WO2023115587A1

WO2023115587A1 - Measurement reporting method and apparatus, and device

Info

Publication number: WO2023115587A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/141404
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘福海; 贾玖玲; 陈洪强; 韩磊
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2021-12-25
Filing date: 2021-12-25
Publication date: 2023-06-29

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a measurement reporting method and apparatus, and a device. The measurement reporting method can be applied to a multi-mode measurement scenario. An operation is performed for a second standard which is indicated by a quantity configuration (QuantityConfig) cell configuration, and no operation is performed for a first standard which is not indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, so that unnecessary measurement reporting processing can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of a terminal device is improved. Moreover, in an extreme scenario, service interruption caused by not reporting a measurement report in time can be avoided.

Description

A measurement reporting method, device and equipment

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular to a measurement reporting method, device and equipment.

Background technique

The terminal device can measure the network according to the measurement configuration information provided by the network side, obtain a measurement result, and report the measurement result to the network side. The network side determines the current action performed by the terminal device according to the received measurement result. For example, instruct the terminal device to start or stop adjacent cell and inter-system measurement, instruct the terminal device to initiate a handover procedure or a redirection procedure, etc. Among them, for the measurement of different systems, the network side configures the QuantityConfig information element, which is used to specify the relevant parameters of the system and the measurement of different systems. Among them, the QuantityConfig information element is configured by standard, and the network side will configure a QuantityConfig information element for each standard. However, when the network side reconfigures the QuantityConfig cell each time, the terminal device will reset all the QuantityConfig stored locally, which may cause a call drop problem.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present application provide a measurement reporting method, device, and equipment. The measurement reporting method operates on the specific system indicated by the QuantityConfig information element configuration of the quality configuration, and avoids the problem of call drop caused by delayed reporting of the measurement report.

In the first aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a measurement reporting method. The measurement reporting method is executed by a terminal device, or it may be executed by a component of the terminal device (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.), or it may be performed by a A logic module or software implementation that realizes all or part of the functions of a terminal device. Wherein, the terminal device receives the first message from the network device, and the first message is used to configure the measurement configuration of the first standard and the second standard. The measurement configuration of the first standard includes a first measurement timer, and the measurement configuration of the second standard includes a second measurement timer. The terminal device then receives a second message from the network device, where the second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard. When the first time period arrives after receiving the first message, the terminal device sends a measurement report of the first format to the network device. The first duration is determined by the first measurement timer configured in the first message. When the second time period arrives after receiving the second message, the terminal device sends a measurement report of the second standard to the network device. The second duration is determined by a second measurement timer configured in the second message.

Through this method, the terminal device only operates on the second mode indicated by the QuantityConfig information element configuration. For the first standard that is not indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, no operation is performed, which can reduce unnecessary measurement reporting processing and improve the processing efficiency of the terminal device. Moreover, in an extreme scenario (for example, the terminal device is currently performing a call service under the second standard), it is beneficial to avoid service interruption caused by not reporting the measurement report in time.

In a possible design, the first message or the second message carries the QuantityConfig information element. The QuantityConfig information element is used to indicate the measurement configuration of the first standard or the second standard.

In a possible design, the first measurement timer is a trigger timer of the first standard. After receiving the first message, and in the case that the cell of the first standard satisfies the measurement condition of the first standard, the terminal device starts the trigger timer of the first standard. Wherein, the measurement condition of the first standard is a preset measurement condition or a measurement condition indicated by the network device. Through this method, the terminal device can trigger measurement based on the first message, so as to obtain the measurement result of the first standard.

In a possible design, when the cell of the first standard continues to meet the measurement condition within the duration of the trigger timer of the first standard and the trigger timer of the first standard expires, the terminal device sends the first standard to the network device First measurement report. Through this method, after receiving the second message, since the second message does not modify the measurement configuration of the first standard, the terminal device can continue to measure the first standard. Reporting the measurement report of the first standard when the measurement report condition is met is beneficial to ensure the continuity of the service under the first standard.

In a possible design, the first measurement timer further includes a periodic reporting timer of the first standard. When the trigger timer of the first standard expires, the terminal device starts the periodic reporting timer of the first standard. When the periodic report timer of the first standard times out for the nth time, and n is less than N, the terminal device sends the n+1th measurement report of the first standard to the network device. n satisfies 1≤n<N, where N is a positive integer and is set by the first message. With this method, after receiving the second message, since the terminal device does not modify the measurement configuration of the first standard based on the second message, the terminal device can continue to measure the first standard. Reporting the measurement report of the first standard when the measurement reporting conditions are met is beneficial to ensure the continuity of services under the first standard.

In a possible design, the first duration also includes a measurement duration of the first standard. The measurement duration of the first format includes a first duration and/or a second duration. The first duration is a duration during which the cell of the first standard does not meet the measurement condition. The second duration is the duration during which the cell of the first standard meets the measurement condition. The second duration is shorter than the trigger timer duration of the first standard.

In a possible design, the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second standard. In the case of receiving the second message, the terminal device stops the trigger timer and periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the first message. When the cell of the second standard meets the measurement condition, the terminal device starts the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message. With this method, after receiving the second message, since the terminal device will modify the measurement configuration of the second standard based on the second message, the terminal device will immediately stop measuring the second standard. When the measurement condition is met, the terminal device restarts the measurement of the second standard.

In a possible design, the second duration includes a duration from starting the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message to the timeout of the trigger timer of the second standard. Alternatively, the second duration includes the duration from starting the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message to the timeout of the trigger timer of the second standard, and from starting the periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the second message to The duration of the m-th time-out of the periodic reporting timer of the second standard. m satisfies 1≦m<M, M is a positive integer and is set by the second message.

In a possible design, the second duration also includes a measurement duration of the second standard. The measurement duration of the second standard includes the third duration and/or the fourth duration. The third duration is a duration during which the cell of the second standard does not meet the measurement condition. The fourth duration is the duration during which the cell of the second standard meets the measurement condition. The fourth duration is shorter than the trigger timer duration of the second standard.

In a possible design, the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second standard. When the terminal device executes the call service under the second standard and receives the second message, the terminal device continues (that is, does not stop) the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message. After the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message expires, the terminal device sends the first measurement report of the second standard to the network device. The terminal device stops the triggering timer of the second standard and the periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the first message. When the cell of the second standard meets the measurement condition, the terminal device starts the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message. By means of this method, after receiving the second message, the terminal is in the call service. Although the second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard, in order not to cause call drop, the terminal device may continue to measure the second standard and report a measurement report at least once. Then stop the measurement under the second standard, which is beneficial to ensure the continuity of the service under the second standard.

In a second aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a measurement reporting device. The measurement reporting device may be a terminal device, or a device in the terminal device, or a device that can be matched and used with the terminal device. In one design, the measurement reporting device may include a one-to-one corresponding module for executing the method/operation/step/action described in the second aspect. The module may be a hardware circuit, or software, or a combination of hardware and circuits. Software Implementation. In one design, the device may include a receiving unit and a sending unit. Exemplarily,

The receiving unit is configured to receive the first message from the network device. The first message is used to configure measurement configurations of the first standard and the second standard. The measurement configuration of the first standard includes a first measurement timer. The measurement configuration of the second standard includes a second measurement timer.

The receiving unit is also used for receiving the second message from the network device. The second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard.

The sending unit is configured to send the measurement report of the first standard to the network device when the first time period is reached after receiving the first message. The first duration is determined by the first measurement timer configured in the first message.

The sending unit is further configured to send a measurement report of the second standard to the network device when the second time period reaches after receiving the second message. The second duration is determined by a second measurement timer configured in the second message.

