CN117859367A

CN117859367A - Method, device and readable storage medium for transmitting measurement configuration information

Info

Publication number: CN117859367A
Application number: CN202280003079.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡子泉; 陶旭华
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-08-05
Filing date: 2022-08-05
Publication date: 2024-04-09
Also published as: WO2024026862A1

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for transmitting measurement configuration information, the method comprising: receiving measurement configuration information sent by network equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information; and respectively executing the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps according to the measurement gap configuration information. In the method, the user equipment acquires the measurement objects and measurement gap configuration information configured by the network equipment through the measurement configuration information issued by the network equipment, and performs measurement of the measurement objects in different measurement gaps respectively in combination with the measurement configuration information, so that the measurement of different measurement objects can be effectively dispersed, and the problem that measurement of a plurality of measurement objects cannot be performed in parallel due to the limitation of UE (user equipment) capability is solved.

Description

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

Technical Field

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

Background

In a wireless communication system, a User Equipment (UE) needs to perform mobility measurement on a measurement object (Measurement Object, MO) configured by a network device, where the MO corresponds to a neighbor signal to be measured or a signal of another carrier. And the UE reports the measurement result of the mobility measurement to the network equipment, and the network equipment determines the current communication condition of the UE according to the measurement result so as to facilitate mobility management of the UE. Because of the processing cost and shape limitation of the UE, the UE can only work at the same frequency point at the same time, and mobility measurement can only be performed on the MO centered on the frequency point at the same time.

For measurement of neighbor signals co-frequency with the UE operating frequency point, the UE may transmit and receive data (TX/RX) at the serving cell while measuring. For the measurement of the adjacent cell signals (different frequency adjacent cells) with different frequencies from the working frequency point of the UE or the adjacent cell signals of different systems, the UE has to suspend the data transmission (TX/RX) with the service cell when measuring, and resumes the communication with the service cell after the measurement is finished. The time interval during which the UE pauses communication with the serving cell to measure the neighbor cell signal is called a Measurement Gap (MG).

Generally, a network device configures a plurality of MOs for a UE to be measured based on a measurement gap. The problem of multiple MOs competing for the same measurement gap needs to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

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

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

receiving measurement configuration information sent by network equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information;

and respectively executing the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps according to the measurement configuration information.

In the method disclosed by the invention, the user equipment acquires the measurement objects and measurement gap configuration information configured by the network equipment through the measurement configuration information issued by the network equipment, and performs measurement of the measurement objects in different measurement gaps respectively in combination with the measurement configuration information, so that the measurement of different measurement objects can be effectively dispersed, and the problem that the measurement of a plurality of measurement objects cannot be performed in parallel due to the limitation of the UE capability is solved.

In some possible embodiments, the performing measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps according to the measurement configuration information includes:

determining an extended measurement period of at least one measurement object according to the measurement configuration information;

And respectively executing the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps in the extended measurement period.

In some possible embodiments, the determining an extended measurement period of at least one measurement object according to the measurement configuration information includes:

determining at least one measurement group corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information; wherein each measurement group comprises at least one measurement object meeting a set condition;

and determining the measurement period after the expansion of each measurement object in each measurement group according to the measurement gap configuration information.

In some possible embodiments, the determining at least one measurement group corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information includes:

and determining the measurement object based on the same-frequency measurement in the at least one measurement object corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information as a first measurement group, and/or determining the measurement object based on the non-same-frequency measurement in the at least one measurement object corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information as a second measurement group.

In some possible embodiments, the determining, according to the measurement gap configuration information, that each measurement object in each measurement group is expanded to obtain a measurement period includes:

In each measurement group, determining a carrier specific expansion factor corresponding to the measurement group according to the number of measurement objects in the measurement group and a scaling factor corresponding to the measurement group;

and according to the measurement period of the corresponding measurement object of the carrier specific expansion factor expansion, obtaining the measurement period of each measurement object after expansion.

In some possible embodiments, the scaling factor corresponding to the measurement set is protocol defined.

In some possible embodiments, the measuring of the corresponding measurement object is performed separately for the different measurement gaps in the extended measurement period, including:

the measurement of each measurement object in the measurement group is alternately performed at different measurement gaps in the extended measurement period corresponding to the measurement group.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement configuration information indicates measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type, each measurement gap type measurement gap configuration information being for supporting measurement of a corresponding at least one measurement object.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

and determining measurement gap configuration information with highest priority for setting the measurement gap type according to the priority identification corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information of the at least one measurement gap type in response to the conflict of the positions of the measurement gaps indicated by the measurement gap configuration information of the at least one measurement gap type.

and respectively executing the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps according to the measurement gap configuration information of the set measurement gap type.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

and receiving information sent by the network equipment and used for indicating the priority identification.

In some possible implementations, the priority identification is protocol defined.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

capability information is sent to a network device, wherein the capability information is used for indicating measurement gap types supported by the user equipment.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement gap types supported by the user equipment include at least one of:

concurrent measurement gaps;

small measurement gaps of the network configuration;

the measurement gap is preconfigured.

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

and sending measurement configuration information to the user equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating the measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.

In the method disclosed by the invention, the network equipment transmits the measurement configuration information to the user equipment, so that the user equipment can respectively execute the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps by combining the measurement configuration information, and the problem that the measurement of a plurality of measurement objects cannot be executed in parallel due to the limitation of the UE capacity is solved.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

receiving capability information sent by user equipment, wherein the capability information is used for indicating a measurement gap type supported by the user equipment;

and determining the measurement configuration information according to the capability information and a first corresponding relation, wherein the first corresponding relation is a corresponding relation between a measurement gap type and a measurement object supported by the measurement gap type.

concurrent measurement gaps;

small measurement gaps of the network configuration;

the measurement gap is preconfigured.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement configuration information is further used to indicate a priority identifier corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type.

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

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

When the steps of the first aspect are executed, the transceiver module is configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information;

and the processing module is configured to respectively execute the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps according to the measurement configuration information.

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

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

In performing the steps of the second aspect, the transceiver module is configured to send measurement configuration information to the user equipment, the measurement configuration information being used to indicate a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type.

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

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

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

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

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

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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 transmitting measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment;

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

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

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

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating another method of receiving measurement configuration information, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating another method of receiving measurement configuration information, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting measurement configuration information, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating another method of transmitting measurement configuration information, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a measurement scenario illustrated according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a measurement scenario illustrated according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a measurement scenario illustrated according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of an apparatus for receiving measurement configuration information, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a user device shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for transmitting measurement configuration information in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 16 is a block diagram of a communication device, according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, etc.

