Measurement resource indication method and related equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application provides a measurement resource indication and related equipment, which is applied to a communication system supporting multiple signal measurements, and the method includes: a network device sends a first measurement resource indication information to a user device, and the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of a configured measurement resource, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of an unconfigured measurement resource. By using the embodiment of the present application, when different signal measurements use the same measurement resource, an indication information can be used to indicate the reused measurement resource to reduce resource waste.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a measurement resource indication method and related equipment. Background Art

[0002] According to the conclusion of the existing 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), signal measurement can use single side band (SSB) or channel state information (CSI-RS). Signal measurement includes beam management, radio link monitoring (RLM) and radio resource management (RRM). Beam management is mainly used for adding, deleting and restoring beams, RRM is mainly used for adding, deleting and switching auxiliary cells, and RLM is mainly used for monitoring radio links.

[0003] The user equipment can perform beam management, RLM and RRM based on SSB or CSI-RS. Currently, the measurement resources of beam management, RLM and RRM are usually configured by the network side equipment through three different radio resource control information elements (RRC IE). Summary of the invention

[0004] The embodiment of the present application provides a measurement resource indication method and related devices, which are used to indicate the reused measurement resources through one indication information when the same measurement resources are used for different signal measurements, so as to reduce the waste of resources.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a measurement resource indication method, including:

[0006] A network device sends first measurement resource indication information to a user device, wherein the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that a first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of a second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of configured measurement resources, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of unconfigured measurement resources.

[0007] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a measurement resource indication method, including:

[0008] The user equipment receives first measurement resource indication information from the network equipment, wherein the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of configured measurement resources, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of unconfigured measurement resources.

[0009] In a third aspect, the present application provides a network device, including a processing unit and a communication unit, wherein:

[0010] The processing unit is used to send first measurement resource indication information to the user equipment through the communication unit, wherein the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of configured measurement resources, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of unconfigured measurement resources.

[0011] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a user equipment, including a processing unit and a communication unit, wherein:

[0012] The processing unit is used to receive first measurement resource indication information from the network device through the communication unit, wherein the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of configured measurement resources, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of unconfigured measurement resources.

[0013] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network device, comprising one or more processors, one or more memories, one or more transceivers, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memories and are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, and the program includes instructions for executing the steps in the method described in the first aspect.

[0014] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network device, comprising one or more processors, one or more memories, one or more transceivers, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memories and are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, and the program includes instructions for executing the steps in the method described in the second aspect.

[0015] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute part or all of the steps described in the method described in the first aspect.

[0016] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute part or all of the steps described in the method described in the first aspect.

[0017] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program being operable to cause a computer to execute some or all of the steps described in the method described in the first aspect. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

[0018] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program being operable to cause a computer to execute some or all of the steps described in the method described in the second aspect. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

[0019] These and other aspects of the present application will become more clearly understood in the description of the following embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the background technology, the drawings required for use in the embodiments of the present application or the background technology will be described below.

[0021] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 2 is a structural diagram of a user equipment provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 4 It is a flowchart of a measurement resource indication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 6 is a structural diagram of a user equipment provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 8It is a structural diagram of another network device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The terms used in the implementation section of this application are only used to explain the specific embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application.

[0030] The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", etc. in the specification and claims of this application and the drawings are used to distinguish different objects rather than to describe a specific order. In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

[0031] Figure 1 The wireless communication system involved in the present application is shown. The wireless communication system is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, but can also be the fifth generation mobile communication (5G) system, the new radio (NR) system, the machine to machine (M2M) system, etc. Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system 100 may include: one or more network devices 101 and one or more user devices 102. Among them:

[0032] The network device 101 may be a base station, which may be used to communicate with one or more user equipments, or may be used to communicate with one or more base stations having partial user equipment functions (such as communication between a macro base station and a micro base station, such as an access point). The base station may be a base transceiver station (Base TransceiverStation, BTS) in a Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) system, or an evolutionary base station (Evolutional Node B, eNB) in an LTE system, as well as a base station in a 5G system or a new air interface (NR) system. In addition, the base station may also be an access point (Access Point, AP), a transmission node (Trans TRP), a central unit (Central Unit, CU) or other network entities, and may include some or all of the functions of the above network entities.