In a possible design, the first message or the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig information element, and the QuantityConfig information element is used to indicate the measurement configuration of the first standard or the second standard.

In a possible design, the first measurement timer is a trigger timer of the first standard. The device further includes a processing unit configured to start a trigger timer of the first standard when the cell of the first standard satisfies the measurement condition of the first standard. Wherein, the measurement condition of the first standard is a preset measurement condition or a measurement condition indicated by the network device.

In a possible design, the sending unit is configured to send a measurement report of the first standard within a first time period after receiving the first message, including:

When the cell of the first standard continues to meet the measurement condition within the trigger timer duration of the first standard and the trigger timer of the first standard expires, the first measurement report of the first standard is sent.

In a possible design, the first measurement timer further includes a periodic reporting timer of the first standard. The processing unit is further configured to start the periodic reporting timer of the first standard when the trigger timer of the first standard expires. The sending unit is further configured to send the n+1th measurement report of the first standard to the network device when the periodic report timer of the first standard expires for the nth time and n is less than N. n satisfies 1≤n<N, where N is a positive integer and is set by the first message.

In a possible design, the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second standard. The processing unit is also used for:

In the case of receiving the second message, stop the trigger timer and periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the first message.

In the case that the cell of the second standard satisfies the measurement condition, the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message is started.

In a possible design, the processing unit is further configured to continue (that is, not stop) the triggering of the second standard configured by the first message when the terminal device executes the call service under the second standard and receives the second message timer. The sending unit is further configured to send the first measurement report of the second standard to the network device after the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message expires. The processing unit is further configured to stop the trigger timer of the second standard configured by the first message and the periodic reporting timer of the second standard. In the case that the cell of the second standard satisfies the measurement condition, the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message is started.

In a third aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a terminal device, including: a processor. The processor is coupled to a memory for storing instructions. When the instructions are executed by the processor, the device is made to implement the above first aspect or the method in any possible design from the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium. Instructions are stored on a computer readable storage medium. When the instructions are run on the computer, the computer is made to execute the method in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

In a fifth aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a chip system. The chip system includes a processor and may also include a memory. It is used to realize the function in the method in the above first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect. The system-on-a-chip may consist of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.

In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product. The computer program product includes instructions. When the instructions are run on the computer, the computer is made to execute the method in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication scenario provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of UE measurement;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a UE processing flow based on Quantity configuration;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a measurement reporting method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5a is a schematic diagram of a first duration provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5b is a schematic diagram of another first duration provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5c is a schematic diagram of another first duration provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5d is a schematic diagram of another first duration provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 6a is a schematic diagram of a second duration provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 6b is a schematic diagram of another second duration provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 6c is a schematic diagram of another second duration provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 6d is a schematic diagram of another second duration provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a measurement reporting method provided in an embodiment of the present application when applied to a dual-mode measurement scenario;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a measurement reporting device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

In a wireless communication system, communication devices are included, and air interface resources can be used between communication devices to perform wireless communication. Wherein, the communication device may include a network device and a terminal device, and the network device may also be referred to as a network side device. The air interface resources may include at least one of time domain resources, frequency domain resources, code resources and space resources. In the embodiment of this application, at least one can also be described as one or more, and multiple can be two, three, four or more, which is not limited in this application.

In the embodiment of this application, "/" can indicate that the objects associated before and after are in an "or" relationship, for example, A/B can indicate A or B; "and/or" can be used to describe that there are three types of associated objects A relationship, for example, A and/or B, may mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists independently, where A and B may be singular or plural. In order to facilitate the description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, words such as "first" and "second" may be used to distinguish technical features with the same or similar functions. The words "first" and "second" do not limit the number and execution order, and the words "first" and "second" do not necessarily mean that they must be different. In the embodiments of this application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to represent examples, illustrations or illustrations, and any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be interpreted It is more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or design solutions. The use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present relevant concepts in a specific manner for easy understanding.

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

In the communication system, the terminal device can measure the network according to the measurement configuration information provided by the network side, obtain the measurement result, and report the measurement result to the network side. For example, in the evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (Evolved universal terrestrial radio access network, E-UTRAN), E-UTRAN uses dedicated signaling (for example, using RRCConnectionReconfiguration or RRCConnectionResume message) to provide The measurement configuration information of the terminal device. The terminal device measures the network in the current environment according to the measurement configuration information provided by the network side, and obtains the measurement result. The network side determines the current action performed by the terminal device according to the received measurement result. For example, instruct the terminal device to start or stop adjacent cell and inter-system measurement, instruct the terminal device to initiate a handover procedure or a redirection procedure, etc.

Among them, for the different system measurement, QuantityConfig information element is configured on the network side, which is used to specify the measurement quantity and layer 3 filter coefficient of the local system and the different system measurement. Among them, the QuantityConfig information element is configured by standard, and the network side will configure a QuantityConfig information element for each standard. For example, for a dual-mode terminal device, two QuantityConfig cells can be configured on the network side, one QuantityConfig cell is used for E-UTRAN measurement, and the other QuantityConfig cell is used for enhanced data rate GSM Evolution radio access Measurement of network access (enhanced data rate for global system for mobile communications evolution Radio Access Network, GERAN). The terminal equipment filters the measurement results according to the filtering parameters of the QuantityConfig information element in the measurement configuration, and evaluates the filtered measurement results. For example, according to the description of the existing protocol, the filtering is to obtain a filtering energy value based on the filtering formula based on the historical measurement value and the current measurement value, and evaluate the strength of the cell energy during this period based on the filtering energy value. If the filtered measurement result satisfies the measurement reporting condition, the terminal device will send a measurement report to the network side, for example, perform measurement reporting through RRC_MEAS_RPRT.

However, in the scenario where the network side delivers the measurement configuration and the measurement configuration is used to modify the QuantityConfig information element of a specific standard of the terminal device, according to the provisions of the existing protocol, after the terminal device receives the QuantityConfig information element, for each standard Quantity configuration configuration, all measIds saved locally need to be reset. Resetting the measId includes stopping the periodic reporting timer, T321 timer, trigger timer, etc. corresponding to the measId. That is to say, it is necessary to re-evaluate the event of measId and report the measurement report. Since the measurement report is performed again for all measIds, the reporting of the measurement report may be delayed, thereby causing a problem of call drop due to the delayed reporting of the measurement report.

In order to solve the above problem, an embodiment of the present application provides a measurement reporting method. The method operates on the specific system indicated by the QuantityConfig information element configuration, and avoids the call drop problem caused by the delayed reporting of the measurement report.

Wherein, the measurement reporting method provided by the embodiment of the present application is applicable to the network side delivering the measurement configuration, and the measurement configuration is used in the scenario of modifying the QuantityConfig information element of the specific standard of the terminal equipment. For example, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication scenario provided by an embodiment of the present application. This communication scenario includes network devices and terminal devices. It should be noted that FIG. 1 is only an example, and the numbers of network devices and terminal devices in this communication scenario are not limited in this embodiment.

Wherein, the network device may be a device capable of communicating with the terminal device. Network devices can be base stations, relay stations or access points. Wherein, the base station can be a base transceiver station (BTS) in a global system for mobile communication (GSM) system or a code division multiple access (CDMA) network, or a broadband code A 3G base station NodeB in a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) system may also be an evolutional NodeB (referred to as eNB or eNodeB) in a long term evolution (LTE) system. The network device may also be a wireless controller in a cloud radio access network (cloud radio access network, CRAN) scenario. The network device may also be a network device in a future 5G network or a network device in a future evolved shared land mobile network (public land mobile network, PLMN) network. A network device can also be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device.

