CN117751605A

CN117751605A - Method and device for measuring reference signal and readable storage medium

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Publication number: CN117751605A
Application number: CN202280002683.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 付婷
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-22
Filing date: 2022-07-22
Publication date: 2024-03-22
Also published as: WO2024016356A1

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method, a device and a readable storage medium for measuring a reference signal, which are applied to the technical field of wireless communication. The method of measuring a reference signal is performed by a user equipment and comprises: and responding to at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured by the reference signals to be tested for the network equipment, and determining a measurement result according to a first measurement window of the reference signals to be tested and a closing period of the reference signals to be tested.

Description

Method and device for measuring reference signal and readable storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to wireless communication technology, and more particularly, to a method, apparatus and readable storage medium for measuring Reference Signals (RSs).

Background

In the course of the development of wireless communication technology, how to reduce the energy consumption of a base station is a hot spot of research.

One way to reduce the power consumption of a base station is to dynamically switch space elements, such as certain antenna elements, ports, transceiver chains (TRX chain), beams, panels, etc., but the dynamic switch space elements may cause the actually transmitted beams or reference signals to change, such as certain beams being turned off or certain reference signals being turned off, etc.

For downlink listening and downlink beam management, the network device configures a plurality of reference signals for radio link listening (radio link monitoring, RLM), reference signals for beam failure detection (beam failure detection, BFD), candidate beam (candidate beam) reference signals for beam recovery (beam recovery) or link recovery (link recovery), and reference signals for making downlink channel L1-RSRP or L1-SINR measurements. If the network device dynamically switches the reference signal (or beam), it may cause the configured reference signal to have no way to normally be monitored for measurements by the user device, resulting in inaccurate link measurements, beam detection, downstream beam measurements, etc.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for measuring a reference signal.

In a first aspect, a method for measuring a reference signal is provided, performed by a user equipment, comprising:

and responding to at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured by the reference signal to be tested for the network equipment, and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be tested according to a first measurement window of the reference signal to be tested and a closing period of the reference signal to be tested.

In the method, when the reference signal to be measured is a candidate closable reference signal configured by the network equipment, the closing period of the reference signal to be measured is considered when the measurement sampling point is selected, so that the measurement result is more reasonable and accurate.

In some possible embodiments, the determining the measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and the off period of the reference signal to be measured includes:

determining a measurement sampling point according to a first measurement window of a reference signal to be measured and a closing period of the reference signal to be measured, wherein the measurement sampling point is as follows: measurement sampling points covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and not covered by the closing period;

and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the determined measurement sampling point.

In the method, when the reference signal to be measured is a candidate closable reference signal configured by network equipment, the measurement sampling point of the closing period of the reference signal to be measured is eliminated when the measurement sampling point is selected, so that inaccurate measurement data of the closing period of the reference signal to be measured is avoided, and the final measurement result is influenced.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

In response to the reference signal to be measured including at least one of a first type of reference signal, a second type of reference signal, and a third type of reference signal, and there are no measurement sampling points covered by a first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and not covered by the off period, determining that measurement results of the reference signal to be measured within the first measurement window are not acquired;

the first type of reference signals are used for radio link monitoring, the second type of reference signals are used for beam failure detection, and the third type of reference signals are used for beam recovery.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

and not reporting any measurement result in the reporting time corresponding to the first measurement window.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

determining that a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured in the first measurement window is the lowest quantized value of L1-RSRP or L1-SINR in response to the reference signal to be measured being a fourth type of reference signal and no measurement sampling points which are covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and are not covered by the closing period exist;

Wherein the fourth type of reference signals are used for measuring L1-RSRP or L1-SINR of the downlink channel.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

responding to the reference signals to be tested, wherein the reference signals to be tested comprise at least one of first type reference signals, second type reference signals, third type reference signals or fourth type reference signals, and measurement sampling points which are covered by the first measurement window and the closing period at the same time exist, and the measurement result of the measurement sampling points which are covered by the first measurement window and the closing period at the same time is determined to be a set value;

the first type of reference signals are used for radio link monitoring, the second type of reference signals are used for beam failure detection, the third type of reference signals are used for beam recovery, and the fourth type of reference signals are used for measuring downlink channels.