[0033] The user equipment 102 may be distributed throughout the wireless communication system 100 and may be stationary or mobile. In some embodiments of the present application, the terminal 102 may be a mobile device, a mobile station, a mobile unit, an M2M terminal, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a user agent, a mobile client, etc.

[0034] Specifically, the network device 101 may be used to communicate with the user equipment 102 through the wireless interface 103 under the control of a network device controller (not shown). In some embodiments, the network device controller may be part of a core network or may be integrated into the network device 101. The network devices 101 may also communicate with each other directly or indirectly through a backhaul interface 104 (such as an X2 interface).

[0035] In order to ensure signal quality and signal stability, signal measurement is required. The process of signal measurement is usually that the network device first configures the measurement resources, then the network device tells the user device which measurement resources are used for signal measurement, and then the user device performs signal measurement based on the measurement resources configured by the network device. Signal measurement includes but is not limited to: beam management, RLM or RRM.

[0036] When configuring measurement resources for signal measurement, three different radio resource control information elements (RRC IEs) are usually used to configure measurement resources for the three types of signal measurements. For example, RRC IE-1 is used to configure measurement resources for beam management, RRC IE-2 is used to configure measurement resources for RLM, and RRC IE-3 is used to configure measurement resources for RRM.

[0037] When the measurement resources used by beam management, RLM and RRM are exactly the same, or when the measurement resources used by beam management, RLM and RRM are partially the same, configuring the measurement resources for beam management, RLM and RRM in the above manner may result in a waste of resources.

[0038] In the present application, when measurement resources are not configured for the first signal measurement and measurement resources are configured for the second signal measurement, and the network device detects that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the network device sends a measurement resource indication information to the user equipment, and the measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement.

[0039] It can be seen that when different signal measurements use the same measurement resources, the network device indicates the reused measurement resources through one indication information, and there is no need to use one RRC IE to configure the measurement resources for each signal measurement, thereby reducing the waste of resources.

[0040] Need to explain, Figure 1 The wireless communication system 100 shown is only for more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the present application and does not constitute a limitation of the present application. A person skilled in the art can appreciate that with the evolution of network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the present application is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0041] refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 FIG. 2 shows a user device 200 provided by some embodiments of the present application. Figure 2 As shown, the user equipment 200 may include: one or more user equipment processors 201, memory 202, communication interface 203, receiver 205, transmitter 206, coupler 207, antenna 208, user interface 202, and input and output modules (including audio input and output module 210, key input module 211 and display 212, etc.). These components may be connected via bus 204 or other methods. Figure 2 Take bus connection as an example.

[0042] The communication interface 203 can be used for the user equipment 200 to communicate with other communication devices, such as network devices. Specifically, the network device can be Figure 3 The network device 300 shown. Specifically, the communication interface 203 can be a long-term evolution (LTE) (4G) communication interface, or a 5G or future new air interface communication interface. Not limited to a wireless communication interface, the user equipment 200 can also be configured with a wired communication interface 203, such as a local access network (LAN) interface.

[0043] The transmitter 206 can be used to perform transmission processing on the signal output by the user equipment processor 201, such as signal modulation. The receiver 205 can be used to perform reception processing on the mobile communication signal received by the antenna 208, such as signal demodulation. In some embodiments of the present application, the transmitter 206 and the receiver 205 can be regarded as a wireless modem. In the user equipment 200, the number of transmitters 206 and receivers 205 can be one or more. The antenna 208 can be used to convert electromagnetic energy in the transmission line into electromagnetic waves in free space, or to convert electromagnetic waves in free space into electromagnetic energy in the transmission line. The coupler 207 is used to divide the mobile communication signal received by the antenna 308 into multiple paths and distribute them to multiple receivers 205.

