CN116491154A

CN116491154A - Method, apparatus and readable storage medium for transmitting measurement configuration information

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Publication number: CN116491154A
Application number: CN202380008446.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陶旭华
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-28
Filing date: 2023-02-28
Publication date: 2023-07-25

Abstract

The present disclosure provides methods, apparatus, and readable storage media for transmitting measurement configuration information. The method comprises the following steps: and sending measurement configuration information to the user equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating the network type of the object to be measured, and the network type comprises a ground network TN and a non-ground network NTN. In the method disclosed by the disclosure, the network equipment transmits measurement configuration information to the user equipment so as to indicate the network type of the object to be measured. So that the user equipment can perform adaptive measurement processing according to the network type when performing measurement according to the measurement configuration information.

Description

Method, apparatus and readable storage medium for transmitting measurement configuration information

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for transmitting measurement configuration information, and a readable storage medium.

Background

To achieve global communication coverage for fifth generation (5th generation,5G) communication networks, the third generation partnership project (3rd generation partnership project,3GPP) has studied adapting New air interface (NR) protocols into Non-terrestrial networks (Non-Terrestrial Networks, NTN). NTN communications include satellite communications, air To Ground (ATG) communications, and the like.

Compared to terrestrial network (Terrestrial Networks, TN) communications, NTN communications have different channel characteristics, such as large transmission delays, large doppler (doppler) frequency offsets, etc. In some scenarios, a User Equipment (UE) may need to switch between NTN and TN networks.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for transmitting measurement configuration information.

In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of transmitting measurement configuration information, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

and sending measurement configuration information to the user equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating the network type of the object to be measured, and the network type comprises a ground network TN and a non-ground network NTN.

In some possible implementations, the sending measurement configuration information to the user equipment includes:

and sending Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to the user equipment, wherein the RRC signaling comprises the measurement configuration information.

and sending system information to the user equipment, wherein the system information comprises the measurement configuration information.

In some possible embodiments, the object to be measured is a carrier to be measured.

In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of:

TN type carrier list to be tested;

the NTN type of carrier under test list.

In some possible embodiments, the object to be measured is a cell to be measured.

TN type cell list to be measured;

NTN type list of cells to be measured.

measuring an expansion factor of the interval;

a measurement period of the measurement interval;

measuring a measurement duration of the measurement interval;

the expansion factor is used for expanding the measurement period to obtain an expanded first measurement period and/or second measurement period.

In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of receiving measurement configuration information, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising:

receiving measurement configuration information sent by network equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating network types of an object to be measured, and the network types comprise a ground network TN and a non-ground network NTN;

And measuring the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information.

In some possible embodiments, the measuring the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information includes:

determining an expanded first measurement period and/or second measurement period according to the measurement configuration information and the expansion factor;

the method comprises the steps of measuring an object to be measured of an NTN type according to a first measuring period and/or measuring an object to be measured of a TN type according to a second measuring period.

In some possible implementations, the spreading factor is defined by a protocol, or the spreading factor is predefined for the user equipment.

In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information includes the spreading factor.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement configuration information sent by the receiving network device includes one of the following:

receiving an RRC signaling sent by the network equipment, wherein the RRC signaling comprises the measurement configuration information;

and receiving system information sent by the network equipment, wherein the system information comprises the measurement configuration information.

In some possible embodiments, the object to be measured is one of the following:

A carrier wave to be measured;

and the cell to be measured.

a measurement period of the measurement interval;

the measurement duration of the measurement interval.

In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of transmitting measurement configuration information, wherein the method comprises:

the network equipment sends measurement configuration information to the user equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating network types of an object to be measured, and the network types comprise a ground network TN and a non-ground network NTN;

the user equipment receives the measurement configuration information;

and the user equipment measures the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information.

In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides an apparatus for transmitting measurement configuration information, the apparatus being operable to perform the steps performed by a network device in any one of the above-described first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the first aspect. The network device may implement the functions of the methods described above in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or both.

When the apparatus of the third aspect is implemented by a software module, the apparatus may comprise a transceiver module, wherein the transceiver module may be adapted to support communication by the communication apparatus.

In performing the steps of the second aspect, the transceiver module is configured to send measurement configuration information to the user equipment, the measurement configuration information being used to indicate network types of the object to be measured, the network types including a terrestrial network TN and a non-terrestrial network NTN.

In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides an apparatus for receiving measurement configuration information, the apparatus being operable to perform the steps performed by the user equipment in any one of the possible designs of the second aspect or the second aspect described above. The user equipment may implement the functions in the methods described above in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or both.

When the apparatus according to the fourth aspect is implemented by a software module, the apparatus may include a transceiver module and a processing module coupled to each other, where the transceiver module may be used to support communication by the communication apparatus, and the processing module may be used by the communication apparatus to perform processing operations, such as generating information/messages to be transmitted, or processing received signals to obtain the information/messages.

In performing the steps described in the second aspect, the transceiver module is configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by the network device, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a network type of an object to be measured, and the network type includes a terrestrial network TN and a non-terrestrial network NTN;

The processing module is configured to measure the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information.

