Method for configuring ANR, terminal device, base station and core network device

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application provides a method for configuring ANR, a terminal device, a base station, and a core network device, which can measure some new attributes supporting eLTE communication and NR communication in neighboring cells such as cells supporting LTE communication, cells supporting eLTE communication, and cells supporting NR communication, meeting the requirements for ANR functions in 5G communication. The method includes: receiving measurement configuration information sent by a base station; measuring the attributes and GCI of a neighboring cell according to the measurement configuration information; and sending a measurement report to the base station, the measurement report being used to indicate the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

Description

[0001] This application claims the priority of PCT patent application filed with the China Patent Office on September 13, 2017, with application number PCT / CN2017 / 101585 and application name “Method for configuring ANR, terminal equipment, base station and core network equipment”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference in this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communications, and more specifically, to a method for configuring ANR, a terminal device, a base station and a core network device. Background Art

[0003] In the Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication system, the Auto Neighbor Relationship (ANR) is proposed for neighbor cell optimization. The ANR function requires the participation of the gateway (Operation And Management, O&M) on the network side and the terminal device. The terminal device obtains the neighbor cell information through measurement, and the O&M executes the addition or update of the neighbor cell relationship table (Neighbor Relation Table, NRT).

[0004] In LTE, the terminal device mainly obtains the neighboring cell identity (Global Cellular Identity, GCI). At present, the neighboring cells of the cell where the terminal device resides can be LTE cells, evolved LTE (Evolved LTE, eLTE) cells and new wireless (New Radio, NR) cells. GCI alone cannot meet the current demand for ANR function. Summary of the invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a method for configuring ANR, a terminal device, a base station and a core network device, which can measure parameters such as the core network type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific system information block of the neighboring cell, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface in neighboring cells such as cells supporting LTE communication, cells supporting eLTE communication and cells supporting NR communication, which meets the requirements for ANR function in 5G communication.

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for configuring an automatic neighbor relation (ANR), including:

[0007] receiving measurement configuration information sent by a base station;

[0008] According to the measurement configuration information, measure the attributes of the neighboring cell and the neighboring cell identifier GCI;

[0009] A measurement report is sent to the base station, where the measurement report is used to indicate the attribute of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

[0010] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, in addition to measuring the neighbor cell identifier, the terminal device also measures the attributes of the neighbor cell, and adds new attributes in the process of cell measurement to meet the requirements of measuring more types of neighbor cells and ANR in 5G communications.

[0011] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the first aspect, the attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the neighboring cell's core network CN type, the neighboring cell's cell type, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the neighboring cell's specific system information block SIB, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface.

[0012] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device measures at least one of the core network CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific system information block SIB of the neighboring cell, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, so as to meet the requirements for ANR in eLTE communication and NR communication.

[0013] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the first aspect, if the attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least a CN type of the neighboring cell, the method further includes:

[0014] Determine the CN type of the neighboring cell according to the correspondence between the Tracking Area Code (TAC) and / or the Cell Global Identity (CGI) and the CN type, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell;

[0015] The sending a measurement report to the base station includes:

[0016] The measurement report is sent to the base station, where the measurement report includes at least the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

[0017] Therefore, the terminal device can implicitly indicate the CN type of the neighboring cell through the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell, thereby more flexibly reporting the CN type of the neighboring cell.

[0018] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the first aspect, the correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type is preset, and the TAC and / or CGI formats corresponding to different CN types are different.

[0019] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the first aspect, the attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0020] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the first aspect, the measurement configuration information includes a first duration;

[0021] The sending of the measurement report to the base station includes:

[0022] A first measurement report is sent to the base station, where the first measurement report is used to indicate the attributes of the neighboring cell measured within the first duration.

[0023] Optionally, in an implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes:

[0024] First indication information is sent to the base station, where the first indication information is used to indicate an attribute of the neighboring cell that has not been measured within the first duration.

[0025] Optionally, in an implementation of the first aspect, the method further includes:

[0026] Send second indication information to the base station, where the second indication information is used to instruct the base station to leave blank the attributes of the neighboring cell that the terminal device has not measured within the first time period in the entry information of the ANR list, where the entry information includes the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

[0027] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the first aspect, the neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting long term evolution LTE communication, a cell supporting evolved long term evolution eLTE communication, and a cell supporting new wireless NR communication.

[0028] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can measure neighboring cell information in neighboring cells such as cells supporting LTE communication, cells supporting eLTE communication, and cells supporting NR communication.

[0029] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for configuring ANR, including:

[0030] Sending measurement configuration information to the terminal device, where the measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure the attributes of a neighboring cell and a neighboring cell identifier GCI;

[0031] Receive a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device.

[0032] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the base station sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device to instruct the terminal device to measure the attributes of the neighboring cells in addition to the neighboring cell identifiers. New attributes are added during the cell measurement process to meet the requirements of measuring more types of neighboring cells and ANR in 5G communications.

[0033] Optionally, in an implementation method of the second aspect, the attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the neighboring cell's core network CN type, the neighboring cell's cell type, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the neighboring cell's specific system information block SIB, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface.

[0034] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device measures at least one of the core network CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific system information block SIB of the neighboring cell, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, so as to meet the requirements for ANR in eLTE communication and NR communication.

[0035] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, if the attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least a CN type of the neighboring cell,

[0036] The receiving a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device includes:

[0037] Receive the measurement report sent by the terminal device, wherein the measurement report at least includes the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell, and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

[0038] Therefore, the base station may determine the CN type of the neighboring cell according to the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell.

[0039] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, the attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0040] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device measures at least one of whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access, thereby meeting the requirements for ANR in eLTE communication and NR communication.

