WO2019024812A1

WO2019024812A1 - Neighboring cell measuring method and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2019024812A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/097598
Authority: WO
Inventors: 傅婧; 梁靖
Original assignee: 电信科学技术研究院有限公司
Priority date: 2017-08-04
Filing date: 2018-07-27
Publication date: 2019-02-07
Also published as: CN109391998A; CN109391998B

Abstract

Provided in an embodiment of the present invention are a neighboring cell measuring method and apparatus, which are used for solving the technical problem in the existing technology wherein a user equipment (UE) in an idle state or an inactive state cannot simultaneously meet the requirement for promptly and effectively measuring neighboring cell signals and the requirement for reducing UE power consumption. The method comprises: determining whether the state of a UE satisfies an activation condition, the activation condition comprising the UE needing to send data or signaling; if yes, executing neighboring cell signal measurement, and reporting the measurement result to a network side.

Description

Neighborhood measurement method and device

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. JP-A No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. in.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a neighboring area measurement method and apparatus.

Background technique

In order to meet the requirements of user peak rate and system capacity increase, the mobile communication system introduces technologies such as Carrier Aggregation (CA) and Dual Connectedivity (DC) to increase the transmission bandwidth and increase the data transmission rate. There are three current Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection states: idle state, inactive state, and connected state, if the system is idle or inactive in RRC ( In the inactive state, the DC, DA, and the like are implemented, and the user equipment (UE) is required to measure and report the neighboring cell signal, so that the network side can learn the neighboring cell signal information of the UE to implement the DC and the CA. And other technologies.

At present, the UEs in the idle state or the inactive state measure the neighboring cell signals in a periodic measurement, that is, the measurement time is fixed, and the time interval between two adjacent measurements is long. However, the time that the UE actually needs to perform neighbor cell signal measurement is usually uncertain. The existing periodic measurement mode cannot enable the UE to perform neighbor cell signal measurement in a timely and effective manner when it needs to perform neighbor cell signal measurement. Performing neighbor cell signal measurement can only require the UE to reduce the time interval of two adjacent measurements as much as possible, that is, increase the measurement frequency, so that the UE is in a measurement state for a long time, and the UE consumes a large amount of power and the user experience is poor.

It can be seen that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state in the prior art has technical problems that cannot meet the requirements of timely and effective neighbor cell signal measurement and save the UE power consumption.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a neighboring cell measurement method and device, which is used to solve the problem that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state cannot meet the requirements of timely and effective neighbor cell signal measurement and save the UE power consumption. Technical issues required.

A first aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a neighboring cell signal measurement method, which is applied to a user terminal UE in an idle idle state or an inactive inactive state, where the method includes:

Determining whether the state of the UE meets a start condition, where the start condition includes that the UE needs to send data or signaling;

If yes, perform neighbor cell signal measurement and report the measurement result to the network side.

In the above solution, the UE performs the measurement on the neighboring cell signal only when the start condition is met, wherein the basic requirement that the UE meets the start condition is that the UE needs to send data to the network side, but in practical applications, the UE only has When the data needs to be sent, the UE needs to perform measurement on the neighboring cell signal. For example, the communication system needs to implement technologies such as CA and DC. Therefore, the UE proposes to start the UE to the neighbor when the UE meets the start condition. The technical solution of the area signal measurement enables the UE to measure and report the neighboring area signal in a timely and effective manner. At the same time, since the UE does not trigger the UE to measure the neighboring area signal when the UE does not meet the start condition, the UE can effectively reduce the UE. Power consumption. In summary, the solution can enable the UE in the idle state or the inactive state to simultaneously meet the requirements for timely and effective neighbor cell signal measurement and save the UE power consumption.

Optionally, before the determining whether the state of the UE meets the start condition, the method further includes: receiving the start condition sent by the network side.

In this manner, the UE can learn the timing of starting the measurement of the neighboring cell signal and start the measurement when the starting condition is met, thereby determining the measurement target, reducing the measurement time, improving the measurement efficiency, and saving the UE power consumption.

Optionally, the UE needs to send data or signaling, including: the UE needs to send data whose data size exceeds a preset value; and/or the UE needs to send signaling for implementing the specified function.

In this manner, the UE launching conditions for the neighboring cell signal measurement are further refined, so that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can perform neighbor cell signal measurement and reporting in a timely manner, thereby further saving UE power consumption.

Optionally, the specifying function includes: converting the UE into a connected state; or establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type; or establishing or restoring a specified type of service; or requesting to establish or restore a bearer of a specified type; or requesting Establish or restore a specified type of business.

Optionally, the starting condition further includes an auxiliary condition, where the status of the UE satisfies the starting condition when the UE needs to send data or signaling and the auxiliary condition;

Wherein the auxiliary condition is part or all of the following conditions:

Condition 1: the frequency point corresponding to the currently camped cell of the UE is included in the target measurement frequency point;

Condition 2: the cell currently camped by the UE is included in the target measurement cell;

Condition 3: the cell currently camped by the UE is a valid cell;

Condition 4: The reason for triggering the UE to implement the specified function is to specify a reason.

Optionally, before the performing neighbor cell signal measurement, the method further includes: obtaining configuration parameters for neighbor cell signal measurement, where the configuration parameter includes a target measurement frequency point and/or a target measurement cell.

In this manner, the UE can perform neighbor cell signal measurement according to certain configuration parameters when performing neighbor cell signal measurement, can effectively determine a measurement target, reduce measurement time, improve measurement efficiency, and save UE power consumption.

Optionally, the configuration parameter further includes: an offset of the target measurement frequency point, a priority of the target measurement frequency point, an offset of the target measurement cell, and a priority of the target measurement cell At least one of a blacklisted cell, a valid time of a configuration parameter, and a predetermined measurement duration.

Optionally, the obtaining the configuration parameter for the neighbor cell signal measurement comprises: obtaining the configuration parameter from the network side; or obtaining the configuration parameter locally from the UE.

In this manner, the UE can obtain configuration parameters when performing neighbor cell signal measurement, so that the UE can perform neighbor cell signal measurement based on the acquired configuration parameters, thereby determining a measurement target, reducing measurement time, and improving measurement efficiency. Save UE power consumption.

Optionally, the obtaining the configuration parameter from the UE locally includes: obtaining a configuration parameter used by the UE to perform neighbor cell signal measurement when the UE last time; or obtaining the UE entering an idle state. The configuration before the inactive state is obtained according to the configuration before the UE enters the idle state or the inactive state.

Optionally, the obtaining the configuration parameter according to the configuration before the UE enters an idle state or an inactive state, including: obtaining a target in the configuration parameter according to a configuration before the UE enters an idle state or an inactive state. Measuring the cell; the target measurement cell includes: a serving cell before the UE enters an idle state or an inactive state; or a cell under the corresponding frequency of the serving cell before the UE enters an idle state or an inactive state; or the UE stores Other cells in the serving cell list except the cell in which the UE currently camps; or other cells in the serving cell list under the primary base station stored by the UE except the cell currently camped by the UE.

Optionally, the reporting the measurement result to the network side includes: reporting the measurement result to the network side at a preset time.

In this manner, the UE can be triggered to report the measurement result at a preset time, so that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can report the neighboring cell signal more timely and effectively.

Optionally, before the reporting the measurement result to the network side, the method further includes: receiving, by the network side, a reporting parameter that is used to determine the preset time.

In this manner, the UE may trigger the UE to report the measurement result at the preset time according to the reporting parameter, so that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can report the neighboring cell signal in a timely and effective manner.

Optionally, the reporting parameter includes a preset reporting time, where the preset time is a time after the UE starts the neighboring cell signal measurement and passes the preset reporting time.

Optionally, the UE needs to send data or signaling, where the UE needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function, where the specified function includes: converting the UE to a connected state, establishing or Recovering a specified type of bearer, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore one of the specified types of services; and the reporting parameter characterizing the UE to implement the specified function, The preset time is a time when the UE implements the specified function.

