Method and apparatus for ue power saving processing, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a UE power saving processing method and device, a communication device and a storage medium. The UE power saving processing method comprises: in response to that the active bandwidth BWP of the UE in a first cell is switched from a first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to a second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling, listening to the reference signal of the first cell on the second BWP; and in response to that the signal power of the reference signal listened to on the second BWP meets the relaxed measurement condition, relaxing the measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP. Thus, the embodiments of the present disclosure can listen to the reference signal on the second BWP without listening to the downlink transmission scheduling, thereby saving the power consumption of the UE; and the measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP can be relaxed when the listened reference signal meets the relaxed measurement condition, thereby further saving the power consumption of the UE.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to, but is not limited to, the technical field of communication, and in particular to a UE power saving processing method and device, a communication device and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] New Radio (NR) uses carrier aggregation or dual-link technology to greatly improve the transmission rate of the system; at present, the cell of a user equipment (UE) has introduced three states of activation, deactivation and dormancy. In the dormancy state, the cell of the UE usually does not need to perform monitoring of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and the like, and only needs to perform some reference signal measurement and channel quality information (CQI) reporting, so as to synchronize the transmission of the UE and the base station. However, the reference signal measurement and CQI reporting of the cell of the UE in the dormancy state are not energy-saving enough at present. SUMMARY

[0003] The present disclosure discloses a UE power saving processing method and device, a communication device and a storage medium.

[0004] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a UE power saving processing method is provided, the method being performed by a UE and comprising:

[0005] in response to a switching of an active bandwidth part (BWP) of the UE in a first cell from a first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to a second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling, monitoring a reference signal of the first cell on the second BWP;

[0006] in response to a signal power of the monitored reference signal on the second BWP satisfying a relaxed measurement condition, relaxing a measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a UE power saving processing device is provided, applied to a UE and comprising:

[0008] a switching module configured to, in response to a switching of an active BWP of the UE in a first cell from a first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to a second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling, monitor a reference signal of the first cell on the second BWP;

[0009] a processing module configured to, in response to a signal power of the monitored reference signal on the second BWP satisfying a relaxed measurement condition, relax a measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising:

[0011] a processor;

[0012] a memory storing processor-executable instructions;

[0013] wherein the processor is configured to implement the UE power saving processing method of any of the embodiments of the present disclosure when running the executable instructions.

[0014] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and the executable program is executed by a processor to implement the UE power saving processing method of any of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0015] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can include the following beneficial effects:

[0016] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE can switch the active BWP of the first cell from the first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to the second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling, and listen to the reference signal of the first cell on the second BWP; in this way, the UE can not need to listen to the downlink transmission scheduling when in the first cell, thereby saving the UE power. Moreover, if the signal power of the reference signal listened to by the UE on the second BWP satisfies the relaxed measurement condition, the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE is relaxed; in this way, the measurement of the reference signal by the UE is relaxed, so that the UE is more power saving.

[0017] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a wireless communication system.

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a UE power saving processing method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0020] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a UE power saving processing method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0021] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a UE power saving processing method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0022] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a UE power saving processing method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0023] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a UE power saving processing method according to an example embodiment.

[0024] Figure 7 is a block diagram of a UE power saving processing apparatus according to an example embodiment.

[0025] Figure 8 is a block diagram of a UE according to an example embodiment.

[0026] Figure 9 is a block diagram of a base station according to an example embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The example embodiments will be described in detail herein with reference to the attached drawings. In the following description, like reference numerals refer to like elements, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The following description is not meant to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure to one or more particular embodiments. Rather, the scope of the present disclosure is to be indicated by the appended claims, alone or in combination with the disclosure herein. In the description of the example embodiments, the following terminology is used in accordance with the definitions set forth below.

[0028] The terminology used in the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the present disclosure. As used in the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It also will be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0029] It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. can be used herein to describe various information, these terms are not intended to denote a temporal or chronological order. Rather, these terms are used only to distinguish different sets of information from one another. For example, a first information can be termed a second information, and similarly, a second information can be termed a first information, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. As used herein, the term "if' can be interpreted to mean "when" or "upon" or "in response to determining" depending on the context.

[0030] Reference is made to Figure 1 which shows a structure schematic diagram of a wireless communication system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1 , the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology, and the wireless communication system can include a plurality of user equipment 110 and a plurality of base stations 120.

[0031] The user equipment 110 can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. The user equipment 110 can communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN), and the user equipment 110 can be an Internet of Things user equipment, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (also known as a "cellular" phone), and a computer with an Internet of Things user equipment, for example, which can be fixed, portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted. For example, a Station (STA), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile, a remote station, an access point, a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a user device, or a user equipment. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 can also be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 can also be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, it can be a vehicle-mounted computer with wireless communication function or a wireless user equipment externally connected to the vehicle-mounted computer. Alternatively, the user equipment 110 can also be a roadside device, for example, it can be a street lamp, a signal lamp, or other roadside devices with wireless communication function, etc.

[0032] The base station 120 can be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system can be a 4th generation mobile communication (4G) system, also known as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, or the wireless communication system can also be a 5G system, also known as a New Radio system or a 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system can also be a next generation of 5G system. In the 5G system, the access network can be referred to as a New Generation-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN).

