CN117580059A

CN117580059A - Communication method and communication device

Info

Publication number: CN117580059A
Application number: CN202210943566.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 肖心龙; 魏璟鑫; 沈众宜
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-08-08
Filing date: 2022-08-08
Publication date: 2024-02-20
Also published as: WO2024032164A1

Abstract

The application provides a communication method and a communication device, wherein the communication method comprises the following steps: the terminal equipment sends indication information to the network equipment, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the cell measurement capability of the terminal equipment when supporting the frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the terminal equipment; the terminal device receives configuration information sent by the network device, the configuration information is determined by the network device according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used for configuring cell measurement parameters of the terminal device. The cell measurement capability of the terminal equipment is reported to the network equipment through the terminal equipment, and the network equipment determines corresponding configuration information according to the cell measurement capability, wherein the configuration information is matched with the cell measurement capability of the terminal equipment, so that the related problem of mobility management generated by the terminal equipment can be avoided.

Description

Communication method and communication device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a communication method and a communication device.

Background

A new air interface (NR) communication system supports millimeter wave band extension to above 52.6GHz, an NR communication system The supported synchronization signal blocks are also extended from 240KHz to 480KHz and 960KHz, respectively, with the subcarrier spacing (subcarrier spacing, SCS) of the physical broadcast channel. The extended SCS places higher demands on the hardware complexity of the terminal device. For example, in the third generation partnership project (3 ^rd generation partnership project,3 GPP) protocol does not change the number of cell measurements of the terminal device, the terminal device needs to measure the same number of cells in a shorter time, which leads to an increase in both the computing power and the storage capacity of the terminal device.

In order to reduce the influence of the extended SCS on the hardware complexity of the terminal device, it is currently proposed to amplify the measurement period of the terminal device, but this easily causes mobility management related problems such as slow cell discovery, cell handover delay, etc.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a communication method and a communication device, wherein the cell measurement capability of a terminal device is reported to a network device through the terminal device, and corresponding configuration information is determined by the network device according to the cell measurement capability, and the configuration information is matched with the cell measurement capability of the terminal device, so that the related problem of mobility management generated by the terminal device can be avoided.

In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, including: the terminal equipment sends indication information to the network equipment, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the cell measurement capability of the terminal equipment when supporting the frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the terminal equipment; the terminal device receives configuration information sent by the network device, the configuration information is determined by the network device according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used for configuring cell measurement parameters of the terminal device.

By reporting the cell measurement capability to the network device by the terminal device, the network device configures cell measurement parameters matched with the cell measurement capability for the terminal device according to the cell measurement capability reported by the terminal device, so that the problem about mobility management generated by the terminal device can be avoided. For example, cell discovery slows down, cell handover delays, etc.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the cell measurement capability includes a cell measurement period.

Specifically, the terminal device reports the cell measurement period to the network device, and the network device can configure the cell measurement parameters matched with the cell measurement period for the terminal device, so that the network device can avoid configuring an unsuitable cell measurement period for the terminal device, and the related problem of mobility management caused by simply amplifying the cell measurement period of the terminal device can be avoided.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the indication information includes at least one of: the amplification of the cell measurement period is used for adjusting the cell measurement period or maintaining the cell measurement period.

Specifically, the terminal device may report the amplification factor of the cell measurement period to the network device, or report whether the cell measurement period needs to be changed to the network device, and the network device may configure appropriate cell measurement parameters for the terminal device according to the above information, so that the problem related to mobility management generated by the terminal device can be avoided.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the magnification of the cell measurement period has a value of K, where K is a positive number.

Specifically, when K is a positive number, K may be an integer or a decimal number. For example, when k=0.5, it means that the cell measurement period of the terminal device can be shortened; when k=2, it means that the cell measurement period of the terminal device can be amplified.

Alternatively, the above mentioned cell measurement period may be agreed between the terminal device 120 and the network device 110. That is, the terminal device 120 can determine whether to amplify or shorten the cell measurement period by reporting only one amplification factor, by the network device 110.

Optionally, the cell measurement period when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-2 is consistent with the cell measurement period when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-1 or FR1, and the terminal device 120 only needs to report a specific value of the amplification factor based on the cell measurement period, so that the network device 110 can determine whether to amplify or shorten the cell measurement period of the terminal device.

Alternatively, the terminal device 120 may agree with the network device 110 with a reference cell measurement period before reporting the amplification factor of the cell measurement period, and the subsequent amplification factor is designed based on the reference cell measurement period.

Alternatively, the reference cell measurement period of the terminal device 120 may be determined in a protocol predefined manner. Thus, the terminal device 120 only needs to report the magnification.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, adjusting a cell measurement period includes at least one of: the cell measurement period is enlarged or shortened.

In particular, the terminal device may indicate to the network device that its cell measurement period may be enlarged or shortened, depending on the cell measurement capability of the terminal device, and the network device may configure appropriate cell measurement parameters for the terminal device according to the cell measurement capability of the terminal device, so that the problem related to mobility management generated by the terminal device may be avoided.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the cell measurement period includes at least one of: the period of the cell is measured or the period of the cell is searched.

Specifically, the method and the device support the period of reporting the measurement cell to the network device by the terminal device, also support the period of reporting the search cell to the network device by the terminal device, or both the periods of reporting the search cell to the network device, and the embodiment of the application is not limited. The network device can configure appropriate cell measurement parameters for the terminal device according to the information, so that the problem related to mobility management generated by the terminal device can be avoided.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: the terminal equipment performs cell measurement according to the configuration information; the terminal device sends a measurement result to the network device, the measurement result being determined by the terminal device from the cell measurements.

The terminal device can perform cell measurement according to the cell measurement parameters matched with the cell measurement capability of the terminal device, so that the terminal device cannot cause mobility management related problems.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: the terminal equipment receives mobility management parameters sent by the network equipment, wherein the mobility management parameters are determined by the network equipment according to the measurement result, and the mobility management parameters are used for controlling the mobility management process of the terminal equipment.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, a mobility management procedure of the terminal device includes at least one of: cell selection procedure, or cell reselection procedure.

In a second aspect, a communication method is provided, including: the network equipment receives indication information sent by the terminal equipment, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the cell measurement capability of the terminal equipment when supporting the frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the terminal equipment; the network device sends configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the configuration information is determined by the network device according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used for configuring cell measurement parameters of the terminal device.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the cell measurement capability includes a cell measurement period.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the indication information includes at least one of: and adjusting the amplification factor of the cell measurement period, or maintaining the cell measurement period.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the magnification of the cell measurement period has a value of K, where K is a positive number.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, adjusting the cell measurement period includes at least one of: the cell measurement period is enlarged or shortened.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the cell measurement period includes at least one of: the period of the cell is measured or the period of the cell is searched.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: the network equipment receives a measurement result sent by the terminal equipment, wherein the measurement result is determined by the terminal equipment through cell measurement according to the configuration information; the network device determines mobility management parameters according to the measurement result, wherein the mobility management parameters are used for controlling a mobility management process of the terminal device.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: the network device sends the mobility management parameters to the terminal device.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, a mobility management procedure of the terminal device includes at least one of: cell selection procedure, or cell reselection procedure.

