CN116112133A - Measuring method and device - Google Patents

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CN116112133A
CN116112133A CN202111332285.5A CN202111332285A CN116112133A CN 116112133 A CN116112133 A CN 116112133A CN 202111332285 A CN202111332285 A CN 202111332285A CN 116112133 A CN116112133 A CN 116112133A
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The invention provides a measuring method and a measuring device, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The measurement method, executed by the terminal, includes: acquiring measurement interval information, wherein the measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following: a RAT measured within the measurement interval; a reference signal measured within the measurement interval; a measurement object measured within the measurement interval; frequency points measured within the measurement interval. The technical scheme of the invention can ensure the gain brought by introducing a plurality of sets of measurement intervals.

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Measuring method and device
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a measurement method and apparatus.
Background
The terminal may need a certain measurement interval, such as a measurement reference signal, SSB (synchronization signal block), CSI-RS (channel state information reference signal), or PRS (positioning reference signal), when performing measurement, not within the active BWP (bandwidth part). And in the measurement interval, the terminal is disconnected with the current service frequency point, and the frequency is modulated to the target reference signal position for measurement, namely the throughput rate loss exists. The measurement interval is configured by an RRC (radio resource control) message including a measurement interval period, a measurement interval length, and an offset, as shown in fig. 1.
In the prior art, for a terminal which does not support per FR gap, the network can only configure 1 set of measurement intervals, and the network can be applied to all the measurements requiring the measurement intervals, namely, different reference signals, different measurement targets and the measurements of different measurement targets are all measured based on the set of measurement intervals. For a terminal supporting per FR gap, the network can only configure 1 set of measurement intervals for each Frequency Range (FR), e.g., for FR1, 1 set of measurement intervals; for FR2, 1 set of measurement intervals is configured, and all measurements requiring measurement intervals within the respective frequencies can only be performed within the corresponding 1 set of measurement intervals.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a measuring method and a measuring device, which can ensure the gain brought by introducing a plurality of sets of measuring intervals.
In order to solve the technical problems, the embodiment of the invention provides the following technical scheme:
in one aspect, there is provided a measurement method performed by a terminal, including:
acquiring measurement interval information, wherein the measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
Frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, measuring the frequency bin within the measurement interval includes at least one of:
when a frequency point i or a measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, wherein i is a positive integer;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with smaller measurement interval length MGL;
When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with larger MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises:
an upper throughput rate loss limit is obtained that indicates the maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or working, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the throughput loss upper limit is predefined for a network side device configuration or protocol.
In some embodiments, further comprising: the terminal obtains at least one of the following information:
measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval employed in a plurality of measurement intervals that overlap;
and second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
The rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed includes at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises:
reporting terminal capability to network side equipment, wherein the terminal capability comprises at least one of the following:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
The supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, before the step of obtaining measurement interval information, the method further comprises:
and reporting the processing time of the interval between the adjacent measurement intervals to network side equipment.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a measuring method which is executed by the network side equipment and comprises the following steps:
transmitting measurement interval information to a terminal, wherein the measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises:
and sending an upper throughput rate loss limit to the terminal, wherein the upper throughput rate loss limit indicates the maximum allowable throughput rate loss when N measurement intervals are activated or operated, and N is a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises at least one of:
transmitting measurement interval indication information to the terminal, wherein the measurement interval indication information indicates measurement intervals adopted in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals;
and sending second measurement information to the terminal, wherein the second measurement information indicates the mode of the terminal for measuring in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
Priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed includes at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
When a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, before the step of sending measurement interval information to the terminal, the method further includes:
receiving terminal capability reported by the terminal, wherein the terminal capability comprises at least one of the following:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, before the step of sending measurement interval information to the terminal, the method further includes:
and receiving the processing time of the interval between the adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a measuring device which is applied to the terminal and comprises a transceiver and a processor,
the transceiver is configured to obtain measurement interval information, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, measuring the frequency bin within the measurement interval includes at least one of:
When a frequency point i or a measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, wherein i is a positive integer;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with smaller measurement interval length MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with larger MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to obtain an upper throughput rate loss limit indicating a maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or operational, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the throughput loss upper limit is predefined for a network side device configuration or protocol.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to obtain at least one of:
measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval employed in a plurality of measurement intervals that overlap;
and second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
When a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to report terminal capabilities to a network side device, where the terminal capabilities include at least one of:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to report, to the network-side device, the processing time of the interval between adjacent measurement intervals.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a measuring device which is applied to the network side equipment and comprises a transceiver and a processor,
the transceiver is configured to transmit measurement interval information to a terminal, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to send an upper throughput rate loss limit to the terminal, the upper throughput rate loss limit indicating a maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or operational, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to perform at least one of:
transmitting measurement interval indication information to the terminal, wherein the measurement interval indication information indicates measurement intervals adopted in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals;
and sending second measurement information to the terminal, wherein the second measurement information indicates the mode of the terminal for measuring in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
When a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to receive a terminal capability reported by the terminal, where the terminal capability includes at least one of:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to receive a processing time of an interval between adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a measuring device, which comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program which is stored in the memory and can run on the processor; the processor, when executing the program, implements the measurement method as described above.