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

The user equipment 101 may be, among other things, a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (session initiation protocol, SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (wireless local loop, WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (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 terminal device in a future 5G network or a terminal device in a future evolved PLMN network, etc.

Network device 102 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 102 may specifically include a Base Station (BS), or include a base station, a radio resource management device for controlling the base station, and the like. The network device 102 may also include relay stations (relay devices), access points, base stations in future 5G networks, base stations in future evolved PLMN networks, or NR base stations, etc. Network device 102 may be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device. The network device 102 may also be a communication chip with a communication module.

For example, network device 102 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.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information. Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a method for transmitting measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 2, the method includes steps S201 to S202, specifically:

in step S201, the network device 102 transmits measurement configuration information to the user device 101, the measurement configuration information indicating a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.

In step S202, the user equipment 101 performs measurement of the corresponding measurement object at different measurement gaps according to the received measurement configuration information.

In some possible implementations, the Measurement Object (MO) to be measured may be a plurality, and the network device 102 configures the MO to which mobility measurement is to be performed for the user equipment 101.

In some possible implementations, the disclosed embodiments are applied to a scenario where there is a conflict in measurement gaps where multiple measurement objects are configured, i.e., a scenario where multiple MOs may compete for measurement gaps in the same location.

In some possible embodiments, the network device 102 may configure different measurement gaps for different measurement objects in the measurement gap configuration information, so that the user device 101 performs measurements in the different measurement gaps, respectively.

In some possible embodiments, the user equipment 101 performs the extension of the measurement period in combination with the measurement configuration information, and performs the measurement separately at different measurement gaps within the extended measurement period.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the user equipment 101 obtains the measurement objects configured by the network equipment 102 and the measurement gap configuration information through the measurement configuration information issued by the network equipment 102, and performs measurement of the measurement objects in different measurement gaps respectively in combination with the measurement configuration information, so that measurement of different measurement objects can be effectively dispersed, and the problem that measurement of a plurality of measurement objects cannot be performed in parallel due to the limitation of UE capability is solved.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information. The method comprises the steps of S201 'to S203', specifically:

in step S201', the network device 102 sends measurement configuration information to the user device 101, the measurement configuration information being used to indicate the measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.

In step S202', the user equipment 101 determines an extended measurement period of at least one measurement object according to the received measurement configuration information.

In step S203', the user equipment 101 performs measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps in the extended measurement period, respectively.

In some possible embodiments, in connection with release 17 (R17) measurement gap enhancement project of 3GPP, the measurement gap type may be: concurrent measurement Gap (Concurrent Gap), network configured small measurement Gap (Network Controlled Small Gap, NCSG), or preconfigured measurement Gap (Pre-MG).

In an example, in the current Gap, the network device 102 may configure up to 3 sets of measurement Gap configuration information for the user device 101 simultaneously.

In one example, the measurement gap in the NCSG contains: the time period (ML) during which MO measurements are made, the Visible Interrupt Length (VIL) on both sides of ML. In contrast to the conventional measurement gap, NCSG only generates an interruption at VIL, while the data transmission of the user equipment 101 and the serving cell is not affected within ML.

In one example, there are two states for the measurement gap defined in the Pre-MG: activated (activated) preconfigured gap and deactivated (de-activated) preconfigured gap. The network device 102 may alter the activation and deactivation states of the Pre-MG according to radio resource control (Radio Resource Control, RRC) signaling. The deactivated Pre-MG indicates that the measurement mode (gap pattern) of the Pre-MG fails, such as its corresponding measurement gap configuration information.

In some possible implementations, measurement gap configuration information for each measurement gap type may support a corresponding MO. Wherein the measurement gap type and the measurement object supported by the same can be seen in the following table 1.

In one example, a MO supported by a current Gap includes:

NR is based on a measurement of a synchronization signal block (Synchronization Signal Block, SSB);

NR is based on measurement of a downlink Channel State information reference signal (CSI-RS) (Channel-State-Information Reference Signal);

E-UTRA inter-RAT measurements;

reference signal time difference (Reference Signal Time Difference, RSTD) measurements of the E-UTRAN inter-RAT;

NR is based on measurement of positioning reference signals (Positioning Reference Signal, PRS).

In an example, the NCSG supported MOs include:

SSB-based on-channel measurements (intra-frequency measurement), including deactivation of secondary carrier frequency (SCC) measurements and measurement of dormant secondary cells (Scell);

SSB-based inter-frequency measurement (inter-frequency measurement);

Inter-RAT E-UTRAN measurements.

In this example, if the user equipment 101 is configured with Inter-RAT GSM measurements, inter-RAT UTRAN measurements, PRS measurements, or Inter-frequency CSI-RS measurements, then NCSG is not applicable.

In one example, the MO supported by the Pre-MG comprises:

the MO that is supported when the Pre-MG is active includes:

SSB-based co-frequency or inter-frequency measurements requiring measurement gaps;

different frequency measurement based on CSI-RS;

E-UTRA Inter-RAT measurements;

E-UTRA Inter-RAT RSTD and Enhanced Cell-ID based Enhanced positioning technology (E-CID) measurements;

UTRA Inter-RAT measurement;

the MO that is supported when the Pre-MG is deactivated includes:

SSB-based co-frequency measurement or inter-frequency measurement without measurement gaps;

and the same frequency measurement based on the CSI-RS.

In some possible embodiments, among the measurement gap configuration information of different measurement gap types, the following information may be indicated: the measurement Gap configuration information corresponds to a measurement identifier (Meas ID), a duration of the measurement Gap, a measurement Gap period, a starting offset value of the measurement Gap, and an identifier (Gap ID) of the measurement Gap. The Meas ID is used to associate the measurement Gap configuration information with the corresponding MO, and the Gap ID is used to associate the measurement Gap with the corresponding frequency point to be measured. The same frequency point to be measured may correspond to a plurality of MOs, and thus the same measurement configuration information may be used to perform measurement of a plurality of MOs.

For each type of measurement gap configuration information, the method corresponding to the embodiment may be used to determine the extended measurement period. It will be appreciated that the manner in which the measurement period is extended is exemplarily described in the following embodiments with measurement configuration information that sets the type of measurement gap.

In some possible embodiments, in a scenario where measurement gap configuration information is used to perform multiple MO measurements, the user equipment 101 may expand a measurement period of each MO based on the measurement gap configuration information, to obtain an expanded measurement period. Where the original measurement period is defined by the protocol, e.g. a filtering of 3-5 measurement results (sample points). A measurement result is generally available in a measurement gap period, so that the measurement period satisfies:

measurement period = number of sample points (number of samples) x measurement gap period.

