CN117099391A

CN117099391A - Communication method, terminal and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN117099391A
Application number: CN202380010071.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡子泉; 陶旭华
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-07-11
Filing date: 2023-07-11
Publication date: 2023-11-21

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method, a terminal, and a storage medium, the communication method including: and expanding the first measurement time length by adopting an expansion coefficient to obtain a second measurement time length, wherein the first measurement time length refers to a measurement period of the terminal for measurement. The communication method can reduce the energy consumption of the terminal and improve the resource utilization rate.

Description

Communication method, terminal and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a communications method, a terminal, and a storage medium.

Background

With the rapid development of mobile communication technology, the terminal also needs to perform RRM (Radio Resource Management ) measurement to obtain a measurement result. Specifically, when the terminal determines that the current moment reaches the measurement time, the terminal starts the RRM measurement, and when the current moment does not reach the measurement time, the terminal does not perform the RRM measurement.

Disclosure of Invention

Consider how to reduce the terminal power consumption.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication method, a terminal and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method comprising:

and expanding the first measurement time length by adopting an expansion coefficient to obtain a second measurement time length, wherein the first measurement time length refers to a measurement period of the terminal for measurement.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication method, the method comprising:

the network equipment sends a measurement configuration, wherein the measurement configuration is used for configuring at least one of measurement opportunity of the terminal or the first measurement duration;

the terminal determines the first measurement duration based on the measurement configuration, wherein the first measurement duration refers to a measurement period of measurement by the terminal;

and the terminal expands the first measurement duration by adopting an expansion system to obtain a second measurement duration.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal, including:

the processing module is used for expanding the first measurement duration by adopting an expansion coefficient to obtain a second measurement duration, wherein the first measurement duration refers to a measurement period of the terminal for measurement.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal, including:

one or more processors;

wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method of any one of the first aspects.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is presented, the storage medium storing instructions that, when run on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of the first aspects.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of embodiments of the disclosure, illustrate and explain the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the embodiments of the disclosure and do not constitute an undue limitation on the embodiments of the disclosure. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2B is a schematic diagram of a DRX on duration and measurement occasion provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2C is another schematic diagram of DRX on duration and measurement occasion provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2D is a schematic diagram of a time window provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2E is a schematic diagram of another time window provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3A is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3B is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3C is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3D is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is an interactive schematic diagram of one communication method shown in an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a communication device shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7A is a schematic diagram of a communication device shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7B is a schematic diagram of a communication device shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The present disclosure provides a communication method, a terminal, and a storage medium.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, including:

In the above embodiment, the first measurement duration of the measurement of the terminal is extended by the extension coefficient, so that enough measurement opportunities in the second measurement duration can be ensured to determine the measurement result, the terminal does not need to wake up to finish the measurement in the sleep state, the terminal energy consumption is reduced, and the resource utilization rate is improved.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a DRX (Discontinuous Reception ) on duration is not aligned with a measurement opportunity, and the expansion coefficient is used to expand the first measurement duration to obtain the second measurement duration, where the DRX on duration is used to indicate a duration of a terminal in a wake-up state, and the measurement opportunity is used to indicate an opportunity of the terminal to perform RRM measurement;

Or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

and the service processed by the terminal is XR service, and the expansion coefficient is adopted to expand the first measurement duration to obtain the second measurement duration.

In the above embodiment, the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity, or the service handled by the terminal is XR service, and the first measurement duration for measuring the terminal is extended by using the expansion coefficient, so that it is ensured that there is enough measurement opportunity in the available second measurement duration to determine the measurement result, the terminal does not need to wake up to complete measurement in the sleep state, so that the terminal energy consumption is reduced, the resource utilization rate is improved, and the accuracy assurance for judging whether to use the expansion coefficient to extend the first measurement duration is improved.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time difference is determined based on a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement occasion after the DRX on duration ends;

or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

determining a time difference based on a difference between an end position of the measurement opportunity and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement opportunity;

the time difference is greater than a first threshold, and it is determined that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement occasion.

In the above embodiment, the time difference is determined according to the DRX on duration and the ending position or the starting position of the measurement opportunity, which can ensure that the determined time difference accurately represents the relationship between the measurement opportunity and the DRX on duration, thereby improving the accuracy of the determined time difference, and judging whether the DRX on duration is aligned with the measurement opportunity according to the relationship between the time difference and the first threshold, thereby improving the accuracy of the judgment.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, an absolute value of a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement occasion after the DRX on duration ends is determined as the time difference.

In the above embodiment, the time difference is determined by the calculated absolute value, so that the obtained time difference is ensured to be a positive value, and the accuracy of the obtained time difference is improved.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, an absolute value of a difference between an end position of the measurement occasion and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement occasion is determined as the time difference.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement opportunity is not located within the DRX on duration, and it is determined that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity.

In the above embodiment, if the measurement opportunity is not located in the DRX on duration, it is indicated that the measurement opportunity is not located in the DRX on duration and is not overlapped, and accuracy of determining that the measurement opportunity is not located in the DRX on duration and is not aligned is ensured.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the expansion coefficient is configured by a network device; or, the expansion coefficient is agreed by a protocol.

In the above embodiment, the expansion coefficients may be configured in various ways, ensuring the diversity of determining the expansion coefficients.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the expansion coefficient is agreed by a protocol, and the expansion coefficient is a first value; or the expansion coefficient is agreed by a protocol, and the expansion coefficient is determined according to the DRX on duration and the measurement opportunity.

In the above embodiment, the conditions that the expansion coefficient is agreed by the protocol may be divided into a fixed value or two conditions that are determined according to the DRX on duration and the measurement opportunity, so as to ensure the diversity of the manner of determining the expansion coefficient, and further improve the accuracy of determining the expansion coefficient.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a measurement period of the measurement occasion is not greater than a DRX period of the DRX on duration, and a first number of DRX periods included in a time window is acquired;

acquiring a second number of measurement occasions aligned with the DRX on duration in the time window;

a ratio of the first number to the second number is determined as the expansion coefficient.

In the above embodiment, the expansion coefficient is determined according to the number of DRX cycles included in the time window and the number of measurement occasions aligned with the DRX on duration in the time window, so that the determined expansion coefficient references the DRX cycles and the aligned measurement occasions, and the accuracy of the determined expansion coefficient is improved.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a measurement period of the measurement occasion is greater than a DRX period of the DRX on duration, and a third number of measurement periods included in a time window is acquired;

acquiring a fourth number of DRX on durations aligned with the measurement opportunity within the time window;

and determining the ratio of the third quantity to the fourth quantity as the expansion coefficient.

