WO2020249116A1

WO2020249116A1 - Measurement method, device and system

Info

Publication number: WO2020249116A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/095968
Authority: WO
Inventors: 金巴.迪.阿达姆布巴卡; 郑倩
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2019-06-14
Filing date: 2020-06-12
Publication date: 2020-12-17
Also published as: CN111601334B; CN111601334A

Abstract

Disclosed in embodiments of the present invention are a measurement method, device and system. The method comprises: determining the target service function according to target information, the target information comprising at least one of the following items: UE-supported service function and UE service requirements; and measuring the target service function according to measurement configuration information to obtain the measurement result. The embodiments of the present invention are applied to the process of measuring the target service function by the UE.

Description

Measurement method, equipment and system

This application claims the priority of a Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office on June 14, 2019, the application number is 201910518006.0, and the application name is "a measurement method, equipment and system", the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference Applying.

Technical field

The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a measurement method, device, and system.

Background technique

In the communication system, when the network equipment needs user equipment (UE) to measure, the network equipment can send measurement indication information to the UE in the non-connected state (i.e. idle or inactive state) to instruct the UE according to the The measurement instruction information is used for measurement, and when the UE is in the connected state, the measurement result obtained by the measurement is reported to the network device.

However, in the above measurement process, because for each service function (such as carrier aggregation, dual connectivity, etc.), the network device needs to send measurement indication information to the UE to instruct the UE to measure according to the above method, which results in the communication between the network device and the UE. Make the overhead larger.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement method, device, and system, which can solve the problem of large signaling overhead between a network device and a UE in related technologies.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiments of the present disclosure adopt the following technical solutions:

In a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a measurement method is provided, which is applied to a UE. The measurement method includes: determining a target service function according to target information. The target information includes at least one of the following: the service function supported by the UE and the UE’s Business requirements: According to the measurement configuration information, measure the target business function to obtain the measurement result.

A second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a measurement method applied to a network device. The measurement method may include: sending measurement configuration information to the UE, where the measurement configuration information is the configuration of at least one service function supported by the network device for the network device The measurement configuration information is used by the UE to measure the target service function. The target service function is the service function determined by the UE according to the target information. The target information includes at least one of the following: the service function supported by the UE and the UE’s Business needs.

A third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a UE. The UE may include a determining module and a measuring module. The determining module is used to determine the target service function according to the target information, and the target information includes at least one of the following: the service function supported by the UE and the service requirement of the UE. The measurement module is used to measure the target business function determined by the determination module according to the measurement configuration information, and obtain the measurement result.

In a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided. The network device may include a sending module. The sending module is configured to send measurement configuration information to the UE, the measurement configuration information being measurement information configured by the network device for at least one service function supported by the network device, and the measurement configuration information is used by the UE to measure the target service function, The target service function is a service function determined by the UE according to target information, and the target information includes at least one of the following: a service function supported by the UE and a service requirement of the UE.

In a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a UE is provided. The UE includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor. The computer program implements the above-mentioned first aspect when executed by the processor. The steps in the measurement method.

In a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided. The network device includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program that is stored in the memory and can run on the processor. The steps of the measurement method in the second aspect.

A seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a communication system including the UE described in the third aspect and the network device described in the fourth aspect; or, the communication system includes the communication system described in the fifth aspect. The UE described above, and the network equipment described in the sixth aspect.

An eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the measurement method as described in the first aspect are implemented, Or the steps of the measurement method as described in the second aspect.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE can determine the target service function according to target information (the target information includes the service functions supported by the UE and/or the service requirements of the UE), and perform measurement on the target service function according to the measurement configuration information . After the UE determines the target service function, it can directly measure the target service function according to the measurement configuration information, instead of performing measurement after receiving the measurement instruction information sent by the network device, that is, the network device does not need to send the measurement instruction information Therefore, the signaling overhead between the network equipment and the UE can be reduced.

