CN115244962A

CN115244962A - Measurement interval configuration method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN115244962A
Application number: CN202180000555.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 洪伟
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-24
Filing date: 2021-02-24
Publication date: 2022-10-25
Also published as: WO2022178723A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a configuration method of a measurement interval, wherein the configuration method is applied to a terminal, and the method comprises the following steps: receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of sounding reference signals are different.

Description

Measurement interval configuration method and device, communication equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

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

Background

In mobile communication technology, when a terminal communicates with a serving cell, the terminal also needs to measure neighbor cell signals and other signals (for example, positioning reference signals used in terminal positioning). However, a terminal often has only one rf module, and therefore, the terminal can only use a single rf module in a time-sharing manner to perform measurements of different reference signals when communicating with a serving cell. Here, a time interval in which the terminal suspends communication with the serving cell to achieve neighbor cell mobility measurement and/or positioning related measurement and the like is referred to as a measurement interval.

In the related art, when different reference signals are measured by configuring a measurement interval, measurement failure often occurs, and the measurement is prolonged, which affects measurement performance and brings poor experience to users.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure discloses a configuration method and device of a measurement interval, communication equipment and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for configuring a measurement interval, where the method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal;

wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of the sounding reference signals are different.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

sending a request message for acquiring the configuration information to a base station;

the receiving of the configuration information of the measurement interval of the sounding reference signal includes:

and receiving the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

in response to the measurement intervals configured for different ones of the measurement reference signals overlapping in a time domain location, time-divisionally measuring the different ones of the measurement reference signals in the overlapping time domain location;

or,

in response to the measurement intervals configured for different ones of the measurement reference signals not overlapping in time domain position, measuring the different ones of the measurement reference signals based on the measurement intervals configured for the measurement reference signals.

In one embodiment, said time-sharing measuring different said sounding reference signals at overlapping said time domain positions comprises:

time-divisionally measuring different ones of the sounding reference signals at the overlapping time-domain locations by a preset percentage of sounding opportunities for performing measurements based on a sounding interval.

In one embodiment, said time-divisionally measuring different said measurement reference signals by a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurements based on a measurement interval comprises:

responding to the coincidence of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals on a time domain position, and respectively measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals according to N preset percentage time-sharing;

wherein the sum of said N preset percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

determining that any N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals coincide in a time domain position in response to the coincidence of at least two of the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals;

wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2.

In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal includes at least one of:

a synchronization signal block SSB reference signal;

a channel state reference signal, CSI-RS;

the reference signal is located.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

receiving information of a measurement object transmitted by a base station;

wherein the information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is the SSB reference signal and/or the CSI-RS.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for configuring a measurement interval, where the method is applied to a base station, the method including:

transmitting configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal;

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

receiving a request message for acquiring the configuration information sent by a terminal;

the configuration information of the measurement interval for transmitting the sounding reference signal includes:

and sending the configuration information to the terminal according to the request message.

In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal includes at least one of:

a synchronization signal block SSB reference signal;

a channel state reference signal, CSI-RS;

the reference signal is located.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

transmitting information of the measurement object to the terminal;

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for configuring a measurement interval, wherein the apparatus is applied to a terminal, the apparatus includes a receiving module, wherein,

the receiving module configured to: receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of the measurement reference signals are different.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises: a first sending module; wherein,

the first sending module is configured to send a request message for acquiring the configuration information to a base station;

the first receiving module is configured to receive the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises: a measurement module; wherein,

the measurement module configured to:

in response to the measurement intervals configured for different ones of the measurement reference signals overlapping in a time domain location, time-share measuring the different ones of the measurement reference signals in the overlapping time domain location;

or,

in response to the measurement intervals for different ones of the measurement reference signal configurations not overlapping in time domain position, measuring different ones of the measurement reference signals based on the measurement intervals for the measurement reference signal configurations.

In one embodiment, the measurement module is further configured to:

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises: a determination module; wherein,

the determination module further configured to:

wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for configuring a measurement interval, where the apparatus is applied to a base station, the apparatus includes a second sending module; wherein,

the second sending module configured to: transmitting configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal;

wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of the measurement reference signals are different.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication apparatus including:

a processor;

a memory for storing the processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to: when the executable instructions are executed, the method of any embodiment of the disclosure is realized.

According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer storage medium storing a computer-executable program which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal is received; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of the measurement reference signals are different. Here, since the measurement intervals configured for different types of the sounding reference signals are different, the terminal may measure different types of the sounding reference signals at different measurement intervals, and compared with the case where different types of the sounding reference signals can only be measured at the same measurement interval, a timing for measuring the sounding reference signals is more flexible, and the configured measurement intervals may be adapted to the types of the sounding reference signals, and the sounding reference signals can be measured at the measurement intervals in time, so that a time delay for measuring the sounding reference signals may be reduced.

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

Fig. 2 is a timing diagram illustrating measurement of a sounding reference signal according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 5a is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5b is a diagram illustrating time sharing of making a sounding reference signal measurement according to an example embodiment.

