Configuration Method, Device, Communication Equipment and Storage Medium for Measurement Interval

Abstract

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a terminal. The method includes: receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technologies but is not limited to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular to a configuration method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium for a measurement interval. Background Art

[0002] In mobile communications, when a terminal communicates with its serving cell, it also needs to measure neighboring cell signals and other signals (for example, positioning reference signals used for terminal positioning). However, a terminal typically has only one radio frequency module (RFM). Therefore, when communicating with its serving cell, the terminal can only use that single RF module in a time-sharing manner to measure different reference signals. The time interval during which a terminal suspends communication with its serving cell to perform neighboring cell mobility measurements and / or positioning-related measurements is called a measurement interval.

[0003] In related technologies, when configuring measurement intervals to measure different reference signals, measurement failures often occur, and the measurement time is prolonged, which affects measurement performance and brings a bad user experience. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium for configuring a measurement interval.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for configuring a measurement interval is provided, wherein the method is applied to a terminal, and includes:

[0006] receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal;

[0007] The measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different.

[0008] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0009] Sending a request message to the base station for obtaining the configuration information;

[0010] The configuration information of the measurement interval for receiving the measurement reference signal includes:

[0011] Receive the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

[0012] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0013] In response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals overlapping in time domain positions, measuring different measurement reference signals in time division at the overlapping time domain positions;

[0014] or,

[0015] In response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals not overlapping in time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured based on the measurement intervals configured for the measurement reference signals.

[0016] In one embodiment, the time-divisionally measuring different measurement reference signals at the overlapping time domain positions includes:

[0017] At the overlapping time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured in a time-division manner according to a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurement based on a measurement interval.

[0018] In one embodiment, the measuring different measurement reference signals in a time-sharing manner according to a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurement based on the measurement interval includes:

[0019] In response to any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals overlapping in time domain position, time-divisionally measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals according to N preset percentages;

[0020] The sum of the N preset percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0021] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0022] In response to at least two of the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals overlapping, determining that the N measurement intervals of the different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain positions;

[0023] Wherein, N is a positive integer greater than 2.

[0024] In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal includes at least one of the following:

[0025] Synchronization signal block SSB reference signal;

[0026] Channel State Reference Signal CSI-RS;

[0027] Positioning reference signal.

[0028] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0029] receiving information of a measurement object sent by a base station;

[0030] The information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is the SSB reference signal and / or the CSI-RS.

[0031] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for configuring a measurement interval is provided, wherein the method is applied to a base station, and includes:

[0032] Configuration information of a measurement interval for sending a measurement reference signal;

[0033] The measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different.

[0034] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0035] Receiving a request message sent by a terminal for obtaining the configuration information;

[0036] The configuration information of the measurement interval for sending the sounding reference signal includes:

[0037] The configuration information is sent to the terminal according to the request message.

[0038] In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal includes at least one of the following:

[0039] Synchronization signal block SSB reference signal;

[0040] Channel State Reference Signal CSI-RS;

[0041] Positioning reference signal.

[0042] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0043] Sending information of the measurement object to the terminal;

[0044] The information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is the SSB reference signal and / or the CSI-RS.

[0045] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for configuring a measurement interval is provided, wherein the device is applied to a terminal, and includes a receiving module, wherein:

[0046] The receiving module is configured to: receive configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of sounding reference signals are different.

[0047] In one embodiment, the device further includes: a first sending module; wherein

[0048] The first sending module is configured to send a request message for obtaining the configuration information to the base station;

[0049] The first receiving module is configured to receive the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

[0050] In one embodiment, the device further comprises: a measurement module; wherein,

[0051] The measurement module is configured to:

[0052] In response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals overlapping in time domain positions, measuring different measurement reference signals in time division at the overlapping time domain positions;

[0053] or,

[0054] In response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals not overlapping in time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured based on the measurement intervals configured for the measurement reference signals.

[0055] In one embodiment, the measurement module is further configured to:

[0056] At the overlapping time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured in a time-division manner according to a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurement based on a measurement interval.

[0057] In one embodiment, the measurement module is further configured to:

[0058] In response to any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals overlapping in time domain position, time-divisionally measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals according to N preset percentages;

[0059] The sum of the N preset percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0060] In one embodiment, the device further includes: a determination module; wherein,

[0061] The determining module is further configured to:

[0062] In response to at least two of the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals overlapping, determining that the N measurement intervals of the different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain positions;

[0063] Wherein, N is a positive integer greater than 2.

[0064] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for configuring a measurement interval is provided, wherein the device is applied to a base station, and includes a second sending module; wherein,

[0065] The second sending module is configured to: send configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal;

[0066] The measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different.

[0067] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, the communication device including:

[0068] processor;

[0069] a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

[0070] The processor is configured to implement the method described in any embodiment of the present disclosure when running the executable instructions.

[0071] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and when the executable program is executed by a processor, the method described in any embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented.

[0072] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, configuration information of a measurement interval for a measurement reference signal is received; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of the measurement reference signals are different. Here, because the measurement intervals configured for different types of the measurement reference signals are different, the terminal can measure different types of the measurement reference signals in different measurement intervals. Compared with only being able to measure different types of measurement reference signals in the same measurement interval, the timing of measuring the measurement reference signals is more flexible, and the configured measurement interval can adapt to the type of the measurement reference signal, so that the measurement reference signal can be measured in time in the measurement interval, thereby reducing the delay in measuring the measurement reference signal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0073] Figure 1 The diagram is a structural diagram of a wireless communication system.

