Measurement relaxation method, device, equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a measurement relaxation method, apparatus, device, and storage medium, and relates to the field of communication technologies. The method is executed by a base station, and the method includes: receiving auxiliary information sent by a network element device; and determining a measurement relaxation configuration for a terminal device based on the auxiliary information. In the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the base station can understand the requirements of the network element device through the received auxiliary information, so as to perform a more reasonable configuration of measurement relaxation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a measurement relaxation method, apparatus, device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In order to reduce the energy consumption overhead caused by a terminal device performing Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements, a measurement relaxation scheme is introduced.

[0003] Measurement relaxation refers to an RRM measurement method that aims to reduce measurement power consumption by reducing the number of RRM measurements and increasing the measurement interval. In related technologies, a network device independently configures the measurement relaxation of a terminal device. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement relaxation method, apparatus, device, and storage medium. The technical solutions are as follows:

[0005] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a measurement relaxation method is provided. The method is executed by a base station and includes:

[0006] Receiving auxiliary information sent by a network element device;

[0007] Based on the auxiliary information, determining a measurement relaxation configuration for a terminal device.

[0008] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a measurement relaxation method is provided. The method is executed by a network element device and includes:

[0009] Sending auxiliary information to a base station;

[0010] Wherein, the auxiliary information is used for the base station to determine a measurement relaxation configuration for a terminal device.

[0011] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a measurement relaxation apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes: a receiving module and a configuration module;

[0012] The receiving module is configured to receive auxiliary information sent by a network element device;

[0013] The configuration module is configured to determine a measurement relaxation configuration for a terminal device based on the auxiliary information.

[0014] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a measurement relaxation apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes: a sending module;

[0015] The sending module is configured to send auxiliary information to a base station;

[0016] Wherein, the auxiliary information is used for the base station to determine a measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device.

[0017] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a base station is provided. The base station includes: a processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein, the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the measurement relaxation method as described in the above aspect.

[0018] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a network element device is provided. The network element device includes: a processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein, the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the measurement relaxation method as described in the above aspect.

[0019] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a chip is provided. The chip includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, which are used to implement the measurement relaxation method as described in the above aspect when the chip runs.

[0020] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided. Executable instructions are stored in the readable storage medium, and the executable instructions are loaded and executed by the processor to implement the measurement relaxation method as described in the above aspect.

[0021] According to one aspect of the present application, a computer program product or a computer program is provided. The computer program product or the computer program includes computer instructions, and the computer instructions are stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor of a computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the computer instructions, so that the computer device executes the measurement relaxation method provided in the above aspect.

[0022] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure at least include the following beneficial effects:

[0023] By sending auxiliary information from the network element device to the base station, the base station can combine the auxiliary information to determine the relevant configuration for the terminal device to perform measurement relaxation. Compared with the method of the base station independently determining the measurement relaxation configuration of the terminal device, in this embodiment, the base station can understand the requirements of the network element device through the received auxiliary information, so as to make a more reasonable configuration for measurement relaxation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0025] Figure 1 is a block diagram of a communication system provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of cell-edge determination provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 3 is a flowchart of a measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] Figure 4 is a flowchart of a measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 6 is a flowchart of a measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] Figure 7 is a flowchart of a measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] Figure 8 is a block diagram of a measurement relaxation device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] Figure 9 is a block diagram of a measurement relaxation device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] Figure 10 is a block diagram of a communication device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Embodiments

[0035] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the following further describes the embodiments of the present disclosure in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0036] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the following further describes the embodiments of the present disclosure in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0037] Figure 1The block diagram of a communication system provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. The communication system may include: a terminal device 10, an access network device 20, and a core network device 30.

[0038] The terminal device 10 may include various handheld devices, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, computing devices, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices or Industry Internet of Things (IIoT) devices or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, as well as various forms of user equipment, mobile stations (MS), terminal devices, and so on. For the sake of convenience in description, the above-mentioned devices are collectively referred to as terminal devices.

[0039] The access network device 20 is a device deployed in the access network to provide wireless communication functions for the terminal device 10. The access network device 20 may include various forms of macro base stations, micro base stations, relay stations, access points, and so on. In systems adopting different radio access technologies, the names of the devices with access network device functions may be different. For example, in a 5G NR system, it is called a gNodeB or gNB. With the evolution of communication technologies, the name of the "access network device" may change.

[0040] For the sake of convenience in description, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the devices that provide wireless communication functions for the terminal device 10 are collectively referred to as access network devices. Optionally, through the access network device 20, a communication relationship may be established between the terminal device 10 and the core network device 30. Exemplarily, in an LTE (Long Term Evolution) system, the access network device 20 may be an EUTRAN (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network) or one or more eNodeBs in the EUTRAN; in a 5G NR system, the access network device 20 may be a RAN (Radio Access Network) or one or more gNBs in the RAN. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the network device refers to the access network device 20, such as a base station.

[0041] The core network device 30 is a device deployed in the core network. The main functions of the core network device 30 are to provide user connections, manage users, and carry services, and to provide an interface to the external network as a bearer network. For example, the core network devices in a 5G NR system may include devices such as an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) entity, a UPF (User Plane Function) entity, and an SMF (Session Management Function) entity.

[0042] In one example, the access network device 20 and the core network device 30 communicate with each other through a certain air interface technology, such as the NG interface in a 5G NR system. The access network device 20 and the terminal device 10 communicate with each other through a certain air interface technology, such as the Uu interface.

[0043] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Global System of Mobile Communication (GSM) system, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD) system, Advanced long Term Evolution (LTE-A) system, New Radio (NR) system, the evolved system of the NR system, LTE-based access to Unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) system, NR-U system, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) communication system, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), next-generation communication system or other communication systems, etc.

[0044] Generally speaking, traditional communication systems support a limited number of connections and are easy to implement. However, with the development of communication technologies, mobile communication systems will not only support traditional communications, but also support, for example, Device to Device (D2D) communication, Machine to Machine (M2M) communication, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communication, and Vehicle to Everything (V2X) system, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to these communication systems.