In the above embodiment, the expansion coefficient is determined according to the number of measurement periods included in the time window and the number of DRX on durations aligned with the measurement occasions in the time window, so that the determined expansion coefficient references the measurement periods and the aligned measurement occasions, and the accuracy of the determined expansion coefficient is improved.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a least common multiple of the measurement period and the DRX period is determined as the time window.

In the above embodiment, the determined time window is the least common multiple of the measurement period and the DRX period of the measurement occasion, so as to ensure that the determined time window is related to the measurement period and the DRX period, and ensure the accuracy of the determined time window.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first measurement time period is longer than a time period threshold, and the expansion coefficient is not used to expand the first measurement time period.

In the above embodiment, if the first measurement time length is greater than the time length threshold, it is indicated that the first measurement time length meets the measurement requirement of the terminal at this time, and the second measurement time length is obtained without expansion, so that the energy consumption of the terminal is saved.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a DRX configuration is received, the DRX configuration being used to configure at least one of the DRX on duration or DRX cycle.

In the above embodiment, the terminal determines at least one of the DRX on duration or the DRX cycle according to the DRX configuration, so as to ensure the accuracy of the determined DRX configuration, thereby improving the accuracy of the subsequent determination of whether to align.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a measurement configuration is received, the measurement configuration being used to configure at least one of a measurement occasion of the terminal or the first measurement duration.

In the above embodiment, the terminal determines at least one of the measurement opportunity or the first measurement duration according to the measurement configuration, so as to ensure the accuracy of the determined measurement configuration, and further improve the accuracy of the subsequent determination of whether to align.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement configuration is any one of:

SMTC configuration for L3 measurements;

CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L3 measurement;

SSB reference signal configuration for L1 measurement;

CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L1 measurement;

Measurement interval configuration for L3 measurement.

In the above embodiment, the measurement configuration may be a measurement configuration of each type, so as to ensure whether the measurement occasion of each type of measurement is aligned with the DRX on duration, and ensure accuracy of determining whether to align.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method including:

SMTC configuration for L3 measurements;

CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L3 measurement;

SSB reference signal configuration for L1 measurement;

CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L1 measurement;

measurement interval configuration for L3 measurement.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

The network device transmitting a DRX configuration for configuring at least one of the DRX on duration or DRX cycle;

the terminal determines at least one of the DRX on duration or DRX cycle based on the DRX configuration.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the expanding, by the terminal, the first measurement duration by using an expansion coefficient, to obtain a second measurement duration includes:

the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement time, the terminal adopts the expansion coefficient to expand the first measurement time to obtain the second measurement time, the DRX on duration is used for indicating the time when the terminal is in an awake state, and the measurement time is used for indicating the time when the terminal performs RRM measurement;

or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

the terminal determines a time difference based on a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement occasion after the DRX on duration ends;

Or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

the terminal determining a time difference based on a difference between an end position of the measurement opportunity and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement opportunity;

and when the time difference is larger than a first threshold value, the terminal determines that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal determines an absolute value of a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement occasion after the DRX on duration ends as the time difference.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal determines an absolute value of a difference between an end position of the measurement occasion and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement occasion as the time difference.

and determining that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity when the measurement opportunity is not located in the DRX on duration.

the measurement period of the measurement occasion is not larger than the DRX period of the DRX on duration, and the terminal obtains a first number of DRX periods included in a time window;

the terminal obtains a second number of measurement occasions aligned with the DRX on duration in the time window;

the terminal determines a ratio of the first number to the second number as the expansion coefficient.

the terminal obtains a third number of measurement periods included in a time window in a DRX period of which the measurement period of the measurement occasion is longer than the DRX duration;

the terminal obtains a fourth number of DRX on duration time aligned with the measurement opportunity in the time window;

The terminal determines a ratio of the third number to the fourth number as the expansion coefficient.

the terminal determines the least common multiple of the measurement period and the DRX period as the time window.

the first measurement time length is larger than a time length threshold value, and the terminal does not adopt the expansion coefficient to expand the first measurement time length.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

one or more processors;

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium storing first information that, when executed on a communication device, causes the communication device to perform a method according to any one of the first aspects.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure propose a program product which, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform a method according to any one of the first aspects.

In a seventh aspect, the presently disclosed embodiments propose a computer program which, when run on a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method according to any of the first aspects.

In an eighth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system comprises a processing circuit configured to perform the method of any of the first aspects.

It will be appreciated that the above-described terminal, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip or chip system are all adapted to perform the methods set forth in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the advantages achieved by the method can be referred to as the advantages of the corresponding method, and will not be described herein.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication method, a terminal and a storage medium. In some embodiments, terms of a communication method and an information processing method, a communication method, and the like may be replaced with each other, terms of a communication device and an information processing device, a communication device, and the like may be replaced with each other, and terms of an information processing system, a communication system, and the like may be replaced with each other.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are not intended to be exhaustive, but rather are exemplary of some embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps may be arbitrarily combined, for example, a scheme in which part of the steps are removed in a certain embodiment may also be implemented as an independent embodiment, the order of the steps in a certain embodiment may be arbitrarily exchanged, and further, alternative implementations in a certain embodiment may be arbitrarily combined; furthermore, various embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and an embodiment may be arbitrarily combined with alternative implementations of other embodiments.

In the various embodiments of the disclosure, terms and/or descriptions of the various embodiments are consistent throughout the various embodiments and may be referenced to each other in the absence of any particular explanation or logic conflict, and features from different embodiments may be combined to form new embodiments in accordance with their inherent logic relationships.

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 disclosure.

In the presently disclosed embodiments, elements that are referred to in the singular, such as "a," "an," "the," "said," etc., may mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc., unless otherwise indicated. For example, where an article (article) is used in translation, such as "a," "an," "the," etc., in english, a noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or as a plural expression.

In the presently disclosed embodiments, "plurality" refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, terms such as "at least one of", "one or more of", "multiple of" and the like may be substituted for each other.

In some embodiments, "A, B at least one of", "a and/or B", "in one case a, in another case B", "in response to one case a", "in response to another case B", and the like, may include the following technical solutions according to circumstances: in some embodiments a (a is performed independently of B); b (B is performed independently of a) in some embodiments; in some embodiments, execution is selected from a and B (a and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments a and B (both a and B are performed). Similar to that described above when there are more branches such as A, B, C.

