may include 511 and 520 may include 521.

In 511, the first network device transmits System Information Block (SIB) 2 to the terminal device.

In 521, the terminal device receives the SIB2 sent by the first network device.

Wherein the SIB2 includes the measurement configuration information and identification indication information of the second network.

In the prior art, the SIB2 broadcast by the first network device only carries identification indication information of the second network, for example, 5G identification indication information. The 5G identity indication information can only indicate that the first network device has the capability of configuring the 5G base station as a secondary node to jointly provide the 5G service for the user. But the 5G identification indication information cannot accurately reflect whether the terminal device can be covered by the 5G network and accept the service of the 5G network at this time.

In the method 1, the first network device sends the measurement configuration information to the terminal device through the SIB2, where the SIB2 includes not only the 5G identity indication information but also the measurement configuration information. The terminal device can then perform signal measurements on the second network device based on the measurement configuration information and determine whether to display the 5G identifier based on the measurement results. Therefore, the 5G identification displayed by the terminal equipment is matched with the capability of the serving cell, and the user experience is improved.

For example, the content of the measurement configuration information may be added to a "Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) -information (Info) -R15" field in the SIB 2.

Mode 2

As shown in fig. 6, 510 may include 512 and 520 may include 522.

At 512, the first network device transmits a system information SIB24 to the terminal device.

In 522, the terminal device receives the SIB24 sent by the first network device.

Wherein the measurement configuration information is included in the SIB 24.

In the prior art, SIB24 is used for reselection of an LTE network to a 5G network in an SA scenario. The SIB24 carries measurement configuration information for network reselection. However, for the scenario of the aforementioned Option3, the SIB24 is not normally transmitted, and the terminal device can only receive the SIB 2. And the terminal device displays the 5G identification on an interface thereof according to the identification indication information of the second network carried in the SIB2, such as the 5G identification indication information. But the 5G identification indication information cannot accurately reflect whether the terminal device can be covered by the 5G network and accept the service of the 5G network at this time.

In the method 2, by reusing the SIB24, that is, in the scenario of the Option3, the first network device also sends the SIB24 to the terminal device, and the terminal device performs signal measurement on the second network device by using the measurement configuration information carried in the SIB24, and determines whether to display the 5G identifier based on the measurement result, so that the 5G identifier displayed by the terminal device matches with the capability of the serving cell thereof.

For example, the content of the measurement configuration information may be added in the "PLMN-Info-R15" field in the SIB 24.

Further, optionally, the SIB24 carries identification indication information of the second network.

That is, the measurement configuration information and the identification indication information of the second network are carried in the SIB 24.

When the terminal device receives the SIB24, it may perform signal measurement on the second network device according to the measurement configuration information, and determine whether to display the identifier of the second network based on the measurement result.

In

modes

1 and 2, the SIB2 may be system information received when the terminal device is in an idle state or a connected state, or the SIB24 may be system information received when the terminal device is in an idle state or a connected state.

When SIB2 or SIB24 is used for the terminal device in the idle state, optionally, the terminal device may perform signal measurement during a sleep period (Opportunity for DRX) of Discontinuous Reception (DRX), i.e., perform 530 during the sleep period. Since the network device in the sleep period does not schedule the terminal device at all, a more accurate signal measurement result can be obtained.

When SIB2 or SIB24 is used to connect the terminal device in the idle state, optionally, the terminal device may perform signal Measurement within a Measurement interval (Measurement Gap) carried in the RRC connection reconfiguration message, that is, perform 530 within the Measurement interval. Since the network device in the measurement interval does not schedule the terminal device at all, a more accurate signal measurement result can be obtained.

Mode 3

As shown in fig. 7, 510 may include 513 and 520 may include 523.

In 513, the first network device sends dedicated signaling to the terminal device.

In 523, the terminal device receives the dedicated signaling sent by the first network device.

Wherein the dedicated signaling includes the measurement configuration information. The dedicated signaling may be, for example, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message (RRC Connection Reconfiguration).