In some embodiments, the measuring device is applied to a terminal, and the processor is configured to obtain measurement interval information, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of the following:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
The measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, measuring the frequency bin within the measurement interval includes at least one of:
when a frequency point i or a measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, wherein i is a positive integer;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with smaller measurement interval length MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with larger MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to obtain an upper throughput rate loss limit indicating a maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or working, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the throughput loss upper limit is predefined for a network side device configuration or protocol.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to obtain at least one of:
measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval employed in a plurality of measurement intervals that overlap;
and second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to report, to the network side device, terminal capabilities, where the terminal capabilities include at least one of:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
The supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to report, to the network side device, a processing time of an interval between adjacent measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement apparatus is applied to a network side device, and the processor is configured to send measurement interval information to a terminal, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of the following:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
The measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to send an upper throughput rate loss limit to the terminal, the upper throughput rate loss limit indicating a maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or active, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to perform at least one of:
transmitting measurement interval indication information to the terminal, wherein the measurement interval indication information indicates measurement intervals adopted in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals;
and sending second measurement information to the terminal, wherein the second measurement information indicates the mode of the terminal for measuring in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
A rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to receive a terminal capability reported by the terminal, where the terminal capability includes at least one of:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to receive a processing time of an interval between adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the measurement method as described above.
The embodiment of the invention has the following beneficial effects:
in the scheme, the terminal acquires the measurement interval information, so that consistent understanding between the network side and the terminal can be ensured about the use of multiple sets of measurement intervals, the influence of the concurrent measurement intervals on the throughput rate of the system is reduced, the gain brought by the introduction of the multiple sets of measurement intervals is ensured, and the performance of the system is ensured.
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fig. 3 is a flow chart of a measurement method at a network side device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 4 and 5 are schematic diagrams of measurement intervals according to embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the components of a measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the following detailed description will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings and the specific embodiments.
To increase system flexibility and reduce measurement delay, one possible solution is to configure multiple sets of measurement intervals for the UE (terminal). For example, for a terminal that does not support per FR gap, the network configures at least 2 sets of measurement intervals; for terminals supporting per FR gap, the network configures at least 2 sets of measurement intervals for each frequency range.
The introduction of multiple sets of measurement intervals may have an impact on the measurement behaviour of the terminal, such as how the UE allocates among the multiple sets of measurement intervals for different reference signals, different measurement targets, different measurement purposes, etc. Further, how to ensure a consistent understanding between the network and the terminal with respect to the use of multiple sets of measurement intervals. How to reduce the impact of concurrent measurement intervals on system throughput, etc. If the above problems cannot be solved, the gain caused by introducing multiple sets of measurement intervals can be reduced, and even the system performance is affected.
The embodiment of the invention provides a measuring method and a measuring device, which can ensure the gain brought by introducing a plurality of sets of measuring intervals.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a measurement method, which is performed by a terminal, as shown in fig. 2, including:
step 101: acquiring measurement interval information, wherein the measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In this embodiment, the terminal obtains measurement interval information, so that consistent understanding between the network side and the terminal can be ensured about the use of multiple sets of measurement intervals, the influence of concurrent measurement intervals on the throughput rate of the system is reduced, the gain brought by the introduction of the multiple sets of measurement intervals is ensured, and the performance of the system is ensured.
The measurement interval information of the present embodiment includes a scenario in which at least 2 measurement intervals are configured to be applied to the network, and/or a scenario in which at least 2 measurement intervals are activated by the terminal.
The measurement intervals may be distinguished by a gap pattern ID (or described as a measurement interval index), with different measurement intervals differing by at least one of: interval period (MGRP), interval length (MGL), offset (offset), interval timing advance (MGTA) are measured.
One measurement interval may be used for measurement of multiple frequency points. From the viewpoint of simplifying UE measurement behavior, it is preferable that one frequency point is measured in only one measurement interval pattern, so it is also given later that when a certain frequency point can be measured in a plurality of measurement intervals patterns (or can be measured in all of a plurality of measurement interval opportunities), the UE needs to determine in which measurement interval pattern to perform measurement on the frequency point.
When a certain measurement interval pattern is used for measurement of a certain RAT, the measurement interval pattern can be used for measurement of N frequency points of the RAT, where N is a positive integer.
When a measurement interval pattern is indicated in a frequency bin dimension for which frequency bin measurements may be made, the frequency bin may be a frequency bin from 1 or more RATs.
As an embodiment: the network may indicate the RAT measured within the measurement interval pattern i, and/or the reference signal, and/or the measurement purpose, and/or the frequency point information.
As an embodiment: the network may indicate the GAP pattern ID used by the measurement of a certain RAT; GAP pattern ID used for measurement of some type of reference symbol; GAP pattern ID used for measurement for a certain measurement purpose; GAP pattern ID used for measurement of a certain frequency point or certain frequency points (at least 2 frequency points).