[0044] Apart from Figure 2 In addition to the transmitter 206 and the receiver 205 shown, the user device 200 may also include other communication components, such as a GPS module, a Bluetooth module, a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, etc. Not limited to the wireless communication signals described above, the user device 200 may also support other wireless communication signals, such as satellite signals, shortwave signals, etc. Not limited to wireless communication, the user device 200 may also be configured with a wired network interface (such as a LAN interface) to support wired communication.

[0045] The input / output module can be used to realize the interaction between the user device 200 and the user / external environment, and can mainly include an audio input / output module 210, a key input module 211, and a display 212. Specifically, the input / output module can also include: a camera, a touch screen, and a sensor. The input / output modules communicate with the user device processor 201 through the user interface 209.

[0046] The memory 202 is coupled to the terminal processor 201 and is used to store various software programs and / or multiple groups of instructions. Specifically, the memory 202 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as one or more disk storage devices, flash memory devices or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory 202 can store an operating system (hereinafter referred to as system), such as an embedded operating system such as ANDROID, IOS, WINDOWS, or LINUX. The memory 202 can also store a network communication program, which can be used to communicate with one or more additional devices, one or more user devices, and one or more network devices. The memory 202 can also store a user interface program, which can display the content of the application program vividly through a graphical operation interface, and receive user control operations on the application program through input controls such as menus, dialog boxes, and buttons.

[0047] In some embodiments of the present application, the memory 202 may be used to store an implementation program of the measurement resource indication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application on the user equipment 200 side. For the implementation of the measurement resource indication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application, please refer to the following method embodiments.

[0048] In some embodiments of the present application, the user equipment processor 201 may be used to read and execute computer-readable instructions. Specifically, the user equipment processor 201 may be used to call a program stored in the memory 212, such as an implementation program of the measurement resource indication method provided in one or more embodiments of the present application on the user equipment 200 side, and execute instructions contained in the program.

[0049] It is understandable that the user device 200 can be implemented as a mobile device, a mobile station, a mobile unit, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a user agent, a mobile client, etc.

[0050] Need to explain, Figure 2 The user equipment 200 shown is only one implementation of the embodiment of the present application. In actual applications, the user equipment 200 may also include more or fewer components, which is not limited here.

[0051] refer to Figure 3 , Figure 3 FIG. 3 shows a network device 300 provided by some embodiments of the present application. Figure 3 As shown, the network device 300 may include: one or more network device processors 301, a memory 302, a communication interface 303, a transmitter 305, a receiver 306, a coupler 307 and an antenna 308. These components may be connected via a bus 304 or other methods. Figure 4 Take bus connection as an example.

[0052] The communication interface 303 can be used for the network device 300 to communicate with other communication devices, such as user equipment or other network devices. Specifically, the user equipment can be Figure 2 The user equipment 200 shown. Specifically, the communication interface 303 may be a long term evolution (LTE) (4G) communication interface, or a 5G or future new air interface communication interface. Not limited to a wireless communication interface, the network device 300 may also be configured with a wired communication interface 303 to support wired communication, for example, a backhaul link between a network device 300 and other network devices 300 may be a wired communication connection.

[0053] The transmitter 305 can be used to perform transmission processing on the signal output by the network device processor 301, such as signal modulation. The receiver 306 can be used to perform reception processing on the mobile communication signal received by the antenna 308. For example, signal demodulation. In some embodiments of the present application, the transmitter 305 and the receiver 306 can be regarded as a wireless modem. In the network device 300, the number of transmitters 305 and receivers 306 can be one or more. The antenna 308 can be used to convert electromagnetic energy in the transmission line into electromagnetic waves in free space, or convert electromagnetic waves in free space into electromagnetic energy in the transmission line. The coupler 307 can be used to divide the mobile communication signal into multiple paths and distribute them to multiple receivers 306.

[0054] The memory 302 is coupled to the network device processor 301 and is used to store various software programs and / or multiple sets of instructions. Specifically, the memory 302 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as one or more disk storage devices, flash memory devices or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory 302 can store an operating system (hereinafter referred to as system), such as uCOS, VxWorks, RTLinux and other embedded operating systems. The memory 402 can also store a network communication program, which can be used to communicate with one or more additional devices, one or more terminal devices, and one or more network devices.