In some possible embodiments, the determining the measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and the off period of the reference signal to be measured includes: and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the set value and the measurement result of the measurement sampling point which is covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and is not covered by the closing period.

In some possible implementations, the set value is a value of a set parameter configured by the network device in response to the reference signal to be measured being a first type of reference signal, a second type of reference signal, or a third type of reference signal.

In some possible embodiments, in response to the to-be-measured reference signal being a fourth type of reference signal, the set value is a measurement average value in a historical reporting opportunity of the reporting opportunities corresponding to the first measurement window.

determining a second measurement window of the reference signal to be measured according to the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured;

and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the second measurement window and the closing period.

In some possible embodiments, the determining the measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the second measurement window and the off period includes:

determining a measurement sampling point according to a second measurement window of a reference signal to be measured and a closing period of the reference signal to be measured, wherein the measurement sampling point is as follows: measurement sampling points covered by the second measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and not covered by the closing period;

In some possible embodiments, the determining the second measurement window of the reference signal to be measured includes: determining that the second measurement window is formed by adding a set time length to the first measurement window; wherein the first measurement window is a corresponding measurement window when the reference signal to be measured is not configured as a candidate closable reference signal.

In some possible embodiments, the set time length is in a linear relationship with the time length of the first measurement window.

In some possible implementations, the set duration is related to a maximum turn-off duration configured by the network device for candidate closable reference signals.

In a second aspect, an apparatus for measuring a reference signal is provided, configured to a user equipment, and includes:

the processing module is configured to respond to at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured by the reference signal to be detected for the network equipment, and determine a measurement result of the reference signal to be detected according to a first measurement window of the reference signal to be detected and a closing period of the reference signal to be detected.

In a third aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein,

The memory is used for storing a computer program;

the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein which, when invoked for execution on a computer, cause the computer to perform any one of the possible designs of the first aspect or the first aspect.

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

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

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

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

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method of measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

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

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

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

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

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

As shown in fig. 1, a method of measuring a reference signal provided by embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a wireless communication system 100, which may include, but is not limited to, a network device 101 and a user device 102. User equipment 102 is configured to support carrier aggregation, and user equipment 102 may be connected to multiple carrier elements of network equipment 101, including one primary carrier element and one or more secondary carrier elements.

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

The user equipment 102 shown above may be a User Equipment (UE), a terminal, an access terminal, a terminal unit, a terminal station, a Mobile Station (MS), a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile terminal (mobile terminal), a wireless communication device, a terminal proxy, a user equipment, or the like. The user device 102 may be provided with wireless transceiver functionality capable of communicating (e.g., wirelessly communicating) with one or more network devices 101 of one or more communication systems and receiving network services provided by the network devices 101, where the network devices 101 include, but are not limited to, the illustrated base stations.

The user device 102 may be, among other things, a cellular telephone, a cordless telephone, 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) personal digital assistant, a PDA) device, a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a user device in a future 5G network or a user device in a future evolved PLMN network, etc.

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

For example, network device 101 includes, but is not limited to: a next generation base station (gnodeB, gNB) in 5G, an evolved node B (eNB) in LTE system, a radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC), a Node B (NB) in WCDMA system, a radio controller under CRAN system, a base station controller (basestation controller, BSC), a base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS) in GSM system or CDMA system, a home base station (e.g., home evolved nodeB, or home node B, HNB), a baseband unit (BBU), a transmission point (transmitting and receiving point, TRP), a transmission point (transmitting point, TP), a mobile switching center, or the like.

In some possible implementations, the reference signals may be divided into different types, and each reference signal corresponds to a first measurement window. For example:

the reference signals used for radio link listening may be referred to as a first type of reference signals;

the reference signals used for beam failure detection are alternatively referred to as second type reference signals;

reference signals for beam recovery (or link recovery) or referred to as a third type of reference signals;

the reference signals used for measuring the downlink channels may be referred to as fourth type of reference signals, wherein the use for measuring the downlink channels may be understood as being used for measuring the downlink beams, in particular may be measuring the L1-RSRP or the L1-SINR of the downlink channels/beams.

And reporting (reporting in-sync or out-of-sync) measurement results according to a certain period for the first type of reference signals and the second type of reference signals, wherein each measurement result is obtained by measuring a plurality of sampling points for each reference signal in a nearest first measurement window. The reporting period of the first type reference signals and the second type reference signals and the first measurement window in the measurement period are respectively determined according to different rules.

