Neighborhood measurement methods and related products

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application provides a neighboring cell measurement method, the method is applied to a user equipment UE, and the method includes the following steps: the UE receives configuration information of a base station, the configuration information includes: at least one threshold; the UE obtains a signal quality value of a first neighboring cell according to a measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement, and determines an execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to a relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and at least one threshold. The technical solution provided by the present application has the advantages of reducing power consumption and improving user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication processing technology, and in particular to a neighboring cell measurement method and related products. Background Art

[0002] RRM (Radio resource management) measurement is a basic activity to achieve mobility management and an important part of UE (User Equipment) energy consumption. Currently, in the existing NB-IOT protocol, UE does not support RRM measurement in the connected state (RRC_CONNECTDE STATE). At present, the cell reselection in the connected state is a cell reselection mechanism based on the failure of the radio link, that is, when the UE radio link fails, the UE needs to enter the idle state to perform the search process of the target cell (that is, RRM measurement activity). After finding a suitable target cell, the UE initiates the RRC re-establishment process. The cell reselection mechanism based on the failure of the radio link takes a long time, which will cause a relatively serious data interruption duration to the UE, seriously affecting the continuity of the data and the user experience. For example, to reduce the duration of cell reselection, the current solution is to let the UE perform some neighboring area measurement activities before the radio link fails, that is, the UE performs some measurement activities in the connected state. Performing neighboring area measurement activities before the radio link fails will cause more serious UE power consumption, seriously affecting the standby time of the UE and affecting the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0003] The embodiments of the present application disclose a neighboring cell measurement method and related products, which can flexibly control the RRM strategy according to the signal quality of the neighboring cell, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the UE, increasing the standby time of the UE, and improving the user experience.

[0004] In a first aspect, a neighboring cell measurement method is provided, the method being applied to a user equipment UE, and the method comprising the following steps:

[0005] The UE receives configuration information from a base station, where the configuration information includes: at least one threshold;

[0006] The UE obtains a signal quality value of the first neighboring cell according to a measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement, and determines an execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to a relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and at least one threshold.

[0007] In a second aspect, a method for configuring neighboring cell measurement is provided, the method being applied to a base station, the method comprising the following steps:

[0008] The base station sends configuration information to the UE, where the configuration information includes: at least one threshold.

[0009] According to a third aspect, a user equipment is provided, the user equipment comprising:

[0010] A communication unit, configured to receive configuration information of a base station, wherein the configuration information includes: at least one threshold;

[0011] The processing unit is used to obtain a signal quality value of the first neighboring cell according to a measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement, and determine an execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to a relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and at least one threshold.

[0012] According to a fourth aspect, a base station is provided, the base station comprising:

[0013] The communication unit is used to send configuration information to the UE, where the configuration information includes: at least one threshold.

[0014] In a fifth aspect, an electronic device is provided, comprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the program includes instructions for executing the steps in the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0015] In a sixth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, storing a computer program for electronic data exchange, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0016] In a seventh aspect, a computer program product is provided, 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 in the first aspect or the second aspect of the embodiment of the present application. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

[0017] In an eighth aspect, a chip system is provided, which includes at least one processor, a memory and an interface circuit, wherein the memory, the transceiver and the at least one processor are interconnected via lines, and a computer program is stored in the at least one memory; when the computer program is executed by the processor, the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect is implemented.

[0018] After the UE in the technical solution provided by the present application receives the configuration information sent by the base station, it determines the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell according to the measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement, and determines the execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to the relationship between the quality value and the threshold, thereby reducing unnecessary neighboring cell measurements, reducing the power consumption of neighboring cell measurements, increasing the standby time of the UE, and improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The following is an introduction to the drawings used in the embodiments of the present application.