Description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 2 is one of the schematic diagrams of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 3 is the second schematic diagram of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

4 is the third schematic diagram of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 5 is the fourth schematic diagram of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 6 is the fifth schematic diagram of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a sixth schematic diagram of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 8 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of a UE provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 9 is the second schematic diagram of a UE structure provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 10 is the third schematic diagram of a UE structure provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 11 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of a network device provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 12 is the second structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 13 is a third structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of hardware of a UE provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of hardware of a network device provided by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

The terms "first" and "second" in the description and claims of the embodiments of the present disclosure are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order of objects. For example, the first indication information and the second indication information are used to distinguish different indication information, rather than to describe a specific order of the indication information.

In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "plurality" means two or more. For example, a plurality of elements refers to two elements or more than two elements.

The term "and/or" in this article refers to an association relationship that describes associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, a display panel and/or backlight, which can mean that there is a display panel alone, and a display panel and a backlight exist at the same time. There are three cases of backlight alone. The symbol "/" in this document indicates the relationship that the associated object is or, for example, input/output indicates input or output.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used as examples, illustrations, or illustrations. Any embodiment or design solution described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present disclosure should not be construed as being more preferable or advantageous than other embodiments or design solutions. To be precise, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to present related concepts in a specific manner.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement method, device and system. The UE can determine the target service function according to target information (the target information includes the service functions supported by the UE and/or the service requirements of the UE), and according to the measurement configuration information, The target business function is measured. After the UE determines the target service function, it can directly measure the target service function according to the measurement configuration information, instead of performing measurement after receiving the measurement instruction information sent by the network device, that is, the network device does not need to send the measurement instruction information Therefore, the signaling overhead between the network equipment and the UE can be reduced.

The measurement method, equipment, and system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to a communication system. Specifically, it can be applied to the process in which the UE measures the target service function based on the communication system.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system may include UE 01 and network equipment 02. Among them, a connection and communication can be established between UE 01 and network device 02.

A UE is a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to users, a handheld device with wired/wireless connection functions, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. The UE may communicate with one or more core network devices through a radio access network (RAN). The UE can be a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone (or called a "cellular" phone) and a computer with a mobile terminal. It can also be a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, built-in computer or vehicle-mounted mobile device, which exchanges languages with the RAN And/or data, for example, personal communication service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (personal digital assistants) , PDA) and other equipment. The UE may also be referred to as a user agent or terminal device.

The network device may be a base station. A base station is a device deployed in the RAN to provide wireless communication functions for the UE. The base station may include various forms of macro base stations, micro base stations, relay stations, access points, and so on. In systems using different wireless access technologies, the names of devices with base station functions may be different. For example, in third-generation mobile communication (3G) networks, they are called base stations (NodeB); in LTE systems , Called evolved NodeB (eNB or eNodeB); in the fifth generation mobile communication (5G) network, called gNB and so on. With the evolution of communication technology, the name "base station" may change.

In the following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, a measurement method, device, and system provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail through specific embodiments and application scenarios.

Based on the communication system shown in FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement method. As shown in FIG. 2, the measurement method may include the following

steps

201 and 202.

Step 201: The UE determines the target service function according to the target information.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned target information may include at least one of the following: service functions supported by the UE and service requirements of the UE.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a UE in a non-connected state (ie, an idle state or an inactive state) can determine the service function to be measured according to the target information.

It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned target business function may include one business function or multiple business functions.

Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned target service function may include at least one of the following: Carrier Aggregation (CA), Dual-Connectivity (DC), and Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (Multiple-Input Multiple- Output, MIMO) etc.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may determine the target service function according to the target information and the system information sent by the network device.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may determine at least one service function indicated by the system information according to the system information; and according to the target information, determine a target service function that meets the target information from the at least one service function.

It can be understood that the above at least one service function is a service function supported by the network device.

Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE may determine at least one second service function according to the target information; if the UE determines that the at least one second service function is included in the at least one service function, the UE uses the at least one second service function The function is determined as the target business function.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may determine at least one second service function according to the target information; and determine the intersection of the at least one service function and the at least one second service function as the target service function.

Exemplarily, it is assumed that the above at least one business function is business function a, business function b, business function c, and business function d. If the UE determines at least one second service function as service function a and service function c according to the service requirements of the UE, the UE may determine the intersection of at least one service function and at least one second service function as service function a and service function c, the UE can determine service function a and service function c as the target service function; if the UE determines at least one second service function as service function b and service function e according to the UE’s service requirements, the UE can determine at least The intersection of one service function and at least one second service function is service function b, then the UE may determine service function b as the target service function.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned at least one service function may be indicated by at least one bit, where one service function is indicated by one bit.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned at least one service function may be indicated by a bitmap.