[0055] The network device processor 301 can be used to manage wireless channels, establish and remove calls and communication links, and provide cell switching control for users in the control area. Specifically, the network device processor 301 may include: an Administration Module / Communication Module (AM / CM) (a center for voice channel switching and information exchange), a Basic Module (BM) (for completing call processing, signaling processing, wireless resource management, wireless link management and circuit maintenance functions), a Transcoder and SubMultiplexer (TCSM) (for completing multiplexing, demultiplexing and code conversion functions), and the like.

[0056] In some embodiments of the present application, the memory 302 may be used to store an implementation program of the measurement resource indication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application on the network device 300 side. For the implementation of the measurement resource indication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application, please refer to the following method embodiments.

[0057] In the embodiment of the present application, the network device processor 301 can be used to read and execute computer-readable instructions. Specifically, the network device processor 301 can be used to call a program stored in the memory 302, such as an implementation program of the measurement resource indication method provided in one or more embodiments of the present application on the network device 300 side, and execute the instructions contained in the program.

[0058] It is to be understood that the network device 300 may be implemented as a base transceiver station, a wireless transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), NodeB, eNodeB, access point or TRP, etc.

[0059] Need to explain, Figure 3The network device 300 shown is only one implementation of the embodiment of the present application. In actual applications, the network device 300 may also include more or fewer components, which is not limited here.

[0060] Based on the aforementioned embodiments corresponding to the wireless communication system 100, the user equipment 200 and the network device 300, the embodiment of the present application provides a measurement resource indication method.

[0061] See also Figure 4 , Figure 4 A flow chart of a measurement resource indication method provided in an embodiment of the present application is applied to a communication system supporting multiple signal measurements, comprising the following steps:

[0062] Step 401: The network device configures first measurement resource indication information, where the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that a first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of a second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of configured measurement resources, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of unconfigured measurement resources.

[0063] Step 402: The network device sends first measurement resource indication information to the user equipment; the user equipment receives the first measurement resource indication information from the network device.

[0064] The signal measurement includes but is not limited to: beam management, RLM or RRM.

[0065] The measurement resources include but are not limited to: SSB or CSI-RS.

[0066] The measurement resource indication information may be carried in the RRC IE, may be carried in the signaling sent by the network device to the user equipment, or may be carried in the downlink data sent by the network device to the user equipment, which is not limited here.

[0067] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the network device configures the first measurement resource indication information.

[0068] In some embodiments of the present application, after receiving the first measurement resource indication information from the network device, the user equipment uses part of the measurement resources or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement to perform the first signal measurement. For example, assuming that the second signal measurement is beam management, the first signal measurement is RLM, and the first measurement resource indication information indicates that RLM reuses all measurement resources of beam management, then after receiving the first measurement resource indication information, the user equipment uses all measurement resources of beam management to perform RLM.

[0069] In some embodiments of the present application, when the number of second signal measurements is 1 and the number of first signal measurements is equal to 1, the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of the second signal measurement. For example, assuming that the second signal measurement is beam management and the first signal measurement is RLM, the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that RLM reuses the measurement resources of beam management.

[0070] In some embodiments of the present application, when the number of second signal measurements is 1, the number of first signal measurements is greater than 1, and multiple first signal measurements reuse the same measurement resources for second signal measurements, the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the multiple first signal measurements reuse the measurement resources for the second signal measurements. For example, assuming that the second signal measurement is beam management, the first signal measurement is RLM and RRM, and RLM and RRM reuse the same measurement resources for beam management, then the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that RLM and RRM reuse the measurement resources for beam management.