In some embodiments, the description modes such as "a or B" may include the following technical schemes according to circumstances: in some embodiments a (a is performed independently of B); b (B is performed independently of a) in some embodiments; in some embodiments execution is selected from a and B (a and B are selectively executed). Similar to that described above when there are more branches such as A, B, C.

The prefix words "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for distinguishing different description objects, and do not limit the location, order, priority, number, content, etc. of the description objects, and the statement of the description object refers to the claims or the description of the embodiment context, and should not constitute unnecessary limitations due to the use of the prefix words. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal words before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" do not limit the position or the order between the "fields", and the "first" and the "second" do not limit whether the "fields" modified by the "first" and the "second" are in the same message or not. For another example, describing an object as "level", ordinal words preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit priority between "levels". As another example, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal words, and may be one or more, taking "first device" as an example, where the number of "devices" may be one or more. Furthermore, objects modified by different prefix words may be the same or different, e.g., the description object is "a device", then "a first device" and "a second device" may be the same device or different devices, and the types may be the same or different; for another example, the description object is "information", and the "first information" and the "second information" may be the same information or different information, and the contents thereof may be the same or different.

In some embodiments, "comprising a", "containing a", "for indicating a", "carrying a", may be interpreted as carrying a directly, or as indicating a indirectly.

In some embodiments, terms "responsive to … …", "responsive to determination … …", "in the case of … …", "at … …", "when … …", "if … …", "if … …", and the like may be interchanged.

In some embodiments, terms "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "above" and the like may be interchanged, and terms "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "below", "lower than or equal to", "no higher than", "below" and the like may be interchanged.

In some embodiments, the apparatuses and devices may be interpreted as entities, or may be interpreted as virtual, and the names thereof are not limited to those described in the embodiments, and may also be interpreted as "device (apparatus)", "device)", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "component (section)", "system", "network", "chip system", "entity", "body", and the like in some cases.

In some embodiments, a "network" may be interpreted as an apparatus comprised in the network, e.g. an access network device, a core network device, etc.

In some embodiments, the "access network device (access network device, AN device)" may also be referred to as a "radio access network device (radio access network device, RAN device)", "Base Station (BS)", "radio base station (radio base station)", "fixed station (fixed station)", and in some embodiments may also be referred to as a "node)", "access point (access point)", "transmission point (transmission point, TP)", "Reception Point (RP)", "transmission and/or reception point (transmission/reception point), TRP)", "panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macrocell", "microcell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier (component carrier)", bandwidth part (BWP), etc.

In some embodiments, a "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as a "user equipment" (UE), a "user terminal" (MS), a "mobile station" (MT), a subscriber station (subscriber station), a mobile unit (mobile unit), a subscriber unit (subscore unit), a wireless unit (wireless unit), a remote unit (remote unit), a mobile device (mobile device), a wireless device (wireless device), a wireless communication device (wireless communication device), a remote device (remote device), a mobile subscriber station (mobile subscriber station), an access terminal (access terminal), a mobile terminal (mobile terminal), a wireless terminal (wireless terminal), a remote terminal (mobile terminal), a handheld device (handset), a user agent (user), a mobile client (client), a client, etc.

In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc. may comply with laws and regulations of the country of locale.

In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained after user consent is obtained.

Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the tables of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and any combination of elements, any rows, or any columns may also be implemented as a separate embodiment.

Fig. 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 1, a method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to a communication system 100, which may include a terminal 101 and a network device 102. It should be noted that, the communication system 100 may further include other devices, and the disclosure is not limited to the devices included in the communication system 100.

In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes at least one of a mobile phone (mobile phone), a wearable device, an internet of things device, a communication enabled car, a smart car, a tablet (Pad), a wireless transceiver enabled computer, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal device in unmanned (self-driving), a wireless terminal device in teleoperation (remote medical surgery), a wireless terminal device in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal device in transportation security (transportation safety), a wireless terminal device in smart city (smart city), a wireless terminal device in smart home (smart home), for example, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and the access network device may include at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (next generation eNB, ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (next generation NodeB, gNB), a NodeB (node B, NB), a Home NodeB (HNB), a home NodeB (home evolved nodeB, heNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC), a base station controller (base station controller, BSC), a base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS), a baseband unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open base station (Open RAN), a Cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure may be applied to an Open RAN architecture, where an access network device or an interface in an access network device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may become an internal interface of the Open RAN, and flow and information interaction between these internal interfaces may be implemented by using software or a program.

In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a Central Unit (CU) and a Distributed Unit (DU), where the CU may also be referred to as a control unit (control unit), and the structure of the CU-DU may be used to split the protocol layers of the access network device, where functions of part of the protocol layers are centrally controlled by the CU, and functions of the rest of all the protocol layers are distributed in the DU, and the DU is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device, including one or more network elements, or may be a plurality of devices or a device group, including all or part of one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network comprises, for example, at least one of an evolved packet core (Evolved Packet Core, EPC), a 5G core network (5G Core Network,5GCN), a next generation core (Next Generation Core, NGC).

It may be understood that, the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly describing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not limited to the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can know that, with the evolution of the system architecture and the appearance of new service scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are applicable to similar technical problems.

The embodiments of the present disclosure described below may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in fig. 1, or a part of the main body, but are not limited thereto. The respective bodies shown in fig. 1 are examples, and the communication system may include all or part of the bodies in fig. 1, or may include other bodies than fig. 1, and the number and form of the respective bodies may be arbitrary, and the respective bodies may be physical or virtual, and the connection relationship between the respective bodies is examples, and the respective bodies may not be connected or may be connected, and the connection may be arbitrary, direct connection or indirect connection, or wired connection or wireless connection.

The embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-a), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), upper 3G, IMT-Advanced, fourth generation mobile communication system (4th generation mobile communication system,4G)), fifth generation mobile communication system (5th generation mobile communication system,5G), 5G New air (New Radio, NR), future wireless access (Future Radio Access, FRA), new wireless access technology (New-Radio Access Technology, RAT), new wireless (New Radio, NR), new wireless access (New Radio access, NX), future generation wireless access (Future generation Radio access, FX), global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, ultra mobile broadband (Ultra Mobile Broadband, UMB), IEEE 802.11 (registered trademark), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, ultra WideBand (Ultra-wide bandwidth, UWB), bluetooth (Bluetooth) mobile communication network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN, device-D-Device, device-M, device-M, internet of things system, internet of things (internet of things), machine-2, device-M, device-M, internet of things (internet of things), system (internet of things), internet of things 2, device (internet of things), machine (internet of things), etc. In addition, a plurality of system combinations (e.g., LTE or a combination of LTE-a and 5G, etc.) may be applied.