Taking the example that the second network is a 5G network, after receiving the 5G identifier indication information carried in the SIB2, the terminal device may acquire the measurement configuration information from the RRC connection reconfiguration message, and determine whether to display the 5G identifier based on the measurement result. Therefore, the 5G identification displayed by the terminal equipment is matched with the capability of the serving cell, and the user experience is improved.

For example, the content of the measurement configuration Information may be added to an "RRC Connection Reconfiguration-vxxx-Information Elements (IEs)" field in the RRC Connection Reconfiguration message.

Since in the method 3, the RRC connection reconfiguration message is a message received when the terminal device is in the connected state, optionally, the terminal device may perform signal Measurement in a Measurement interval (Measurement Gap) carried in the RRC connection reconfiguration message, that is, perform 530 in the Measurement interval. Since the network device in the measurement interval does not schedule the terminal device at all, a more accurate signal measurement result can be obtained.

There is a case where, if the SIB2 carrying the measurement configuration information and the dedicated signaling are configured at the same time, the terminal device may optionally perform signal measurement on the second network device based on the measurement configuration information in the dedicated signaling.

For example, if the terminal device receives only SIB2, then signal measurements are made to the second network device according to the measurement configuration information in SIB 2; if the terminal equipment only receives a special signaling, such as an RRC connection reconfiguration message, performing signal measurement on the second network equipment according to the measurement configuration information in the RRC connection reconfiguration message; and if the terminal equipment receives the SIB2 and the RRC connection reconfiguration message, performing signal measurement on the second network equipment according to the measurement configuration information in the RRC connection reconfiguration message.

How to obtain the measurement configuration information for the second network device is described above, and how to perform signal measurement on the second network device according to the measurement configuration information is described below with reference to fig. 9 and 10.

The measurement target for the terminal device to perform Signal measurement on the second network device may be, for example, an SSB, and the measurement amount to be measured may be, for example, one or more of Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ), and Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) of the SSB.

As for the foregoing mode 1 and mode 2, if the SIB2 or SIB24 is used for an idle terminal device, in a specific example, the measurement configuration information may include at least one of the following information: and measuring the information of the frequency point, the measuring period, the measuring duration and the SSB. If the SIB2 or SIB24 is used for the terminal device in the connected state, in a specific example, the measurement configuration information may include at least one of the following information: measuring frequency point, measuring period, measuring duration, SSB information and measuring interval.

As for the foregoing mode 3, in a specific example, the measurement configuration information may include at least one of the following information: measuring frequency point, measuring period, measuring duration, SSB information and measuring interval.

These measurement parameters are described below.

For the connected terminal device, the measurement configuration information carried in the system information or the dedicated signaling sent by the first network device to the terminal device may include a measurement interval. The network device and the terminal device know to each other that signal measurements are required during the measurement interval, and therefore the network device does not schedule the terminal device during the measurement interval.

The measurement Frequency point, that is, the Frequency point information of the NR NSA base station, is used to indicate the Frequency point position of the NSA base station that needs to be measured, and is usually identified by using an Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (ARFCN) in NR communication. For example, as shown in fig. 9, the frequency point position in the measurement configuration information may include a center frequency point position of a serving cell of the NSA base station, a lowest frequency point position in a frequency domain range, or an SSB frequency point position, for example, a center frequency point position of an SSB.

The measurement threshold is a threshold that the signal measurement value needs to reach when the signal quality meets the requirement, when the measurement result is greater than the threshold, it indicates that the signal quality meets the requirement, and the terminal device may display the 5G identifier on an interface of the terminal device according to the received identifier indication information of the second network, for example, the 5G identifier indication information, and may perform 5G communication with the second network device. For example, when the measured value of RSRP of the SSB sent by the 5G network is greater than the threshold value corresponding to RSRP and/or the measured value of RSRQ is greater than the threshold value corresponding to RSRQ, indicating that the signal quality meets the requirement, the terminal device displays the 5G identifier.

The display of the 5G identifier indicates that the current serving cell of the terminal device has 5G communication capability. That is, when the terminal device determines that the NR cell or beam measured by the terminal device can provide a service for the terminal device, the terminal device displays the 5G identifier on its interface according to the 5G identifier indication information.