[0071] It should be noted that, when the number of second signal measurements is 1, the number of first signal measurements is greater than 1, and the measurement resources reused by multiple first signal measurements are different, the network device configures multiple measurement resource indication information, and the multiple measurement resource indication information corresponds one to one with the multiple first signal measurements. For example, assuming that the second signal measurement is beam management, the first signal measurement is RLM and RRM, and the measurement resources reused by RLM and RRM are different, then the network device configures 2 measurement resource indication information, one measurement resource indication information is used to indicate the situation where RLM reuses beam management, and the other measurement resource indication information is used to indicate the situation where RRM reuses beam management.

[0072] For example, assuming that the second signal measurement is beam management, the measurement resources of beam management are resource 1, resource 2, and resource 3, and the first signal measurement is RLM and RRM. If the network device wishes to reuse resource 1 and resource 3 for RLM and RRM, the network device sends a measurement resource indication message to indicate that both RLM and RRM reuse resource 1 and resource 3. If the network device wishes to reuse resource 1 and resource 3 for RLM and reuse resource 1 and resource 2 for RRM, the network device sends a measurement resource indication message to indicate that RLM reuses resource 1 and resource 3, and the network device sends another measurement resource indication message to indicate that RRM reuses resource 1 and resource 2.

[0073] It can be seen that when different signal measurements use the same measurement resources, the network device indicates the reused measurement resources through one indication information, and there is no need to use one RRC IE to configure the measurement resources for each signal measurement, thereby reducing the waste of resources.

[0074] In some embodiments of the present application, in the case where the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes a first bit, and the first bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement. For example, assuming that the second signal measurement is beam management, the measurement resources of beam management are resource 1, resource 2, and resource 3, and the first signal measurement is RLM and RRM. If the network device wishes to reuse resource 1, resource 2, and resource 3 for RLM and RRM, in this case the first measurement resource indication information may include 1 bit, such as a value of 1 for this bit, indicating that RLM and RRM all reuse the measurement resources of beam management.

[0075] In some embodiments of the present application, in the case where the first signal measurement reuses part of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes at least 2 bits, each bit corresponds to a measurement resource of the second signal measurement, and each bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses its corresponding measurement resource, or to indicate that the first signal measurement does not reuse its corresponding measurement resource. For example, assuming that the second signal measurement is beam management, the measurement resources of beam management are resource 1, resource 2, and resource 3, and the first signal measurement is RLM and RRM. If the network device hopes to reuse resource 1 and resource 3 for RLM and RRM, in this case the first measurement resource indication information may include 3 bits, and these 3 bits correspond to resource 1, resource 2, and resource 3, respectively. If the values ​​of these 3 bits are 1, 0, and 1, respectively, it means that RLM and RRM reuse resource 1 and resource 3, and do not reuse resource 2.

[0076] In some embodiments of the present application, when the number of the second signal measurements is multiple, the method further includes:

[0077] The network device sends second measurement resource indication information to the user equipment, where the second measurement resource indication information includes a second bit, where the second bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of signal measurement i, where signal measurement i is one of multiple second signal measurements.

[0078] The time at which the first measurement resource indication information is sent is the same as or different from the time at which the second measurement resource indication information is sent, which is not limited here.

[0079] Specifically, since there are multiple second signal measurements, the user equipment cannot know which measurement resource of the second signal measurement is reused by the first signal measurement based only on the first measurement resource indication information. Therefore, the network device also needs to use the second measurement resource indication information to tell the user equipment which measurement resource of the second signal measurement is reused by the first signal measurement.

[0080] For example, assuming that the second signal measurement is beam management and RRM, the first signal measurement is RLM, and the second measurement resource indication information includes 1 bit, when the value of this bit is 1, it indicates reuse of beam management, and when the value of this bit is 0, it indicates reuse of RRM. Assuming that the first measurement resource indication information currently received by the user equipment includes 1 bit, and the value of this bit is 1, and the received second measurement resource indication information includes 1 bit, and the value of this bit is 1, then the user equipment can know all measurement resources of RLM reuse beam management based on the first measurement resource indication information and the second measurement resource indication information.