[0045] Before introducing the technical solution of the present disclosure, some background technical knowledge related to the present disclosure will be introduced and explained first.

[0046] In a communication system, a terminal device needs to periodically measure downlink signals to maintain tracking of network cells. RRM measurement is a measurement method for measuring downlink signals defined in communication standards.

[0047] Based on the definition in TS 38.133, conventional RRM measurement means that the terminal device measures at fixed measurement intervals. Measurement relaxation refers to an RRM measurement method that reduces the measurement power consumption by reducing the number of RRM measurements. In the related art, measurement relaxation generally refers to a measurement relaxation in the time domain. For example, no measurement is performed within a time period, or the measurement interval is increased to reduce the number of measurements, thereby reducing the measurement power consumption.

[0048] 1) R15 measurement relaxation scheme

[0049] The measurement rules for cell reselection defined in TS38.304 are as follows:

[0050] · For intra-frequency measurement:

[0051] If the serving cell satisfies S rxlev >S IntraSearchP and S qual >S IntraSearchQ , the terminal device can choose not to perform intra-frequency measurement.

[0052] If the serving cell satisfies S rxlev ≤S IntraSearchP or S qual ≤S IntraSearchQ , the terminal device should perform intra-frequency measurement.

[0053] · For inter-frequency measurement or inter-system measurement:

[0054] If the serving cell satisfies S rxLev >S nonIntraSearchP , and S qual >S nonIntraSearchQ , the terminal device can choose not to perform measurements on NR inter-frequency or inter-system cells with the same priority or lower priority; the terminal device should perform measurements on NR inter-frequency or inter-system cells with higher priority for at least K * 60 s, where K is the number of inter-frequency and inter-system layers.

[0055] If the serving cell satisfies S rxlev ≤S nonIntraSearchP , and S qual ≤S nonIntraSearchQ , the terminal device should search for and measure inter-frequency layers with higher, equal, or lower priority to prepare for possible reselection.

[0056] The basic idea is that when the terminal device performs co-frequency / heterogeneous frequency measurements on neighboring cells (with the same or lower priority), if the reference signal receiving power (RSRP) / reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) of the serving cell is higher than the threshold (S IntraSearchP , S IntraSearchQ ), co-frequency measurements can be skipped, or co-frequency / heterogeneous frequency measurements of the same or lower level can be skipped. For high-priority heterogeneous frequency measurements of neighboring cells, if the RSRP / RSRQ of the serving cell is higher than the threshold (S IntraSearchP , S IntraSearchQ ), the measurement relaxation is performed to 60 s.

[0057] 2) Measurement relaxation scheme for R16

[0058] The measurement relaxation scheme includes two parts: one is the judgment of the measurement relaxation standard, that is, what criteria the terminal needs to meet to perform measurement relaxation. This rule is usually configured by the network to the terminal with a certain measurement threshold, and the terminal makes a judgment based on the rule and the threshold to determine whether relaxation can be performed; the other is the measurement relaxation criterion, that is, after different relaxation conditions are met, how to perform specific relaxation is determined according to the measurement relaxation criterion provided by RAN4.

[0059] 2.1 Relaxation rule

[0060] Currently, there are two relaxation rules. One relaxation rule is low mobility; the other relaxation rule is not at the cell edge.

[0061] 2.11 Low mobility

[0062] Within a certain time (T SearchDeltaP ), if the difference between the reference received signal quality and the current RSRP of the terminal device is less than a certain preset threshold value (S SearchDeltaP ), it means that the signal change amplitude is small, and it can be considered that the current is in a stationary or low-mobility state. It should be noted that this judgment only needs to be considered when the signal is decreasing. The specific judgment conditions are as follows:

[0063] (S rxlevRef –S rxlev ) < S SearchDeltaP

[0064] Among them, S rxlev = S of the current serving cell rxlev , in dB; S rxlevRef = S of the current serving cell rxlevReference value, unit is dB.

[0065] S rxlevRef Set according to the following method:

[0066] (1) The UE selects or reselects a new cell.

[0067] (2) (S rxlev -S rxlevRef > 0).

[0068] (3) The decision condition is not met within T SearchDeltaP .

[0069] When any of the above conditions is met, the terminal device sets S rxlevRef to the S rxlev of the current serving cell.

[0070] Regarding the setting of T SearchDeltaP , the LTE system sets T SearchDeltaP to 5 mins; the NR setting of this value is configurable. The current discussion is as follows: T SearchDeltaP should be set to be less than or equal to 5 minutes and satisfy the multiple relationship of the measurement period. If eDRX is configured, if the eDRX period is greater than 5 minutes, then T SearchDeltaP is set to the eDRX period.

[0071] In LTE, even if the relaxation condition is met, the terminal device needs to perform measurements once every 24 hours. In NR, R16 is defined as measurement relaxation or stop measurement (see the measurement relaxation criterion section below).

[0072] 2.12 Cell edge

[0073] If the current S rxlev of the terminal device is greater than the threshold S searchThresholdP and S qual is greater than the threshold S searchThresholdQ (if configured), then it is considered that the terminal device is not at the cell edge. The specific decision conditions are as follows:

[0074] S rxlev > S searchThresholdP , and, S qual > S searchThresholdQ (if configured)

[0075] Among them, S rxlev = the S rxlev of the current serving cell, unit is dB; S qual = the S qual of the current serving cell, unit is dB.

[0076] It can be understood that these two thresholds are looser than the stop measurement in R15. For example, Figure 2 as shown, the non-cell-edge defined in R16 corresponds to Figure 1 the middle part area 210 in

[0077] 2.2 Measurement relaxation method

[0078] Method 1: Relax the measurement period defined in R15 to a wider time measurement interval.

[0079] Method 2: Stop measurement for 1 hour.

[0080] Method 3: When performing high-priority inter-frequency measurement, if the RSRP / RSRQ of the serving cell is higher than the threshold, the measurement is relaxed to K*60s.

[0081] It can be understood that if no measurement relaxation is performed, that is, according to the definition in the existing TS 38.133, conventional RRM measurements are performed.