In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device comprising a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing a computer program; the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the first aspect.

In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a user equipment, comprising a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing a computer program; the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the second aspect or any one of the possible designs of the second aspect.

In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions (or computer programs, programs) which when invoked for execution on a computer, cause the computer to perform any one of the possible designs of the first aspect or the first aspect, or perform any one of the possible designs of the second aspect or the second aspect.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of embodiments of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the embodiments of the disclosure and not to limit the embodiments of the disclosure unduly. In the drawings:

the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of transmitting measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of transmitting measurement configuration information, according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of receiving measurement configuration information, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating another method of receiving measurement configuration information, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a measurement scenario illustrated according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for transmitting measurement configuration information in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a network device shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an apparatus for receiving measurement configuration information, according to an example embodiment;

fig. 10 is a block diagram of a user device, according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be further described with reference to the drawings and detailed description.

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

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

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

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the like or similar elements throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and intended for the purpose of explaining the present disclosure and are not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1, a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to a wireless communication system 100, which may include a network device 101 and a user device 102. Wherein the user equipment 102 is configured to support carrier aggregation and is connectable to a plurality of carrier units of the network equipment 101, including one primary carrier unit and one or more secondary carrier units.

The network device 101 may include an access network device, a ground station, a earth station, or a gateway station (gateway) in a terrestrial network (Terrestrial Networks, TN), or a satellite access point (Satellite Access Network, SAN) in a Non-terrestrial network (Non-Terrestrial Networks, NTN).

The access network device refers to a device that provides a network access function, such as a radio access network (radio access network, RAN) base station, etc. The network device 101 may specifically include a Base Station (BS), or include a base station, a radio resource management device for controlling the base station, and the like. The network device 101 may also include a relay station (relay device), an access point, a base station in a future 5G network, a base station in a future evolved PLMN network, or an NR base station, etc. The network device 101 may be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device. The network device 101 may also be a communication chip with a communication module.

It should be appreciated that the above wireless communication system 100 is applicable to both low frequency and high frequency scenarios. Application scenarios of the wireless communication system 100 include, but are not limited to, long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (frequency division duplex, FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (time division duplex, TDD) systems, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (worldwide interoperability for micro wave access, wiMAX) communication systems, cloud radio access network (cloud radio access network, CRAN) systems, future fifth Generation (5 th-Generation, 5G) systems, new Radio (NR) communication systems, or future evolved public land mobile network (public land mobile network, PLMN) systems, and the like.

The user equipment 102 shown above may be a terminal (terminal), an access terminal, a terminal unit, a terminal station, a Mobile Station (MS), a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile terminal (mobile terminal), a wireless communication device, a terminal agent, a terminal device, or the like. The user device 102 may be provided with wireless transceiver functionality that is capable of communicating (e.g., wirelessly communicating) with one or more network devices of one or more communication systems and receiving network services provided by the network devices, including but not limited to the network device 101 shown.

The User Equipment (UE) 101 may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (session initiation protocol, SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (wireless local loop, WLL) station, a personal digital assistant personal digital assistant, a PDA) device, a handheld device with wireless communication functionality, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a car-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a future 5G network or a terminal device in a future evolved PLMN network, etc.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information. Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a method for transmitting measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 2, the method includes steps S201 to S203, specifically:

In step S201, the network device 101 sends measurement configuration information to the user device 102, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a network type of the object to be measured, and the network type includes a terrestrial network TN and a non-terrestrial network NTN.

In some possible implementations, the network device 101 is the network device 101 corresponding to the serving cell to which the user device 102 is currently accessing. Wherein the network device 101 may be a TN network device, such as a ground base station; the network device 101 may also be an NTN network device, such as a satellite.

In some possible embodiments, the object to be measured may be used to indicate a neighbor cell to be measured, where the neighbor cell to be measured may be a cell under a TN network or a cell under an NTN network.

In step S202, the user equipment 102 receives the measurement configuration information.

In step S203, the user equipment 102 measures the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information.

In some possible implementations, the user equipment 102 may measure an object to be measured, such as performing radio resource management (Radio Resource Management, RRM) measurements on the object to be measured.

In some possible implementations, the measurement procedure of the user equipment 102 to the object to be measured includes, for example: and receiving a Reference Signal (RS) sent by the corresponding network equipment of the object to be measured, and measuring parameters such as Reference Signal received power (Reference Signal Received Power, RSRP) or Reference Signal received quality (Reference Signal Received Quality, RSRQ) of the Reference Signal. After the measurement is completed, the user equipment 102 may report a measurement report including the measurement result such as RSRP or RSRQ of the object to be measured to the network equipment 101. The channel quality of the object to be measured can be obtained according to the measurement results such as RSRP or RSRQ, so that the object to be measured with good channel quality can be selected to be switched to.

The reference signal may be a synchronization signal block (Synchronization Signal Block, SSB) or a Channel-State-Information Reference Signal, CSI-RS, or the like.