Step 202: The UE performs measurement for the target service function according to the measurement configuration information, and obtains the measurement result.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the foregoing measurement configuration information may include at least one of the following: measurement conditions and measurement information.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the aforementioned measurement conditions may include at least one of the following: measurement threshold of frequency point, preset downlink channel quality, preset area identifier, preset service attribute, preset power headroom, preset Cache requirement, preset UE type, preset number of antennas, and preset time point.

Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement threshold of the aforementioned frequency point is used for the UE to determine the frequency point to be measured. For example, when the UE performs measurement for the target service function, the frequency point that is greater than or equal to the measurement threshold can be measured; the aforementioned preset The downlink channel quality is the threshold for the UE to measure the target service function. For example, when the UE measures the target service function, it can measure channels that are greater than or equal to the preset downlink channel quality.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the foregoing preset area identifier may be used to indicate the area when the UE performs measurement for the target service function; the foregoing preset service attribute may be used to indicate the service information when the UE performs measurement for the target service function Properties; the above-mentioned preset power headroom can be used to indicate the power headroom when the UE performs measurement for the target service function; the above-mentioned preset buffer requirement can be used to indicate the buffering requirement of the UE when the target service function is measured; the above-mentioned preset UE The type can be used to indicate the type of UE when the UE performs measurement for the target service function; the above preset number of antennas can be used to indicate the number of antennas when the UE performs measurement for the target service function; the above preset time point can be used for Indicate the time point when the UE measures the target service function.

Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned measurement information may include at least one of the following: measurement frequency, measurement bandwidth, measurement synchronization signal block based measurement timing configuration (SMTC), measurement reference signal, Measurement cell identification and measurement area identification.

Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the aforementioned measurement configuration information may be predefined or configured by a network device.

It should be noted that "the measurement configuration information is pre-defined" can be understood as: the measurement configuration information is specified by the UE and the network device through an agreement, or the measurement configuration information is pre-configured by the network device for the UE.

Exemplarily, if the measurement information is the measurement frequency point 1, the UE may measure the measurement frequency point 1 for the target service function to obtain the measurement result; if the measurement information is the measurement cell identity (for example, the measurement cell identity 1), then The UE can measure the measurement cell indicated by the measurement cell identifier 1 for the target service function to obtain the measurement result.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement method. The UE can determine the target service function according to target information (the target information includes the service functions supported by the UE and/or the service requirements of the UE), and according to the measurement configuration information, the target service Function to measure. After the UE determines the target service function, it can directly measure the target service function according to the measurement configuration information, instead of performing measurement after receiving the measurement instruction information sent by the network device, that is, the network device does not need to send the measurement instruction information Therefore, the signaling overhead between the network equipment and the UE can be reduced.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the foregoing measurement configuration information is configured by a network device. With reference to FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 3, before the above step 202, the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include the following steps 301 and 302.

Step 301: The network device sends measurement configuration information to the UE.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned measurement configuration information is the measurement information configured by the network device for at least one service function supported by the network device. The measurement configuration information is used by the UE to measure the target service function, and the target service function is the UE according to the target The service function determined by the information, and the target information includes at least one of the following: the service function supported by the UE and the service requirement of the UE.

It should be noted that, for the description of the measurement configuration information and at least one service function, reference can be made to the relevant description in the foregoing embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

Step 302: The UE receives measurement configuration information sent by the network device.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can configure measurement information of at least one service function for the UE by sending measurement configuration information to the UE, so that the UE can measure certain service functions (for example, target service functions). Perform measurement according to the measurement configuration information configured by the network device.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, with reference to FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 4, before the above step 202, the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include the following steps 401 and 402.

Step 401: The network device sends system information to the UE.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the aforementioned system information is used to indicate at least one service function supported by the network device.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device sends system information in a broadcast form.

Step 402: The UE receives the system information sent by the network device.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, in conjunction with FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 5, the foregoing step 202 may be specifically implemented by the following step 202a.