Such as the measurement duration and the measurement period shown in fig. 10, which indicates how often the terminal device takes a measurement, the measurement duration indicates how long the terminal device takes each measurement. The terminal equipment carries out signal measurement in the measurement duration of each measurement period.

The information of the SSB in the measurement configuration information may include, for example, a measurement window of the SSB, a subcarrier interval of the SSB, timing information of the SSB, and the like. The terminal device may measure at least one SSB sent by the second network device based on the information. Wherein the SSB index (SSB index) of the at least one SSB is different, and the transmission beams of SSBs having different SSB indexes are different.

The terminal device may determine whether to display the identifier of the second network according to a measurement result obtained by measuring the SSBs.

It should be understood that some parameters in the measurement configuration information may be sent by the first network device to the terminal device in any one of the three manners; alternatively, the protocol may be pre-stored in the terminal device, for example, the protocol is agreed in advance. The embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

Optionally, in 540, the terminal device may determine whether to display the identity of the second network based on the signal quality indicated by the measurement. For example, if the measurement result indicates that the signal quality of a signal, such as an SSB, sent by the second network device meets a preset condition, the terminal device determines to display the identifier of the second network; and if the measurement result shows that the signal quality of the signal sent by the second network equipment, such as the signal quality of the SSB, does not meet the preset condition, the terminal equipment determines not to display the identifier of the second network.

Further, optionally, the terminal device may measure multiple SSBs sent by the second network device, for example, measure RSRP values, RSRQ values, or SINR values of the SSBs, and determine whether to display the identifier of the second network according to the obtained measurement value. For example, if the average of the measured values of the SSBs sent by the second network device is greater than the first threshold, the terminal device determines to display the identifier of the second network. For another example, if the measured value of at least one SSB of the plurality of SSBs sent by the second network device is greater than the second threshold, the terminal device determines to display the identifier of the second network.

For example, assume that the second network is a 5G network, the measurement object of the terminal device is an SSB, and the measurement quantities are an RSRP value and an RSRQ value. If the average value of RSRPs of the SSBs sent by the second network device is greater than the threshold a and/or the average value of RSRQ of the SSBs is greater than the threshold B, the terminal device displays the 5G identifier, otherwise, the terminal device does not display the 5G identifier. Or, if the RSRP of at least one SSB of the SSBs sent by the second network device is greater than the threshold a and/or the RSRQ of at least one SSB of the SSBs is greater than the threshold B, the terminal device displays the 5G identifier, otherwise, the terminal device does not display the 5G identifier.

It should be understood that, without conflict, the embodiments and/or technical features of the embodiments described in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other, and the technical solutions obtained after the combination also fall within the protection scope of the present application.

It should also be understood that, in the various embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not mean the execution sequence, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation to the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

Having described the method for displaying network identifiers according to the embodiment of the present application in detail, an apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application will be described below with reference to fig. 11 to 15, and the technical features described in the method embodiment are applicable to the following apparatus embodiments.

Fig. 11 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device 1100 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 11, the terminal device 1100 includes a receiving unit 1110 and a processing unit 1120. Wherein:

a receiving unit 1110, configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by a first network device.

A processing unit 1120, configured to perform signal measurement for a second network device according to the measurement configuration information received by the receiving unit 1110.

The second network device is a network node in a second network, and the first network device and the second network device are network nodes in different networks, for example, the first network device is a network node in an LTE network, and the second network device is a network node in a 5G network.

The processing unit 1120 is further configured to determine whether to display an identifier of the second network according to the result of the signal measurement.

The identifier of the second network is used to indicate that the terminal device can be served by the second network, or the terminal device can communicate with the second network device by using a 5G technology.

In another embodiment, the receiving unit 1110 is further configured to: and receiving identification indication information of a second network sent by the first network equipment, wherein the identification indication information of the second network is used for indicating the terminal equipment to display an identification of the second network. Wherein, the processing unit 1120 is specifically configured to: and determining whether to display the identifier of the second network according to the signal measurement result and the identifier indication information of the second network. The identification indication information of the second network and the measurement configuration information may be transmitted through the same message or through different messages.

For how the processing unit 1120 measures the signal of the second network device, and determines whether to display the identifier of the second network, please refer to the description in the foregoing method embodiments, which is not described herein again.