In some possible embodiments, the ue 102 may report a measurement report to the network device 101 after completing the measurement, and switch from the serving cell to the target neighbor cell according to the instruction of the network device 101. Or, after the measurement is completed, the ue 102 makes a decision according to the conditional event configured by the network device 101, and when the conditional event is satisfied, the ue is switched from the serving cell to the target neighbor cell. It can be understood that the target neighbor cell is used to refer to a cell in the object to be measured that satisfies the handover condition, for example, the target neighbor cell is a cell with the best channel quality in the object to be measured. The larger the measurement result such as RSRP or RSRQ, the better the channel quality of the object to be measured corresponding to the measurement result.

In some possible embodiments, when the network types of the objects to be measured are different, the ue 102 may focus on the measurement of the cell under the TN network, or preferentially measure the cell under the TN network, or preferentially switch to the cell under the TN network.

Accordingly, the network device 101 indicates the network type of the object to be measured in the measurement configuration information, which is advantageous for enhancing mobility management performance and for optimizing the measurement behavior of the user device 102.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 101 issues measurement configuration information to the user device 102 to indicate the network type of the object to be measured. So that the ue 102 can perform adaptive measurement processing according to the measurement configuration information, for example, preferentially measure or switch to a cell under the TN network, and reduce measurement of some or all cells under the TNT network, so as to improve measurement efficiency. On this basis, interruption of the user equipment 102 and the serving cell can be reduced, and communication quality is ensured.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of transmitting measurement configuration information is provided, which is performed by the network device 101. Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a method of transmitting measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 3, the method includes step S301, in particular:

in step S301, the network device 101 sends measurement configuration information to the user device 102, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a network type of the object to be measured, and the network type includes a terrestrial network TN and a non-terrestrial network NTN.

In some possible implementations, the network device 101 indicates the object to be measured at different granularities.

For example, the carrier is used as granularity to indicate the object to be measured, and if the object to be measured is the carrier to be measured.

For another example, the object to be measured is indicated with the cell as granularity, and if the object to be measured is the cell to be measured.

In some possible embodiments, the Measurement configuration information may include relevant configurations involved in the Measurement procedure by the user equipment 102, such as an object to be measured, a network type of the object to be measured, or a Measurement Gap (MG), etc.

a spreading factor (Measurement Gap Scaling Factor) of the measurement interval;

a measurement period (Measurement Gap Repetition Periodicity, MGRP) of the measurement interval;

a measurement duration (Measurement Gap Length, MGL) of the measurement interval;

wherein the expansion factor is used for expanding the measurement period MGRP to obtain an expanded first measurement period and/or second measurement period.

In an example, the first measurement period may be a multiple of the spreading factor of the measurement period, i.e. the first measurement period T1 satisfies: t1=sf×t, where SF represents a spreading factor, and T represents a measurement period MGRP configured by measurement configuration information.

In this example, the first measurement period may be used for measurement of an object to be measured of the NTN type.

In another example, the second measurement period T2 may satisfy:where SF represents a spreading factor, and T represents a measurement period MGRP configured by measurement configuration information.

In this example, the second measurement period may be used for measurement of an object to be measured of the TN type.

It can be appreciated that the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure may refer to fig. 6 described below and a description of an implementation manner in which the user equipment 102 performs measurement, which are not fully described herein.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 101 issues measurement configuration information to the user device 102 to indicate the network type of the object to be measured. So that the user equipment 102 can perform an adapted measurement process in connection with the network type when performing measurements according to the measurement configuration information.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of transmitting measurement configuration information is provided, which is performed by the network device 101. The method comprises a step S301', specifically:

In step S301', the network device 101 sends radio resource control (Radio Resource Control, RRC) signaling to the user equipment 102, the RRC signaling including measurement configuration information.

In some possible embodiments, the RRC signaling may include an information field corresponding to the measurement configuration information, where the information field may occupy a number of bits, and the parameter item in the corresponding measurement configuration information is indicated by using no bits.

In an example, the RRC signaling may employ an IE MeasConfig message.

In another example, the RRC signaling may employ an IE MeasObjectNR or MeasObjectEUTRA message.

In some possible implementations, the user equipment 102 may be in an RRC Connected state (RRC-Connected).

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 101 may issue measurement configuration information in different manners according to different states of the user device 102. In this embodiment, the network device 101 may send measurement configuration information to the ue 102 in the RRC connected state by sending an RRC message, so that the ue 102 in the RRC connected state may obtain the measurement configuration information according to the measurement configuration information by receiving the RRC message, and perform measurement adapted to the network type, so as to improve measurement efficiency.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of transmitting measurement configuration information is provided, which is performed by the network device 101. The method comprises a step S301', in particular:

in step S301", the network device 101 transmits system information (System Information, SI) to the user device 102, the system information including measurement configuration information.

In some possible implementations, the system information includes a system information block 1 (System Information Block, SIB 1), and the scheduling information of other SIs, such as scheduling information including at least one of SIB3, SIB4, and SIB5, is included in SIB 1.