[0082] Finally, the results of measurement relaxation in R16 are as follows:

[0083] Based on the original R15, for additional relaxation conditions, such as for co-frequency / low-priority non-central users, if they meet the conditions of not being at the cell edge or having low mobility, further relaxed measurements are performed, that is, using Criterion 1 to relax the measurement period defined in R15 to a wider time measurement interval.

[0084] This disclosure embodiment does not exclude introducing new measurement relaxation methods in R17.

[0085] 3) Redcap users

[0086] In the current 3GPP standardization, a new type of terminal called Reduced-capability UE is proposed, or simply referred to as NR-lite or Redcap terminal. This type of device is similar to the Internet of Things devices in LTE and usually needs to meet the following requirements: low cost, low complexity; a certain degree of coverage enhancement; power saving.

[0087] After the introduction of Redcap users, different from the usual Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) users, Redcap users are stationary in some scenarios, so their mobility is lower than that of eMBB users. Currently, a common idea is to introduce new decision thresholds for Redcap users, that is, to judge the characteristics of Redcap users as stationary according to a more stringent mobility standard.

[0088] The measurement relaxation mechanism of R16 needs to be enhanced to accommodate Redcap users. The widely discussed approach is to introduce stricter judgments for low mobility, which is likely to be for (S rxlevRef –S rxlev ) SearchDeltaP , set a smaller S SearchDeltaP , using the smaller S SearchDeltaP To determine whether the Redcap user is in a state of quiescence.

[0089] Possible current ways of time-domain relaxation may include:

[0090] Time domain relaxation method 1: that is, not measuring for a longer period of time based on the original stop measurement (1 hour).

[0091] As an implementation example: stop measuring for X hours, X>=1.

[0092] Time domain relaxation method 2: that is, based on the original measurement, the measurement interval is increased.

[0093] As an implementation example: a longer measurement interval is used to perform relaxation measurement (scaling factor '), wherein scaling factor ' is a scaling factor larger than the original scaling factor. The scaling factor used in the existing protocol is K1, that is, a scaling factor larger than K1 is introduced.

[0094] 4) Network Slicing

[0095] Network slicing can provide a complete end-to-end virtual network for a specific user. By dividing network resources into multiple network slices, 5G network slicing can provide differentiated services for users with different service requirements (such as latency, reliability, capacity, isolation, and other functions). The operator network will not only serve information consumption services with "best effort transmission" as the communication demand feature, but also meet production control services with "deterministic transmission" as the communication demand feature, and allocate logically or physically isolated network resources for services with different communication requirements.

[0096] A network slice consists of a radio access network (RAN) and a core network (CN). The implementation of network slicing relies on the principle that traffic from different slices is handled by different protocol data unit (PDU) sessions. The network can implement different network slices by scheduling and providing different L1 / L2 configurations.

[0097] ​Each network slice is uniquely identified by a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI), which consists of a slice / service type (SST) and a slice differentiator (SD). The NSSAI is a set of S-NSSAIs, including one or more S-NSSAIs.

[0098] In an actual scenario, for a terminal device with specific requirements, the network device does not need to enable measurement relaxation for the terminal device. For example, for a terminal device with positioning requirements, if the network device configures the terminal device to perform measurement relaxation by extending the measurement interval, the position of the terminal device may change significantly within the measurement interval. Then, positioning based on the measurement results corresponding to the larger measurement interval will lead to inaccurate positioning results. In the related art, the network device independently configures the measurement relaxation of the terminal device, and the network device cannot effectively obtain the relevant requirements of the terminal device or the network side.

[0099] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network element device sends auxiliary information to the base station, so that the base station can combine the auxiliary information to determine the relevant configuration of the measurement relaxation of the terminal device. Compared with the method in which the base station independently determines the measurement relaxation configuration of the terminal device, in this embodiment, the base station can understand the requirements of the network element device through the received auxiliary information, so as to perform a more reasonable configuration of the measurement relaxation. Next, the following embodiments will be used to make an exemplary description of this.

[0100] Figure 3 The flowchart of the measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown and can be applied to a communication system as shown in Figure 1 The method may include:

[0101] Step 310, the network element device sends auxiliary information to the base station.

[0102] In a possible implementation manner, the network element device and the base station communicate with each other through radio interface technology, and the network element device sends auxiliary information to the base station through radio interface technology.

[0103] Among them, the auxiliary information is information used to assist the base station in configuring the measurement relaxation of the terminal device. The specific content of the auxiliary information will be described in the following embodiments and will not be elaborated here. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network element device can inform the base station of its own or other network element devices' existing requirements in the auxiliary information, and these requirements affect the decision of the base station to configure the measurement relaxation.

[0104] Among them, measurement relaxation refers to a measurement method that reduces the number of measurements compared to the conventional RRM measurements defined in TS 38.133. Measurement relaxation facilitates saving the energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0105] Step 320, the base station receives the auxiliary information.

[0106] In a possible implementation, the base station receives the auxiliary information sent by the network element device.

[0107] Step 330, the base station determines the measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device based on the auxiliary information.

[0108] In a possible implementation, the base station and the terminal device communicate with each other through the air interface technology. After receiving the auxiliary information, the base station determines the measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device based on the received auxiliary information, and sends the measurement relaxation configuration to the terminal device through the air interface technology. The terminal device will perform measurement relaxation based on this measurement relaxation configuration.

[0109] Optionally, the terminal device is in the connected state (RRC_CONNECTED).

[0110] Optionally, the measurement relaxation configuration includes at least one of the following configurations: whether to perform measurement relaxation; the measurement relaxation method not to be performed; the measurement relaxation method to be performed; the parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation method to be performed.

[0111] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement relaxation method in the measurement relaxation configuration may include: time-domain measurement relaxation; or, frequency-domain measurement relaxation; or, spatial-domain measurement relaxation.

[0112] Exemplarily, the time-domain measurement relaxation includes: increasing the measurement interval, or, stopping the measurement for a period of time. Correspondingly, the parameters corresponding to this measurement relaxation method include: the measurement interval, the duration of stopping the measurement.