[0074] Figure 2 FIG. 1 is a time diagram showing measurement of a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0075] Figure 3 The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0076] Figure 4 The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0077] Figure 5a The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0078] Figure 5b The figure is a schematic diagram showing time-sharing measurement of a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0079] Figure 5c The figure is a schematic diagram showing time-sharing measurement of a reference signal according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0080] Figure 6a The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0081] Figure 6b The figure is a schematic diagram showing the ratio of measurement reference signals performed in time sharing according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0082] Figure 7a The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0083] Figure 7b is a schematic diagram showing a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0084] Figure 7c is a schematic diagram showing a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0085] Figure 7d is a schematic diagram showing a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0086] Figure 8 The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0087] Figure 9 The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0088] Figure 10 The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0089] Figure 11 The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0090] Figure 12 The figure is a flowchart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0091] Figure 13 The figure is a schematic diagram showing a device for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0092] Figure 14 The figure is a schematic diagram showing a device for configuring a measurement interval according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0093] Figure 15 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0094] Figure 16 It is a block diagram of a base station according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0095] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0096] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0097] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0098] For the purpose of brevity and ease of understanding, the terms "greater than" or "less than" are used herein to describe magnitude relationships. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the term "greater than" also encompasses the meaning of "greater than or equal to," and "less than" also encompasses the meaning of "less than or equal to."

[0099] Please refer to Figure 1 , which shows a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on mobile communication technology, and the wireless communication system may include: several user equipments 110 and several base stations 120.

[0100] The user equipment 110 may refer to a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. The user equipment 110 may communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (RAN). The user equipment 110 may be an Internet of Things user device, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone, and a computer with an Internet of Things user device. For example, the user equipment 110 may be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-built-in, or vehicle-mounted device. For example, a station (STA), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, an access point, a remote user device, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a user device, or user equipment. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may be an in-vehicle device, such as a vehicle-mounted computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless user device connected to an external vehicle-mounted computer. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 may also be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a traffic light, or other roadside device with a wireless communication function.

[0101] The base station 120 may be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system may be a fourth-generation mobile communication technology (4G) system, also known as a long-term evolution (LTE) system; or, the wireless communication system may be a 5G system, also known as a new air interface system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may be a next-generation system of the 5G system. The access network in the 5G system may be referred to as a New Generation-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN).

[0102] Among them, the base station 120 can be an evolved base station (eNB) adopted in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 can also be a base station (gNB) adopting a centralized distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the base station 120 adopts a centralized distributed architecture, it usually includes a centralized unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DU). The centralized unit is provided with a protocol stack of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link layer control protocol (RLC) layer, and a media access control (MAC) layer; the distributed unit is provided with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation method of the base station 120.

[0103] A wireless connection can be established between the base station 120 and the user equipment 110 via a wireless air interface. In various implementations, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, for example, the wireless air interface is a new air interface; or, the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on the next generation mobile communication network technology standard of 5G.

[0104] In some embodiments, E2E (End to End) connections may also be established between user devices 110, such as in scenarios such as V2V (vehicle to vehicle) communication, V2I (vehicle to infrastructure) communication, and V2P (vehicle to pedestrian) communication in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.

[0105] Here, the above user equipment can be considered as the terminal equipment in the following embodiments.

[0106] In some embodiments, the wireless communication system may further include a network management device 130 .

[0107] Several base stations 120 are respectively connected to a network management device 130. The network management device 130 may be a core network device in a wireless communication system. For example, the network management device 130 may be a mobility management entity (MME) in an evolved packet core (EPC). Alternatively, the network management device may be other core network devices, such as a serving gateway (SGW), a public data network gateway (PGW), a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), or a home subscriber server (HSS). The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the implementation form of the network management device 130.

[0108] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the embodiments of the present disclosure list multiple implementation methods to clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that the multiple embodiments provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented individually, or can be implemented together with the methods of other embodiments in the embodiments of the present disclosure, or can be implemented together with some methods in other related technologies individually or in combination; the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0109] To better understand the technical solutions described in any embodiment of the present disclosure, first, the measurement scenarios related to measuring reference signals are described:

[0110] In one embodiment, a measurement gap mechanism is defined for neighboring cell mobility measurements and / or positioning-related measurements. Neighboring cell mobility measurements include measurements of reference signals performed by a terminal for cell reselection and / or handover. Positioning-related measurements include measurements of reference signals related to the terminal's positioning.

[0111] In one embodiment, in the same frequency range (FR), only one set of measurement interval configurations can be configured for measuring different reference signals.

[0112] In one embodiment, under the same FR, a terminal may time-share different types of reference signals in the measurement interval indicated by the same set of measurement interval configurations. For example, if a terminal needs to measure three different types of reference signals, namely A, B, and C, and the same set of measurement interval configurations is configured for A, B, and C, the terminal may time-share the three types of reference signals, namely A, B, and C, in the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configurations.

[0113] In one embodiment, the reference signal may be one of the following: a synchronization signal block (SSB) reference signal, a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) reference signal, and a positioning reference signal (PRS) reference signal.

[0114] Here, within the same frequency range, the offset configuration values for different reference signals must be aligned, which affects the flexibility of network parameter configuration. For example, measurement intervals can only be configured at fixed time domain locations, and measurement intervals at different time domain locations cannot be flexibly configured for different reference signal types. In addition, sharing a set of measurement interval configurations for measurements of different reference signals can cause excessive latency in mobility measurements or positioning-related measurements, affecting measurement performance. Therefore, different measurement gaps (MGs) need to be configured for different reference signals.

[0115] In one embodiment, see Figure 2 Part A shows the time for measuring the SSB reference signal, with the corresponding center frequency f0, offset 0, and period of 40 ms. Part B shows the time for measuring the CSI-RS, with the corresponding center frequency f1, offset 1, and period of 40 ms. Part C shows the time for measuring the positioning reference signal, with the corresponding center frequency f2, offset 2, and period of 80 ms. Part D shows the configured measurement interval for measuring the SSB reference signal, with the corresponding center frequency f0, measurement interval offset 0, and period of 40 ms. Part E shows the configured measurement interval for measuring the CSI-RS, with the corresponding center frequency f1, measurement interval offset 1, and period of 40 ms. Part F shows the configured measurement interval offset for measuring the positioning reference signal, with the corresponding center frequency f2, measurement interval offset 2, and period of 80 ms. It should be noted that Part E, Part F, and Part G provide detailed illustrations and descriptions of the measurement interval based on Part A, Part B, and Part C, respectively.

[0116] like Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0117] Step 31: Receive configuration information of a measurement interval for measuring a reference signal;

[0118] The measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different.