In an example, the user equipment 101 extends the measurement period by a convention factor with the network equipment 102.

In an example, the user equipment 101 determines a carrier specific spreading factor (carrier specific scaling factor, CSSF) for each MO, the CSSF being used to spread the measurement period of the corresponding MO. Measurement is performed in an extended measurement period of each MO to perform measurement of the MO using the same measurement gap configuration in a time-sharing manner.

In one example:

measurement gap configuration information is applicable to MO1 and MO2. The measurement gap configuration information indicates: the initial offset value of the measurement gap is T0, the measurement gap duration is L, and the measurement gap period is T0.MO1 and MO2 may compete for the same measurement gap. In this example, the measurement period is n×t0, where N represents the number of sample points. As shown in fig. 11, carrier specific scaling factors of MO1 and MO2 are respectively determined, and a measurement period is extended, so that MO1 and MO2 can alternately use a measurement gap to perform measurement in the measurement period, so as to overcome the problem that multiple MO measurements cannot be performed in parallel due to UE capability limitation.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the ue 101 obtains, through measurement configuration information issued by the network device 102, a measurement object configured by the network device 102 and a measurement gap type of the measurement gap configuration information, and performs measurement of the corresponding measurement object with an extended measurement period in combination with the measurement gap configuration information. In this way, the measurement period of at least one measurement object is adaptively lengthened during the measurement process, and thus the measurement period can also be used for measuring other measurement objects, so as to overcome the problem that a plurality of MO measurements cannot be performed in parallel due to the UE capability limitation.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information. Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a method for transmitting measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 3, the method includes steps S301 to S305, specifically:

in step S301, the user equipment 101 sends capability information to the network device 102, where the capability information is used to indicate the measurement gap types supported by the user equipment 101.

In step S302, the network device 102 determines measurement configuration information according to the received capability information and a first correspondence, where the first correspondence is a correspondence between a measurement gap type and a measurement object supported by the measurement gap type.

In step S303, the network device 102 sends measurement configuration information to the user device 101, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.

In step S304, the user equipment 101 determines an extended measurement period of at least one measurement object according to the received measurement configuration information.

In step S305, the user equipment 101 performs measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps in the extended measurement period.

In some possible implementations, the measurement gap types supported by the user equipment 101 may be at least one of: concurrent measurement Gap (current Gap), network configured small measurement Gap (Network Controlled Small Gap, NCSG), pre-configured measurement Gap (Pre-MG).

In some possible embodiments, the measurement gap configuration information for each measurement gap type may support a corresponding MO, i.e. there is a first correspondence between the measurement gap type and the MO supported by the measurement gap type.

In an example, the first correspondence may be shown with reference to table 1, where Y in table 1 represents MO supported by the measurement gap type.

TABLE 1

In some possible implementations, the network device 102 is configured according to the capabilities of the user device 101 and the first correspondence. Compared with the mode of configuring the network equipment in the unknown first corresponding relation in the related art, the method and the device can be more reasonably configured to meet different measurement requirements; the network device can be prevented from configuring the measurement gap type which does not support the measurement object to be measured when the limitation of the first corresponding relation cannot be known.

In some possible embodiments, in a scenario where measurement gap configuration information is used to perform multiple MO measurements, user equipment 101 may expand the measurement period of the corresponding MO based on the measurement gap configuration information to spread out the MOs that would otherwise share the same measurement gap.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 reasonably configures corresponding measurement configuration information for the user device 101 according to the measurement gap type and the first corresponding relationship supported by the user device 101, so that the user device 101 can perform reasonable measurement according to the corresponding measurement requirement. The network device can be prevented from configuring the measurement gap type which does not support the measurement object to be measured when the limitation of the first corresponding relation cannot be known. Meanwhile, the measurement is carried out by combining the expanded measurement period, so that the problem of measurement gap conflict can be effectively solved.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for receiving measurement configuration information is provided and performed by a user equipment 101. Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a method for receiving measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 4, the method includes steps S401 to S402, specifically:

in step S401, the user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by the network equipment 102, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.

Step S402, according to the measurement configuration information, the measurements corresponding to the measurement objects are performed at different measurement gaps, respectively.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for receiving measurement configuration information is provided and performed by a user equipment 101. The method comprises the steps of S401 'to S403', and specifically:

in step S401', the user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by the network equipment 102, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.

Step S402' determines an extended measurement period of at least one measurement object according to the measurement configuration information.

Step S403', the measurement of the corresponding measurement object is performed in different measurement gaps in the extended measurement period, respectively.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement configuration information indicates measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type, each measurement gap type of measurement gap configuration information being used to support measurement of a corresponding at least one measurement object, as can be seen in table 1.

In some possible implementations, the measurement gap type may be: concurrent measurement Gap (Concurrent Gap), network configured small measurement Gap (Network Controlled Small Gap, NCSG), or preconfigured measurement Gap (Pre-MG).

In some possible embodiments, in the measurement gap configuration information for each measurement gap type, the user equipment 101 may determine an extended measurement period of each MO corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information.

In some possible embodiments, in a scenario where measurement gap configuration information is used to perform multiple MO measurements, the user equipment 101 may expand a measurement period of each MO based on the measurement gap configuration information, to obtain an expanded measurement period. Where measurement period = number of sample points (number of samples) x measurement gap period.

In an example, the user equipment 101 determines a carrier specific spreading factor (carrier specific scaling factor, CSSF) for each MO, the CSSF being used to spread the measurement period of the corresponding MO. For example, extended measurement period=cssf measurement period. Measurement is performed in an extended measurement period of each MO to perform measurement of the MO using the same measurement gap configuration in a time-sharing manner.

In some possible embodiments, the MO measurements are performed alternately during the extended measurement period.

In one example:

measurement gap configuration information is applicable to MO1 and MO2. The measurement gap configuration information indicates: the initial bias value of the measurement gap is T0, the duration of the measurement gap is L, and the period of the measurement gap is T0.MO1 and MO2 may compete for the same measurement gap. In this example, the measurement period is n×t0, where N represents the number of sample points. As shown in fig. 11, carrier specific scaling factors of MO1 and MO2 are respectively determined, and the measurement period is extended, so that MO1 and MO2 alternately use measurement gaps to perform measurement, so as to overcome the problem that multiple MO measurements cannot be performed in parallel due to UE capability limitation.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the ue 101 obtains, through measurement configuration information issued by the network device 102, a measurement object configured by the network device 102 and a measurement gap type of the measurement gap configuration information, and performs measurement of the corresponding measurement object in combination with the measurement gap configuration information to redetermine a measurement period. In this way, the original measurement period of at least one measurement object is adaptively lengthened during the measurement process, so that the measurement period can also be used for measuring other measurement objects in the measurement period, so that the problem of influencing the mobility measurement process due to competition of different measurement objects is solved.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for receiving measurement configuration information is provided and performed by a user equipment 101. Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a method for receiving measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 5, the method includes steps S501 to S504, specifically:

in step S501, the user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by the network equipment 102, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.