Optionally, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information: measuring frequency point, measuring period, measuring duration, information of synchronous signal block SSB and measuring interval.

Optionally, the receiving unit 1110 is specifically configured to: receiving a system information SIB2 sent by the first network device, wherein the SIB2 includes the measurement configuration information and identification indication information of the second network.

Optionally, the receiving unit 1110 is specifically configured to: receiving a SIB24 transmitted by the first network device, wherein the SIB24 includes the measurement configuration information.

Optionally, the SIB24 further includes identification indication information of the second network.

Optionally, the terminal device is in an idle state, and the processing unit 1120 is specifically configured to: performing signal measurements for the second network device during a sleep period of discontinuous reception, DRX.

Optionally, the terminal device is in a connected state, the measurement configuration information includes a measurement interval, and the processing unit 1110 is specifically configured to: performing signal measurements for the second network device within the measurement interval.

Optionally, the receiving unit 1110 is specifically configured to: receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message sent by the first network device, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes the measurement configuration information.

Optionally, the receiving unit 1110 is further configured to: receiving a SIB2 transmitted by the first network device, the SIB2 including identification indication information of the second network.

Optionally, the terminal device is in a connected state, the measurement configuration information includes a measurement interval, and the processing unit 1120 is specifically configured to: performing signal measurements for the second network device within the measurement interval.

Optionally, the processing unit 1120 is specifically configured to: and if the average value of the measured values of the plurality of SSBs sent by the second network equipment is greater than a first threshold value, determining to display the identifier of the second network.

Optionally, the processing unit 1120 is specifically configured to: and if the measured value of at least one SSB in the plurality of SSBs sent by the second network equipment is greater than a second threshold value, determining to display the identifier of the second network.

It is to be understood that the receiving unit 1110 may be a transceiver, and the processing unit 1120 may be a processor. The terminal device 1100 may perform corresponding operations performed by the terminal device in the method 500, which are not described herein for brevity.

Fig. 12 is a schematic block diagram of a network device 1200 according to an embodiment of the present application. The network device is a first network device. As shown in fig. 12, the first network device 1200 includes a processing unit 1210 and a transmitting unit 1220. Wherein:

a processing unit 1210 configured to obtain measurement configuration information;

a sending unit 1220, configured to send the measurement configuration information acquired by the processing unit 1210 to a terminal device.

In another embodiment, the sending unit 1220 is further configured to send identification indication information of the second network to the terminal device. The identification indication information of the second network and the measurement configuration information may be transmitted through the same message or through different messages.

The measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform signal measurement on a second network device, for example, the second network device is a network node in a 5G network, the result of the signal measurement is used for the terminal device to determine whether to display a 5G identifier when receiving 5G identifier indication information, the 5G identifier indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to display the 5G identifier, and the 5G identifier is used to indicate that the terminal device can be served by the 5G network.

Therefore, the network device sends the measurement configuration information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device does not directly display the 5G identifier after receiving the 5G identifier indication information, but measures the 5G network according to the received measurement configuration information, and determines whether to display the 5G identifier according to the 5G identifier indication information based on the measurement result, so that the 5G identifier is displayed under the condition that the terminal device is ensured to be covered by the 5G network, the 5G identifier displayed by the terminal device is matched with the capability of a service cell of the terminal device, and the user experience is ensured.

Optionally, the sending unit 1220 is specifically configured to: sending system information SIB2 to the terminal device, wherein the SIB2 includes the measurement configuration information and identification indication information of the second network.

Optionally, the sending unit 1220 is specifically configured to: sending SIB24 to the terminal device, wherein the SIB24 includes the measurement configuration information.

Optionally, the terminal device is in an idle state, and a time within a sleep period of DRX is used for the terminal device to perform the signal measurement.

Optionally, the terminal device is in a connected state, and the measurement configuration information includes a measurement interval, where the measurement interval is used for the terminal device to perform the signal measurement.

Optionally, the sending unit 1220 is specifically configured to: and sending a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message to the terminal equipment, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message comprises the measurement configuration information.

Optionally, the sending unit 1220 is further configured to: sending a SIB2 to the terminal device, the SIB2 comprising identification indication information of the second network.