In some embodiments, the present disclosure applies to XR traffic. Among them, XR (eXtended Reality) service is one of service types to be supported by the communication system, and XR includes AR (Augmented Reality )/VR (Virtual Reality)/Cloud game, and the like. XR is typically characterized by fixed frame rate traffic, which arrives at the terminal for a fixed period, but above this fixed period there is an additional delay Jitter (Jitter), which results in the actual data traffic arriving at the terminal being either advanced or delayed. The frame rate (period) of the XR traffic arrival model includes: 15fps,30fps,45fps,60fps,72fps,90fps,120fps. For example, the communication system is a communication system such as 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G, internet of vehicles, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

To address the issue of periodicity mismatch of conventional DRX cycles and XR traffic, the present disclosure introduces DRX cycles. For example, to support traffic with a period of 60fps, the network may configure the terminal with a DRX period of 50/3 msec.

For example, the DRX cycle introduced for XR traffic of different cycles is also different. See table 1:

TABLE 1

frame rate of data burst(fps)	Arrival time of data burst(ms)	New DRX cycle(1000/fps)
			15	66.67	(200/3)
30	33.33	(100/3)
			45	22.22	(200/9)
60	16.67	(50/3)
			72	13.89	(125/9)
90	11.11	(100/9)
			120	8.33	(25/3)

Fig. 2a is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in fig. 2a, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, the method including:

In step S2101, the network device transmits a measurement configuration.

In some embodiments, the terminal receives a measurement configuration.

In some embodiments, the measurement configuration is used to configure at least one of a measurement occasion or a first measurement duration of the terminal.

In some embodiments, the first measurement duration is a measurement period in which the terminal reports measurement results, a PSS (PrimarySynchronization Signal )/SSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal, secondary synchronization signal) detection period, and a time index detection period. Optionally, the first measurement duration is 120ms (milliseconds), 200ms, 600ms, or other values, which are not limited by the embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments, the measurement occasion is denoted measurement occasion.

In some embodiments, the measurement occasion is an occasion when the terminal makes RRM measurements each time. In other embodiments, the measurement occasion may be understood as an occasion when the network device sends a measurement reference signal, and the terminal may receive the measurement reference signal at a corresponding measurement occasion. In other embodiments, the period of the measurement occasion may also be understood as the period of the measurement reference signal. For example, the measurement timing is 5ms, 10ms, 20ms, or other values, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Optionally, the measurement occasion is smaller than the first measurement duration. For example, if the first measurement duration is 200ms and the measurement time is 40ms, the terminal may measure 5 signal qualities in the first measurement duration, and determine 1 measurement result according to the obtained 5 signal qualities.

In some embodiments, the name of the measurement configuration is not limited, and is, for example, configuration information, measurement configuration information, or other information, and embodiments of the present application are not limited.

In some embodiments, the network device sends an RRC (Radio Resource Control ) message that includes the measurement configuration. Optionally, the terminal receives the RRC message. For example, the RRC message is an RRC reconfiguration message, an RRC restore message, or other messages, and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited.

In some embodiments, the measurement configuration comprises any one of the following configurations:

(1) SMTC (SSB Measurement Timing Configuration ) configuration for L3 (layer 3) measurement.

(2) CSI-RS (Channel State Information-Reference Signal) Reference Signal configuration for L3 measurement.

(3) SSB (Synchronization Signal/PBCH Block, synchronization signal Block) reference signal configuration for L1 (layer 1) measurement.

(4) CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L1 measurement.

(5) Measurement interval configuration for L3 measurement.

In some embodiments, the period of the measurement occasion may be understood as a period of SMTC corresponding to an L3 measurement requiring no measurement interval, the period of the measurement occasion may be understood as a period of MGRP (Measurement Gap Repetition Period ) corresponding to an L1 measurement, and the period of the measurement occasion may be understood as a period of SSB/CSI-RS reference signals for an L1 measurement configuration.

In step S2102, the network device transmits a DRX configuration.

In some embodiments, the DRX configuration is used to configure at least one of a DRX on duration or a DRX cycle. Optionally, the DRX on duration is indicated by a DRX on duration.

In some embodiments, the DRX on duration is used to indicate the duration that the terminal is in the awake state. And when the terminal is in the wake-up state, the measurement reference signal can be measured.

In some embodiments, the DRX cycle indicates a duration that the terminal is in at least one of an awake state or a sleep state. And when the terminal is in a sleep state, the measurement reference signal is not measured.

In some embodiments, the DRX configuration further includes a DRX off duration. The DRX off duration is used to indicate a duration for which the terminal is in a sleep state.

In step S2103, the terminal determines a first measurement duration based on the measurement configuration.

In some embodiments, the measurement configuration is used to configure a first measurement duration, and the terminal may determine the first measurement duration from the measurement configuration. It is also understood that the terminal determines the measurement period of the terminal measurement based on the measurement configuration.

In step S2104, the terminal determines a DRX on duration based on the DRX configuration.

In step S2105, the terminal determines that the expansion condition is satisfied, and expands the first measurement duration by using the expansion coefficient to obtain a second measurement duration.

In some embodiments, the expansion condition refers to a condition that the terminal expands the first measurement duration by using an expansion coefficient.

In some embodiments, the expansion coefficient is used to expand the first measurement duration. In other embodiments, the expansion coefficient is used to expand the measurement period during which the terminal is measuring.

In some embodiments, the names of the expansion coefficients are not limited, such as scaling coefficients, multiplication coefficients, expansion information, proportions, or other information, and embodiments of the present application are not limited.

In some embodiments, the extended condition is that the DRX on duration is not aligned with a measurement occasion. It may also be understood that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity, and the expansion coefficient is used to expand the first measurement duration to obtain the second measurement duration. Optionally, the above solution may also be understood that, in the case where the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity, the expansion coefficient is used to expand the first measurement duration to obtain the second measurement duration.