Wherein, the terminal equipment may be a user equipment (user equipment, UE), an access terminal, a terminal unit, a terminal station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a terminal agent or a terminal device etc. An access terminal may be a cellular telephone, a cordless telephone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) telephone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a Functional handheld devices, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, terminal devices in future 5G networks or terminal devices in future evolved PLMN networks, etc.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application may be applied to wireless communication between communication devices. The wireless communication between communication devices may include: wireless communication between a network device and a terminal device, wireless communication between a network device and a network device, and wireless communication between a terminal device and a terminal device. Wherein, in the embodiment of the present application, the term "wireless communication" may also be referred to as "communication" for short, and the term "communication" may also be described as "data transmission", "information transmission" or "transmission". This technical solution can be used for wireless communication between a scheduling entity and a subordinate entity, and those skilled in the art can use the technical solution provided by this embodiment of the application for wireless communication between other scheduling entities and subordinate entities, such as macro base stations and micro base stations Wireless communication between, for example, wireless communication between a first terminal device and a second terminal device.

For ease of understanding, related terms involved in the embodiments of the present application are explained below.

1. UE measurement: UE performs measurement reporting according to the measurement configuration issued by the network side. For example, FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of UE measurement. The process includes signaling interaction between UE and E-UTRAN, specifically including the following steps:

201. The UE sends a connection establishment request message to the E-UTRAN. For example, the UE sends an RRC_CONN_REQ message to the E-UTRAN to request to establish a connection.

202. The E-UTRAN sends a connection establishment response message to the UE. For example, the E-UTRAN sends an RRC_CONN_SETUP message to the UE, indicating that the UE can establish a connection.

203. The UE sends a connection establishment complete response message to the E-UTRAN. For example, the UE sends an RRC_CONN_SETUP_CMP message to the E-UTRAN, which is used to indicate that the UE has normally established a connection (enters the connected state).

204. The E-UTRAN sends the measurement configuration to the UE. For example, the E-UTRAN sends an RRC_CONN_RECFG message to the UE to instruct the UE to start measurement.

205. The UE sends a measurement configuration complete message to the E-UTRAN. For example, the UE sends an RRC_CONN_SETUP_CMP message to the E-UTRAN to indicate that the UE has started measurement.

206, the UE starts measurement. Filter the measurement results according to the filter factor of the QuantityConfig information element in the measurement configuration.

207. If the measurement report condition is met, the UE sends a measurement report (RRC_MEAS_RPT) to the E-UTRAN.

Among them, in the UE measurement process, the following related terms are involved:

Measurement object (measObj): The object that the UE needs to measure is called a measurement object (measObj). measObj contains information such as the format of the required measurement value (for example, expressed as L/G/W/N), the frequency point to be measured, and the cell under the frequency point to be measured.

Reporting configuration (rptCfg): The parameter storing the information reported by the measurement report is called reporting configuration (rptCfg). rptCfg is used to store information such as the type of measurement report to be reported, the reporting period, and the number of reporting times.

Trigger time (TimeToTrig): a parameter in rptCfg, the unit is milliseconds (ms). TimeToTrig indicates the waiting time for the first report of the measurement report when the event trigger meets the measurement reporting conditions. For example, when the event trigger meets the measurement reporting condition, a trigger timer whose timing duration is TimeToTrig is started. When the trigger timer expires, a measurement report is reported. For example, report the first measurement report.

Number of reports (rptAmount): a parameter in rptCfg. rptAmount indicates the maximum number of measurement reports that need to be performed when the UE meets the measurement report conditions.

Measurement ID (measId): indicates the measurement that needs to be started by the UE configured by the network side. Each measId is associated with a measObj and an rptCfg.

2. Filtering: Due to fluctuations in the energy of cells in the environment, the UE only evaluates and reports based on one measurement result of the cell, which cannot accurately express the strength of the energy of the current cell within a certain period of time. Therefore, the UE needs to evaluate and report the energy value of the comprehensive cell within a period of time. Wherein, filtering refers to obtaining a filtering energy value through a filtering formula based on historical measured values and current measured values, and using the filtered energy value to evaluate the strength of the energy of the cell in this period of time.

3. UE processing flow based on Quantity configuration: when the UE receives the Quantity configuration (for example, the configuration message includes the QuantityConfig information element), the specific processing flow is shown in FIG. 3 . Include the following steps:

301. The UE sends a connection establishment request message to a network device. For example, the UE sends an RRC_CONN_REQ message to the network device to request to establish a connection.

302. The network device sends a connection establishment response message to the UE. For example, the network device sends an RRC_CONN_SETUP message to the UE to indicate that the UE can establish a connection.

303. The UE sends a connection establishment complete response message to the network device. For example, the UE sends an RRC_CONN_SETUP_CMP message to the network device, which is used to indicate that the UE has normally established a connection (entered a connected state).

304. The network device sends the measurement configuration to the UE. For example, the network device sends an RRC_CONN_RECFG message to the UE, instructing the UE to start measurement. There are two measurement identifiers in the measurement configuration, namely measId_1 and measId_2. With two measurement objects, measObj_1 and measObj_2. There are two reporting configurations, rptCfg_1 and rptCfg_2. Also carries the QuantityConfig cell. Among them, it is assumed that the standard of measObj_1 is EUTRA, and the standard of measObj_2 is GERAN. The rptAmount carried in the rptCfg_1 cell is 3, and the TimeToTrig is 1024ms. The rptAmount carried in the rptCfg_2 cell is 3, and the timeToTrig is 512ms. measId_1 is associated with measObj_1 and rptCfg_1. measId_2 is associated with measObj_2 and rptCfg_2. The QuantityConfig IE includes quantityConfigEUTRA (referring to L mode) and quantityConfigGERAN (referring to G mode). Since the UE has received two measIds, which are respectively associated with EUTRA and GERAN measurement objects, the UE starts the measurement of the L mode and the G mode respectively.

305. The UE sends a measurement configuration completion message to the network device. For example, the UE sends an RRC_CONN_SETUP_CMP message to the network device to instruct the UE to start measurement.

306a, the UE starts the L-mode measurement in the connected state. For example, for the LTE protocol stack control plane, the LTE protocol stack physical layer (LTE physical, LPHY) reports the L-mode measurement result to the LTE protocol stack radio resource control (LTE radio resource control, LRRC). The LRRC receives the L-mode measurement result, and judges whether the current L-mode measurement result meets the measurement reporting condition of measId_1.

307a. When the L-mode measurement reporting condition is satisfied, start a trigger timer of measId_1. And after the trigger timer of measId_1 expires, report the L-mode measurement report. For example, when the current L-mode measurement result satisfies the measurement reporting condition of measId_1, the UE starts the TimeToTrig timer of measId_1. Set the timer duration to 1024ms. Within the 1024ms duration set by the TimeToTrig timer, if the L-mode measurement results always meet the measurement report condition of measId_1, the UE will report the L-mode measurement report to the network device after the 1024ms timeout. And start the periodic reporting timer of measId_1.

306b, start the connected state G-mode measurement. For example, the GSM radio resource control (GRRC) reports the G-mode measurement result. The UE judges whether the current G-mode measurement result satisfies the measurement reporting condition of measId_2.

307b. Start a trigger timer of measId_2 when the G-mode measurement report condition is met. And after the trigger timer of measId_2 expires, report the G-mode measurement report. For example, when the current G-mode measurement result meets the measurement reporting condition of measId_2, the UE starts the TimeToTrig timer of measId_2. Set the timer duration to 512ms. Within the 512ms period set by the TimeToTrig timer, if the G-mode measurement results always meet the measurement reporting condition of measId_2, the UE will report the G-mode measurement report to the network device after the 512ms timeout. And start the periodic reporting timer of measId_2.