[0020] Figure 1 is a system architecture diagram of an example communication system;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a flowchart of a neighboring cell measurement method provided by this application;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a flowchart of the neighboring area measurement method provided in Example 1 of the present application;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a flowchart of the neighboring area measurement method provided in Embodiment 2 of the present application;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a flowchart of the neighboring area measurement method provided in Embodiment 3 of the present application;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a flowchart of the neighboring area measurement method provided in Embodiment 4 of the present application;

[0026] Figure 7 is a structural diagram of a user equipment provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The embodiments of the present application are described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0029] The term "and / or" in this application is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. 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 indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0030] The "multiple" that appears in the embodiments of the present application refers to two or more. The first, second, etc. descriptions that appear in the embodiments of the present application are only used for illustration and distinction of the description objects. There is no order, nor does it represent a special limitation on the number of devices in the embodiments of the present application, and cannot constitute any limitation on the embodiments of the present application. The "connection" that appears in the embodiments of the present application refers to various connection methods such as direct connection or indirect connection to achieve communication between devices, and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitations on this.

[0031] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application can be applied to Figure 1 The exemplary communication system 100 shown includes a terminal 110 and a network device 120 , wherein the terminal 110 is in communication connection with the network device 120 .

[0032] RRM (Radio resource management) measurement is a basic activity to achieve mobility management and is also an important part of UE energy consumption. Currently in the existing NB-IOT protocol, the UE does not support RRM measurement in the connected state (RRC_CONNECTDE STATE), that is, when the UE radio link fails, the UE needs to enter the idle state to perform the target cell search process (i.e. RRM measurement activity) and measurement process. After finding a suitable target cell, the UE initiates the RRC re-establishment process, as shown in the figure below. In order to reduce the delay required for the RRC re-establishment process, it is hoped that the UE can perform some RRM measurement activities before the radio link fails, that is, neighboring cell measurement activities. In this case, the UE already knows the target cell before the radio link fails, and the UE does not need to perform the target cell search during the RRC re-establishment process.

[0033] The UE will determine whether to perform neighbor cell measurement based on the signal quality of the current serving cell. That is, when the signal quality of the serving cell (for example, RSRP) is lower than a certain threshold, the UE will start the neighbor cell measurement activity (that is, monitor the reference signal of the neighbor cell and obtain the service quality of the neighbor cell). Neighbor cell measurement includes co-frequency measurement and hetero-frequency measurement. The so-called co-frequency measurement means that the measured neighbor cell belongs to the same frequency as the current serving cell, and hetero-frequency measurement indicates that the measured neighbor cell belongs to a different frequency than the current serving cell. The purpose of the UE initiating neighbor cell measurement is to know the target cell to be reselected before the link fails, that is, to find a suitable target cell in advance. When the link fails in the current serving cell, RRC re-establishment can be directly initiated on the target cell without the need to perform the neighbor cell search and measurement process.

[0034] See also Figure 2 , Figure 2 A neighboring area measurement method is provided. Figure 1 The method is implemented under the communication system shown in Figure 2 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0035] Step S200: The base station sends configuration information to the UE, where the configuration information includes: at least one threshold;

[0036] Step S201: The UE receives configuration information of a base station, where the configuration information includes: at least one threshold;

[0037] Step S202: The UE obtains a signal quality value of a first neighboring cell according to a measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement, and determines an execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to a relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and at least one threshold.

[0038] The above-mentioned first neighboring cell may be any one of multiple neighboring cells in the neighboring cell measurement. The first here is only a number used for the convenience of identification and is not a limitation on the neighboring cell.

[0039] The above method is implemented on both the base station and the UE. In practical applications, the above step S200 can independently form a solution on the network device (base station) side, and the above step S201 and step S202 can independently form a solution on the terminal (UE) side.

[0040] After the UE in the technical solution provided by the present application receives the configuration information sent by the base station, it determines the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell according to the measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement, and determines the execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to the relationship between the quality value and the threshold, thereby reducing unnecessary neighboring cell measurements, reducing the power consumption of neighboring cell measurements, increasing the standby time of the UE, and improving the user experience.

[0041] In an optional solution, the configuration information further includes: a timer timer, and the at least one threshold is a first threshold; and the method specifically includes:

[0042] If the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the first threshold satisfy a preset condition, a timer is started, and neighboring cell measurement is disabled during the timer.