In some possible implementations, the user equipment 102 may be in an RRC Idle state (RRC-Idle).

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 101 may issue measurement configuration information in different manners according to different states of the user device 102. In this embodiment, the network device 101 may send measurement configuration information to the ue 102 in the RRC idle state by sending system information, so that the ue 102 in the RRC idle state may obtain the measurement configuration information by receiving the system information, and perform measurement adapted to the network type, so as to improve measurement efficiency.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of transmitting measurement configuration information is provided, which is performed by the network device 101. The method comprises the step S301, specifically:

Wherein the object to be measured is a carrier to be measured.

In some possible implementations, the network device 101 may also send the measurement configuration information by sending RRC signaling. For example, the measurement configuration information related to the carrier to be measured is sent by sending an IE MeasConfig message. In this embodiment, the method is applicable to the ue 102 in RRC connected state.

In some possible implementations, the network device 101 may send the measurement configuration information by sending system information. In this embodiment, the method is applicable to the ue 102 in RRC idle state.

In some possible embodiments, the system information for transmitting the measurement configuration information is one of:

system information block SIB4;

SIB5。

in an example, inter-frequency (inter band) neighbor reselection related information may be included in SIB 4.

In another example, information related to a foreign system neighbor reselection may be included in SIB 5. It will be appreciated that the serving cell to which the user equipment 102 is currently accessing is for example an NR cell, and that the inter-system neighbor cell may be an evolved terrestrial radio access network (Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network, E-UTRA), i.e. an LTE cell.

TN type carrier list to be tested;

the NTN type of carrier under test list.

In an example, when the measurement configuration information is transmitted through the system information, a TN or NTN type carrier list to be measured may be transmitted through the system information.

For example, a TN type carrier under test list (TNfrequencyBandList) may include: NR carrier list (multifrequencybandlist NR), and/or E-UTRA carrier list (EUTRA-MultiBandInfoList).

For another example, the NTN type carrier list under test (NTNfrequencyBandList) may include an NR carrier list (multifrequencybandlist NR).

In another example, when the measurement configuration information is transmitted through RRC signaling, a list of carriers to be measured of a TN type or an NTN type may be represented by a list of measurement objects (Measurement Object, MO) in the measurement configuration information.

For example, a TN type carrier under test list (TNMeasObjectList) includes: a measurement object of NR (measObjectNR), and/or a measurement object of E-UTRA (measObjectEUTRA).

For another example, the NTN type carrier under test list (NTNMeasObjectList) includes: NR measurement object (measObjectNR).

In some possible embodiments, any carrier under test may correspond to a plurality of cells, and thus the measurement of the carrier under test includes the measurement of the plurality of cells. For example, if 4 cells cell1 to cell4 are operating on the carrier to be measured CC1, the measurement of the carrier to be measured CC1 includes: measurement of cell 1-cell 4 by the user equipment 102.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 101 configures the network type of the object to be measured with the carrier as granularity, and configures the user device 102 with a list of carriers to be measured of the required network type, so that the user device 102 can measure the carriers to be measured according to the configuration of the network device 101. When the ue 102 performs measurement with the carrier as granularity, the measurement of the ue 102 to the carrier to be measured includes measurement of all cells corresponding to the carrier to be measured, which has higher measurement efficiency.

Wherein the object to be measured is a cell to be measured.

In some possible implementations, the network device 101 may also send the measurement configuration information by sending RRC signaling. For example, the measurement configuration information related to the cell under test is transmitted by transmitting the IE MeasObjectNR or MeasObjectEUTRA. In this embodiment, the method is applicable to the ue 102 in RRC connected state.

SIB3；

SIB4；

SIB5。

in an example, information related to co-channel neighbor reselection may be included in SIB 3. Information related to inter-frequency neighbor reselection may be included in SIB 4. Information related to inter-system neighbor reselection may be included in SIB 5.

TN type cell list to be measured;

NTN type list of cells to be measured.

In an example, when the measurement configuration information is transmitted through the system information, a TN or NTN type cell list to be measured may be transmitted through the system information.

For example, the TN type cell list under test may include: NR cell list (NR-TNCellList), and/or E-UTRA cell list (EUTRA-TNCellList). Wherein the NR cell list comprises: at least one of an intra-frequency cell list (intra freqneighbor celllist) and an inter-frequency cell list (inter freqcarrier freqlist). The E-UTRA cell list includes: at least one of an intra-frequency cell list (intra freqneighbor celllist) and an inter-frequency cell list (inter freqcarrier freqlist).

For another example, the NTN type cell list to be measured may include: NR cell list (NR-NTNCellList). Wherein the NR cell list comprises: at least one of an intra-frequency cell list (intra freqneighbor celllist) and an inter-frequency cell list (inter freqcarrier freqlist).

It will be appreciated that, in connection with the description of the foregoing embodiments, the on-channel cell list may be carried by SIB3, the inter-channel cell list may be carried by SIB4, and the off-system neighbor cell list may be carried by SIB 5.