It should be noted that the above steps 306a and 306b are performed in no strict order. For example, 306a and 306b can be executed at the same time, or 306a can be executed first and then 306b, or 306b can be executed first and then 306a can be executed, which is not limited in this embodiment. Similarly, there is no strict sequence for the execution of steps 307a and 307b.

308. The network device sends measurement reconfiguration to the UE. For example, in the case that neither the periodic reporting timer of measId_1 nor the TimeToTrig timer of measId_2 expires, the UE receives the reconfiguration message delivered by the network device. QuantityConfigEUTRA is carried in the reconfiguration message, and the filter factor of EUTRA needs to be modified.

309. The UE stops the trigger timer and periodic report timer of measId_1, and the trigger timer and periodic report timer of measId_2. Also, the measurement reports of measId_1 and measId_2 are not reported. For example, in the case that neither the periodic report timer of measId_1 nor the TimeToTrig timer of measId_2 has timed out, according to the existing protocol, the UE needs to stop the periodic report timer of measId_1 and the timeToTrig timer of measId_2. And the measurement reports of measId_1 and measId_2 are not reported.

310a. Restart the connected state L-mode measurement.

311a, start a trigger timer of measId_1 when the L-mode measurement reporting condition is satisfied. And after the trigger timer of measId_1 expires, an L-mode measurement report is sent. For example, the UE waits for new measurement results from the L-mode measurement. After receiving the new measurement result of the L-mode measurement, it is judged whether the new measurement result of the L-mode satisfies the measurement report condition of measId_1. If it is satisfied, start the TimeToTrig timer of measId_1, and set the timer duration to 1024ms. Within the 1024ms duration set by the TimeToTrig timer, it is assumed that the measurement results of the L mode always meet the measurement reporting condition of measId_1. When 1024ms expires, the UE will resend the L-mode measurement report to the network device and start the periodic reporting timer of measId_1.

310b. Restart the connected state G-mode measurement.

311b. Start a trigger timer of measId_2 when the G-mode measurement report condition is met. And after the trigger timer of measId_2 expires, the G-mode measurement report is sent. For example, the UE waits for new measurement results from the G-mode measurement. When a new measurement result is measured by the G-mode, it is judged whether the new measurement result of the G-mode satisfies the measurement report condition of measId_2. If it is satisfied, start the TimeToTrig timer of measId_2, and set the timer duration to 512ms. Within the 512ms duration set by the TimeToTrig timer, it is assumed that the measurement results of the G-mode always meet the measurement reporting conditions of measId_2. When 512ms expires, the UE will resend the G-mode measurement report to the network device, and start the measId_2 periodic reporting timer.

It should be noted that the above steps 310a and 310b are executed in no strict order. For example, 310a and 310b can be executed at the same time, or 310a can be executed before 310b, or 310b can be executed before 310a, which is not limited in this embodiment. Similarly, there is no strict sequence for the execution of steps 311a and 311b.

312. The UE periodically sends the L-mode measurement report and the G-mode measurement report according to the duration of the periodic reporting timer and the maximum number of reports respectively configured for the L-mode and G-mode.

The measurement reporting method provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a measurement reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The measurement reporting method is executed by the terminal equipment, may also be performed by components of the terminal equipment (such as processors, chips, or chip systems, etc.), and may also be implemented by logic modules or software that can realize all or part of the functions of the terminal equipment, including The following steps:

401. A terminal device receives a first message from a network device, where the first message is used to configure measurement configurations of a first standard and a second standard.

Wherein, the first message is, for example, an RRC_CONN_RECFG message, which is used to instruct the UE to start measurement. The first message is used to configure the measurement configurations of the first standard and the second standard, and the first message includes two measurement objects and two reporting configurations. Among them, the two measurement objects are measObj_1 and measObj_2 respectively. measObj_1 represents the measurement object of the first standard, and measObj_2 represents the measurement object of the second standard. For example, measObj_1 includes the standard to be measured (the first standard), the frequency to be measured (the frequency under the first standard), the cell under the frequency to be measured (the cell with a different frequency under the first standard), etc. information. Similarly, measObj_2 includes the standard to be measured (the second standard), the frequency to be measured (the frequency under the second standard), and the cell under the frequency to be measured (the cell with a different frequency under the second standard) and other information. Among them, the two reporting configurations are rptCfg_1 and rptCfg_2 respectively. rptCfg_1 indicates the reporting configuration of the first standard. rptCfg_2 indicates the reporting configuration of the second standard. Wherein, the reporting configuration rptCfg includes a plurality of parameters, which are the type of the measurement report to be reported, the reporting cycle time, the number of reporting times (rptAmount) and other parameters related to the measurement report reporting. For example, the type of measurement report that needs to be reported in rptCfg_1 is the first standard, the reporting cycle time includes the duration of the timer of the first standard (also called the first measurement timer), and the number of reports is that the terminal device meets the first standard. In the case of standard measurement reporting conditions, the maximum number of reporting times required for measurement reporting. Similarly, the type of measurement report that needs to be reported in rptCfg_2 is the second standard, the reporting cycle time includes the duration of the timer of the second standard (also called the second measurement timer), and the number of reports is that the terminal device meets the second standard. In the case of the measurement reporting condition of the two standards, the maximum number of reporting times that need to be reported.

Wherein, the first message further includes a measurement identifier. For example, the measurement identifiers are measId_1 and measId_2 respectively. measId_1 is used to identify the first standard. measId_2 is used to identify the second standard. And, each measId is associated with a measObj and an rptCfg. measObj and rptCfg are used to instruct the measurement object to start measurement and report a measurement report when receiving the measurement configuration of the network device. For example, measId_1 is associated with measObj_1 and rptCfg_1. measId_2 is associated with measObj_2 and rptCfg_2.

In an implementation manner, the measurement configuration of the first standard includes a first measurement timer. Wherein, the first measurement timer is a parameter in rptCfg_1, and the unit is ms. It should be noted that the first measurement timer may represent different timers in different measurement phases. For example, the first measurement timer may be a trigger timer of the first standard, or a periodic reporting timer of the first standard. The function of the first measurement timer is described below by taking into account that the terminal device is in different measurement stages. For example, after receiving the first message, the terminal device starts to start measurement. When the measurement result of the first standard meets the measurement report condition of the first standard, the terminal device starts the trigger timer of the first standard according to the measurement configuration of the first standard. After the trigger timer of the first standard expires, the terminal device reports the measurement report of the first standard to the network device. The terminal device stops the trigger timer of the first standard, and then starts the periodic reporting timer of the first standard. When the periodic reporting timer of the first standard expires, the terminal device continues to report the measurement report of the first standard.

In an implementation manner, the measurement configuration of the second standard includes a second measurement timer. Wherein, the second measurement timer is a parameter in rptCfg_2, and the unit is ms. It should be noted that the second measurement timer may represent different timers in different measurement phases. For example, the second measurement timer may be a trigger timer of the second standard, or a periodic reporting timer of the second standard. The function of the second measurement timer is described below by taking into account that the terminal device is in different measurement stages. For example, after receiving the first message, the terminal device starts to start measurement. When the measurement result of the second standard meets the measurement report condition of the second standard, the terminal device starts the trigger timer of the second standard according to the measurement configuration of the second standard. After the trigger timer of the second standard expires, the terminal device reports the measurement report of the second standard to the network device. The terminal device stops the trigger timer of the second standard, and then starts the periodic report timer of the second standard. The terminal device periodically reports the measurement report of the second standard according to the timeout period set by the periodic reporting timer of the second standard.