[0119] Here, the terminal can be but is not limited to a mobile phone, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a roadside unit (RSU), a smart home terminal, an industrial sensor device and / or a medical device, etc.

[0120] In one embodiment, the terminal may receive configuration information of the measurement interval of the sounding reference signal sent by the base station.

[0121] The base station can be an interface device for a terminal to access a network. Here, the base station can be various types of base stations, for example, a base station of a third generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station of a fourth generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station of a fifth generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

[0122] In one embodiment, measuring a reference signal includes at least one of the following:

[0123] SSB reference signal;

[0124] CSI-RS;

[0125] Positioning reference signal.

[0126] Here, the SSB reference signal and / or CSI-RS may be used for mobility measurement of neighboring cells of the terminal, and the positioning reference signal may be used for positioning measurement of the terminal.

[0127] In one embodiment, when the terminal is communicating with the serving cell, communication with the serving cell may be suspended to implement mobility measurement and / or positioning measurement. For example, if the terminal needs to perform mobility measurement at time A, the terminal needs to suspend communication with the serving cell at time A to implement mobility measurement.

[0128] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal establishing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the base station, the terminal receives configuration information of a measurement interval for measuring a reference signal.

[0129] In one embodiment, the terminal receives an RRC message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval for measuring a reference signal.

[0130] In one embodiment, the terminal receives a random access message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval for a measurement reference signal. Here, the random access message may be a random access message in a 2-step random access or 4-step random access process.

[0131] In one embodiment, the terminal receives a system message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval for measuring a reference signal.

[0132] In this way, carrying the configuration information in the RRC message, random access message or system message can improve the signaling compatibility of the RRC message, random access message or system message.

[0133] In one embodiment, configuration information of the measurement interval for measuring reference signals may be received periodically, so that the measurement interval configured for the terminal can be updated in a timely manner.

[0134] In one embodiment, the terminal sends a request message for obtaining configuration information of a measurement interval for measuring a reference signal to the base station; and the terminal receives the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

[0135] In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal is a positioning reference signal for positioning measurement. The terminal sends a request message to the base station for obtaining configuration information for a measurement interval of the positioning reference signal; the terminal receives the configuration information sent by the base station in response to the request message. Here, the request message may be a positioning measurement information (LocationMeasurementInfo) request message.

[0136] In one embodiment, the terminal receives configuration information actively sent by the base station.

[0137] In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal is an SSB reference signal for mobility measurement. The terminal receives configuration information of a measurement interval of the SSB reference signal actively sent by the base station.

[0138] In one embodiment, the base station sends information indicating a measurement object (MO) for measuring a reference signal to the terminal in advance.

[0139] In one embodiment, in response to the measurement being a mobility measurement, the base station sends measurement object information to the terminal. The measurement object information indicates that the measurement reference signal measured by the terminal is an SSB reference signal and / or a CSI-RS. In this case, the terminal performs mobility measurement based on the SSB reference signal and / or the CSI-RS. Here, the base station may carry the measurement object information based on measurement configuration signaling (MeasConfig).

[0140] In one embodiment, when a terminal is communicating with a serving cell, the time interval during which the terminal suspends communication with the serving cell to perform neighboring cell mobility measurement and positioning-related measurement is called a measurement interval. Here, when the measurement is a neighboring cell mobility measurement, the measurement reference signal may be an SSB reference signal and / or a CSI-RS; when the measurement is a positioning-related measurement, the measurement reference signal may be a positioning reference signal.

[0141] In one embodiment, the configuration information of the measurement interval may indicate an offset of the measurement interval, a repetition period of the measurement interval, and / or a length of the measurement interval.

[0142] In one embodiment, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined according to the required delay of the neighboring cell mobility measurement.

[0143] In one embodiment, in response to the required delay of the neighboring cell mobility measurement being less than the delay threshold, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined to be less than the period threshold; in response to the required delay of the neighboring cell mobility measurement being greater than the delay threshold, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined to be greater than the period threshold.

[0144] In one embodiment, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined according to the required delay of the positioning measurement.

[0145] In one embodiment, in response to the required delay of the positioning measurement being less than the delay threshold, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined to be less than the period threshold; in response to the required delay of the positioning measurement being greater than the delay threshold, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined to be greater than the period threshold.

[0146] Here, it should be noted that the smaller the repetition period of the measurement interval, the faster the terminal can obtain the measurement result, and therefore the measurement delay will be smaller.

[0147] In one embodiment, the length of the measurement interval is determined according to the required accuracy of the neighboring cell mobility measurement.

[0148] In one embodiment, in response to the required accuracy of the neighboring cell mobility measurement being less than the accuracy threshold, the length of the measurement interval is determined to be less than the length threshold; in response to the required accuracy of the neighboring cell mobility measurement being greater than the accuracy threshold, the length of the measurement interval is determined to be greater than the length threshold.

[0149] In one embodiment, the length of the measurement interval is determined according to the required accuracy of the positioning measurement.

[0150] In one embodiment, in response to the required accuracy of the positioning measurement being less than the accuracy threshold, the length of the measurement interval is determined to be less than the length threshold; in response to the required accuracy of the positioning measurement being greater than the accuracy threshold, the length of the measurement interval is determined to be greater than the length threshold.

[0151] It should be noted that the longer the measurement interval, the more accurate the measurement result. In one embodiment, the signal strength of the reference signal is continuously acquired over a period of time corresponding to the measurement interval. The signal strengths acquired over this period of time can then be averaged, with the average value serving as the final measurement result. The longer the measurement interval, the more accurate the average value.

[0152] In one embodiment, the measurement interval configuration information carries the measurement interval configurations for multiple different types of measurement reference signals. Here, the measurement reference signals may include: SSB reference signals, CSI-RS, and positioning reference signals. Different measurement intervals are configured for different types of measurement reference signals. For example, the measurement interval for the SSB reference signal is the first measurement interval; the measurement interval for the CSI-RS is the second measurement interval; and the measurement interval for the positioning reference signal is the third measurement interval.