In another example, when the measurement configuration information is transmitted through RRC signaling, the list of cells to be measured of the TN type or the NTN type may be represented by an identification list of cells, and the identification of cells may refer to a cell index (index) or a physical cell identification (Physical Cell Identifier, PCI).

For example, the TN type cell list under test may include: NR cell list (NR-TNCellList), and/or E-UTRA cell list (EUTRA-TNCellList). Wherein the NR cell List may be a TN cell PCI List (PCI-List). The E-UTRA cell list may be EUTRA-CellIndexList.

For another example, the NTN type cell list to be measured may include: NR cell list (NR-NTNCellList). Wherein the NR cell List may be an NTN cell PCI List (PCI-List).

It will be appreciated that in the manner in which the object to be measured is a cell to be measured, the ue 102 may measure only one cell to be measured at a time.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 101 configures the network type of the object to be measured with the cell as granularity, and configures the user device 102 with a list of cells to be measured of the required network type, so that the user device 102 can measure the cells to be measured according to the configuration of the network device 101. In this manner, the ue 102 only measures the cell to be measured configured by the network device 101, the measurement range is more accurate, and when the ue 102 measures with the cell as granularity, the measurement delay required by the ue 102 to measure an object to be measured is smaller.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of receiving measurement configuration information is provided, which is performed by a user equipment 102. Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a method for receiving measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 4, the method includes steps S401 to S402, specifically:

In step S401, the user equipment 102 receives measurement configuration information sent by the network equipment 101, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a network type of an object to be measured, and the network type includes a terrestrial network TN and a non-terrestrial network NTN.

In some possible embodiments, the network device 101 is a network device 101 corresponding to a serving cell to which the user equipment 102 is currently connected. The network device 101 may be a TN network device or an NTN network device.

a measurement period MGRP of the measurement interval;

the measurement duration MGL of the measurement interval.

In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information further includes a spreading factor, which may be seen from the description of the embodiments below.

In step S402, the user equipment 102 measures the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information.

In some possible implementations, the network device 101 may indicate the object to be measured at different granularity.

a carrier wave to be measured;

and the cell to be measured.

In an example, in a scenario where the object to be measured is a carrier to be measured, for any carrier to be measured, the measurement of the carrier to be measured by the ue 102 includes measurement of all cells corresponding to the carrier. For example, if 4 cells cell1 to cell4 are operating on the carrier to be measured CC1, the measurement of the carrier to be measured CC1 includes: measurement of cell 1-cell 4 by the user equipment 102.

In another example, in a scenario where the object to be measured is a cell to be measured, the measurement of the user equipment 102 only includes the measurement of the cell to be measured for any cell to be measured.

In some possible implementations, the process of measuring the object to be measured by the user equipment 102 includes, for example: and receiving a reference signal sent by the network equipment corresponding to the object to be measured, and measuring parameters such as RSRP or RSRQ of the reference signal. Wherein, the reference signal can be SSB or CSI-RS, etc.

In some possible embodiments, the ue 102 may report a measurement report including the measurement result such as RSRP or RSRQ of the object to be measured to the network device 101 after the measurement is completed. The channel quality of the object to be measured can be obtained according to the measurement results such as RSRP or RSRQ, so that the object to be measured with good channel quality can be selected to be switched to.

In an example, the object to be measured includes a carrier to be measured CC1, and 4 cells cell 1-cell 4 operate on the carrier to be measured CC 1. The ue 102 measuring the carrier under test includes: measuring the reference signal of cell1 to obtain the RSRP corresponding to cell1, measuring the reference signal of cell2 to obtain the RSRP corresponding to cell2, measuring the reference signal of cell3 to obtain the RSRP corresponding to cell3, and measuring the reference signal of cell4 to obtain the RSRP corresponding to cell 4. After the measurement is completed, a measurement report corresponding to the carrier to be measured may be reported to the network device 101.

In another example, the object to be measured includes cell0 to be measured. The ue 102 measures the reference signal of the cell0 to obtain a corresponding RSRP, and after the measurement is completed, reports a measurement report corresponding to the cell to be measured to the network device 101.

In some possible implementations, the user equipment 102 performs the cell handover according to the instructions of the network equipment 101. Or makes a decision according to the conditional event configured by the network device 101 in the measurement configuration information, and performs cell handover when the conditional event is satisfied. The cell switching is to switch from the service cell to a target neighbor cell in the object to be measured. It can be understood that the target neighbor cell is used to refer to a cell in the object to be measured that satisfies the handover condition, for example, the target neighbor cell is a cell with the best channel quality in the object to be measured. The larger the measurement result such as RSRP or RSRQ, the better the channel quality of the object to be measured corresponding to the measurement result.

In an example, when the serving cell is a TN cell and the target neighbor cell is an NTN cell, the handover scenario of the user equipment 102 is to be handed over from the TN network to the NTN network. Or when the serving cell is an NTN cell and the target neighbor cell is a TN cell, the switching scenario of the user equipment 102 is to switch from the NTN network to the TN network.