[0033] The base station 120 can be an evolved NodeB (eNB) used in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 can also be a base station (gNB) using a centralized and distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the base station 120 uses a centralized and distributed architecture, it usually includes a central unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DUs). The central unit is provided with a protocol stack of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, and a medium access control (MAC) layer; and the distributed unit is provided with a protocol stack of a physical (PHY) layer. The specific implementation of the base station 120 is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0034] The base station 120 and the user equipment 110 can establish a wireless connection through a wireless air interface. In different embodiments, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on a fourth generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on a fifth generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as a new radio (NR); or the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on a more next generation mobile communication network technology standard of 5G.

[0035] In some embodiments, the user equipment 110 can also establish an E2E (End to End) connection. For example, vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication, vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communication, and vehicle to pedestrian (V2P) communication in vehicle to everything (V2X) communication, and the like.

[0036] Here, the user equipment described above can be considered as a terminal device in the following embodiments.

[0037] In some embodiments, the wireless communication system described above can also include a network management device 130.

[0038] A number of base stations 120 are connected to a network management device 130. The network management device 130 can be a core network device in a wireless communication system, for example, the network management device 130 can be a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC). Alternatively, the network management device can also 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), etc. The implementation form of the network management device 130 is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0039] As shown in Figure 2 A UE power saving processing method is provided, the method is performed by a UE, and includes the following steps:

[0040] Step S21: In response to the active BWP of the UE in the first cell being switched from a first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to a second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling, listening to the reference signal of the first cell on the second BWP.

[0041] Step S22: In response to the signal power of the reference signal listened to on the second BWP satisfying a relaxed measurement condition, relaxing the measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP. In an embodiment, the UE can be a mobile terminal or a fixed terminal. For example, the UE can be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a computer, a server, a wearable device, a game control platform, or a multimedia device, etc.

[0042] In an embodiment, the UE is a non-connected state UE. The non-connected state UE includes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state UE and / or an RRC inactive state UE.

[0043] In an embodiment, the relaxing of the measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP in step S22 can be reducing the measurement requirement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP.

[0044] For example, relaxing the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE can be that the UE increases the measurement period of the reference signal measured on the second BWP. In this way, the measurement requirement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE can be reduced by increasing the measurement period of the reference signal measured on the second BWP, and thus the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE can be relaxed.

[0045] For example, the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE can also be that the number of sample values of the reference signal measured on the second BWP by the UE in one measurement is reduced. In this way, the measurement requirement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE can be reduced by reducing the number of sample values of the reference signal measured on the second BWP in each measurement, and thus the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE can be relaxed.

[0046] Of course, in other embodiments, relaxing the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP can also be achieved by any other way of reducing the measurement requirement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE; for example, the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE can also be reduced, and the specific implementation of reducing the measurement requirement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE is not limited herein.

[0047] In one embodiment, the first cell includes a primary cell or a secondary cell.

[0048] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the cell in which the UE is located can be one primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The bandwidth occupied by one primary cell can be divided into one BWP or multiple BWPs; or the bandwidth occupied by one secondary cell can be divided into one BWP or multiple BWPs. For example, in one embodiment, the bandwidth occupied by the first cell includes at least the first BWP and the second BWP.

[0049] In one embodiment, the first cell is a secondary cell, and the DCI of the secondary cell can be transmitted by the primary cell in some cases, and thus, after the UE switches from the first BWP to the second BWP, the DCI lost due to the DCI of the secondary cell can be reduced as much as possible on the primary cell in the case of saving power consumption.

[0050] In one embodiment, if the currently working BWP of the UE in the first cell is switched from the first BWP to the second BWP, the UE in the first cell changes from an active state to a dormant state. In one embodiment, the active BWP can be the currently working BWP of the UE.

[0051] In one embodiment, the downlink transmission includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0052] a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission;

[0053] a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission.

[0054] For example, the active BWP of the UE in the first cell is switched from the first BWP with PDCCH transmission scheduling to the second BWP without PDCCH transmission scheduling, and the UE monitors the reference signal on the second BWP. In this way, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE monitors the reference signal on the second BWP without PDCCH transmission scheduling, which can save the power consumption of the UE.

[0055] For example, the active BWP of the UE in the first cell is switched from the first BWP with PDSCH transmission scheduling to the second BWP without PDSCH transmission scheduling, and the UE monitors the reference signal on the second BWP. In this way, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE monitors the reference signal on the second BWP without PDSCH transmission scheduling, which can save the power consumption of the UE.

[0056] For example, the active BWP of the UE in the first cell is switched from the first BWP with PDCCH and / or PDSCH transmission scheduling to the second BWP without PDCCH and / or PDSCH scheduling, and the UE monitors the reference signal on the second BWP. In this way, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE monitors the reference signal on the second BWP without PDSCH and PDCCH transmission scheduling, which can save the power consumption of the UE.

[0057] In one embodiment, the reference signal includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0058] a synchronization signal block (SSB);

[0059] a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0060] In one embodiment, the signal power of the reference signal monitored on the second BWP satisfies the relaxed measurement condition, including:

[0061] The signal power of the reference signal monitored on the second BWP is greater than a threshold value, and the signal power of the reference signal monitored on the second BWP satisfies the relaxed measurement condition.

[0062] In one embodiment, the signal power of the reference signal monitored on the second BWP is greater than a threshold value, including but not limited to at least one of the following:

[0063] the signal power of the SSB monitored on the second BWP is greater than an SSB threshold value;

[0064] the signal power of the CSI-RS monitored on the second BWP is greater than a CSI-RS threshold value.