In some embodiments, the time difference is determined based on a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement occasion after the end of the DRX on duration, the time difference being greater than a first threshold, and the DRX on duration is determined to be misaligned with the measurement occasion. Alternatively, the above solution may also be understood as determining the time difference based on a difference between the end position of the DRX on duration and the start position of the next measurement occasion after the end of the DRX on duration, and determining that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement occasion if the time difference is greater than the first threshold.

Optionally, the first threshold is set by a communication protocol, or set by a terminal, or set in another manner, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present application. For example, the first threshold is 0, 1, 2, or other values, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, a terminal is configured with a DRX configuration and at least one set of measurement occasions, where the DRX configuration includes a DRX on duration and a DRX cycle, for each DRX on duration, determining an end position of the DRX on duration, determining a start position of a next measurement occasion after the end of the DRX on duration, determining a time difference by calculating a difference between the calculated end position and the start position, and if the time difference is greater than a first threshold, indicating that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the next measurement occasion after the end of the DRX on duration.

For example, referring to fig. 2b, the difference between the end position of the first DRX on duration and the start position of the next measurement occasion after the end of the first DRX on duration is 1ms, if the first threshold is 1, this indicates that the first DRX on duration is aligned with the next measurement occasion after the end of the first DRX on duration, and if the first threshold is 0, this indicates that the first DRX on duration is not aligned with the next measurement occasion after the end of the first DRX on duration.

Alternatively, the absolute value of the difference between the end position of the DRX on duration and the start position of the next measurement occasion after the DRX on duration ends is determined as the time difference.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, referring to fig. 2b, the absolute value of the difference between the end position of the first DRX on duration and the start position of the next measurement occasion after the end of the first DRX on duration is 1ms, if the first threshold is 1, it indicates that the first DRX on duration is aligned with the next measurement occasion after the end of the first DRX on duration, and if the first threshold is 0, it indicates that the first DRX on duration is not aligned with the next measurement occasion after the end of the first DRX on duration.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the absolute value of the difference between the end position of the DRX on duration and the start position of the next measurement opportunity after the end of the DRX on duration is determined as the time difference, and the time difference is greater than the first threshold, and it is determined that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity. In another embodiment, the difference between the end position of the DRX on duration and the start position of the next measurement opportunity after the end of the DRX on duration may also be determined as a time difference, where the time difference is less than a first threshold, and where the DRX on duration is determined to be not aligned with the measurement opportunity.

For example, referring to fig. 2b, the difference between the end position of the first DRX on duration and the start position of the next measurement occasion after the end of the first DRX on duration is-1 ms, if the first threshold is-1, this indicates that the first DRX on duration is aligned with the next measurement occasion after the end of the first DRX on duration, and if the first threshold is-2, this indicates that the first DRX on duration is not aligned with the next measurement occasion after the end of the first DRX on duration.

In some embodiments, the time difference is determined based on a difference between an end position of the measurement occasion and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement occasion, the time difference being greater than a first threshold, and the DRX on duration is determined to be misaligned with the measurement occasion. Alternatively, the above solution may also be understood as determining the time difference based on a difference between the end position of the measurement occasion and the start position of the next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement occasion, and determining that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement occasion if the time difference is greater than a first threshold.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, a terminal is configured with a plurality of DRX on duration and a plurality of measurement occasions, for each measurement occasion, determining an end position of the measurement occasion, determining a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement occasion, determining a time difference by calculating a difference between the calculated end position and the start position, and if the time difference is greater than a first threshold, indicating that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the next measurement occasion after the end of the DRX on duration.

For example, referring to fig. 2c, the difference between the end position of the first measurement occasion and the start position of the next DRX on duration after the end of the first measurement occasion is 1ms, if the first threshold is 1, this indicates that the first measurement occasion is aligned with the next DRX on duration after the end of the first measurement occasion, and if the first threshold is 0, this indicates that the first measurement occasion is not aligned with the next DRX on duration after the end of the first measurement occasion.

Alternatively, the absolute value of the difference between the end position of the measurement opportunity and the start position of the next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement opportunity is determined as the time difference.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, referring to fig. 2c, the absolute value of the difference between the end position of the first measurement opportunity and the start position of the next DRX on duration after the end of the first measurement opportunity is 1ms, if the first threshold is 1, it indicates that the first measurement opportunity is aligned with the next DRX on duration after the end of the first measurement opportunity, and if the first threshold is 0, it indicates that the first measurement opportunity is not aligned with the next DRX on duration after the end of the first measurement opportunity.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the absolute value of the difference between the end position of the measurement opportunity and the start position of the next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement opportunity is determined as the time difference, and the time difference is greater than the first threshold, and it is determined that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity. In yet another embodiment, the DRX on duration may be determined to be misaligned with the measurement opportunity by determining a difference between an end position of the measurement opportunity and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement opportunity as a time difference, the time difference being less than a first threshold.

For example, referring to fig. 2c, the difference between the end position of the first measurement occasion and the start position of the next DRX on duration after the end of the first measurement occasion is-1 ms, if the first threshold is-1, this indicates that the first measurement occasion is aligned with the next DRX on duration after the end of the first measurement occasion, and if the first threshold is-2, this indicates that the first measurement occasion is not aligned with the next DRX on duration after the end of the first measurement occasion.

In some embodiments, the measurement occasion is not within the DRX on duration, and it is determined that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement occasion. Optionally, the embodiments of the present disclosure may also be understood as that the measurement opportunity does not overlap with the DRX on duration, and determine that the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity.

In some embodiments, the extended condition is that the service handled by the terminal is XR service. It can also be understood that the service processed by the terminal is XR service, and the expansion coefficient is used to expand the first measurement duration, so as to obtain the second measurement duration. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, if the service handled by the terminal is XR service, the DRX on duration of the XR service is considered as being not aligned with the measurement opportunity by default, and the terminal needs to execute step S2105.

In some embodiments, the expansion coefficients are configured by the network device; or, the expansion coefficient is agreed by the protocol.

Optionally, if the expansion coefficient is configured by the network device, the network device transmits the expansion system. Optionally, the terminal receives the expansion coefficient. For example, the expansion coefficient is 1.5, 2, 2.5 or other values, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

In some embodiments, if the expansion coefficient is agreed by the protocol, there are two cases for the expansion coefficient. For example, the expansion coefficient is agreed by the protocol, and the expansion coefficient is a first value. Optionally, the first value is 1.5, 2, 2.5, or other values, which embodiments of the disclosure do not limit. For another example, the expansion coefficient is agreed by the protocol, and the expansion coefficient is determined according to the DRX on duration and the measurement occasion.