Correction 30.03.2021 according to rules 91 fig. 5c is a schematic diagram illustrating time sharing for making a sounding reference signal measurement according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6a is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6b is a schematic diagram illustrating the division of making a sounding reference signal measurement time-shared according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 7a is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 7b is a schematic diagram illustrating a measurement interval in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7c is a schematic diagram illustrating a measurement interval according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 7d is a schematic diagram illustrating a measurement interval according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of configuring a measurement interval according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of configuring a measurement interval according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring a measurement interval in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating an apparatus for configuring a measurement interval in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a base station in accordance with an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

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

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

It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present disclosure. The word "if," as used herein, may be interpreted as "at \8230; \8230when" or "when 8230; \823030when" or "in response to a determination," depending on the context.

For the purposes of brevity and ease of understanding, the terms "greater than" or "less than" are used herein when characterizing a size relationship. But it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the term "greater than" also covers the meaning of "greater than or equal to," and "less than" also covers the meaning of "less than or equal to.

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

User device 110 may refer to, among other things, a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user. The user equipment 110 may communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN), and the user equipment 110 may be an internet of things user equipment, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone, and a computer having the internet of things user equipment, and may be a fixed, portable, pocket, handheld, computer-included, or vehicle-mounted device, for example. For example, a Station (Station), a subscriber unit (subscriber unit), a subscriber Station (subscriber Station), a mobile Station (mobile), a remote Station (remote Station), an access point (ap), a remote user equipment (remote), an access user equipment (access terminal), a user equipment (user terminal), a user agent (user agent), a user equipment (user device), or a user equipment (user equipment). Alternatively, user device 110 may also be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the user device 110 may also be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, a vehicle computer with a wireless communication function, or a wireless user device externally connected to the vehicle computer. Alternatively, the user device 110 may be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a signal lamp or other roadside device with a wireless communication function.

The base station 120 may be a network side device in a wireless communication system. Wherein, the wireless communication system may be the fourth generation mobile communication technology (4 g) system, which is also called Long Term Evolution (LTE) system; alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system, which is also called a new air interface system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a next-generation system of a 5G system. Among them, the Access Network in the 5G system may be referred to as NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network).

The base station 120 may be an evolved node b (eNB) used in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 may be a base station (gNB) adopting a centralized distributed architecture in the 5G system. When the base station 120 adopts a centralized distributed architecture, it generally includes a Centralized Unit (CU) and at least two Distributed Units (DUs). A Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, a Radio Link layer Control Protocol (RLC) layer, and a Media Access Control (MAC) layer are provided in the central unit; a Physical (PHY) layer protocol stack is disposed in the distribution unit, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation manner of the base station 120.

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

In some embodiments, an E2E (End to End) connection may also be established between user devices 110. For example, in a vehicle to vehicle communication (V2X), a vehicle to roadside device (V2I) communication, a vehicle to road device (V2P) communication, and the like.

Here, the user equipment described above may be regarded as the terminal equipment of the following embodiments.

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

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

In order to facilitate understanding of those skilled in the art, the embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a plurality of implementations for clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Of course, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments provided in the present disclosure may be implemented alone, or may be implemented in combination with methods of other embodiments in the embodiments of the present disclosure, or may be implemented alone or in combination with some methods in other related technologies; the disclosed embodiments are not limited thereto.

In order to better understand the technical solution described in any embodiment of the present disclosure, first, a measurement related scenario of a sounding reference signal is explained:

in one embodiment, a measurement interval mechanism is defined for neighbor cell mobility measurements and/or positioning related measurements. Here, the neighbor cell mobility measurement includes measurement of a reference signal by the terminal in order to implement cell reselection and/or handover. The positioning related measurements comprise measurements of reference signals related to the positioning of the terminal.

In one embodiment, only one set of measurement intervals can be configured for different reference signal measurements in the same Frequency Range (FR).

In one embodiment, under the same FR, the terminal may time-share the measurement of different kinds of reference signals over the same set of measurement intervals indicated by the measurement interval configuration. For example, the terminal needs to measure a, B and C with 3 different kinds of reference signals, and the same set of measurement interval configurations are configured for a, B and C, then the terminal may time-share the measurement of the a, B and C with 3 reference signals on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration.

In one embodiment, the reference signal may be one of: a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) Reference Signal, a Channel-State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), and a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS).

Here, in the same frequency range, the configuration values of the offsets of different reference signals need to be aligned, which affects the flexibility of the network in configuring the parameters. For example, the measurement intervals can only be correspondingly configured at fixed time domain positions, and the measurement intervals at different time domain positions cannot be flexibly configured for different types of reference signals. In addition, the measurement of different reference signals sharing a set of measurement interval configuration may cause too long time delay of mobility measurement or positioning related measurement, which affects measurement performance. Therefore, different Measurement intervals (MGs) need to be configured for different reference signals.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 2, part A shows the time for measurement of the SSB reference signal, corresponding to a center frequency f ₀ The offset is offset 0, and the period is 40ms. Part B shows the time of measurement of the CSI-RS, corresponding to a center frequency f ₁ The offset is offset 1, and the period is 40ms. Part C shows the time when the positioning reference signal is measured, corresponding to a center frequency f ₂ The offset is offset 2, and the period is 80ms. Section D shows the measurement interval for measurement of SSB reference signals configured for a center frequency f ₀ The measurement interval offset is measurement interval offset 0, and the period is 40ms. Section E shows the configured measurement interval for measuring CSI-RS, corresponding to a center frequency f ₁ The measurement interval offset is measurement interval offset 1, and the period is 40ms. Part F shows the configured measurement interval offset for measurement of positioning reference signals, corresponding to a center frequency F ₂ The measurement interval offset is measurement interval offset 2, and the period is 80ms. It should be noted that: parts E, F and G are detailed illustrations and descriptions of the measurement intervals on the basis of parts a, B and C, respectively.