For the third type of reference signals, if the higher layer of the user equipment requires reporting, the user equipment comprehensively judges whether the condition of in-sync is met according to the measurement result of the reference signals of the candidate beams in the nearest first measurement window, and reports the candidate beam reference signals meeting the condition of in-sync.

For the fourth type of reference signal, the L1-RSRP/L1-SINR measurement reporting of the downlink channel may be periodic or semi-continuous, aperiodic, reporting the respective measurement results of the K beams at a time. For each measurement result, the reference signal to be measured needs to be obtained by 1 or more measurement samples in a corresponding measurement period, and the measurement period is in a first measurement window before reporting.

It should be noted that for the first type of reference signal, the second type of reference signal or the fourth type of reference signal, each measurement report or reporting period thereof corresponds to one reporting period for one type of reference signal, for example, for all reference signals used for the radio link listening reference signal. The first measurement window is for a reference signal, for example, if the reference signal includes 1 synchronization signal and broadcast channel block (Synchronization Signal and PBCH Block, SSB) and 3 channel state information reference signals (Channel State Information Reference Signal, CSI-RS) for radio link listening, then for each reference signal, the first measurement window of the reference signal can be determined according to the definition rules of the existing protocol.

It is to be understood that the reference signal herein may be a primary/secondary synchronization signal in SSB, CSI-RS, or other types of reference signals. What type of reference signal is employed in different scenarios may be configured by the network through RRC messages or may be protocol defined, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for measuring a reference signal, and fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 2, the method includes steps S201 to S203, specifically:

in step S201, the network device sends configuration information to the user device, where the configuration information is used to configure the candidate closable reference signal and a closing period corresponding to the candidate closable reference signal.

After receiving the configuration information, the user equipment can learn that the configuration is configured as a candidate closable reference signal and a corresponding closing period, and learn that the network equipment does not send the corresponding reference signal in the closing period.

Step S202, at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured for network equipment is responded by the reference signal to be tested, and a measurement result of the reference signal to be tested is determined according to a first measurement window of the reference signal to be tested and a closing period of the reference signal to be tested.

In the method, when the reference signal to be measured is a candidate closable reference signal configured by the network equipment, the closing period of the reference signal to be measured is considered when a measurement sampling point is selected, so that inaccurate measurement data in the closing period of the reference signal to be measured is avoided, and the final measurement result is prevented from being influenced. .

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for measuring a reference signal, which is performed by a user equipment, and fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 3, the method includes steps S301 to S302, specifically:

step S301, determining a measurement sampling point according to a first measurement window of a reference signal to be measured and a closing period of the reference signal to be measured, in response to the reference signal to be measured being at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured for a network device.

In some possible embodiments, the method for determining a measurement sampling point according to a first measurement window of a reference signal to be measured and a closing period of the reference signal to be measured includes: the measurement sampling points are determined as follows: measurement sampling points covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal under test and not covered by the off period. Therefore, when the measurement sampling point is selected, the measurement sampling point of the closing period of the reference signal to be measured is eliminated, and the influence of inaccurate measurement data of the closing period of the reference signal to be measured on a final measurement result is avoided.

Step S302, determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the determined measurement sampling points.

In a possible embodiment, there are no measurement sampling points covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal under test and not covered by the off period, corresponding to the following cases: the first measurement window is completely covered by the closing period, i.e. the period of the first measurement window coincides completely with the closing period, or the period of the first measurement window is part of the closing period. It is explained that measurement is not required to be performed on the measurement sampling points in the first measurement window, and therefore, the measurement result of the reference signal to be measured in the first measurement window may not be acquired.

And determining whether measurement results of the reference signals to be measured in the first measurement window are not acquired or considered or not according to the measurement sampling points which are not covered by the first measurement window of the reference signals to be measured and are not covered by the closing period, wherein the measurement results of the reference signals to be measured in the first measurement window are at least one of the first type of reference signals, the second type of reference signals and the third type of reference signals, and therefore no measurement results are reported in reporting time corresponding to the first measurement window.