Optionally, the reporting the measurement result to the network side includes: sending a radio resource control RRC message to the network side, where the RRC message carries the measurement result.

In this manner, the measurement result can be reported to the network side in the form of an RRC message, so that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can report the neighboring area signal more timely and effectively.

Optionally, the UE needs to send data or signaling, where the UE needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function, where the specified function includes: converting the UE to a connected state, establishing or Recovering a specified type of bearer, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore one of a specified type of service; the RRC message includes means for informing the network side The UE has implemented the RRC message of the specified function.

In this manner, the measurement result can be reported to the network side in the form of an RRC message, so that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can report the neighboring cell signal in a timely and effective manner, thereby saving system resources.

Optionally, the measurement result includes: an identifier of the target measurement cell whose signal quality meets the preset condition; or an identifier of the target measurement cell, a signal quality corresponding to the identifier of the target measurement cell; or an identifier of the target measurement cell, and the target measurement cell Signal quality corresponding to the identification area, the identifier of the beam beam under each target measurement cell, and the signal quality corresponding to the identification of the beam; or the identity of the target measurement cell sorted according to the signal quality from high to low; or according to the signal quality The signal quality after sorting from high to low satisfies the identifier of the target measurement cell of the preset condition.

In this manner, the measurement result can be reported to the network side in multiple forms, so that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can report the neighboring cell signal more timely and effectively.

A second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a neighboring cell signal measurement method, which is applied to a network side, where the method includes: sending a neighbor cell signal measurement policy to a UE, so that the UE performs neighbor cell signal measurement according to the policy, The policy includes a start condition; and receiving a measurement result sent by the UE.

Optionally, the measurement policy further includes configuration parameters and/or reporting parameters.

Optionally, the sending the neighboring cell signal measurement policy to the UE includes: sending the policy to the UE by using a broadcast mode or a dedicated signaling manner.

A third aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a neighboring area signal measuring apparatus, where the apparatus is in an idle state or an inactive state, and the apparatus includes:

a sending unit, configured to send data to the network side;

a determining unit, configured to determine whether a state of the device meets a start condition, where the start condition includes that the sending unit needs to send data or signaling;

a processing unit, configured to perform neighbor cell signal measurement when a state of the device meets the start condition;

The reporting unit is configured to: report the measurement result to the network side.

Optionally, the device further includes a receiving unit, configured to receive the start condition sent by the network side before the determining unit determines whether the state of the device meets a start condition.

Optionally, the sending unit needs to send data or signaling, where the sending unit needs to send data whose size exceeds a preset value; and/or the sending unit needs to send signaling for implementing the specified function.

Optionally, the specifying function includes: converting the device into a connected state; or establishing or restoring a specified type of bearer; or establishing or restoring a specified type of service; or requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer; or requesting Establish or restore a specified type of business.

Optionally, the starting condition further includes an auxiliary condition, where the starting condition is met when the state of the device simultaneously satisfies the sending unit to send data or signaling and the auxiliary condition;

Wherein, the auxiliary condition includes some or all of the following conditions:

Condition 1: the frequency point corresponding to the currently camped cell of the device is included in the target measurement frequency point;

Condition 2: the cell currently camped by the device is included in the target measurement cell;

Condition 3: the cell currently camped on by the device is a valid cell;

Condition 4: The reason for triggering the device to implement the specified function is to specify a reason.

Optionally, the processing unit is further configured to: obtain configuration parameters for neighboring cell measurement before performing neighbor cell signal measurement, where the configuration parameter includes a target measurement frequency point and/or a target measurement cell.

Optionally, the processing unit is further configured to: obtain the configuration parameter from the network side, or obtain the configuration parameter locally from the device.

Optionally, the processing unit is further configured to: obtain configuration parameters used by the device when the device last performs neighbor cell signal measurement; or obtain a configuration before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state, The configuration parameter is obtained according to a configuration before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state.

Optionally, the processing unit is further configured to: obtain a target measurement cell in the configuration parameter according to a configuration before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state;

The target measurement cell includes: a serving cell before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state; or a cell under the corresponding frequency of the serving cell before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state; or the device stores Other cells in the serving cell list except the cell in which the device currently camps; or other cells in the serving cell list under the primary base station stored by the device except the cell currently camped on by the device.

Optionally, the reporting unit is configured to: report the measurement result to the network side at a preset time.

Optionally, the receiving unit is further configured to: before the reporting unit reports the measurement result to the network side, receive the reporting parameter sent by the network side to determine the preset time.

Optionally, the reporting parameter includes a preset reporting time, where the preset time is a time after the device starts the neighboring cell signal measurement and passes the preset reporting time.

Optionally, the sending unit needs to send data or signaling, including: the sending unit needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function;

The specifying function includes: converting the device into a connected state, establishing or restoring a specified type of bearer, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of One of the services; the reporting parameter indicates that the device implements the specified function, and the preset time is a time at which the device implements the specified function.

Optionally, the reporting unit is further configured to: send a radio resource control RRC message to the network side, where the RRC message carries the measurement result.

Optionally, the sending unit needs to send data or signaling, that is, the sending unit needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function;

The specified function includes: converting the device into a connected state, establishing or restoring a specified type of bearer, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of service. And the RRC message includes an RRC message for informing the network side that the device has implemented the specified function.

A fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a neighboring area signal measuring apparatus, including:

a sending unit, configured to send a neighbor cell signal measurement policy to the UE, to enable the UE to perform neighbor cell signal measurement according to the policy, where the policy includes a start condition;

And a receiving unit, configured to receive a measurement result sent by the UE.

Optionally, the sending unit is specifically configured to: send the policy to the UE by using a broadcast mode or a dedicated signaling manner.

A fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a neighboring area signal measuring device, where the device is in an idle state or an inactive state, and includes: at least one processor, and a memory and a communication interface communicably connected to the at least one processor; The memory stores instructions executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor performing the following process by using the communication interface by executing the instructions stored by the memory:

Determining whether the state of the device meets a start condition, where the boot condition includes that the processor needs to send data or signaling;

Optionally, the processor is further configured to:

Receiving the startup condition sent by the network side before determining whether the state of the device meets a startup condition.

Optionally, the processor needs to send data or signaling, including:

The processor needs to send data whose data size exceeds a preset value; and/or

The processor needs to send signaling for implementing the specified function.

Optionally, the specified function includes:

Converting the device to a connected state; or

Establish or restore a specified type of bearer; or

Establish or restore a specified type of business; or

Request to establish or restore a bearer of the specified type; or

Request to establish or restore a specified type of business.

Optionally, the starting condition further includes an auxiliary condition, where the starting condition is met when the state of the UE simultaneously satisfies the need for the device to send data or signaling and the auxiliary condition;

Condition 2: the cell currently camped on by the device is included in the target measurement cell;

Condition 3: the cell currently camped on by the device is a valid cell;

Condition 4: The reason for triggering the device to implement the specified function is to specify the reason.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to:

Before the performing neighbor cell signal measurement, configuration parameters for neighbor cell signal measurement are obtained, the configuration parameters including a target measurement frequency point and/or a target measurement cell.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to:

Obtaining the configuration parameter from the network side; or

The configuration parameters are obtained locally from the device.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to:

Obtaining configuration parameters used by the device stored in the device for the last time to perform neighbor cell signal measurement; or

Obtaining the configuration before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state, and obtains the configuration parameter according to the configuration before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to:

Obtaining a target measurement cell in the configuration parameter according to a configuration before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state;

The target measurement cell includes:

The serving cell before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state; or

The cell in the serving cell corresponding to the frequency point before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state; or

a cell in the list of serving cells stored by the device other than the cell currently camped by the device; or

The cell in the serving cell list under the primary base station stored by the device except the cell currently camped by the device.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to:

The measurement result is reported to the network side at a preset time.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to:

Before reporting the measurement result to the network side, receiving, by the network side, a reporting parameter for determining the preset time.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to:

Need to send signaling for implementing the specified function;

The specified function includes: converting the device into a connected state, establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of service. One of them;

The reporting parameter indicates that the UE implements the specified function, and the preset time is a time when the device implements the specified function.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to:

Sending a radio resource control RRC message to the network side, where the RRC message carries the measurement result.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to:

Need to send signaling for implementing the specified function;

The specifying function includes: converting the UE into a connected state, establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of One of the business;

The RRC message includes an RRC message for informing the network side that the UE has implemented the specified function.