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G. Wherein, 4G may also be described as LTE and 5G may also be described as NR.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval information is issued by the network side device, and is included in any one of the following messages:
RRC、MeasConfig、MeasGapConfig。
in some embodiments, the reference signal and the measurement purpose are predefined for a protocol.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
The "frequency point" or "frequency point information" may be indicated by ARFCN (absolute radio channel number), including ARFCN-ValueEUTRA (E-ARFCN), ARFCN-ValueNR (N-ARFCN).
In some embodiments, measuring the frequency bin within the measurement interval includes at least one of:
When a frequency point i or a measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, wherein i is a positive integer;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with smaller measurement interval length MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with larger MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals. Wherein a plurality of measurement intervals, which may also be described as multiple and/or independent MG, specifically means at least 2 measurement intervals configured or activated over a period of time. The first measurement interval is an existing defined measurement interval, and may be other measurement intervals except a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval and a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises:
an upper throughput rate loss limit is obtained that indicates the maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or working, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the throughput loss upper limit is predefined for a network side device configuration or protocol.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises:
the terminal obtains at least one of the following information:
measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval employed in a plurality of measurement intervals that overlap; the measurement interval of the 'overlapping' comprises a measurement interval with completely overlapped time domains, a measurement interval with partially overlapped time domains, and a scene that the terminal cannot process even though the time domains are not overlapped, when the time domain interval of 2 measurement intervals is smaller due to the problem of the processing capability of the terminal;
and second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.
The measurement interval indication information may be sent by the network side device or may be predefined in the protocol.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
Probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed includes at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
The measurement interval i overlaps with the measurement interval j, the probability or proportion that the terminal measurement interval i and/or the measurement interval j are employed may be indicated by the measurement interval indication information. As an embodiment: the probability or proportion of a certain measurement interval or intervals being employed may be explicitly indicated, and the probability or proportion of other measurement intervals being employed may be implicitly obtained by calculation. Specifically, the measurement interval indication information indicates that the probability that the measurement interval i is employed is X%, and then the probability that the measurement interval j is employed is (1-X)%. Further, the measurement period for measurement with the measurement interval i needs to be multiplied by 1/X%, and the measurement period for measurement with the measurement interval j needs to be multiplied by 1/(1-X)%.
As an embodiment: explicitly indicating the probability or proportion of all overlapping measurement intervals being employed. Specifically, the measurement interval indication information indicates that the probability that the measurement interval i is adopted is X%, and the measurement interval indication information indicates that the probability that the measurement interval j is adopted is Y%. The measurement duration measured with measurement interval i needs to be multiplied by 1/X% and the measurement duration measured with measurement interval j needs to be multiplied by 1/Y%.
The measurement interval indication information indicates 1 or more measurement intervals that are employed (i.e., high in priority) among the overlapped measurement intervals, and other measurement intervals are not employed (i.e., low in priority) by the terminal. Alternatively, the measurement interval indication information indicates 1 or more measurement intervals among the overlapped measurement intervals that are not employed (i.e., low priority), and other measurement intervals are employed (i.e., high priority) by the terminal.
In this embodiment, the rule includes at least one of:
both measurement interval i and measurement interval j may be employed when the duration between the end instant of measurement interval i and the start instant of measurement interval j is greater than or equal to a certain time threshold. Further, how the 2 measurement intervals are allocated may be combined with the probability or scale indication scheme described above;
When the duration between the end time of the measurement interval i and the start time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to a certain time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be used. Further, which measurement interval can be combined with the priority indication scheme is specifically adopted;
when the duration between the end time of the measurement interval i and the start time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to a certain time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is employed. Further, the terminal may employ a default measurement interval (measurement interval of default). Further, the default measurement interval may be configured, or one of the overlapping measurement intervals may satisfy a certain rule. Specific rules may be: the default measurement interval is the one of the overlapping measurement intervals where the MGL is smaller, or the one of the overlapping measurement intervals where the MGRP is larger, or the one of the overlapping measurement intervals where the MGL is larger, or the one of the overlapping measurement intervals where the MGRP is smaller.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
When a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises:
reporting terminal capability to network side equipment, wherein the terminal capability comprises at least one of the following:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported; the concurrent measurement interval "may also be described as a plurality of measurement intervals, i.e. at least 2 measurement intervals. Whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported includes whether the terminal supports measurement based on a plurality of measurement intervals; whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported; whether the concurrent measurement interval of NR is supported includes whether the terminal supports measurement of NR frequency points based on a plurality of measurement intervals; whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported; whether the concurrent measurement interval supporting non-NR includes whether the terminal supports measurement of non-NR frequency points based on a plurality of measurement intervals, including LTE frequency points and/or 2G frequency points and/or 3G frequency points;
Whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, before the step of obtaining measurement interval information, the method further comprises:
and reporting the processing time of the interval between the adjacent measurement intervals to network side equipment.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a measurement method, which is executed by the network side equipment, as shown in fig. 3, and comprises the following steps:
step 201: transmitting measurement interval information to a terminal, wherein the measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In this embodiment, the network side device issues measurement interval information to the terminal, so that, regarding the use of multiple sets of measurement intervals, it can ensure consistent understanding between the network side and the terminal, reduce the influence of concurrent measurement intervals on the throughput rate of the system, ensure gains caused by the introduction of multiple sets of measurement intervals, and ensure the performance of the system.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval information is included in any of the following messages:
RRC、MeasConfig、MeasGapConfig。
in some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises:
and sending an upper throughput rate loss limit to the terminal, wherein the upper throughput rate loss limit indicates the maximum allowable throughput rate loss when N measurement intervals are activated or operated, and N is a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises at least one of:
transmitting measurement interval indication information to the terminal, wherein the measurement interval indication information indicates measurement intervals adopted in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals;
and sending second measurement information to the terminal, wherein the second measurement information indicates the mode of the terminal for measuring in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
The measurement interval indication information may be sent by the network side device or may be predefined in the protocol.