As shown in fig. 3, in this embodiment, a method for configuring a measurement interval is provided, where the method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

step 31, receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal;

wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of sounding reference signals are different.

Here, the terminal may be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an in-vehicle terminal, a Road Side Unit (RSU), a smart home terminal, an industrial sensing device, and/or a medical device.

In one embodiment, the terminal may receive configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal transmitted by a base station.

The base station may be an interface device for a terminal to access a network. Here, the base station may be various types of base stations, for example, a base station of a third generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station of a fourth generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station of a fifth generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

In one embodiment, the reference signal is measured, including at least one of:

an SSB reference signal;

CSI-RS；

the reference signal is located.

Here, the SSB reference signal and/or the CSI-RS may be mobility measurements for neighbor cells of the terminal. The positioning reference signal may be a positioning measurement for the terminal.

In one embodiment, when a terminal communicates with a serving cell, communication with the serving cell is suspended to enable mobility measurements and/or positioning measurements. For example, when the terminal needs to perform mobility measurement at time a, the terminal needs to suspend communication with the serving cell at time a to perform mobility measurement.

In one embodiment, in response to a terminal establishing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a base station, the terminal receives configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal.

In one embodiment, a terminal receives an RRC message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal.

In one embodiment, a terminal receives a random access message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal. Here, the random access message may be a random access message in a 2-step random access or 4-step random access procedure.

In one embodiment, a terminal receives a system message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal.

Therefore, the configuration information is carried in the RRC message, the random access message or the system message, and the signaling compatibility of the RRC message, the random access message or the system message can be improved.

In one embodiment, the configuration information may be a measurement interval for periodically receiving the sounding reference signal. Therefore, the measurement interval configured for the terminal can be updated in time.

In one embodiment, a terminal sends a request message for acquiring configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal to a base station; and the terminal receives the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal is a positioning reference signal for positioning measurement. A terminal sends a request message for acquiring configuration information of a measurement interval of a positioning reference signal to a base station; and the terminal receives the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message. Here, the request message may be a location measurement information (LocationMeasurementInfo) request message.

In one embodiment, the terminal receives configuration information actively transmitted by the base station.

In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal is an SSB reference signal for mobility measurement. And the terminal receives the configuration information of the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal actively sent by the base station.

In one embodiment, the base station transmits information indicating a Measurement Object (MO) of a Measurement reference signal to the terminal in advance.

In one embodiment, in response to the measurement being a mobility measurement, the base station transmits information of the measurement object to the terminal. The information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal measured by the terminal is an SSB reference signal and/or a CSI-RS, and at this time, the terminal performs mobility measurement based on the SSB reference signal and/or the CSI-RS. Here, the base station may carry information of the measurement object based on measurement configuration signaling (MeasConfig).

In one embodiment, when the terminal communicates with the serving cell, a time interval in which the terminal suspends communication with the serving cell to perform neighbor cell mobility measurement, positioning related measurement, and the like is referred to as a measurement interval. Here, when the measurement is a neighbor cell mobility measurement, the measurement reference signal may be an SSB reference signal and/or a CSI-RS; when the measurement is a positioning related measurement, the measurement reference signal may be a positioning reference signal.

In one embodiment, the configuration information of the measurement interval may indicate an offset of the measurement interval, a repetition period of the measurement interval, and/or a length of the measurement interval.

In one embodiment, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined according to the required delay of the neighbor cell mobility measurement.

In one embodiment, in response to a required delay of the neighbor cell mobility measurement being less than a delay threshold, determining that a repetition period of the measurement interval is less than a period threshold; and in response to the requirement time delay of the mobility measurement of the adjacent cell being larger than the time delay threshold, determining that the repetition period of the measurement interval is larger than the period threshold.

In one embodiment, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined based on a required time delay of the positioning measurement.

In one embodiment, in response to a required latency of a positioning measurement being less than a latency threshold, determining that a repetition period of a measurement interval is less than a period threshold; in response to a required latency of the positioning measurement being greater than a latency threshold, determining that a repetition period of the measurement interval is greater than a period threshold.

Here, it should be noted that the smaller the repetition period of the measurement interval, the faster the terminal can obtain the measurement result, and thus, the smaller the measurement delay.

In one embodiment, the length of the measurement interval is determined according to the required accuracy of the neighbor cell mobility measurements.