Optionally, the measurement result includes:

The identity of the target measurement cell whose signal quality meets the preset condition; or

The identity of the target measurement cell sorted according to the signal quality from high to low; or

The target measurement cell identifier, the signal quality corresponding to the identity of the target measurement cell; or

The identifier of the target measurement cell, the signal quality corresponding to the identification area of the target measurement cell, the identifier of the beam beam under each target measurement cell, and the signal quality corresponding to the identification of the beam.

A sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a neighboring area signal measuring apparatus, including: at least one processor, and a memory and a communication interface communicably connected to the at least one processor;

Wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the at least one processor performing the following process by using the communication interface by executing the instructions stored by the memory:

And transmitting, to the UE, a neighboring cell signal measurement policy, so that the UE performs neighbor cell signal measurement according to the policy, where the policy includes a start condition; and receiving a measurement result sent by the UE.

Optionally, the processor is specifically configured to:

The policy is sent to the UE by means of broadcast or dedicated signaling.

A seventh aspect of embodiments of the present invention provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to implement the first aspect of the embodiments of the present invention or The neighboring area signal measuring method described in the second aspect.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying for inventive labor.

1 is a schematic diagram of a neighboring cell in an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for measuring a neighboring cell signal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a neighboring area signal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a neighboring area signal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a neighboring area signal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a neighboring area signal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It is understood that the specific features of the embodiments and the embodiments of the present invention are the detailed description of the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not limited to the technical solutions of the present invention. In the case of no conflict, the technical features of the embodiments of the present invention and the embodiments may be combined with each other.

It should be understood that in the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the terms "first", "second" and the like are used only to distinguish the purpose of description, and are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, nor can it be understood as an indication. Or suggest the order. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more.

The term “and/or” in the embodiment of the present invention is merely an association relationship describing an association object, indicating that there may be three relationships, for example, A and/or B, which may indicate that A exists separately, and A and B, there are three cases of B alone. In addition, the character "/" in this article generally indicates that the contextual object is an "or" relationship.

The embodiments of the present invention can be applied to a 5G system; and can also be applied to other wireless communication systems, such as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), and a mobile communication system ( Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, and new network equipment systems.

The user terminal UE according to the embodiment of the present invention may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to the user, a handheld device with a wireless connection function, or other processing device connected to the wireless modem. The wireless user terminal can communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN), which can be a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) and has a mobile terminal The computers, for example, can be portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-integrated or in-vehicle mobile devices that exchange language and/or data with the wireless access network. For example, Personal Communication Service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), etc. . The wireless user terminal may also be referred to as a system, a Subscriber Unit, a Subscriber Station, a Mobile Station, a Mobile, a Remote Station, and an Access Point. , Remote Terminal, Access Terminal, User Terminal, User Agent, User Device.

The base station according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured to convert a received air frame and an IP packet into a router between the wireless terminal device and the rest of the access network, where the rest of the access network may include an internet protocol. (IP) network equipment. The base station can also coordinate attribute management of the air interface. For example, the base station may be a network device in a 5G system, such as a Next Generation Node B (gNB), or may be a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) or Code Division Multiple Access (Code Division Multiple). Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in Access, CDMA), may also be a base station (NodeB) in Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), or an evolved base station in LTE (evolutional) Node B, eNB or e-NodeB) is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of a neighboring cell in the embodiment of the present invention, where cell0 is a cell in which the UE currently camps, and cell1 and cell2 are neighbor cells of the UE. The specific number and location of the neighboring cells of the UE may be different according to the actual situation. The schematic diagram of the location relationship of the neighboring cells shown in FIG. 1 is only an example of the embodiment of the present invention, and may not be used to limit the specific protection scope of the present invention.

Embodiment 1

The first embodiment of the present invention provides a method for measuring a neighboring cell signal, which is applied to a user terminal UE in an idle state or an inactive state. Referring to FIG. 2, the method includes:

Step 101: Determine whether the state of the UE meets a start condition, where the start condition includes that the UE needs to send data or signaling.

The UE needs to send data or signaling, and the meanings of the references may be different from different levels. For example, when the UE needs to send an RRC message, the RRC message may be defined as data from the air interface layer 3, but from the physical layer, the RRC message may be defined as signaling.

The starting condition is further embodied. For example, the UE needs to send data or signaling, which may be specifically: the UE needs to send data whose data size exceeds a predetermined value, and/or the UE needs to be sent for implementation. Specifies the signaling of the function. That is to say, the UE may start measuring the neighboring cell signal when it is required to transmit data exceeding a predetermined value, or may start measuring the neighboring cell signal when it is required to transmit signaling for implementing the specified function, or may be The measurement of the neighboring cell signal is started when the UE needs to transmit signaling for implementing the specified function and the size of the transmitted data exceeds a preset value.

When the state of the UE meets the start condition, step 102 is performed: performing neighbor cell signal measurement.

The measurement manner of the neighboring area signal measurement by the UE may be a blind detection, or may be performed according to a predetermined configuration parameter, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Step 103: Report the measurement result to the network side.

The network side may refer to a cell base station that communicates with the UE, and the UE may send the measurement result to the network side immediately after obtaining the measurement result, or may be at a preset time. The measurement result is reported to the network side, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the above solution, the UE performs the measurement on the neighboring cell signal only when the start condition is met, wherein the basic requirement that the UE meets the start condition is that the UE needs to send data to the network side, but in practical applications, the UE only has When the data or the signaling needs to be sent, the CA, the DC, and the like need to be implemented, and the measurement result of the neighboring cell needs to be obtained. Therefore, the technical solution for starting the measurement of the neighboring cell signal by the UE when the UE meets the starting condition is proposed in the embodiment of the present invention. The UE can be configured to measure and report the neighboring cell signal in a timely and effective manner. At the same time, the UE does not trigger the UE to measure the neighboring cell signal when the UE does not meet the startup condition, thereby effectively reducing the power consumption of the UE. In summary, the solution can enable the UE in the idle state or the inactive state to simultaneously meet the requirements for timely and effective neighbor cell signal measurement and save the UE power consumption.

Optionally, the UE in the start condition needs to send data or signaling, and the UE needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function, where the specified function may include but is not limited to the following:

1) Convert the UE to a connected state.

2) Establish or restore a bearer of the specified type. For example, the UE needs to send data for establishing or restoring Data Radio Bearers (DRBs) identified as 3 and 4, and the UE needs to be sent for establishing or restoring quality of service (QoS). ) the data carried by the parameters, and so on.

3) Establish or restore a specified type of business. For example, the UE needs to transmit data for establishing or restoring an emergency call service, and for example, the UE needs to transmit data for establishing or restoring a tolerable delay service, and the like.

4) request to establish or restore a bearer of the specified type;

5) Request to establish or restore a specified type of business.

In a specific implementation process, the UE is required to implement any one of the foregoing functions, and the UE may satisfy the start condition, and the UE simultaneously has any two of the foregoing three functions. The UE needs to meet the start condition as well as the need for the function or the requirement to simultaneously implement the above three functions.

Optionally, the starting condition further includes an auxiliary condition, where the starting condition is met when the status of the UE meets the requirement that the UE needs to send data or signaling and the auxiliary condition; wherein the auxiliary condition includes Some or all of the following conditions:

Condition 1: The frequency point corresponding to the currently camped cell of the UE is included in the target measurement frequency point.

Condition 2: The cell currently camped by the UE is included in the target measurement cell.

Condition 3: The cell currently camped by the UE is a valid cell. If the cell currently camped by the UE is a non-active cell, the operation of the neighbor cell signal measurement is not performed even if the UE satisfies the condition that the UE needs to transmit data or signaling.