Step 202a: If the UE determines that the network device supports the target service function according to the system information, the UE performs measurement on the target service function according to the measurement configuration information, and obtains the measurement result.

It can be understood that after receiving the system information, the UE can determine whether the target service function is included in the at least one service function according to the at least one service function indicated by the system information, so as to determine whether to measure the target service function.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, if the UE determines that the network device does not support the target service function according to the system information, the UE does not perform measurement on the target service function.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE can determine whether the network device supports the target service function according to the system information, thereby determining whether to perform measurement for the target service function.

Optionally, in a possible implementation of the embodiment of the present disclosure, with reference to FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 6, after the above step 202, the measurement method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include the following step 501 Go to step 505.

Step 501: The UE sends first indication information to the network device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the foregoing first indication information is used to indicate that the UE has performed measurement for the target service function.

Step 502: The network device receives the first indication information sent by the UE.

Step 503: The network device sends second indication information to the UE according to the first indication information.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned second indication information is used to instruct the UE to send a measurement result, and the measurement result is the result obtained by the UE for measuring the target service function.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving the first indication information sent by the UE, the network device may determine whether to allow the UE to report the measurement result.

Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, if the network device allows the UE to report the measurement result, the network device may send the first indication information to the UE, and if the network device does not allow the UE to report the measurement result, the network device may send an indication to the UE Information (for example, fourth indication information) to indicate to the UE not to send the measurement result.

Step 504: The UE receives the second indication information sent by the network device, and sends the measurement result to the network device according to the second indication information.

Step 505: The network device receives the measurement result sent by the UE.

Optionally, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE may send the measurement result to the network device after the connection process, the connection resume process or the connection state.

In this implementation manner, after the UE obtains the measurement result, it can determine whether to report the measurement result according to the instructions of the network device, which can report the measurement result more accurately and flexibly.

Optionally, in another possible implementation manner of the embodiment of the present disclosure, in conjunction with FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 7, after the above step 202, the measurement method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include the following steps 601 and step 602.

Step 601: The UE sends the measurement result to the network device.

It can be understood that after the UE obtains the measurement result, it may also directly send the measurement result to the network device without the instruction of the network device.

Step 602: The network device receives the measurement result sent by the UE.

In this implementation manner, after the UE obtains the measurement result, it can directly send the measurement result to the network device without the network device sending indication information, which can save the signaling overhead between the network device and the UE.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the above step 505 or step 602, the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include the following step 701.

Step 701: The network device determines whether to configure and/or activate the target service function for the UE according to the measurement result.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the above step 504 or step 601, the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include the following step 801 and step 802.

Step 801: The UE sends third indication information to the network device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned third indication information is used to indicate the type of the target service function.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may send third indication information to the network device when reporting the measurement result to the network device, so as to indicate to the network device the type of the target service function to be measured.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above step 801 may be specifically implemented by the following step 801a.

Step 801a: If the system information sent by the network device indicates that the network device supports the first service function, and the measurement information of the first service function is the same as the measurement information of the target service function, the UE sends third indication information to the network device.

Exemplarily, suppose the first service function is service function a, and the target service function is service function b. If the measurement information of service function a and service function b is the same, the UE may send third indication information to the network device to send the third indication information to the network The device indicates the type of business function b.

Step 802: The network device receives the third indication information sent by the UE.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may send third indication information to the network device to indicate the type of the target service function to the network device, so that the network device can quickly and accurately configure and/or activate the target service function for the UE.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the target business function may include multiple first business functions. After the above step 504 or step 601, the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include the following steps 901 and 902.

Step 901: If the measurement information measured for the at least two first service functions is the same, send fifth indication information to the network device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned fifth indication information is used to indicate the type of the second service function, the second service function is the service function corresponding to the service to be transmitted by the UE, and the second service function is at least two of the first service functions The at least two first business functions are business functions of the multiple first business functions.

Exemplarily, suppose that the target service function includes service function a, service function b, and service function c. If the measurement information of service function a and service function c is the same, the UE may send fifth indication information to the network device Indicate the type of the service function (for example, service function a) corresponding to the service to be transmitted by the UE.