[0113] Exemplarily, the frequency-domain measurement relaxation includes: reducing the measurement for certain frequency points and cells. Correspondingly, the parameters corresponding to this measurement relaxation method include: the frequency points and cells for which the measurement is reduced.

[0114] Exemplarily, the spatial-domain measurement relaxation includes: reducing the measurement for certain beams. Correspondingly, the parameters corresponding to this measurement relaxation method include: the beams for which the measurement is reduced.

[0115] In summary, in the method provided in this embodiment, the network element device sends auxiliary information to the base station, so that the base station can determine the relevant configuration for the terminal device to perform measurement relaxation in combination with the auxiliary information. Compared with the method in which the base station independently determines the measurement relaxation configuration of the terminal device, in this embodiment, the base station can understand the requirements of the network element device through the sent auxiliary information, so as to configure the measurement relaxation more reasonably.

[0116] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network element device includes at least one of an access layer network element and a non-access layer network element.

[0117] In one possible implementation, there are multiple network element devices respectively sending auxiliary information to the base station. In another possible implementation, there is one network element device sending auxiliary information to the base station, and the auxiliary information is only related to this network element device. In another possible implementation, there is one network element device sending auxiliary information to the base station, and the auxiliary information is related to multiple network element devices.

[0118] Next, in combination with the following embodiments, the specific implementation manner of the network element device sending auxiliary information will be described exemplarily.

[0119] In the exemplary embodiment, the network element device includes a terminal device, and the terminal device belongs to an access layer network element. Correspondingly, the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information.

[0120] Figure 4 The flowchart of the measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, and it can be applied to a communication system as Figure 1 shown. The method may include:

[0121] Step 410, the terminal device sends second auxiliary information to the base station.

[0122] Optionally, the second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information:

[0123] · The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0124] · The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0125] Exemplarily, the reason includes: the terminal device has a positioning requirement. Exemplarily, the reason includes: the network slice of the terminal device has changed.

[0126] Optionally, the second auxiliary information corresponds to a first restriction condition, and the first restriction condition is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation that the terminal device does not expect to perform in the connected state.

[0127] Among them, the first restriction condition may be to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect in the time domain, may be to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect in the frequency domain, or may be to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect in the spatial domain.

[0128] Optionally, the first restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: a time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range; or, a geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target geographical range.

[0129] Exemplarily, the terminal device notifies the base station that it will not want to perform measurement relaxation within the target time range T because there is a current positioning requirement. Exemplarily, the terminal device notifies the base station that it will not want to perform measurement relaxation in some cells of the base station because there is a current positioning requirement.

[0130] Step 420, the base station receives second auxiliary information.

[0131] In a possible implementation manner, the base station receives the second auxiliary information sent by the terminal device.

[0132] Step 430, the base station determines a measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device based on the second auxiliary information.

[0133] Exemplarily, since the second auxiliary information indicates that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state, the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the base station based on the second auxiliary information includes: the terminal device does not perform measurement relaxation and uses a conventional RRM measurement method.

[0134] In summary, in the method provided in this embodiment, by the terminal device sending the second auxiliary information to the base station, the base station can combine the second auxiliary information to determine the relevant configuration for the terminal device to perform measurement relaxation. Compared with the method of the base station independently determining the measurement relaxation configuration of the terminal device, in this embodiment, the base station can understand the requirements of the terminal device through the received second auxiliary information, so as to perform a more reasonable configuration of the measurement relaxation.

[0135] In the illustrative embodiment, the network element device includes a core network, and the core network belongs to a non-access stratum network element. Correspondingly, the auxiliary information includes third auxiliary information.

[0136] Figure 5 The flowchart of the measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, and it can be applied to a communication system as Figure 1 shown. The method may include:

[0137] Step 510, the core network sends third auxiliary information to the base station.

[0138] Optionally, the third auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information:

[0139] · The category of the terminal device.

[0140] Exemplarily, the core network notifies the base station that the category of the terminal device is a positioning sensor.

[0141] · The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0142] · The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0143] Exemplarily, the reason includes: there is a need to locate the terminal device.

[0144] Optionally, the third auxiliary information corresponds to a second restriction condition, and the second restriction condition is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation that the terminal device does not expect to perform in the connected state.

[0145] Among them, the second restriction condition can be to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation that the terminal device does not expect to perform in the connected state in the time domain, can be to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation that the terminal device does not expect to perform in the connected state in the frequency domain, or can be to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation that the terminal device does not expect to perform in the connected state in the spatial domain.

[0146] Optionally, the second restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: a time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range; or, a geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target geographical range.

[0147] Exemplarily, the core network notifies the base station that it will not want to perform measurement relaxation within the target time range T because there is a current need to locate the terminal device. Exemplarily, the core network notifies the base station that it will not want to perform measurement relaxation in some cells of the base station because there is a current need to locate the terminal device.

[0148] Optionally, the core network sends an initial context setup request message to the base station, and the initial context setup request message carries third auxiliary information; or, the core network sends a context modification request message to the base station, and the context modification request message carries third auxiliary information; or, the core network sends a handover request message to the base station, and the handover request message carries third auxiliary information; or, the core network sends a Path Switch Request Ack message to the base station, and the Path Switch Request Ack message carries third auxiliary information.

[0149] Step 520: The base station receives the third auxiliary information.

[0150] In a possible implementation, the base station receives the third auxiliary information sent by the core network.

[0151] Optionally, the base station receives an initial context setup request message sent by the core network, and the initial context setup request message carries third auxiliary information; or, the base station receives a context modification request message sent by the core network, and the context modification request message carries third auxiliary information; or, the base station receives a handover request message sent by the core network, and the handover request message carries third auxiliary information; or, the base station receives a path switch request ack message sent by the core network, and the path switch request ack message carries third auxiliary information.

[0152] Step 530: The base station determines a measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device based on the third auxiliary information.