In some embodiments, the rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed includes at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
If the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the method further comprises:
receiving terminal capability reported by the terminal, wherein the terminal capability comprises at least one of the following:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
Whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, before the step of sending measurement interval information to the terminal, the method further includes:
and receiving the processing time of the interval between the adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.
The technical scheme of the present invention is further described below by taking an example that the measurement interval information includes first information, second information, third information, fourth information and fifth information.
In this embodiment, the terminal may receive first information sent by the network side device, where the first information informs the terminal of the RAT (RAT: radio Access Technology, radio access technology) measured in the measurement interval. The RAT includes at least one of: 2G,3G,4G (EUTRA), 5G (NR). Specifically, the first information may include at least one of: informing the terminal to perform 4G (EUTRA) measurement in the measurement interval i; the terminal is informed to make a 5G (NR) measurement within the measurement interval j.
The purpose or gain of notifying the terminal of the measured RAT in the measurement interval is that the network can implement the rapid measurement of the specific RAT by specifying that the measurement of the specific RAT is completed in a certain measurement interval, thereby satisfying the rapid addition of the auxiliary node or the auxiliary carrier or assisting the rapid handover. In addition, the design of the reference signals for measurement of different RATs is different (for example, the period, duration and the like of CRS (cell reference signal) of LTE and SSB of 5G are different), and the different RATs adopt dedicated or appointed measurement intervals, so that the resource waste can be avoided, and the system performance is improved.
Regarding auxiliary quick addition of auxiliary nodes or auxiliary carriers, for example, the terminal currently works in an LTE mode, and the frequency points to be detected of the terminal include LTE frequency points and NR frequency points. The network is expected to obtain measurements of the NR frequency points as soon as possible before the network enters EN-DC (EUTRA-NR Dual Connection) mode with the NR auxiliary node addition configuration terminal. If the network does not issue the first information, the network is completely handed over to the terminal to autonomously determine a plurality of LTE frequency points, how the NR frequency points are measured in a plurality of measurement intervals is likely to cause that the measurement of the NR frequency points and the LTE frequency points is required in each measurement interval, the measurement delay of the terminal is in direct proportion to the number of the frequency points measured in the measurement interval, and the scheme cannot realize the rapid measurement of the NR frequency points. And the network informs the terminal of only measuring 5G (NR) in the measurement interval i through the first information, so that the quick measurement and report of the NR frequency point can be realized, and the auxiliary network can quickly add the NR auxiliary node.
Regarding auxiliary fast switching, for example, the terminal works in EN-DC mode, and the frequency points to be detected of the terminal include LTE frequency points and NR frequency points. The anchor point due to mobility is at the primary node, i.e. LTE. The measurement of the NR frequency points is only to change the secondary node or the secondary carrier of the secondary node. Mobility is more sensitive to latency than it is. The network informs the terminal of only measuring 4G (EUTRA) in the measuring interval j through the first information, so that the rapid measurement and reporting of 4G (EUTRA) frequency points can be realized, and the rapid switching of the network is assisted.
As an implementation manner, the network side device may notify the terminal to perform measurement of 4G (EUTRA), 5G (NR) in a measurement interval i, and perform measurement of other RATs including 2G and 3G in a measurement interval j.
As an implementation manner, the network side device may notify the terminal to perform measurement of 4G (EUTRA) in a measurement interval i, and perform measurement of other RATs including 2G,3G,5G (NR) in a measurement interval j.
As an implementation manner, the network side device may notify the terminal to perform measurement of 4G (EUTRA) in a measurement interval i, perform measurement of 5G (NR) in a measurement interval j, and perform measurement of other RATs including 2G and 3G in a measurement interval k.
As an embodiment, the network-side device may notify the terminal to perform measurement of 4G (EUTRA), 5G (NR) in the measurement interval i.
As an embodiment, the network-side device may notify the terminal to perform measurement of 4G (EUTRA) in the measurement interval i.