In another example, the handover scenario of the user equipment 102 is a handover under a TN network when both the serving cell and the target neighbor cell are TN cells. Or when the serving cell and the target neighbor cell are both NTN cells, the handover scenario of the user equipment 102 is handover under the NTN network.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment 102 receives measurement configuration information issued by the network equipment 101 to obtain the network type of the object to be measured. Therefore, when the ue 102 performs measurement according to the measurement configuration information, it may perform adaptive measurement processing in combination with the network type, for example, preferentially measure or switch to a cell under the TN network, so as to reduce measurement of some or all cells under the TNT network, thereby improving measurement efficiency. On this basis, interruption of the user equipment 102 and the serving cell can be reduced, and communication quality is ensured.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of receiving measurement configuration information is provided, which is performed by a user equipment 102. Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a method for receiving measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 5, the method includes steps S501 to S503, specifically:

in step S501, the user equipment 102 receives measurement configuration information sent by the network equipment 101, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a network type of an object to be measured, and the network type includes a terrestrial network TN and a non-terrestrial network NTN.

The embodiment of step S501 may be referred to the description of the embodiment of step S401, which is not repeated herein.

In step S502, the ue 102 determines the extended first measurement period and/or the second measurement period according to the measurement configuration information and the extension factor.

a measurement period MGRP of the measurement interval;

the measurement duration MGL of the measurement interval.

The expansion factor is used for expanding the measurement period MGRP to obtain an expanded first measurement period and/or second measurement period.

In some possible implementations, the spreading factor is defined by a protocol, or the spreading factor is predefined for the user equipment. The predefined user equipment refers to, for example, a spreading factor pre-stored in a factory process.

In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information includes a spreading factor.

In some possible embodiments, the spreading factor may be 0, and the first measurement period is 0, i.e. the user equipment 102 may not measure the object to be measured of NTN type.

In step S503, the user equipment 102 measures the object to be measured of the NTN type according to the first measurement period, and/or measures the object to be measured of the TN type according to the second measurement period.

In some possible implementations, when the first measurement period is determined by the spreading factor, the user equipment 102 measures the object to be measured of the NTN type according to the first measurement period.

In some possible implementations, when the second measurement period is determined by the expansion factor, the user equipment 102 measures the object to be measured of the TN type according to the second measurement period.

In some possible embodiments, when determining the first measurement period and the second measurement period by the spreading factor, the user equipment 102 measures the object to be measured of the NTN type according to the first measurement period and the object to be measured of the TN type according to the second measurement period.

In some possible embodiments, the object to be measured may refer to a carrier to be measured or a cell to be measured.

In some possible implementations, the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a scenario in which an object to be measured is a carrier to be measured, or to a scenario in which multiple objects to be measured share the same measurement configuration information, that is, a scenario in which there is a conflict in time domain positions of measurement intervals of different objects to be measured.

Wherein, the time domain position of the measurement interval has conflict, for example, the following steps are: the start offset (offset) of the measurement interval, the measurement period MGL, and the measurement period MGRP are the same.

In some possible implementations, the user equipment 102 performs the measurements in accordance with the extended measurement period.

To facilitate an understanding of the disclosed embodiments, the following description is provided in connection with the example of fig. 6.

Referring to fig. 6, measurement configuration information issued by the network device 101 includes: the initial bias of the measurement interval is T0, the measurement duration of the measurement interval is L, and the measurement period of the measurement interval is T. The extension factor is indicated as 4 in the protocol definition or measurement configuration information.

The ue 102 determines a first measurement period t1=4t and a second measurement period according to the measurement configuration information and the spreading factor

Then in this example, the user equipment 102 performs 1 time of measurement of the object to be measured of the NTN type, and performs 3 times of measurement of the object to be measured of the TN type within an extended period of 4T. It will be appreciated that the user equipment 102 may measure the NTN type object to be measured again after 4T.

For example, the user equipment 102 measures 1 time of an object to be measured of the NTN type in the first measurement period, i.e., from t0, and performs measurement of the object to be measured of the TN type in the second, third, and fourth measurement periods. It will be appreciated that this sequence is only illustrative, e.g. the user equipment 102 may also measure TN type objects to be measured starting from t 0.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment 102 extends the measurement period configured by the network equipment 101 according to the extension factor, so that the objects to be measured having time domain conflicts can be measured at different measurement intervals, so as to effectively complete the measurement of different objects to be measured.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of receiving measurement configuration information is provided, which is performed by a user equipment 102. The method comprises the steps of S401' to S402, and specifically:

in step S401', the ue 102 receives RRC signaling sent by the network device 101, where the RRC signaling includes measurement configuration information.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the ue 102 may be in an RRC connected state.

In some possible embodiments, the object to be measured configured by the measurement configuration information may be a carrier to be measured.

In an example, the RRC signaling may employ an IE MeasConfig message.

In some possible embodiments, when the object to be measured is a carrier to be measured, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following:

TN type carrier list to be tested;

the NTN type of carrier under test list.