In one embodiment, in response to a required accuracy of the neighbor cell mobility measurement being less than an accuracy threshold, determining that a length of the measurement interval is less than a length threshold; in response to a required accuracy of the mobility measurement of the neighbor cell being greater than an accuracy threshold, determining that a length of the measurement interval is greater than a length threshold.

In one embodiment, the length of the measurement interval is determined based on the required accuracy of the positioning measurement.

In one embodiment, in response to the required accuracy of the positioning measurement being less than the accuracy threshold, determining that the length of the measurement interval is less than the length threshold; in response to a required accuracy of the positioning measurement being greater than an accuracy threshold, determining that a length of the measurement interval is greater than a length threshold.

Here, it should be noted that the longer the length of the measurement interval is, the more accurate the measurement result is. In an embodiment, the signal strength of the reference signal is continuously obtained within a time length corresponding to the length of the measurement interval, and then the signal strengths obtained within the time length may be averaged, and the average may be used as the final measurement result. Here, the longer the time length corresponding to the length of the measurement interval, the more accurate the average value will be.

In one embodiment, the configuration information of the measurement interval carries the measurement interval configuration of a plurality of different types of measurement reference signals configured. Here, the measurement reference signal may include: SSB reference signals, CSI-RS and positioning reference signals. Wherein the measurement intervals configured for different kinds of sounding reference signals are different. For example, the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a first measurement interval; the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is a second measurement interval; the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is a third measurement interval.

In one embodiment, the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals may not coincide with each other in time domain position, and thus, the measurement reference signal may be measured in time domain position of the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement reference signal. Here, since the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals do not coincide with each other at a time domain position, the measurements between different measurement reference signals do not affect each other.

In one embodiment, the measurement intervals of the different measurement reference signals may coincide, in whole or in part, in time domain position.

In one embodiment, in response to the measurement intervals of the different sounding reference signals coinciding in whole or in part at the time domain locations, the different sounding reference signals may be time-divisionally measured at the overlapping locations. Therefore, different measurement reference signals can share overlapped time domain positions, and the measurement between different measurement reference signals cannot influence each other. For example, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, where a and B may completely or partially coincide at the time domain position, and the coinciding part is C, the terminal may time-share the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS at C.

In one embodiment, measurement intervals of portions of the different sounding reference signals overlap in time domain position. For example, the different measurement reference signals include an SSB reference signal, a CSI-RS, and a positioning reference signal, and the measurement intervals of the partial reference signals overlap in time domain positions may be that the measurement intervals of the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS overlap in time domain positions, but the positioning reference signal does not overlap with the SSB reference signal in time domain positions and the positioning reference signal does not overlap with the CSI-RS in time domain positions.

In one embodiment, the measurement intervals of the partial measurement reference signals in the different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain position may be at least two-by-two overlapping. For example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, then a may coincide with B, B may coincide with C, and C may coincide with a. A, B and C may be overlapped with each other.

In the disclosed embodiment, configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal is received; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of sounding reference signals are different. Here, because the measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different, different types of measurement reference signals can be measured at different measurement intervals, and compared with the case that different types of measurement reference signals can only be measured at the same measurement interval, the timing for measuring the reference signals is more flexible, and the configured measurement intervals can be adapted to the types of the measurement reference signals, and the measurement of the measurement reference signals can be performed at the measurement intervals in time, so that the time delay for measuring the measurement reference signals can be reduced.

It should be noted that, as can be understood by those skilled in the art, the methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in the related art.

As shown in fig. 4, in this embodiment, a method for configuring a measurement interval is provided, where the method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

step 41, sending a request message for acquiring configuration information to a base station;

and step 42, receiving the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

In one embodiment, in response to a terminal needing to measure a measurement reference signal, a request message for acquiring configuration information is sent to a base station; and receiving the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

In one embodiment, a request message for acquiring configuration information is sent to a base station in response to a terminal needing to perform mobility measurement. And receiving the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

In one embodiment, in response to the terminal needing to perform positioning measurement, a request message for acquiring configuration information is sent to the base station. And receiving the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

In one embodiment, a request message to obtain configuration information is sent to a base station in response to establishing an RRC connection between the terminal and the base station.

In one embodiment, an RRC message carrying configuration information sent by a base station according to a request message is received. Here, the RRC message carrying the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message may be periodically received.

In one embodiment, a terminal sends a request message for acquiring a measurement interval of a positioning reference signal to a base station, and the terminal receives configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message. Here, the request message may be a LocationMeasurementInfo request message.

It should be noted that, as can be understood by those skilled in the art, the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be executed alone, or may be executed together with some methods in the embodiment of the present disclosure or some methods in the related art.

As shown in fig. 5a, in this embodiment, a method for configuring a measurement interval is provided, where the method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

step 51, in response to that the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain position, time-sharing measuring different measurement reference signals in the overlapped time domain position;

or,

in response to the measurement intervals configured for the different measurement reference signals not overlapping in time domain position, the different measurement reference signals are measured based on the measurement intervals configured for the measurement reference signals.