And determining that the measurement result of the reference signal to be measured in the first measurement window is the lowest quantized value of L1-RSRP or L1-SINR in response to the reference signal to be measured being a fourth type of reference signal and no measurement sampling point which is covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and is not covered by the closing period.

In one example, the L1-RSRP minimum quantization value is-140 dBm and the L1-SINR minimum quantization value is-23 dB.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for measuring a reference signal, which is performed by a user equipment, and fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 4, the method includes step S401, specifically:

step S401, determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to a first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and a closing period of the reference signal to be measured, in response to the reference signal to be measured being at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured for the network device.

In some possible embodiments, step S401 includes:

s401-1, in response to the reference signal to be tested comprising at least one of a first type of reference signal, a second type of reference signal, a third type of reference signal or a fourth type of reference signal, and a measurement sampling point which is covered by the first measurement window and the closing period at the same time exists, determining a measurement result of the measurement sampling point which is covered by the first measurement window and the closing period at the same time as a set value.

S401-2, determining a measurement result for the reference signal to be measured according to the set value and the measurement result of the measurement sampling point which is covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and is not covered by the closing period.

In an example, the set value is determined according to the type of the reference signal to be measured, including the following two cases:

first, the set value is a value of a set parameter configured by the network device in response to the reference signal to be detected being a first type reference signal, a second type reference signal or a third type reference signal.

When the reference signal to be measured is the first type reference signal or the second type reference signal, the set value is the value of the set parameter configured by the network device, namely the value of BLER-in the rlmInSyncOutOfSyncThreshold parameter, so as to indicate that the user device considers that the measurement sampling point covered by the first measurement window and the closing period can meet the requirement of in-sync.

When the reference signal to be measured is a third type of reference signal, the set value is a value of a set parameter configured by the network device, namely a value of an rsrp-threshold ssb parameter, so as to indicate that the user device considers that the measurement sampling point covered by the first measurement window and the closing period can meet the in-sync requirement.

Second, the set value is a measurement average value in a historical reporting opportunity of the reporting opportunity corresponding to the first measurement window in response to the reference signal to be measured being a fourth type of reference signal.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for measuring a reference signal, which is performed by a user equipment, and fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 5, the method includes steps S501 to S502, specifically:

step S501, responding to at least one of candidate closable reference signals of which the reference signals to be detected are configured for the network equipment, and determining a second measurement window of the reference signals to be detected according to the first measurement window of the reference signals to be detected;

step S502, determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the second measurement window and the closing period.

In some possible embodiments, determining that the second measurement window is made up of a first measurement window plus a set duration; wherein the first measurement window is a corresponding measurement window when the reference signal to be measured is not configured as a candidate closable reference signal.

In one example, the first measurement window is denoted as T1, the second measurement window is denoted as T2, and the linear scale parameter is 0.5, t2=0.5t1. Wherein the linear scale parameter is configured by the network device or agreed upon by the protocol.

In an example, if the maximum off duration of the beam is T-off, the second measurement window T2 is: t2=t-off.

In some possible embodiments, determining the measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the second measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and the off period of the reference signal to be measured includes:

In a possible embodiment, there are no measurement sampling points covered by the second measurement window of the reference signal under test and not covered by the off period, corresponding to the following cases: the second measurement window is completely covered by the closing period, i.e. the period of the second measurement window coincides completely with the closing period, or the period of the second measurement window is part of the closing period. It is explained that measurement is not required to be performed on the measurement sampling points in the second measurement window, and therefore, the measurement result of the reference signal to be measured in the second measurement window may not be acquired.

And responding to the reference signals to be measured including at least one of a first type of reference signals, a second type of reference signals and a third type of reference signals, and determining that measurement results of the reference signals to be measured in the second measurement window are not acquired because measurement sampling points which are covered by the second measurement window of the reference signals to be measured and are not covered by the closing period do not exist, so that any measurement results are not reported in reporting time corresponding to the second measurement window.

And determining that the measurement result of the reference signal to be measured in the second measurement window is the lowest quantized value of L1-RSRP or L1-SINR in response to the reference signal to be measured being a fourth type of reference signal and no measurement sampling point which is covered by the second measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and is not covered by the closing period.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, when the reference signal to be measured is at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured by the network device, the length of the corresponding measurement window is enlarged, so that as many measurement sampling points which are not covered by the closed period exist in the enlarged measurement period as possible, and the measurement is not affected by the closed period.