[0041] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, the measurement configuration information includes a first duration;

[0042] The receiving a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device includes:

[0043] A first measurement report sent by the terminal device is received, where the first measurement report is used to indicate attributes of the neighboring cell measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

[0044] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, the method further includes:

[0045] Receive first indication information sent by the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate attributes of the neighboring cell that have not been measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

[0046] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, the method further includes:

[0047] Receive second indication information sent by the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to instruct the base station to leave blank the attributes of the neighboring cell that the terminal device has not measured within the first time period in the entry information of the ANR list, where the entry information includes the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

[0048] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, the method further includes:

[0049] According to the measurement report sent by the terminal device, an ANR list is determined, where the ANR list includes neighboring cell attributes measured by the terminal device and carried in the measurement report.

[0050] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, before sending the measurement configuration information, the method further includes:

[0051] receiving entry information sent by a core network device, where the entry information includes attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI;

[0052] Based on the entry information, an ANR list including the entry information is generated.

[0053] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, the method further includes:

[0054] The measurement configuration information is generated according to the entry information.

[0055] Optionally, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, the neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting long term evolution LTE communication, a cell supporting evolved long term evolution eLTE communication, and a cell supporting new wireless NR communication.

[0056] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can measure neighboring cell information in neighboring cells such as cells supporting LTE communication, cells supporting eLTE communication, and cells supporting NR communication.

[0057] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for configuring ANR, including:

[0058] The entry information of the ANR list is sent to the base station, and the entry information includes the neighbor cell identifier GCI, the core network CN type of the neighbor cell, the cell type of the neighbor cell, whether the neighbor cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighbor cell, the specific system information block SIB of the neighbor cell, whether the neighbor cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighbor cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighbor cell supports independent access. At least one of the following, the ANR list is used to indicate the attributes of the neighbor cell measured by the terminal device according to the entry information.

[0059] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the core network device sends entry information of the ANR list to the base station, so that the base station instructs the terminal device to measure at least one of the core network CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific system information block SIB of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access, so as to meet the requirements for ANR in eLTE communication and NR communication.

[0060] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal device that can execute a module or unit of the method in the first aspect or any optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0061] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network device that can execute a module or unit of the method in the second aspect or any optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0062] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a core network device that can execute a module or unit of the method in the third aspect.

[0063] In a seventh aspect, a terminal device is provided, the terminal device comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication interface. The processor is connected to the memory and the communication interface. The memory is used to store instructions, the processor is used to execute the instructions, and the communication interface is used to communicate with other network elements under the control of the processor. When the processor executes the instructions stored in the memory, the execution causes the processor to execute the method in the first aspect or any possible implementation of the first aspect.

[0064] In an eighth aspect, a network device is provided, the network device comprising a processor, a memory, and a communication interface. The processor is connected to the memory and the communication interface. The memory is used to store instructions, the processor is used to execute the instructions, and the communication interface is used to communicate with other network elements under the control of the processor. When the processor executes the instructions stored in the memory, the execution causes the processor to execute the method in the second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect.

[0065] In a ninth aspect, a core network device is provided, the core network device comprising a processor, a memory and a communication interface. The processor is connected to the memory and the communication interface. The memory is used to store instructions, the processor is used to execute the instructions, and the communication interface is used to communicate with other network elements under the control of the processor. When the processor executes the instructions stored in the memory, the execution causes the processor to execute the method in the third aspect.

[0066] In a tenth aspect, a computer storage medium is provided, in which a program code is stored, and the program code is used to instruct a computer to execute instructions of the method in the above-mentioned first aspect or any possible implementation of the first aspect.

[0067] In an eleventh aspect, a computer storage medium is provided, in which a program code is stored, and the program code is used to instruct a computer to execute instructions of the method in the above-mentioned second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect.

[0068] In a twelfth aspect, a computer storage medium is provided, in which a program code is stored, and the program code is used to instruct a computer to execute instructions of the method in the third aspect.

[0069] In a thirteenth aspect, a computer program product comprising instructions is provided, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the methods described in the above aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0070] Figure 1 The wireless communication system to which the embodiment of the present application is applied is shown.

[0071] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the ANR-based interaction between a base station and a core network device in an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0072] Figure 3 It is a schematic flowchart of a method for configuring ANR according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0073] Figure 4 It is a schematic flowchart of another method for configuring ANR according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0074] Figure 5 It is a schematic flowchart of another method for configuring ANR according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0075] Figure 6 It is a schematic flowchart of a method for configuring ANR according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0076] Figure 7 It is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0077] Figure 8 It is a schematic block diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0078] Fig. 9 It is a schematic block diagram of a core network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0079] Fig.10 A schematic block diagram of a device for configuring ANR provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0080] Fig.11 is a schematic structural diagram of a system chip according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0081] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0082] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD) system or future 5G system.

[0083] Figure 1A wireless communication system 100 to which an embodiment of the present application is applied is shown. The wireless communication system 100 may include a base station 110. The base station 110 may be a device that communicates with a terminal device. The base station 110 may provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area, and may communicate with a terminal device (e.g., UE) located in the coverage area. Optionally, the base station 110 may be an evolved base station (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, or a wireless controller in a cloud radio access network (CRAN), or the network device may be a relay station, an access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a network-side device in a future 5G network, or a network device in a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN), etc.

[0084] The wireless communication system 100 also includes at least one terminal device 120 located within the coverage of the base station 110. The terminal device 120 may be mobile or fixed. Optionally, the terminal device 120 may refer to an access terminal, a user equipment (UE), a user unit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent or a user device. The access terminal may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a future 5G network, or a terminal device in a future evolved PLMN, etc.

[0085] The wireless communication system 100 also includes a core network device 130 that communicates with the base station. The core network device 130 can be a 5G core network device or an evolved packet core (EPC) device.

[0086] Optionally, the 5G system or network may also be referred to as a New Radio (NR) system or network.

[0087] Figure 1A base station, a core network device and two terminal devices are shown exemplarily. Optionally, the wireless communication system 100 may include multiple base station devices and each base station may include another number of terminal devices within its coverage area, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0088] Optionally, the wireless communication system 100 may also include other network entities such as a network controller and a mobility management entity, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0089] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of ANR-based interaction between the O&M in the base station and the core network device in an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0090] The base station includes an ANR functional entity, which can exchange information with the O&M. The ANR functional entity can also exchange information with the terminal device through radio resource control (RRC).