In one embodiment, the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals may not coincide with each other in time domain position, and thus, the measurement reference signal may be measured in time domain position of the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement reference signal. Here, since the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals do not coincide with each other at a time domain position, the measurements between different measurement reference signals do not affect each other.

In one embodiment, the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals may fully or partially coincide in time domain position.

In one embodiment, in response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals coinciding in whole or in part at time-domain locations, the different measurement reference signals may be time-shared measured at the overlapping locations. Therefore, different measurement reference signals can share overlapped time domain positions, and the measurement between different measurement reference signals cannot influence each other. For example, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, where a and B may completely or partially coincide at the time domain position, and the coinciding part is C, the terminal may time-share the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS at C.

In one embodiment, time-sharing measurement of different sounding reference signals may be performed by performing sounding reference signal measurements in a continuous manner at overlapping time domain locations. Namely: after the measurement of one measurement reference signal is completed, another measurement reference signal is measured. For example, the different measurement reference signals include an SSB reference signal and a CSI-RS, where a time domain position indicated by a measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, and a time domain position indicated by a measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, where a and B partially coincide in the time domain position, and the coinciding portion is C, the terminal may measure the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS when C is exceeded. Referring to fig. 5b, the SSB may be measured at the first time domain position portion of C and the CSI-RS may be measured at the second time domain position portion of C after the SSB reference signal measurement is completed. Wherein the first time domain position portion and the second time domain position portion are separated by a dashed line.

In one embodiment, time-sharing measurement of different reference signals may be measurement of measurement reference signals at overlapping time domain locations in a discontinuous manner. For example, different measurement reference signals include an SSB reference signal and a CSI-RS, which may be at overlapping time domain locations, the SSB reference signal being measured first, then the CSI-RS, then the SSB reference signal being tested again, then the CSI-RS. Referring to fig. 5C, SSB may be partially measured at a first time domain location of C, CSI-RS may be partially measured at a second time domain location, SSB may be partially measured at a third time domain location, CSI-RS may be partially measured at a fourth time domain location, SSB may be partially measured at a fifth time domain location, 8230, and so on.

In one embodiment, different measurement reference signals have different measurement priorities in the measurement order. For example, the measurement priority of the SSB reference signal is different from the measurement priority of the CSI-RS, and the measurement priority of the SSB reference signal is lower than the measurement priority of the CSI-RS, the SSB reference signal takes measurement in preference to the CSI-RS.

As shown in fig. 6a, the present embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, where the method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

and 61, measuring different measurement reference signals in time division according to a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurement based on the measurement interval at the overlapped time domain position.

In one embodiment, a preset percentage of measurement opportunities to perform measurements based on a measurement interval is preconfigured. Here, the overlapping temporal positions correspond to a period, and the preset percentage of the measurement opportunity may be a percentage corresponding to the period. For example, the ratios of the measurement interval configured for the SSB reference signal and the measurement interval configured for the CSI-RS are a first ratio and a second ratio, respectively. As such, the terminal may time-share measure the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS based on the first and second fractions over a period corresponding to the overlapping time domain positions.

In one embodiment, the SSB reference signals are measured at the overlapping time domain positions according to a first ratio, and the CSI-RS is measured according to a second ratio after the SSB reference signal measurement is completed.

In one embodiment, a certain measurement reference signal is measured in an intermittent manner at the overlapped time domain positions, and the ratio of the time of the certain reference signal measured in the intermittent manner to the time period corresponding to the overlapped time domain positions is the ratio configured for the measurement reference signal.

In one embodiment, the different measurement reference signals include an SSB reference signal and a CSI-RS, where a time domain position indicated by a measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, and a time domain position indicated by a measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, where a and B partially coincide at the time domain position, and the coinciding part is C, then the terminal may measure the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS at the time of C. Referring to fig. 6b, SSB may be measured at a first time domain position portion of C at the overlapping time domain position C, where the percentage of the first time domain position portion at the overlapping time domain position is percentage x; measuring the CSI-RS at a second time domain position part, wherein the proportion of the second time domain position part at the overlapped time domain position is y; wherein the sum of x and y is 1.

In one embodiment, the fraction of the sounding reference signal is determined based on a required accuracy of the sounding reference signal measurement.

In one embodiment, in response to a required accuracy of a measurement of the measurement reference signal being less than an accuracy threshold, determining that a duty cycle of the measurement reference signal is less than a duty cycle threshold; in response to a required accuracy of a measurement of the measurement reference signal being greater than the accuracy threshold, determining that a fraction of the measurement reference signal is greater than a fraction threshold.

As shown in fig. 7a, the present embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, where the method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

step 71, responding to coincidence of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals on a time domain position, and respectively measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals in a time-sharing manner according to N preset percentages; wherein the sum of the N preset percentages is 1; n is a positive integer greater than 1.