[0081] For another example, assuming that the second signal measurement is beam management and RRM, the measurement resources of beam management are resource 1, resource 2 and resource 3, the measurement resources of RRM are resource 4 and resource 5, the first signal measurement is RLM, and the second measurement resource indication information includes 1 bit. When the value of this bit is 1, it indicates reuse of beam management, and when the value of this bit is 0, it indicates reuse of RRM. Assuming that the first measurement resource indication information currently received by the user equipment includes 3 bits, and the values ​​of the 3 bits are 1, 0, and 1 respectively, and the received second measurement resource indication information includes 1 bit, and the value of this bit is 1, then the user equipment can know based on the first measurement resource indication information and the second measurement resource indication information that RLM reuses resources 1 and resource 3 of beam management, and does not reuse resource 2.

[0082] See also Figure 5 , Figure 5 A network device 500 provided in an embodiment of the present application is applied to a communication system supporting multiple signal measurements, and the network device 500 includes: one or more processors, one or more memories, one or more communication interfaces, and one or more programs;

[0083] The one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors;

[0084] The program includes instructions for performing the following steps:

[0085] Send first measurement resource indication information to a user equipment, wherein the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that a first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of a second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of configured measurement resources, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of unconfigured measurement resources.

[0086] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes a first bit, and the first bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement.

[0087] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first signal measurement reuses part of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes at least 2 bits, each bit corresponding to a measurement resource of the second signal measurement, and each bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses its corresponding measurement resources, or to indicate that the first signal measurement does not reuse its corresponding measurement resources.

[0088] In some embodiments of the present application, when the number of the second signal measurements is multiple, the program includes instructions for further performing the following steps:

[0089] Send second measurement resource indication information to the user equipment, where the second measurement resource indication information includes a second bit, where the second bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of signal measurement i, where the signal measurement i is one of the multiple second signal measurements.

[0090] It should be noted that the specific implementation of the contents described in this embodiment can be found in the above method and will not be described again here.

[0091] See also Figure 6 , Figure 6 A user equipment 600 provided in an embodiment of the present application is applied to a communication system supporting multiple signal measurements. The user equipment 600 includes: one or more processors, one or more memories, one or more communication interfaces, and one or more programs;

[0092] The one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors;

[0093] The program includes instructions for performing the following steps:

[0094] Receive first measurement resource indication information from a network device, where the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that a first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of a second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of configured measurement resources, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of unconfigured measurement resources.

[0095] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes a first bit, and the first bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement.

[0096] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first signal measurement reuses part of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes at least 2 bits, each bit corresponding to a measurement resource of the second signal measurement, and each bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses its corresponding measurement resources, or to indicate that the first signal measurement does not reuse its corresponding measurement resources.

[0097] In some embodiments of the present application, when the number of the second signal measurements is multiple, the program includes instructions for further performing the following steps:

[0098] Receive second measurement resource indication information from the network device, the second measurement resource indication information includes a second bit, the second bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of signal measurement i, and the signal measurement i is one of multiple second signal measurements.

[0099] It should be noted that the specific implementation of the contents described in this embodiment can be found in the above method and will not be described again here.

[0100] See also Figure 7 , Figure 7 A network device 700 provided in an embodiment of the present application is applied to a communication system supporting multiple signal measurements. The network device 700 includes a processing unit 701, a communication unit 702, and a storage unit 703, wherein:

[0101] The processing unit 701 is used to send first measurement resource indication information to the user equipment through the communication unit 702, wherein the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of configured measurement resources, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of unconfigured measurement resources.

[0102] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes a first bit, and the first bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement.

[0103] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first signal measurement reuses part of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes at least 2 bits, each bit corresponding to a measurement resource of the second signal measurement, and each bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses its corresponding measurement resources, or to indicate that the first signal measurement does not reuse its corresponding measurement resources.

[0104] In some embodiments of the present application, when the number of the second signal measurements is multiple,

[0105] The processing unit 701 is also used to send second measurement resource indication information to the user equipment through the communication unit 702, the second measurement resource indication information includes a second bit, the second bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of signal measurement i, and the signal measurement i is one of multiple second signal measurements.