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

In one possible implementation, the communication apparatus 600 shown in fig. 6 may be used as the user equipment 102 according to the above-described method embodiment, and perform the steps performed by the user equipment 102 in the above-described one method embodiment.

The communication device 600 comprises a determination module 601.

The determining module is configured to respond to at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured by the reference signals to be detected for the network equipment, and determine a measurement result for the reference signals to be detected according to a first measurement window of the reference signals to be detected and a closing period of the reference signals to be detected.

In some possible embodiments, the communication device 600 further comprises a transceiver module 602.

The transceiver module 602 is configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information is used to configure a candidate closable reference signal and a closing period corresponding to the candidate closable reference signal.

In some possible embodiments, the determining module 601 is further configured to determine, according to the first measurement window of the reference signal under test and the off period of the reference signal under test, that the measurement sampling point is: measurement sampling points covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and not covered by the closing period; and the measuring device is further configured to determine a measuring result of the reference signal to be measured according to the measuring sampling point.

In some possible implementations, the determining module 601 is further configured to:

the first type of reference signals are used for wireless link monitoring, the second type of reference signals are used for beam failure detection, and the third type of reference signals are used for beam recovery.

In some possible implementations, the determining module 601 is further configured to: :

the first type of reference signals are used for radio link monitoring, the second type of reference signals are used for beam failure detection, the third type of reference signals are used for beam recovery, and the fourth type of reference signals are used for measuring L1-RSRP or L1-SINR of a downlink channel.

In some possible implementations, the determining module 601 is further configured to: and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the set value and the measurement result of the measurement sampling point which is covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and is not covered by the closing period.

In some possible implementations, the determining module 601 is further configured to: determining a second measurement window of the reference signal to be measured according to the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured; and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the second measurement window and the closing period.

In some possible implementations, the determining module 601 is further configured to: determining a measurement sampling point according to a second measurement window of a reference signal to be measured and a closing period of the reference signal to be measured, wherein the measurement sampling point is as follows: measurement sampling points covered by the second measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and not covered by the closing period; and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the determined measurement sampling point.

In some possible implementations, the determining module 601 is further configured to: determining that the second measurement window is formed by adding a set time length to the first measurement window; wherein the first measurement window is a corresponding measurement window when the reference signal to be measured is not configured as a candidate closable reference signal.

When the communication device is a user equipment 102, its structure may also be as shown in fig. 7.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus 700 for measuring a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, apparatus 700 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcast terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, exercise device, personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to fig. 7, an apparatus 700 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 702, a memory 704, a power component 706, a multimedia component 708, an audio component 710, an input/output (I/O) interface 712, a sensor component 714, and a communication component 716.

The processing component 702 generally controls overall operation of the apparatus 700, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 702 may include one or more processors 720 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 702 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 702 and other components. For example, the processing component 702 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 708 and the processing component 702.

Memory 704 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at device 700. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the apparatus 700, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 704 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

The power component 706 provides power to the various components of the device 700. Power component 706 can include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for device 700.

The multimedia component 708 includes a screen between the device 700 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 708 includes a front-facing camera and/or a rear-facing camera. The front-facing camera and/or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 700 is in an operational mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 710 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 710 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the device 700 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 704 or transmitted via the communication component 716. In some embodiments, the audio component 710 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 712 provides an interface between the processing component 702 and peripheral interface modules, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor assembly 714 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the apparatus 700. For example, the sensor assembly 714 may detect an on/off state of the device 700, a relative positioning of the components, such as a display and keypad of the apparatus 700, a change in position of the apparatus 700 or one component of the apparatus 700, the presence or absence of user contact with the apparatus 700, an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the apparatus 700, and a change in temperature of the apparatus 700. The sensor assembly 714 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 714 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 714 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 716 is configured to facilitate communication between the apparatus 700 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The apparatus 700 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,4G or 5G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 716 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 716 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 700 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for executing the methods described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, such as memory 704, including instructions executable by processor 720 of apparatus 700 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

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

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

Industrial applicability

When the reference signal to be measured is a candidate closable reference signal configured by the network equipment, the closing period of the reference signal to be measured is considered when a measurement sampling point is selected, so that the measurement result is more reasonable and accurate.