In one embodiment, the coincidence of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals in the time domain position may be that the N measurement intervals coincide at least two by two. For example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, then a may coincide with B, B may coincide with C, and C may coincide with a. For another example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, any two of a, B, and C may be mutually overlapped.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 7b, a first measurement interval is used for measurement of the SSB reference signal; the second measurement interval is used for measurement of CSI-RS; the third measurement interval is used for measurement of the positioning signal.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 7c, the first measurement interval and the second measurement interval coincide at a time domain position, and the SSB reference signal is measured at a first preset percentage and the CSI-RS is measured at a second preset percentage at the overlapped time domain position. Here, the measurement of the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS may be time-shared according to a corresponding preset percentage. For example, if the predetermined percentage corresponding to the SSB reference signal is X%, the predetermined percentage corresponding to the CSI-RS may be (1-X)%.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 7d, the first measurement interval, the second measurement interval and the third measurement interval are overlapped in pairs at the time domain position, and at the overlapped time domain position, the SSB reference signal is measured according to the first preset percentage, the CSI-RS is measured according to the second preset percentage, and the positioning reference signal is measured according to the third preset percentage. Here, the measurement of the SSB reference signal, the CSI-RS, and the positioning reference signal may be time-divided by a corresponding preset percentage. For example. When measurement intervals of the SSB reference signal, the CSI-RS, and the positioning reference signal are two-by-two coincident or three measured at the time domain position, the preset percentage corresponding to the SSB reference signal may be X%, the preset percentage corresponding to the CSI-RS may be Y%, and the preset percentage corresponding to the positioning reference signal may be (1-X-Y)%.

As shown in fig. 8, in this embodiment, a method for configuring a measurement interval is provided, where the method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

step 81, responding to the coincidence of at least two of the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals, and determining the coincidence of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals on a time domain position; wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2.

In one embodiment, the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals coincide with each other. For example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, then a may coincide with B, B may coincide with C, and C may coincide with a. Referring to fig. 7d again, here, the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal corresponds to the first measurement interval, the measurement interval of the CSI-RS corresponds to the second measurement interval, and the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal corresponds to the third measurement interval.

In one embodiment, the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals coincide with each other. For example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, a, B, and C may coincide with each other.

As shown in fig. 9, in this embodiment, a method for configuring a measurement interval is provided, where the method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes:

step 91, receiving information of a measurement object transmitted by a base station;

and the information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is an SSB reference signal and/or a CSI-RS.

In one embodiment, the measurement is mobility measurement, the base station sends information of a measurement object to the terminal, the information of the measurement object indicates that a measurement reference signal measured by the terminal is an SSB reference signal and/or a CSI-RS, and at this time, the terminal performs mobility measurement based on the SSB reference signal and/or the CSI-RS. Here, the base station may transmit information of the measurement object based on measurement configuration signaling (MeasConfig).

As shown in fig. 10, the present embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, where the method is applied to a base station, and the method includes:

step 101, sending configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal;

The base station may be an interface device for the terminal to access the network. Here, the base station may be various types of base stations, for example, a base station of a third generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station of a fourth generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station of a fifth generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

In one embodiment, it may be that the base station transmits configuration information of a measurement interval of the sounding reference signal to the terminal.

In one embodiment, the reference signal is measured, including at least one of:

an SSB reference signal;

CSI-RS；

the reference signal is located.

In one embodiment, when a terminal communicates with a serving cell, communication with the serving cell is suspended to enable mobility measurements and/or positioning measurements. For example, at time a, the terminal needs to perform mobility measurement, and then the terminal needs to suspend communication with the serving cell at time a to perform mobility measurement.

In one embodiment, in response to a terminal establishing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a base station, the base station transmits configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal to the terminal.

In one embodiment, the base station transmits an RRC message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal to the terminal.

In one embodiment, the base station sends a random access message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal to the terminal. Here, the random access message may be a random access message in a 2-step random access or 4-step random access procedure.

In one embodiment, the base station sends a system message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal to the terminal.

In one embodiment, it may be configuration information of a measurement interval for periodically transmitting a sounding reference signal. Therefore, the measurement interval configured for the terminal can be updated in time.

In one embodiment, the base station transmits information indicating a measurement object of the sounding reference signal to the terminal in advance.

In one embodiment, when the terminal is in communication with the serving cell, a time interval during which the terminal suspends communication with the serving cell to perform neighbor cell mobility measurement, positioning related measurement, and the like is referred to as a measurement interval. Here, when the measurement is a neighbor cell mobility measurement, the measurement reference signal may be an SSB reference signal and/or a CSI-RS; when the measurement is a positioning related measurement, the measurement reference signal may be a positioning reference signal.

In one embodiment, in response to a required delay of the mobility measurement of the neighboring cell being less than a delay threshold, determining that a repetition period of the measurement interval is less than a period threshold; and in response to the requirement time delay of the mobility measurement of the adjacent cell being larger than the time delay threshold, determining that the repetition period of the measurement interval is larger than the period threshold.

In one embodiment, in response to the required latency of the positioning measurement being less than a latency threshold, determining that a repetition period of the measurement interval is less than a period threshold; in response to a required latency of the positioning measurement being greater than a latency threshold, determining that a repetition period of the measurement interval is greater than a period threshold.