In a third aspect, there is provided a communication apparatus comprising: a transceiver unit configured to send, to a network device, indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate a cell measurement capability when the communication device supports a frequency range FR2-2, where the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the communication device; the transceiver unit is further configured to receive configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information is determined by the network device according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the communication device.

With reference to the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the cell measurement capability includes a cell measurement period.

With reference to the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the indication information includes at least one of: and adjusting the amplification factor of the cell measurement period, or maintaining the cell measurement period.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the magnification of the cell measurement period takes a value of K, where K is a positive number.

With reference to the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, adjusting the cell measurement period includes at least one of: the cell measurement period is enlarged or shortened.

With reference to the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the cell measurement period includes at least one of: the period of the cell is measured or the period of the cell is searched.

With reference to the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the communication apparatus further includes: a processing unit, configured to perform cell measurement according to the configuration information; the transceiver unit is further configured to send a measurement result to the network device, where the measurement result is determined by the communication device according to the cell measurement.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive a mobility management parameter sent by the network device, where the mobility management parameter is determined by the network device according to the measurement result, and the mobility management parameter is used to control a mobility management procedure of the communication device.

With reference to the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, a mobility management procedure of the communication device includes at least one of: cell selection procedure, or cell reselection procedure.

In a fourth aspect, there is provided a communication apparatus comprising: the receiving and transmitting unit is used for receiving indication information sent by the terminal equipment, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the cell measurement capability of the terminal equipment when supporting the frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for the terminal equipment to conduct cell measurement; the transceiver unit is further configured to send configuration information to the terminal device, where the configuration information is determined by the communication device according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the terminal device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the cell measurement capability includes a cell measurement period.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the indication information includes at least one of: and adjusting the amplification factor of the cell measurement period, or maintaining the cell measurement period.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the magnification of the cell measurement period has a value of K, where K is a positive number.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, adjusting the cell measurement period includes at least one of: the cell measurement period is enlarged or shortened.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the cell measurement period includes at least one of: the period of the cell is measured or the period of the cell is searched.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive a measurement result sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result is determined by the terminal device by performing cell measurement according to the configuration information; the communication device further includes: and the processing unit is used for determining mobility management parameters according to the measurement result, wherein the mobility management parameters are used for controlling the mobility management process of the terminal equipment.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the method further includes: the network device sends mobility management parameters to the terminal device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, a mobility management procedure of the terminal device includes at least one of: cell selection procedure, or cell reselection procedure.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided a communication device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the processor for executing a computer program or instructions to cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of the first aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the first aspect; or cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of the second aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the second aspect.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes a memory.

In the alternative, the processor and memory are integrated or the processor and memory are separate.

In another possible implementation, the memory is located outside the communication device.

In a possible implementation, the communication apparatus further comprises a communication interface for the communication apparatus to communicate with other devices, such as transmission or reception of data and/or signals.

By way of example, the communication interface may be a transceiver, circuit, bus, module, or other type of communication interface.

In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising logic circuitry for performing the method of the first aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the first aspect, and an input-output interface for outputting and/or inputting signals; alternatively, the method of any one of the second aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the second aspect is performed.

In a possible implementation, the input-output interface is configured to send indication information to the network device, where the indication information is used to indicate a cell measurement capability when the terminal device supports the frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the terminal device; the input/output interface is further configured to receive configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information is determined by the network device according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the terminal device.

In a possible implementation, the input/output interface is configured to receive indication information sent by the terminal device, where the indication information is used to indicate a cell measurement capability when the terminal device supports the frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the terminal device; the input-output interface is further configured to send configuration information to the terminal device, where the configuration information is determined by the network device according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the terminal device.

In a seventh aspect, there is provided a computer readable storage medium comprising a computer program or instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of the first aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the first aspect; or cause the computer to perform the method of the second aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the second aspect.

In an eighth aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any one of the first aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the first aspect; or cause the computer to perform the method of the second aspect and any one of the possible implementations of the second aspect.

In a ninth aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide a terminal device, configured to perform the method in the first aspect and various possible implementations thereof.

In a tenth aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide a network device configured to perform the method in the second aspect and its various possible implementations.

In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide a communication system, including the communication apparatus provided by the third aspect and various possible implementations and the communication apparatus provided by the fourth aspect and various possible implementations.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a suitable communication system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is an interactive flow chart of a communication method 200 of an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is an interactive flow chart of a communication method 300 of an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of a communication apparatus 400 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a communication device 500 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram of a communication device 600 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram of a communication device 700 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram of a communication apparatus 800 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

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

The technical solution of the embodiment of the application can be applied to various communication systems, for example: long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) system, LTE frequency division duplex (frequency division duplex, FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (time division duplex, TDD), universal mobile telecommunications system (universal mobile telecommunication system, UMTS), fifth generation (5) ^th generation, 5G) systems or New Radio (NR), sixth generation (6 ^th generation, 6G) system, etc., a 5G later evolution system, an inter-satellite communication, etc., non-terrestrial communication network (NTN) system, etc. The satellite communication system comprises a satellite base station and a terminal device. The satellite base station provides communication services for the terminal device. The satellite base station may also communicate with a terrestrial base station. The satellite may be used as a base station or as a terminal device. The satellite can refer to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a fire balloon, a low-orbit satellite, a medium-orbit satellite, a high-orbit satellite and other non-ground base station or non-ground equipment.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application is applicable to the scenes of the isomorphic network and the heterogeneous network, is unlimited to transmission points, can be multipoint cooperative transmission between macro base stations and macro base stations, between micro base stations and between macro base stations and micro base stations, and is applicable to FDD/TDD systems. The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application is not only suitable for low-frequency scenes (sub 6G), but also suitable for high-frequency scenes (more than 6 GHz), terahertz, optical communication and the like. The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application not only can be suitable for communication between the network equipment and the terminal, but also can be suitable for communication between the network equipment and the terminal, communication between the terminal and the terminal, communication between the Internet of vehicles, the Internet of things, the industrial Internet and the like.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application may also be applied to a scenario where a terminal is connected to a single base station, where the base station to which the terminal is connected and a Core Network (CN) to which the base station is connected are the same standard. For example, CN is 5G Core, the base station is corresponding to 5G base station, and the 5G base station is directly connected with 5G Core; or CN is 6G Core, the base station is 6G base station, and the 6G base station is directly connected with the 6G Core. The technical solution of the embodiment of the application may also be applied to a dual connectivity (dual connectivity, DC) scenario where a terminal is connected with at least two base stations.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application may also use macro-micro scenarios composed of base stations in different forms in the communication network, for example, the base stations may be satellites, air balloon stations, unmanned aerial vehicle stations, etc. The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application is also suitable for the scene that the wide coverage base station and the small coverage base station exist at the same time.