[0065] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, if the signal power of the SSB is greater than the SSB threshold value, it is determined that the signal quality of the SSB is relatively good, and thus reducing the measurement of the SSB can also enable the UE to successfully know the channel status information according to the current measurement or not to lose the synchronization with the first cell; thus, the measurement of the SSB on the second BWP by the UE can be relaxed, thereby further saving the power consumption of the UE.

[0066] If the signal power of the CSI-RS is greater than the CSI-RS threshold value, it is determined that the signal quality of the CSI-RS is relatively good, and reducing the measurement of the CSI-RS can also enable the UE to successfully know the channel status information according to the current measurement or not to lose the synchronization with the first cell, so that the measurement of the CSI-RS by the UE can be relaxed, thereby further saving the power consumption of the UE.

[0067] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the active BWP of the UE in the first cell can be switched from the first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to the second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling, and the reference signal of the first cell is monitored on the second BWP; thus, the UE can not need to monitor the downlink transmission scheduling when in the first cell, thereby being able to save the power of the UE. Moreover, if the signal power of the reference signal monitored by the UE on the second BWP satisfies the relaxed measurement condition, the measurement of the reference signal by the UE on the second BWP is relaxed; thus, the UE can be more power-saving by relaxing the measurement of the reference signal.

[0068] It should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in some methods or related technologies in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0069] As shown in Figure 3 a UE power saving processing method is provided, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0070] Step S31: in response to the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SSB monitored on the second BWP being greater than an SSB threshold value, relaxing the measurement of the SSB by the UE on the second BWP; and / or, in response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS monitored on the second BWP being greater than a CSI-RS threshold value, relaxing the measurement of the CSI-RS by the UE on the second BWP.

[0071] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first BWP is the first BWP described in step S21, and the second BWP is the second BWP described in step S21.

[0072] In some embodiments, the UE relaxes measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP, including at least one of:

[0073] The UE increases a measurement period of the reference signal on the second BWP;

[0074] The UE reduces a number of sample values measured by the UE when measuring the reference signal on the second BWP at a single time.

[0075] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE performs a power saving processing method, including: in response to a RSRP of a SSB listened on a second BWP being greater than a SSB threshold value, the UE measures the SSB according to an increased SSB measurement period on the second BWP.

[0076] In one embodiment, the increased SSB measurement period is N times of a previous SSB measurement period, where N is greater than 1.

[0077] For example, a BWP of a first cell of the UE includes at least: a first BWP and a second BWP; the first BWP is a BWP with downlink transmission scheduling, and the second BWP is a BWP without downlink transmission scheduling; the UE listens to a SSB signal on the second BWP in the first cell. In response to a RSRP of the SSB listened on the second BWP being greater than a SSB threshold value, the UE determines to increase a SSB measurement period T1 to N x T1, and performs measurement of the SSB based on the SSB measurement period of N x T1. Here, N can be any value greater than 1; for example, N is an integer greater than 1.

[0078] Thus, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE can perform measurement of the SSB based on the increased SSB measurement period; thus, the measurement of the SSB can be performed based on a relatively longer time interval, which can greatly save the power consumption of the UE.

[0079] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE performs a power saving processing method, including: in response to a RSRP of a CSI-RS listened on a second BWP being greater than a CSI-RS threshold value, the UE measures the CSI-RS according to an increased CSI-RS measurement period on the second BWP.

[0080] In one embodiment, the increased CSI-RS measurement period is M times of a previous CSI-RS measurement period, where M is greater than 1.

[0081] Exemplarily, the BWP of the first cell of the UE at least includes: a first BWP and a second BWP; wherein the first BWP is a BWP with downlink transmission scheduling, and the second BWP is a BWP without downlink transmission scheduling; the UE listens to an SSB signal in the second BWP in the first cell. The UE, in response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened to in the second BWP being greater than a CSI-RS threshold value, determines to increase a CSI-RS measurement period T2 to MxT2, and performs measurement of the CSI-RS based on the CSI-RS measurement period of MxT2. Here, M can be any value greater than 1, for example, M is an integer greater than 1, etc.

[0082] Thus, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE can perform measurement of the CSI-RS based on the increased CSI-RS measurement period; thus, the measurement of the CSI-RS can be performed based on a relatively longer time interval, which can greatly save the power consumption of the UE.

[0083] The UE power saving processing method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is executed by a UE, and includes: in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened to in the second BWP being greater than an SSB threshold value, reducing the number of sample values measured by the UE when measuring the SSB in the second BWP at a single time.

[0084] Exemplarily, the BWP of the first cell of the UE at least includes: a first BWP and a second BWP; wherein the first BWP is a BWP with downlink transmission scheduling, and the second BWP is a BWP without downlink transmission scheduling; the UE listens to an SSB signal in the second BWP in the first cell. The UE, in response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened to in the second BWP being greater than a CSI-RS threshold value, determines to increase a CSI-RS measurement period T2 to MxT2, and performs measurement of the CSI-RS based on the CSI-RS measurement period of MxT2. Here, M can be any value greater than 1, for example, M is an integer greater than 1, etc.

[0085] Thus, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, since the number of sample values measured at a single time when measuring the SSB is reduced when performing SSB measurement, the power consumption of the UE can also be saved.

[0086] The UE power saving processing method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is executed by a UE, and includes: in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened to in the second BWP being greater than an SSB threshold value, reducing the number of sample values measured by the UE when measuring the SSB in the second BWP at a single time.