Step 902: The network device receives the fifth indication information sent by the UE.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the measurement information of at least two first service functions in the target service function is the same, the UE may send fifth indication information to the network device to indicate to the network device the service corresponding to the service to be transmitted by the UE The type of function, so that the network device can quickly and accurately configure and/or activate the corresponding service function for the UE.

FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of a UE involved in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, the UE 80 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a determination module 81 and a measurement module 82.

The determining module 81 is configured to determine the target service function according to target information, and the target information includes at least one of the following: a service function supported by the UE and a service requirement of the UE. The measurement module 82 is configured to measure the target service function determined by the determination module 81 according to the measurement configuration information, and obtain the measurement result.

In a possible implementation manner, with reference to FIG. 8, as shown in FIG. 9, the UE 80 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a receiving module 83. The receiving module 83 is configured to receive system information sent by the network device before the measurement module 82 measures the target service function according to the measurement configuration information, and the system information is used to indicate at least one service function supported by the network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the aforementioned measurement module 82 is specifically configured to measure the target service function according to the measurement configuration information if it is determined that the network device supports the target service function according to the system information.

In a possible implementation manner, the aforementioned at least one service function may be indicated by at least one bit, wherein one service function is indicated by one bit; or at least one service function may be indicated by a bitmap.

In a possible implementation manner, the foregoing measurement configuration information may include at least one of the following: measurement conditions and measurement information. Among them, the measurement conditions may include at least one of the following: frequency measurement threshold, preset downlink channel quality, preset area identifier, preset service attributes, preset power headroom, preset buffer requirements, preset UE type, preset Set the number of antennas and the preset time point. The measurement information may include at least one of the following: measurement frequency point, measurement bandwidth, measurement SMTC, measurement reference signal, measurement cell identifier, and measurement area identifier.

In a possible implementation manner, the aforementioned measurement configuration information may be predefined or configured by a network device.

In a possible implementation manner, with reference to FIG. 8, as shown in FIG. 10, the UE 80 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a sending module 84. The sending module 84 is configured to send first indication information to the network device after the measurement module 82 measures the target service function and obtains the measurement result, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the UE has performed the measurement for the target service function; And in a case where the second indication information sent by the network device is received, the measurement result is sent to the network device, where the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to send the measurement result.

In a possible implementation manner, with reference to FIG. 8, as shown in FIG. 10, the UE 80 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a sending module 84. The sending module 84 is configured to send the measurement result to the network device after the measurement module 82 measures the target service function and obtains the measurement result.

In a possible implementation manner, the aforementioned sending module 84 is further configured to send third indication information to the network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate the type of the target service function.

In a possible implementation manner, the aforementioned sending module 84 is specifically configured to: if the system information sent by the network device indicates that the network device supports the first service function, and the measurement information of the first service function is the same as the measurement information of the target service function, Then send the third instruction information to the network device.

The UE provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can implement each process implemented by the UE in the foregoing method embodiments. To avoid repetition, the specific description will not be repeated here.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a UE. After the UE determines the target service function, it can directly measure the target service function according to the measurement configuration information, instead of performing measurement after receiving the measurement instruction information sent by the network device , That is, there is no need for the network device to send measurement indication information, so the signaling overhead between the network device and the UE can be reduced.

FIG. 11 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of a network device involved in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 11, the network device 90 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a sending module 91.

The sending module 91 is configured to send measurement configuration information to the UE. The measurement configuration information is measurement information configured by the network device for at least one service function supported by the network device, and the measurement configuration information is used for the UE to measure the target service function. The target service function is a service function determined by the UE according to the target information, and the target information includes at least one of the following: a service function supported by the UE and a service requirement of the UE.

In a possible implementation manner, the aforementioned sending module 91 is also used to send system information to the UE, where the system information is used to indicate at least one service function.

In a possible implementation manner, with reference to FIG. 11, as shown in FIG. 12, the network device 90 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a receiving module 92. The receiving module 92 is configured to receive the first indication information sent by the UE after the sending module 91 sends the system information to the UE. The first indication information is used to indicate that the UE has performed measurement for the target service function. The sending module 91 is further configured to send second indication information to the UE according to the first indication information received by the receiving module 92. The second indication information is used to instruct the UE to send a measurement result, the measurement result being measured by the UE for the target service function the result of.