It can be further appreciated that the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application may also be applied to wireless communication systems of 5.5G, 6G and later, where applicable scenarios include, but are not limited to, terrestrial cellular communication, NTN, satellite communication, high altitude communication platform (high altitude platform station, HAPS) communication, vehicle-to-evaluation (V2X), access backhaul integration (integrated access and backhaul, IAB), and reconfigurable intelligent surface (reconfigurable intelligent surface, RIS) communication.

The terminal in the embodiment of the present application may be a device with a wireless transceiver function, and specifically may refer to a User Equipment (UE), an access terminal, a subscriber unit (subscriber unit), a subscriber station, a mobile station (mobile station), a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user equipment. The terminal device may also be a satellite phone, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a wireless data card, a wireless modem, a machine type communication device, a terminal that may be 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, PDA), a customer terminal device (customer-premises equipment, CPE), a point of sale (POS) machine, a handheld device with wireless communication functionality, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a communication device onboard an aerial plane, a wearable device, an unmanned aerial vehicle, a robot, a device to a terminal in a device communication (D2D), a terminal in V2X, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal device, an enhanced reality (augmented reality, AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in an industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal in a wireless driver of a remote (remote) device, a smart terminal in a smart network (smart terminal in a smart communication system, a smart terminal in a smart communication system (smart mobile application) or a mobile communication system (smart terminal in a smart network of the present application, a smart device in a smart communication system (smart system of a mobile application) or the like.

The device for implementing the function of the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application may be the terminal device; or a device, such as a chip system, capable of supporting the terminal device to implement the function. The device can be installed in or matched with the terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the application, the chip system may be formed by a chip, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices.

The network device in the embodiment of the application has a wireless receiving and transmitting function and is used for communicating with the terminal device. The access network device may be a node in a radio access network (radio access network, RAN), also referred to as a base station, also referred to as a RAN node. An evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in LTE; or base stations in 5G networks such as gndeb (gNB) or base stations in public land mobile networks (public land mobile network, PLMN) that evolve after 5G, broadband network service gateways (broadband network gateway, BNG), aggregation switches or third generation partnership project (3rd generation partnership project,3GPP) access devices, etc.

The network device in the embodiment of the present application may further include various forms of base stations, for example: macro base stations, micro base stations (also referred to as small stations), relay stations, transmission points (transmitting and receiving point, TRP), transmission points (transmitting point, TP), mobile switching centers (mobile switching centers, D2D), devices that assume base station functions in vehicle-to-device (V2X), machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, and the like, and may also include Centralized Units (CUs) and Distributed Units (DUs) in a cloud access network (cloud radio access network, C-RAN) system, network devices in an NTN communication system, and the embodiments of the present application are not particularly limited.

The means for implementing the function of the network device in the embodiment of the present application may be the network device, or may be a means capable of supporting the network device to implement the function, for example, a chip system. The apparatus may be installed in or used in cooperation with a network device. The chip system in the embodiment of the application can be composed of chips, and can also comprise chips and other discrete devices.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a suitable communication system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the communication system 100 includes a network device 110 and a terminal device 120. The number of terminal devices 120 and network devices 110 included in the communication system 100 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. In addition, the communication system 100 shown in fig. 1 is for exemplary purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of protection claimed herein.

The terminal device 120 in the embodiment of the present application may be any one of the terminal devices listed above, and the network device 110 may also be any one of the network devices listed above, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In order to better describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, some technical terms related to the technical solutions disclosed in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly described below.

Millimeter Wave (MMW):

generally, electromagnetic waves having frequencies in the range of 30 to 300GHz may be referred to as MMW. MMW is widely applied in the fields of communication, radar, remote sensing, radio astronomy and the like.

The 3gpp 38.101 protocol specifies that 5G NR mainly uses two frequency domains: frequency Ranges (FR) 1 and FR2. The frequency range of FR1 is 450MHz to 6GHz, and the frequency range of FR2 is 24.25GHz to 52.6GHz.

At present, a 5G NR communication system supports that the MMW frequency band can be expanded to be more than 52.6GHz, and is called FR2-1 when the MMW frequency band is between 24.25GHz and 52.6GHz, and is called FR2-2 when the MMW frequency band is between 52.6GHz and 71 GHz.

When the MMW frequency band is extended above 52.6GHz, the 5G NR supported synchronization signal blocks and SCSs of the physical broadcast channels (synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block, SSB) are also correspondingly extended from 240KHz to 480KHz and 960KHz. The extended SCS places higher demands on the hardware complexity of the terminal device. For example, in the case where the 3GPP protocol does not change the number of cell measurements of the terminal device (the number of cell measurements when the terminal device supports FR2-2 is the same as the number of cell measurements when the terminal device supports FR1-1 or FR 2-1), the terminal device needs to measure the same number of cells in a shorter time, which leads to an increase in both the computing power and the storage capacity of the terminal device.

For example, when SCS is extended from 240KHz to 480KHz and 960KHz, the SSB sampling rate at 480KHz is twice that at 240KHz, and the SSB sampling rate at 960KHz is four times that at 240 KHz. Therefore, the terminal device needs to store more data.

Due to the increase of SCS, there is a contradiction between the hardware complexity of the terminal device and the requirements of cell measurement. In order to reduce the impact of the extended SCS on the hardware complexity of the terminal device, it is currently proposed that the impact on the hardware complexity of the terminal device can be reduced by enlarging the period of the measurement cell. For example, the period of the corresponding measurement cell is multiplied by 2 and 3 when SCS is 480kHz and 960kHz, respectively, so that the influence of the hardware complexity of the terminal device can be reduced by increasing the period of the measurement cell.

Since different terminal devices have different cell measurement capabilities, FR2-2 also has mobility management requirements, which may cause mobility management related problems if the period of the measurement cell of the terminal device is simply enlarged, such as: cell discovery becomes slow, cell handover delay, etc. For example, when the period of the measurement cell of the terminal device is doubled, a delay time of 10s to 20s or more may be caused for a discontinuous reception (discontinuous reception, DRX) scenario. For a terminal device with strong cell measurement capability, if the period of the measurement cell of the terminal device is increased, the terminal device cannot acquire instant mobility measurement information. Therefore, the influence of the extended SCS on the hardware complexity of the terminal device cannot be reduced by merely amplifying the period of the measurement cell of the terminal device.

In view of the above technical problems, the present application provides a communication method and a communication device, where a cell measurement capability of a terminal device is reported to a network device by the terminal device, and the network device determines corresponding configuration information according to the cell measurement capability, where the configuration information is matched with the cell measurement capability of the terminal device, so that a problem related to mobility management generated by the terminal device can be avoided.