Step S502, the user equipment 101 determines at least one measurement group corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information; wherein each measurement group includes at least one measurement object satisfying the setting condition.

In step S503, the user equipment 101 determines a measurement period after each measurement object in each measurement group is extended according to the measurement gap configuration information.

In step S504, the user equipment 101 performs measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps in the extended measurement period.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement gap configuration information may correspond to support different measurement objects due to its different types. In the present embodiment, the measurement objects in the measurement gap arrangement information are grouped.

In some possible embodiments, taking the setting of the measurement gap type as an example, in the measurement gap configuration information of the setting of the measurement gap type, the following information may be indicated: the measurement Gap configuration information corresponds to a measurement identifier (Meas ID), a duration of the measurement Gap, a measurement Gap period, a starting offset value of the measurement Gap, and an identifier (Gap ID) of the measurement Gap. The Meas ID is used to associate the measurement Gap configuration information with the corresponding MO, and the Gap ID is used to associate the measurement Gap with the corresponding frequency point to be measured. The same frequency point to be measured may correspond to a plurality of MOs, and thus the same measurement configuration information may be used to perform measurement of a plurality of MOs.

In some possible embodiments, the setting of the measurement gap type may be any one of the following: concurrent measurement Gap (Concurrent Gap), network configured small measurement Gap (Network Controlled Small Gap, NCSG), or preconfigured measurement Gap (Pre-MG). For other types of embodiments of measurement configuration information, reference may be made to embodiments in which measurement gap types are set.

In an example, at least one measurement set corresponding to a set measurement gap type is determined.

In an example, when the measurement gaps corresponding to the at least one measurement gap type collide, a higher priority of the at least one measurement gap type is used as the set measurement gap type. At least one measurement group corresponding to the set measurement gap type is determined.

In some possible embodiments, the set condition may be that the same frequency characteristics are satisfied. E.g. if it is a co-frequency measurement or if it is an inter-frequency measurement.

In one example, in at least one measurement object corresponding to the set measurement gap type, the MO of the same-frequency measurement is determined as one measurement group, and the MO of the different-frequency measurement is determined as one measurement group. In each measurement group, a measurement period after expansion of each measurement object in the measurement group is determined.

In one example, the measurement objects in each measurement group are the same after the expansion of the measurement period.

In some possible embodiments, the measurements of each measurement object in the measurement set are performed alternately during the corresponding extended measurement period of the measurement set.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, measurement objects corresponding to measurement gap configuration information are divided into measurement groups, and measurement periods after the measurement objects are expanded are determined according to the groups.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for receiving measurement configuration information is provided and performed by a user equipment 101. The method comprises steps S501, S502', S503 and S504, in particular:

In step S502', the user equipment 101 determines a measurement object based on the same frequency measurement in the at least one measurement object corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information as a first measurement group, and/or determines a measurement object based on a non-same frequency measurement in the at least one measurement object corresponding to the set measurement gap type as a second measurement group.

In some possible embodiments, the network device 102 may indicate the corresponding supported multiple MOs in the measurement gap configuration information that sets the measurement gap type through the issued measurement configuration information. After receiving the measurement configuration information, the ue 101 groups a plurality of MOs corresponding to the set measurement gap type.

In some possible embodiments, the setting of the measurement gap type may be any one of the following: concurrent measurement Gap (Concurrent Gap), network configured small measurement Gap (Network Controlled Small Gap, NCSG), or preconfigured measurement Gap (Pre-MG).

In some possible implementations, the grouping is performed according to the frequency characteristics of each MO. For example, MO based on co-frequency measurement is a first measurement set, MO based on inter-frequency measurement is a second measurement set.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for receiving measurement configuration information is provided and performed by a user equipment 101. The method comprises steps S501, S502, S503' and S504, in particular:

In step S503', the ue 101 determines, in each measurement group, a carrier specific spreading factor corresponding to the measurement group according to the number of measurement objects in the measurement group and a scaling factor corresponding to the measurement group.

Step S503', the measurement period of the corresponding measurement object is extended according to the carrier specific extension factor, and the measurement period after each measurement object is extended is obtained.

Or the method comprises steps S501, S502', S503 "and S504.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement gap configuration information may correspond to support different measurement objects due to its different types. In the present embodiment, the measurement objects in the measurement gap arrangement information are grouped. The present embodiment is described taking the type of measurement gap configuration information as an example of setting the measurement gap type, wherein the setting of the measurement gap type may be any of the following: concurrent measurement Gap (Concurrent Gap), network configured small measurement Gap (Network Controlled Small Gap, NCSG), or preconfigured measurement Gap (Pre-MG).

In some possible implementations, each measurement set corresponds to a Carrier Specific Spreading Factor (CSSF). Depending on whether the measurement set corresponds to MO requiring measurement of gap, the carrier specific spreading factor may include: carrier specific spreading factors cssfwitingap requiring measurement of gap, and carrier specific spreading factors CSSFoutside not requiring gap.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement object based on the same frequency measurement in the at least one measurement object corresponding to the set measurement gap type is determined as a first measurement group, and/or the measurement object based on the non-same frequency measurement in the at least one measurement object corresponding to the set measurement gap type is determined as a second measurement group.

In one example, the first measurement set corresponds to a first scaling factor K1 and the second measurement set corresponds to a second scaling factor K2.

In one example, the number of MO's in the first measurement group is m1, and the number of MO's in the second measurement group is m2.

In an example, the carrier specific spreading factor CSSF1 corresponding to the first measurement set satisfies: cssf1=k1×m1.

In an example, the carrier specific spreading factor CSSF2 corresponding to the second measurement set satisfies: cssf2=k2×m2.

In one example, the carrier specific spreading factor CSSF is greater than 1.

In some possible embodiments, the scaling factor for the measurement set is protocol defined.

In one example, the scaling factor is 50% or 75%, etc.

In some possible embodiments, after determining the carrier specific spreading factor corresponding to each measurement group, the measurement period after spreading each MO in the measurement group may be correspondingly determined.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement gap period of the MO indicated in the measurement gap configuration information is T0, and the carrier specific spreading factor corresponding to the measurement group where the MO is located is CSSF, and the measurement period Tn after MO spreading satisfies: tn=cssf×n×t0, where N represents the number of sample points, and the measurement period before expansion=n×t0.