[0087] The BWP of the first cell of the UE includes at least a first BWP and a second BWP. The first BWP is a BWP with downlink transmission scheduling, and the second BWP is a BWP without downlink transmission scheduling. The UE listens to an SSB signal in the second BWP in the first cell. The UE determines that the number of sample values measured in a single measurement of a CSI-RS in the second BWP is reduced from Q1 to Q2 in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened to in the second BWP being greater than a CSI-RS threshold. Here, Q2 is less than Q1.

[0088] In this way, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the number of sample values measured in a single measurement of a CSI-RS is reduced when performing CSI-RS measurement, thereby saving the power consumption of the UE.

[0089] In some embodiments, the step S22 includes at least one of the following:

[0090] In response to the RSRP of the SSB listened to in the second BWP being greater than an SSB threshold, the measurement of the SSB in the second BWP by the UE is relaxed.

[0091] In response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened to in the second BWP being greater than a CSI-RS threshold, the measurement of the CSI-RS in the second BWP by the UE is relaxed.

[0092] In some embodiments, the step S22 can also include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0093] In response to the RSRP of the SSB listened to in the second BWP being greater than an SSB threshold, the UE performs measurement of the SSB in the second BWP according to an increased SSB measurement period and a reduced number of sample values measured in a single measurement of the SSB.

[0094] In response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened to in the second BWP being greater than a CSI-RS threshold, the UE performs measurement of the CSI-RS in the second BWP according to an increased CSI-RS measurement period and a reduced number of sample values measured in a single measurement of the CSI-RS.

[0095] In this way, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement period of a reference signal can be increased, and the measurement of the reference signal can be performed in a manner of reducing the number of sample values measured in a single measurement of the reference signal, thereby greatly saving the power consumption of the UE.

[0096] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the RSRP of the reference signal listened to by the UE on the second BWP is greater than the threshold value, for example, the RSRP of the SSB listened to is greater than the SSB threshold value and / or the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened to is greater than the CSI-RS threshold value, it is determined that the signal quality of the reference signal at this time is good, so that the measurement of the reference signal can be relaxed by increasing the measurement period of the reference signal or reducing the number of sample values measured by the reference signal in a single measurement of the reference signal, and the relaxation of the measurement of the reference signal can also enable the UE to successfully know the channel condition according to the current measurement or not to lose the synchronization with the first cell. Therefore, the embodiments of the present disclosure save the power consumption of the UE by relaxing the measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP.

[0097] It should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in some methods or related technologies in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0098] As shown in Figure 4 The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a UE power saving processing method, executed by a UE, comprising:

[0099] Step S41: receiving the serving cell configuration (ServingCellConfig) signaling sent by the base station, wherein the ServingCellConfig signaling carries the threshold value.

[0100] In one embodiment, the threshold value includes: an SSB threshold value and / or a CSI-RS threshold value.

[0101] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the SSB threshold value is the SSB threshold value described in step S31, and the CSI-RS threshold value is the threshold value described in step S31.

[0102] In other embodiments, the above step S41 can be: receiving the high layer signaling sent by the base station, wherein the high layer signaling carries the threshold value; or the above step S41 can be: receiving the RRC signaling sent by the base station, wherein the RRC signaling carries the threshold value.

[0103] The present disclosure provides a UE power saving processing method, executed by a UE, comprising: obtaining an SSB threshold value and / or a CSI-RS threshold value.

[0104] For example, the UE receives the serving cell configuration signaling sent by the base station, wherein the serving cell configuration signaling carries the SSB threshold value and / or the CSI-RS threshold value.

[0105] Exemplarily, the UE pre-configures the SSB threshold value and / or the CSI-RS threshold value. For example, the UE pre-configures the SSB threshold value and / or the CSI-RS threshold value in response to a user input operation.

[0106] Exemplarily, the UE determines the SSB threshold value and / or the CSI-RS threshold value based on historical data. For example, the UE determines the current SSB threshold value according to a historically saved SSB threshold value; and / or, the UE determines the current CSI-RS threshold value according to a historically saved CSI-RS threshold value.

[0107] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE can obtain the threshold value, for example, the SSB threshold value and / or the CSI-RS threshold value, by receiving the serving cell configuration signaling sent by the base station; thereby facilitating the UE to determine whether the UE satisfies the relaxed measurement condition. Moreover, the embodiments of the present disclosure can transmit the threshold value based on the serving cell configuration signaling, and can improve the utilization rate of the serving cell configuration signaling.

[0108] Furthermore, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of ways of obtaining the SSB threshold value and / or the CSI-RS threshold value are also provided, which are suitable for more application scenarios of threshold value obtaining.

[0109] It should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in some methods or related technologies in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0110] As shown in Figure 5 a UE power saving processing method is provided, which is executed by a UE and includes:

[0111] Step S51: receiving a downlink control information (DCI) sent by a base station, wherein the DCI carries indication information;

[0112] Step S52: based on the indication information, the UE switches the active BWP in the first cell from the first BWP to the second BWP.

[0113] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first BWP is the first BWP described in step S21, and the second BWP is the second BWP described in step S21.

[0114] The indication information herein is used to indicate that the active BWP of the UE, i.e., the first BWP, is switched to the second BWP.