The following describes a communication method and a communication device according to embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a communication method 200 of an embodiment of the present application. The method flow in fig. 2 may be performed by the terminal device 120 and the network device 110, or performed by a module and/or a device (e.g., a chip or an integrated circuit, etc.) installed in the terminal device 120 and the network device 110 and having corresponding functions, which embodiments of the present application are not limited. The terminal device 120 and the network device 110 are described below as examples. As shown in fig. 2, the communication method 200 includes:

s210, the terminal device 120 sends indication information a to the network device 110, which is used to indicate the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2.

Accordingly, the network device 110 receives the indication information a transmitted by the terminal device 120, and determines the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-2 based on the indication information a.

The cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-2 may be the same as the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-1 or may be different from the cell measurement capability when the terminal device supports FR 2-1. For example, the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-2 may be higher than when the terminal device supports FR 2-1. This is because the frequency band of FR2-2 is higher than that of FR2-1, and the hardware complexity when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-2 may be higher than that when FR2-1 is supported. The cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-2 may be the same as the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR1 or may be different from the cell measurement capability when the terminal device supports FR 1. The embodiments of the present application are not limited.

Whether or not the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-2 is the same as the cell measurement capability when it supports FR2-1 or FR1, the terminal device 120 needs to let the network device 110 know the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2.

In summary, the terminal device 120 may report the indication information a to the network device 110, and the network device 110 may determine, based on the indication information a, the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2.

Alternatively, the above-mentioned cell measurement capability may also be referred to as mobility measurement capability, which is not limited in this application. For convenience of description, the following description will be given by taking cell measurement capability as an example.

The cell measurement capabilities of the terminal device 120 may include capabilities of the terminal device 120 in terms of mobility management. The mobility management aspect may include at least one of: cell selection, cell reselection, cell measurement or cell search, etc. The network device 110 may determine the measurement capability of the terminal device 120 in terms of cell selection, cell reselection, cell measurement, or cell search, etc., through the indication information a.

Alternatively, the measurement capabilities referred to in the mobility management aspect described above may each be regarded as one or more of the cell measurement capabilities of the terminal device 120.

In one possible implementation, the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120 includes a cell measurement period.

Specifically, the terminal device 120 reports the cell measurement period to the network device 110, and the network device 110 can configure the cell measurement parameters matched with the cell measurement period for the terminal device 120, so that the network device 110 can avoid configuring an unsuitable cell measurement period for the terminal device 120, thereby avoiding the occurrence of mobility management related problems caused by simply amplifying the cell measurement period of the terminal device 120.

When the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120 includes a cell measurement period and does not include other types of capability, the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120 and the cell measurement period of the terminal device 120 may be the same concept. In other words, the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120 reporting the network device 110 through the indication information a is equivalent to the cell measurement period of the terminal device 120 reporting the network device 110 through the indication information a.

In one possible implementation, the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120 may also include the number of cell measurements. For example, the terminal device 120 may report to the network device 110 through the indication information a that the terminal device 120 may measure the number of cells within a period of one measurement cell.

In one possible implementation, the cell measurement period includes at least one of: the period of the cell is measured or the period of the cell is searched.

The period of measuring a cell refers to a period when the terminal device 120 performs cell measurement. For example, the terminal device 120 performs cell measurement at time T1, and performs cell measurement again at time T2. The interval time between the time T1 and the time T2 may be referred to as a period of the measurement cell of the terminal device 120. The period of searching for a cell refers to a period when the terminal device 120 performs cell search. For example, the terminal device 120 performs cell search at time T3, and performs cell search again at time T4. The interval time between the time T3 and the time T4 may be referred to as a period of searching for a cell of the terminal device 120.

Optionally, the period of the measurement cell and/or the period of the search cell of the terminal device 120 is related to the strength of the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120. For example, the stronger the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120, the shorter the period of the measurement cell and/or the period of the search cell of the terminal device 120 may be; the weaker the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120, the longer the period of the measurement cell and/or the period of the search cell of the terminal device 120 may be.

As described above, in order to reduce the influence of the extended SCS on the hardware complexity of the terminal device 120, it is currently proposed that the hardware complexity of the terminal device may be reduced by amplifying (which may also be understood as relaxing or expanding or the like) the period of the measurement cell of the terminal device, but this causes mobility management related problems. For a terminal device with strong cell measurement capability, it may not be necessary to amplify the period of the measurement cell, alternatively it may even be necessary to shorten the period of the measurement cell, so that the period of the measurement cell of the terminal device matches its cell measurement capability.

Since the network device 110 does not determine the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-2, it may configure the terminal device 120 with a period of an enlarged measurement cell, which may cause mobility management related problems. If the network device 110 can configure the terminal device 120 with a period of a measurement cell matching the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120 based on the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120 supporting FR2-2 by reporting the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120 supporting FR2-2 to the network device 110 by the terminal device 120.

The above description is given taking the period of the measurement cell of the terminal device 120 as an example, but the same applies to the period of the search cell of the terminal device 120. For convenience of description, the embodiments of the present application will be described by taking a cell measurement period as an example, and the period of measuring a cell is not distinguished from the period of searching a cell.

S220, the network device 110 sends configuration information a to the terminal device 120, for configuring the cell measurement parameters of the terminal device 120.

Accordingly, the terminal device 120 receives the configuration information a from the network device 110, and determines the cell measurement parameters configured by the network device 110 for the terminal device 120 based on the configuration information a.

Specifically, the network device 110 may first receive the indication information a sent by the terminal device 120, and determine the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120 based on the indication information a. Thereafter, the network device 110 configures the terminal device 120 with configuration information a that matches the cell measurement capability of the terminal device 120. As such, the cell measurement parameters configured by network device 110 for terminal device 120 may match the cell measurement capabilities of terminal device 120.

In one possible implementation, the cell measurement parameters may include at least one of:

The value of the cell measurement period, reporting configuration information, or frequency point information, a measurement object, and the like.

It should be appreciated that the cell measurement parameters may be carried in RRC signaling. The reporting configuration information refers to information related to reporting of cell measurement results, and may be configured by reporting configuration (ReportConfig) in a protocol. The network device 110 may configure one or more reporting configurations for the terminal device 120, where each reporting configuration includes reporting information related to reporting, such as reporting index, reporting time and period, reporting format, and the like.

Specifically, the terminal device 120 may perform cell measurement based on the value of the cell measurement period and the value of the trigger time issued by the network device 110, or report configuration information, etc.

By reporting its cell measurement capability when supporting FR2-2 to the network device 110 by the terminal device 120, the network device 110 can configure the terminal device 120 with cell measurement parameters matched with each other according to the cell measurement capability, so that the occurrence of the related problem of mobility management caused by simply increasing the cell measurement period of the terminal device 120 can be avoided.

In one possible implementation, the indication information a includes at least one of the following:

And adjusting the amplification factor of the cell measurement period, or maintaining the cell measurement period.