Next, description is made on how to determine the expansion coefficient according to the DRX on duration and the measurement occasion:

in some embodiments, the measurement period of the measurement occasion is not greater than the DRX period of the DRX on duration, a first number of DRX periods included in the time window is obtained, a second number of measurement occasions aligned with the DRX on duration in the time window is obtained, and a ratio of the first number to the second number is determined as the expansion coefficient.

Optionally, each time window includes a plurality of DRX on durations and a plurality of measurement occasions, where the DRX on durations and the measurement occasions in the time window are in a one-to-one correspondence, so that it can be determined whether each DRX on duration is aligned with a corresponding measurement occasion, and further a second number of measurement occasions aligned with the DRX on duration in the time window is determined.

Optionally, the time window is determined by the terminal, or is agreed by a protocol, or is determined in other manners, and embodiments of the present application are not limited. Optionally, a least common multiple of the period of the measurement occasion and the DRX period is determined as a time window. For example, if the period of the measurement opportunity is 5ms and the DRX period of the DRX on duration is 9ms, the time window is 45ms, and for example, if the measurement period of the measurement opportunity is 10ms and the DRX period of the DRX on duration is 9ms, the time window is 90ms.

For example, referring to fig. 2D, the first threshold is 1, if the measurement period (smtc_period) of the measurement occasion is 5ms and the DRX period (drx_cycle) of the DRX on duration is 9ms, the time window is 45ms, the first number of DRX periods included in the time window is 5, and the second number of measurement occasions aligned with the DRX on duration in the time window is 3, and thus the expansion coefficient is 5/3.

In some embodiments, the measurement period of the measurement occasion is greater than the DRX period of the DRX on duration, a third number of measurement periods included in the time window is obtained, a fourth number of DRX on durations aligned with the measurement occasion in the time window is obtained, and a ratio of the third number to the fourth number is determined as the expansion coefficient.

Optionally, each time window includes a plurality of DRX on durations and a plurality of measurement occasions, where the DRX on durations and the measurement occasions in the time window are in a one-to-one correspondence, so that whether each DRX on duration is aligned with the corresponding measurement occasion can be determined, and further, a fourth number of DRX on durations aligned with the measurement occasion in the time window can be determined.

For example, referring to fig. 2E, the first threshold is 1, if the measurement period (smtc_period) of the measurement occasion is 10ms and the DRX period (drx_cycle) of the DRX on duration is 9ms, the time window is 90ms, the third number of measurement periods included in the time window is 9, and the fourth number of DRX on durations aligned with the measurement occasion in the time window is 3, and thus the expansion coefficient is 9/3=3.

It should be noted that, the first measurement time length is greater than the time length threshold, and the expansion coefficient is not used to expand the first measurement time length. Optionally, the duration threshold is 20ms, 25ms, 30ms, or other values, which are not limited by embodiments of the present application.

In step S2106, the network device transmits a measurement reference signal.

In some embodiments, the measurement reference signal includes an SSB, CSI-RS, or other signal, and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited.

In step S2107, the terminal detects a measurement reference signal according to the second measurement duration.

After the terminal expands to obtain the second measurement duration, the measurement reference signal can be measured according to the second measurement duration, so that a plurality of signal qualities are obtained, and then a measurement result in the second measurement duration is determined according to the obtained signal qualities.

The communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S2101 to step S2107. For example, step S2101, step S2102, step S2103, step S2104, step S2105, step S2106, step S2107 may be implemented as independent embodiments, or step S2101 and step S2103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, or step S2102 and step S2104 may be implemented as independent embodiments, or step S2106 and step S2107 may be implemented as independent embodiments, or step S2101, step S2103 and step S2105 may be implemented as independent embodiments, or step S2102, step S2104 and step S2105 may be implemented as independent embodiments, or step S2101, step S2103, step S2105, step S2106 and step S2107 may be implemented as independent embodiments, or step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, step S2106 and step S2107 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, step S2101, step S2102 may be performed in exchange for the sequence or simultaneously, and step S2103, step S2104 may be performed in exchange for the sequence or simultaneously.

In some embodiments, step S2101, step S2102, step S2103, step S2104, step S2106, step S2107 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, step S2106, step S2107 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S2101, step S2103, step S2105, step S2106, step S2107 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S2101, step S2102, step S2103, step S2104, step S2105 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, reference may be made to alternative implementations described before or after the description corresponding to fig. 2.

Fig. 3A is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the disclosure, which is applied to a terminal. As shown in fig. 3A, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, the method including:

in step S3101, the terminal determines a first measurement period based on the measurement configuration.

Alternative implementations of step S3101 may refer to alternative implementations of step S2103 of fig. 2A, and other relevant parts of the embodiment related to fig. 2A, which are not described herein.

In step S3102, the terminal determines a DRX on duration based on the DRX configuration.

Alternative implementations of step S3102 may refer to alternative implementations of step S2104 of fig. 2A, and other relevant parts of the embodiment related to fig. 2A, which are not described herein.

In step S3103, the terminal determines that the expansion condition is satisfied, and expands the first measurement duration by using the expansion coefficient to obtain the second measurement duration.

Alternative implementations of step S3103 may refer to alternative implementations of step S2105 of fig. 2A, and other relevant parts of the embodiment related to fig. 2A, which are not described herein.

In step S3104, the terminal detects a measurement reference signal according to the second measurement duration.

Alternative implementations of step S3104 may refer to alternative implementations of step S2107 of fig. 2A, and other relevant parts of the embodiment related to fig. 2A, which are not described herein.

The communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S3101 to step S3104. For example, step S3101, step S3102, step S3103, step S3104 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, step S3101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S3102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S3103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

In some embodiments, step S3104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

Fig. 3B is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the disclosure, which is applied to a terminal. As shown in fig. 3B, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, the method including:

in step S3201, the DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement opportunity, and the terminal uses an expansion coefficient to expand the first measurement duration, so as to obtain a second measurement duration.

Alternative implementations of step S3201 may refer to step S2105 of fig. 2, step S3103 of fig. 3A, and other relevant parts in the embodiments related to fig. 2 and 3A, which are not described herein.

Fig. 3C is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the disclosure, which is applied to a terminal. As shown in fig. 3C, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, the method including:

in step S3301, the service processed by the terminal is XR service, and the terminal uses an expansion coefficient to expand the first measurement duration, so as to obtain the second measurement duration.