In a possible implementation manner, with reference to FIG. 11, as shown in FIG. 13, the network device 90 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include: a receiving module 92 and a determining module 93. Wherein, the receiving module 92 is configured to receive the measurement result sent by the UE, and the measurement result is the result obtained by the UE for the target service function measurement. The determining module 93 is configured to determine whether to configure and/or activate the target service function for the UE according to the measurement result received by the receiving module 92.

In a possible implementation manner, the above-mentioned receiving module 92 is further configured to receive third indication information sent by the UE, where the third indication information is used to indicate the type of the target service function.

The network device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement the various processes implemented by the network device in the foregoing method embodiment. To avoid repetition, the specific description will not be repeated here.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, because the network device can send measurement configuration information to the UE, so that the UE can directly measure the target service function according to the measurement configuration information, instead of receiving the measurement sent by the network device The measurement is performed after the indication information, that is, the network device does not need to send the measurement indication information, so the signaling overhead between the network device and the UE can be reduced.

Fig. 14 shows a hardware schematic diagram of a UE provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 14, the UE 110 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 111, a network module 112, an audio output unit 113, an input unit 114, a sensor 115, a display unit 116, a user input unit 117, an interface unit 118, a memory 119, The processor 120, and the power supply 121 and other components.

It should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that the UE structure shown in FIG. 14 does not constitute a limitation on the UE, and the UE may include more or less components than those shown in FIG. 14, or combine certain components. Or different component arrangements. Exemplarily, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, and a pedometer.

The processor 120 is configured to determine a target service function according to target information, the target information including at least one of the following: a service function supported by the UE and a service requirement of the UE; and according to the measurement configuration information, measure the target service function , Get the measurement result.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio frequency unit 111 can be used for receiving and sending signals in the process of sending and receiving information or talking. Specifically, the downlink data from the base station is received and processed by the processor 120; in addition, Uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 111 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 111 can also communicate with the network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The UE provides users with wireless broadband Internet access through the network module 112, such as helping users to send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media.

The audio output unit 113 may convert the audio data received by the radio frequency unit 111 or the network module 112 or stored in the memory 119 into audio signals and output them as sounds. Moreover, the audio output unit 113 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the UE 110 (for example, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 113 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 114 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 114 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1141 and a microphone 1142. The graphics processing unit 1141 is used to capture still pictures or video images obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. Data is processed. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 116. The image frame processed by the graphics processor 1141 may be stored in the memory 119 (or other storage medium) or sent via the radio frequency unit 111 or the network module 112. The microphone 1142 can receive sound, and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be sent to the mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 111 for output in the case of a telephone call mode.

The UE 110 also includes at least one sensor 115, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 1161 according to the brightness of the ambient light. The proximity sensor can close the display panel 1161 and/or when the UE 110 moves to the ear. Or backlight. As a kind of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (usually three-axis), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify UE posture (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, Magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tap), etc.; sensor 115 can also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared Sensors, etc., will not be repeated here.

The display unit 116 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 116 may include a display panel 1161, and the display panel 1161 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), etc.

The user input unit 117 may be used to receive inputted numeric or character information, and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the UE. Specifically, the user input unit 117 includes a touch panel 1171 and other input devices 1172. The touch panel 1171, also known as a touch screen, can collect user touch operations on or near it (for example, the user uses any suitable objects or accessories such as fingers, stylus, etc.) on the touch panel 1171 or near the touch panel 1171. operating). The touch panel 1171 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch position, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and then sends it To the processor 120, the command sent by the processor 120 is received and executed. In addition, the touch panel 1171 can be implemented in multiple types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 1171, the user input unit 117 may also include other input devices 1172. Specifically, other input devices 1172 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), trackball, mouse, and joystick, which will not be repeated here.

Further, the touch panel 1171 can be overlaid on the display panel 1161. When the touch panel 1171 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits it to the processor 120 to determine the type of the touch event. The type of event provides corresponding visual output on the display panel 1161. Although in FIG. 14, the touch panel 1171 and the display panel 1161 are used as two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the UE, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1171 and the display panel 1161 can be integrated. Realize the input and output functions of the UE, which are not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 118 is an interface for connecting an external device to the UE 110. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power source (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, audio input/output (I/O) port, video I/O port, headphone port, etc. The interface unit 118 can be used to receive input (for example, data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements in the UE 110 or can be used to communicate between the UE 110 and the external device. Transfer data between.