Illustratively, when the indication information a includes a magnification of the cell measurement period, the network device 110 may determine whether the cell measurement period needs to be enlarged for the terminal device 120 based on the magnification of the cell measurement period. For example, the amplification factor of the cell measurement period is K, where K may be a positive number, for example, 1 to N, where N is a positive integer greater than 1; and may be a fraction, for example, 0.5. When the value of the amplification factor of the cell measurement period is a positive number smaller than 1, it means that the terminal device 120 can shorten the cell measurement period; when the amplification factor of the cell measurement period has a positive number greater than 1, it means that the terminal device 120 can amplify the cell measurement period. In addition, the magnification of the cell measurement period may also be referred to as a scaling factor of the cell measurement period, and the two may be interchanged.

Alternatively, the above mentioned values of the cell measurement period may be agreed between the terminal device 120 and the network device 110. That is, the terminal device 120 can determine whether to amplify or shorten the cell measurement period by reporting only one amplification factor, by the network device 110. For example, the cell measurement period when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-2 is consistent with the cell measurement period when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-1 or FR1, so that the terminal device 120 only needs to report a specific value based on the amplification factor of the cell measurement period, and the network device 110 can determine whether to amplify or shorten the cell measurement period.

Alternatively, when the indication information a includes a magnification of a cell measurement period, it may be measrelay fr2Extra information, and the information may be carried in radio resource control (radio resource control, RRC) signaling.

Illustratively, when the indication information a is used to indicate that the cell measurement period is adjusted, the network device 110 may reconfigure the cell measurement period for the terminal device 120 based on the content indicated by the indication information a. For example, the value of the cell measurement period (which may be regarded as a reference cell measurement period) of the existing terminal device may be regarded as m, and the adjustment of the cell measurement period may be regarded as adjusting the value of m. For example, network device 110 may configure a cell measurement period of m1 for terminal device 120. Wherein m1 is different from m.

Illustratively, in the scenario where the DRX cycle is 160ms, the value of the existing cell measurement cycle is about 5 seconds, and the network device 110 may adjust the cell measurement cycle according to the indication of adjusting the cell measurement cycle reported by the terminal device 120. For example, the value of the existing cell measurement period is adjusted to 4 seconds (which may be understood as shortening the cell measurement period), or 10 seconds (which may be understood as enlarging the cell measurement period). In the scenario where the DRX cycle is 320ms, the value of the existing cell measurement cycle is about 11.52ms, and the network device 110 may adjust the cell measurement cycle according to the indication of adjusting the cell measurement cycle reported by the terminal device 120. For example, the value of the existing cell measurement period is adjusted to 8 seconds (which may be understood as shortening the cell measurement period), or 20 seconds (which may be understood as enlarging the cell measurement period).

Also by way of example, the indication information a may include a bit 0 or a bit 1, wherein the bit 1 may indicate that the cell measurement period is adjusted and the bit 0 may indicate that the cell measurement period is maintained. Alternatively, bit 1 may indicate that the cell measurement period is maintained and bit 0 may indicate that the cell measurement period is adjusted.

Specifically, the terminal device 120 may report the amplification factor of the cell measurement period to the network device 110, or report whether the cell measurement period needs to be changed to the network device 110, and the network device 110 may configure appropriate cell measurement parameters for the terminal device 120 according to the above information, so that the problem related to mobility management generated by the terminal device 120 can be avoided.

One possible implementation manner, the cell measurement period is adjusted, including at least one of the following: the cell measurement period is enlarged or shortened.

The specific description may refer to the description of magnification, and will not be repeated here.

Alternatively, the network device 110 may decide to either enlarge or shorten the cell measurement period by itself when the terminal device 120 only reports that the cell measurement period needs to be adjusted.

Alternatively, the network device 110 may determine whether to amplify or shorten the cell measurement period based on historical communication parameters with the terminal device 120.

Optionally, when the terminal device 120 reports that the cell measurement period needs to be adjusted, information for assisting the network device 110 to determine whether to amplify or shorten the cell measurement period may also be reported to the network device 110.

In one possible implementation, when the terminal device 120 indicates to the network device 110 that the cell measurement period needs to be adjusted, the terminal device 120 may further indicate whether to amplify the cell measurement period or shorten the cell measurement period.

Optionally, if the terminal device 120 indicates the measurement period of the amplified cell, it may also report a specific amplification factor (may be a positive number greater than 1); if the terminal device 120 instructs to shorten the cell measurement period, it may also report a specific magnification (which may be a positive number less than 1).

Illustratively, the indication information a includes that the network device 110 does not adjust the cell measurement period of the terminal device 120 while maintaining the cell measurement period (maintaining the reference cell measurement period unchanged).

Alternatively, the cell measurement period of the terminal device 120 may coincide with the cell measurement period when the terminal device 120 supports FR2-1/FR 1. In this manner, network device 110 can determine whether it is necessary to adjust the cell measurement period for terminal device 120 via any of the above.

Alternatively, the reference cell measurement period may be predefined by a protocol between the network device 110 and the terminal device 120. In this manner, network device 110 can determine whether it is necessary to adjust the cell measurement period for terminal device 120 via any of the above.

In summary, network device 110 may determine whether it is necessary to adjust the cell measurement period for terminal device 120 based on any of the above.

By reporting the cell measurement capability to the network device 110 by the terminal device 120, the network device 110 configures the terminal device 120 with the cell measurement parameter matched with the cell measurement capability according to the cell measurement capability reported by the terminal device 120, so that the problem related to mobility management generated by the terminal device 120 can be avoided. For example, cell discovery slows down, cell handover delays, etc.

In one possible implementation, the indication information a may indicate to adjust the cell measurement period and the amplification factor of the cell measurement period at the same time. As such, the network device 110 determines that a cell measurement period needs to be adjusted for the terminal device 120 based on the former, and may determine a specific magnification based on the latter.

In one possible implementation, the cell measurement period indicated by the indication information a reported by the terminal device 120 to the network device 110 belongs to a set of cell measurement periods agreed between the network device 110 and the terminal device 120.

Specifically, a set of cell measurement periods including a plurality of cell measurement periods may be agreed between the network device 110 and the terminal device 120. Terminal device 120 may indicate to network device 110 via indication information a the cell measurement period selected by terminal device 120, and thus network device 110 may configure terminal device 120 with the appropriate cell measurement period based on indication information a.

Alternatively, the technical solution shown in fig. 2 may be applied to common-frequency measurement or different-frequency measurement, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The cells described above may refer to serving cells, or may refer to neighbor cells, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited.

Other communication methods of embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a communication method 300 of an embodiment of the present application. The method flow in fig. 3 may be performed by the terminal device 120 and the network device 110, or performed by a module and/or a device (e.g., a chip or an integrated circuit, etc.) installed in the terminal device 120 and the network device 110 and having corresponding functions, which embodiments of the present application are not limited. The terminal device 120 and the network device 110 are described below as examples. As shown in fig. 3, the communication method 300 includes:

s310, the terminal device 120 sends indication information a to the network device 110, which is used to indicate the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2.

The specific content may be referred to the description of S210, and will not be described herein.