[0091] Optionally, the ANR functional entity may implement neighbor cell deletion internally, may implement neighbor cell measurement through an RRC connection, may add or update neighbor cell relations through interaction with O&M, and may maintain the ANR list through neighbor cell relation table management.

[0092] It should be understood that the evolved LTE (i.e., eLTE) in this application refers to LTE base station facilities that have been enhanced based on LTE and can support access to the 5G core network.

[0093] It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in this article. The term "and / or" in this article is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0094] Figure 3 FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method 200 for configuring ANR according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 3 As shown, the method 200 may be executed by a terminal device, which may be as shown in FIG. Figure 1 The terminal device shown in FIG. 1 can be connected to the terminal device through Figure 2 The RRC connection shown interacts with the ANR function entity in the base station, and then reports the neighboring cell measurement result. The base station in the method 200 can be as follows Figure 1 For the base station shown in , the method 200 includes the following contents.

[0095] 210. Receive measurement configuration information sent by the base station.

[0096] 220. Measure the attributes and GCI of the neighboring cell according to the measurement configuration information.

[0097] Optionally, the neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting LTE communication, a cell supporting eLTE communication, and a cell supporting NR communication.

[0098] It should be understood that the measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform neighboring cell measurement.

[0099] Optionally, the base station may be an evolved Node B (eNB) or a base station (gNB) in 5G communication.

[0100] Optionally, the base station configures the terminal device with attributes of neighboring cells measured and neighboring cell identifiers (Global Cellular Identity, GCI) in the measurement configuration information.

[0101] Optionally, the attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the core network (CN) type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific system information block (SIB) of the neighboring cell, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface.

[0102] For example, the CN type can be EPC, or 5G core network (5G Core, 5GC), or it can support both EPC and 5GC.

[0103] For example, the cell type of the neighboring cell may be a cell supporting LTE communication, a cell supporting eLTE communication, or a cell supporting NR communication.

[0104] For example, the specific service supported by the neighboring cell may be a vehicle to everything (V2X) service, a device to device (D2D) service, or other services.

[0105] Optionally, the terminal device may determine the CN type of the neighboring cell based on the correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell.

[0106] It should be noted that the base station can broadcast TAC and / or CGI by broadcasting. For example, base station A serves neighboring cell 1, and base station B serves neighboring cell 2. At this time, base station A can send the TAC and / or CGI of neighboring cell 1 to the terminal device by broadcasting, and base station B can send the TAC and / or CGI of neighboring cell 2 to the terminal device by broadcasting. Therefore, the terminal device can obtain the TAC and / or CGI of its neighboring cell.

[0107] It should also be noted that a base station can broadcast at least one TAC and CGI. If connected to different core networks, the base station can broadcast TACs and CGIs in the same or different formats for different core network types.

[0108] Optionally, the correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type is preset, and the TAC and / or CGI formats corresponding to different CN types are different.

[0109] For example, the TAC format corresponding to 5GC is 3 bytes, and the TAC format corresponding to EPC is 2 bytes.

[0110] For another example, the CGI format corresponding to EPC is shorter than the CGI format corresponding to 5GC.

[0111] The CGI format corresponding to EPC is shorter than the CGI format corresponding to 5GC. It can be understood that the CGI format corresponding to 5GC can have more digits.

[0112] Specifically, for example, when the eLTE base station is connected to the EPC, it can broadcast TAC in TAC format 1 and / or CGI in CGI format 1; when the eLTE base station is connected to the 5GC, it can broadcast TAC in TAC format 2 and / or CGI in CGI format 2; at the same time, TAC format 1 can be 2 bytes, TAC format 2 can be 3 bytes, and CGI format 1 is shorter than CGI format 2. Thus, the terminal device can determine the CN type of the neighboring cell according to the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell.

[0113] Optionally, the attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports standalone (SA) access.

[0114] It should be noted that the neighboring cell may be a licensed frequency band or an unlicensed frequency band. The neighboring cell may support standalone (SA) access or non-standalone (NSA) access.

[0115] Optionally, the attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0116] 230. Send a measurement report to the base station, where the measurement report is used to indicate the attribute of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

[0117] Optionally, if the attributes of the neighboring cell include at least the CN type of the neighboring cell, the measurement report includes at least the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell, and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

[0118] In other words, when the base station instructs the terminal device to measure the CN type of a neighboring cell, the terminal device may implicitly indicate the CN type of the neighboring cell through the TAC and / or CGI.

[0119] Optionally, the base station configures the triggering conditions of the measurement report, and the terminal device can report the measurement report when the triggering conditions of the measurement report are met, without having to wait until all measurement results are obtained.

[0120] For example, the base station configures the time for reporting the measurement report, for example, the measurement result can be reported after 5 ms of measurement.

[0121] For another example, the base station configures the information of the measurement report to be reported, such as reporting after measuring the GCI, the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the cell type of the neighboring cell.

[0122] Optionally, the base station configures a time for reporting the measurement report. In this case, the measurement configuration information includes a first duration.

[0123] Optionally, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the base station, where the first measurement report is used to indicate attributes of the neighboring cell measured within the first time period.

[0124] Optionally, the terminal device sends a first indication message to the base station, and the first indication message is used to indicate the attributes of the neighboring cell that have not been measured within the first time period. Optionally, after learning that the terminal device has not measured the attributes within the first time period, the base station may continue to wait to obtain the neighboring cell information obtained by the terminal device in subsequent measurements. Optionally, after learning that the terminal device has not measured the attributes within the first time period, the base station may give up waiting and directly maintain the ANR list for the terminal device.