Condition 4: The reason for triggering the UE to implement the specified function is to specify a reason. For example, a UE in idle needs to establish an RRC connection and establish a reason for Mobile Originating (MO), data.

In a specific implementation process, each of the four auxiliary conditions may be separately combined with the UE to send data or signaling to form a starting condition, and the foregoing four auxiliary conditions may also be combined in multiple combinations. The UE needs to send data or signaling to form a start condition. For example, condition 1, condition 2, and the UE need to send data or signaling to form a start condition, and condition 1, condition 2, condition 4, and the UE need to send. The data or signaling combination constitutes a start condition, and the condition 1, the condition 2, the condition 3, the condition 4 and the UE need to send data or signaling to form a start condition, and the like, and the embodiment of the present invention does not specifically limit.

Optionally, the starting condition may be a starting condition that is sent by the network to the UE, and may be a starting condition that is saved locally by the UE, and is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present invention. When the start condition is a start condition saved locally by the UE, the start condition may be a start condition used when the UE performs neighboring cell measurement last time, or may be a start condition specified by a communication protocol; when the start condition is started When the network side sends the UE to the UE, the manner in which the network side sends the start condition to the UE may be a broadcast mode or a dedicated signaling mode, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present invention. .

In this manner, the UE can obtain the starting condition in multiple manners, so that the UE can learn the timing of starting the measurement of the neighboring cell signal and start the measurement when the starting condition is met, thereby determining the measurement target, reducing the measurement time, and improving the measurement efficiency. At the same time save UE power consumption.

Optionally, when the UE performs the foregoing step 102, the measuring manner of the neighboring area signal measurement by the UE may be performed according to a predetermined configuration parameter, where the configuration parameter includes: a target measurement frequency point, and a target measurement cell. And an offset of the target measurement frequency point, a priority of the target measurement frequency point, an offset of the target measurement cell, a priority of the target measurement cell, a predetermined measurement duration, and a blacklisted cell. One or more.

The target measurement frequency point is used to indicate that the UE performs signal measurement on a cell corresponding to the target frequency point; the target measurement cell is used to instruct the UE to perform signal measurement on the target measurement cell; The offset of the target measurement frequency is used to indicate a correction value that is corrected by the UE when performing signal measurement on a cell corresponding to the target measurement frequency point; and the offset of the target measurement cell And a correction value used to indicate that the UE performs a signal measurement on the target measurement cell, and the priority of the target measurement frequency is used to indicate that the UE is to the target frequency point. a measurement sequence when the corresponding cell performs measurement; the priority of the target measurement cell is used to indicate a measurement sequence when the UE performs measurement on the target cell; and the blacklist cell is used to indicate that the UE prohibits the black The cell included in the list cell performs measurement; the predetermined measurement duration is used to indicate a measurement duration when the UE performs measurement on a neighbor cell signal, when the UE performs a measurement operation When measured over the predetermined duration, the operation stop signal measurements neighbor. The predetermined measurement duration may be a predetermined measurement duration of the neighboring cell signal measurement performed by the UE on a single cell, or may be an overall predetermined measurement duration of the neighboring cell signal measurement performed by the UE on multiple cells, in the embodiment of the present invention. No specific restrictions are imposed.

In a specific implementation process, the foregoing configuration parameters may further include parameters that characterize the attributes of the foregoing configuration parameters, such as a valid cell of the configuration parameter and a valid time of the configuration parameter. The valid cell of the configuration parameter is used to indicate that when the cell currently camped by the UE is the active cell, the UE can use the foregoing configuration parameters to perform neighbor cell signal measurement, otherwise the UE does not have the right to use. The foregoing configuration parameters start the neighboring area signal measurement; the effective time of the configuration parameter is used to indicate that the UE starts timing when obtaining the foregoing configuration parameters, and when the timing exceeds the effective time of the configuration parameter, the deletion is obtained. Various configuration parameters.

Optionally, when the manner in which the UE performs the measurement of the neighboring area signal is measured according to the predetermined configuration parameter, the manner in which the UE obtains the configuration parameter includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1) obtaining the configuration parameter from the network side;

2) Locally obtaining the configuration parameters from the UE.

When the manner in which the UE obtains the configuration parameter for the neighboring cell signal measurement is to obtain the configuration parameter from the network side, the manner in which the network side sends the configuration parameter may be a broadcast mode or a dedicated message. The manner of the present invention is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

When the configuration parameter of the neighboring cell signal is obtained by the UE, the UE may obtain the neighboring cell signal for the last time the UE stores the UE. The configuration parameters used in the measurement, such as the configuration parameters used by the UE to perform the measurement of the neighboring cell in the last connected state, may also be the configuration parameters specified by the communication protocol, or may be obtained by the UE entering the idle state or inactive. The configuration before the state is obtained according to the configuration before the UE enters the idle state or the inactive state, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the UE may obtain a target measurement cell in the configuration parameter according to a configuration before the UE enters an idle state or an inactive state. The target measurement cell may be a serving cell before the UE enters an idle state or an inactive state, or may be a cell under the corresponding frequency of the serving cell before the UE enters an idle state or an inactive state, or may be a The other cell in the serving cell list of the cell that the UE currently camps on, or the other cell in the primary cell serving cell list that is stored by the UE and has the cell currently camped by the UE The embodiment of the present invention does not specifically limit it.

Optionally, in a specific implementation process, the UE may perform neighbor cell signal measurement only on a cell with good signal quality in a cell corresponding to the target frequency point. Specifically, the UE performs coarse detection on all target measurement cells, for example, detecting all signals on a certain frequency point, and obtaining preliminary detection results; and then determining, according to the preliminary detection result, a cell that needs further fine inspection, and performing detailed detection thereof, for example, After detecting all the signals at a certain frequency point, only a certain measurement pilot signal with the strongest signal is further detected, and the corresponding physical layer identification and signal strength of the cell are obtained.

In this manner, the UE can reduce the measurement time when performing neighbor cell signal measurement, improve measurement efficiency, and further save UE power consumption.

Optionally, when the UE performs the foregoing step 103, the UE reports the measurement result to the network side at a preset time, where the preset time may be determined according to the reporting parameter obtained by the UE. . The manner in which the UE obtains the reported parameter includes but is not limited to the following:

1) The reporting parameter is obtained locally from the UE.

2) obtaining the reporting parameter from the network side;

When the manner in which the UE obtains the reported parameter is that the reporting parameter is obtained locally from the UE, the UE may obtain a reporting parameter used when performing neighboring cell measurement, and the UE may also obtain a communication protocol. The reporting parameters are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

When the manner in which the UE obtains the reported parameter is that the reporting parameter is obtained from the network side, the manner in which the network side sends the reported parameter may be a broadcast mode or a dedicated signaling manner. The embodiment of the invention is not specifically limited.

In a specific implementation process, the reporting parameter may be a parameter that indicates a preset reporting duration, and the preset time determined according to the reporting parameter is the preset reporting after the UE starts the neighboring cell signal measurement. The time after the length of time. The preset reporting duration may be equal to the preset measurement duration in the configuration parameter, and may be greater than the preset measurement duration in the configuration parameter, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention. When the preset reporting duration is equal to the preset measurement duration in the configuration parameter, the embodiment of the present invention may simultaneously characterize the preset reporting duration and the preset measurement duration by using one parameter.

In a specific implementation process, when the foregoing starting condition is that the UE needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function, the reporting parameter may be a parameter that is used to represent the UE to implement the specified function, where the preset is The moment may be the moment when the UE performs the specified function. For example, when the start condition is that the UE needs to send data for converting the UE to the connected state, the UE may report the measurement result when the connected state has been entered; for example, when the start condition is When the UE needs to send data for establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type, the UE may report the measurement result when the data of the specified type of bearer is completed or restored; for example, when the start condition is When the UE needs to send data for establishing or restoring a service of a specified type, the UE may report the measurement result when the data of the specified type of service is completed or restored; for example, when the starting condition is When the UE requests to send data for establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type, the UE may report the measurement result when sending a request to establish or restore data of the bearer of the specified type; for example, when the starting condition is When the UE requests to send data for establishing or restoring a service of a specified type, the UE may send a request to establish or restore the specified type of service. It is time to report the measurement results.