[0153] In one embodiment, measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals may not overlap in time domain positions. Thus, the measurement reference signal may be measured at the time domain position of the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement reference signal. Here, because the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals do not overlap in time domain positions, measurements of different measurement reference signals do not affect each other.

[0154] In one embodiment, the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals may completely or partially overlap in time domain positions.

[0155] In one embodiment, in response to the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals completely or partially overlapping in time domain positions, different measurement reference signals can be measured in time-sharing at the overlapping positions. In this way, different measurement reference signals can share overlapping time domain positions, and the measurements between different measurement reference signals will not affect each other. For example, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is A, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, where A and B can completely or partially overlap in time domain position, and the overlapping portion is C, then the terminal can measure the SSB reference signal and CSI-RS in time-sharing at C.

[0156] In one embodiment, measurement intervals of some measurement reference signals among different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain positions. For example, the different measurement reference signals include an SSB reference signal, a CSI-RS, and a positioning reference signal. The overlap in time domain positions of the measurement intervals of some reference signals may be that the measurement intervals of the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS overlap in time domain positions, but the positioning reference signal does not overlap with the SSB reference signal in time domain positions, and the positioning reference signal does not overlap with the CSI-RS in time domain positions.

[0157] In one embodiment, the overlap in time domain positions of some measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals may be at least two-to-one overlap. For example, if the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal indicates a time domain position A, the measurement interval of the CSI-RS indicates a time domain position B, and the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal indicates a time domain position C, then A and B may overlap, B and C may overlap, and C may overlap. Alternatively, A, B, and C may all overlap.

[0158] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, configuration information of a measurement interval for a measurement reference signal is received; wherein different measurement intervals are configured for different types of measurement reference signals. Here, because different measurement intervals are configured for different types of measurement reference signals, different types of measurement reference signals can be measured in different measurement intervals. Compared with only being able to measure different types of measurement reference signals in the same measurement interval, the timing of measuring the reference signal is more flexible, and the configured measurement interval can adapt to the type of the measurement reference signal, so that the measurement reference signal can be measured in a timely manner in the measurement interval, thereby reducing the delay in measuring the measurement reference signal.

[0159] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0160] like Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0161] Step 41: Send a request message for obtaining configuration information to the base station;

[0162] Step 42: Receive configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

[0163] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal needing to measure a reference signal, the terminal sends a request message for obtaining configuration information to the base station; and receives the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

[0164] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal needing to perform mobility measurement, a request message for obtaining configuration information is sent to a base station, and configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message is received.

[0165] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal needing to perform positioning measurement, a request message for obtaining configuration information is sent to a base station, and configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message is received.

[0166] In one embodiment, in response to the establishment of an RRC connection between the terminal and the base station, a request message for obtaining configuration information is sent to the base station.

[0167] In one embodiment, an RRC message carrying configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message is received. Here, the RRC message carrying configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message may be received periodically.

[0168] In one embodiment, the terminal sends a request message to the base station for obtaining a measurement interval of a positioning reference signal, and the terminal receives configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message. Here, the request message may be a LocationMeasurementInfo request message.

[0169] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0170] like Figure 5a As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0171] Step 51: In response to measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals overlapping in a time domain position, time-divisionally measure different measurement reference signals in the overlapping time domain positions;

[0172] or,

[0173] In response to measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals not overlapping in time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured based on the measurement intervals configured for the measurement reference signals.

[0174] In one embodiment, measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals may not overlap in time domain positions. Thus, the measurement reference signal may be measured at the time domain position of the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement reference signal. Here, because the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals do not overlap in time domain positions, measurements of different measurement reference signals do not affect each other.

[0175] In one embodiment, measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals may completely or partially overlap in time domain positions.

[0176] In one embodiment, in response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals completely or partially overlapping in time domain positions, different measurement reference signals can be measured in a time-division manner at the overlapping positions. In this way, different measurement reference signals can share overlapping time domain positions, and the measurements between different measurement reference signals will not affect each other. For example, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is A, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, where A and B can completely or partially overlap in time domain position, and the overlapping portion is C, then the terminal can measure the SSB reference signal and CSI-RS in a time-division manner at C.

[0177] In one embodiment, measurement intervals of some measurement reference signals among different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain positions. For example, the different measurement reference signals include an SSB reference signal, a CSI-RS, and a positioning reference signal. The overlap in time domain positions of the measurement intervals of some reference signals may be that the measurement intervals of the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS overlap in time domain positions, but the positioning reference signal does not overlap with the SSB reference signal in time domain positions, and the positioning reference signal does not overlap with the CSI-RS in time domain positions.

[0178] In one embodiment, time-division measurement of different measurement reference signals may be continuous measurement of the measurement reference signals at overlapping time domain positions. That is, after the measurement of a certain measurement reference signal is completed, another measurement reference signal is measured. For example, the different measurement reference signals include an SSB reference signal and a CSI-RS. The time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is A, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B. A and B partially overlap in time domain position, and the overlapping portion is C. In this case, the terminal can time-division measure the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS at C. See Figure 5b , it can be that at the overlapping time domain position C, the SSB is measured in the first time domain position portion of C, and after the SSB reference signal measurement is completed, the CSI-RS is measured in the second time domain position portion of C. The first time domain position portion and the second time domain position portion are separated by a dotted line.

[0179] In one embodiment, time-division measurement of different reference signals may be performed intermittently at overlapping time domain locations. For example, if the different reference signals include an SSB reference signal and a CSI-RS, the SSB reference signal may be measured first, then the CSI-RS, then the SSB reference signal again, then the CSI-RS, and so on, at overlapping time domain locations. Figure 5c, at the overlapping time domain position C, SSB can be measured in the first time domain position part of C, CSI-RS can be measured in the second time domain position part, SSB can be measured in the third time domain position part, CSI-RS can be measured in the fourth time domain position part, SSB can be measured in the fifth time domain position part..., and so on.

[0180] In one embodiment, different measurement reference signals have different measurement priorities. For example, if the measurement priority of an SSB reference signal is different from the measurement priority of a CSI-RS, and the measurement priority of the SSB reference signal is lower than the measurement priority of the CSI-RS, the SSB reference signal is measured before the CSI-RS.