[0125] Optionally, the terminal device sends a second indication information to the base station, the second indication information is used to instruct the base station to leave blanks in the entry information of the ANR list for the attributes of the neighboring cell that the terminal device has not measured within the first time period, the entry information including the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI. Optionally, the terminal device leaves blanks for the attributes that the terminal device has not measured within the first time period based on the second indication information, so as to supplement the blank information after the terminal device subsequently reports the information.

[0126] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the base station sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device to instruct the terminal device to measure the attributes of the neighboring cells in addition to the neighboring cell identifiers. New attributes are added during the cell measurement process to meet the requirements of measuring more types of neighboring cells and ANR in 5G communications.

[0127] Furthermore, the terminal device measures at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there is an available network slice in the neighboring cell, the specific system information block SIB of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access, thereby meeting the requirements for ANR in eLTE communication and NR communication.

[0128] Figure 4 FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a method 300 for configuring ANR according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 4 As shown, the method 300 may be performed by a base station, which may be as shown in FIG. Figure 1 The base station shown in FIG. 1 may be configured as follows: Figure 2 The O&M interaction in the core network device shown in FIG. 1 and then obtaining the entry information of the ANR list from the core network device. The terminal device and the core network device in the method 300 may be as follows: Figure 1 The terminal device and core network device shown in the method 300 include the following contents.

[0129] 310. Send measurement configuration information to a terminal device, where the measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure attributes and identifiers of neighboring cells.

[0130] Optionally, the attributes of the neighboring cell may satisfy the following conditions:

[0131] Case 1: The attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface.

[0132] Case 2: The attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0133] Case 3: The attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there is an available network slice in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0134] Optionally, the neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting long term evolution LTE communication, a cell supporting evolved long term evolution eLTE communication, and a cell supporting new wireless NR communication.

[0135] 320. Receive a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device.

[0136] Optionally, if the attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least the CN type of the neighboring cell,

[0137] The receiving a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device includes:

[0138] Receive the measurement report sent by the terminal device, wherein the measurement report at least includes the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell, and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

[0139] Optionally, the measurement configuration information includes a first duration;

[0140] In step 320, the receiving a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device includes:

[0141] A first measurement report sent by the terminal device is received, where the first measurement report is used to indicate attributes of the neighboring cell measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

[0142] Optionally, the method 300 further includes: receiving first indication information sent by the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate an attribute of the neighboring cell that has not been measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

[0143] Optionally, the method 300 also includes: receiving second indication information sent by the terminal device, the second indication information being used to instruct the base station to leave blanks in the entry information of the ANR list for the attributes of the neighboring cell that were not measured by the terminal device within the first time period, the entry information including the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

[0144] Optionally, the method 300 further includes: determining an ANR list according to the measurement report sent by the terminal device, the ANR list including neighboring cell attributes measured by the terminal device and carried in the measurement report.

[0145] Optionally, before sending the measurement configuration information, the method 300 further includes:

[0146] receiving entry information sent by a core network device, where the entry information includes attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI;

[0147] Based on the entry information, an ANR list including the entry information is generated.

[0148] Optionally, the core network device configures entry information of the ANR list for the terminal device as needed.

[0149] Optionally, the method 300 further includes: generating the measurement configuration information according to the entry information.

[0150] It should be understood that the steps in method 300 for configuring ANR may refer to the description of the corresponding steps in method 200 for configuring ANR, and for the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0151] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the base station sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device to instruct the terminal device to measure the attributes of the neighboring cells in addition to the neighboring cell identifiers. New attributes are added during the cell measurement process to meet the requirements of measuring more types of neighboring cells and ANR in 5G communications.

[0152] Furthermore, the terminal device measures at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there is an available network slice in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access, so as to meet the requirements for ANR in eLTE communication and NR communication.

[0153] Figure 5 FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a method 400 for configuring ANR according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 5 As shown, the method 400 may be executed by a core network device, which may be as shown in FIG. Figure 1 The core network device shown in FIG. 1 may be connected to the ANR function entity in the base station. Figure 2 The interaction shown in FIG. 400 further sends the entry information of the ANR list to the base station. The base station in the method 400 may be as follows: Figure 1 For the base station shown in , the method 300 includes the following contents.

[0154] 410, sending entry information of the ANR list to the base station, the entry information including GCI, and at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there is an available network slice in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access. The ANR list is used to indicate the attributes of the neighboring cell measured by the terminal device according to the entry information.

[0155] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the core network device sends entry information of the ANR list to the base station, so that the base station instructs the terminal device to measure at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access, so as to meet the requirements for ANR in eLTE communication and NR communication.

[0156] As an example, Figure 6 As shown, ANR is configured through information interaction between the terminal device (e.g., UE), the base station (e.g., eNB / gNB) and the core network equipment (e.g., O&M in 5GC / EPC).

[0157] 510. The core network device configures the entry information of the ANR list.

[0158] Optionally, the entry information includes GCI, as well as at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, specific SIBs of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0159] Optionally, the ANR list is used to indicate attributes of neighboring cells measured by the terminal device based on the entry information.

[0160] 520. The base station maintains the entry information in the ANR list.

[0161] Optionally, a blank ANR list (a table containing only entry information) for the terminal device is stored in the base station, or the base station generates a blank ANR list for the terminal device as needed.

[0162] Optionally, the base station adds, modifies, or deletes entry information in the ANR list according to the entry information in the ANR list configured by the core network device, for example, adds new attribute information such as new CN type, slice availability, supported service, specific SIB, Xn interface, and other information.

[0163] 530. The base station generates measurement configuration information.

[0164] Optionally, the measurement configuration information may include GCI, as well as at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell (YES or NO) supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, specific SIBs of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0165] Optionally, in step 540, the base station configures a trigger condition for the measurement report.

[0166] Optionally, the terminal device can report the measurement report when the triggering condition of the measurement report is met, without having to wait until all measurement results are obtained.

[0167] Optionally, the base station configures a time for reporting the measurement report, for example, reporting is performed 10 ms after measurement.

[0168] It should be understood that the base station flexibly configures the specific reporting time according to actual needs.