Wherein CSSF is greater than 1, whereby the extended measurement period can be extended by CSSF times based on the original measurement period.

In some possible embodiments, the measurements of each measurement object in the measurement set are performed alternately at different measurement gaps within the corresponding extended measurement period of the measurement set.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the UE 101 determines the extended measurement period corresponding to MO in combination with the carrier specific spreading factor based on the measurement configuration information, so as to overcome the problem that multiple MO measurements cannot be performed in parallel due to UE capability limitation

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for receiving measurement configuration information is provided and performed by a user equipment 101. Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a method of receiving measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 6, the method includes steps S601 to S603, specifically:

In step S601, the ue 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by the network device 102, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate measurement objects to be measured and measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type, and each measurement gap type of measurement gap configuration information is used to support measurement of a corresponding at least one measurement object.

In step S602, in response to the existence of a conflict in the positions of the measurement gaps indicated by the measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type, the measurement gap configuration information with the highest priority for setting the measurement gap type is determined according to the priority identifier corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type.

In step S603, the user equipment 101 performs measurement of the corresponding measurement object at different measurement gaps according to the measurement gap configuration information of the set measurement gap type.

In some possible embodiments, the set measurement gap type may be: concurrent measurement Gap (Concurrent Gap), network configured small measurement Gap (Network Controlled Small Gap, NCSG), or preconfigured measurement Gap (Pre-MG).

In some possible implementations, the network device 102 is configured to: for example, the measurement Gap configuration information of the current Gap type and the measurement Gap configuration information of the NCSG type, if the period of the measurement Gap in the current Gap type overlaps with the measurement Gap period (ml+2vil) in the NCSG type, the two types of measurement gaps are considered to have a conflict.

In this scenario, the user equipment 101 performs corresponding measurements according to one of the types of measurement gap configuration information according to different types of priorities.

In some possible embodiments, the user equipment 101 determines a measurement object based on the same frequency measurement among at least one measurement object corresponding to the set measurement gap type as the first measurement group, and/or determines a measurement object based on the non-same frequency measurement among at least one measurement object corresponding to the set measurement gap type as the second measurement group.

In some possible embodiments, in the first measurement group and the second measurement group corresponding to the set measurement gap type, the number m of measurement objects in each measurement group and the corresponding scaling factor K are respectively determined, so as to determine the carrier specific spreading factor cssf=k×m corresponding to the measurement group.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement period (Tn) after each MO expansion is correspondingly determined according to the carrier specific expansion factor corresponding to each measurement group and the measurement gap period (T0) configured by each MO in the measurement group. Where tn=cssf N T0. Where N represents the number of sample points.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the ue 101 performs measurement according to the measurement gap configuration information with the highest priority and the measurement gap configuration information with the set measurement gap type according to the priorities of different measurement gap types in the measurement configuration information. It is to be understood that the methods of the disclosed embodiments may be performed independently or in combination with the methods of the previous embodiments.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for receiving measurement configuration information is provided and performed by a user equipment 101. The method comprises steps S601-S604, and specifically:

In step S601', the user equipment 101 receives information indicating the priority identification sent by the network equipment 102.

In some possible implementations, the network device 102 indicates the priority identification simultaneously in the measurement configuration information.

In some possible implementations, the network device 102 indicates the priority identification through sent RRC signaling.

In some possible implementations, the network device 102 indicates the priority identification through the transmitted downlink control information (Downlink Control Information, DCI).

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the ue 101 knows the priority identities of different measurement gap types according to the indication of the network device 102.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for receiving measurement configuration information is provided and performed by a user equipment 101. Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a method of receiving measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 7, the method includes steps S701 to S703, specifically:

in step S701, the user equipment 101 sends capability information to the network equipment 102, where the capability information is used to indicate the measurement gap types supported by the user equipment.

In step S702, the user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by the network equipment 102, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.

Step S703, according to the measurement configuration information, the measurement of the corresponding measurement object is performed at different measurement gaps, respectively.

In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information is determined by the network device 102 from the capability information.

In some possible implementations, the measurement gap types supported by the user equipment 101 include at least one of:

concurrent measurement gaps;

small measurement gaps of the network configuration;

the measurement gap is preconfigured.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the ue 101 reports capability information to the network device 102, so that the network device 102 may configure measurement objects and measurement gap configuration information according to the capability of the ue 101.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, which is performed by the network device 102. Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a method for receiving measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 8, the method includes step S801, in particular:

in step S801, the network device 102 transmits measurement configuration information indicating a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information to the user device 101.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 issues measurement configuration information to the user device 101, so that the user device 101 performs measurement of a corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps in combination with the measurement configuration information, so as to overcome the problem that multiple MO measurements cannot be performed in parallel due to UE capability limitation.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, which is performed by the network device 102. Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a method for receiving measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 9, the method includes steps S901 to S903, specifically:

in step S901, the network device 102 receives capability information sent by the user device 101, where the capability information is used to indicate the measurement gap types supported by the user device 101.

In step S902, the network device 102 determines measurement configuration information according to the capability information and a first correspondence, where the first correspondence is a correspondence between a measurement gap type and a measurement object supported by the measurement gap type.

In step S903, the network device 102 transmits measurement configuration information to the user device 101, where the measurement configuration information is used to indicate a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type.

concurrent measurement gaps;

small measurement gaps of the network configuration;

the measurement gap is preconfigured.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 reasonably configures corresponding measurement configuration information for the user device 101 according to the measurement gap type and the first corresponding relationship supported by the user device 101, so that the user device 101 can perform reasonable measurement according to the corresponding measurement requirement. Meanwhile, the measurement is carried out by combining the expanded measurement period, so that the problem that a plurality of MO measurements cannot be executed in parallel due to the limitation of the UE capacity can be effectively solved.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, which is performed by the network device 102. The method comprises step S801, or the method comprises steps S901 to S903, wherein:

the measurement configuration information is further used for indicating a priority identifier corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type.

In some possible implementations, the network device 102 indicates the priority identification through the transmitted DCI.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 issues priority identifiers of different measurement gap types to the user device 101, so that the user device 101 may select a measurement gap type with a high priority in combination with the priority identifier, and perform MO measurement according to measurement gap configuration information of the type.

To further describe the methods of embodiments of the present disclosure, several specific examples are set forth below.

Example one:

as shown in fig. 10, for MO1 and MO2 to be measured, the network device 102 may configure measurement gap configuration information of multiple measurement gap types for both, where the measurement gap configuration information is used to indicate a measurement gap configuration corresponding to MO1 and a measurement gap configuration corresponding to MO 2.