402. The terminal device receives a second message from the network device, where the second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard.

When the terminal device is reporting the measurement of the first standard and the measurement report of the second standard, the terminal device may receive a second message from the network device, for example, the second message is a measurement reconfiguration message. In an implementation manner, the first message or the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig information element. For example, the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig information element, and the QuantityConfig information element carries QuantityConfig related parameters for the second standard, and the QuantityConfig related parameters are used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard. In the embodiment of the present application, it is defined that when the second message only carries QuantityConfig related parameters for the second standard, the terminal device only modifies the measurement configuration of the second standard. For example, when the QuantityConfig information element of the second message only carries QuantityConfig related parameters for the second standard, the terminal device only modifies the second measurement timer according to the second message (for example, the terminal device stops the second measurement timer). If the terminal device does not modify the first measurement timer, the first measurement timer continues to count according to the measurement configuration in the first message.

In an implementation manner, the measurement configuration of the second standard includes a second measurement timer. For example, when the second measurement timer is the trigger timer of the second standard, the terminal device modifies the trigger timer of the second standard (for example, stops the trigger timer of the second standard) according to the second message. For another example, when the second measurement timer is the periodic report timer of the second standard, the terminal device modifies the trigger timer and the periodic report timer of the second standard according to the second message (for example, stops the trigger timer of the second standard and periodic reporting timer).

403. When the first time period arrives after receiving the first message, the terminal device sends a measurement report of the first standard to the network device.

Wherein, the first duration is determined by the duration of the first measurement timer configured in the first message.

In an implementation manner, FIG. 5a is a schematic diagram of a first duration provided in an embodiment of the present application. Wherein, the terminal device starts to start measurement after receiving the first message. When the cell of the first standard detected by the terminal device satisfies the measurement condition of the first standard, the terminal device starts the trigger timer of the first standard according to the measurement configuration of the first standard. In this case, the first duration is the trigger timer duration of the first standard, as shown in FIG. 5a. Wherein, the measurement condition of the first standard is a preset measurement condition or a measurement condition indicated by the network device, which is not limited in this embodiment. In the implementation manner corresponding to Figure 5a, when the first standard cell detected by the terminal device continues to meet the measurement conditions within the duration of the trigger timer of the first standard, and the trigger timer of the first standard expires, the terminal device will report to the network device Send the first measurement report of the first format.

In an implementation manner, FIG. 5b is a schematic diagram of another first duration provided in the embodiment of the present application. Wherein, after the trigger timer of the first standard expires, the terminal device reports the measurement report of the first standard to the network device. The terminal device stops the trigger timer of the first standard, and starts the periodic reporting timer of the first standard. The terminal device performs periodic measurement reporting according to the duration configured by the periodic reporting timer of the first standard. In this case, the first duration is the sum of the duration of the trigger timer of the first standard and the duration of the periodic reporting timer of the first standard, as shown in FIG. 5b. In the implementation manner corresponding to Figure 5b, when the periodic report timer of the first standard expires and the maximum number of reports of the periodic report timer of the first standard has not been reached, the terminal device sends the first standard report to the network device. Secondary measurement report.

Optionally, when the periodic report timer of the first standard times out for the nth time, and the maximum number of reports of the periodic report timer of the first standard has not been reached (assumed to be N times, N is a positive integer, and N is the number of times in the first message configured), the periodic reporting timer of the first standard is timed periodically. At this time, the first duration is the sum of the duration of the trigger timer of the first standard and the duration of n periodic reporting timers of the first standard, where n satisfies 1≤n<N, as shown in Figure 5c. In the implementation manner corresponding to FIG. 5 c , when the periodic reporting timer of the first standard times out for the first time, the terminal device clears the periodic reporting timer of the first standard to zero. And restart the periodic reporting timer of the first standard. When the periodic report timer of the first standard times out for the nth time and the maximum number of reports of the periodic report timer of the first standard has not been reached, the terminal device sends the n+1th measurement report of the first standard to the network device .

In an implementation manner, the first duration also includes a measurement duration of the first standard. The measurement duration of the first format includes a first duration and/or a second duration. The first duration is a duration during which the cell of the first standard does not meet the measurement condition. The second duration is the duration during which the cell of the first standard meets the measurement condition. The second duration is shorter than the trigger timer duration of the first standard. That is to say, after receiving the first message and before starting the trigger timer of the first standard, the terminal device has already started measurement. However, it is possible that the measurement result is that the cell of the first standard does not meet the measurement condition. In this case, the terminal device will record the first duration. Or, after receiving the first message and before starting the trigger timer of the first standard, the terminal device has already started measurement, and the measurement result shows that the cell of the first standard meets the measurement condition. In this case, the terminal device will record the second duration. However, since the second duration is less than the trigger timer duration of the first standard (that is, the duration for which the cell of the first standard meets the measurement condition is not enough to trigger the trigger timer of the first standard), the terminal device only records the second duration, The trigger timer of the first standard will not be triggered. For example, on the basis of the first duration shown in FIG. 5c, the first duration also includes the measurement duration of the first standard, as shown in FIG. 5d.

404. When a second time period arrives after receiving the second message, the terminal device sends a measurement report of the second standard to the network device.

Wherein, the second duration is determined by the duration of the second measurement timer configured in the second message. That is to say, after the terminal device receives the second message, the measurement configuration for the second standard in the first message is no longer applicable. The terminal device will re-report the measurement according to the measurement configuration for the second standard in the second message. For example, after receiving the second message, the terminal device stops the trigger timer and periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the first message. The terminal device clears the trigger timer and the periodic report timer of the second standard to zero, and restarts timing. When the terminal device is in different measurement phases, the second measurement timer represents different meanings.

In an implementation manner, FIG. 6a is a schematic diagram of a second duration provided in the embodiment of the present application. Wherein, the terminal device starts to start measurement after receiving the first message. When the cell of the second standard detected by the terminal device satisfies the measurement condition of the second standard, the terminal device starts a trigger timer of the second standard according to the measurement configuration for the second standard in the first message. After the trigger timer of the second standard is started for a period of time (or after the trigger timer of the second standard expires and the periodic reporting timer is started for a period of time), the terminal device receives the second message. Then the terminal device stops the trigger timer (or periodic reporting timer) of the second standard. When the cell of the second standard re-detected by the terminal device satisfies the measurement condition of the second standard, the terminal device restarts the trigger timer of the second standard according to the measurement configuration for the second standard carried in the second message. In this case, the second duration is the duration of the trigger timer of the second standard modified by the second message, as shown in FIG. 6a. In the implementation manner corresponding to Figure 6a, within the duration of the trigger timer of the second standard set in the second message, the cell of the second standard detected by the terminal device continues to meet the measurement conditions, and the trigger timer of the second standard modified by the second message In the case of timeout, the terminal device sends the first measurement report of the second standard re-measurement to the network device. Wherein, the measurement condition of the second standard is preset or indicated by the network device.

In an implementation manner, FIG. 6b is a schematic diagram of another second duration provided by the embodiment of the present application. Wherein, after the trigger timer of the second standard expires, the terminal device reports the measurement report of the second standard to the network device. The terminal device stops the trigger timer of the second standard, and starts the periodic reporting timer of the second standard. The terminal device performs periodic measurement reporting according to the duration configured by the periodic reporting timer of the second standard. In this case, the second duration is the sum of the duration of the trigger timer of the second standard and the duration of the periodic reporting timer of the second standard, as shown in FIG. 6b. In the implementation corresponding to Figure 6b, when the periodic reporting timer of the second standard expires and the maximum number of reports of the periodic reporting timer of the second standard has not been reached, the terminal device sends a second standard re-measurement to the network device The second measurement report.