[0169] Optionally, the base station configures information for reporting the measurement report, for example, reporting is performed immediately after measuring the GCI, the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the cell type of the neighboring cell.

[0170] It should be understood that the base station flexibly configures which specific information to report according to actual needs.

[0171] 550. The base station sends measurement configuration information to the terminal device.

[0172] The measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure the attributes and identifiers of neighboring cells.

[0173] Optionally, the attributes of the neighboring cell may satisfy the following conditions:

[0174] Case 1: The attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface.

[0175] Case 2: The attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0176] Case 3: The attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there is an available network slice in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0177] 560. The terminal device measures the neighboring cell information according to the information that needs to be measured configured by the base station.

[0178] Optionally, the neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting LTE communication, a cell supporting eLTE communication, and a cell supporting NR communication.

[0179] Optionally, the terminal device may determine the CN type of the neighboring cell based on the correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell.

[0180] It should be noted that a base station can broadcast at least one TAC and CGI. If connected to different core networks, the base station can broadcast TACs and CGIs with the same or different formats for different core network types.

[0181] 570, the terminal device reports the measurement report.

[0182] Optionally, when step 540 is not performed, the terminal device reports the measurement result in the measurement report only after measuring all the information that needs to be measured and configured by the base station.

[0183] Optionally, when step 540 is performed, the terminal device reports the measurement result in a measurement report when the trigger condition is met.

[0184] Optionally, if the attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least the CN type of the neighboring cell,

[0185] The receiving a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device includes:

[0186] Receive the measurement report sent by the terminal device, wherein the measurement report at least includes the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell, and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

[0187] Optionally, when the base station configures the terminal device to report measurement results within a first time period, the terminal device sends first indication information to the base station, where the first indication information is used to indicate neighboring cell information that is not measured within the first time period among the neighboring cell information that needs to be measured and is configured by the base station.

[0188] Optionally, when the base station configures the terminal device to report measurement results within a first time period, the terminal device sends a second indication message to the base station, and the second indication message is used to instruct the base station to leave blank the neighboring cell information that was not measured by the terminal device within the first time period in the entry information of the ANR list.

[0189] 580, the base station maintains the ANR list.

[0190] Optionally, the base station adds the information contained in the measurement report reported by the terminal device to a blank ANR list for the terminal device.

[0191] For example, as shown in Table 1.

[0192]

[0193] Optionally, the above Table 1 may also include some other attributes, for example, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, whether the neighboring cell supports independent access, etc.

[0194] It should be understood that the contents in the above Table 1 are some extended attributes of the ANR table newly added in the embodiments of the present application. In practice, the ANR list attributes also include some attributes that need to be measured in LTE, such as the Terminal Control Interface (TCI).

[0195] Therefore, in the method for configuring ANR in an embodiment of the present application, the core network device sends entry information of the ANR list to the base station, so that the base station instructs the terminal device to measure at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighboring cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access, so as to meet the requirements for ANR in eLTE communication and NR communication.

[0196] Figure 7 600 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 7 As shown, the terminal device 600 includes:

[0197] The receiving unit 610 is configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by a base station;

[0198] The processing unit 620 is configured to measure the attributes of the neighboring cell and the neighboring cell identifier GCI according to the measurement configuration information;

[0199] The sending unit 630 is configured to send a measurement report to the base station, where the measurement report is used to indicate the attribute of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

[0200] Optionally, the attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the neighboring cell's core network CN type, the neighboring cell's cell type, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the neighboring cell's specific system information block SIB, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface.

[0201] Optionally, if the attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least a CN type of the neighboring cell, the processing unit is further used to:

[0202] Determine the CN type of the neighboring cell according to the correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell;

[0203] The sending unit 630 is specifically used for:

[0204] The measurement report is sent to the base station, where the measurement report includes at least the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

[0205] Optionally, the correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type is preset, and the TAC and / or CGI formats corresponding to different CN types are different.

[0206] Optionally, the attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0207] Optionally, the measurement configuration information includes a first duration;

[0208] The sending unit 630 is further configured to send a first measurement report to the base station, where the first measurement report is used to indicate the attributes of the neighboring cell measured within the first duration.

[0209] Optionally, the sending unit 630 is further used to send first indication information to the base station, where the first indication information is used to indicate attributes of the neighboring cell that have not been measured within the first duration.

[0210] Optionally, the sending unit 630 is also used to send second indication information to the base station, and the second indication information is used to instruct the base station to leave blanks for the attributes of the neighboring cell that were not measured by the terminal device within the first time period in the entry information of the ANR list, and the entry information includes the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

[0211] Optionally, the neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting long term evolution LTE communication, a cell supporting evolved long term evolution eLTE communication, and a cell supporting new wireless NR communication.

[0212] It should be understood that the terminal device 600 according to the embodiment of the present application may correspond to the terminal device in the method 200 of the present application, and the above and other operations and / or functions of each unit in the terminal device 600 are respectively to implement Figure 3 For the sake of brevity, the corresponding process of the terminal device in the method 200 is not repeated here.

[0213] Figure 8 is a schematic block diagram of a base station 700 according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 8 As shown, the base station 700 includes:

[0214] The sending unit 710 is used to send measurement configuration information to the terminal device, where the measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure the attributes of the neighboring cell and the neighboring cell identifier GCI;

[0215] The receiving unit 720 is used to receive a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device.

[0216] Optionally, the attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the CN type of the neighboring cell, the cell type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports specific services, whether there are available network slices in the neighboring cell, the specific SIB of the neighboring cell, and whether the neighboring cell supports the Xn interface.