S320, the network device 110 sends configuration information a to the terminal device 120, for configuring the cell measurement parameters of the terminal device 120.

The specific content may be referred to the description of S220, and will not be described herein.

S330, the terminal device 120 performs cell measurement according to the configuration information A.

Specifically, the network device 110 configures the terminal device 120 with cell measurement parameters matched with the cell measurement capability according to the cell measurement capability reported by the terminal device 120. The terminal device 120 may make cell measurements based on the cell measurement parameters.

In addition, the terminal device can perform cell measurement according to the cell measurement parameters matched with the cell measurement capability of the terminal device, so that the problem related to mobility management of the terminal device is not caused.

S340, the terminal device 120 sends the cell measurement result to the network device 110.

Accordingly, the network device 110 receives the cell measurement result transmitted from the terminal device 120.

Specifically, after completing the cell measurement, the terminal device 120 may report the cell measurement result determined by the terminal device to the network device 110. The manner in which the terminal device 120 reports the cell measurement result to the network device 110 may be determined based on the foregoing reporting configuration information, and specifically, the content of reporting the measurement result to the network device 110 by referring to the existing terminal device 120 may be referred to, which is not described in detail in the embodiments of the present application.

S350, the network device 110 determines mobility management parameters according to the measurement result.

Specifically, after the network device 110 receives the cell measurement result sent by the terminal device 120, the mobility management parameter may be determined according to the cell measurement result. The mobility management parameters can be used to control the mobility management procedures of the terminal device 120.

Illustratively, the mobility management parameters include: time to trigger (trigger).

The value of the trigger time is used to indicate the time that the cell measurement condition must be continuously satisfied before the terminal device 120 reports the cell measurement result to the network device 110.

In one possible implementation manner, the mobility management procedure of the terminal device may include at least one of the following:

cell selection, or cell reselection.

The detailed description can be seen from the description of the existing processes of cell selection, cell reselection, and the like, and the embodiments of the present application are not repeated.

S360, the network device 110 sends mobility management parameters to the terminal device 120.

Accordingly, the terminal device 120 receives the mobility management parameters transmitted from the network device 110.

Specifically, the terminal device 120 performs control or management of the mobility management procedure of the terminal device 120 according to the mobility management parameters issued by the network device 110. The specific description may be that the description about the mobility management procedure and the like is now given, and the embodiments of the present application are not repeated.

Through the technical scheme, the terminal equipment can conduct cell measurement according to the cell measurement parameters determined by the network equipment based on the cell measurement capacity reported by the terminal equipment, and report the cell measurement results to the network equipment, and then the control of the mobility management process of the terminal equipment is completed, so that the occurrence of the related problems of mobility management caused by simply amplifying the cell measurement period of the terminal equipment can be avoided.

Having described method embodiments of the present application, corresponding apparatus embodiments are described below.

In order to implement the functions in the methods provided in the embodiments of the present application, the terminal and the network device may include hardware structures and/or software modules, and implement the functions in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or a combination of hardware structures and software modules. Some of the functions described above are performed in a hardware configuration, a software module, or a combination of hardware and software modules, depending on the specific application of the solution and design constraints.

Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 400 of an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 400 comprises a processor 410 and a communication interface 420, the processor 410 and the communication interface 420 being interconnected by a bus 430. The communication apparatus 400 shown in fig. 4 may be the network device 110 or the terminal device 120.

Optionally, the communication device 400 further comprises a memory 440.

Memory 440 includes, but is not limited to, random access memory (random access memory, RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (erasable programmable read only memory, EPROM), or portable read-only memory (compact disc read-only memory, CD-ROM), memory 440 for associated instructions and data.

The processor 410 may be one or more central processing units (central processing unit, CPU), and in the case where the processor 410 is a CPU, the CPU may be a single-core CPU or a multi-core CPU.

When the communication apparatus 400 is the terminal device 120, the processor 410 in the communication apparatus 400 is configured to read the computer program or instructions stored in the memory 440, illustratively:

transmitting an indication a to the network device 110 for indicating the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2;

configuration information a sent by the network device 110 is received, which is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the terminal device 120.

The foregoing is described by way of example only. When the communication device 400 is a terminal device 120, it will be responsible for executing the methods or steps related to the terminal device 120 in the foregoing method embodiments.

When the communication apparatus 400 is the network device 110, the processor 410 in the communication apparatus 400 is configured to read the program code stored in the memory 440, illustratively:

receiving indication information a sent by the terminal device 110, which is used for indicating the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2;

the configuration information a for configuring the cell measurement parameters of the terminal device 120 is transmitted to the terminal device 120.

The foregoing is described by way of example only. When the communication apparatus 400 is a network device 110, it will be responsible for executing the methods or steps related to the network device 110 in the foregoing method embodiments.

The above description is merely exemplary in nature. Specific content can be seen from the content shown in the above method embodiment. In addition, the implementation of the individual operations in fig. 4 may also correspond to the respective description of the method embodiments shown with reference to fig. 2 to 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 500 of an embodiment of the present application. The communication apparatus 500 may be the network device 110 and the terminal device 120 in the above embodiment, or may be chips or modules in the network device 110 and the terminal device 120, for implementing the methods related to the above embodiment. The communication device 500 comprises a transceiver unit 510. The transceiver unit 510 is exemplarily described below.

The transceiver unit 510 may include a transmitting unit and a receiving unit, which are respectively configured to implement the functions of transmitting or receiving in the above-described method embodiments; and may further comprise a processing unit for implementing functions other than transmission or reception.

When the communication apparatus 500 is the terminal device 120, the transceiver unit 510 is for sending an indication a to the network device 110, which is for indicating the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2; the transceiver unit 510 is further configured to receive configuration information a sent by the network device 110, which is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the terminal device 120.

Optionally, the communication apparatus 500 may further comprise a processing unit 520 for performing the content of the steps related to processing, coordination, etc. of the terminal device 120.

Optionally, the communication device 500 further comprises a storage unit 530 for storing a program or code for performing the aforementioned method.

The foregoing is described by way of example only. When the communication device 500 is a terminal device 120, it will be responsible for executing the methods or steps related to the terminal device 120 in the foregoing method embodiments.

When the communication apparatus 500 is the network device 110, the transceiver unit 510 is illustratively configured to receive the indication information a sent by the terminal device 110, which is used to indicate the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2; the transceiver unit 510 is further configured to send configuration information a to the terminal device 120, which is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the terminal device 120.

Optionally, the communication apparatus 500 may further comprise a processing unit 520 for performing the content of the steps related to processing, coordination, etc. of the network device 110.

The foregoing is described by way of example only. When the communication apparatus 500 is a network device 110, it will be responsible for executing the methods or steps related to the network device 110 in the foregoing method embodiments.

In addition, the implementation of each operation of fig. 5 may also be correspondingly described with reference to the method shown in the foregoing embodiment, which is not described herein again.