Optionally, when the periodic report timer of the second standard times out for the nth time, and the maximum number of reports of the periodic report timer of the second standard has not been reached (assumed to be M times, M is a positive integer, and M is the number of times in the second message configured), the periodical reporting timer of the second standard is timed periodically. At this time, the second duration is the sum of the duration of the trigger timer of the second standard and the duration of m periodic reporting timers of the second standard, where m satisfies 1≤m≤M, as shown in FIG. 6c. In the implementation corresponding to Figure 6c, when the periodic reporting timer of the second standard times out for the first time, the terminal device clears the periodic reporting timer of the second standard and restarts the periodic reporting of the second standard timer. When the periodic reporting timer of the second standard times out for the mth time and the maximum number of reports of the periodic reporting timer of the second standard has not been reached, the terminal device sends the m+1th measurement report of the second standard to the network device .

In an implementation manner, the second duration also includes a measurement duration of the second standard. The measurement duration of the second standard includes the third duration and/or the fourth duration. Wherein, the third duration is a time period during which the terminal device detects that the cell of the second standard does not meet the measurement condition after receiving the second message. The fourth duration is a duration during which the terminal device detects that the cell of the second standard meets the measurement condition after receiving the second message. The fourth duration is shorter than the trigger timer duration of the second standard. That is to say, after receiving the second message, the terminal device has already started measurement before starting the trigger timer of the second standard. However, it is possible that the measurement result is that the cell of the second standard does not meet the measurement condition, and in this case, the terminal device will record the third duration. Or, after receiving the second message, the terminal device has already started measurement before starting the trigger timer of the second standard. And the measurement result is that the cell of the second standard meets the measurement condition. In this case, the terminal device will record the fourth duration. However, since the fourth duration is less than the trigger timer duration of the second standard (that is, the duration for which the cell of the second standard meets the measurement condition is not enough to trigger the trigger timer of the second standard), the terminal device only records the fourth duration, The trigger timer of the second standard will not be triggered. For example, on the basis of the second duration shown in FIG. 6c, the second duration also includes the measurement duration of the second standard, as shown in FIG. 6d.

In one implementation manner, considering extreme scenarios, it is assumed that the current terminal device initiates a call service under the second standard, or other communication services that need to report a measurement report in time. However, after the terminal device receives the second message, if the terminal device directly resets the measId_2 of the second standard, the measurement report of the second standard cannot be reported in time, which may lead to communication interruption. In this case, the terminal device may reset the measId_2 of the second standard after the second measurement timer of the second standard expires. Taking the following as an example where the terminal device is executing the call service under the second standard, step 404 specifically includes the following procedures:

S11. When the terminal device executes the call service under the second standard, and the terminal device receives the second message from the network device, the terminal device does not stop the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message.

S12. After the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message expires, the terminal device sends the first measurement report of the second standard to the network device.

S13. The terminal device stops the trigger timer of the second standard. Wherein, the terminal device may directly stop the trigger timer of the second standard after reporting the first measurement report of the second standard. The terminal device may also stop the trigger timer of the second standard after the call service in the second standard ends. The specific implementation manner is not limited in this embodiment.

S14. When the call service under the second standard ends and the terminal device detects that the cell of the second standard meets the measurement condition again, the terminal device starts a trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message.

S15, when the second-standard cell detected by the terminal device continues to meet the measurement condition within the duration of the second-standard trigger timer, and the second-standard trigger timer expires, the terminal device sends a second-standard measurement report to the network device .

That is to say, in the above process, the current terminal device is initiating a call under the second standard. When the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message in the terminal device has not expired and the terminal device receives the second message, the terminal device may not immediately stop the trigger timer of the second standard. After the trigger timer of the second standard expires, the terminal device first reports a measurement report of the second standard, and then stops the trigger timer of the second standard. Therefore, it is beneficial to maintain the call under the second standard being initiated by the terminal device and avoid call drop. For example, the current terminal device needs to initiate a long-term evolution voice bearer (voice over long-term evolution, volte) call under LTE, and needs to report an LTE measurement report. The network device sends the LTE measurement configuration to the terminal device, and reports the LTE measurement report after the LTE trigger timer expires. Then modify the measurement configuration for LTE according to the second message, which is beneficial to avoid the current volte call drop due to the failure to report the measurement report in time.

Among them, after S15, the following processes are also included:

S16. The terminal device starts a periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the second message.

S17, when the periodic report timer of the second standard times out for the nth time and the maximum number of reports of the periodic report timer of the second standard has not been reached, the terminal device sends the n+1th report of the second standard to the network device Measurement report, n is a positive integer.

It can be understood that the above-mentioned processes S13-S17 are similar to the steps in the implementation manners corresponding to FIG. 6b and FIG. 6c, and will not be repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application provides a measurement reporting method, which can be applied in a multi-mode measurement scenario, and operates for the second standard indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, and does not perform the operation for the first standard not indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration The operation can reduce unnecessary measurement reporting processing and improve the processing efficiency of the terminal device. Moreover, in extreme scenarios, it is beneficial to avoid call drop caused by not reporting the measurement report in time.

The following describes in detail the specific process when the measurement reporting method provided by the embodiment of the present application is applied to the scenario where the measurement configuration is delivered by the network and the Quantity configuration cell of a certain standard is modified on the UE side.

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a measurement reporting method provided in an embodiment of the present application when applied to a dual-mode measurement scenario. In this bimodal measurement scenario, bimodal measurement of L mode and G mode is assumed. The process shown in Figure 7 includes the following steps:

701. The UE sends a connection establishment request message to a network device. For example, the UE sends an RRC_CONN_REQ message to the network device, which is used to request to establish the respective connections of the L-mode and the G-mode.

702. The network device sends a connection establishment response message to the UE. For example, the network device sends an RRC_CONN_SETUP message to the UE, indicating that the UE can establish separate connections for L-mode and G-mode.

703. The UE sends a connection establishment complete response message to the network device. For example, the UE sends an RRC_CONN_SETUP_CMP message to the network device, indicating that the UE has normally established the respective connections of the L-mode and the G-mode (the L-mode and the G-mode respectively enter the connected state).

704. The network device sends the measurement configuration to the UE. For example, the network device sends an RRC_CONN_RECFG message to the UE, instructing the UE to start measurement. There are two measurement identifiers in the measurement configuration, namely measId_1 and measId_2; two measurement objects, respectively, measObj_1 and measObj_2; two reporting configurations, respectively, rptCfg_1 and rptCfg_2; and QuantityConfig. Among them, the standard of measObj_1 is EUTRA, and the standard of measObj_2 is GERAN. The rptAmount carried in the rptCfg_1 cell is 3, and the TimeToTrig is 1024ms; the rptAmount carried in the rptCfg_2 cell is 3, and the timeToTrig is 512ms. measId_1 is associated with measObj_1 and rptCfg_1, and measId_2 is associated with measObj_2 and rptCfg_2. QuantityConfig contains quantityConfigEUTRA and quantityConfigGERAN.

705. The UE sends a measurement configuration completion message to the network device.

706a, the UE starts the L-mode measurement in the connected state.

707a. When the L-mode measurement reporting condition is met, start a trigger timer of measId_1, and send an L-mode measurement report after the trigger timer of measId_1 expires.

706b, start the connection state G-mode measurement.

707b. When the G-mode measurement reporting condition is satisfied, start a trigger timer of measId_2, and send a G-mode measurement report after the trigger timer of measId_2 expires.