[0153] Exemplarily, since the third auxiliary information indicates that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state, the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the base station based on the third auxiliary information includes: the terminal device does not perform measurement relaxation and uses a conventional RRM measurement method.

[0154] Exemplarily, since the third auxiliary information indicates that the type of the terminal device is a positioning sensor, the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the base station based on the third auxiliary information includes: the terminal device does not perform the time-domain measurement relaxation of stopping measurement for a period of time and performs other measurement relaxation methods.

[0155] In summary, in the method provided in this embodiment, the core network sends the third auxiliary information to the base station, so that the base station can determine the relevant configuration for the terminal device to perform measurement relaxation in combination with the third auxiliary information. Compared with the method in which the base station independently determines the measurement relaxation configuration of the terminal device, in this embodiment, the base station can understand the requirements of the core network through the received third auxiliary information, so as to perform a more reasonable configuration of the measurement relaxation.

[0156] In a schematic embodiment, the network element device includes a positioning server, and the positioning server belongs to a non-access stratum network element. Correspondingly, the auxiliary information includes fourth auxiliary information.

[0157] Figure 6 The flowchart of a measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown and can be applied to a communication system as Figure 1 shown. The method may include:

[0158] Step 610, the positioning server sends the fourth auxiliary information to the base station.

[0159] Optionally, the fourth auxiliary information includes the following information: positioning requirement information, and the positioning requirement information is used to indicate the existence of a positioning requirement.

[0160] Optionally, the positioning requirement belongs to an Enhanced Cell-ID (E-CID) positioning requirement based on a cell identifier.

[0161] Optionally, the positioning requirement indicated in the fourth auxiliary information sent by the positioning server has an additional time limit or a geographical limit.

[0162] Step 620, the base station receives the fourth auxiliary information.

[0163] In a possible implementation manner, the base station receives the fourth auxiliary information sent by the positioning server.

[0164] Step 630, the base station determines a measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device based on the fourth auxiliary information.

[0165] Exemplarily, since the fourth auxiliary information indicates the existence of a positioning requirement, the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the base station based on the fourth auxiliary information includes: the terminal device does not perform measurement relaxation and uses a conventional RRM measurement method.

[0166] In summary, in the method provided in this embodiment, the positioning server sends the fourth auxiliary information to the base station, so that the base station can combine the fourth auxiliary information to determine the relevant configuration for the terminal device to perform measurement relaxation. Compared with the method of the base station independently determining the measurement relaxation configuration of the terminal device, in this embodiment, the base station can understand the requirements of the positioning server through the received first auxiliary information, so as to perform a more reasonable configuration of the measurement relaxation.

[0167] In a schematic embodiment, the network element device includes a source base station, and the source base station belongs to an access stratum network element. Correspondingly, the base station belongs to a target base station. Correspondingly, the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information.

[0168] Figure 7The flowchart of the measurement relaxation method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown, which can be applied to a communication system as shown in Figure 1 The method may include:

[0169] Step 710, the source base station sends first auxiliary information to the target base station.

[0170] Optionally, the first auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information:

[0171] · Historical measurement relaxation information, which is used to indicate the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the source base station for the terminal device.

[0172] Exemplarily, the target base station may obtain the measurement relaxation in the connected state configured for the terminal device historically from the source base station before the handover, for the configuration of this base station.

[0173] · Second auxiliary information, and the first auxiliary information is the information obtained by the source base station from the terminal device.

[0174] For the second auxiliary information, refer to the above embodiment and details are not described herein again.

[0175] · Third auxiliary information, and the second auxiliary information is the information obtained by the source base station from the core network.

[0176] For the third auxiliary information, refer to the above embodiment and details are not described herein again.

[0177] · Fourth auxiliary information, and the third auxiliary information is the information obtained by the source base station from the positioning server.

[0178] For the fourth auxiliary information, refer to the above embodiment and details are not described herein again.

[0179] Optionally, the source base station sends a handover request to the target base station, and the handover request carries the first auxiliary information.

[0180] Step 720, the target base station receives the first auxiliary information.

[0181] In a possible implementation manner, the target base station receives the first auxiliary information sent by the source base station.

[0182] Optionally, the target base station receives the handover request sent by the source base station, and the handover request carries the first auxiliary information.

[0183] Step 730, the target base station determines the measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device based on the first auxiliary information.

[0184] Exemplarily, since the first auxiliary information indicates the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the source base station for the terminal device (i.e., the first auxiliary information includes historical measurement relaxation information), the target base station determines the same measurement relaxation configuration with reference to the configuration of the source base station.

[0185] Exemplarily, since the first auxiliary information includes the auxiliary information sent by other network element devices to the source base station, the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the target base station based on the above auxiliary information includes: the terminal device does not perform measurement relaxation and uses the conventional RRM measurement method.

[0186] In summary, in the method provided in this embodiment, when performing handover, the source base station sends the first auxiliary information to the target base station, so that the target base station can combine the first auxiliary information to perform relevant configurations for the measurement relaxation of the terminal device. Compared with the method in which the base station independently determines the measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device, in this embodiment, the target base station can understand the requirements of one or more network element devices through the received first auxiliary information, so as to perform more reasonable configuration for the measurement relaxation.

[0187] At the same time, in the method provided in this embodiment, since the first auxiliary information sent by the source base station can include the auxiliary information sent by other network element devices to the source base station, such as the second auxiliary information sent by the terminal device, other network elements do not need to continue to send auxiliary information to the target base station, improving the sending efficiency of the auxiliary information.

[0188] It should be noted that the above method embodiments can be implemented separately or in combination, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0189] In the above various embodiments, the steps executed by the base station can be separately implemented as a measurement relaxation method on the base station side, and the steps executed by the network element device can be separately implemented as a measurement relaxation method on the network element device side.

[0190] The following is an embodiment of the apparatus of the present disclosure, which can be used to execute the method embodiment of the present disclosure. For details not disclosed in the embodiment of the apparatus of the present disclosure, please refer to the method embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0191] Figure 8 The block diagram of the measurement relaxation device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. The device can be implemented as a base station or as a part of the base station. The device includes: a receiving module 810 and a configuration module 820;

[0192] The receiving module 810 is configured to receive the auxiliary information sent by the network element device;

[0193] The configuration module 820 is configured to determine the measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device based on the auxiliary information.