In a specific implementation process, the reporting parameter may further include a parameter that indicates the preset reporting duration and a parameter that indicates that the UE implements the specified function. In this case, the UE may be implemented in the implementation. The measurement result is reported when the specified function is used and the UE starts the measurement of the neighboring area signal and then passes the preset reporting time.

In this manner, the UE can be triggered to report the measurement result at a preset time, so that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can report the neighboring area signal measurement more timely and effectively.

Optionally, the foregoing UE may report the measurement result in the form of an RRC message, and the RRC message carries the measurement result when the measurement result is reported to the network side. The RRC message may be an RRC message that is generated by the UE and used to carry the measurement result, or may be an RRC message that the UE uses to carry other messages.

For example, when the UE needs to directly send data in the connected state, the measurement result may be carried in an RRC message for carrying a small data packet; for example, when the starting condition is that the UE needs to be sent for When the UE is converted to the data in the connected state, the measurement result may be carried in the RRC message sent by the UE to the network side to notify the UE that the connected state has entered the connected state; for example, when the start condition is When the UE needs to send data for establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type, the measurement may be carried in an RRC message sent by the UE to the network side to notify that a bearer of a specified type has been established or restored. And; for example, when the starting condition is that the UE needs to send data for establishing or restoring a specified type of service, the UE may send to the network side to notify that the specified type has been completed or restored. The measurement result is carried in the RRC message of the service.

In this manner, the measurement result can be reported to the network side in multiple forms, so that the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can report the neighboring area signal more timely and effectively.

Optionally, the measurement result may be in various forms, including but not limited to the following:

1) the identifier of the target measurement cell whose signal quality meets the preset condition;

2) the identity of the target measurement cell and the signal quality corresponding to the identity of the target measurement cell;

3) the identifier of the target measurement cell, the signal quality corresponding to the identification area of the target measurement cell, the identifier of the beam beam under each target measurement cell, and the signal quality corresponding to the identification of the beam;

4) the identity of the target measurement cell after sorting according to the signal quality from high to low;

5) The identifier of the target measurement cell whose signal quality after sorting from high to low according to the magnitude of the signal quality satisfies the preset condition.

For example, the UE performs measurement of Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP) on each neighboring cell corresponding to the four target frequency points of f1, f2, f3, and f4, and obtains RSRP measurement results corresponding to each neighboring cell. The RSRP of the neighboring cell cell1 corresponding to the target frequency point f1 measured by the UE and the offset amount of the target frequency point offsetf1 are greater than a predetermined threshold value Th1, and the RSRP of the neighboring cell cell2 corresponding to the target frequency point f2 is added to the target. The offset offsetf2 of the frequency point is equal to the predetermined threshold value Th1, and the RSRP of the neighboring cell cell3 corresponding to the target frequency point f3 plus the offset amount offsetf3 of the target frequency point is less than the predetermined threshold value Th1, and the neighboring target frequency point f4 is adjacent. The RSRP of the cell 4 and the offset of the target frequency offsetf4 are greater than a predetermined threshold Th1. In the foregoing manner 1), if the preset condition is that the RSRP modified according to the offset is greater than the predetermined threshold Th1, the reporting result may include only the cell identifiers cell1 and cell4, or according to the signal quality. The cell identifiers cell1 and cell4 after the high and low ordering (assuming that the signal quality of the cell1 is higher than the cell 4); when the mode 2) is used, the reporting result may include the cell identifiers cell1, cell2, cell3, and cell4, and the neighboring cells respectively correspond to each other. RSRP; in the above manner 3), the report result may be a cell identifier including cell identifiers cell1, cell2, cell3, and cell4, and RSRPs corresponding to each neighboring cell, and beams and beams of each neighboring cell. The measurement result corresponding to the beam.

Optionally, in the specific implementation process, the requirement that the UE performs neighbor cell signal measurement is consistent with the requirement that the UE performs neighbor cell signal measurement when there is no discontinuous reception (DRX) in the connected state, for example, the same Frequency requirements, inter-frequency requirements, etc. In this manner, the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can report the neighboring cell signal more timely and effectively.

Optionally, in a specific implementation process, the starting condition, the configuration parameter, and the reporting parameter may be combined into a strategy for the UE to implement neighbor cell signal measurement. The network side may directly include the starting condition, and the configuration parameter and the policy for reporting all the parameters of the parameter are sent to the UE together, or the starting condition, the configuration parameter, and the reporting may be just A part of the information is sent to the UE, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention. In this manner, the UE in the idle state or the inactive state can perform neighbor cell signal measurement and reporting in a timely manner, thereby further saving UE power consumption.

In a specific implementation process, a person skilled in the art may provide a combination, modification, and modification of the foregoing neighboring cell measurement method to generate a plurality of neighboring cell signal measurement strategies, and then the following embodiments of the present invention The program is described in detail.

Solution 1: The network side sends configuration parameters, start conditions, and reporting conditions to the UE by means of broadcast.

In the first step, the network side broadcasts to the UE, the configuration parameters used to perform the measurement of the neighboring cell, the start condition of the UE to start the measurement of the neighboring cell, and the condition for reporting the reporting result of the UE, including:

(1) Configuration parameters: target measurement frequency points f1, f2, and offsets offsetf1, offsetf2 corresponding to measurement target measurement frequency points f1, f2;

(2) Start condition: The UE in the idle state or the inactive state needs to enter the connected state to send data, or the UE in the inactive state needs to send data in the inactive state.

(3) Reporting parameters: timer1=2s, which is used to trigger the UE to stop measuring and report the measurement result after 2s after starting the neighboring area measurement.

Step 2: The UE receives and saves the foregoing configuration parameters, start conditions, and reporting parameters broadcasted by the network side. When the UE needs to enter the connected state to send data in the idle state or the inactive state, or when the UE needs to send data in the inactive state, start the measurement and start the timer counting, and perform signal measurement on the cell corresponding to the target measurement frequency points f1 and f2. At this time, the neighboring cell measurement requirement of the UE is consistent with the neighboring cell measurement requirement when the UE is in the connected state without DRX.

Step 3: After the timer expires for more than time1=2s, the UE is triggered to measure and report the measurement result. The measurement result may include only the neighbor cell identifier and the signal quality (for example, the signal quality corresponding to the cell identifiers cell1 and cell1 corresponding to the target measurement frequency point f1, and the cell identifiers corresponding to the cell identifiers cell2 and cell2 corresponding to the target measurement frequency point f2. Quality, the reporting form may generate an RRC message specifically for the UE to carry the measurement result.

Option II:

The UE obtains configuration parameters according to the configuration before entering the idle state or the inactive state, and the UE obtains the start condition and the reporting condition according to the communication protocol.

Step 1: The UE enters the inactive state from the connected state according to the network side signaling. The UE that enters the inactive state stores the serving cell that the network side configures for the UE in the connected state, including cell1, cell2, cell3, and cell4.

Step 2: The UE determines, according to the communication protocol, that the starting condition is: the UE requests a large data volume service, or the UE requests to resume a low latency service; the UE determines, according to the communication protocol, that the reporting parameter is: the UE sends a large data volume service request, Or the UE sends a resume low latency service request.

Step 3: When the UE needs to request to recover a large data volume service, or the UE needs to request to resume the low latency service, the signal measurement of the previously saved cells cell1, cell2, cell3, and cell4 is started; when the UE sends a service request for recovering a large data volume, Or when the UE sends a request to resume the low-latency service request, the measurement result is carried in the RRC message for informing the UE to request to recover the large data volume service or the low latency service. The measurement result may be a cell identifier that only includes a signal quality that meets a preset threshold, such as cell1 and cell2.

Solution 3: The network side sends a start condition to the UE by means of dedicated signaling. The UE obtains the configuration parameters according to the configuration before entering the idle state or the inactive state, and obtains the reporting condition according to the communication protocol.