Wherein, for the specific implementation manner of the above-mentioned steps 705 to 707b, refer to the corresponding descriptions in the embodiment in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , and details are not repeated here. It should be noted that the above steps 706a and 706b are executed in no strict order. For example, 706a and 706b can be executed at the same time, or 706a can be executed before 706b, or 706b can be executed before 706a, which is not limited in this embodiment. Similarly, there is no strict sequence for the execution of steps 707a and 707b.

708. The network device sends measurement reconfiguration to the UE. For example, when neither the periodic report timer of measId_1 nor the trigger timer of measId_2 expires, the UE receives a reconfiguration message sent by the network device. The reconfiguration message carries QuantityConfigEUTRA, and the filter factor of EUTRA needs to be modified.

709, the UE stops the timer of measId_1, but does not stop the timer of measId_2. For example, the UE needs to stop the trigger timer and periodic report timer of measId_1, so that the measurement report of measId_1 is not reported. However, the firing timer for measId_2 continues to run normally.

710. After the trigger timer of measId_2 expires, the UE sends the first measurement report of measId_2.

711. Restart the connected state L-mode measurement.

712. When the L-mode measurement reporting condition is satisfied, start a trigger timer of measId_1, and send an L-mode measurement report after the trigger timer of measId_1 expires.

713. The UE periodically sends the L-mode measurement report and the G-mode measurement report according to the duration and reporting times of the periodic reporting timers configured for the L-mode and G-mode respectively.

Wherein, for the specific implementation manner of the foregoing steps 709 to 713, refer to the corresponding description in the embodiment in FIG. 4 , and details are not repeated here.

It can be seen that when the measurement method provided by the embodiment of the present application is applied to a multi-mode measurement scenario, the operation is performed on the second mode indicated by the QuantityConfig information element configuration. No operation is performed for the first standard that is not indicated in the QuantityConfig cell configuration. Unnecessary measurement reporting processing can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of the terminal equipment can be improved.

In order to realize each function in the method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the device or device provided by the embodiment of the present application may include a hardware structure and/or a software module, and may be realized in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module the above functions. Whether one of the above-mentioned functions is executed in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. The division of modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic, and is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation. In addition, each functional module in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processor, or physically exist separately, or two or more modules may be integrated into one module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software function modules.

FIG. 8 is a terminal device 800 provided by an embodiment of the present application, which is used to implement the measurement reporting function in the above method embodiment. The terminal device may also be a system on a chip. The terminal device 800 includes a communication interface 801, and the communication interface may be, for example, a transceiver, an interface, a bus, a circuit, or a device capable of implementing a sending and receiving function. Wherein, the communication interface 801 is used to communicate with other devices through a transmission medium, so that the apparatus used in the terminal device 800 can communicate with other devices. Exemplarily, the other device may be a network device. The terminal device 800 further includes at least one processor 802, configured to implement the functions of the terminal device in the measurement reporting method provided in the embodiment of the present application. The processor 802 and the communication interface 801 are configured to implement the method executed by the terminal device in the method embodiments corresponding to FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 .

Exemplarily, the communication interface 801 is used to receive a first message from a network device. The first message is used to configure measurement configurations of the first standard and the second standard. The measurement configuration of the first standard includes a first measurement timer. The measurement configuration of the second standard includes a second measurement timer. The communication interface 801 is also used for receiving the second message from the network device. The second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard. The measurement configuration of the second standard includes a second measurement timer. The communication interface 801 is further configured to send a measurement report of the first standard to the network device within a first period of time after receiving the first message. The first duration is determined by the duration of the first measurement timer configured in the first message. The communication interface 801 is further configured to send a measurement report of the second standard to the network device within a second period of time after receiving the second message. The second duration is determined by the duration of the second measurement timer configured in the second message.

Exemplarily, the processor 802 is configured to start a trigger timer of the first standard when the cell of the first standard satisfies the measurement condition of the first standard.

For the specific execution flow of the communication interface 801 and the processor 802 in the above examples, refer to the detailed description of the operations performed by the terminal device in the method examples shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 , which will not be repeated here. In this example, the steps performed by the communication interface 801 and the processor 802 only operate on the second standard indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, and do not operate on the first standard not indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, which can reduce unnecessary The measurement report processing can improve the processing efficiency of the terminal equipment.

The terminal device 800 may also include at least one memory 803 for storing program instructions and/or data. The memory 803 is coupled to the processor 802 . The coupling in the embodiments of the present application is an indirect coupling or a communication connection between devices, units or modules, which may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms, and is used for information exchange between devices, units or modules. Processor 802 may cooperate with memory 803 . Processor 802 may execute program instructions stored in memory 803 . At least one of the at least one memory may be included in the processor.

In this embodiment of the present application, a specific connection medium among the communication interface 801, the processor 802, and the memory 803 is not limited. In the embodiment of the present application, in FIG. 8, the memory 803, the processor 802, and the communication interface 801 are connected through a bus 804. The bus is represented by a thick line in FIG. 8, which is only for schematic illustration and is not limited thereto. The bus can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus and so on. For ease of representation, only one thick line is used in FIG. 8 , but it does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

In this embodiment of the application, the processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component, and may implement or Execute the methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the methods disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be directly implemented by a hardware processor, or implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor.

In the embodiment of the present application, the memory may be a non-volatile memory, such as a hard disk (hard disk drive, HDD) or a solid-state drive (solid-state drive, SSD), etc., and may also be a volatile memory (volatile memory), such as Random-access memory (RAM). A memory is, but is not limited to, any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. The memory in the embodiment of the present application may also be a circuit or any other device capable of implementing a storage function, and is used for storing program instructions and/or data.

FIG. 9 shows a measurement reporting device 900 provided by an embodiment of the present application. The measurement reporting device may be a terminal device, or a device in the terminal device, or a device that can be matched with the terminal device. In one design, the measurement reporting device may include a one-to-one corresponding module for executing the methods/operations/steps/actions described in the embodiments corresponding to Fig. 4 to Fig. 7, and the module may be a hardware circuit or software, It can also be implemented by combining hardware circuits with software. In one design, the apparatus may include a receiving unit 901 , a sending unit 902 and a processing unit 903 .

Exemplarily, the receiving unit 901 is configured to receive a first message from a network device, the first message is used to configure the measurement configuration of the first standard and the second standard, the measurement configuration of the first standard includes a first measurement timer, and the second The measurement configuration of the standard includes a second measurement timer; receiving a second message from the network device, the second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard, and the measurement configuration of the second standard includes a second measurement timer;

The sending unit 902 is configured to send a measurement report of the first standard to the network device at a first duration after receiving the first message, the first duration is determined by the duration of the first measurement timer configured in the first message; after receiving the second message The second duration is the second duration, and the measurement report of the second standard is sent to the network device, and the second duration is determined by the duration of the second measurement timer configured in the second message.

Exemplarily, the processing unit 903 is configured to start a trigger timer of the first standard when the cell of the first standard satisfies the measurement condition of the first standard.

For the specific execution flow of the receiving unit 901, the sending unit 902, and the processing unit 903 in this example, refer to the detailed description of the operations performed by the terminal device in the method examples shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 , which will not be repeated here. In this example, the steps performed by the receiving unit 901, the sending unit 902, and the processing unit 903 only operate on the second standard indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, and do not operate on the first standard not indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration. Unnecessary measurement reporting processing can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of the terminal equipment can be improved.

An embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a program or an instruction, and when the program or instruction is run on a computer, the computer performs the measurement as shown in Fig. 4 to Fig. 7 Reporting method.