[0115] In an embodiment, the DCI can be DCI format 1. For example, the predetermined information field of the DCI format 1 carries the indication information. Of course, in other embodiments, the DCI can be any other implementable DCI format, for example, can be DCI format 1A, DCI format 1B, DCI format 2, or DCI format 2B, etc.

[0116] In an embodiment, the step S51 comprises: receiving the DCI sent by the base station in response to that the active BWP of the UE in the first cell is the first BWP. Thus, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, since the currently working BWP (i.e. the active BWP) is the first BWP, and the first BWP is the BWP with downlink transmission scheduling; at this time, the DCI sent by the base station can be received, so as to obtain the indication information based on the DCI.

[0117] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE can perform BWP switching based on the DCI carrying the indication information sent by the base station, so as to switch from working in the first BWP with downlink transmission to working in the second BWP without downlink transmission. Thus, the UE can not need to listen to the PDCCH and / or PDSCH, etc., and the power consumption of the UE can be saved.

[0118] It should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in some methods or related technologies in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0119] The UE power saving processing method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is executed by the UE, and can comprise: not relaxing the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP in response to that the signal power of the reference signal listened on the second BWP does not satisfy the relaxed measurement condition.

[0120] The UE power saving processing method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is executed by the UE, and can comprise: the UE keeps the original measurement period to perform the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP in response to that the RSRP of the SSB listened on the second BWP is less than or equal to the SSB threshold value.

[0121] The BWP of the first cell of the UE includes at least a first BWP and a second BWP. The first BWP is a BWP with downlink transmission scheduling, and the second BWP is a BWP without downlink transmission scheduling. The UE listens to an SSB signal in the second BWP in the first cell. At a first time, the UE, in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened to in the second BWP being greater than an SSB threshold value, determines to increase an SSB measurement period T1 to N*T1, and performs SSB measurement based on the SSB measurement period of N*T1. N can be any value greater than 1, for example, 1.2, 2, 2.5, or 3, etc. At a second time, the UE, in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened to in the second BWP being less than or equal to the SSB threshold value, determines to restore the SSB measurement period to the original measurement period T1, and performs SSB measurement based on the SSB measurement period of T1.

[0122] Thus, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, because the RSRP of the SSB listened to is less than or equal to the SSB threshold value, it is determined that the current SSB signal quality is not very good, and therefore, the UE can still perform SSB listening in a relatively dense period. Because the UE performs listening in the second BWP, it does not need to listen to downlink transmission scheduling, and therefore, the power consumption of the UE can be saved to a certain extent.

[0123] The UE power saving processing method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is performed by a UE, and can include: in response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened to in the second BWP being less than or equal to a CSI-RS threshold value, the UE keeps the original measurement period to perform CSI-RS measurement in the second BWP.

[0124] The BWP of the first cell of the UE includes at least a first BWP and a second BWP. The first BWP is a BWP with downlink transmission scheduling, and the second BWP is a BWP without downlink transmission scheduling. The UE listens to an SSB signal in the second BWP in the first cell. At a first time, the UE, in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened to in the second BWP being greater than an SSB threshold value, determines to increase an SSB measurement period T1 to N*T1, and performs SSB measurement based on the SSB measurement period of N*T1. N can be any value greater than 1, for example, 1.2, 2, 2.5, or 3, etc. At a second time, the UE, in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened to in the second BWP being less than or equal to the SSB threshold value, determines to restore the SSB measurement period to the original measurement period T1, and performs SSB measurement based on the SSB measurement period of T1.

[0125] Thus, in this embodiment of the disclosure, since the RSRP of the detected CSI-RS is less than or equal to the CSI-RS threshold, it is determined that the current CSI-RS signal quality is not very good, so relatively frequent CSI-RS monitoring can still be used. However, since the UE is monitoring on the second BWP, there is no need to monitor downlink transmission scheduling, which can also save the UE's power consumption to a certain extent.

[0126] In some embodiments, when the signal power of the reference signal being listened to on the second BWP does not meet the relaxation measurement condition, the measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP is not relaxed, including at least one of the following:

[0127] In response to the RSRP of the SSB being monitored on the second BWP being less than or equal to the SSB threshold value, the UE continues to measure the SSB on the second BWP using the original measurement cycle.

[0128] In response to the RSRP of CSI-RS being monitored on the second BWP being less than or equal to the CSI-RS threshold, the UE continues to perform CSI-RS measurements on the second BWP using the original measurement cycle.

[0129] In this embodiment, when the RSRP of the reference signal monitored by the UE on the second BWP is less than or equal to a threshold value, it is determined that the signal power of the reference signal does not meet the relaxation measurement condition, and therefore the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP is not relaxed. In this way, even when the signal quality of the reference signal is not very good, the reference signal can be measured according to a relatively dense measurement cycle, ensuring accurate measurement of the reference signal and achieving transmission synchronization between the base station and the UE's first cell. Furthermore, since this application performs the reference signal measurement on the second BWP, there is no need to monitor downlink transmission scheduling, which can also save UE power consumption to some extent.

[0130] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0131] To further explain any embodiment of this disclosure, the following example is provided for illustration:

[0132] Example 1

[0133] like Figure 6 As shown, this disclosure provides a UE power-saving processing method, which is executed by the UE and includes the following steps:

[0134] Step S61: In response to the UE's activation of the BWP in the secondary cell as the first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling, receive the DCI carrying indication information;

[0135] In one embodiment, the UE receives the DCI based on the PDCCH and / or the PDSCH in response to the UE currently operating on the first BWP of the secondary cell having PDCCH and / or PDSCH scheduling; wherein the DCI carries the indication information; wherein the indication information indicates that the UE currently operating on the first BWP of the secondary cell is switched to a second BWP; wherein the second BWP is a BWP without downlink transmission scheduling.