[0181] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0182] like Figure 6a As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0183] Step 61: At overlapping time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured in a time-sharing manner according to a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurement based on the measurement interval.

[0184] In one embodiment, a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurements based on the measurement interval is preconfigured. Here, the overlapping time domain position corresponds to a time period, and the preset percentage of the measurement opportunity can be the proportion corresponding to the time period. For example, the proportions of the measurement interval configured for the SSB reference signal and the measurement interval configured for the CSI-RS are respectively the first proportion and the second proportion. In this way, the terminal can measure the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS in a time period corresponding to the overlapping time domain position based on the first proportion and the second proportion.

[0185] In one embodiment, at the overlapping time domain position, the SSB reference signal is first measured according to the first ratio, and after the SSB reference signal measurement is completed, the CSI-RS is measured according to the second ratio.

[0186] In one embodiment, at the overlapping time domain position, a measurement reference signal is measured intermittently, and the proportion of the time period corresponding to the overlapping time domain position when the reference signal is measured intermittently is the proportion configured for the measurement reference signal.

[0187] In one embodiment, different measurement reference signals include an SSB reference signal and a CSI-RS. The time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is A, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B. A and B partially overlap in time domain position, and the overlapping portion is C. Then, the terminal can time-share the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS at C. See Figure 6b , SSB can be measured in the first time domain position part of C at the overlapping time domain position C, and the proportion of the first time domain position part in the overlapping time domain position is x; CSI-RS can be measured in the second time domain position part, and the proportion of the second time domain position part in the overlapping time domain position is y; where the sum of x and y is 1.

[0188] In one embodiment, the proportion of the measurement reference signal is determined according to the required accuracy of the measurement result of the measurement reference signal.

[0189] In one embodiment, in response to the required accuracy of the measurement result of the measurement reference signal being less than the accuracy threshold, it is determined that the proportion of the measurement reference signal is less than the proportion threshold; in response to the required accuracy of the measurement result of the measurement reference signal being greater than the accuracy threshold, it is determined that the proportion of the measurement reference signal is greater than the proportion threshold.

[0190] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0191] like Figure 7a As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0192] Step 71: In response to any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals overlapping in time domain, different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals are measured in time-sharing mode according to N preset percentages; the sum of the N preset percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0193] In one embodiment, the overlap in time domain positions of any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals may mean that at least two of the N measurement intervals overlap. For example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is A, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, then A and B may overlap, B and C may overlap, and C may overlap with A. For another example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is A, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, then any two of A, B, and C may overlap with each other.

[0194] In one embodiment, see Figure 7b The first measurement interval is used for measuring the SSB reference signal; the second measurement interval is used for measuring the CSI-RS; and the third measurement interval is used for measuring the positioning signal.

[0195] In one embodiment, see Figure 7c The first measurement interval and the second measurement interval overlap in the time domain. At the overlapping time domain position, the SSB reference signal is measured according to the first preset percentage, and the CSI-RS is measured according to the second preset percentage. Here, the measurement of the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS can be time-shared according to the corresponding preset percentages. For example, if the preset percentage corresponding to the SSB reference signal is X%, the preset percentage corresponding to the CSI-RS can be (1-X)%.

[0196] In one embodiment, see Figure 7d , the first measurement interval, the second measurement interval, and the third measurement interval overlap in the time domain position. At the overlapping time domain position, the SSB reference signal is measured according to the first preset percentage, the CSI-RS is measured according to the second preset percentage, and the positioning reference signal is measured according to the third preset percentage. Here, the measurement of the SSB reference signal, CSI-RS, and positioning reference signal can be performed in time-sharing according to the corresponding preset percentages. For example. When the measurement intervals of the SSB reference signal, CSI-RS, and positioning reference signal overlap in the time domain position or the three are measured, the preset percentage corresponding to the SSB reference signal is X%, the preset percentage corresponding to the CSI-RS can be Y%, and the preset percentage corresponding to the positioning reference signal can be (1-XY)%.

[0197] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0198] like Figure 8 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0199] Step 81: In response to at least two overlaps between N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals, determine that any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain positions; wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2.

[0200] In one embodiment, the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals overlap with each other. For example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is A, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, then A and B may overlap, B and C may overlap, and C may overlap with A. Please refer to Figure 7d Here, the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal corresponds to the first measurement interval, the measurement interval of the CSI-RS corresponds to the second measurement interval, and the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal corresponds to the third measurement interval.

[0201] In one embodiment, N measurement intervals of any N different measurement reference signals overlap. For example, if the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is A, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal is C, then A, B, and C may overlap.

[0202] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0203] like Figure 9 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0204] Step 91: Receive information of the measurement object sent by the base station;

[0205] The information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is an SSB reference signal and / or a CSI-RS.

[0206] In one embodiment, the measurement is a mobility measurement. The base station sends information about a measurement object to the terminal. The information about the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal measured by the terminal is an SSB reference signal and / or a CSI-RS. In this case, the terminal performs mobility measurement based on the SSB reference signal and / or the CSI-RS. Here, the base station may send the information about the measurement object based on measurement configuration signaling (MeasConfig).

[0207] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0208] like Figure 10 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a base station and includes:

[0209] Step 101: Send configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal;

[0210] The measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different.

[0211] The base station can be an interface device for a terminal to access a network. Here, the base station can be various types of base stations, for example, a base station of a third generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station of a fourth generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station of a fifth generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

[0212] In one embodiment, the base station may send configuration information of the measurement interval of the measurement reference signal to the terminal.

[0213] Here, the terminal can be but is not limited to a mobile phone, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a roadside unit (RSU), a smart home terminal, an industrial sensor device and / or a medical device, etc.

[0214] In one embodiment, measuring a reference signal includes at least one of the following:

[0215] SSB reference signal;

[0216] CSI-RS;

[0217] Positioning reference signal.

[0218] Here, the SSB reference signal and / or CSI-RS may be used for mobility measurement of neighboring cells of the terminal, and the positioning reference signal may be used for positioning measurement of the terminal.