Claims

A method of measuring a reference signal, performed by a user equipment, comprising:

and responding to at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured by the reference signal to be tested for the network equipment, and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be tested according to a first measurement window of the reference signal to be tested and a closing period of the reference signal to be tested.
The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the measurement result of the reference signal under test according to the first measurement window of the reference signal under test and the off period of the reference signal under test comprises:

determining a measurement sampling point according to a first measurement window of a reference signal to be measured and a closing period of the reference signal to be measured, wherein the measurement sampling point is as follows: measurement sampling points covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and not covered by the closing period;

and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the determined measurement sampling point.
The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the reference signal to be measured including at least one of a first type of reference signal, a second type of reference signal, and a third type of reference signal, and there are no measurement sampling points covered by a first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and not covered by the off period, determining that measurement results of the reference signal to be measured within the first measurement window are not acquired;

the first type of reference signals are used for wireless link monitoring, the second type of reference signals are used for beam failure detection, and the third type of reference signals are used for beam recovery.
A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

and not reporting any measurement result in the reporting time corresponding to the first measurement window.
The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured in the first measurement window is the lowest quantized value of L1-RSRP or L1-SINR in response to the reference signal to be measured being a fourth type of reference signal and no measurement sampling points which are covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and are not covered by the closing period exist;

wherein the fourth type of reference signal is used for measuring downlink channels.
The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

responding to the reference signals to be tested, wherein the reference signals to be tested comprise at least one of first type reference signals, second type reference signals, third type reference signals or fourth type reference signals, and measurement sampling points which are covered by the first measurement window and the closing period at the same time exist, and the measurement result of the measurement sampling points which are covered by the first measurement window and the closing period at the same time is determined to be a set value;

the first type of reference signals are used for radio link monitoring, the second type of reference signals are used for beam failure detection, the third type of reference signals are used for beam recovery, and the fourth type of reference signals are used for measuring downlink channels.
The method of claim 6, wherein the determining the measurement result of the reference signal under test according to the first measurement window of the reference signal under test and the off period of the reference signal under test comprises:

and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the set value and the measurement result of the measurement sampling point which is covered by the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and is not covered by the closing period.
The method of claim 6, wherein,

and responding to the reference signals to be detected as the first type of reference signals, the second type of reference signals or the third type of reference signals, wherein the set value is the value of the set parameter configured by the network equipment.
The method of claim 6, wherein,

and responding to the reference signal to be detected as a fourth type of reference signal, wherein the set value is a measurement average value in historical reporting occasions of the reporting occasions corresponding to the first measurement window.
The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the measurement result of the reference signal under test according to the first measurement window of the reference signal under test and the off period of the reference signal under test comprises:

Determining a second measurement window of the reference signal to be measured according to the first measurement window of the reference signal to be measured;

and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the second measurement window and the closing period.
The method of claim 10, wherein the determining the measurement result of the reference signal under test according to the second measurement window and the off period comprises:

determining a measurement sampling point according to a second measurement window of a reference signal to be measured and a closing period of the reference signal to be measured, wherein the measurement sampling point is as follows: measurement sampling points covered by the second measurement window of the reference signal to be measured and not covered by the closing period;

and determining a measurement result of the reference signal to be measured according to the determined measurement sampling point.
The method of claim 10, wherein the determining the second measurement window of the reference signal under test comprises: determining that the second measurement window is formed by adding a set time length to the first measurement window; wherein the first measurement window is a corresponding measurement window when the reference signal to be measured is not configured as a candidate closable reference signal.
The method of claim 11, wherein the set time period is linearly related to a time period length of the first measurement window.
The method of claim 11, wherein the set duration is related to a maximum shutdown duration configured by the network device for candidate closable reference signals.
An apparatus for measuring reference signals, configured for a user equipment, comprising:

the processing module is configured to respond to at least one of candidate closable reference signals configured by the reference signal to be detected for the network equipment, and determine a measurement result of the reference signal to be detected according to a first measurement window of the reference signal to be detected and a closing period of the reference signal to be detected.
A communication device includes a processor and a memory, wherein,

the memory is used for storing a computer program;

the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method of any one of claims 1-14.
A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein which, when invoked for execution on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any of claims 1-14.