[0217] Optionally, if the attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least the CN type of the neighboring cell,

[0218] The receiving unit 720 is specifically used for:

[0219] Receive the measurement report sent by the terminal device, wherein the measurement report at least includes the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell, and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

[0220] Optionally, the attribute of the neighboring cell includes at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

[0221] Optionally, the measurement configuration information includes a first duration;

[0222] The receiving unit 720 is further used to receive a first measurement report sent by the terminal device, where the first measurement report is used to indicate the attributes of the neighboring cell measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

[0223] Optionally, the receiving unit 720 is further used to receive first indication information sent by the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate an attribute of the neighboring cell that has not been measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

[0224] Optionally, the receiving unit 720 is also used to receive second indication information sent by the terminal device, and the second indication information is used to instruct the base station to leave blank the attributes of the neighboring cell that the terminal device has not measured within the first time period in the entry information of the ANR list, and the entry information includes the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

[0225] Optionally, the base station further includes:

[0226] The processing unit 730 is used to determine an ANR list according to the measurement report sent by the terminal device, where the ANR list includes neighboring cell attributes measured by the terminal device and carried in the measurement report.

[0227] Optionally, before the sending unit 710 sends the measurement configuration information, the base station further includes:

[0228] The receiving unit 720 is further configured to receive entry information sent by a core network device, where the entry information includes attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI;

[0229] The processing unit 730 is used to generate an ANR list including the entry information according to the entry information.

[0230] Optionally, the processing unit 730 is further configured to generate the measurement configuration information according to the entry information.

[0231] Optionally, the neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting long term evolution LTE communication, a cell supporting evolved long term evolution eLTE communication, and a cell supporting new wireless NR communication.

[0232] It should be understood that the base station 700 according to the embodiment of the present application may correspond to the base station in the method 300 of the present application, and the above and other operations and / or functions of each unit in the base station 600 are respectively to implement Figure 4 For the sake of brevity, the corresponding process of the base station in the method 300 is not repeated here.

[0233] Fig. 9800 is a schematic block diagram of a core network device according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 9 As shown, the core network device 800 includes:

[0234] The sending unit 810 is used to send entry information of the ANR list to the base station, where the entry information includes a neighbor cell identifier GCI, a neighbor cell CN type, a neighbor cell cell type, whether the neighbor cell supports specific services, whether there is an available network slice in the neighbor cell, a neighbor cell specific SIB, whether the neighbor cell supports the Xn interface, whether the neighbor cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighbor cell supports independent access. The ANR list is used to indicate the attributes of the neighbor cell measured by the terminal device according to the entry information.

[0235] It should be understood that the core network device 800 according to the embodiment of the present application may correspond to the core network device in the method 400 of the present application, and the above and other operations and / or functions of each unit in the core network device 800 are respectively to implement Figure 5 For the sake of brevity, the corresponding processes of the core network device in the method 400 are not repeated here.

[0236] Fig.10 A schematic block diagram of a device 900 for configuring ANR provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown, and the device 900 includes:

[0237] A memory 910, used for storing a program, the program including codes;

[0238] A transceiver 920, used for communicating with other devices;

[0239] The processor 930 is configured to execute the program code in the memory 910 .

[0240] Optionally, when the code is executed, the processor 930 may implement Figure 3 For the sake of brevity, the various operations performed by the terminal device in the method 200 are not described here. At this time, the device 900 can be a terminal device (for example, a mobile phone). The transceiver 920 is used to perform specific signal transmission and reception under the drive of the processor 930.

[0241] Optionally, when the code is executed, the processor 930 may also implement Figure 4 For the sake of brevity, the various operations performed by the base station in the method 300 are not described here. At this time, the device 900 may be a base station (eg, an access network device).

[0242] Optionally, when the code is executed, the processor 930 may also implement Figure 5For the sake of brevity, the various operations performed by the core network device in the method 400 are not repeated here. At this time, the device 900 can be a core network device (for example, 5GC, EPC).

[0243] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the processor 930 may be a central processing unit (CPU), and the processor 930 may also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor, etc.

[0244] The memory 910 may include a read-only memory and a random access memory, and provide instructions and data to the processor 930. A portion of the memory 910 may also include a nonvolatile random access memory. For example, the memory 910 may also store information on the device type.

[0245] The transceiver 920 may be used to implement signal transmission and reception functions, such as frequency modulation and demodulation functions or up-conversion and down-conversion functions.

[0246] During the implementation process, at least one step of the above method can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in the processor 930, or the integrated logic circuit can complete the at least one step under the drive of instructions in the form of software. Therefore, the device 900 configured with ANR can be a chip or a chipset. The steps of the method disclosed in conjunction with the embodiments of the present application can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware processor, or can be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor. The software module can be located in a mature storage medium in the art, such as a random access memory, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory or an electrically erasable programmable memory, a register, etc. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor 930 reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware. To avoid repetition, it will not be described in detail here.

[0247] Fig.11 is a schematic structural diagram of a system chip 1000 according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig.11 The system chip 1000 includes an input interface 1001 , an output interface 1002 , a processor 1003 and a memory 1004 , which can be connected via an internal communication connection line. The processor 1003 is used to execute the code in the memory 1004 .

[0248] Optionally, when the code is executed, the processor 1003 implements the method executed by the terminal device in the method embodiment. For the sake of brevity, it will not be described here.

[0249] Optionally, when the code is executed, the processor 1003 implements the method executed by the network device in the method embodiment. For the sake of brevity, it will not be described in detail here.