Here, it should be noted that the smaller the repetition period of the measurement interval, the faster the terminal can obtain the measurement result, and therefore, the smaller the measurement delay.

In one embodiment, in response to a required accuracy of the neighbor cell mobility measurement being less than an accuracy threshold, determining that a length of the measurement interval is less than a length threshold; and in response to the required accuracy of the mobility measurement of the neighboring cell being greater than the accuracy threshold, determining that the length of the measurement interval is greater than the length threshold.

In one embodiment, in response to a required accuracy of the positioning measurement being less than an accuracy threshold, determining that a length of the measurement interval is less than a length threshold; in response to a required accuracy of the positioning measurement being greater than an accuracy threshold, determining that a length of the measurement interval is greater than a length threshold.

Here, it should be noted that the longer the length of the measurement interval is, the more accurate the measurement result is. In an embodiment, the signal strength of the reference signal is continuously obtained within a time length corresponding to the length of the measurement interval, and then the signal strength obtained within the time length may be averaged, and the average value may be used as the final measurement result. Here, the longer the time length corresponding to the length of the measurement interval, the more accurate the average value will be.

In one embodiment, the configuration information of the measurement interval carries the measurement interval configuration of a plurality of different types of measurement reference signals configured. Here, the measuring the reference signal may include: SSB reference signals, CSI-RS and positioning reference signals. Wherein the measurement intervals configured for different kinds of sounding reference signals are different. For example, the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a first measurement interval; the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is a second measurement interval; the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is a third measurement interval.

In one embodiment, the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals may not coincide with each other in time domain position, so that the measurement reference signal may be measured in time domain position of the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement reference signal. Here, since the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals do not coincide with each other at a time domain position, the measurements between different measurement reference signals do not affect each other.

In one embodiment, the measurement intervals of the different measurement reference signals may fully or partially coincide in time domain position.

In one embodiment, the measurement intervals of the partial measurement reference signals in the different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain position may be at least two-by-two overlap. For example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is a, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, then a may coincide with B, B may coincide with C, and C may coincide with a. A, B and C may all overlap each other.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, because the configured measurement intervals for different types of measurement reference signals are different, different types of measurement reference signals can be measured at different measurement intervals, and compared with the case that different types of measurement reference signals can only be measured at the same measurement interval, the timing for measuring the reference signals is more flexible, and the configured measurement intervals can be adapted to the types of the measurement reference signals, and the measurement of the measurement reference signals can be performed at the measurement intervals in time, so that the time delay for measuring the measurement reference signals can be reduced.

As shown in fig. 11, in this embodiment, a method for configuring a measurement interval is provided, where the method is applied to a base station, and the method includes:

step 111, receiving a request message for acquiring configuration information, which is sent by a terminal;

and step 112, sending the configuration information to the terminal according to the request message.

In one embodiment, in response to a terminal needing to measure a measurement reference signal, a request message for acquiring configuration information is sent to a base station; and the base station sends the configuration information sent according to the request message to the terminal.

In one embodiment, a request message for acquiring configuration information is sent to a base station in response to a terminal needing to perform mobility measurement. The base station sends the configuration information sent according to the request message to the terminal

In one embodiment, in response to the terminal needing to perform positioning measurement, a request message for acquiring configuration information is sent to the base station. The base station sends the configuration information sent according to the request message to the terminal

In one embodiment, a request message for acquiring configuration information is sent to a base station in response to establishing an RRC connection between a terminal and the base station.

In one embodiment, a terminal sends a request message for acquiring a measurement interval of a measurement positioning reference signal to a base station, and the terminal receives configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message. Here, the request message may be a LocationMeasurementInfo request message.

As shown in fig. 12, in this embodiment, a method for configuring a measurement interval is provided, where the method is applied to a base station, and the method includes:

step 121, sending information of a measurement object to a terminal;

As shown in fig. 13, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for configuring a measurement interval, where the apparatus is applied to a terminal, the apparatus includes a receiving module 131, where,

a receiving module 131 configured to: receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of sounding reference signals are different.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises: a first transmitting module 132; wherein,

the first sending module 132 is configured to send a request message for acquiring the configuration information to a base station;

the first receiving module 131 is configured to receive the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises: a measurement module 133; wherein,

the measurement module 133 configured to:

or,

In one embodiment, the measurement module 133 is further configured to:

responding to coincidence of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals on a time domain position, and respectively measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals according to N preset percentage time-sharing;

wherein the sum of said N of said predetermined percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises: a determination module 134; wherein,

the determination module 134, further configured to:

wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2.

As shown in fig. 14, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for configuring a measurement interval is provided, where the apparatus is applied to a base station, and includes a second sending module 141; wherein,

a second sending module 141 configured to: transmitting configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal;

With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

The disclosed embodiment provides a communication device, which includes:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to: when used to execute executable instructions, implement methods applicable to any embodiment of the present disclosure.

The processor can include, among other things, various types of storage media, non-transitory computer storage media capable of continuing to remember the information stored thereon after a communication device has been powered down.

The processor may be connected to the memory via a bus or the like for reading the executable program stored on the memory.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and the executable program, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 15, one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a structure of a terminal.