The memory 119 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 119 may mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area. The storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc.; Data (such as audio data, phone book, etc.) created by the use of mobile phones. In addition, the memory 119 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

The processor 120 is the control center of the UE. It uses various interfaces and lines to connect various parts of the entire UE. It executes by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 119, and calling data stored in the memory 119. Various functions of the UE and processing data, so as to monitor the UE as a whole. The processor 120 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 120 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, where the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, application programs, etc., and the modem The adjustment processor mainly deals with wireless communication. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 120.

The UE 110 may also include a power supply 121 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Optionally, the power supply 121 may be logically connected to the processor 120 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. And other functions.

In addition, the UE 110 includes some functional modules not shown, which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a UE, including a processor 120 as shown in FIG. 14, a memory 119, a computer program stored in the memory 119 and running on the processor 120, the computer program When executed by the processor 120, each process of the foregoing method embodiment is realized, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by the processor 120 as shown in FIG. 14, each process of the foregoing method embodiment is implemented, And can achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, I will not repeat them here. Wherein, the computer-readable storage medium, such as read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk, etc.

Fig. 15 shows a hardware schematic diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 15, the network device 130 includes: a processor 131, a transceiver 132, a memory 133, a user interface 134, and a bus interface 135.

The transceiver 132 is configured to send measurement configuration information to the UE. The measurement configuration information is measurement information configured by the network device for at least one service function supported by the network device, and the measurement configuration information is used by the UE to measure the target service function. The target service function is a service function determined by the UE according to target information, and the target information includes at least one of the following: a service function supported by the UE and a service requirement of the UE.

The processor 131 may be responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the processor 131 may be used to read and execute programs in the memory 133 to implement processing functions and control the network device 130. The memory 133 may store data used by the processor 131 when performing operations. The processor 131 and the memory 133 may be integrated, or may be independently arranged.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 130 may further include: a computer program stored on the memory 133 and running on the processor 131, and when the computer program is executed by the processor 131, the steps of the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure are implemented.

In FIG. 15, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges. Specifically, one or more processors represented by the processor 131 and various circuits of the memory represented by the memory 133 are linked together. The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits. These are all well-known in the art. Therefore, the embodiments of the present disclosure will not further describe them. . The bus interface 135 provides an interface. The transceiver 132 may be a plurality of elements, that is, including a transmitter and a receiver, and provide a unit for communicating with various other devices on the transmission medium. For different UEs, the user interface 134 may also be an interface capable of connecting externally and internally with required equipment. The connected equipment includes but not limited to a keypad, a display, a speaker, a microphone, and a joystick.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by the processor 131 as shown in FIG. 15, each process of the foregoing method embodiment is implemented, And can achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, I will not repeat them here. Wherein, the computer-readable storage medium, such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk or optical disk, etc.

It should be noted that in this article, the terms "include", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, It also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to the process, method, article, or device. If there are no more restrictions, the element defined by the sentence "including a..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device that includes the element.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform. Of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better.的实施方式。 Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present disclosure essentially or the part that contributes to the existing technology can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, The optical disc) includes several instructions to make a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present disclosure.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments. The above-mentioned specific embodiments are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art are Under the enlightenment of the present disclosure, many forms can be made without departing from the purpose of the present disclosure and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which fall within the protection of the present disclosure.

Claims

A measurement method applied to user equipment UE, the method includes:

Determine a target service function according to target information, where the target information includes at least one of the following: a service function supported by the UE and a service requirement of the UE;

According to the measurement configuration information, the target service function is measured to obtain the measurement result.
The method according to claim 1, wherein, before measuring the target service function according to the measurement configuration information, the method further comprises:

Receiving system information sent by a network device, where the system information is used to indicate at least one service function supported by the network device.
The method according to claim 2, wherein said measuring a target service function according to measurement configuration information comprises:

If it is determined according to the system information that the network device supports the target service function, measurement is performed on the target service function according to the measurement configuration information.
The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the at least one service function is indicated by at least one bit, and wherein one service function is indicated by one bit;

or,

The at least one service function is indicated by a bitmap.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: measurement conditions and measurement information;