[0043] In an optional solution, the measured value of the first neighboring area and the first threshold satisfying a preset condition specifically includes:

[0044] If the signal quality of the first neighboring cell is greater than the first threshold, it is determined that the preset condition is met; otherwise, it is determined that the preset condition is not met;

[0045] If the difference between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the signal quality value of the current cell is greater than the first threshold, the preset condition is met; otherwise, it is determined that the preset condition is not met.

[0046] In an optional solution, the method further includes:

[0047] If the timer times out, the UE preferentially initiates measurement of the first neighboring cell or the UE initiates neighboring cell measurement.

[0048] In an optional solution, the at least one threshold value is: a second threshold value and a third threshold value;

[0049] If the signal quality of the first neighboring cell is greater than the second threshold, the UE only measures the first neighboring cell;

[0050] If the signal quality of the first neighboring cell is less than the third threshold, the UE initiates measurement of other neighboring cells.

[0051] In an optional solution, the at least one threshold value is: a second threshold value and a third threshold value;

[0052] If the difference between the signal quality of the first neighboring cell and the signal quality of the current cell is greater than the second threshold, the UE only measures the first neighboring cell;

[0053] If the difference between the signal quality of the first neighboring cell and the signal quality of the current cell is less than the third threshold, the UE initiates measurement of other neighboring cells.

[0054] In an optional solution, the configuration information is: a system message or a radio resource control RRC dedicated signaling.

[0055] In an optional solution, the at least one threshold is: a reference signal received power RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power, RSRP) threshold and / or a reference signal received quality RSRQ (Reference Signal Receiving Quality, RSRQ) threshold.

[0056] In an alternative approach,

[0057] The configuration information also includes: a timer.

[0058] Embodiment 1

[0059] Embodiment 1 of the present application provides a neighboring cell measurement method. Figure 1 The method is implemented under the communication system shown in Figure 3 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0060] Step S300: The base station sends configuration information to the UE through a system message or RRC dedicated signaling, where the configuration information includes: threshold 1 and timer timer1;

[0061] The above threshold 1 can be: RSRP threshold and / or RSRQ threshold

[0062] Step S301: The UE receives the configuration information. If the neighboring cell measurement condition is met, the UE starts the neighboring cell measurement and finds a neighboring cell A whose signal quality value is greater than a threshold value 1 according to the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0063] In an optional solution, the signal quality value may include: RSRP and / or RSRQ. If the threshold 1 includes an RSRP threshold and an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP and RSRQ of the neighboring cell A need to be greater than the RSRP threshold and the RSRQ threshold, respectively. If the threshold 1 includes an RSRP threshold or an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP of the neighboring cell A needs to be greater than the RSRP threshold or the RSRQ needs to be greater than the RSRQ threshold.

[0064] Step S302: The UE starts timer1, and stops neighboring cell measurement within the time limit of timer1. When timer1 times out, the UE starts the measurement of neighboring cell A first.

[0065] After the UE of the first embodiment provided by the present application receives the configuration information sent by the base station, the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell (neighboring cell A) is determined according to the measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement. If the signal quality value is greater than the threshold 1, the timer is started, and the neighboring cell measurement is stopped within the timer period, thereby reducing unnecessary neighboring cell measurements, reducing the power consumption of neighboring cell measurements, increasing the standby time of the UE, and improving the user experience.

[0066] Embodiment 2

[0067] Embodiment 2 of the present application provides a neighboring cell measurement method. Figure 1 The method is implemented under the communication system shown in Figure 4 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0068] Step S400: The base station sends configuration information to the UE through a system message or RRC dedicated signaling, where the configuration information includes: threshold 1 and timer timer1;

[0069] The above threshold 1 can be: RSRP threshold and / or RSRQ threshold

[0070] Step S401: The UE receives the configuration information. If the neighboring cell measurement condition is met, the UE starts the neighboring cell measurement and finds a neighboring cell A whose signal quality difference with the serving cell is greater than a threshold value 1 according to the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0071] In an optional solution, the signal quality value may include: RSRP and / or RSRQ. If the threshold 1 includes an RSRP threshold and an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP difference and the RSRQ difference between the neighboring cell A and the serving cell need to be greater than the RSRP threshold and the RSRQ threshold, respectively. If the threshold 1 includes an RSRP threshold or an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP difference between the neighboring cell A and the serving cell needs to be greater than the RSRP threshold or the RSRQ difference needs to be greater than the RSRQ threshold.