In some possible embodiments, when the object to be measured is a carrier to be measured, the system information for transmitting measurement configuration information is one of the following:

SIB4；

SIB5。

it can be appreciated that, in the case where the object to be measured is the carrier to be measured, reference may be made to the description of the foregoing embodiment, which is not repeated herein.

In some possible implementations, the object to be measured may be a cell to be measured.

In some possible embodiments, when the object to be measured is a cell to be measured, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of:

TN type cell list to be measured;

NTN type list of cells to be measured.

In some possible embodiments, when the object to be measured is a cell to be measured, the system information for transmitting measurement configuration information is one of the following:

SIB3；

SIB4；

SIB5。

it can be appreciated that, in the case where the object to be measured is a cell to be measured, reference may be made to the description of the foregoing embodiments, which is not repeated herein.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the states of the ue 102 are different, the manner in which the network device 101 issues the measurement configuration information may be different, and the ue 102 listens for the corresponding message according to its own state to obtain the measurement configuration information. In this embodiment, the ue 102 in RRC connected state may receive measurement configuration information sent by the network device 101 through RRC message, and perform measurement adapted to the network type according to the measurement configuration information, so as to improve measurement efficiency.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of receiving measurement configuration information is provided, which is performed by a user equipment 102. The method comprises the steps S401' to S402, and specifically:

in step S401", the user equipment 102 receives the system information transmitted by the network equipment 101, the system information including measurement configuration information.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the ue 102 may be in an RRC idle state.

In some possible embodiments, when the object to be measured is a carrier to be measured, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: a TN type carrier list to be tested and an NTN type carrier list to be tested.

In some possible embodiments, when the object to be measured is a carrier to be measured, the system information for transmitting the measurement configuration information is SIB4 or SIB5.

In some possible embodiments, when the object to be measured is a cell to be measured, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of: a TN type cell list to be measured and an NTN type cell list to be measured.

In some possible embodiments, when the object to be measured is a cell to be measured, the system information for transmitting measurement configuration information is one of the following: SIB3, SIB4, SIB5.

In step S402, the user equipment 102 performs measurement of the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the states of the user equipment 102 are different, the manner in which the network equipment 101 issues measurement configuration information may be different. In this embodiment, the ue 102 in the RRC idle state may receive measurement configuration information sent by the network device 101 through a system message, and perform measurement adapted to a network type according to the measurement configuration information, so as to improve measurement efficiency.

Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, the present disclosure also provides an apparatus for transmitting measurement configuration information, which may have the function of the network device 101 in the above method embodiments and may be used to perform the steps performed by the network device 101 provided by the above method embodiments. The functions may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by software or hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the functions described above.

In one possible implementation, the apparatus 700 shown in fig. 7 may be used as the network device 101 according to the above method embodiment, and perform the steps performed by the network device 101 in the above method embodiment. As shown in fig. 7, the apparatus 1500 may include a transceiver module 701, wherein the transceiver module 701 may be used to support communication by a communication device.

In performing the steps performed by the network device 101, the transceiver module 701 is configured to send measurement configuration information to the user device, the measurement configuration information being used to indicate network types of the object to be measured, the network types including a terrestrial network TN and a non-terrestrial network NTN.

When the communication apparatus is the network device 101, its structure may also be as shown in fig. 8. The structure of the communication apparatus is described with reference to a base station. As shown in fig. 8, the apparatus 800 includes a memory 801, a processor 802, a transceiver component 803, and a power supply component 806. The memory 801 is coupled to the processor 802 and can be used to store programs and data necessary for the communication device 800 to perform various functions. The processor 802 is configured to support the communication device 800 to perform the corresponding functions of the above-described method, which functions may be implemented by calling a program stored in the memory 801. The transceiver component 803 may be a wireless transceiver that can be utilized to support the communication device 800 in receiving signaling and/or data over a wireless air interface and transmitting signaling and/or data. The transceiver component 803 may also be referred to as a transceiver unit or a communication unit, and the transceiver component 803 may include a radio frequency component 804 and one or more antennas 805, where the radio frequency component 804 may be a remote radio frequency unit (remote radio unit, RRU), and may be specifically used for transmitting radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals to baseband signals, and the one or more antennas 805 may be specifically used for radiating and receiving radio frequency signals.

When the communication device 800 needs to transmit data, the processor 802 may perform baseband processing on the data to be transmitted, and then output a baseband signal to the radio frequency unit, where the radio frequency unit performs radio frequency processing on the baseband signal and then transmits the radio frequency signal in the form of electromagnetic wave through the antenna. When data is transmitted to the communication device 800, the radio frequency unit receives a radio frequency signal through the antenna, converts the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 802, and the processor 802 converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.

Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, the present disclosure also provides an apparatus for receiving measurement configuration information, which may have the functions of the user equipment 102 in the above method embodiments and may be used to perform the steps performed by the user equipment 102 provided in the above method embodiments. The functions may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by software or hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the functions described above.

