Method, terminal and network device for configuring intervals

Abstract

The application discloses a method for configuring interval, a terminal and network equipment, and belongs to the technical field of wireless communication. The method for configuring interval comprises the following steps: a terminal sends a first request to network equipment, wherein the first request is used for requesting the network equipment to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, and the at least one gap is a gap related to a dual connectivity DC state; and the terminal receives gap configuration information sent by the network equipment, wherein the gap configuration information is used for configuring or reconfiguring the at least one gap.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of wireless communication technology, and specifically relates to a method for configuring intervals, a terminal, and a network device. Background Technology

[0002] In 5G mobile communication systems, User Equipment (UE, or terminal) can adopt a dual connectivity (DC) architecture. This DC architecture provides the UE with resources from two network nodes (access network elements): one network node called the master node (MN) and the other called the secondary node (SN). For each network node, carrier aggregation (CA) technology can be used to configure a series of serving cells, also known as cell groups, controlled by that network node for the UE. The cell group controlled by the MN is called the Master Cell Group (MCG), and the cell group controlled by the SN is called the Secondary Cell Group (SCG).

[0003] However, in related technologies, when a UE needs to request the configuration of the interval (gap) required to perform services, there are problems such as poor gap configuration flexibility and impact on the communication performance of the UE under the DC architecture. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a method for configuring intervals, a terminal, and a network device, which can ensure the communication performance of UEs under a DC architecture.

[0005] In a first aspect, a method for configuring an interval is provided, comprising: a terminal sending a first request to a network device, the first request being used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, wherein at least one gap is a gap related to a dual-connectivity DC state; the terminal receiving gap configuration information sent by the network device, the gap configuration information being used to configure or reconfigure at least one gap.

[0006] In a second aspect, a method for configuring an interval is provided, comprising: a network device receiving a first request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, the at least one gap being a gap related to a dual-connectivity DC state; the network device sending gap configuration information to the terminal, the gap configuration information being used by the terminal to configure or reconfigure at least one gap.

[0007] Thirdly, an apparatus for configuring intervals is provided, applied to a terminal, the apparatus comprising: a first sending module for sending a first request to a network device, the first request being for requesting the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, the at least one gap being a gap related to a dual-connectivity DC state; and a first receiving module for receiving gap configuration information sent by the network device, the gap configuration information being for configuring or reconfiguring at least one gap.

[0008] Fourthly, an apparatus for configuring intervals is provided, applied to a network device, the apparatus comprising: a second receiving module for receiving a first request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is for requesting the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, the at least one gap being a gap related to a dual-connectivity DC state; and a second sending module for sending gap configuration information to the terminal, the gap configuration information being used by the terminal to configure or reconfigure at least one gap.

[0009] Fifthly, a terminal is provided, the terminal including a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0010] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0011] In a seventh aspect, a network device is provided, the network device including a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0012] Eighthly, a network device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0013] A ninth aspect provides a readable storage medium on which a program or instructions are stored, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0014] In a tenth aspect, a chip is provided, the chip including a processor and a communication interface coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to run a program or instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0015] Eleventhly, a computer program product is provided, which is stored in a non-transient storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0016] In this embodiment, the terminal sends a first request to the network device, the first request being used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, the at least one gap being a gap related to the DC state; the terminal receives gap configuration information sent by the network device, the gap configuration information being used to configure or reconfigure at least one gap, thereby improving the flexibility of gap configuration and improving the communication performance of the terminal under the DC architecture. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring intervals provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring intervals provided in another exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring intervals provided in another exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0021] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring intervals provided in another exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for configuring intervals provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0023] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for configuring intervals provided in another exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0024] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0025] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0027] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; for example, a first object can be one or more. Furthermore, in the specification and claims, "and / or" indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0028] It is worth noting that the technologies described in this application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in this application are often used interchangeably, and the described technologies can be used in the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to applications beyond NR systems, such as 6th Generation (6G) communication systems.

[0029] Figure 1 This diagram illustrates the structure of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network device 12. The terminal 11 can also be referred to as a terminal device or user equipment (UE). The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), wearable device, vehicle-mounted device (VUE), pedestrian terminal (PUE), or other terminal-side devices. Wearable devices include smartwatches, wristbands, headphones, glasses, etc. It should be noted that this application does not limit the specific type of terminal 11. Network device 12 can be a base station or a core network. The base station can be referred to as a node B, evolved node B, access point, base transceiver station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, basic service set (BSS), extended service set (ESS), B node, evolved B node (eNB), home B node, home evolved B node, WLAN access point, WiFi node, transmitting and receiving point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The base station is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that in this application embodiment, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example, but the specific type of base station is not limited.

[0030] The technical solutions provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0031] like Figure 2 The diagram shown illustrates a flowchart of a configuration interval method 200 provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. This method 200 can be executed by, but is not limited to, a terminal, specifically by hardware and / or software installed in the terminal. In this embodiment, the method 200 may include at least the following steps.

[0032] S210, the terminal sends the first request to the network device.