[0106] Among them, the processing unit 701 can be a processor or a controller (for example, it can be a central processing unit (CPU), a general processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components or any combination thereof. It can implement or execute various exemplary logic boxes, modules and circuits described in combination with the contents disclosed in this application. The processor can also be a combination that implements computing functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of DSP and microprocessor, etc.). The communication unit 702 can be a transceiver, a transceiver circuit, a radio frequency chip, a communication interface, etc., and the storage unit 703 can be a memory.

[0107] When the processing unit 701 is a processor, the communication unit 702 is a communication interface, and the storage unit 703 is a memory, the network device involved in the embodiment of the present application can be Figure 5 The network devices shown.

[0108] See also Figure 8 , Figure 8 A user equipment 800 provided in an embodiment of the present application is applied to a communication system supporting multiple signal measurements. The user equipment 800 includes a processing unit 801, a communication unit 802 and a storage unit 803, wherein:

[0109] The processing unit 801 is used to receive first measurement resource indication information from a network device through the communication unit 802, wherein the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of configured measurement resources, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of unconfigured measurement resources.

[0110] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes a first bit, and the first bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement.

[0111] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first signal measurement reuses part of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes at least 2 bits, each bit corresponding to a measurement resource of the second signal measurement, and each bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses its corresponding measurement resources, or to indicate that the first signal measurement does not reuse its corresponding measurement resources.

[0112] In some embodiments of the present application, when the number of the second signal measurements is multiple,

[0113] The processing unit 801 is also used to receive second measurement resource indication information from the network device through the communication unit 802, the second measurement resource indication information includes a second bit, and the second bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of signal measurement i, and the signal measurement i is one of multiple second signal measurements.

[0114] Among them, the processing unit 801 can be a processor or a controller (for example, it can be a central processing unit (CPU), a general processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components or any combination thereof. It can implement or execute various exemplary logic boxes, modules and circuits described in combination with the contents disclosed in this application. The processor can also be a combination that implements computing functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of DSP and microprocessor, etc.). The communication unit 802 can be a transceiver, a transceiver circuit, a radio frequency chip, a communication interface, etc., and the storage unit 803 can be a memory.

[0115] When the processing unit 801 is a processor, the communication unit 802 is a communication interface, and the storage unit 803 is a memory, the user equipment involved in the embodiment of the present application can be Figure 6 The user equipment shown.

[0116] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute part or all of the steps described by the network device in the above method embodiment.

[0117] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute part or all of the steps described by the user equipment in the above method embodiment.

[0118] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, wherein the computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, and the computer program is operable to cause a computer to execute some or all of the steps described by the network device in the above method. The computer program product can be a software installation package.

[0119] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, wherein the computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, and the computer program is operable to cause a computer to execute some or all of the steps described by the user equipment in the above method. The computer program product can be a software installation package.

[0120] The steps of the method or algorithm described in the embodiment of the present application can be implemented in a hardware manner, or can be implemented by a processor executing software instructions. The software instructions can be composed of corresponding software modules, and the software modules can be stored in a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a flash memory, a read-only memory (Read Only Memory, ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (Erasable Programmable ROM, EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM), a register, a hard disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only compact disk (CD-ROM) or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium. Of course, the storage medium can also be a component of the processor. The processor and the storage medium can be located in an ASIC. In addition, the ASIC can be located in an access network device, a target network device, or a core network device. Of course, the processor and the storage medium can also be present in an access network device, a target network device, or a core network device as discrete components.