For example, in one measurement gap type of measurement gap configuration information may be indicated: the initial bias value of the measurement gap of MO1 and MO2 is T0, and the duration of both measurement gaps is L and the measurement gap period T0. The measurement period N x T0 may be obtained in combination with the measurement gap period T0, where N represents the number of sample points. For example, n=5.

In conjunction with the illustration of FIG. 10, MO1 and MO2 may need to occupy the same measurement Gap (e.g., gap#) for measurement, where MO1 and MO2 are believed to compete for the same measurement Gap.

Example two:

on the basis of example one, after receiving the measurement configuration information of the network device 102, in order to overcome the problem of MO1 and MO2 competing for the measurement gap, the ue 101 may re-determine the measurement period after MO1 and MO2 are extended.

Assuming that MO1 and MO2 are both co-frequency measurements, ue 101 may determine MO1 and MO2 as a first measurement set, where there are 2 MOs in the measurement set. The protocol defines the scaling factor corresponding to the measurement set as K1.

The ue 101 determines that the carrier specific spreading factor CSSF1 corresponding to the first measurement set is: cssf1=k1×2. For example, cssf1=2.

Further, the ue 101 determines that the MO 1-extended measurement period is t1=cssf 1×nt0=2×nt0, and the MO 2-extended measurement period is t2=cssf 1×nt0=2×nt0, where N represents the number of sample points, e.g. n=5.

As shown in fig. 11, according to the measurement gap configuration information, the measurements of MO1 and MO2 are alternately performed in each extended measurement period, for example, the ue 101 may perform the following measurements:

measuring MO1 at a measuring gap corresponding to T0, (t0+2T0) and (t0+4T0) … …;

MO2 measurements were performed at measurement gaps corresponding to T1, (t1+2t0), and (t1+4t0) … ….

It will be appreciated that MO2 measurement may be performed at measurement gaps corresponding to T0, (t0+2t0), (t0+4t0) … …, and MO1 measurement may be performed at measurement gaps corresponding to T1, (t1+2t0), (t1+4t0) … …, which are merely illustrative and not limiting the measurement order of the measurement object.

Thus, in this example, the ue 101 may measure the measurement objects that originally compete for the same measurement gap according to the measurement configuration information and the carrier specific spreading factor, so that the measurement of such measurement objects may be effectively completed, and the contention problem may be overcome.

Example three:

as shown in fig. 12, for three types of measurement Gap configuration information (current Gap, NCSG, and Pre-MG) that may be configured by the network device 102, if the measurement gaps corresponding to the three types overlap in any period, it indicates that there is a conflict between the measurement Gap configuration information of the three types.

At this time, in combination with the priority identification indicated by the network device 102, the user device 101 may determine one type of measurement gap configuration information with the highest priority among the measurement configuration information, and perform measurement according to the measurement gap configuration information with the highest priority.

For example, in the measurement configuration information issued by the network device 102, the first measurement Gap configuration information of the current Gap type and the second measurement Gap configuration information of the Pre-MG type are configured, and priority identifiers of the two are indicated synchronously.

The ue 101 selects one measurement gap configuration information according to the priority identifier when the first measurement gap configuration information and the second measurement gap configuration information have a collision as illustrated in fig. 12. If the priority of the first measurement gap configuration information is high, performing corresponding MO measurement according to the first measurement gap configuration information; and if the priority of the second measurement gap configuration information is high, performing corresponding MO measurement according to the second measurement gap configuration information.

Example four:

first, the network device 102 configures the MO to be measured as follows:

MO1: SSB-based co-frequency measurements that do not require measurement gaps;

MO2: SSB-based co-frequency measurement requiring measurement gaps; and all synchronization signal block measurement timing configuration (SMTC) opportunities of MO1 coincide with measurement gap lengths of MO 2;

MO3: different frequency measurement based on CSI-RS;

MO4: SSB-based inter-frequency measurement requiring measurement gaps;

MO5: NR based PRS measurements;

MO6: E-UTRA Inter-RAT measurements.

Then, the network device 102 determines the first measurement Gap configuration information of the current Gap type according to the capability information reported by the ue 101 and the first correspondence shown in table 1, so as to perform the measurements of MO2 to MO 6. And issues measurement configuration information to the user equipment 101, which may include: first measurement configuration information and MO to be measured as above.

After receiving the measurement configuration information, the ue 101 determines MO1 and MO2 measured at the same frequency as a first measurement group, and determines measurement objects MO3 to MO6 outside the first measurement group as a second measurement group.

In the first measurement set, a carrier specific spreading factor cssfwingingap=k1×2, where K1 is a scaling factor corresponding to the first measurement set defined by the protocol, and 2 is the number of MOs in the first measurement set. Then in the first measurement set: the measurement period T1 after MO1 expansion is: cssfwingingap, N, T0, MO2, the extended measurement period T2 is: cssfwingingap is N T0, T0 is the measurement gap period of MO1 and MO2 indicated in the measurement configuration information. Referring to example two and fig. 11, in the extended measurement period, the ue 101 performs measurement of MO1 and MO2 at different periods of the measurement gap, respectively.

In the second measurement set, the carrier specific spreading factor cssfwingingap=k2×4, where K2 is a scaling factor corresponding to the second measurement set defined by the protocol, and 4 is the number of MOs in the second measurement set. And respectively determining the extended measurement period corresponding to each MO in the second measurement group according to the mode of the first measurement group, and executing measurement according to the extended measurement period.

Example five:

first, the network device 102 configures the MO to be measured as follows:

MO1: SSB-based co-frequency measurements that do not require measurement gaps;

MO3: different frequency measurement based on CSI-RS;

MO4: SSB-based inter-frequency measurement requiring measurement gaps;

MO5: NR based PRS measurements;

MO6: E-UTRA Inter-RAT measurements.

Then, the network device 102 determines second measurement gap configuration information of the Pre-MG type according to the capability information reported by the ue 101 and the first correspondence relationship shown in table 1, so as to perform the measurement of MO2, MO3, MO4, and MO 6. And issues measurement configuration information to the user equipment 101, which may include: second measurement configuration information and MO to be measured as above.

After receiving the measurement configuration information, the ue 101 determines MO1 and MO2 measured in the same frequency as a first measurement group, and determines measurement objects MO3, MO4, and MO6 outside the first measurement group as a second measurement group.

In the first measurement set, a carrier specific spreading factor cssfwingingap=k1×2, where K1 is a scaling factor corresponding to the first measurement set defined by the protocol, and 2 is the number of MOs in the first measurement set. The extended measurement period of each MO in the first measurement group is determined separately, and measurement of MO1 and MO2 may be performed separately at different periods of the measurement gap with reference to example two and fig. 11.