[0136] Step S62: based on the indication information, the UE switches the active BWP of the secondary cell from the first BWP to the second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling.

[0137] In one embodiment, the UE switches the active BWP of the secondary cell from the first BWP with PDCCH and / or PDSCH scheduling to the second BWP without PDCCH and / or PDSCH scheduling based on the indication information.

[0138] Step S63: receiving the serving cell configuration signaling sent by the base station, wherein the serving cell configuration signaling carries a threshold value.

[0139] In one embodiment, the UE receives the serving cell configuration signaling sent by the base station, wherein the serving cell configuration signaling carries an SSB threshold value and / or a CSI-RS threshold value.

[0140] Step S64: monitoring the power signal of the reference signal on the second BWP.

[0141] In one embodiment, the UE monitors the RSRP of the SSB on the second BWP according to an SSB measurement period T1; and / or monitors the RSRP of the CSI-RS on the second BWP according to a CSI-RS measurement period T2.

[0142] Step S65: in response to the signal power of the reference signal monitored on the second BWP satisfying the relaxed measurement condition, relaxing the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE.

[0143] In one embodiment, the RSRP of the SSB monitored by the UE on the second BWP is greater than the SSB threshold value, the SSB measurement period T1 is increased to N x T1, and the measurement of the SSB on the second BWP is performed according to the SSB measurement period of N x T1; and / or the RSRP of the CSI-RS monitored by the UE on the second BWP is greater than the CSI-RS threshold value, the CSI-RS measurement period T2 is increased to M x T2, and the measurement of the CSI-RS on the second BWP is performed according to the measurement period of M x T2.

[0144] Step S66: in response to the signal power of the reference signal listened on the second BWP not satisfying the relaxed measurement condition, not relaxing the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP. In one embodiment, the RSRP of the SSB listened on the second BWP by the UE is less than or equal to the SSB threshold value, the SSB measurement period is restored from N×T1 to T1, and the measurement of the SSB on the second BWP is performed according to the SSB measurement period T1; and / or, the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened on the second BWP by the UE is less than or equal to the CSI-RS threshold value, the CSI-RS measurement period is restored from M×T2 to T2, and the measurement of the CSI-RS on the second BWP is performed according to the CSI-RS measurement period T2.

[0145] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the UE works on the first BWP of the secondary cell scheduled by the downlink transmission, the UE can receive the DCI carrying the indication information, and switch the BWP currently working on the secondary cell from the first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to the second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling based on the indication information; in this way, the UE can listen to the reference signal on the second BWP of the secondary cell without downlink transmission scheduling, thereby saving the power consumption of the UE.

[0146] In addition, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the UE listens to the reference signal on the second BWP of the secondary cell, if the signal power of the reference signal is greater than the threshold value, for example, the RSRP of the SSB is greater than the SSB threshold value and / or the RSRP of the CSI-RS is greater than the CSI-RS threshold value, it is determined that the signal quality of the SSB and / or the CSI-RS is good at this time. In this way, the measurement of the SSB and / or the CSI-RS can be performed using a relatively large measurement period, thereby further saving the power consumption of the UE.

[0147] In addition, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the UE listens to the reference signal on the second BWP of the secondary cell, if the signal power of the reference signal is less than or equal to the threshold value, for example, the RSRP of the SSB is less than or equal to the SSB threshold value, and / or the RSRP of the CSI-RS is less than or equal to the CSI-RS threshold value, it is determined that the signal quality of the SSB and / or the CSI-RS is not very good at this time. In this way, the measurement of the SSB and / or the CSI-RS can be performed using a relatively dense measurement period, thereby ensuring that the SSB and / or the CSI-RS is listened to, to realize synchronous transmission between the base station and the UE.

[0148] It should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in some methods or related technologies in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0149] As shown in Figure 7 a UE power saving processing device is provided, applied to a UE, and the device comprises:

[0150] The switching module 41 is configured to switch, in response to the active BWP of the UE in the first cell being switched from the first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to the second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling, the listening of the reference signal of the first cell on the second BWP.

[0151] The processing module 42 is configured to relax the measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP in response to the signal power of the reference signal listened on the second BWP satisfying the relaxed measurement condition.

[0152] In an embodiment, the downlink transmission comprises at least one of:

[0153] Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission;

[0154] Physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission.

[0155] The power saving processing apparatus of the UE provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the UE, and can comprise a switching module 41 configured to switch, in response to the active BWP of the UE in the first cell being switched from the first BWP with PDCCH and / or PDSCH transmission scheduling to the second BWP without PDCCH and / or PDSCH transmission scheduling, the listening of the reference signal of the first cell on the second BWP.

[0156] In an embodiment, the active BWP is the BWP currently worked by the UE.

[0157] In an embodiment, the first cell comprises a primary cell or a secondary cell.

[0158] In an embodiment, the signal power of the reference signal listened on the second BWP satisfying the relaxed measurement condition comprises:

[0159] The signal power of the reference signal listened on the second BWP is greater than a threshold value, and the signal power of the reference signal listened on the second BWP satisfies the relaxed measurement condition.