[0194] In an optional embodiment, the network element device includes at least one of an access layer network element and a non-access layer network element.

[0195] In an optional embodiment, the device is a target base station, the access layer network element is a source base station, and the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information.

[0196] In an optional embodiment, the first auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information:

[0197] Historical measurement relaxation information, which is used to indicate the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the source base station;

[0198] Second auxiliary information, which is information obtained by the source base station from the terminal device;

[0199] Third auxiliary information, which is information obtained by the source base station from the core network;

[0200] Fourth auxiliary information, which is information obtained by the source base station from the positioning server.

[0201] In an optional embodiment, the receiving module 810 is configured to receive a handover request sent by the source base station, and the handover request carries the first auxiliary information.

[0202] In an optional embodiment, the access layer network element includes a terminal device, and the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information.

[0203] In an optional embodiment, the second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information:

[0204] The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state;

[0205] The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0206] In an optional embodiment, the second auxiliary information corresponds to a first restriction condition, which is used to restrict the effectiveness of the terminal device not expecting to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0207] In an optional embodiment, the first restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions:

[0208] A time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range;

[0209] Or,

[0210] Geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within the target geographical range.

[0211] In an optional embodiment, the non-access stratum network element includes a core network, and the auxiliary information includes third auxiliary information.

[0212] In an optional embodiment, the third auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information:

[0213] The category of the terminal device;

[0214] The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state;

[0215] The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0216] In an optional embodiment, the third auxiliary information corresponds to a second restriction condition, which is used to restrict the effectiveness of the terminal device not expecting to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0217] In an optional embodiment, the second restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions:

[0218] Time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within the target time range;

[0219] Or,

[0220] Geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within the target geographical range.

[0221] In an optional embodiment, the receiving module 810 is configured to receive an initial context setup request message sent by the core network, and the initial context setup request message carries the third auxiliary information;

[0222] Or,

[0223] The receiving module 810 is configured to receive a context modification request message sent by the core network, and the context modification request message carries the third auxiliary information;

[0224] Or,

[0225] The receiving module 810 is configured to receive a handover request message sent by the core network, and the handover request message carries the third auxiliary information;

[0226] Or,

[0227] The receiving module 810 is configured to receive a path switching request response message sent by the core network, where the path switching request response message carries the third auxiliary information.

[0228] In an optional embodiment, the non-access stratum network element includes a positioning server, and the auxiliary information includes fourth auxiliary information.

[0229] In an optional embodiment, the fourth auxiliary information includes the following information: positioning requirement information, where the positioning requirement information is used to indicate the existence of a positioning requirement.

[0230] Figure 9 The structural block diagram of a measurement relaxation device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. This device can be implemented as a network element device or as a part of a network element device. The device includes: a sending module 910;

[0231] The sending module 910 is configured to send auxiliary information to a base station;

[0232] Wherein, the auxiliary information is used for the base station to determine a measurement relaxation configuration for a terminal device.

[0233] In an optional embodiment, the device includes at least one of an access stratum network element and a non-access stratum network element.

[0234] In an optional embodiment, the base station is a target base station, the access stratum network element is a source base station, and the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information.

[0235] In an optional embodiment, the first auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information:

[0236] Historical measurement relaxation information, where the historical measurement relaxation information is used to indicate a measurement relaxation configuration determined by the source base station;

[0237] Second auxiliary information, where the second auxiliary information is information obtained by the source base station from the terminal device;

[0238] Third auxiliary information, where the third auxiliary information is information obtained by the source base station from the core network;

[0239] Fourth auxiliary information, where the fourth auxiliary information is information obtained by the source base station from the positioning server.

[0240] In an optional embodiment, the sending module 910 is configured to send a handover request to the target base station, where the handover request carries the first auxiliary information.

[0241] In an optional embodiment, the access stratum network element includes a terminal device, and the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information.

[0242] In an optional embodiment, the second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information:

[0243] The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state;

[0244] The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0245] In an optional embodiment, the second auxiliary information corresponds to a first restriction condition, and the first restriction condition is used to restrict the effectiveness of the terminal device not expecting to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0246] In an optional embodiment, the first restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions:

[0247] A time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range;

[0248] Or,

[0249] A geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target geographical range.

[0250] In an optional embodiment, the non-access stratum network element includes a core network, and the auxiliary information includes third auxiliary information.

[0251] In an optional embodiment, the third auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information:

[0252] The category of the terminal device;

[0253] The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state;

[0254] The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0255] In an optional embodiment, the third auxiliary information corresponds to a second restriction condition, and the second restriction condition is used to restrict the effectiveness of the terminal device not expecting to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

[0256] In an optional embodiment, the second restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions:

[0257] A time limit condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range;

[0258] Or,

[0259] A geographical limit condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target geographical range.

[0260] In an optional embodiment, the sending module 910 is configured to send an initial context establishment request message to the base station, and the initial context establishment request message carries the third auxiliary information;

[0261] Or,

[0262] The sending module 910 is configured to send a context modification request message to the base station, and the context modification request message carries the third auxiliary information;

[0263] Or,

[0264] The sending module 910 is configured to send a handover request message to the base station, and the handover request message carries the third auxiliary information;

[0265] Or,

[0266] The sending module 910 is configured to send a path switch request response message to the base station, and the path switch request response message carries the third auxiliary information.

[0267] In an optional embodiment, the non-access stratum network element includes a positioning server, and the auxiliary information includes fourth auxiliary information.

[0268] In an optional embodiment, the fourth auxiliary information includes the following information: positioning requirement information, which is used to indicate the existence of a positioning requirement.

[0269] Figure 10 FIG. shows a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device includes: a processor 101, a receiver 102, a transmitter 103, a memory 104, and a bus 105.

[0270] The processor 101 includes one or more processing cores. The processor 101 executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules.