The apparatus embodiments shown in fig. 4 and 5 are for implementing the content described in the foregoing method embodiments in fig. 2 to 3. Thus, the specific steps and methods performed by the apparatus shown in fig. 4 and 5 may be described with reference to the foregoing method embodiments.

It should be understood that the transceiver unit may include a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit is used for executing the transmitting action of the communication device, and the receiving unit is used for executing the receiving action of the communication device. For convenience of description, the transmitting unit and the receiving unit are combined into one transceiver unit in the embodiment of the present application. The description is unified herein, and will not be repeated.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a communication device 600 according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication apparatus 600 may be used to implement the functions of the network device 110 or the terminal device 120 in the above method. The communication apparatus 600 may be a chip in the network device 110 or the terminal device 120.

The communication apparatus 600 includes: an input-output interface 620, and a processor 610. The input-output interface 620 may be an input-output circuit. The processor 610 may be a signal processor, a chip, or other integrated circuit that may implement the methods of the present application. Wherein the input-output interface 620 is used for input or output of signals or data.

For example, when the communication apparatus 600 is the terminal device 120, the input-output interface 620 is configured to send an indication a to the network device 110, which is configured to indicate the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2; the input-output interface 620 is further configured to receive configuration information a sent by the network device 110, which is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the terminal device 120.

For example, when the communication apparatus 600 is the network device 110, the input/output interface 620 is configured to receive the indication information a sent by the terminal device 110, which is used to indicate the cell measurement capability when the terminal device 120 supports FR 2-2; the input-output interface 620 is further configured to send configuration information a to the terminal device 120, which is used to configure the cell measurement parameters of the terminal device 120. Wherein the processor 610 is configured to perform some or all of the steps of any of the methods provided in the embodiments of the present application.

In one possible implementation, the processor 610 implements functions implemented by a network device or terminal device by executing instructions stored in a memory.

Optionally, the communication device 600 further comprises a memory.

In the alternative, the processor and memory are integrated.

Optionally, the memory is external to the communications device 600.

In one possible implementation, the processor 610 may be a logic circuit, and the processor 610 inputs/outputs messages or signaling through the input/output interface 620. The logic circuit may be a signal processor, a chip, or other integrated circuits that may implement the methods of embodiments of the present application.

The above description of the apparatus of fig. 6 is merely an exemplary description, and the apparatus can be used to perform the method described in the foregoing embodiment, and details of the foregoing description of the method embodiment may be referred to herein and will not be repeated.

Fig. 7 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 700 of an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 700 may be the network apparatus 110 or a chip. The communication device 700 may be used to perform the operations performed by the network device 110 in the method embodiments described above with respect to fig. 2-3.

When the communication apparatus 700 is a network device 110, it is a base station, for example. Fig. 7 shows a simplified schematic diagram of a base station structure. The base station includes a portion 710, a portion 720, and a portion 730. The 710 part is mainly used for baseband processing, controlling the base station, and the like; portion 710 is typically a control center of the base station, and may be generally referred to as a processor, for controlling the base station to perform the processing operations on the network device side in the above method embodiment. Section 720 is mainly used for storing computer program code and data. The 730 part is mainly used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals and converting the radio frequency signals and baseband signals; portion 730 may be generally referred to as a transceiver module, transceiver circuitry, or transceiver, among others. The transceiver module of portion 730, which may also be referred to as a transceiver or transceiver, includes an antenna 733 and radio frequency circuitry (not shown) that is primarily used for radio frequency processing. Alternatively, the means for implementing the receiving function in part 730 may be regarded as a receiver and the means for implementing the transmitting function may be regarded as a transmitter, i.e. part 730 comprises a receiver 732 and a transmitter 731. The receiver may also be referred to as a receiving module, receiver, or receiving circuit, etc., and the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitting module, transmitter, or transmitting circuit, etc.

Portions 710 and 720 may include one or more boards, each of which may include one or more processors and one or more memories. The processor is used for reading and executing the program in the memory to realize the baseband processing function and control of the base station. If there are multiple boards, the boards can be interconnected to enhance processing power. As an alternative implementation manner, the multiple boards may share one or more processors, or the multiple boards may share one or more memories, or the multiple boards may share one or more processors at the same time.

For example, in one implementation, the transceiver module of portion 730 is configured to perform the transceiver-related processes performed by the network device 110 in the embodiments illustrated in fig. 2 and 3. The processor of portion 710 is configured to perform the processes associated with the processing performed by network device 110 in the embodiment illustrated in fig. 2 and 3.

In another implementation, the processor of portion 710 is configured to perform processes related to the processing performed by the communication device in the embodiments illustrated in fig. 2 and 3.

In another implementation, the transceiver module of portion 730 is configured to perform the transceiver-related processes performed by the communication device in the embodiments illustrated in fig. 2 and 3.

It should be understood that fig. 7 is only an example and not a limitation, and that the above-described network devices including processors, memories, and transceivers may not rely on the structures shown in fig. 4-6.

When the communication device 700 is a chip, the chip includes a transceiver, a memory, and a processor. The transceiver may be an input-output circuit, a communication interface; the processor is an integrated processor, or microprocessor, or integrated circuit on the chip. The sending operation of the network device 110 in the above method embodiment may be understood as the output of the chip, and the receiving operation of the network device 110 in the above method embodiment may be understood as the input of the chip.

Fig. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 800 of an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 800 may be the terminal equipment 120, a processor of the terminal equipment 120, or a chip. The communication apparatus 800 may be configured to perform the operations performed by the terminal device 120 or the communication device in the above-described method embodiments.

Fig. 8 shows a simplified schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal device 120 when the communication device 800 is the terminal device 120. As shown in fig. 8, the terminal device 120 includes a processor, a memory, and a transceiver. The memory may store computer program code, and the transceiver includes a transmitter 831, a receiver 832, radio frequency circuits (not shown), an antenna 833, and input and output devices (not shown).

The processor is mainly used for processing communication protocols and communication data, controlling the terminal device 120, executing software programs, processing data of the software programs, and the like. The memory is mainly used for storing software programs and data. The radio frequency circuit is mainly used for converting a baseband signal and a radio frequency signal and processing the radio frequency signal. The antenna is mainly used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals in the form of electromagnetic waves. An input/output device. For example, touch screens, display screens, keyboards, etc. are mainly used for receiving data input by a user and outputting data to the user. It should be noted that some kinds of terminal apparatuses may not have an input/output device.

When data need to be sent, the processor carries out baseband processing on the data to be sent and then outputs a baseband signal to the radio frequency circuit, and the radio frequency circuit carries out radio frequency processing on the baseband signal and then sends the radio frequency signal outwards in the form of electromagnetic waves through the antenna. When data is sent to the terminal equipment, the radio frequency circuit 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, and the processor converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.

For ease of illustration, only one memory, processor, and transceiver are shown in fig. 8, and in an actual end device product, one or more processors and one or more memories may be present. The memory may also be referred to as a storage medium or storage device, etc. The memory may be provided separately from the processor or may be integrated with the processor, which is not limited by the embodiments of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the antenna and the radio frequency circuit with the transceiver function may be regarded as a transceiver module of the terminal device 120, and the processor with the processing function may be regarded as a processing module of the terminal device 120.