[0072] Step S402: The UE starts timer1, and stops neighboring cell measurement within the time limit of timer1. When timer1 times out, the UE starts the measurement of neighboring cell A first.

[0073] After the UE of the second embodiment provided by the present application receives the configuration information sent by the base station, the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell (neighboring cell A) is determined according to the measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement. If the difference between the signal quality value and the signal quality value of the serving cell is greater than the threshold 1, the timer is started. Within the timer period, the neighboring cell measurement is stopped, thereby reducing unnecessary neighboring cell measurements, reducing the power consumption of neighboring cell measurements, increasing the standby time of the UE, and improving the user experience.

[0074] Embodiment 3

[0075] Embodiment 3 of the present application provides a neighboring cell measurement method. Figure 1 The method is implemented under the communication system shown in Figure 5 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0076] Step S500: The base station sends configuration information to the UE through a system message or RRC dedicated signaling, where the configuration information includes: threshold 1 and threshold 2;

[0077] The above threshold 1 and threshold 2 may be: RSRP threshold and / or RSRQ threshold

[0078] Step S501: The UE receives the configuration information. If the neighboring cell measurement condition is met, the UE starts the neighboring cell measurement and finds a neighboring cell A whose signal quality value is greater than a threshold value 2 according to the neighboring cell measurement result.

[0079] In an optional solution, the signal quality value may include: RSRP and / or RSRQ. If the threshold 2 includes an RSRP threshold and an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP and RSRQ of the neighboring cell A need to be greater than the RSRP threshold and the RSRQ threshold, respectively. If the threshold 2 includes an RSRP threshold or an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP of the neighboring cell A needs to be greater than the RSRP threshold or the RSRQ needs to be greater than the RSRQ threshold.

[0080] Step S502: The UE only measures the neighboring cell A. If the quality signal value is less than the threshold 3, the UE starts measuring other neighboring cells.

[0081] In an optional scheme, the signal quality value may include: RSRP and / or RSRQ. If the threshold 3 includes an RSRP threshold and an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP and RSRQ of neighboring cell A need to be less than the RSRP threshold and the RSRQ threshold, respectively. If the threshold 3 includes an RSRP threshold or an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP of neighboring cell A needs to be less than the RSRP threshold or the RSRQ needs to be less than the RSRQ threshold. After the UE of embodiment 3 provided in the present application receives the configuration information sent by the base station, it determines the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell (neighboring cell A) according to the measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement. If the signal quality value is greater than threshold 2, only neighboring cell A is measured. If the signal quality value is less than threshold 3, the UE starts the measurement of other neighboring cells (neighboring cells other than neighboring cell A), thereby reducing unnecessary neighboring cell measurements, reducing the power consumption of neighboring cell measurements, increasing the standby time of the UE, and improving the user experience.

[0082] Embodiment 4

[0083] Embodiment 4 of the present application provides a neighboring cell measurement method. Figure 1 The method is implemented under the communication system shown in Figure 6 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0084] Step S600: The base station sends configuration information to the UE through a system message or RRC dedicated signaling, where the configuration information includes: threshold 1 and threshold 2;

[0085] The above threshold 1 and threshold 2 may be: RSRP threshold and / or RSRQ threshold

[0086] Step S601: The UE receives the configuration information. If the neighboring cell measurement condition is met, the UE starts the neighboring cell measurement and finds, based on the neighboring cell measurement result, that the difference between the signal quality value of a neighboring cell A and the signal quality value of the serving cell is greater than a threshold value 2.