[0271] The receiver 102 and the transmitter 103 can be implemented as a communication component, and the communication component can be a communication chip.

[0272] The memory 104 is connected to the processor 101 via a bus 105.

[0273] The memory 104 can be used to store at least one instruction, and the processor 101 is configured to execute the at least one instruction to implement each step in the above method embodiments.

[0274] In addition, the memory 104 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof. Volatile or non-volatile storage devices include but are not limited to: magnetic disks or optical disks, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, programmable read-only memory (PROM).

[0275] In an exemplary embodiment, a chip is further provided. The chip includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, which are configured to implement the measurement relaxation method described in the above aspects when the chip runs.

[0276] In an exemplary embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is further provided. The computer-readable storage medium stores at least one instruction, at least one segment of program, a code set, or an instruction set. The at least one instruction, the at least one segment of program, the code set, or the instruction set is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the measurement relaxation method executed by the terminal device provided in each of the above method embodiments.

[0277] In an exemplary embodiment, a computer program product or a computer program is further provided. The computer program product or the computer program includes computer instructions, and the computer instructions are stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The processor of the computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the computer instructions to enable the computer device to implement the measurement relaxation method provided in the above aspects.

[0278] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the steps to implement the above embodiments can be completed by hardware, or can be completed by a program instructing relevant hardware. The program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the storage medium mentioned above can be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.

[0279] The above are only optional embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall be included within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for measuring relaxation, characterized in that, The method is executed by a base station, and the method includes: Receiving auxiliary information sent by a network element device, where the network element device includes a source base station, the auxiliary information includes historical measurement relaxation information, the historical measurement relaxation information is used to indicate a measurement relaxation configuration determined by the source base station, the auxiliary information includes a reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state, and the reason includes that the terminal device has a positioning requirement and / or the network slice of the terminal device has changed; Based on the auxiliary information, determining a measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The base station is a target base station, the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information, and the first auxiliary information includes the historical measurement relaxation information and at least one of the following information: Second auxiliary information, where the second auxiliary information is information obtained by the source base station from the terminal device; Third auxiliary information, where the third auxiliary information is information obtained by the source base station from the core network; Fourth auxiliary information, where the fourth auxiliary information is information obtained by the source base station from a positioning server.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein The receiving the auxiliary information sent by the network element device includes: The target base station receives a handover request sent by the source base station, and the handover request carries the first auxiliary information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein The network element device includes the terminal device, and the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information.

5. The method according to claim 2 or 4, characterized in that, The second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information: The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state; The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein The second auxiliary information corresponds to a first restriction condition, and the first restriction condition is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect to perform.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein The first restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: A time restriction condition, where the time restriction condition is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range; Or, A geographical restriction condition, where the geographical restriction condition is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target geographical range.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The network element device includes a core network, and the auxiliary information includes third auxiliary information.

9. The method according to claim 2 or 8, characterized in that The third auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information: The category of the terminal device; The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state; The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein The third auxiliary information corresponds to a second restriction condition, and the second restriction condition is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect to perform.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The second restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: A time restriction condition, where the time restriction condition is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range; Or, Geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within the target geographical range.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein Receiving the auxiliary information sent by the network element device, including: Receiving an initial context setup request message sent by the core network, where the initial context setup request message carries the third auxiliary information; Or, Receiving a context modification request message sent by the core network, where the context modification request message carries the third auxiliary information; Or, Receiving a handover request message sent by the core network, where the handover request message carries the third auxiliary information; Or, Receiving a path switch request response message sent by the core network, where the path switch request response message carries the third auxiliary information.

13. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The network element device further includes a positioning server, the auxiliary information includes fourth auxiliary information, and the fourth auxiliary information includes: positioning requirement information, which is used to indicate the existence of a positioning requirement.

14. A method for measuring relaxation, characterized in that, The method is executed by a network element device, and the method includes: Sending auxiliary information to the base station; Wherein, the network element device includes a source base station, the auxiliary information includes historical measurement relaxation information, the historical measurement relaxation information is used to indicate the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the source base station, the auxiliary information is used for the base station to determine the measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device, the auxiliary information includes the reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state, and the reason includes that the terminal device has a positioning requirement and / or the network slice of the terminal device has changed, and the measurement relaxation configuration includes frequency domain measurement relaxation.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The base station is a target base station, the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information, and the first auxiliary information includes the historical measurement relaxation information and at least one of the following information: Second auxiliary information, which is the information obtained by the source base station from the terminal device; Third auxiliary information, which is the information obtained by the source base station from the core network; Fourth auxiliary information, which is the information obtained by the source base station from the positioning server.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The sending the auxiliary information to the base station includes: The source base station sends a handover request to the target base station, and the handover request carries the first auxiliary information.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein The network element device includes the terminal device, and the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information.

18. The method according to claim 15 or 17, characterized in that, The second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information: The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state; The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

19. According to the method of claim 18, characterized in that The second auxiliary information corresponds to a first restriction condition, and the first restriction condition is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect to perform.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The first restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: Time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within the target time range; Or, A geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within the target geographical range.

21. The method according to claim 14, wherein The network element device includes a core network, and the auxiliary information includes third auxiliary information.

22. The method according to claim 15 or 21, characterized in that The third auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information: The category of the terminal device; The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state; The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein The third auxiliary information corresponds to a second restriction condition, which is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation that the terminal device does not expect to perform in the connected state.

24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that, The second restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: A time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within the target time range; Or, A geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within the target geographical range.

25. The method according to claim 21, wherein The sending of the auxiliary information to the base station includes: The core network sends an initial context setup request message to the base station, and the initial context setup request message carries the third auxiliary information; Or, The core network sends a context modification request message to the base station, and the context modification request message carries the third auxiliary information; Or, The core network sends a handover request message to the base station, and the handover request message carries the third auxiliary information; Or, The core network sends a path switch request response message to the base station, and the path switch request response message carries the third auxiliary information.