Step 1: When the UE is released into the idle or inactive state, the network side informs the UE of the start condition by means of dedicated signaling: the UE in the inactive state needs to send data in the inactive state, and the cell currently camped by the UE is included in the target measurement cell. .

Step 2: The UE obtains configuration parameters according to the configuration before entering the idle state or the inactive state, and obtains the serving cell configured by the network side to the UE when the UE is in the connected state, including cell1, cell2, cell3, and cell4.

Step 3: When the UE is in the inactive state and the UE needs to send data in the inactive state, and the currently camped cell belongs to any one of cell1, cell2, cell3, and cell4, the UE starts to save the previously saved cells cell1, cell2, and cell3. The signal of cell4 is measured, and the measurement result is reported to the network side. The reporting form may be carrying the measurement result in the RRC message used to carry the small data packet, and the measurement result may only include the identifier of the target measurement cell whose signal quality is sorted according to the signal quality from high to low and meets the preset condition. .

Embodiment 2

A second embodiment of the present invention provides a method for measuring a neighboring cell signal, which is applied to a network side, and the method includes:

Sending a neighbor cell signal measurement policy to the UE, so that the UE performs neighbor cell signal measurement according to the policy, where the policy includes a start condition;

Receiving the measurement result sent by the UE.

Embodiment 3

The third embodiment of the present invention provides a neighboring area signal measuring apparatus, where the apparatus is in an idle state or an inactive state. Referring to FIG. 3, the apparatus includes:

The sending unit 201 is configured to send data to the network side;

The determining unit 202 is configured to determine whether the state of the device meets a start condition, where the start condition includes that the sending unit 201 needs to send data or signaling;

The processing unit 203 is configured to perform neighbor cell signal measurement when the state of the device meets the start condition;

The reporting unit 204 is configured to report the measurement result to the network side, where the reporting unit 204 and the sending unit 201 can be the same unit.

Optionally, the device further includes a receiving unit, configured to receive the starting condition sent by the network side before the determining unit 202 determines whether the state of the device meets a starting condition.

Optionally, the sending unit 201 needs to send data or signaling, and the sending unit 201 needs to send data whose data size exceeds a preset value; and/or

The transmitting unit 201 needs to transmit signaling for implementing a specified function.

Optionally, the specified function includes:

Converting the device to a connected state; or

Establish or restore a specified type of bearer; or

Establish or restore a specified type of business; or

Request to establish or restore a bearer of the specified type; or

Request to establish or restore a specified type of business.

Optionally, the starting condition further includes an auxiliary condition, where the starting condition is met when the state of the device simultaneously satisfies the sending unit 201 that needs to send data or signaling and the auxiliary condition;

Condition 3: the cell currently camped on by the device is a valid cell;

Optionally, the processing unit 203 is further configured to: obtain configuration parameters for neighboring cell measurement before performing neighbor cell signal measurement, where the configuration parameter includes a target measurement frequency point and/or a target measurement cell.

Optionally, the processing unit 203 is further configured to: obtain the configuration parameter from the network side, or obtain the configuration parameter locally from the device.

Optionally, the processing unit 203 is further configured to: obtain configuration parameters used by the device when the device last performs neighbor cell signal measurement; or

Optionally, the processing unit 203 is further configured to: obtain a target measurement cell in the configuration parameter according to a configuration before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state;

The target measurement cell includes:

The serving cell before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state; or

The device enters a cell under the corresponding frequency point of the serving cell before the idle state or the inactive state; or

a cell in the list of serving cells stored by the device other than the cell in which the device currently camps; or

The device stores other cells in the serving cell list under the primary base station except the cell currently camped on by the device.

Optionally, the reporting unit 204 is configured to: report the measurement result to the network side at a preset time.

Optionally, the receiving unit is further configured to: before the reporting unit 204 reports the measurement result to the network side, receive the reporting parameter sent by the network side to determine the preset time.

Optionally, the sending unit 201 needs to send data or signaling, and the sending unit 201 needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function.

The specifying function includes: converting the device into a connected state, establishing or restoring a specified type of bearer, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of One of the business;

The reporting parameter indicates that the device implements the specified function, and the preset time is a time when the device implements the specified function.

Optionally, the reporting unit 204 is further configured to: send a radio resource control RRC message to the network side, where the RRC message carries the measurement result.

Optionally, the sending unit 201 needs to send data or signaling, where the sending unit 201 needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function; the specifying function includes: converting the device into a connected state, establishing Or restore a specified type of bearer, establish or restore a specified type of service, request to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, request to establish or restore one of the specified types of services;

The RRC message includes an RRC message for informing the network side that the device has implemented the specified function.

Optionally, the measurement result includes:

The identifier of the target measurement cell, the signal quality corresponding to the identification area of the target measurement cell, the identifier of the beam beam under each target measurement cell, and the signal quality corresponding to the identification of the beam; or

The signal quality of the signal quality after sorting according to the magnitude of the signal quality satisfies the identifier of the target measurement cell of the preset condition.

For a specific implementation of the operations performed by the third embodiment of the present invention, reference may be made to the corresponding steps performed by the UE in the first embodiment of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.

Embodiment 4

Embodiment 4 of the present invention provides a neighboring area signal measuring apparatus. Referring to FIG. 4, the apparatus includes:

The sending unit 501 is configured to send a neighbor cell signal measurement policy to the UE, so that the UE performs neighbor cell signal measurement according to the policy, where the policy includes a start condition;

The receiving unit 502 is configured to receive the measurement result sent by the UE.

Optionally, the sending unit 501 is specifically configured to: send the policy to the UE by using a broadcast mode or a dedicated signaling manner.

For a specific implementation of the operations performed by the units in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, reference may be made to the corresponding steps performed by the network side in the second embodiment of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.

Embodiment 5

The fifth embodiment of the present invention provides a neighboring area signal measuring device, where the device is in an idle state or an inactive state. Referring to FIG. 5, the device includes:

At least one processor 301, and

a memory 302, a communication interface 303 communicatively coupled to the at least one processor 301;

The memory 302 stores instructions executable by the at least one processor 301, and the at least one processor 301 performs the following process by using the communication interface 303 by executing instructions stored by the memory 302:

Optionally, the processor 301 is further configured to:

Optionally, the processor 301 needs to send data or signaling, including:

The processor needs to send data whose data size exceeds a preset value; and/or

The processor needs to send signaling for implementing the specified function.

Optionally, the specified function includes:

Converting the device to a connected state; or

Establish or restore a specified type of bearer; or

Establish or restore a specified type of business; or

Request to establish or restore a bearer of the specified type; or

Request to establish or restore a specified type of business.

Condition 3: the cell currently camped on by the device is a valid cell;

Optionally, the processor 301 is further configured to:

Optionally, the processor 301 is specifically configured to:

Obtaining the configuration parameter from the network side; or

The configuration parameters are obtained locally from the device.

Optionally, the processor 301 is specifically configured to:

The target measurement cell includes:

Optionally, the processor 301 is specifically configured to:

The measurement result is reported to the network side at a preset time.

Optionally, the processor 301 is further configured to:

Optionally, the processor 301 is specifically configured to:

Need to send signaling for implementing the specified function;

Optionally, the processor 301 is specifically configured to:

Need to send signaling for implementing the specified function;

Optionally, the measurement result includes:

Embodiment 6

The fourth embodiment of the present invention provides a neighboring area signal measuring device, where the device is in an idle state or an inactive state. Referring to FIG. 6, the device includes:

At least one processor 401, and

a memory 402, a communication interface 403 communicatively coupled to the at least one processor 401;

The memory 402 stores instructions executable by the at least one processor 401, and the at least one processor 401 performs the following process by using the communication interface 403 by executing instructions stored by the memory 402:

Optionally, the processor 401 is specifically configured to:

The policy is sent to the UE by means of broadcast or dedicated signaling.

Example 7

Embodiment 7 of the present invention provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions, when the computer instructions are run on a computer, causing a computer to implement a neighboring area signal in the first or second embodiment Measurement methods.