Optionally, the terminal device is in a connected state, the measurement configuration information includes a measurement interval, and the measurement interval is used for the terminal device to perform the signal measurement.

It should be understood that the above description is made by taking the transmitting unit 1220 as an example in the first network device. In practical applications, the sending unit 1220 may be a transceiver in the first network device, or may be a remote transceiver unit connected to the first network device 1200. The first network device 1200 may perform corresponding operations performed by the first network device in the method 500, which are not described herein for brevity.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 1300 according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1300 shown in fig. 13 includes a processor 1310, and the processor 1310 can call and execute a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 13, the communication device 1300 may further include a memory 1320. From the memory 1320, the processor 1310 may call and execute a computer program to implement the method of the present embodiment.

The memory 1320 may be a separate device from the processor 1310, or may be integrated into the processor 1310.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 13, the communication device 1300 may further include a transceiver 1330, and the processor 1310 may control the transceiver 1330 to communicate with other devices, and specifically, may transmit information or data to other devices or receive information or data transmitted by other devices.

The transceiver 1330 may include a transmitter and a receiver, among others. The transceiver 1330 can further include one or more antennas.

Optionally, the communication device 1300 may specifically be a terminal device in the embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 1300 may implement a corresponding process implemented by the terminal device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

Optionally, the communication device 1300 may specifically be a first network device in the embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 1300 may implement a corresponding process implemented by the first network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

Fig. 14 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application. The apparatus 1400 shown in fig. 14 includes a processor 1410, and the processor 1410 can call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 14, the apparatus 1400 may further include a memory 1420. From memory 1420, processor 1410 may invoke and execute a computer program to implement the methods of the embodiments of the present application.

The memory 1420 may be a separate device from the processor 1410, or may be integrated into the processor 1410.

Optionally, the apparatus 1400 may further comprise an input interface 1430. The processor 1410 may control the input interface 1430 to communicate with other devices or chips, and in particular, may obtain information or data transmitted by other devices or chips.

Optionally, the apparatus 1400 may also include an output interface 1440. The processor 1410 can control the output interface 1440 to communicate with other devices or chips, and in particular, can output information or data to other devices or chips.

Optionally, the apparatus may be applied to the terminal device in this embodiment, and the apparatus may implement the function performed by the processing unit of the terminal device in the foregoing embodiment or a corresponding flow implemented by the terminal device in each method, which is not described herein again for brevity.

Optionally, the apparatus may be applied to the network device in this embodiment, and the apparatus may implement a corresponding flow implemented by the first network device in each method of the functions implemented by the processing unit of the first network device in the foregoing embodiments, and for brevity, details are not described here again.

The device may be a chip, for example.

It should be understood that the chips mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as system-on-chip, system-on-chip or system-on-chip, etc.

The processor described in the embodiments of the present application may be an integrated circuit chip having signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the steps of the above method embodiments may be performed by integrated logic circuits of hardware in a processor or instructions in the form of software. The Processor may be a general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, discrete Gate or transistor logic device, or discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented or performed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be directly implemented by a hardware decoding processor, or implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module may be located in ram, flash memory, rom, prom, or eprom, registers, etc. storage media as is well known in the art. The storage medium is located in a memory, and a processor reads information in the memory and completes the steps of the method in combination with hardware of the processor.

The memory described in embodiments of the present application may be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The non-volatile Memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), or a flash Memory. Volatile Memory can be Random Access Memory (RAM), which acts as external cache Memory. By way of example, but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static random access memory (Static RAM, SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchronous link SDRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory of the systems and methods described herein is intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

The above memory is an exemplary but not limiting illustration, for example, the memory in the embodiment of the present application may also be static random access memory (static RAM, SRAM), dynamic random access memory (dynamic RAM, DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), Synchronous Link DRAM (SLDRAM), Direct Rambus RAM (DR RAM), and the like. That is, the memory in the embodiments of the present application is intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

Fig. 15 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system 1500 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 15, the communication system 1500 includes a first network device 1510 and a terminal device 1520.

The first network device 1510 is configured to: and sending the measurement configuration information to the terminal equipment.