In a possible implementation, the communication apparatus 900 shown in fig. 9 may be used as the user equipment 102 according to the above method embodiment, and perform the steps performed by the user equipment 102 in the above method embodiment. As shown in fig. 9, the communication device 900 may include a transceiver module 901 and a processing module 902 that are coupled to each other, where the transceiver module 901 may be used to support the communication device to perform communication, and the transceiver module 901 may have a wireless communication function, for example, may be capable of performing wireless communication with other communication devices through a wireless air interface. The processing module 902 may be used for the communication device to perform processing operations, such as generating information/messages to be transmitted or processing received signals to obtain information/messages.

In performing the steps implemented by the user equipment 102, the transceiver module 901 is configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by the network equipment, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a network type of an object to be measured, and the network type includes a terrestrial network TN and a non-terrestrial network NTN;

the processing module 902 is configured to measure the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information.

When the device for receiving configuration information is the ue 102, the structure thereof may also be as shown in fig. 10. The apparatus 1000 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to fig. 10, the apparatus 1000 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1002, a memory 1004, a power component 1006, a multimedia component 1008, an audio component 1010, an input/output (I/O) interface 1012, a sensor component 1014, and a communication component 1016.

The processing component 1002 generally controls overall operation of the apparatus 1000, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1002 can include one or more processors 1020 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 1002 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 1002 and other components. For example, the processing component 1002 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1008 and the processing component 1002.

The memory 1004 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the device 1000. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the device 1000, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 1004 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

The power supply component 1006 provides power to the various components of the device 1000. The power components 1006 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the device 1000.

The multimedia component 1008 includes a screen between the device 1000 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or sliding action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or sliding operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia assembly 1008 includes a front-facing camera and/or a rear-facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 1000 is in an operational mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 1010 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1010 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the device 1000 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a speech recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 1004 or transmitted via communication component 1016. In some embodiments, the audio component 1010 further comprises a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1012 provides an interface between the processing assembly 1002 and peripheral interface modules, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, and the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor assembly 1014 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the device 1000. For example, the sensor assembly 1014 may detect an on/off state of the device 1000, a relative positioning of the assemblies, such as a display and keypad of the device 1000, the sensor assembly 1014 may also detect a change in position of the device 1000 or a component of the device 1000, the presence or absence of user contact with the device 1000, an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the device 1000, and a change in temperature of the device 1000. The sensor assembly 1014 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1014 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 1014 can also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 1016 is configured to facilitate communication between the apparatus 1000 and other devices, either wired or wireless. The device 1000 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1016 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1016 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 1000 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for executing the methods described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, such as memory 1004, including instructions executable by processor 1020 of apparatus 1000 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

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

It is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Industrial applicability

In the method disclosed by the disclosure, the network equipment transmits measurement configuration information to the user equipment so as to indicate the network type of the object to be measured. So that the user equipment can perform adaptive measurement processing according to the network type when performing measurement according to the measurement configuration information.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting measurement configuration information, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting measurement configuration information to a user equipment comprises:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting measurement configuration information to a user equipment comprises:

4. A method according to any one of claim 1 to 3, wherein,

the object to be measured is a carrier to be measured.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises at least one of:

TN type carrier list to be tested;

the NTN type of carrier under test list.

6. A method according to any one of claim 1 to 3, wherein,

the object to be measured is a cell to be measured.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises at least one of:

TN type cell list to be measured;

NTN type list of cells to be measured.

8. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises at least one of:

measuring an expansion factor of the interval;

a measurement period of the measurement interval;

measuring a measurement duration of the measurement interval;

9. A method of receiving measurement configuration information, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising:

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the measuring the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information comprises:

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the spreading factor is defined by a protocol or predefined for the user equipment.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises the spreading factor.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving measurement configuration information sent by the network device comprises one of:

14. The method of any of claims 9 to 13, wherein the object to be measured is one of:

a carrier wave to be measured;

and the cell to be measured.

15. The method of any of claims 9 to 13, wherein the measurement configuration information comprises at least one of:

a measurement period of the measurement interval;

the measurement duration of the measurement interval.

16. A method of transmitting measurement configuration information, wherein the method comprises:

The user equipment receives the measurement configuration information;

17. An apparatus for transmitting measurement configuration information configured for a network device, the apparatus comprising:

and the receiving and transmitting module is used for sending measurement configuration information to the user equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating the network type of the object to be measured, and the network type comprises a ground network TN and a non-ground network NTN.

18. An apparatus configured for receiving measurement configuration information, the apparatus comprising:

the network type detection device comprises a receiving and transmitting module, a receiving and transmitting module and a receiving module, wherein the receiving and transmitting module is used for receiving measurement configuration information sent by network equipment, the measurement configuration information is used for indicating the network type of an object to be measured, and the network type comprises a ground network TN and a non-ground network NTN;

and the processing module is used for measuring the object to be measured according to the measurement configuration information.

19. A network device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein,

the memory is used for storing a computer program;

the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method of any one of claims 1-8.

20. A user equipment comprising a processor and a memory, wherein,

The memory is used for storing a computer program;

the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method of any one of claims 9-15.

21. A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein which, when invoked for execution on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any of claims 1-8 or 9-15.