[0160] In an embodiment, the reference signal comprises at least one of:

[0161] Synchronization signal block (SSB);

[0162] Channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0163] The power saving processing apparatus of the UE provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the UE, and can comprise:

[0164] The processing module 42 is configured to relax the measurement of the SSB of the UE on the second BWP in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened on the second BWP being greater than an SSB threshold value.

[0165] and / or,

[0166] The processing module 42 is configured to relax measurement of the CSI-RS on the second BWP by the UE in response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened on the second BWP being greater than the CSI-RS threshold value.

[0167] The UE power saving processing apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, applied to a UE, can comprise:

[0168] The UE power saving processing apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, applied to a UE, can comprise:

[0169] The processing module 42 is configured to increase the measurement period of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE.

[0170] and / or;

[0171] The processing module 42 is configured to reduce the number of sample values measured by the UE when measuring the reference signal on the second BWP once.

[0172] The UE power saving processing apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, applied to a UE, can comprise:

[0173] The processing module 42 is configured to measure the SSB on the second BWP according to the increased SSB measurement period by the UE in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened on the second BWP being greater than the SSB threshold value.

[0174] and / or,

[0175] The processing module 42 is configured to measure the CSI-RS on the second BWP according to the increased CSI-RS measurement period by the UE in response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened on the second BWP being greater than the CSI-RS threshold value.

[0176] The UE power saving processing apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, applied to a UE, can comprise:

[0177] The processing module 42 is configured to reduce the number of sample values measured by the UE when measuring the SSB on the second BWP once in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened on the second BWP being greater than the SSB threshold value.

[0178] and / or,

[0179] The processing module 42 is configured to, in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened on the second BWP being greater than the SSB threshold value, reduce the number of sample values measured by the UE when measuring the SSB on the second BWP for a single time.

[0180] The UE power saving processing apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a UE and can include:

[0181] The receiving module 43 is configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) sent by a base station, wherein the DCI carries indication information.

[0182] The processing module 42 is configured to, based on the indication information, switch the active BWP of the UE in the first cell from the first BWP to the second BWP.

[0183] The UE power saving processing apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a UE and can include:

[0184] The processing module 42 is configured to, in response to the signal power of the reference signal listened on the second BWP not satisfying the relaxed measurement condition, not relax the measurement of the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE.

[0185] The UE power saving processing apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a UE and can include:

[0186] The processing module 42 is configured to, in response to the RSRP of the SSB listened on the second BWP being less than or equal to the SSB threshold value, keep the original measurement period for measuring the reference signal on the second BWP by the UE.

[0187] And / or,

[0188] The processing module 42 is configured to, in response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened on the second BWP being less than or equal to the CSI-RS threshold value, keep the original measurement period for measuring the CSI-RS on the second BWP by the UE.

[0189] It should be noted that those skilled in the art can understand that the apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be executed alone or together with some apparatuses in the embodiment of the present disclosure or some apparatuses in related technologies.

[0190] As to the apparatus in the above-mentioned embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be described in detail here.

[0191] The communication device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can include:

[0192] A processor;

[0193] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0194] The processor is configured to implement the UE power saving processing method of any of the embodiments of the present disclosure when executing the executable instructions.

[0195] In one embodiment, the communication device can be a UE.

[0196] The processor can include various types of storage media, which is non-transitory computer storage media, and can continue to store information stored thereon after the user equipment is powered off.

[0197] The processor can be connected with the memory through a bus or the like, for reading the executable program stored on the memory, for example, as shown in Figures 2 to 6 at least one of the methods.

[0198] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer storage medium, which stores a computer executable program, and the executable program is executed by the processor to implement the UE power saving processing method of any of the embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, at least one of the methods shown in Figures 2 to 6

[0199] As for the apparatus or storage medium in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiments of the method, and will not be described in detail here.

[0200] Figure 8 is a block diagram of a user equipment 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the user equipment 800 can be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast user equipment, a messaging equipment, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0201] Referring to Figure 8 , the user equipment 800 can include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power supply 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.

[0202] ​The processing component 802 generally controls the overall operations of the user equipment 800, such as operations associated with display, telephony, data communication, camera, and recording operations. The processing component 802 can include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to complete the steps of the methods described above, in whole or in part. Moreover, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules to facilitate the interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate the interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

[0203] The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support the operations of the user equipment 800. Examples of these data include instructions to operate any applications or methods on the user equipment 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so on. The memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage devices 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 disks, or optical disks.

[0204] The power component 806 provides power to the various components of the user equipment 800. The power component 806 can include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the user equipment 800.

[0205] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen providing an output interface between the user equipment 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen can include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes the touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense a touch, a slide, and a gesture on the touch panel. The touch sensors can not only sense a boundary of a touching or sliding action, but also detect duration and pressure related to the touching or sliding action. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and / or a back camera. The front camera and / or the back camera can receive external multimedia data when the user equipment 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each of the front and back cameras can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0206] The audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive an external audio signal when the user device 800 is in an operation 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.