As an embodiment, the network-side device may notify the terminal to make a 5G (NR) measurement within the measurement interval i.
As an implementation manner, the network side device may notify the terminal to perform measurement of 5G (NR) in a measurement interval i, and perform measurement of non-NR in a measurement interval j.
In another embodiment, the terminal obtains second information informing the terminal of the reference signal measured during the measurement interval. The reference signal includes at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS. Specifically, the second information includes at least one of: notifying the terminal to perform PRS measurement in the measurement interval i; notifying the terminal to perform SSB measurement in the measurement interval j; CSI-RS measurements are made within measurement interval k.
The purpose or gain of informing the terminal of the reference signal measured in the measurement interval is: gain one: the specific reference signal can be measured within a certain measurement interval, so that the specific reference signal can be measured quickly, and the quick measurement and reporting of different measurement purposes (such as RRM measurement, positioning and the like) can be realized. Gain II: the transmission period, duration, etc. of different kinds of reference signals (e.g., SSB, CSI-RS, PRS) are different. If the terminal autonomously determines the allocation of multiple measurement reference signals in multiple measurement intervals, it is likely that all kinds of reference signals need to be measured in each measurement interval, and the selection of measurement intervals is also conservative (e.g., a longer measurement interval length is used) in order to be suitable for multiple measurement reference signals. The reference signal measured by the terminal in a certain measurement interval is explicitly indicated, so that the measurement interval can be better matched with the reference signal (for example, the duration of the measurement interval i is more matched with the duration of a certain reference signal transmission, or the period of the measurement interval j is more matched with the period of a certain reference signal transmission), and the measurement interval is fully utilized, so that the resource waste is avoided.
As an implementation manner, the terminal may be notified to perform PRS measurement in a measurement interval i, and perform measurement of other reference signals in a measurement interval j, including SSB, CSI-RS.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to perform measurements of SSB in measurement interval i, and measurements of other RATs in measurement interval j include PRS, CSI-RS.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to perform measurements of CSI-RS in measurement interval i, and measurements of other RATs in measurement interval j include PRS, SSB.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be notified to perform PRS measurements in measurement interval i, SSB measurements in measurement interval j, and CSI-RS measurements in measurement interval k.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to make PRS measurements within a measurement interval i.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to take measurements of SSB within the measurement interval i.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to perform measurement of CSI-RS in the measurement interval i.
In another embodiment, the terminal obtains third information informing the terminal of the measurement purpose measured in the measurement interval. The measuring purpose includes at least one of the following: mobility measurements (either RRM measurements or L3 measurements, which may assist in handover, may be based on SSB and/or CSI-RS; measurement quantities include RSRP, RSRQ, SINR, corresponding to different reference signals including SS-RSRP, SS-RSRQ, SS-SINR, CSI-RSRP, CSI-RSRQ, CSI-SINR), beam management related measurements (alternatively L1 measurements, which may be based on SSB and/or CSI-RS, including L1-RSRP, L1-SINR), positioning measurements (including PRS based measurements, including angle measurements, time difference measurements, RSRP measurements), NTN related measurements (including related measurements for non-terrestrial networks). Specifically, the third information includes at least one of: informing the terminal to perform mobility measurement (RRM measurement) in the measurement interval i; notifying the terminal to perform beam management related measurement (L1 measurement) in the measurement interval j; performing a positioning related measurement within a measurement interval k; NTN-related measurements are made within measurement interval m.
The purpose or gain of the reference signal measured in the measurement interval is notified to the terminal, and similar to the gain of the second information, the measurement of the specific purpose can be finished in a certain measurement interval by specifying, so that the rapid measurement of the specific purpose can be realized, and the rapid measurement and reporting of different measurement purposes (such as RRM measurement, beam management, positioning, NTN and the like) can be realized.
As an implementation manner, the terminal may be notified to perform PRS measurement in a measurement interval i, and perform measurement of other reference signals in a measurement interval j, including SSB, CSI-RS.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to perform positioning measurements in measurement interval i, to perform measurements for other purposes in measurement interval j, including mobility measurements (RRM measurements, otherwise known as L3 measurements), and/or beam management related measurements (L1 measurements), and/or NTN related measurements.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to perform mobility measurements (RRM measurements, alternatively referred to as L3 measurements) during measurement interval i, to perform measurements for other purposes during measurement interval j, including positioning measurements, and/or beam management related measurements (L1 measurements), and/or NTN related measurements.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to perform beam management related measurements (L1 measurements) in measurement interval i, to perform measurements for other purposes in measurement interval j, including mobility measurements (RRM measurements, otherwise referred to as L3 measurements), and/or positioning measurements, and/or NTN related measurements.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to perform NTN-related measurements in measurement interval i, to perform measurements for other purposes in measurement interval j, including mobility measurements (RRM measurements, alternatively referred to as L3 measurements), and/or positioning measurements, and/or beam management-related measurements.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to perform positioning measurements within the measurement interval i.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to make mobility measurements (RRM measurements, alternatively referred to as L3 measurements) within the measurement interval i.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to perform beam management related measurements (L1 measurements) within the measurement interval i.