[0250] Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0251] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0252] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0253] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0254] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0255] If the functions are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0256] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for configuring automatic neighbor relation (ANR), the method being applied to a terminal device in a wireless communication system, characterized in that: The method comprises: receiving measurement configuration information sent by a base station; Measuring, according to the measurement configuration information, one or more attributes of a neighboring cell and a neighboring cell identifier GCI of the neighboring cell; sending a measurement report to the base station, the measurement report being used to indicate one or more attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI, and the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell measured and reported by the terminal device being used to enable the base station to determine an ANR list, The one or more attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the core network CN type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports a specific service, whether there is an available network slice in the neighboring cell, and a specific system information block SIB of the neighboring cell; Among them, the CN type includes only 5G core network 5GC type, or packet core evolution EPC and 5GC type.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The specific service supported by the neighboring cell includes at least one of a vehicle-to-device V2X service or a device-to-device D2D service.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: Determine the CN type of the neighboring cell according to the correspondence between the tracking area code TAC and / or the cell global identity code CGI and the CN type, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell, wherein the correspondence between the tracking area code TAC and / or the cell global identity code CGI and the CN type implicitly indicates the CN type; The sending a measurement report to the base station includes: The measurement report is sent to the base station, where the measurement report includes at least the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type is preset, and different CN types correspond to different TAC and / or CGI formats.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein: The TAC format corresponding to the 5GC type requires more bits than the TAC format corresponding to the EPC type; or The CGI format corresponding to the 5GC type requires more bits than the CGI format corresponding to the EPC type.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The one or more attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The measurement configuration information includes a first duration; The sending a measurement report to the base station includes: A first measurement report is sent to the base station, where the first measurement report is used to indicate an attribute among the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell measured within the first duration.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending first indication information to the base station, where the first indication information is used to indicate an attribute among the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell that is not measured within the first duration.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Sending second indication information to the base station, the second indication information is used to instruct the base station to leave blanks for one or more attributes of the neighboring cell that were not measured by the terminal device within the first time period in the entry information of the ANR list, the entry information including the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting long term evolution LTE communication, a cell supporting evolved long term evolution eLTE communication, and a cell supporting new wireless NR communication.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The base station is an evolved base station or a base station in 5G communication.

12. A method for configuring automatic neighbor relation (ANR), characterized in that: include: Sending measurement configuration information to the terminal device, where the measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure one or more attributes of a neighboring cell and a neighboring cell identifier GCI of the neighboring cell; receiving a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device, wherein the measurement report is used to indicate one or more attributes of the neighboring cell and the CGI, and the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell measured and reported by the terminal device are used to enable the base station to determine an ANR list; The one or more attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the core network CN type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports a specific service, whether there is an available network slice in the neighboring cell, and a specific system information block SIB of the neighboring cell; Among them, the CN type includes only 5G core network 5GC type, or packet core evolution EPC and 5GC type.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The specific service supported by the neighboring cell includes at least one of a vehicle-to-device V2X service or a device-to-device D2D service.

14. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The receiving a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device includes: Receive the measurement report sent by the terminal device, the measurement report at least includes the tracking area code TAC and / or the cell global identity CGI of the neighboring cell, and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type is preset, and different CN types correspond to different TAC and / or CGI formats.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein: The TAC format corresponding to the 5GC type requires more bits than the TAC format corresponding to the EPC type; or The CGI format corresponding to the 5GC type requires more bits than the CGI format corresponding to the EPC type.

17. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that The one or more attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

18. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that The measurement configuration information includes a first duration; The receiving a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device includes: Receive a first measurement report sent by the terminal device, where the first measurement report is used to indicate the attributes of the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive first indication information sent by the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate an attribute of one or more attributes of the neighboring cell that has not been measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

20. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive second indication information sent by the terminal device, wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the base station to leave blanks in the entry information of the ANR list for one or more attributes of the neighboring cell that were not measured by the terminal device within the first time period, and the entry information includes the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

21. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: An ANR list is determined according to the measurement report sent by the terminal device, where the ANR list includes neighboring cell attributes measured by the terminal device and carried in the measurement report.

22. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that Before sending the measurement configuration information, the method further includes: receiving entry information sent by a core network device, the entry information including attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI; Based on the entry information, an ANR list including the entry information is generated.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that The method further comprises: The measurement configuration information is generated according to the entry information.

24. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that The neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting long term evolution LTE communication, a cell supporting evolved long term evolution eLTE communication, and a cell supporting new wireless NR communication.

25. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein: The base station is an evolved base station or a base station in 5G communication.

26. A method for configuring automatic neighbor relation (ANR), characterized in that: include: Sending entry information of the ANR list to the base station, the entry information including a neighbor cell identifier GCI, a core network CN type of the neighbor cell, whether the neighbor cell supports a specific service, whether there is an available network slice in the neighbor cell, a specific system information block SIB of the neighbor cell, whether the neighbor cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighbor cell supports independent access, wherein the ANR list is used to indicate the attributes of the neighbor cell measured by the terminal device according to the entry information; Among them, the CN type includes only 5G core network 5GC type, or packet core evolution EPC and 5GC type.

27. A terminal device, characterized in that: include: A receiving unit, configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by a base station; a processing unit, configured to measure, according to the measurement configuration information, one or more attributes of a neighboring cell and a neighboring cell identifier GCI of the neighboring cell; a sending unit, configured to send a measurement report to the base station, wherein the measurement report is used to indicate one or more attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI, and the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell measured and reported by the terminal device are used to enable the base station to determine the ANR list, The one or more attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the core network CN type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports a specific service, whether there is an available network slice in the neighboring cell, and a specific system information block SIB of the neighboring cell; Among them, the CN type includes only 5G core network 5GC type, or packet core evolution EPC and 5GC type.

28. The terminal device according to claim 27, characterized in that: The specific service supported by the neighboring cell includes at least one of a vehicle-to-device V2X service or a device-to-device D2D service.

29. The terminal device according to claim 27, characterized in that: The processing unit is also used for: Determine the CN type of the neighboring cell according to the correspondence between the tracking area code TAC and / or the cell global identity code CGI and the CN type, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell, wherein the correspondence between the tracking area code TAC and / or the cell global identity code CGI and the CN type implicitly indicates the CN type; The sending unit is specifically used for: The measurement report is sent to the base station, where the measurement report includes at least the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

30. The terminal device according to claim 29, characterized in that: The correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type is preset, and different CN types correspond to different TAC and / or CGI formats.

31. The terminal device according to claim 30, wherein: The TAC format corresponding to the 5GC type requires more bits than the TAC format corresponding to the EPC type; or The CGI format corresponding to the 5GC type requires more bits than the CGI format corresponding to the EPC type.