An embodiment of the present application provides a chip or a chip system, the chip or chip system includes at least one processor and an interface, the interface and the at least one processor are interconnected through lines, and the at least one processor is used to run computer programs or instructions to execute 4 to the measurement reporting method shown in Figure 7.

Wherein, the interface in the chip may be an input/output interface, a pin or a circuit, and the like.

The chip system in the above aspect can be a system on chip (system on chip, SOC), and can also be a baseband chip, etc., wherein the baseband chip can include a processor, a channel encoder, a digital signal processor, a modem, and an interface module.

In an implementation manner, the chip or the chip system described above in this application further includes at least one memory, and instructions are stored in the at least one memory. The memory may be a storage unit inside the chip, such as a register, a cache, etc., or a storage unit of the chip (eg, a read-only memory, a random access memory, etc.).

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application may be fully or partially implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on the computer, the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present application will be generated in whole or in part. The computer may be a general computer, a special computer, a computer network, a network device, a terminal device or other programmable devices. The computer instructions may be stored in or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from a website, computer, server or data center Transmission to another website site, computer, server or data center by wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer, or a data storage device such as a server or a data center integrated with one or more available media. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, a digital video disc (digital video disc, DVD)), or a semiconductor medium.

In the embodiments of the present application, on the premise that there is no logical contradiction, the various embodiments may refer to each other, for example, the methods and/or terms between the method embodiments may refer to each other, such as the functions and/or terms between the device embodiments Or terms may refer to each other, for example, functions and/or terms between the apparatus embodiment and the method embodiment may refer to each other.

Apparently, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present application without departing from the scope of the present application. In this way, if these modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalent technologies, the present application is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

A measurement reporting method, characterized in that, comprising:

Receive a first message from a network device, the first message is used to configure the measurement configuration of the first standard and the second standard, the measurement configuration of the first standard includes a first measurement timer, and the measurement configuration of the second standard configuring includes a second measurement timer;

receiving a second message from the network device, where the second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard;

When the first time period after receiving the first message is reached, send the measurement report of the first standard, and the first time period is determined by the first measurement timer configured in the first message;

When a second time period arrives after receiving the second message, sending a measurement report of the second standard, the second time period is determined by the second measurement timer modified by the second message.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the first message or the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig information element, and the quality configuration information element is used to indicate the measurement configuration of the first standard or the second standard .
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first measurement timer is a trigger timer of the first standard; after receiving the first message, the method further comprises:

When the cell of the first standard satisfies the measurement condition of the first standard, start the trigger timer of the first standard, and the measurement condition of the first standard is preset or the measurement indicated by the network device condition.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the sending the measurement report of the first standard within the first time period after receiving the first message includes:

Sending the first measurement report of the first standard when the first standard cell continues to meet the measurement condition within the trigger timer duration of the first standard and the trigger timer of the first standard expires.
The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the first measurement timer further comprises a periodic reporting timer of the first standard; the method further comprises:

When the trigger timer of the first standard expires, start the periodic reporting timer of the first standard;

When the periodic reporting timer of the first standard times out for the nth time, and n is less than N, send the n+1th measurement report of the first standard, and the n satisfies 1≤n<N, so The N is a positive integer and is set by the first message.
The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the first duration also includes a measurement duration of the first format, and the measurement duration of the first format includes a first duration and/or The second duration, the first duration is the duration when the first standard cell does not meet the measurement conditions, the second duration is the duration when the first standard cell meets the measurement conditions, the second duration The duration of the trigger timer is shorter than the first standard.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second standard; the method further comprises:

In the case of receiving the second message, stop the trigger timer and periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the first message;

If the cell of the second standard satisfies the measurement condition, start the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message.
The method according to claim 7, wherein the second duration includes a duration from starting the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message to the timeout of the trigger timer of the second standard, or,

The second duration includes the duration from starting the trigger timer of the second system configured by the second message to the timeout of the trigger timer of the second system, and from starting the second system configured by the second message The duration from the periodic reporting timer of the second standard to the m-th time-out of the periodic reporting timer of the second standard, the m satisfies 1≤m<M, and the M is a positive integer and is set by the second message.
The method according to claim 8, wherein the second duration further includes a measurement duration of the second format, and the measurement duration of the second format includes a third duration and/or a fourth duration, The third duration is a duration during which the second standard cell does not meet the measurement condition, the fourth duration is the duration during which the second standard cell meets the measurement condition, and the fourth duration is shorter than the second The trigger timer duration of the system.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second standard; the method further comprises:

When the terminal device executes the call service under the second standard and receives the second message, continue the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message;

After the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message expires, send the first measurement report of the second standard;

Stopping the trigger timer of the second standard and the periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the first message;

If the cell of the second standard satisfies the measurement condition, start the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message.
A measurement reporting device, characterized in that it comprises:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a first message from a network device, the first message is used to configure measurement configurations of a first standard and a second standard, the measurement configuration of the first standard includes a first measurement timer, the The measurement configuration of the second standard includes a second measurement timer;

The receiving unit is further configured to receive a second message from the network device, where the second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard;

A sending unit, configured to send a measurement report of the first standard when a first time period after receiving the first message is reached, the first time period is configured by the first measurement timer configured by the first message Sure;

The sending unit is further configured to send a measurement report of the second standard when a second time period after receiving the second message is reached, and the second time period is the second measurement report modified by the second message Timer OK.
The device according to claim 11, wherein the first message or the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig information element, and the quality configuration information element is used to indicate the measurement configuration of the first standard or the second standard .
The device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the first measurement timer is a trigger timer of the first standard; the device further comprises a processing unit, the processing unit is configured to:

When the cell of the first standard satisfies the measurement condition of the first standard, start the trigger timer of the first standard, and the measurement condition of the first standard is preset or the measurement indicated by the network device condition.
The device according to claim 13, wherein the sending unit is configured to send the measurement report of the first standard within a first time period after receiving the first message, including:

Sending the first measurement report of the first standard when the first standard cell continues to meet the measurement condition within the trigger timer duration of the first standard and the trigger timer of the first standard expires.
The device according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the first measurement timer further includes a periodic reporting timer of the first standard; the processing unit is also used to trigger When the timer expires, start the periodic reporting timer of the first standard;

The sending unit is further configured to send the n+1th measurement report of the first standard when the periodic reporting timer of the first standard expires for the nth time, and n is less than N, and the n satisfies 1≤n<N, the N is a positive integer and is set by the first message.
The device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second standard; the processing unit is further configured to:

In the case of receiving the second message, stop the trigger timer and periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the first message;

If the cell of the second standard satisfies the measurement condition, start the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message.
The device according to claim 16, wherein the second duration includes a duration from starting the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the second message to the timeout of the trigger timer of the second standard, or,

The second duration includes the duration from starting the trigger timer of the second system configured by the second message to the timeout of the trigger timer of the second system, and from starting the second system configured by the second message The duration from the periodic reporting timer of the second standard to the m-th time-out of the periodic reporting timer of the second standard, the m satisfies 1≤m<M, and the M is a positive integer and is set by the second message.
The device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the processing unit is further configured to, when the terminal device executes a call service under the second standard and receives the second message, continue the The trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message;

The sending unit is further configured to send the first measurement report of the second standard after the trigger timer of the second standard configured in the first message expires;

The processing unit is further configured to stop the trigger timer of the second standard and the periodic reporting timer of the second standard configured in the first message; and start the second standard when the cell of the second standard meets the measurement condition. The trigger timer of the second standard configured by the second message.
A terminal device, characterized in that the terminal device includes one or more processors and memory; the memory is coupled to the one or more processors, the memory stores computer programs, and the one or more When a processor executes the computer program, the device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
A computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.