One or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

The neighboring cell measurement method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is to enable the UE to measure the neighboring cell signal when the UE meets the start condition, so that the UE can measure and report the neighboring cell signal in a timely and effective manner; When the UE does not meet the start condition, the UE does not trigger the measurement of the neighboring cell signal, thereby effectively reducing the power consumption of the UE;

The embodiment of the present invention provides a plurality of specific start conditions for triggering the UE to perform neighbor cell signal measurement, which can enable the UE in the idle state or the inactive state to perform neighbor cell signal measurement more timely and effectively while saving energy. It can well assist the network side to perform CA and DC technologies in a timely and efficient manner.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, the invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

It is apparent that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and modifications of the invention

Claims

A neighboring cell signal measurement method is characterized in that it is applied to a user terminal UE in an idle idle state or an inactive inactive state, and the method includes:

Determining whether the state of the UE meets a start condition, where the start condition includes that the UE needs to send data or signaling;

If yes, perform neighbor cell signal measurement and report the measurement result to the network side.
The method according to claim 1, wherein before the determining whether the state of the UE satisfies a start condition, the method further comprises:

Receiving the start condition sent by the network side.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the UE needs to send data or signaling, including:

The UE needs to send data whose data size exceeds a preset value; and/or

The UE needs to send signaling for implementing the specified function.
The method of claim 3 wherein said specifying function comprises:

Converting the UE to a connected state; or

Establish or restore a specified type of bearer; or

Establish or restore a specified type of business; or

Request to establish or restore a bearer of the specified type; or

Request to establish or restore a specified type of business.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the activation condition further comprises an auxiliary condition that satisfies the start when the state of the UE satisfies the need for the UE to transmit data or signaling and the auxiliary condition. condition;

Wherein, the auxiliary condition includes some or all of the following conditions:

Condition 1: the frequency point corresponding to the currently camped cell of the UE is included in the target measurement frequency point;

Condition 2: the cell currently camped by the UE is included in the target measurement cell;

Condition 3: the cell currently camped by the UE is a valid cell;

Condition 4: The reason for triggering the UE to implement the specified function is to specify a reason.
The method of any of claims 1-5, wherein before the performing neighbor cell signal measurement, the method further comprises:

Configuration parameters for neighboring cell signal measurements are obtained, the configuration parameters including target measurement frequency points and/or target measurement cells.
The method according to claim 6, wherein the configuration parameter further comprises: an offset of the target measurement frequency point, a priority of the target measurement frequency point, and an offset of the target measurement frequency point. And the target measures at least one of a priority of the cell, a blacklisted cell, an effective time of the configuration parameter, and a predetermined measurement duration.
The method of claim 6 wherein said obtaining configuration parameters for neighbor cell signal measurement comprises:

Obtaining the configuration parameter from the network side; or

The configuration parameters are obtained locally from the UE.
The method of claim 8, wherein the obtaining the configuration parameter locally from the UE comprises:

Obtaining configuration parameters used by the UE to perform neighbor cell signal measurement when the UE last stores; or

Obtaining the configuration before the UE enters the idle state or the inactive state, and obtains the configuration parameter according to the configuration before the UE enters the idle state or the inactive state.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the obtaining the configuration parameter according to the configuration before the UE enters an idle state or an inactive state includes:

Obtaining a target measurement cell in the configuration parameter according to a configuration before the UE enters an idle state or an inactive state;

The target measurement cell includes:

The serving cell before the UE enters the idle state or the inactive state; or

The cell in the corresponding cell before the UE enters the idle state or the inactive state; or

Other cells in the serving cell list stored by the UE except the cell currently camped by the UE; or

The cell in the serving cell list under the primary base station stored by the UE is other than the cell currently camped by the UE.
The method according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the reporting the measurement result to the network side comprises:

The measurement result is reported to the network side at a preset time.
The method of claim 11, wherein before the reporting the measurement result to the network side, the method further comprises:

Receiving, by the network side, a reporting parameter used to determine the preset time.
The method according to claim 11, wherein the reporting parameter comprises a preset reporting time, and the preset time is a time after the UE initiates the measurement of the neighboring cell and after the preset reporting time.
The method according to claim 12, wherein the UE needs to send data or signaling, including:

The UE needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function;

The specifying function includes: converting the UE into a connected state, establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type, establishing or restoring a service of a specified type, requesting to establish or restore a bearer of a specified type, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of service. One of them;

The reporting parameter indicates that the UE implements the specified function, and the preset time is a moment when the UE implements the specified function.
The method according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the reporting the measurement result to the network side comprises:

Sending a radio resource control RRC message to the network side, where the RRC message carries the measurement result.
The method according to claim 15, wherein the UE needs to send data or signaling, including:

The UE needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function;

The specifying function includes: converting the UE into a connected state, establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of One of the business;

The RRC message includes an RRC message for informing the network side that the UE has implemented the specified function.
The method of any of claims 1-5, wherein the measurement results comprise:

The identity of the target measurement cell whose signal quality meets the preset condition; or

The identity of the target measurement cell sorted according to the signal quality from high to low; or

The target measurement cell identifier, the signal quality corresponding to the identity of the target measurement cell; or

The identifier of the target measurement cell, the signal quality corresponding to the identification area of the target measurement cell, the identifier of the beam beam under each target measurement cell, and the signal quality corresponding to the identification of the beam.
A method for measuring a neighboring cell signal is characterized in that it is applied to a network side, and the method includes:

Sending a neighbor cell signal measurement policy to the UE, so that the UE performs neighbor cell signal measurement according to the policy, where the policy includes a start condition;

Receiving the measurement result sent by the UE.
The method of claim 18 wherein said measuring strategy further comprises configuring parameters and/or reporting parameters.
The method according to claim 18, wherein the transmitting a neighbor cell signal measurement strategy to the UE comprises:

The policy is sent to the UE by means of broadcast or dedicated signaling.
A neighboring area signal measuring device is characterized in that the device is in an idle state or an inactive state, and the device includes:

a sending unit, configured to send data to the network side;

a determining unit, configured to determine whether a state of the device meets a start condition, where the start condition includes that the sending unit needs to send data or signaling;

a processing unit, configured to perform neighbor cell signal measurement when a state of the device meets the start condition;

The reporting unit is configured to report the measurement result to the network side.
The device according to claim 21, wherein the device further comprises a receiving unit, configured to receive the startup sent by the network side before the determining unit determines whether the state of the device meets a start condition condition.
The device according to claim 21, wherein the sending unit needs to send data or signaling, comprising: the sending unit needs to send data whose data size exceeds a preset value; and/or

The transmitting unit needs to transmit signaling for implementing the specified function.
The apparatus of claim 23 wherein said specified function comprises:

Converting the device to a connected state; or

Establish or restore a specified type of bearer; or

Establish or restore a specified type of business; or

Request to establish or restore a bearer of the specified type; or

Request to establish or restore a specified type of business.
The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said activation condition further comprises an auxiliary condition that satisfies said condition when said state of said device simultaneously satisfies said transmission unit needing to transmit data or signaling and said auxiliary condition Start condition

Wherein, the auxiliary condition includes some or all of the following conditions:

Condition 1: the frequency point corresponding to the currently camped cell of the device is included in the target measurement frequency point;

Condition 2: the cell currently camped by the device is included in the target measurement cell;

Condition 3: the cell currently camped on by the device is a valid cell;

Condition 4: The reason for triggering the device to implement the specified function is to specify a reason.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 21-25, wherein the processing unit is further configured to: obtain configuration parameters for neighboring cell signal measurement, including the target, before performing neighbor cell signal measurement The measurement frequency and/or the target measurement cell.
The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said configuration parameter further comprises: an offset of said target measurement frequency point, a priority of said target measurement frequency point, and an offset of said target measurement frequency point And the target measures at least one of a priority of the cell, a blacklisted cell, an effective time of the configuration parameter, and a predetermined measurement duration.
The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein the processing unit is further configured to: obtain the configuration parameter from the network side, or obtain the configuration parameter locally from the device.
The device according to claim 28, wherein the processing unit is further configured to: obtain configuration parameters used by the device when the device last performed neighbor cell signal measurement; or