32. The terminal device according to any one of claims 27 to 31, characterized in that: The one or more attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

33. The terminal device according to any one of claims 27 to 31, characterized in that: The measurement configuration information includes a first duration; The sending unit is further used to send a first measurement report to the base station, where the first measurement report is used to indicate an attribute among the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell measured within the first duration.

34. The terminal device according to claim 33, characterized in that: The sending unit is further used to send first indication information to the base station, where the first indication information is used to indicate an attribute among the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell that has not been measured within the first duration.

35. The terminal device according to claim 33, characterized in that: The sending unit is also used to send second indication information to the base station, wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the base station to leave blanks in the entry information of the ANR list for one or more attributes of the neighboring cell that were not measured by the terminal device within the first time period, and the entry information includes the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

36. The terminal device according to any one of claims 27 to 31, characterized in that: The neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting long term evolution LTE communication, a cell supporting evolved long term evolution eLTE communication, and a cell supporting new wireless NR communication.

37. The terminal device according to any one of claims 27 to 31, characterized in that: The base station is an evolved base station or a base station in 5G communication.

38. A base station, characterized in that: include: A sending unit, configured to send measurement configuration information to a terminal device, wherein the measurement configuration information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure one or more attributes of a neighboring cell and a neighboring cell identifier GCI of the neighboring cell; A receiving unit, configured to receive a measurement report for the measurement configuration information sent by the terminal device, wherein the measurement report is used to indicate one or more attributes of the neighboring cell and the CGI, and the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell measured and reported by the terminal device are used to enable the base station to determine an ANR list; The one or more attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of the core network CN type of the neighboring cell, whether the neighboring cell supports a specific service, whether there is an available network slice in the neighboring cell, and a specific system information block SIB of the neighboring cell; Among them, the CN type includes only 5G core network 5GC type, or packet core evolution EPC and 5GC type.

39. The base station according to claim 38, characterized in that The specific service supported by the neighboring cell includes at least one of a vehicle-to-device V2X service or a device-to-device D2D service.

40. The base station according to claim 38, characterized in that The receiving unit is specifically used for: Receive the measurement report sent by the terminal device, the measurement report at least includes the tracking area code TAC and / or the cell global identity CGI of the neighboring cell, and does not include the CN type of the neighboring cell, and the TAC and / or CGI of the neighboring cell implicitly indicates the CN type of the neighboring cell.

41. The base station according to claim 40, wherein: The correspondence between the TAC and / or CGI and the CN type is preset, and different CN types correspond to different TAC and / or CGI formats.

42. The base station of claim 41, wherein: The TAC format corresponding to the 5GC type requires more bits than the TAC format corresponding to the EPC type; or The CGI format corresponding to the 5GC type requires more bits than the CGI format corresponding to the EPC type.

43. The base station according to any one of claims 38 to 42, characterized in that: The one or more attributes of the neighboring cell include at least one of whether the neighboring cell is in an authorized frequency band and whether the neighboring cell supports independent access.

44. The base station according to any one of claims 38 to 42, characterized in that The measurement configuration information includes a first duration; The receiving unit is further used to receive a first measurement report sent by the terminal device, where the first measurement report is used to indicate the attributes of the one or more attributes of the neighboring cell measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

45. The base station according to claim 44, characterized in that The receiving unit is further used to receive first indication information sent by the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate an attribute of one or more attributes of the neighboring cell that has not been measured by the terminal device within the first time period.

46. ​​The base station according to claim 44, characterized in that The receiving unit is also used to receive second indication information sent by the terminal device, wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the base station to leave blanks in the entry information of the ANR list for one or more attributes of the neighboring cell that were not measured by the terminal device within the first time period, and the entry information includes the attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI.

47. The base station according to any one of claims 38 to 42, characterized in that: The base station also includes: A processing unit is used to determine an ANR list based on the measurement report sent by the terminal device, wherein the ANR list includes neighboring cell attributes measured by the terminal device and carried in the measurement report.

48. The base station according to any one of claims 38 to 42, characterized in that: Before the sending unit sends the measurement configuration information, the base station further includes: The receiving unit is further configured to receive entry information sent by a core network device, where the entry information includes attributes of the neighboring cell and the GCI; A processing unit is used to generate an ANR list including the entry information according to the entry information.

49. The base station according to claim 48, characterized in that The processing unit is further configured to generate the measurement configuration information according to the entry information.

50. The base station according to any one of claims 38 to 42, characterized in that: The neighboring cell is at least one of a cell supporting long term evolution LTE communication, a cell supporting evolved long term evolution eLTE communication, and a cell supporting new wireless NR communication.

51. A base station according to any one of claims 37 to 41, wherein: The base station is an evolved base station or a base station in 5G communication.

52. A core network device, characterized in that: include: A sending unit, configured to send entry information of an ANR list to a base station, wherein the entry information includes a neighbor cell identifier GCI, a core network CN type of the neighbor cell, whether the neighbor cell supports a specific service, whether there is an available network slice in the neighbor cell, a specific system information block SIB of the neighbor cell, whether the neighbor cell is an authorized frequency band, and whether the neighbor cell supports independent access. At least one of the ANR list is used to indicate the attributes of the neighbor cell measured by the terminal device according to the entry information; Among them, the CN type includes only 5G core network 5GC type, or packet core evolution EPC and 5GC type.

53. A terminal device, comprising: processor; A memory for storing programs executable by the processor; When the processor executes the program, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is performed.

54. A base station, comprising: processor; A memory for storing programs executable by the processor; When the processor executes the program, the method according to any one of claims 12 to 25 is performed.

55. A core network device, comprising: processor; A memory for storing programs executable by the processor; When the processor executes the program, the method according to claim 26 is performed.

56. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program code for execution by a terminal device, wherein the program code, when executed, causes the terminal device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

57. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program code for execution by a base station, wherein the program code, when executed, causes the base station to perform the method according to any one of claims 12 to 25.

58. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program code for execution by a core network device, wherein the program code, when executed, causes the core network device to perform the method according to claim 26.

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