As an embodiment, the terminal may be informed to make NTN-related measurements within the measurement interval i.
The second information and the third information may be issued by the network side device, or may be predefined by a protocol.
In another embodiment, the terminal obtains fourth information, which may be issued by the network side device, and the fourth information informs the terminal of a frequency point (MO) measured in the measurement intervals (MG 1, MG2, and F1 SMTC). As shown in fig. 4. Specifically, the fourth information includes: the terminal is informed of at which measurement interval a certain frequency point (MO) is to be measured. The frequency bin or MO may be indicated by ARFCN (absolute radio channel number), including ARFCN-ValueEUTRA (E-ARFCN), ARFCN-ValueNR (N-ARFCN). The frequency points measured at the measurement intervals may be the same RAT or different RATs. Further, the NR frequency points also comprise SSB frequency points, CSI-RS frequency points and PRS frequency points. Alternatively, the fourth information may inform the terminal of the frequency point or MO at which the measurement is performed within the measurement interval i. The fourth information may be issued through RRC information, or may be issued through MeasConfig or issued through MeasGapConfig.
In another embodiment, the terminal obtains fifth information, where the fifth information may be issued by the network side device, or may be predefined in a protocol, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following:
when the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with a smaller period;
when the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with smaller MGL;
when the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with a larger period;
when the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in a measurement interval with a larger MGL;
when the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;
when the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in a measurement interval with less measurement opportunities.
The purpose or gain of informing the terminal of the frequency point (MO) measured in the measurement interval is that when there are a plurality of measurement intervals, there may be a certain frequency point that is measurable in all the plurality of measurement intervals, or there may be a certain frequency point that is measurable only in some measurement intervals. The network issues the fourth information to make sure the measurement behavior of the terminal and improve the measurement performance. In addition, for 5G, the transmission of the reference signals of different frequency points may also be different, for example, the period, the duration, etc., and if the same measurement interval is adopted for all frequency points, the resource waste may also be caused.
The first information, the second information, the third information, the fourth information and the fifth information may be issued through RRC information, or may be issued through MeasConfig or issued through MeasGapConfig.
The above mentioned measurement intervals comprise at least one of the following: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval (pre-configured measurement gap), a network controlled small measurement interval (NCSG: network controlled small gap).
Since the introduction of multiple measurement intervals increases throughput loss (dada loss), an overhead upper limit (or throughput loss upper limit) is introduced. The overhead upper limit (or throughput loss upper limit) includes: the maximum throughput rate allowed is lost when multiple measurement intervals are active/working. There may be various values for the overhead upper limit (or throughput loss upper limit).
The overhead upper limit (or throughput loss upper limit) may be issued by the network side device, may be reported by the terminal, or may be specified in the protocol in advance.
Further, whether the overhead limit (or throughput loss upper limit) is on or valued may be associated with a scenario. Specifically, when the terminal can bear a certain throughput rate loss or the network side device wants to finish measurement preferentially, the limitation of the overhead upper limit (or throughput rate loss upper limit) can be closed, or the overhead upper limit (or throughput rate loss upper limit) is opened, but the value is relatively loose, i.e. larger throughput rate loss can be allowed. When the network side device or terminal wants to protect the system throughput rate, the overhead upper limit (or throughput rate loss upper limit) is opened.
As shown in fig. 5, when there is an overlap between the measurement intervals (MG 1 and MG 2), in order to clarify the terminal measurement behavior, the network scheduling is assisted, and measurement of the clear overlap scenario is required.
Specifically, the terminal acquires sixth information, where the sixth information includes indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate which set of measurement intervals is used by the terminal in the overlapping multiple measurement intervals, and the indication may be performed by using a measurement interval identifier.
The sixth information may further include shared allocation information, which may be a percentage, and may have a plurality of values, the shared allocation information indicating how the overlapping measurement intervals are shared for use by the terminals, in particular, the shared allocation information being a first value indicating that the probability that the measurement interval i is taken is a first value and the probability that the measurement interval j is taken is (1-first value) for a period of time. As an example, if there is an overlap between the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j, and the shared allocation information is 70%, the probability that the measurement interval i is used is 70%, and the corresponding measurement delay of the frequency point (MO) measured by the measurement interval i needs to be prolonged by 1/0.7 times; the probability that the measurement interval j is used is 1-70% = 30%, and the corresponding measurement delay of the frequency point (MO) measured with the measurement interval j needs to be prolonged by 1/0.3 times.
The sixth information may further include priority information for indicating which set of measurement intervals the terminal is preferentially instructed to take among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal performing measurement with a measurement interval having a higher priority for the overlapping portion at the time of measurement, and the priority indication may be performed by the measurement interval identification.
The sixth information may further include predefined rules: comprising at least one of the following:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
Considering that the processing capability requirement of the terminal is high when the terminal performs measurement based on a plurality of measurement intervals, a certain processing time (i.e. a certain time interval is required to exist) may be required between any 2 adjacent measurement intervals. However, considering different terminal capabilities, different terminals have different processing time requirements between measurement intervals, and the terminal can report to the network side whether the processing time is needed or not, and if so, what the specific processing time is. The network performs configuration of a plurality of measurement intervals according to the terminal capability.