Alternative implementations of step S3301 may refer to step S2105 of fig. 2, step S3103 of fig. 3A, and other relevant parts in the embodiments related to fig. 2 and 3A, which are not described herein.

Fig. 3D is a flow chart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a terminal. As shown in fig. 3D, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, the method including:

step S3401: and the terminal expands the first measurement duration by adopting an expansion coefficient to obtain a second measurement duration.

The first measurement duration refers to a measurement period during which the terminal performs measurement.

Alternative implementations of step S3401 may refer to step S2105 of fig. 2, step S3103 of fig. 3A, step S3201 of fig. 3B, step S3301 of fig. 3C, and other relevant parts in the embodiments related to fig. 2, 3A, 3B, and 3C, which are not described herein again.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 4, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, where the method includes:

in step S4101, the network device transmits a measurement configuration.

Alternative implementations of step S4101 may refer to step S2101 of fig. 2 and other relevant parts in the embodiment related to fig. 2, which are not described herein.

In step S4102, the terminal determines a first measurement period based on the measurement configuration.

In some embodiments, the first measurement duration refers to a measurement period during which the terminal performs the measurement.

Alternative implementations of step S4102 may refer to step S2103 of fig. 2 and other relevant parts in the embodiment related to fig. 2, which are not described here again.

In step S4103, the terminal uses an expansion system to expand the first measurement duration to obtain a second measurement duration.

Alternative implementations of step S4103 may refer to step S2105 of fig. 2 and other relevant parts in the embodiment related to fig. 2, which are not described herein.

The communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S4101 to step S4103. For example, step S4101, step S4104, step S4103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, or step S4101 and step S4102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the method may include the method described in the embodiments of the communication system side, the terminal side, and so on, which is not described herein.

Fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 5, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, where the method includes:

in step S5101, the terminal receives the DRX configuration and the measurement configuration.

In some embodiments, the terminal supports XR services. The measurement configuration indicates the occasions when the UE can perform measurements, such as: SMTC configuration or CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L3 measurement, SSB reference signal configuration or CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L1 measurement, measurement interval configuration with L3 measurement, etc.

In step S5102, the terminal determines whether the received DXR configuration and the measurement configuration are aligned in the time domain.

The UE may determine based on certain rules (alignment condition), such as comparing the DRX on duration (onduration) to the time distance of the measurement occasion (measurement occasion) of the measurement configuration, which is defined as the time difference between the end of the first DRX on duration/measurement time and the start of the second measurement time/DRX on duration. If the time distance is less than a certain threshold, i.e. considered to be misaligned in the time domain, the threshold may be 0, i.e. considered to be misaligned as long as the DRX duration does not overlap with the measurement occasion of the measurement configuration in the time domain.

In step S5103, for the case that the DRX on duration and the measurement opportunity are not aligned, the terminal introduces a new expansion coefficient to expand the measurement duration.

In some embodiments, the measurement duration includes SSB based L3 measurements (with gap and/or without gap), CSI-RS based L3 measurements (with gap and/or without gap), SSB/CSI-RS based L1 measurements.

The use range of the expansion coefficient can be limited within a specific DRX cycle length and/or a specific SMTC length, such as DRX cycle less than or equal to 20ms and/or SMTC periodicitye less than or equal to 20 ms;

the expansion coefficient may be configured by the network;

the expansion coefficient may be agreed by the protocol:

the expansion coefficient may be a fixed value;

the expansion coefficient may also be a change value according to a relationship between the DRX onduration and measocasion, such as a ratio of the total number of DRX onduration or measurement occasions to the number of measurement occasions aligned for the DRX onduration and measurement configuration within a agreed fixed measurement window.

For example, a measurement period of the measurement occasion is not greater than a DRX period of the DRX on duration, a first number of DRX periods included in the time window is obtained; acquiring a second number of measurement opportunities aligned with the DRX on duration within a time window; the ratio of the first number to the second number is determined as an expansion coefficient.

For another example, a measurement period of the measurement occasion is greater than a DRX period of the DRX on duration, and a third number of measurement periods included in the time window is acquired; acquiring a fourth number of DRX on durations aligned with the measurement opportunity within the time window; the ratio of the third number to the fourth number is determined as an expansion coefficient.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and alternative implementations thereof may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, and may also be arbitrarily combined with alternative implementations of other embodiments.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods, for example, an apparatus is provided, where the apparatus includes a unit or a module for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is also proposed, which includes a unit or module configured to implement steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is merely a division of a logic function, and may be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity or may be physically separated when actually implemented. Furthermore, units or modules in the apparatus may be implemented in the form of processor-invoked software: the device comprises, for example, a processor, the processor being connected to a memory, the memory having instructions stored therein, the processor invoking the instructions stored in the memory to perform any of the methods or to perform the functions of the units or modules of the device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU) or microprocessor, and the memory is internal to the device or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus may be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and part or all of the functions of the units or modules may be implemented by designing hardware circuits, which may be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the units or modules are implemented by designing the logic relationships of elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit may be implemented by a programmable logic device (programmable logic device, PLD), for example, a field programmable gate array (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA), which may include a large number of logic gates, and the connection relationship between the logic gates is configured by a configuration file, so as to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above device may be realized in the form of invoking software by a processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part in the form of invoking software by a processor, and in the rest in the form of hardware circuits.

In the disclosed embodiments, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities, and in one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and running capabilities, such as a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), microprocessor, graphics processor (graphics processing unit, GPU) (which may be understood as a microprocessor), or digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP), etc.; in another implementation, the processor may implement a function through a logical relationship of hardware circuits that are fixed or reconfigurable, e.g., a hardware circuit implemented as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (programmable logic device, PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads the configuration document, and the process of implementing the configuration of the hardware circuit may be understood as a process of loading instructions by the processor to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, hardware circuits designed for artificial intelligence may be used, which may be understood as ASICs, such as neural network processing units (Neural Network Processing Unit, NPU), tensor processing units (Tensor Processing Unit, TPU), deep learning processing units (Deep learning Processing Unit, DPU), etc.

Fig. 6A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 6A, the terminal 6100 may include: a processing module 6101. In some embodiments, the processing module 6101 module is configured to use an expansion coefficient to expand a first measurement duration to obtain a second measurement duration, where the first measurement duration is a measurement period of measurement performed by the terminal.

Optionally, the processing module 6101 is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps such as the processing performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which is not described herein.