Wherein, the measurement condition includes at least one of the following: measurement threshold of frequency point, preset downlink channel quality, preset area identifier, preset service attribute, preset power headroom, preset buffer requirement, preset UE type, The preset number of antennas and the preset time point;

The measurement information includes at least one of the following: measurement frequency point, measurement bandwidth, measurement synchronization broadcast signal block measurement timing SMTC, measurement reference signal, measurement cell identification, and measurement area identification.
The method according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the measurement configuration information is predefined or configured by a network device.
The method according to claim 1, wherein after the measurement is performed on the target service function and the measurement result is obtained, the method further comprises:

Sending first indication information to a network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the UE has performed measurement for the target service function;

In the case of receiving the second indication information sent by the network device, sending the measurement result to the network device, where the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to send the measurement result.
The method according to claim 1, wherein after the measurement is performed on the target service function and the measurement result is obtained, the method further comprises:

Send the measurement result to the network device.
The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the method further comprises:

Sending third indication information to the network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate the type of the target service function.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the sending third indication information to the network device comprises:

If the system information sent by the network device indicates that the network device supports the first service function, and the measurement information of the first service function is the same as the measurement information of the target service function, then send the network device The third instruction information.
A measurement method applied to a network device, the method includes:

Send measurement configuration information to the user equipment UE, where the measurement configuration information is measurement information configured by the network device for at least one service function supported by the network device, and the measurement configuration information is used by the UE for the target service function Performing measurement, the target service function is a service function determined by the UE according to target information, and the target information includes at least one of the following: a service function supported by the UE and a service requirement of the UE.
The method according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

Sending system information to the UE, where the system information is used to indicate the at least one service function.
The method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the at least one service function is indicated by at least one bit, and wherein one service function is indicated by one bit;

or,

The at least one service function is indicated by a bitmap.
The method according to claim 11, wherein the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: measurement conditions and measurement information;

Wherein, the measurement condition includes at least one of the following: measurement threshold of frequency point, preset downlink channel quality, preset area identifier, preset service attribute, preset power headroom, preset buffer requirement, preset UE type, The preset number of antennas and the preset time point;

The measurement information includes at least one of the following: measurement frequency point, measurement bandwidth, measurement synchronization broadcast signal block measurement timing SMTC, measurement reference signal, measurement cell identification, and measurement area identification.
The method according to claim 12, wherein after said sending the system information to the UE, the method further comprises:

Receiving first indication information sent by the UE, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the UE has performed measurement for a target service function;

According to the first indication information, send second indication information to the UE, where the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to send a measurement result, where the measurement result is measured by the UE for the target service function the result of.
The method according to claim 12 or 15, wherein the method further comprises:

Receiving a measurement result sent by the UE, where the measurement result is a measurement result obtained by the UE for a target service function;

According to the measurement result, it is determined whether to configure and/or activate the target service function for the UE.
The method according to claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

Receiving third indication information sent by the UE, where the third indication information is used to indicate the type of the target service function.
A user equipment UE, the UE includes: a determination module and a measurement module;

The determining module is configured to determine a target service function according to target information, where the target information includes at least one of the following: a service function supported by the UE and a service requirement of the UE;

The measurement module is configured to perform measurement on the target service function determined by the determination module according to measurement configuration information to obtain a measurement result.
A network device, the network device includes: a sending module;

The sending module is configured to send measurement configuration information to user equipment UE, where the measurement configuration information is measurement information configured by the network device for at least one service function supported by the network device, and the measurement configuration information is used for The UE measures a target service function, the target service function is a service function determined by the UE according to target information, and the target information includes at least one of the following: a service function supported by the UE and a service of the UE demand.
A user equipment UE, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the processor, the computer program being executed by the processor is implemented as in claims 1 to 10 The steps of any one of the measurement methods.
A network device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor. The computer program is executed by the processor to implement any of claims 11 to 17 One of the steps of the measurement method.
A communication system comprising the user equipment UE according to claim 18 and the network equipment according to claim 19; or,

The communication system includes the UE according to claim 20 and the network device according to claim 21.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 17 are realized.