As shown in fig. 8, terminal device 120 includes a processor 810, a memory 820, and a transceiver 830. Processor 810 may also be referred to as a processing unit, processing board, processing module, processing device, etc., and transceiver 830 may also be referred to as a transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiving device, etc.

Alternatively, the means for implementing the receiving function in the transceiver 830 may be regarded as a receiving module, and the means for implementing the transmitting function in the transceiver 830 may be regarded as a transmitting module, i.e. the transceiver 830 includes a receiver and a transmitter. The transceiver may also be referred to as a transceiver, transceiver module, transceiver circuitry, or the like. The receiver may also be sometimes referred to as a receiver, a receiving module, a receiving circuit, or the like. The transmitter may also sometimes be referred to as a transmitter, a transmitting module, or a transmitting circuit, etc.

For example, in one implementation, the processor 810 is configured to perform the processing actions on the terminal device 120 side in the embodiments shown in fig. 2 and 3, and the transceiver 830 is configured to perform the transceiving actions on the terminal device 120 side in fig. 2 and 3.

It should be understood that fig. 8 is only an example and not a limitation, and the above-described terminal device including the transceiver module and the processing module may not depend on the structures shown in fig. 4 to 6.

When the communication device 800 is a chip, the chip includes a processor, a memory, and a transceiver. Wherein the transceiver may be an input-output circuit or a communication interface; the processor may be an integrated processing module or microprocessor or an integrated circuit on the chip. The sending operation of the terminal device in the above method embodiment may be understood as the output of the chip, and the receiving operation of the terminal device in the above method embodiment may be understood as the input of the chip.

The present application also provides a chip including a processor for calling from a memory and executing instructions stored in the memory, so that a communication device mounted with the chip performs the methods in the examples above.

The present application also provides another chip, including: the input interface, the output interface and the processor are connected through an internal connection path, and the processor is used for executing codes in the memory, and when the codes are executed, the processor is used for executing the methods in the examples. Optionally, the chip further comprises a memory for storing a computer program or code.

The present application also provides a processor, coupled to the memory, for performing the methods and functions of any of the embodiments described above involving a network device or a terminal device.

In another embodiment of the present application, a computer program product comprising instructions is provided, which when run on a computer, implements the method of the previous embodiments.

The present application also provides a computer program which, when run in a computer, implements the method of the foregoing embodiments.

In another embodiment of the present application, a computer readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program, which when executed by a computer, implements the method described in the previous embodiment.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, "plurality" means two or more than two. "at least one of" or the like means any combination of these items, including any combination of single item(s) or plural items(s). For example, at least one (one) of a, b, or c may represent: a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, or a-b-c, wherein a, b, c may be single or plural.

In addition, in order to clearly describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, the words "first", "second", and the like are used to distinguish the same item or similar items having substantially the same function and effect. It will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that the words "first," "second," and the like do not limit the amount and order of execution, and that the words "first," "second," and the like do not necessarily differ. Meanwhile, in the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "such as" are used to mean serving as examples, illustrations, or descriptions.

Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present related concepts in a concrete fashion that may be readily understood.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, "/" means that the associated object is an "or" relationship, for example, a/B may represent a or B; the term "and/or" in this application is merely an association relation describing an association object, and means that three kinds of relations may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: there are three cases, a alone, a and B together, and B alone, wherein a, B may be singular or plural.

It should be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application.

Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

In various embodiments of the present application, the sequence number of each process does not mean the sequence of execution, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

It is appreciated that reference throughout this specification to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application.

Thus, the various embodiments are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment throughout the specification. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

It should be understood that, in various embodiments of the present application, the sequence number of each process does not mean that the execution sequence of each process should be determined by the function and the internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

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

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

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices, and methods may be implemented in other manners. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, e.g., the division of elements is merely a logical functional division, and there may be additional divisions of actual implementation, e.g., multiple elements or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not performed.

Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed with each other may be an indirect coupling or communication connection via some interfaces, devices or units, which may be in electrical, mechanical or other form.

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

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

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially or, what contributes to the prior art, or part of the technical solutions may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods of the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a usb disk, a removable hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, etc.

The foregoing is merely a specific implementation of the embodiments of the present application, but the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art may easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the embodiments of the present application, and all changes and substitutions are included in the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims

The foregoing is merely specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and the changes and substitutions are intended to be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method of communication, comprising:

the terminal equipment sends indication information to the network equipment, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the cell measurement capability when the terminal equipment supports the frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the terminal equipment;

the terminal equipment receives configuration information sent by the network equipment, wherein the configuration information is determined by the network equipment according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used for configuring cell measurement parameters of the terminal equipment.

2. A method of communication, comprising:

the network equipment receives indication information sent by the terminal equipment, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the cell measurement capability when the terminal equipment supports a frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the terminal equipment;

The network equipment sends configuration information to the terminal equipment, wherein the configuration information is determined by the network equipment according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used for configuring cell measurement parameters of the terminal equipment.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cell measurement capability comprises a cell measurement period.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the magnification of the cell measurement period has a value of K, and wherein K is a positive number.

6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein said adjusting the cell measurement period comprises at least one of:

and amplifying the cell measurement period, or shortening the cell measurement period.

7. The method according to any of claims 3 to 6, wherein the cell measurement period comprises at least one of:

the period of the cell is measured or the period of the cell is searched.

8. A communication device, comprising:

a transceiver unit, configured to send indication information to a network device, where the indication information is used to indicate a cell measurement capability when the communication device supports a frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the communication device;

the transceiver unit is further configured to receive configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information is determined by the network device according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the communication device.

9. A communication device, comprising:

the receiving and transmitting unit is used for receiving indication information sent by the terminal equipment, wherein the indication information is used for indicating the cell measurement capability when the terminal equipment supports the frequency range FR2-2, and the cell measurement capability is used for cell measurement of the terminal equipment;

the transceiver unit is further configured to send configuration information to the terminal device, where the configuration information is determined by the communication device according to the indication information, and the configuration information is used to configure cell measurement parameters of the terminal device.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the cell measurement capability comprises a cell measurement period.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of:

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the magnification of the cell measurement period has a value of K, and wherein K is a positive number.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, wherein said adjusting said cell measurement period comprises at least one of:

14. The apparatus according to any of claims 8 to 13, wherein the cell measurement period comprises at least one of:

the period of the cell is measured or the period of the cell is searched.

15. A communication device comprising a communication interface for transceiving data and/or signaling and a processor for executing a computer program or instructions,

causing the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 1-7.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a memory for storing the computer program or instructions.

17. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising: a computer program or instructions that,

the computer program or the instructions, when run on a computer, cause the method of any of claims 1-7 to be performed.

18. A computer program product comprising instructions for,

the instructions, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any of claims 1-7.