Since supporting multiple measurement intervals (concurrent measurement intervals) introduces a certain complexity to the terminal, terminal capabilities are introduced, related to the concurrent measurement intervals. Specifically, the method comprises at least one of the following steps:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether concurrent measurement intervals with respect to NR are supported;
whether to support concurrent measurement intervals with respect to non-NR;
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination types include any combination of any 2 of the following: per-UE gap, FR1 gap, FR2 gap;
whether to support the simultaneous configuration of the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap;
whether a terminal supporting the per-FR gap can configure the per-UE gap;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported. Regarding the number of supported concurrent measurement intervals, it may further include: the number of supported per-UE taps, the number of supported FR1 taps, and the number of supported FR2 taps.
The terminal can report the terminal capability to the network side equipment, so that the network side equipment can acquire the terminal capability, and the measurement interval is configured according to the terminal capability.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a measuring device which is applied to a terminal, as shown in fig. 6, and comprises a transceiver 11 and a processor 12,
the transceiver 11 is configured to obtain measurement interval information, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of the following:
A RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval information is issued by the network side device, and is included in any one of the following messages:
RRC、MeasConfig、MeasGapConfig。
in some embodiments, the reference signal and the measurement purpose are predefined for a protocol.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, measuring the frequency bin within the measurement interval includes at least one of:
When a frequency point i or a measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, wherein i is a positive integer;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with smaller measurement interval length MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with larger MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to obtain an upper throughput rate loss limit indicating a maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or operational, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the throughput loss upper limit is predefined for a network side device configuration or protocol.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to obtain at least one of:
measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval employed in a plurality of measurement intervals that overlap;
and second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed includes at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
If the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to report terminal capabilities to a network side device, where the terminal capabilities include at least one of:
Whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to report, to the network-side device, the processing time of the interval between adjacent measurement intervals.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a measuring device which is applied to network side equipment, as shown in fig. 6, and comprises a transceiver 11 and a processor 12,
the transceiver 11 is configured to send measurement interval information to a terminal, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to send an upper throughput rate loss limit to the terminal, the upper throughput rate loss limit indicating a maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or operational, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to perform at least one of:
transmitting measurement interval indication information to the terminal, wherein the measurement interval indication information indicates measurement intervals adopted in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals;
And sending second measurement information to the terminal, wherein the second measurement information indicates the mode of the terminal for measuring in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed includes at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to receive a terminal capability reported by the terminal, where the terminal capability includes at least one of:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
The supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to receive a processing time of an interval between adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a measuring device, as shown in fig. 7, comprising a memory 21, a processor 22 and a computer program stored on the memory 21 and capable of running on the processor 22; the processor 22 implements the measurement method described above when executing the program.
In some embodiments, the measuring device is applied to a terminal, and the processor 22 is configured to obtain measurement interval information, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of the following:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, measuring the frequency bin within the measurement interval includes at least one of:
when a frequency point i or a measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, wherein i is a positive integer;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with smaller measurement interval length MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with larger MGL;
When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to obtain an upper throughput rate loss limit indicating a maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or working, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the throughput loss upper limit is predefined for a network side device configuration or protocol.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to obtain at least one of:
measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval employed in a plurality of measurement intervals that overlap;
and second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed includes at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
When a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to report, to the network side device, terminal capabilities, where the terminal capabilities include at least one of:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to report, to the network side device, a processing time of an interval between adjacent measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement apparatus is applied to a network side device, and the processor 22 is configured to send measurement interval information to a terminal, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of the following:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.
In some embodiments, the measurement objective includes at least one of: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
In some embodiments, the frequency bin comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
In some embodiments, the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to send an upper throughput rate loss limit to the terminal, the upper throughput rate loss limit indicating a maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or active, N being a positive integer.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to perform at least one of:
transmitting measurement interval indication information to the terminal, wherein the measurement interval indication information indicates measurement intervals adopted in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals;
and sending second measurement information to the terminal, wherein the second measurement information indicates the mode of the terminal for measuring in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals.
In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
In some embodiments, the rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed includes at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
If the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to receive a terminal capability reported by the terminal, where the terminal capability includes at least one of:
Whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether or not concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;
whether a concurrent measurement interval of non-NR is supported;
whether or not the per-UE gap and the per-FR gap are simultaneously configured.
In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to receive a processing time of an interval between adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the measurement method as described above.
Computer readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of storage media for a computer include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static Random Access Memory (SRAM), dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), read Only Memory (ROM), electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices to be detected, or any other non-transmission medium which can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device to be detected. Computer-readable media, as defined herein, does not include transitory computer-readable media (transmission media), such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.