In the second measurement set, the carrier specific spreading factor cssfwingingap=k2×3, where K2 is a scaling factor corresponding to the second measurement set defined by the protocol, and 3 is the number of MOs in the second measurement set. An extended measurement period of each MO in the second measurement group is determined separately, and measurements are performed at the extended measurement period.

In this example, if the second measurement gap configuration information is deactivated, then the ue 101 cannot measure MO2, MO3, MO4 and MO6 based on the second measurement gap configuration information. It will be appreciated that the network device in this example may also configure other measurement gap configuration information for MO5 measurements.

Example six:

first, the network device 102 configures the MO to be measured as follows:

MO1: SSB-based co-frequency measurements that do not require measurement gaps;

MO3: different frequency measurement based on CSI-RS;

MO4: SSB-based inter-frequency measurement requiring measurement gaps;

MO5: NR based PRS measurements;

MO6: E-UTRA Inter-RAT measurements.

Then, the network device 102 determines the first measurement Gap configuration information of the current Gap type and the second measurement Gap configuration information of the Pre-MG type according to the capability information reported by the user device 101 and the first correspondence shown in table 1, and issues the measurement configuration information to the user device 101.

The measurement configuration information may include: the first measurement gap configuration information, the second measurement gap configuration information, the priority identification of both measurement gap configuration information, and the MO to be measured as above.

The user equipment 101 selects, as the set measurement gap configuration information, a higher priority from among the first measurement gap configuration information and the second measurement gap configuration information according to the priority identification.

When the measurement gap configuration information is set to the first measurement gap configuration information, the manner in which the ue 101 determines the MO extended measurement period can be seen in example four.

When the measurement gap configuration information is set to the second measurement gap configuration information, the manner in which the user equipment 101 determines the MO extended measurement period can be seen in example five.

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

In a possible implementation, the communication apparatus 1300 shown in fig. 13 may be used as the user equipment 101 according to the above method embodiment, and perform the steps performed by the user equipment 101 in the above method embodiment. As shown in fig. 13, the communication device 1300 may include a transceiver module 1301 and a processing module 1302 that are coupled to each other, where the transceiver module 1301 may be configured to support communication by the communication device, and the transceiver module 1301 may have a wireless communication function, for example, capable of performing wireless communication with other communication devices through a wireless air interface. The processing module 1302 may be used for the communication device to perform processing operations, such as generating information/messages to be transmitted or processing received signals to obtain information/messages.

A transceiver module 1301 configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by the network device, the measurement configuration information being used to indicate a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information, when performing the steps implemented by the user device 101;

the processing module 1302 is configured to perform measurements of the corresponding measurement objects at different measurement gaps, respectively, according to the measurement configuration information.

In some possible implementations, the processing module 1302 is further configured to determine an extended measurement period of the at least one measurement object based on the measurement configuration information; and respectively executing the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps in the extended measurement period.

In some possible implementations, the processing module 1302 is further configured to determine at least one measurement group corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information; wherein each measurement group comprises at least one measurement object meeting a set condition;

and determining the measurement period after each measurement object in each measurement group is expanded according to the measurement gap configuration information.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1302 is further configured to determine a measurement object based on the same frequency measurement from among the at least one measurement object corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information as the first measurement group, and/or determine a measurement object based on the non-same frequency measurement from among the at least one measurement object corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information as the second measurement group.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1302 is further configured to determine, in each measurement group, a carrier specific spreading factor corresponding to the measurement group according to the number of measurement objects in the measurement group and the scaling factor corresponding to the measurement group;

In some possible implementations, the processing module 1302 is further configured to alternately perform measurements of each measurement object in the measurement set at different measurement gaps within the corresponding extended measurement period of the measurement set.

In some possible embodiments, in response to a collision between the positions of the measurement gaps indicated by the measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type, the measurement gap configuration information of the set measurement gap type with the highest priority is determined according to the priority identifier corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information of the at least one measurement gap type.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1302 is further configured to perform measurements of the corresponding measurement object at different measurement gaps, respectively, according to measurement gap configuration information setting the measurement gap type.

In some possible embodiments, the transceiver module 1301 is further configured to receive information sent by the network device for indicating the priority identity.

In some possible implementations, the transceiver module 1301 is further configured to send capability information to the network device, the capability information being used to indicate the measurement gap types supported by the user device.

concurrent measurement gaps;

small measurement gaps of the network configuration;

the measurement gap is preconfigured.

When the device for receiving configuration information is the user equipment 101, the structure thereof may also be as shown in fig. 14. The apparatus 1400 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to fig. 14, the apparatus 1400 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 1402, memory 1404, power component 1406, multimedia component 1408, audio component 1410, input/output (I/O) interface 1412, sensor component 1414, and communication component 1416.

The processing component 1402 generally controls overall operation of the device 1400, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1402 may include one or more processors 1420 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 1402 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 1402 and other components. For example, the processing component 1402 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1408 and the processing component 1402.

The memory 1404 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the device 1400. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the device 1400, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 1404 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

The power supply component 1406 provides power to the various components of the device 1400. Power components 1406 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for device 1400.

The multimedia component 1408 includes a screen between the device 1400 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or sliding action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or sliding operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1408 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 1400 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 1410 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 1410 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 1000 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 1404 or transmitted via the communication component 1416. In some embodiments, audio component 1410 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1412 provides an interface between the processing component 1402 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 1414 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the apparatus 1400. For example, the sensor assembly 1414 may detect the on/off state of the device 1400, the relative positioning of the components, such as the display and keypad of the device 1400, the sensor assembly 1414 may also detect a change in position of the device 1400 or one of the components of the device 1400, the presence or absence of user contact with the device 1400, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the device 1400, and a change in temperature of the device 1400. The sensor assembly 1414 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1414 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 1414 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 1416 is configured to facilitate communication between the apparatus 1400 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The device 1400 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1416 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1416 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 1400 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 a memory 1404 including instructions executable by the processor 1420 of the apparatus 1400 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.

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

In one possible implementation, the apparatus 1500 shown in fig. 15 may be used as the network device 102 according to the method embodiment described above, and perform the steps performed by the network device 102 in the method embodiment described above. As shown in fig. 15, the apparatus 1500 may include a transceiver module 1501, wherein the transceiver module 1501 may be used to support communications by a communications apparatus.

In performing the steps performed by the network device 102, the transceiver module 1501 is configured to send measurement configuration information to the user device, the measurement configuration information being used to indicate the measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.