[0087] In an optional solution, the signal quality value may include: RSRP and / or RSRQ. If the threshold 2 includes the RSRP threshold and the RSRQ threshold, the RSRP difference and the RSRQ difference between the neighboring cell A and the serving cell need to be greater than the RSRP threshold and the RSRQ threshold, respectively. If the threshold 2 includes the RSRP threshold or the RSRQ threshold, the RSRP difference between the neighboring cell A and the serving cell needs to be greater than the RSRP threshold or the RSRQ difference needs to be greater than the RSRQ threshold.

[0088] Step S602: The UE only measures the neighboring cell A. If the difference is less than a threshold value 3, the UE starts measuring other neighboring cells.

[0089] In an optional solution, the signal quality value may include: RSRP and / or RSRQ. If the threshold 3 includes an RSRP threshold and an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP difference and the RSRQ difference between the neighboring cell A and the serving cell need to be less than the RSRP threshold and the RSRQ threshold, respectively. If the threshold 3 includes an RSRP threshold or an RSRQ threshold, the RSRP difference between the neighboring cell A and the serving cell needs to be less than the RSRP threshold or the RSRQ difference needs to be less than the RSRQ threshold.

[0090] After the UE of the fourth embodiment provided in the present application receives the configuration information sent by the base station, the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell (neighboring cell A) is determined according to the measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement. If the difference between the signal quality value and the signal quality of the serving cell is greater than the threshold 2, only the neighboring cell A is measured. If the difference is less than the threshold 3, the UE starts the measurement of other neighboring cells (neighboring cells other than the neighboring cell A), thereby reducing unnecessary neighboring cell measurements, reducing the power consumption of neighboring cell measurements, increasing the standby time of the UE, and improving the user experience.

[0091] It is understandable that in order to implement the above functions, the user equipment includes hardware and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function. In combination with the algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application in combination with the embodiments, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0092] In this embodiment, the electronic device can be divided into functional modules according to the above method example. For example, each functional module can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above integrated module can be implemented in the form of hardware. It should be noted that the division of modules in this embodiment is schematic and is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation.

[0093] In the case of dividing each functional module into corresponding functional modules, Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a user equipment is shown, such as Figure 7 As shown, the UE 700 may include: a communication unit 701 and a processing unit 702 .

[0094] The processing unit 702 may be used to support the user equipment to execute the above step S202 and / or other processes of the technology described herein.

[0095] The communication unit 701 may be used to support the user equipment to execute the above step S201 and / or other processes of the technology described herein.

[0096] It should be noted that all relevant contents of each step involved in the above method embodiment can be referred to the functional description of the corresponding functional module and will not be repeated here.

[0097] The network device provided in this embodiment is used to perform the above Figure 2 Step S200 in the method shown can therefore achieve the same effect as the above-mentioned implementation method.

[0098] Specifically, the network device may include: a communication unit, which may be used to perform the following steps: Figure 2 Step S200 of the method shown, etc., and / or other processes for the technology described herein.

[0099] In the case of using integrated units, the user equipment may include a processing module, a storage module and a communication module. Among them, the processing module can be used to control and manage the actions of the user equipment, for example, it can be used to support the electronic device to execute the steps performed by the above-mentioned communication unit 701 and the processing unit 702. The storage module can be used to support the electronic device to execute and store program codes and data. The communication module can be used to support the communication between the electronic device and other devices.

[0100] Among them, the processing module can be a processor or a controller. It can implement or execute various exemplary logic boxes, modules and circuits described in conjunction with the disclosure of 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 digital signal processing (DSP) and a microprocessor, etc. The storage module can be a memory. The communication module can specifically be a device that interacts with other electronic devices, such as a radio frequency circuit, a Bluetooth chip, a Wi-Fi chip, etc.

[0101] It is understandable that the interface connection relationship between the modules illustrated in the embodiment of the present application is only a schematic illustration and does not constitute a structural limitation on the user equipment. In other embodiments of the present application, the user equipment may also adopt different interface connection methods in the above embodiments, or a combination of multiple interface connection methods.