26. The method according to claim 14, wherein The network element device includes a positioning server, the auxiliary information includes fourth auxiliary information, and the fourth auxiliary information includes: positioning requirement information, which is used to indicate the existence of a positioning requirement.

27. A relaxation measurement device, characterized in that, The device includes: a receiving module and a configuration module; The receiving module is used to receive the auxiliary information sent by the network element device. The network element device includes a source base station, and the auxiliary information includes historical measurement relaxation information, which is used to indicate the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the source base station. The auxiliary information includes the reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state, and the reason includes that the terminal device has a positioning requirement and / or the network slice of the terminal device has changed; The configuration module is used to determine the measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device based on the auxiliary information.

28. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein The device is a target base station, the network element device is a source base station, the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information, and the first auxiliary information includes the historical measurement relaxation information and includes at least one of the following information: Second auxiliary information, which is the information obtained by the source base station from the terminal device; Third auxiliary information, which is the information obtained by the source base station from the core network; Fourth auxiliary information, which is the information obtained by the source base station from the positioning server.

29. The device according to claim 28, wherein the receiving module is configured to receive a handover request sent by the source base station, and the handover request carries the first auxiliary information.

30. The device according to claim 27, wherein The network element device includes the terminal device, and the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information.

31. The device according to claim 28 or 30, characterized in that, The second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information: The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state; The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

32. The device according to claim 31, wherein The second auxiliary information corresponds to a first restriction condition, and the first restriction condition is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect to perform.

33. The device according to claim 32, characterized in that, The first restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: A time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range; Or, A geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target geographical range.

34. The device according to claim 27, characterized in that, The network element device includes a core network, and the auxiliary information includes third auxiliary information.

35. The device according to claim 28 or 34, characterized in that, The third auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information: The category of the terminal device; The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state; The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

36. The device according to claim 35, wherein The third auxiliary information corresponds to a second restriction condition, and the second restriction condition is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect to perform.

37. The device according to claim 36, characterized in that, The second restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: A time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range; Or, A geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target geographical range.

38. The device according to claim 34, wherein the receiving module is configured to receive an initial context setup request message sent by the core network, and the initial context setup request message carries the third auxiliary information; Or, the receiving module is configured to receive a context modification request message sent by the core network, and the context modification request message carries the third auxiliary information; Or, the receiving module is configured to receive a handover request message sent by the core network, and the handover request message carries the third auxiliary information; Or, the receiving module is configured to receive a path switch request response message sent by the core network, and the path switch request response message carries the third auxiliary information.

39. The device according to claim 27, characterized in that, The network element device includes a positioning server, the auxiliary information includes fourth auxiliary information, and the fourth auxiliary information includes: positioning requirement information, which is used to indicate the existence of a positioning requirement.

40. A relaxation measurement device, characterized in that, The device includes: a sending module; The sending module is configured to send auxiliary information to the base station; Wherein, the device includes a source base station, the auxiliary information includes historical measurement relaxation information, the historical measurement relaxation information is used to indicate the measurement relaxation configuration determined by the source base station, the auxiliary information is used for the base station to determine the measurement relaxation configuration for the terminal device, the auxiliary information includes the reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state, and the reason includes that the terminal device has a positioning requirement and / or the network slice of the terminal device has changed, and the measurement relaxation configuration includes frequency domain measurement relaxation.

41. The device according to claim 40, characterized in that, The base station is a target base station, the auxiliary information includes first auxiliary information, and the first auxiliary information includes the historical measurement relaxation information and at least one of the following information: Second auxiliary information, which is the information obtained by the source base station from the terminal device; Third auxiliary information, which is the information obtained by the source base station from the core network; Fourth auxiliary information, which is the information obtained by the source base station from the positioning server.

42. The device according to claim 41, wherein The sending module is configured to send a handover request to the target base station, and the handover request carries the first auxiliary information.

43. The device according to claim 40, characterized in that, The device includes the terminal device, and the auxiliary information includes second auxiliary information.

44. The device according to claim 41 or 43, characterized in that, The second auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information: The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state; The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

45. The device according to claim 44, wherein The second auxiliary information corresponds to a first restriction condition, and the first restriction condition is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect to perform.

46. The device according to claim 45, characterized in that, The first restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: A time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range; Or, A geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target geographical range.

47. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein The device includes a core network, and the auxiliary information includes third auxiliary information.

48. The device according to claim 41 or 47, characterized in that, The third auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information: The category of the terminal device; The terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state; The reason why the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state.

49. The device according to claim 48, wherein The third auxiliary information corresponds to a second restriction condition, and the second restriction condition is used to restrict the effective range of the measurement relaxation in the connected state that the terminal device does not expect to perform.

50. The device according to claim 49, characterized in that, The second restriction condition includes at least one of the following conditions: A time restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within a target time range; Or, A geographical restriction condition, which is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to perform measurement relaxation in the connected state within the target geographical range.

51. The apparatus according to claim 47, wherein the sending module is configured to send an initial context establishment request message to the base station, and the initial context establishment request message carries the third auxiliary information; or the sending module is configured to send a context modification request message to the base station, and the context modification request message carries the third auxiliary information; or the sending module is configured to send a handover request message to the base station, and the handover request message carries the third auxiliary information; or the sending module is configured to send a path switch request response message to the base station, and the path switch request response message carries the third auxiliary information.

52. The device according to claim 40, characterized in that, The apparatus includes a positioning server, the auxiliary information includes fourth auxiliary information, and the fourth auxiliary information includes: positioning requirement information, which is used to indicate the existence of a positioning requirement.

53. A base station, characterized in that, The base station includes: a processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein, the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the measurement relaxation method according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

54. A network element device, characterized in that, The network element device includes: a processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein, the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the measurement relaxation method according to any one of claims 14 to 26.

55. A chip, characterized in that, The chip includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, which are used to implement the measurement relaxation method according to any one of claims 1 to 26 when the chip runs.

56. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, Executable instructions are stored in the readable storage medium, and the executable instructions are loaded and executed by a processor to implement the measurement relaxation method according to any one of claims 1 to 26.

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