In some possible embodiments, the transceiver module 1501 is further configured to receive capability information sent by a user equipment, where the capability information is used to indicate a measurement gap type supported by the user equipment;

The apparatus 1500 further comprises a processing module coupled to the transceiver module 1502, the processing module being configured to determine measurement configuration information according to the capability information and a first correspondence, wherein the first correspondence is a correspondence between a measurement gap type and a measurement object supported by the measurement gap type.

concurrent measurement gaps;

small measurement gaps of the network configuration;

the measurement gap is preconfigured.

In some possible embodiments, the measurement configuration information is further used to indicate a priority identification corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information of the at least one measurement gap type.

When the communication apparatus is the network device 102, its structure may also be as shown in fig. 16. The structure of the communication apparatus is described with reference to a base station. As shown in fig. 16, the device 1600 includes a memory 1601, a processor 1602, a transceiver component 1603, and a power component 1606. The memory 1601 is coupled to the processor 1602 and is operable to store programs and data necessary for the communication device 1600 to perform various functions. The processor 1602 is configured to support the communication device 1600 to perform the corresponding functions of the methods described above, which may be implemented by invoking a program stored in the memory 1601. The transceiving component 1603 may be a wireless transceiver operable to support the communication device 1600 to receive signaling and/or data over a wireless air interface, and to transmit signaling and/or data. The transceiver component 1603 may also be referred to as a transceiver unit or a communication unit, and the transceiver component 1603 may include a radio frequency component 1604 and one or more antennas 1605, where the radio frequency component 1604 may be a remote radio frequency unit (remote radio unit, RRU), and may be specifically used for transmitting radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals to baseband signals, and the one or more antennas 1605 may be specifically used for radiating and receiving radio frequency signals.

When the communication device 1600 needs to transmit data, the processor 1602 may perform baseband processing on the data to be transmitted and output a baseband signal to the radio frequency unit, where the radio frequency unit performs radio frequency processing on the baseband signal and then transmits the radio frequency signal in the form of electromagnetic wave through the antenna. When data is transmitted to the communication device 1600, the rf unit receives the rf signal through the antenna, converts the rf signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 1602, and the processor 1602 converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.

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

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

Industrial applicability

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the user equipment acquires the measurement objects and measurement gap configuration information configured by the network equipment through the measurement configuration information issued by the network equipment, and performs measurement of the measurement objects in different measurement gaps respectively in combination with the measurement gap configuration information, so that measurement of different measurement objects can be effectively dispersed, and the problem that measurement of a plurality of measurement objects cannot be performed in parallel due to the limitation of UE (user equipment) capability is solved.

Claims

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

receiving measurement configuration information sent by network equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information;

and respectively executing the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps according to the measurement configuration information.
The method of claim 1, wherein,

the measuring of the corresponding measuring object is respectively executed in different measuring gaps according to the measuring configuration information, and the measuring method comprises the following steps:

determining an extended measurement period of at least one measurement object according to the measurement configuration information;

and respectively executing the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps in the extended measurement period.
The method of claim 2, wherein,

the determining, according to the measurement configuration information, an extended measurement period of at least one measurement object includes:

determining at least one measurement group corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information; wherein each measurement group comprises at least one measurement object meeting a set condition;

and determining the measurement period after the expansion of each measurement object in each measurement group according to the measurement gap configuration information.
The method of claim 3, wherein,

the determining at least one measurement group corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information includes:

and determining the measurement object based on the same-frequency measurement in the at least one measurement object corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information as a first measurement group, and/or determining the measurement object based on the non-same-frequency measurement in the at least one measurement object corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information as a second measurement group.
The method of claim 3, wherein,

the step of determining the measurement period after the expansion of each measurement object in each measurement group according to the measurement gap configuration information comprises the following steps:

in each measurement group, determining a carrier specific expansion factor corresponding to the measurement group according to the number of measurement objects in the measurement group and a scaling factor corresponding to the measurement group;

And according to the measurement period of the corresponding measurement object of the carrier specific expansion factor expansion, obtaining the measurement period of each measurement object after expansion.
The method of claim 5, wherein,

the scaling factor corresponding to the measurement group is defined by a protocol.
The method of claim 3, wherein,

the measuring of the corresponding measuring object is respectively executed by the different measuring gaps in the extended measuring period, and the measuring method comprises the following steps:

and alternately executing the measurement of each measurement object in the measurement group at different measurement gaps in the corresponding expanded measurement period of the measurement group.
The method according to claim 1 to 6, wherein,

the measurement configuration information indicates measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type, each measurement gap type for supporting measurement of a corresponding at least one measurement object.
The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

and in response to the conflict of the positions of the measurement gaps indicated by the measurement gap configuration information of the at least one measurement gap type, determining the measurement gap configuration information with the highest priority as the set measurement gap type according to the priority identification corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information of the at least one measurement gap type.
The method of claim 9, wherein,

the measuring of the corresponding measuring object is respectively executed in different measuring gaps according to the measuring configuration information, and the measuring method comprises the following steps:

and respectively executing the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps according to the measurement gap configuration information of the set measurement gap type.
The method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

and receiving information sent by the network equipment and used for indicating the priority identification.
The method of claim 9, wherein,

the priority identification is protocol defined.
The method of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the method further comprises:

capability information is sent to a network device, wherein the capability information is used for indicating measurement gap types supported by the user equipment.
The method of claim 13, wherein the type of measurement gap supported by the user equipment comprises at least one of:

concurrent measurement gaps;

small measurement gaps of the network configuration;

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

and sending measurement configuration information to the user equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating the measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.
The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving capability information sent by user equipment, wherein the capability information is used for indicating a measurement gap type supported by the user equipment;

and determining the measurement configuration information according to the capability information and a first corresponding relation, wherein the first corresponding relation is a corresponding relation between a measurement gap type and a measurement object supported by the measurement gap type.
The method of claim 15 or 16, wherein the measurement gap types supported by the user equipment include at least one of:

concurrent measurement gaps;

small measurement gaps of the network configuration;

the measurement gap is preconfigured.
The method of any one of claim 15 or 16, wherein,

the measurement configuration information is further used for indicating a priority identifier corresponding to the measurement gap configuration information of at least one measurement gap type.
An apparatus configured for receiving measurement configuration information, the apparatus comprising:

the receiving and transmitting module is used for receiving measurement configuration information sent by the network equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information;

And the processing module is used for respectively executing the measurement of the corresponding measurement object in different measurement gaps according to the measurement configuration information.
An apparatus for transmitting measurement configuration information configured for a network device, the apparatus comprising:

and the receiving and transmitting module is used for transmitting measurement configuration information by the user equipment, wherein the measurement configuration information is used for indicating a measurement object to be measured and measurement gap configuration information.
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 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 15-18.
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.
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 15-18.