In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the plurality of sub-modules perform all or part of the steps required to be performed by the processing module, respectively. Alternatively, the processing module may be interchanged with the processor.

Fig. 7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 7100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 7100 may be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user device, etc.), a chip system, a processor, etc. that supports the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, a processor, etc. that supports the terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 7100 may be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and may be referred to in particular in the description of the above method embodiments.

As shown in fig. 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 may be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, etc., and may be, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor may be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process data for the programs. The communication device 7100 is for performing any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 also includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memory 7102 may be external to the communication device 7100.

In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 also includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the transceivers 7103 perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S2101, step S2102, step S2103, step S2104, step S2106, step S2107, but not limited thereto) of transmission and/or reception in the above-described method.

In some embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and/or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Alternatively, terms such as transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, terms such as transmitter, transmitter circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, and terms such as receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 may include one or more interface circuits 7104. Optionally, an interface circuit 7104 is coupled to the memory 7102, the interface circuit 7104 being operable to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other device, and to transmit signals to the memory 7102 or other device. For example, the interface circuit 7104 may read an instruction stored in the memory 7102 and send the instruction to the processor 7101.

The communication device 7100 in the above embodiment description may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by fig. 7A. The communication device may be a stand-alone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) A stand-alone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or a system-on-a-chip or subsystem; (2) A set of one or more ICs, optionally including storage means for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a Modem (Modem); (4) modules that may be embedded within other devices; (5) A receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligent device, and the like; (6) others, and so on.

Fig. 7B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip 7200 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. For the case where the communication device 7100 may be a chip or a chip system, reference may be made to a schematic structural diagram of the chip 7200 shown in fig. 7B, but is not limited thereto.

The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, the chip 7200 being configured to perform any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Optionally, an interface circuit 7202 is coupled to the memory 7203, the interface circuit 7202 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7203 or other device, and the interface circuit 7202 may be configured to transmit signals to the memory 7203 or other device. For example, the interface circuit 7202 may read instructions stored in the memory 7203 and send the instructions to the processor 7201.

In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7202 performs at least one of the communication steps of sending and/or receiving, etc. in the methods described above, and the processor 7201 performs at least one of the other steps.

In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. may be interchanged.

In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or a portion of memory 7203 may be external to chip 7200.

The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed on a communication device 7100, cause the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium described above is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it may be a storage medium readable by other devices. Alternatively, the above-described storage medium may be a non-transitory (non-transitory) storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it may also be a transitory storage medium.

The present disclosure also proposes a program product which, when executed by a communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the above-described program product is a computer program product.

The present disclosure also proposes a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A method of communication, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the expanding the first measurement duration with the expansion coefficient to obtain the second measurement duration comprises:

The DRX on duration is not aligned with the measurement time, the expansion coefficient is adopted to expand the first measurement time to obtain the second measurement time, the DRX on duration is used for indicating the time when the terminal is in an awake state, and the measurement time is used for indicating the time when the terminal performs RRM measurement;

or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

and the service processed by the terminal is an extended reality XR service, and the first measurement duration is extended by adopting the expansion coefficient to obtain the second measurement duration.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

determining a time difference based on a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement occasion after the DRX on duration ends;

or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining a time difference based on a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement occasion after the DRX on duration ends comprises:

And determining an absolute value of a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement opportunity after the end of the DRX on duration as the time difference.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining a time difference based on a difference between an end position of the measurement opportunity and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement opportunity comprises:

and determining an absolute value of a difference between an end position of the measurement opportunity and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement opportunity as the time difference.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

7. The method according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the expansion coefficients are configured by a network device; or, the expansion coefficient is agreed by a protocol.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the expansion coefficient is agreed upon by a protocol, the expansion coefficient being a first value; or the expansion coefficient is agreed by a protocol, and the expansion coefficient is determined according to the DRX on duration and the measurement opportunity.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

the measurement period of the measurement occasion is not larger than the DRX period of the DRX on duration, and a first number of DRX periods included in a time window is acquired;

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

the measurement period of the measurement occasion is larger than the DRX period of the DRX on duration, and a third number of measurement periods included in a time window is acquired;

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the method further comprises:

and determining the least common multiple of the measurement period and the DRX period as the time window.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising:

The first measurement time length is larger than a time length threshold value, and the expansion coefficient is not adopted to expand the first measurement time length.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising:

a DRX configuration is received, the DRX configuration being for configuring at least one of the DRX on duration or DRX cycle.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, further comprising:

a measurement configuration is received, the measurement configuration being for configuring at least one of a measurement occasion of the terminal or the first measurement duration.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the measurement configuration is any one of:

the synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC configuration for L3 measurement;

downlink channel state information (CSI-RS) reference signal configuration for L3 measurement;

SSB reference signal configuration for L1 measurement;

CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L1 measurement;

measurement interval configuration for L3 measurement.

16. A method of communication, the method comprising:

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the measurement configuration is any one of:

SMTC configuration for L3 measurements;

CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L3 measurement;

SSB reference signal configuration for L1 measurement;

CSI-RS reference signal configuration for L1 measurement;

measurement interval configuration for L3 measurement.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the terminal expands the first measurement duration with an expansion coefficient to obtain the second measurement duration, and the method comprises:

Or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

or alternatively, the first and second heat exchangers may be,

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the terminal determines a time difference based on a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement occasion after the DRX on duration ends, comprising:

the terminal determines an absolute value of a difference between an end position of the DRX on duration and a start position of a next measurement occasion after the DRX on duration ends as the time difference.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the terminal determines a time difference based on a difference between an end position of the measurement occasion and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement occasion, comprising:

the terminal determines an absolute value of a difference between an end position of the measurement opportunity and a start position of a next DRX on duration after the end of the measurement opportunity as the time difference.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

24. The method according to any of claims 16 to 23, wherein the expansion coefficients are configured by a network device; or, the expansion coefficient is agreed by a protocol.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the expansion coefficient is agreed upon by a protocol, the expansion coefficient being a first value; or the expansion coefficient is agreed by a protocol, and the expansion coefficient is determined according to the DRX on duration and the measurement opportunity.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises:

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises:

28. The method according to claim 26 or 27, characterized in that the method further comprises:

29. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 28, further comprising:

30. A terminal, the terminal comprising:

31. A terminal, the terminal comprising:

one or more processors;

wherein the terminal is configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 15.

32. A storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 15.