Referring to the terminal 800 shown in fig. 15, the present embodiment provides a terminal 800, which may be specifically a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 15, terminal 800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 802, memory 804, power component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input/output (I/O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communications component 816.

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

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

Power components 806 provide power to the various components of terminal 800. Power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for terminal 800.

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

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

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

Sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of state assessment for terminal 800. For example, sensor assembly 814 can detect an open/closed state of device 800, a relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of terminal 800, sensor assembly 814 can also detect a change in position of terminal 800 or a component of terminal 800, the presence or absence of user contact with terminal 800, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of terminal 800, and a change in temperature of terminal 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate communications between terminal 800 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The terminal 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi,2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

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

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

As shown in fig. 15, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows a structure of a base station. For example, the base station 900 may be provided as a network side device. Referring to fig. 15, base station 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors and memory resources, represented by memory 932, for storing instructions, such as applications, that may be executed by processing component 922. The application programs stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules that each correspond to a set of instructions. Further, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above as applied to the base station.

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

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

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

Claims

A configuration method of a measurement interval is applied to a terminal, and the method comprises the following steps:

receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal;

wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of the sounding reference signals are different.
The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

sending a request message for acquiring the configuration information to a base station;

the receiving of the configuration information of the measurement interval of the sounding reference signal includes:

and receiving the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.
The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the measurement intervals configured for different ones of the measurement reference signals overlapping in a time domain location, time-divisionally measuring the different ones of the measurement reference signals in the overlapping time domain location;

or,

in response to the measurement intervals for different ones of the measurement reference signal configurations not overlapping in time domain position, measuring different ones of the measurement reference signals based on the measurement intervals for the measurement reference signal configurations.
The method of claim 3, wherein said time-sharing the measuring of different ones of the sounding reference signals at the overlapping time-domain locations comprises:

measuring different ones of the sounding reference signals time-divisionally according to a preset percentage of sounding opportunities for performing sounding based on a sounding interval at the overlapping time-domain locations.
The method of claim 4, wherein said time-divisionally measuring different said sounding reference signals by a preset percentage of sounding opportunities for performing measurements based on a sounding interval comprises:

responding to the coincidence of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals on a time domain position, and respectively measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals according to N preset percentage time-sharing;

wherein the sum of said N of said predetermined percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.
The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to coincidence between at least two of N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals, determining coincidence of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals on a time domain position;

wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2.
The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement reference signal comprises at least one of:

a synchronization signal block SSB reference signal;

a channel state reference signal, CSI-RS;

the reference signal is located.
The method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving information of a measuring object sent by a base station;

wherein the information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is the SSB reference signal and/or the CSI-RS.
A configuration method of a measurement interval is applied to a base station, and comprises the following steps:

transmitting configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal;

wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of the measurement reference signals are different.
The method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a request message for acquiring the configuration information, which is sent by a terminal;

the configuration information of the measurement interval for transmitting the sounding reference signal includes:

and sending the configuration information to the terminal according to the request message.
The method of claim 9, wherein the measurement reference signal comprises at least one of:

a synchronization signal block SSB reference signal;

a channel state reference signal, CSI-RS;

the reference signal is located.
The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting information of a measurement object to a terminal;

wherein the information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is the SSB reference signal and/or the CSI-RS.
A configuration device for measuring interval, which is applied to a terminal, comprises a receiving module, wherein,

the receiving module configured to: receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of the measurement reference signals are different.
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a first sending module; wherein,

the first sending module is configured to send a request message for acquiring the configuration information to a base station;

the first receiving module is configured to receive the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a measurement module; wherein,

the measurement module configured to:

in response to the measurement intervals configured for different ones of the measurement reference signals overlapping in a time domain location, time-share measuring the different ones of the measurement reference signals in the overlapping time domain location;

or,

in response to the measurement intervals for different ones of the measurement reference signal configurations not overlapping in time domain position, measuring different ones of the measurement reference signals based on the measurement intervals for the measurement reference signal configurations.
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the measurement module is further configured to:

time-divisionally measuring different ones of the sounding reference signals at the overlapping time-domain locations by a preset percentage of sounding opportunities for performing measurements based on a sounding interval.
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the measurement module is further configured to:

responding to the coincidence of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals on a time domain position, and respectively measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals according to N preset percentage time-sharing;

wherein the sum of said N preset percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.
The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a determining module; wherein,

the determination module further configured to:

in response to coincidence between at least two of N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals, determining coincidence of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals on a time domain position;

wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2.
A configuration device of a measurement interval is applied to a base station and comprises a second sending module; wherein,

the second sending module configured to: transmitting configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal;

wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of the sounding reference signals are different.
A communication device, comprising:

an antenna;

a memory;

a processor, coupled to the antenna and the memory, respectively, configured to control transceiving of the antenna by executing computer-executable instructions stored on the memory, and to enable the method provided by any one of claims 1 to 8 or 9 to 12.
A computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions capable of implementing the method provided by any one of claims 1 to 8 or 9 to 12 when executed by a processor.