While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications and adaptations can be made without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such modifications and adaptations are intended to be comprehended within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A measurement method applied to a terminal, comprising:
acquiring measurement interval information, wherein the measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following:
a radio access technology, RAT, measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
2. The measurement method of claim 1, wherein the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G,3G,4G,5G.
3. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein the reference signal comprises at least one of: the synchronization signal block SSB, the channel state information-reference signal CSI-RS, the positioning reference signal PRS.
4. The measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that the measurement purpose comprises at least one of the following: mobility measurements, beam management measurements, positioning measurements, non-terrestrial network NTN measurements.
5. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein the frequency points include at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.
6. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
the measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
7. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein measuring frequency points within the measurement interval comprises at least one of:
when a frequency point i or a measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, wherein i is a positive integer;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with smaller measurement interval length MGL;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period;
when the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with larger MGL;
When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;
when the frequency point i or the measurement object MO i can be measured in at least 2 sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with less measurement opportunities.
8. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.
9. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the method further comprises:
an upper throughput rate loss limit is obtained that indicates the maximum throughput rate loss allowed when N measurement intervals are active or working, N being a positive integer.
10. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by further comprising: the terminal obtains at least one of the following information:
measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval employed in a plurality of measurement intervals that overlap;
And second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.
11. The measurement method according to claim 10, wherein the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
a rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
12. The measurement method of claim 10, wherein the rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed comprises at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
13. The measurement method according to claim 10, wherein the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
14. The measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that the method further comprises:
reporting terminal capability to network side equipment, wherein the terminal capability comprises at least one of the following:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether to support concurrent measurement intervals of new air interfaces NR;
whether to support concurrent measurement intervals of non-new air interface non-NR;
Whether per-UE gap per-terminal and per-FR gap per-frequency range simultaneous configuration is supported.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
the number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
16. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of acquiring measurement interval information, the method further comprises:
and reporting the processing time of the interval between the adjacent measurement intervals to network side equipment.
17. A method of measurement, performed by a network-side device, comprising:
transmitting measurement interval information to a terminal, wherein the measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following:
a radio access technology, RAT, measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
18. The measurement method of claim 17, wherein the frequency points measured within the measurement interval include at least one of:
The measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point i is a positive integer;
frequency point information measured in a measurement interval j, j being a positive integer.
19. The measurement method according to claim 17, characterized in that the method further comprises:
and sending an upper throughput rate loss limit to the terminal, wherein the upper throughput rate loss limit indicates the maximum allowable throughput rate loss when N measurement intervals are activated or operated, and N is a positive integer.
20. The measurement method according to claim 17, wherein the method further comprises at least one of:
transmitting measurement interval indication information to the terminal, wherein the measurement interval indication information indicates measurement intervals adopted in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals;
and sending second measurement information to the terminal, wherein the second measurement information indicates the mode of the terminal for measuring in a plurality of overlapped measurement intervals.
21. The measurement method of claim 20, wherein the measurement interval indication information comprises at least one of:
probability or proportion of the measurement interval being adopted among the overlapped plurality of measurement intervals;
priority of a measurement interval among the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;
A rule that a plurality of the measurement intervals are overlapped is adopted.
22. The measurement method of claim 21, wherein the rule that the overlapping plurality of the measurement intervals are employed comprises at least one of:
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is smaller than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;
if the duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is used.
23. The measurement method according to claim 21, wherein the second measurement information indicates any one of:
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a smaller period to measure;
when the plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with smaller measurement interval length MGL to measure;
When a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with a larger period to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals are overlapped, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with larger MGL to measure;
when a plurality of measurement intervals overlap, the terminal adopts the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to measure;
when there is an overlap between the plurality of measurement intervals, the terminal takes measurements with a measurement interval having less measurement opportunities.
24. The measurement method according to claim 17, characterized in that the method further comprises:
receiving terminal capability reported by the terminal, wherein the terminal capability comprises at least one of the following:
whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;
whether to support concurrent measurement intervals of new air interfaces NR;
whether to support concurrent measurement intervals of non-new air interface non-NR;
whether per-UE gap per-terminal and per-FR gap per-frequency range simultaneous configuration is supported.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:
the supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination type;
The number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.
26. The method of measuring according to claim 17, wherein before the step of transmitting measurement interval information to the terminal, the method further comprises:
and receiving the processing time of the interval between the adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.
27. A measuring device is characterized by being applied to a terminal and comprising a transceiver and a processor,
the transceiver is configured to obtain measurement interval information, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
28. A measuring device is characterized by being applied to network side equipment and comprising a transceiver and a processor,
the transceiver is configured to transmit measurement interval information to a terminal, where the measurement interval information includes at least one of:
a RAT measured within the measurement interval;
a reference signal measured within the measurement interval;
a measurement object measured within the measurement interval;
frequency points measured within the measurement interval.
29. A measurement device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor; the measurement method according to any one of claims 1-26, characterized in that the processor, when executing the program, implements the measurement method.
30. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, characterized in that the program, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps in the measuring method according to any one of claims 1-26.
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