[0207] The I / O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, which can be a keypad, a click wheel, buttons, and the like. The buttons can include, but are not limited to, a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

[0208] The sensor component 814 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments for various aspects of the user device 800. For example, the sensor component 814 can detect an open / closed position of the user device 800, relative positioning of components, such as a display and a keypad of the user device 800, a change of position of the user device 800 or a component of the user device 800, presence or absence of user contact with the user device 800, orientation or acceleration / deceleration / g-force and temperature of the user device 800. The sensor component 814 can include an orientation sensor, a proximity sensor configured to detect presence of an object in a proximity without any physical touch, a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 814 can further include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0209] The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the user device 800 and another device. The user device 800 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an example embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an example embodiment, the communication component 816 further 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) techniques, infrared data association (IrDA) techniques, ultra-wideband (UWB) techniques, Bluetooth (BT) techniques, and other techniques.

[0210] In exemplary embodiments, the user equipment 800 can be implemented with 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, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or other electronic components, for performing the above-described methods.

[0211] In exemplary embodiments, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions, such as the memory 804 including instructions, is also provided, which can be executed by the processor 820 of the user equipment 800 to complete the above-described methods. 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 disc, and an optical data storage device, etc.

[0212] As shown in FIG. 9, 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. Referring to FIG. 9, the base station 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and a memory resource represented by a memory 932, for storing instructions, such as application programs, executable by the processing component 922. The application programs stored in the memory 932 can include one or more than one module each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 922 is configured to execute the instructions to perform any of the above-described methods of the aforementioned applications at the base station. Figure 9 Figure 9 The base station 900 can also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management of 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 can operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 932, such as Windows Server TM, Mac OS X TM, Unix TM, Linux TM, FreeBSD TM, or the like.

[0213] Other embodiments of the application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the application disclosed herein. It is intended that the present disclosure cover any and all variations of the present application which come within the scope of the claims and their equivalents. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the application indicated by the following claims.

[0214] Other embodiments of the application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the application disclosed herein. It is intended that the present disclosure cover any and all variations of the present application which come within the scope of the claims and their equivalents. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the application indicated by the following claims.

[0215] ​It should be understood that the application is not limited to the precise construction which has been described above and which shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the application. The scope of the application should be limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A UE power saving processing method, wherein, The method is performed by a user equipment (UE) and includes: in response to a switching of an active bandwidth part (BWP) of the UE in a first cell from a first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to a second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling, listening to a reference signal of the first cell on the second BWP; receiving serving cell configuration signaling transmitted by a base station; wherein the serving cell configuration signaling comprises a synchronization signal block (SSB) threshold value and / or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) threshold value; in response to a signal power of the reference signal listened to on the second BWP satisfying a relaxed measurement condition, relaxing measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP; wherein the response to the signal power of the reference signal listened to on the second BWP satisfying the relaxed measurement condition comprises at least one of: in response to a reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SSB listened to on the second BWP being greater than the SSB threshold value, relaxing measurement of the SSB of the UE on the second BWP; and in response to a RSRP of the CSI-RS listened to on the second BWP being greater than the CSI-RS threshold value, relaxing measurement of the CSI-RS of the UE on the second BWP.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the downlink transmission comprises at least one of: a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission; a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, the reference signal comprises at least one of: a synchronization signal block (SSB); a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

4. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, the relaxing of the measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP comprises at least one of: an increase of a measurement period of the reference signal measured by the UE on the second BWP; a reduction of a number of sample values measured by the UE when measuring the reference signal on the second BWP for a single time.

5. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving downlink control information (DCI) transmitted by a base station, wherein the DCI comprises indication information; based on the indication information, the UE switches from the first BWP to the second BWP in the active BWP of the first cell.

6. A UE power saving handling apparatus, wherein, application to a user equipment (UE) and includes: a switching module configured to, in response to a switching of an active bandwidth part (BWP) of the UE in a first cell from a first BWP with downlink transmission scheduling to a second BWP without downlink transmission scheduling, listen to a reference signal of the first cell on the second BWP; a receiving module configured to receive serving cell configuration signaling; wherein the serving cell configuration signaling comprises a synchronization signal block (SSB) threshold value and / or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) threshold value; The processing module is configured to relax the measurement of the reference signal of the UE on the second BWP in response to the signal power of the reference signal listened on the second BWP satisfying the relaxed measurement condition; and the processing module is specifically configured to relax the measurement of the SSB of the UE on the second BWP in response to the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SSB listened on the second BWP being greater than an SSB threshold value; and / or relax the measurement of the CSI-RS of the UE on the second BWP in response to the RSRP of the CSI-RS listened on the second BWP being greater than a CSI-RS threshold value.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein, The downlink transmission includes at least one of: a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission; a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 or 7, wherein, The reference signal includes at least one of: a synchronization signal block (SSB); a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

9. The apparatus of claim 6 or 7, wherein the processing module is configured to increase the measurement period of the UE for measuring the reference signal on the second BWP; and / or the processing module is configured to reduce the number of sample values measured by the UE when measuring the reference signal on the second BWP for a single time.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 or 7, wherein, The apparatus includes: the receiving module is further configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) transmitted by a base station, wherein the DCI includes indication information; the processing module is further configured to switch the active BWP of the UE in the first cell from the first BWP to the second BWP based on the indication information.

11. A communication device, wherein, The communication device includes: a processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor, when running the executable instructions, implements the UE power saving processing method of any one of claims 1 to 5.

12. A computer storage medium, wherein, The computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and the executable program, when executed by a processor of a communication device, causes the communication device to implement the UE power saving processing method of any one of claims 1 to 5. The computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and the executable program, when executed by a processor of a communication device, causes the communication device to implement the UE power saving processing method of any one of claims 1 to 5.

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