[0121] Those skilled in the art should be aware that in one or more of the above examples, the functions described in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiments of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from a website site, computer, server or data center by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (Digital Subscriber Line, DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode to another website site, computer, server or data center. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrations. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0122] The specific implementation methods described above further illustrate the purpose, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that the above description is only the specific implementation method of the embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made on the basis of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A measurement resource indication method, characterized in that: Applied to communication systems supporting a variety of signal measurements, including: The network device sends first measurement resource indication information to the user equipment, where the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of a configured measurement resource, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of an unconfigured measurement resource, In the case that the number of the second signal measurements is multiple, the method further includes: The network device sends second measurement resource indication information to the user equipment, where the second measurement resource indication information includes a second bit, where the second bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of signal measurement i, where the signal measurement i is one of multiple second signal measurements.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that In a case where the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes a first bit, where the first bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that In the case where the first signal measurement reuses part of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes at least 2 bits, each bit corresponds to a measurement resource of the second signal measurement, and each bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses its corresponding measurement resources, or to indicate that the first signal measurement does not reuse its corresponding measurement resources.

4. A measurement resource indication method, characterized in that: Applied to communication systems supporting a variety of signal measurements, including: The user equipment receives first measurement resource indication information from the network equipment, where the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of a configured measurement resource, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of an unconfigured measurement resource, In the case that the number of the second signal measurements is multiple, the method further includes: The user equipment receives second measurement resource indication information from the network equipment, where the second measurement resource indication information includes a second bit, where the second bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of signal measurement i, where signal measurement i is one of multiple second signal measurements.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that In a case where the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes a first bit, where the first bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that In the case where the first signal measurement reuses part of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes at least 2 bits, each bit corresponds to a measurement resource of the second signal measurement, and each bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses its corresponding measurement resources, or to indicate that the first signal measurement does not reuse its corresponding measurement resources.

7. A network device, characterized in that: The invention is applied to a communication system supporting various signal measurements, including a processing unit and a communication unit, wherein: The processing unit is configured to send first measurement resource indication information to the user equipment through the communication unit, wherein the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of a configured measurement resource, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of an unconfigured measurement resource, In the case where the number of the second signal measurements is plural, The processing unit is also used to send second measurement resource indication information to the user equipment through the communication unit, the second measurement resource indication information includes a second bit, and the second bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of signal measurement i, and the signal measurement i is one of multiple second signal measurements.

8. The network device according to claim 7, characterized in that: In a case where the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes a first bit, where the first bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement.

9. The network device according to claim 7, characterized in that: In the case where the first signal measurement reuses part of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes at least 2 bits, each bit corresponds to a measurement resource of the second signal measurement, and each bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses its corresponding measurement resources, or to indicate that the first signal measurement does not reuse its corresponding measurement resources.

10. A user equipment, characterized in that: The invention is applied to a communication system supporting various signal measurements, including a processing unit and a communication unit, wherein: The processing unit is configured to receive first measurement resource indication information from a network device through the communication unit, wherein the first measurement resource indication information is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses part or all of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement; wherein the second signal measurement is a signal measurement of a configured measurement resource, and the first signal measurement is a signal measurement of an unconfigured measurement resource, In the case where the number of the second signal measurements is plural, The processing unit is also used to receive second measurement resource indication information from the network device through the communication unit, the second measurement resource indication information includes a second bit, and the second bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses the measurement resources of signal measurement i, and the signal measurement i is one of multiple second signal measurements.

11. The user equipment according to claim 10, characterized in that In a case where the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes a first bit, where the first bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses all measurement resources of the second signal measurement.

12. The user equipment according to claim 10, characterized in that In the case where the first signal measurement reuses part of the measurement resources of the second signal measurement, the first measurement resource indication information includes at least 2 bits, each bit corresponds to a measurement resource of the second signal measurement, and each bit is used to indicate that the first signal measurement reuses its corresponding measurement resources, or to indicate that the first signal measurement does not reuse its corresponding measurement resources.

13. A network device, characterized in that: The method comprises one or more processors, one or more memories, one or more transceivers, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memories and are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, and the programs include instructions for executing the steps in the method according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

14. A user equipment, characterized in that: The method comprises one or more processors, one or more memories, one or more transceivers, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memories and are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, and the programs include instructions for executing the steps in the method according to any one of claims 4 to 6.

15. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer program for electronic data exchange is stored, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute instructions of the steps in the method according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

16. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: It stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute instructions of the steps in the method according to any one of claims 4 to 6.

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