The terminal device 1520 is configured to: receiving measurement configuration information sent by the first network device 1510; according to the measurement configuration information received by the receiving unit, performing signal measurement on a second network device, where the second network device is a network node in a second network, and the first network device 1510 and the second network device are network nodes in different networks; and determining whether to display the identifier of the second network according to the signal measurement result.

The first network device 1510 is further configured to send identifier indication information of a second network to the terminal device, where the identifier indication information of the second network is used to instruct the terminal device to display an identifier of the second network, and the identifier of the second network is used to indicate that the terminal device can be served by the second network.

The first network device 1510 may be configured to implement corresponding functions implemented by the first network device in the method 500, and the composition of the first network device 1510 may be as shown in the first network device 1200 in fig. 12, which is not described herein again for brevity.

The terminal device 1520 may be configured to implement corresponding functions implemented by the terminal device in the method 500, and the composition of the terminal device 1520 may be as shown in the terminal device 1100 in fig. 11, which is not described herein again for brevity.

Optionally, the communication system further comprises a second network device.

The embodiment of the application also provides a computer readable storage medium for storing the computer program. Alternatively, the computer-readable storage medium may be applied to the terminal device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program may cause the computer to execute the corresponding flow implemented by the terminal device in the methods in the embodiments of the present application, which is not described herein for brevity. Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium may be applied to the first network device in the embodiment of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding process implemented by the network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product comprising computer program instructions. Optionally, the computer program product may be applied to the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute the corresponding process implemented by the terminal device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity. Optionally, the computer program product may be applied to the network device in the embodiment of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute the corresponding process implemented by the first network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

The embodiment of the application also provides a computer program. Optionally, the computer program may be applied to the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application, and when the computer program runs on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute the corresponding process implemented by the terminal device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, and for brevity, details are not described here again. Optionally, the computer program may be applied to the network device in the embodiment of the present application, and when the computer program runs on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute a corresponding process implemented by the first network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application, which is not described herein again for brevity.

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

It should also be understood that in the present embodiment, "B corresponding to" means that B is associated with a, from which B can be determined. It should also be understood that determining B from a does not mean determining B from a alone, but may be determined from a and/or other information.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

It is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above-described systems, apparatuses and units may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

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

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

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

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

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A method for displaying a network identifier, the method comprising:

the terminal equipment receives measurement configuration information sent by first network equipment;

the terminal device measures signals for a second network device according to the measurement configuration information, wherein the second network device is a network node in a second network, and the first network device and the second network device are network nodes in different networks;

and the terminal equipment determines whether to display the identifier of the second network when receiving the identifier indication information of the second network according to the result of the signal measurement, wherein the identifier indication information of the second network is used for indicating the terminal equipment to display the identifier of the second network, and the identifier of the second network is used for indicating that the terminal equipment can be served by the second network.
The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises at least one of the following information:

measuring frequency point, measuring period, measuring duration, information of synchronous signal block SSB and measuring interval.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the receiving, by the terminal device, the measurement configuration information sent by the first network device comprises:

the terminal device receives system information SIB2 sent by the first network device, wherein the SIB2 includes the measurement configuration information and identification indication information of the second network.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the receiving, by the terminal device, the measurement configuration information sent by the first network device comprises:

the terminal equipment receives system information SIB24 sent by the first network equipment, wherein the SIB24 includes the measurement configuration information.
The method of claim 4, wherein the SIB24 further comprises identification indication information of the second network.
The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the terminal device is in an idle state, and the terminal device performs signal measurement for a second network device according to the measurement configuration information, including:

and the terminal equipment measures signals aiming at the second network equipment in a sleep period of Discontinuous Reception (DRX).
The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the terminal device is in a connected state, the measurement configuration information includes a measurement interval, and the terminal device performs signal measurement for a second network device according to the measurement configuration information, including:

and the terminal equipment measures signals aiming at the second network equipment in the measurement interval.
The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving, by the terminal device, the measurement configuration information sent by the first network device comprises:

and the terminal equipment receives a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message sent by the first network equipment, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message comprises the measurement configuration information.
The method of claim 8, further comprising:

the terminal equipment receives SIB2 sent by the first network equipment, wherein the SIB2 comprises identification indication information of the second network.
The method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the terminal device is in a connected state, the measurement configuration information includes a measurement interval, and the terminal device performs signal measurement for a second network device according to the measurement configuration information, including:

and the terminal equipment measures signals aiming at the second network equipment in the measurement interval.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the determining, by the terminal device, whether to display the identifier of the second network when receiving the identifier indication information of the second network according to the result of the signal measurement comprises:

and if the average value of the measured values of the plurality of SSBs sent by the second network equipment is greater than a first threshold value, the terminal equipment determines to display the identifier of the second network.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the determining, by the terminal device, whether to display the identifier of the second network when receiving the identifier indication information of the second network according to the result of the signal measurement comprises:

and if the measured value of at least one SSB in the plurality of SSBs sent by the second network equipment is greater than a second threshold value, the terminal equipment determines to display the identifier of the second network.
A method for displaying a network identifier, the method comprising:

the first network equipment sends measurement configuration information and identification indication information of a second network to the terminal equipment;

the measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform signal measurement for a second network device, the second network device is a network node in a second network, the first network device and the second network device are network nodes in different networks, the identification instruction information of the second network is used to instruct the terminal device to display an identification of the second network, and the identification of the second network is used to indicate that the terminal device can be served by the second network.
The method of claim 13, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises at least one of the following information:

measuring frequency point, measuring period, measuring duration, information of synchronous signal block SSB and measuring interval.
The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the first network device sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device, including:

the first network equipment sends system information SIB2 to the terminal equipment, wherein the SIB2 includes the measurement configuration information and the identification indication information of the second network.
The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the first network device sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device, including:

the first network device sends system information SIB24 to the terminal device, wherein the SIB24 includes the measurement configuration information.
The method of claim 16, wherein the SIB24 further comprises identification indication information of the second network.
The method according to any of claims 14 to 17, wherein the terminal device is in an idle state and the time within a sleep period of discontinuous reception, DRX, is used for the terminal device to make the signal measurements.
The method according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein the terminal device is in a connected state, and wherein the measurement configuration information comprises a measurement interval, and wherein the measurement interval is used for the terminal device to perform the signal measurement.
The method of claim 13, wherein the first network device sends measurement configuration information to a terminal device, comprising:

and the first network equipment sends a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message to the terminal equipment, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message comprises the measurement configuration information.
The method of claim 20, further comprising:

the first network device sends a SIB2 to the terminal device, the SIB2 including identification indication information of the second network.
The method according to claim 20 or 21, wherein the terminal device is in a connected state, and the measurement configuration information comprises a measurement interval, and the measurement interval is used for the terminal device to perform the signal measurement.
A terminal device, characterized in that the terminal device comprises:

a receiving unit, configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by a first network device;

a processing unit, configured to perform signal measurement on a second network device according to the measurement configuration information received by the receiving unit, where the second network device is a network node in a second network, and the first network device and the second network device are network nodes in different networks;

the processing unit is further configured to determine, according to a result of the signal measurement, whether to display an identifier of a second network when receiving identifier indication information of the second network, where the identifier indication information of the second network is used to indicate the terminal device to display the identifier of the second network, and the identifier of the second network is used to indicate that the terminal device can be served by the second network.
The terminal device of claim 23, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises at least one of the following information:

measuring frequency point, measuring period, measuring duration, information of synchronous signal block SSB and measuring interval.
The terminal device according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the receiving unit is specifically configured to:

receiving a system information SIB2 sent by the first network device, wherein the SIB2 includes the measurement configuration information and identification indication information of the second network.
The terminal device according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the receiving unit is specifically configured to:

receiving a system information SIB24 transmitted by the first network device, wherein the SIB24 includes the measurement configuration information.
The terminal device of claim 26, wherein the SIB24 further comprises identification indication information of the second network.
The terminal device according to any one of claims 24 to 27, wherein the terminal device is in an idle state, and the processing unit is specifically configured to:

performing signal measurements for the second network device during a sleep period of discontinuous reception, DRX.
The terminal device according to any one of claims 24 to 27, wherein the terminal device is in a connected state, the measurement configuration information includes a measurement interval, and the processing unit is specifically configured to:

performing signal measurements for the second network device within the measurement interval.
The terminal device of claim 23, wherein the receiving unit is specifically configured to:

receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message sent by the first network device, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes the measurement configuration information.
The terminal device of claim 30, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to:

receiving a SIB2 transmitted by the first network device, the SIB2 including identification indication information of the second network.
The terminal device according to claim 30 or 31, wherein the terminal device is in a connected state, the measurement configuration information includes a measurement interval, and the processing unit is specifically configured to:

performing signal measurements for the second network device within the measurement interval.
The terminal device according to any one of claims 23 to 32, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

and if the average value of the measured values of the plurality of SSBs sent by the second network equipment is greater than a first threshold value, determining to display the identifier of the second network.
The terminal device according to any one of claims 23 to 32, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

and if the measured value of at least one SSB in the plurality of SSBs sent by the second network equipment is greater than a second threshold value, determining to display the identifier of the second network.
A network device, wherein the network device is a first network device, the network device comprising:

the processing unit is used for acquiring the measurement configuration information and the identification indication information of the second network;

a sending unit, configured to send the measurement configuration information and the identifier indication information of the second network, which are obtained by the processing unit, to a terminal device;

the measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform signal measurement for a second network device, the second network device is a network node in a second network, the first network device and the second network device are network nodes in different networks, the identification instruction information of the second network is used to instruct the terminal device to display an identification of the second network, and the identification of the second network is used to indicate that the terminal device can be served by the second network.
The network device of claim 35, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises at least one of the following information:

measuring frequency point, measuring period, measuring duration, information of synchronous signal block SSB and measuring interval.
The network device according to claim 35 or 36, wherein the sending unit is specifically configured to:

sending system information SIB2 to the terminal device, wherein the SIB2 includes the measurement configuration information and identification indication information of the second network.
The network device according to claim 35 or 36, wherein the sending unit is specifically configured to:

sending system information SIB24 to the terminal device, wherein the SIB24 includes the measurement configuration information.
The network device of claim 38, wherein the SIB24 further comprises identification indication information of the second network.
The network device of any one of claims 36 to 39, wherein the terminal device is in an idle state, and wherein a time within a sleep period of Discontinuous Reception (DRX) is used for the terminal device to perform the signal measurement.
The network device according to any of claims 36 to 39, wherein the terminal device is in a connected state, and wherein the measurement configuration information comprises a measurement interval, and wherein the measurement interval is used for the terminal device to perform the signal measurement.
The network device of claim 41, wherein the sending unit is specifically configured to:

and sending a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message to the terminal equipment, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message comprises the measurement configuration information.
The network device of claim 42, wherein the sending unit is further configured to:

sending a SIB2 to the terminal device, the SIB2 comprising identification indication information of the second network.
The network device according to claim 42 or 43, wherein the terminal device is in a connected state, and the measurement configuration information comprises a measurement interval, and the measurement interval is used for the terminal device to perform the signal measurement.
A terminal device, characterized in that the terminal device comprises a processor and a memory for storing a computer program, the processor being adapted to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform the method of any of claims 1 to 12.
A network device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor being configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform the method of any one of claims 13 to 22.
An apparatus, comprising a processor configured to invoke and run a computer program from a memory, to cause a device in which the apparatus is installed to perform the method of any of claims 1 to 12.
An apparatus, comprising a processor configured to retrieve from memory and execute a computer program to cause a device in which the apparatus is installed to perform the method of any of claims 13 to 22.
A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program which causes a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 12.
A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program which causes a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 13 to 22.
A computer program product comprising computer program instructions for causing a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 12.
A computer program product comprising computer program instructions to cause a computer to perform the method of any of claims 13 to 22.
A computer program, characterized in that the computer program causes a computer to perform the method of any of claims 1 to 12.
A computer program, characterized in that the computer program causes a computer to perform the method of any of claims 13 to 22.
A communication system, comprising:

the terminal device of any one of claims 23 to 34; and the number of the first and second groups,

a network device as claimed in any one of claims 35 to 44.