[0102] See also Figure 8 , Figure 8 An electronic device 80 provided in an embodiment of the present application includes a processor 801, a memory 802 and a communication interface 803, wherein the processor 801, the memory 802 and the communication interface 803 are interconnected via a bus.

[0103] The memory 802 includes, but is not limited to, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), or a portable read-only memory (CD-ROM), and the memory 802 is used for related computer programs and data. The communication interface 803 is used to receive and send data.

[0104] The processor 801 may be one or more central processing units (CPUs). When the processor 801 is a CPU, the CPU may be a single-core CPU or a multi-core CPU.

[0105] The processor 801 may include one or more processing units, for example, the processing unit may include an application processor (AP), a modem processor, a graphics processor (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a controller, a video codec, a digital signal processor (DSP), a baseband processor, and / or a neural-network processing unit (NPU), etc. Among them, different processing units may be independent components or integrated into one or more processors. In some embodiments, the user equipment may also include one or more processing units. Among them, the controller may generate an operation control signal according to the instruction opcode and the timing signal to complete the control of fetching and executing instructions. In some other embodiments, a memory may also be set in the processing unit for storing instructions and data. Exemplarily, the memory in the processing unit may be a cache memory. The memory may store instructions or data that have just been used or circulated by the processing unit. If the processing unit needs to use the instruction or data again, it can be directly called from the memory. In this way, repeated access is avoided, the waiting time of the processing unit is reduced, and the efficiency of the user equipment in processing data or executing instructions is improved.

[0106] In some embodiments, the processor 801 may include one or more interfaces. The interface may include an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) interface, an inter-integrated circuit sound (I2S) interface, a pulse code modulation (PCM) interface, a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) interface, a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), a general-purpose input / output (GPIO) interface, a SIM card interface and / or a USB interface, etc. Among them, the USB interface is an interface that complies with the USB standard specification, and specifically can be a Mini USB interface, a Micro USB interface, a USB Type C interface, etc. The USB interface can be used to connect a charger to charge a user device, and can also be used to transmit data between a user device and a peripheral device. The USB interface can also be used to connect headphones to play audio through the headphones.

[0107] If the electronic device 80 is a terminal side device, such as a user device, the processor 801 in the electronic device 80 is used to read the computer program code stored in the memory 802 and perform the following operations:

[0108] receiving configuration information of a base station, the configuration information comprising: at least one threshold;

[0109] A signal quality value of the first neighboring cell is obtained according to a measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement, and an execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement is determined according to a relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and at least one threshold.

[0110] Among them, all relevant contents of each scenario involved in the above method embodiment can be referred to the functional description of the corresponding functional module, which will not be repeated here.

[0111] If the electronic device 80 is a network side device, such as a base station, the processor 801 in the electronic device 80 is used to read the computer program code stored in the memory 802 and perform the following operations:

[0112] Configuration information is sent to a UE, where the configuration information includes: at least one threshold.

[0113] The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip system, the chip system comprising at least one processor, a memory and an interface circuit, the memory, the transceiver and the at least one processor are interconnected through a line, the at least one memory stores a computer program; when the computer program is executed by the processor, Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The method flow shown is realized.

[0114] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, which, when executed on a network device, Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The method flow shown is realized.

[0115] The present application also provides a computer program product. When the computer program product is run on a terminal, Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The method flow shown is realized.

[0116] The embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal, including a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the program includes a program for executing Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 Instructions for steps in the method of the illustrated embodiment.

[0117] The above mainly introduces the scheme of the embodiment of the present application from the perspective of the execution process on the method side. It is understandable that, in order to realize the above functions, the electronic device includes a hardware structure and / or software template corresponding to the execution of each function. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in combination with the units and algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiment provided herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware 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 the present application.

[0118] The embodiment of the present application can divide the electronic device into functional units according to the above method example. For example, each functional unit can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing unit. The above integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units. It should be noted that the division of units in the embodiment of the present application is schematic and is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation.