[0219] In one embodiment, when the terminal is communicating with the serving cell, communication with the serving cell may be suspended to implement mobility measurement and / or positioning measurement. For example, if the terminal needs to perform mobility measurement at time A, the terminal needs to suspend communication with the serving cell at time A to implement mobility measurement.

[0220] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal establishing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the base station, the base station sends configuration information of a measurement interval for measuring a reference signal to the terminal.

[0221] In one embodiment, the base station sends an RRC message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval for measuring a reference signal to the terminal.

[0222] In one embodiment, the base station sends a random access message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal to the terminal. Here, the random access message may be a random access message in a 2-step random access or 4-step random access process.

[0223] In one embodiment, the base station sends a system message carrying configuration information of a measurement interval for measuring a reference signal to the terminal.

[0224] In this way, carrying the configuration information in the RRC message, random access message or system message can improve the signaling compatibility of the RRC message, random access message or system message.

[0225] In one embodiment, the configuration information of the measurement interval of the measurement reference signal may be sent periodically, so that the measurement interval configured for the terminal can be updated in a timely manner.

[0226] In one embodiment, the terminal sends a request message for obtaining configuration information of a measurement interval for measuring a reference signal to the base station; and the terminal receives the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

[0227] In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal is a positioning reference signal for positioning measurement. The terminal sends a request message to the base station for obtaining configuration information for a measurement interval of the positioning reference signal; the terminal receives the configuration information sent by the base station in response to the request message. Here, the request message may be a positioning measurement information (LocationMeasurementInfo) request message.

[0228] In one embodiment, the terminal receives configuration information actively sent by the base station.

[0229] In one embodiment, the measurement reference signal is an SSB reference signal for mobility measurement. The terminal receives configuration information of a measurement interval of the SSB reference signal actively sent by the base station.

[0230] In one embodiment, the base station sends information indicating a measurement object for measuring a reference signal to the terminal in advance.

[0231] In one embodiment, in response to the measurement being a mobility measurement, the base station sends measurement object information to the terminal. The measurement object information indicates that the measurement reference signal measured by the terminal is an SSB reference signal and / or a CSI-RS. In this case, the terminal performs mobility measurement based on the SSB reference signal and / or the CSI-RS. Here, the base station may carry the measurement object information based on measurement configuration signaling (MeasConfig).

[0232] In one embodiment, when a terminal is communicating with a serving cell, the time interval during which the terminal suspends communication with the serving cell to perform neighboring cell mobility measurement and positioning-related measurement is called a measurement interval. Here, when the measurement is a neighboring cell mobility measurement, the measurement reference signal may be an SSB reference signal and / or a CSI-RS; when the measurement is a positioning-related measurement, the measurement reference signal may be a positioning reference signal.

[0233] In one embodiment, the configuration information of the measurement interval may indicate an offset of the measurement interval, a repetition period of the measurement interval, and / or a length of the measurement interval.

[0234] In one embodiment, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined according to the required delay of the neighboring cell mobility measurement.

[0235] In one embodiment, in response to the required delay of the neighboring cell mobility measurement being less than the delay threshold, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined to be less than the period threshold; in response to the required delay of the neighboring cell mobility measurement being greater than the delay threshold, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined to be greater than the period threshold.

[0236] In one embodiment, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined according to the required delay of the positioning measurement.

[0237] In one embodiment, in response to the required delay of the positioning measurement being less than the delay threshold, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined to be less than the period threshold; in response to the required delay of the positioning measurement being greater than the delay threshold, the repetition period of the measurement interval is determined to be greater than the period threshold.

[0238] Here, it should be noted that the smaller the repetition period of the measurement interval, the faster the terminal can obtain the measurement result, and therefore the measurement delay will be smaller.

[0239] In one embodiment, the length of the measurement interval is determined according to the required accuracy of the neighboring cell mobility measurement.

[0240] In one embodiment, in response to the required accuracy of the neighboring cell mobility measurement being less than the accuracy threshold, the length of the measurement interval is determined to be less than the length threshold; in response to the required accuracy of the neighboring cell mobility measurement being greater than the accuracy threshold, the length of the measurement interval is determined to be greater than the length threshold.

[0241] In one embodiment, the length of the measurement interval is determined according to the required accuracy of the positioning measurement.

[0242] In one embodiment, in response to the required accuracy of the positioning measurement being less than the accuracy threshold, the length of the measurement interval is determined to be less than the length threshold; in response to the required accuracy of the positioning measurement being greater than the accuracy threshold, the length of the measurement interval is determined to be greater than the length threshold.

[0243] It should be noted that the longer the measurement interval, the more accurate the measurement result. In one embodiment, the signal strength of the reference signal is continuously acquired over a period of time corresponding to the measurement interval. The signal strengths acquired over this period of time can then be averaged, with the average value serving as the final measurement result. The longer the measurement interval, the more accurate the average value.

[0244] In one embodiment, the measurement interval configuration information carries the measurement interval configurations for multiple different types of measurement reference signals. Here, the measurement reference signals may include: SSB reference signals, CSI-RS, and positioning reference signals. Different measurement intervals are configured for different types of measurement reference signals. For example, the measurement interval for the SSB reference signal is the first measurement interval; the measurement interval for the CSI-RS is the second measurement interval; and the measurement interval for the positioning reference signal is the third measurement interval.

[0245] In one embodiment, measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals may not overlap in time domain positions. Thus, the measurement reference signal may be measured at the time domain position of the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement reference signal. Here, because the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals do not overlap in time domain positions, measurements of different measurement reference signals do not affect each other.

[0246] In one embodiment, the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals may completely or partially overlap in time domain positions.

[0247] In one embodiment, in response to the measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals completely or partially overlapping in time domain positions, different measurement reference signals can be measured in time-sharing at the overlapping positions. In this way, different measurement reference signals can share overlapping time domain positions, and the measurements between different measurement reference signals will not affect each other. For example, the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal is A, and the time domain position indicated by the measurement interval of the CSI-RS is B, where A and B can completely or partially overlap in time domain position, and the overlapping portion is C, then the terminal can measure the SSB reference signal and CSI-RS in time-sharing at C.