Obtaining the configuration before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state, and obtains the configuration parameter according to the configuration before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state.
The device according to claim 29, wherein the processing unit is further configured to: obtain a target measurement cell in the configuration parameter according to a configuration before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state;

The target measurement cell includes:

The serving cell before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state; or

The device enters a cell under the corresponding frequency point of the serving cell before the idle state or the inactive state; or

a cell in the list of serving cells stored by the device other than the cell in which the device currently camps; or

The device stores other cells in the serving cell list under the primary base station except the cell currently camped on by the device.
The device according to any one of claims 21 to 25, wherein the reporting unit is configured to: report the measurement result to the network side at a preset time.
The device according to claim 31, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to: before the reporting unit reports the measurement result to the network side, receive, by the network side, the determined preset time Reporting parameters.
The device according to claim 31, wherein the reporting parameter comprises a preset reporting time, and the preset time is a time after the device starts the neighboring cell signal measurement and passes the preset reporting time.
The apparatus according to claim 32, wherein the sending unit needs to send data or signaling, comprising: the sending unit needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function;

The specifying function includes: converting the device into a connected state, establishing or restoring a specified type of bearer, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of One of the business;

The reporting parameter indicates that the device implements the specified function, and the preset time is a time when the device implements the specified function.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 21 to 25, wherein the reporting unit is further configured to: send a radio resource control RRC message to the network side, where the RRC message carries the measurement result.
The apparatus according to claim 35, wherein the sending unit needs to send data or signaling, comprising: the sending unit needs to send signaling for implementing a specified function;

The specified function includes: converting the device into a connected state, establishing or restoring a specified type of bearer, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of service. a kind

The RRC message includes an RRC message for informing the network side that the device has implemented the specified function.
The apparatus according to any one of claims 21 to 25, wherein the measurement result comprises:

The identity of the target measurement cell whose signal quality meets the preset condition; or

The identity of the target measurement cell sorted according to the signal quality from high to low; or

The target measurement cell identifier, the signal quality corresponding to the identity of the target measurement cell; or

The identifier of the target measurement cell, the signal quality corresponding to the identification area of the target measurement cell, the identifier of the beam beam under each target measurement cell, and the signal quality corresponding to the identification of the beam.
A neighboring area signal measuring device, comprising:

a sending unit, configured to send a neighbor cell signal measurement policy to the UE, to enable the UE to perform neighbor cell signal measurement according to the policy, where the policy includes a start condition;

And a receiving unit, configured to receive a measurement result sent by the UE.
The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the measurement strategy further comprises configuration parameters and/or reporting parameters.
The device according to claim 38, wherein the sending unit is specifically configured to:

The policy is sent to the UE by means of broadcast or dedicated signaling.
A neighboring area signal measuring device, wherein the device is in an idle state or an inactive state, including:

At least one processor, and

a memory, communication interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;

Wherein the memory stores instructions executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor performing the following process by using the communication interface by executing the instructions stored by the memory:

Determining whether the state of the device meets a start condition, where the boot condition includes that the processor needs to send data or signaling;

If yes, perform neighbor cell signal measurement and report the measurement result to the network side.
The device of claim 41, wherein the processor is further configured to:

Receiving the startup condition sent by the network side before determining whether the state of the device meets a startup condition.
The device of claim 41, wherein said processor needs to transmit data or signaling, including:

The processor needs to send data whose data size exceeds a preset value; and/or

The processor needs to send signaling for implementing the specified function.
The device of claim 43 wherein said specified function comprises:

Converting the device to a connected state; or

Establish or restore a specified type of bearer; or

Establish or restore a specified type of business; or

Request to establish or restore a bearer of the specified type; or

Request to establish or restore a specified type of business.
The device according to claim 43, wherein the activation condition further comprises an auxiliary condition that satisfies the activation when the state of the UE simultaneously satisfies the need for the device to transmit data or signaling and the auxiliary condition condition;

Wherein, the auxiliary condition includes some or all of the following conditions:

Condition 1: the frequency point corresponding to the currently camped cell of the device is included in the target measurement frequency point;

Condition 2: the cell currently camped on by the device is included in the target measurement cell;

Condition 3: the cell currently camped on by the device is a valid cell;

Condition 4: The reason for triggering the device to implement the specified function is to specify the reason.
The device according to any one of claims 41 to 45, wherein the processor is further configured to:

Before the performing neighbor cell signal measurement, configuration parameters for neighbor cell signal measurement are obtained, the configuration parameters including a target measurement frequency point and/or a target measurement cell.
The device according to claim 46, wherein the configuration parameter further comprises: an offset of the target measurement frequency point, a priority of the target measurement frequency point, and an offset of the target measurement frequency point And the target measures at least one of a priority of the cell, a blacklisted cell, an effective time of the configuration parameter, and a predetermined measurement duration.
The device of claim 46, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

Obtaining the configuration parameter from the network side; or

The configuration parameters are obtained locally from the device.
The device of claim 48, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

Obtaining configuration parameters used by the device stored in the device for the last time to perform neighbor cell signal measurement; or

Obtaining the configuration before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state, and obtains the configuration parameter according to the configuration before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state.
The device of claim 49, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

Obtaining a target measurement cell in the configuration parameter according to a configuration before the device enters an idle state or an inactive state;

The target measurement cell includes:

The serving cell before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state; or

The cell in the serving cell corresponding to the frequency point before the device enters the idle state or the inactive state; or

a cell in the list of serving cells stored by the device other than the cell currently camped by the device; or

The cell in the serving cell list under the primary base station stored by the device except the cell currently camped by the device.
The device according to any one of claims 41 to 45, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

The measurement result is reported to the network side at a preset time.
The device of claim 51, wherein the processor is further configured to:

Before reporting the measurement result to the network side, receiving, by the network side, a reporting parameter for determining the preset time.
The device according to claim 51, wherein the reporting parameter comprises a preset reporting time, and the preset time is a time after the device starts the neighboring cell signal measurement and passes the preset reporting time.
The device of claim 52, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

Need to send signaling for implementing the specified function;

The specified function includes: converting the device into a connected state, establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of service. One of them;

The reporting parameter indicates that the UE implements the specified function, and the preset time is a time when the device implements the specified function.
The device according to any one of claims 41 to 45, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

Sending a radio resource control RRC message to the network side, where the RRC message carries the measurement result.
The device of claim 55, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

Need to send signaling for implementing the specified function;

The specifying function includes: converting the UE into a connected state, establishing or restoring a bearer of a specified type, establishing or restoring a specified type of service, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of bearer, requesting to establish or restore a specified type of One of the business;

The RRC message includes an RRC message for informing the network side that the UE has implemented the specified function.
The apparatus according to claims 41-45, wherein said measurement result comprises:

The identity of the target measurement cell whose signal quality meets the preset condition; or

The identity of the target measurement cell sorted according to the signal quality from high to low; or

The target measurement cell identifier, the signal quality corresponding to the identity of the target measurement cell; or

The identifier of the target measurement cell, the signal quality corresponding to the identification area of the target measurement cell, the identifier of the beam beam under each target measurement cell, and the signal quality corresponding to the identification of the beam.
A neighboring area signal measuring device, wherein the device is in an idle state or an inactive state, including:

At least one processor, and

a memory, communication interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;

Wherein the memory stores instructions executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor performing the following process by using the communication interface by executing the instructions stored by the memory:

And transmitting, to the UE, a neighboring cell signal measurement policy, so that the UE performs neighbor cell signal measurement according to the policy, where the policy includes a start condition; and receiving a measurement result sent by the UE.
The device of claim 58, wherein the measurement strategy further comprises configuration parameters and/or reporting parameters.
The device of claim 58, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

The policy is sent to the UE by means of broadcast or dedicated signaling.
A computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores computer instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to implement the method of any of claims 1-20 Methods.