[0119] It should be noted that, for the above-mentioned method embodiments, for the sake of simplicity, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should be aware that this application is not limited by the order of the actions described, because according to this application, some steps can be performed in other orders or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also be aware that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and templates involved are not necessarily required by this application.

[0120] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0121] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed device can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic, such as the division of the above-mentioned units, which 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, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units can be electrical or other forms.

[0122] The units described above 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.

[0123] 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. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.

[0124] If the above-mentioned integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable memory. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a memory, including a number of instructions to enable a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned methods of each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned memory includes: U disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), mobile hard disk, disk or CD-ROM and other media that can store program codes.

[0125] A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the steps in the various methods of the above embodiments can be completed by instructing related hardware through a program, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable memory, and the memory can include: a flash drive, a read-only memory (English: Read-Only Memory, abbreviated as: ROM), a random access memory (English: Random Access Memory, abbreviated as: RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

Claims

1. A neighboring cell measurement method, characterized in that: The method is applied to a user equipment UE, and the method comprises the following steps: When the UE is in a connected state, receiving configuration information from a base station, the configuration information includes: at least one threshold; The UE obtains a signal quality value of the first neighboring cell according to a measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement, and determines an execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to a relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and at least one threshold; The configuration information further includes: a timer timer, the at least one threshold value is a first threshold value; and the execution strategy of determining the neighboring cell measurement according to the relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the at least one threshold value includes: If the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the first threshold satisfy a preset condition, a timer is started, and neighboring cell measurement is disabled during the timer.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The measured value of the first neighboring cell and the first threshold satisfy the preset condition specifically including: If the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell is greater than the first threshold, it is determined that the preset condition is met; otherwise, it is determined that the preset condition is not met; If the difference between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the signal quality value of the current cell is greater than the first threshold, it is determined that the preset condition is met; otherwise, it is determined that the preset condition is not met.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The method further comprises: If the timer times out, the UE preferentially starts measurement of the first neighboring cell or the UE starts neighboring cell measurement.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The at least one threshold value is: a second threshold value and a third threshold value; and the determining of the execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to the relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the at least one threshold value includes: If the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell is greater than the second threshold, the UE only measures the first neighboring cell; If the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell is less than the third threshold, the UE initiates measurement of other neighboring cells.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The at least one threshold value is: a second threshold value and a third threshold value; and the determining of the execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to the relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the at least one threshold value includes: If the difference between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the signal quality value of the current cell is greater than the second threshold, the UE only measures the first neighboring cell; If the difference between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the signal quality value of the current cell is less than the third threshold, the UE initiates measurement of other neighboring cells.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4 or 5, characterized in that: The configuration information is: system message or radio resource control RRC dedicated signaling.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4 or 5, characterized in that: The at least one threshold is: a reference signal received power RSRP threshold and / or a reference signal received quality RSRQ threshold.

8. A user equipment UE, characterized in that: The user equipment is in a connected state, and the user equipment includes: A communication unit, configured to receive configuration information of a base station, wherein the configuration information includes: at least one threshold; a processing unit, configured to obtain a signal quality value of the first neighboring cell according to a measurement result of the neighboring cell measurement, and determine an execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to a relationship between the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and at least one threshold; The configuration information further includes: a timer timer, the at least one threshold value is a first threshold value; the processing unit determines an execution strategy of the neighboring cell measurement according to a relationship between a signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the at least one threshold value, specifically including: If the signal quality value of the first neighboring cell and the first threshold satisfy a preset condition, a timer is started, and neighboring cell measurement is disabled during the timer.

9. An electronic device comprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the programs include a method for executing any one of claims 1-7.

10. A chip system, comprising at least one processor, a memory and an interface circuit, wherein the memory, the interface circuit and the at least one processor are interconnected via lines, and a computer program is stored in the memory; when the computer program is executed by the processor, the method described in any one of claims 1 to 7 is implemented.

11. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer-readable storage medium is run on a user device, the computer-readable storage medium executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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