[0248] In one embodiment, measurement intervals of some measurement reference signals among different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain positions. For example, the different measurement reference signals include an SSB reference signal, a CSI-RS, and a positioning reference signal. The overlap in time domain positions of the measurement intervals of some reference signals may be that the measurement intervals of the SSB reference signal and the CSI-RS overlap in time domain positions, but the positioning reference signal does not overlap with the SSB reference signal in time domain positions, and the positioning reference signal does not overlap with the CSI-RS in time domain positions.

[0249] In one embodiment, the overlap in time domain positions of some measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals may be at least two-to-one overlap. For example, if the measurement interval of the SSB reference signal indicates a time domain position A, the measurement interval of the CSI-RS indicates a time domain position B, and the measurement interval of the positioning reference signal indicates a time domain position C, then A and B may overlap, B and C may overlap, and C may overlap. Alternatively, A, B, and C may all overlap.

[0250] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, since different measurement intervals are configured for different types of measurement reference signals, different types of measurement reference signals can be measured in different measurement intervals. Compared with only being able to measure different types of measurement reference signals in the same measurement interval, the timing of measuring the reference signal is more flexible, and the configured measurement interval can adapt to the type of the measurement reference signal, so that the measurement of the measurement reference signal can be performed in a timely manner in the measurement interval. In this way, the delay in measuring the measurement reference signal can be reduced.

[0251] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0252] like Figure 11 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a base station and includes:

[0253] Step 111: Receive a request message for obtaining configuration information sent by a terminal;

[0254] Step 112: Send configuration information to the terminal according to the request message.

[0255] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal needing to measure a reference signal, the terminal sends a request message for obtaining configuration information to the base station; and the base station sends the configuration information sent according to the request message to the terminal.

[0256] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal needing to perform mobility measurement, a request message for obtaining configuration information is sent to the base station, and the base station sends the configuration information sent according to the request message to the terminal.

[0257] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal needing to perform positioning measurement, a request message for obtaining configuration information is sent to the base station, and the base station sends the configuration information sent according to the request message to the terminal.

[0258] In one embodiment, in response to the establishment of an RRC connection between the terminal and the base station, a request message for obtaining configuration information is sent to the base station.

[0259] In one embodiment, an RRC message carrying configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message is received. Here, the RRC message carrying configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message may be received periodically.

[0260] In one embodiment, the terminal sends a request message to the base station for obtaining a measurement interval for measuring a positioning reference signal, and the terminal receives configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message. Here, the request message may be a LocationMeasurementInfo request message.

[0261] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0262] like Figure 12 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for configuring a measurement interval, which is applied to a base station and includes:

[0263] Step 121: Send information of the measurement object to the terminal;

[0264] The information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is an SSB reference signal and / or a CSI-RS.

[0265] In one embodiment, the measurement is a mobility measurement. The base station sends information about a measurement object to the terminal. The information about the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal measured by the terminal is an SSB reference signal and / or a CSI-RS. In this case, the terminal performs mobility measurement based on the SSB reference signal and / or the CSI-RS. Here, the base station may send the information about the measurement object based on measurement configuration signaling (MeasConfig).

[0266] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0267] like Figure 13 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a configuration device for a measurement interval, which is applied to a terminal. The device includes a receiving module 131, wherein:

[0268] The receiving module 131 is configured to: receive configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of sounding reference signals are different.

[0269] In one embodiment, the device further includes: a first sending module 132; wherein,

[0270] The first sending module 132 is configured to send a request message for obtaining the configuration information to the base station;

[0271] The receiving module 131 is configured to receive the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

[0272] In one embodiment, the device further includes: a measurement module 133; wherein,

[0273] The measurement module 133 is configured to:

[0274] In response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals overlapping in time domain positions, measuring different measurement reference signals in time division at the overlapping time domain positions;

[0275] or,

[0276] In response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals not overlapping in time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured based on the measurement intervals configured for the measurement reference signals.

[0277] In one embodiment, the measurement module 133 is further configured to:

[0278] At the overlapping time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured in a time-division manner according to a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurement based on a measurement interval.

[0279] In one embodiment, the measurement module 133 is further configured to:

[0280] In response to any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals overlapping in time domain position, time-divisionally measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals according to N preset percentages;

[0281] The sum of the N preset percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0282] In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes: a determination module 134; wherein,

[0283] The determining module 134 is further configured to:

[0284] In response to at least two of the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals overlapping, determining that the N measurement intervals of the different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain positions;

[0285] Wherein, N is a positive integer greater than 2.

[0286] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of the present disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0287] like Figure 14 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for configuring a measurement interval, wherein the device is applied to a base station and includes a second sending module 141; wherein,

[0288] The second sending module 141 is configured to: send configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal;

[0289] The measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different.

[0290] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0291] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the communication device including:

[0292] processor;

[0293] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0294] The processor is configured to implement the method applied to any embodiment of the present disclosure when running the executable instructions.

[0295] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-temporary computer storage media that can continue to memorize information stored thereon after the communication device loses power.

[0296] The processor may be connected to the memory via a bus or the like to read the executable program stored in the memory.

[0297] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and when the executable program is executed by a processor, the method of any embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented.

[0298] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated here.

[0299] like Figure 15 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a structure of a terminal.

[0300] Reference Figure 15As shown, this embodiment provides a terminal 800, which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a message transceiver, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0301] Reference Figure 15 , terminal 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802 , a memory 804 , a power component 806 , a multimedia component 808 , an audio component 810 , an input / output (I / O) interface 812 , a sensor component 814 , and a communication component 816 .

[0302] The processing component 802 generally controls the overall operation of the terminal 800, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the above-described method. In addition, the processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

[0303] The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the terminal 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the terminal 800, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0304] Power supply component 806 provides power to various components of terminal 800. Power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to terminal 800.

[0305] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the terminal 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor can not only sense the boundaries of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the terminal 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0306] The audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC), which is configured to receive external audio signals when the terminal 800 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal can be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, the audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0307] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0308] The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of the terminal 800's status assessment. For example, the sensor assembly 814 can detect the open / closed state of the terminal 800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the terminal 800. The sensor assembly 814 can also detect changes in the position of the terminal 800 or a component of the terminal 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the terminal 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the terminal 800, and temperature changes of the terminal 800. The sensor assembly 814 can include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 can also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 can also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0309] The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the terminal 800 and other devices. The terminal 800 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

[0310] In an exemplary embodiment, the terminal 800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above methods.

[0311] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 820 of the terminal 800 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0312] like Figure 15 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure shows a structure of a base station. For example, the base station 900 can be provided as a network side device. Figure 15 Base station 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by memory 932 for storing instructions executable by processing component 922, such as applications. The applications stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the aforementioned methods applied to the base station.

[0313] The base station 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management for the base station 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the base station 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. The base station 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or the like.

[0314] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0315] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a measurement interval, wherein: Applied to a terminal, the method includes: receiving configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal; The measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different; In response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals overlapping in a time domain position, measuring different measurement reference signals in a continuous or discontinuous manner at the overlapping time domain positions; Wherein, when the continuous mode is adopted, after completing the measurement of one type of measurement reference signal, the measurement of another type of measurement reference signal is performed; When the discontinuous manner is adopted, after completing one type of measurement of the measurement reference signal, one type of measurement reference signal is measured once, another type of measurement reference signal is measured once.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further comprises: Sending a request message to the base station for obtaining the configuration information; The configuration information of the measurement interval for receiving the measurement reference signal includes: Receive the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein The time-divisionally measuring different measurement reference signals at the overlapping time domain positions includes: At the overlapping time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured in a time-division manner according to a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurement based on a measurement interval.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The time-sharing measurement of different measurement reference signals according to a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurement based on the measurement interval includes: In response to any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals overlapping in time domain position, time-divisionally measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals according to N preset percentages; The sum of the N preset percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein The method further comprises: In response to at least two of the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals overlapping, determining that the N measurement intervals of the different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain positions; Wherein, N is a positive integer greater than 2.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein The measurement reference signal includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal block SSB reference signal; Channel State Reference Signal CSI-RS; Positioning reference signal.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The method further comprises: receiving information of a measurement object sent by a base station; The information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is the SSB reference signal and / or the CSI-RS.

8. A method for configuring a measurement interval, wherein: Applied to a base station, the method includes: Configuration information of a measurement interval for sending a measurement reference signal; The measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different; the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals overlap in a time domain position, and the overlapping time domain positions are used by the terminal to measure different measurement reference signals in a continuous or discontinuous manner in time-sharing manner; Wherein, when the continuous mode is adopted, the terminal performs measurement of another type of measurement reference signal after completing measurement of one type of measurement reference signal; When the discontinuous mode is adopted, the terminal performs a measurement of the measurement reference signal of one type after completing a measurement of another type of the measurement reference signal.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The method further comprises: Receiving a request message sent by a terminal for obtaining the configuration information; The configuration information of the measurement interval for sending the sounding reference signal includes: The configuration information is sent to the terminal according to the request message.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein The measurement reference signal includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal block SSB reference signal; Channel State Reference Signal CSI-RS; Positioning reference signal.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The method further comprises: Sending information of the measurement object to the terminal; The information of the measurement object indicates that the measurement reference signal is the SSB reference signal and / or the CSI-RS.

12. A device for configuring a measurement interval, wherein: Applied to a terminal, the device includes a receiving module and a measuring module, wherein: The receiving module is configured to: receive configuration information of a measurement interval of a measurement reference signal; wherein the measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different; The measurement module is configured to: in response to the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals overlapping in a time domain position, measure different measurement reference signals in a continuous or discontinuous manner at the overlapping time domain position; Wherein, when the continuous mode is adopted, after completing the measurement of one type of measurement reference signal, the measurement of another type of measurement reference signal is performed; When the discontinuous manner is adopted, after completing one type of measurement of the measurement reference signal, one type of measurement reference signal is measured once, another type of measurement reference signal is measured once.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein The device further includes: a first sending module; wherein, The first sending module is configured to send a request message for obtaining the configuration information to the base station; The receiving module is configured to receive the configuration information sent by the base station according to the request message.

14. The device according to claim 12, wherein The measurement module is further configured to: At the overlapping time domain positions, different measurement reference signals are measured in a time-division manner according to a preset percentage of measurement opportunities for performing measurement based on a measurement interval.

15. The device according to claim 14, wherein The measurement module is further configured to: In response to any N measurement intervals of different measurement reference signals overlapping in time domain position, time-divisionally measuring different measurement reference signals corresponding to the N measurement intervals according to N preset percentages; The sum of the N preset percentages is 1; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein The device further includes: a determination module; wherein, The determining module is further configured to: In response to at least two of the N measurement intervals of any N measurement reference signals of different measurement reference signals overlapping, determining that the N measurement intervals of the different measurement reference signals overlap in time domain positions; Wherein, N is a positive integer greater than 2.

17. A device for configuring a measurement interval, wherein: Applied to a base station, the device includes a second sending module; wherein, The second sending module is configured to: send configuration information of a measurement interval of a sounding reference signal; The measurement intervals configured for different types of measurement reference signals are different; the measurement intervals configured for different measurement reference signals overlap in a time domain position, and the overlapping time domain positions are used by the terminal to measure different measurement reference signals in a continuous or discontinuous manner in time-sharing manner; Wherein, when the continuous mode is adopted, the terminal performs measurement of another type of measurement reference signal after completing measurement of one type of measurement reference signal; When the discontinuous mode is adopted, the terminal performs a measurement of the measurement reference signal of one type after completing a measurement of another type of the measurement reference signal.

18. A communication device, wherein: include: antenna; Memory; The processor is connected to the antenna and the memory respectively, and is configured to control the transmission and reception of the antenna by executing computer-executable instructions stored on the memory, and can implement the method provided in any one of claims 1 to 7 or claims 8 to claim 11.

19. A computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions are capable of implementing the method provided in any one of claims 1 to 7 or claims 8 to 11 after being executed by a processor.

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