[0033] The first request is used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one gap, where at least one gap is a gap related to the DC state. In this embodiment, "related to the DC state" can be understood as: when the terminal is configured in the DC state, the first request requests the network device to configure at least one gap for the DC state; or, when the terminal is not configured in the DC state (e.g., currently in a single-connection state), the first request requests the network device to pre-configure a gap for the DC state. It should be noted that if the network configures a gap for the terminal before it is configured for dual-connection, then that configured gap can also be used in the single-connection state.

[0034] Furthermore, the gap mentioned in this embodiment can be a multi-SIM (Multi-Subscriber Identity Module) gap or other gaps. It is understood that the terminal requests the network device to configure a gap so that the terminal is allowed to temporarily refrain from performing specific operations on the network during the gap period. For example, the terminal may not need to listen to the network's scheduling or listen to the network's channel during the gap period. The specific purpose for the terminal using the gap is not limited in this application. For example, if the terminal requests a gap on network 1, during the gap period, network 1 allows the terminal to refrain from listening to scheduling on its own network. During this gap period, the terminal can perform measurement services on its own network or perform services on other SIM networks.

[0035] Furthermore, this application does not limit the name of the gap, such as gap, departure time, departure duration, departure gap, suspension time, suspension duration, suspension gap, deactivation time, deactivation duration, deactivation gap, etc.

[0036] Optionally, if the first request is used to request multiple gaps, then the multiple gaps can be gaps with different time information and different types, gaps with the same time information and different types, or gaps with different time information and the same type, etc., without any restrictions.

[0037] In this embodiment, the network device receiving the first request may differ depending on whether the terminal is configured in DC state. For example, when the terminal is configured in DC state, the network device may include MN and / or SN. That is, when the terminal is configured in DC state, the terminal may send the first request only to MN to request MN to configure or reconfigure at least one gap, or it may send the first request only to SN to request SN to configure or reconfigure at least one gap, or it may send the first request to MN and SN in a time-sharing or simultaneous manner to request MN and SN to configure or reconfigure at least one gap respectively.

[0038] It should be noted that if the terminal only sends the first request to the MN, the MN can determine the gap configuration information on its own, or the MN can forward the first request or the information related to the SN in the first request to the SN, and then the SN can determine the gap configuration information on its own, or the MN and the SN can negotiate to determine the gap configuration information.

[0039] Alternatively, if the terminal only sends the first request to the SN, the SN can determine the gap configuration information on its own, or the SN can forward the first request or the information related to the MN in the first request to the MN, and then the MN can determine the gap configuration information on its own, or the MN and the SN can negotiate to determine the gap configuration information.

[0040] Alternatively, when the terminal sends a first request to the MN and SN, the first request may include information related to both the MN and SN, or it may include only information related to the MN or only information related to the SN, and then the MN and SN may negotiate or independently determine the gap configuration information.

[0041] For example, if the terminal is not configured in DC state, the network device receiving the first request may include a first serving base station (excluding MN or SN) providing access services to the terminal. The gap configuration information is determined by the first serving base station and a second serving base station, where the second serving base station includes at least one candidate SN. This can be understood as follows: when the terminal is not yet configured in DC state, gap configuration information in DC state, such as MCG gap configuration information and SCG gap configuration information, can be pre-configured by the first serving base station and / or the second serving base station.

[0042] Furthermore, if a candidate SN (i.e., a second serving base station) exists for the terminal, the candidate SN can also participate in the gap configuration process. For example, although the terminal has not yet been configured with an SN, but the current serving base station (i.e., the first serving base station) is preparing to configure candidate SN1 as the terminal's SN, then before the current terminal's first serving base station sends gap configuration information to the terminal, it can send at least part of the information of the first request and / or at least part of the gap configuration information determined by MN to the candidate SN, so that candidate SN1 can determine the appropriate gap configuration information, such as determining the SCG gap. In one implementation, when the terminal sends a first request to the network device, the network device can indicate to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to send the first request through a broadcast message or dedicated signaling.

[0043] It should be noted that the first request mentioned in this application can be sent via Radio Resource Control (RRC), Medium Access Control-Control Element (MACCE), or Uplink Control Information (UCI); and the subsequent Gap configuration information can be sent via RRC, MAC CE, or Downlink Control Information (DCI), and this application does not limit this.

[0044] S220, the terminal receives gap configuration information sent by the network device.

[0045] The gap configuration information is used to configure or reconfigure at least one gap in the DC state of the terminal.

[0046] In one implementation, after receiving the gap configuration information sent by the network device, the terminal can send a first request to the network device again. In this way, if the gap configuration information sent by the network device does not meet the terminal's gap requirements or the terminal's gap requirements change, the terminal can request the network device to adjust the gap configuration to adapt to the terminal's gap requirements by sending the first request again.

[0047] In this embodiment, by fully considering whether the terminal is configured in DC state, the gap configuration is requested from the corresponding network device. Thus, on the one hand, flexible gap configuration can be achieved according to DC state. On the other hand, the terminal can directly request the gap of MCG from MN and directly request the gap of SCG from SN without negotiation and information exchange between MN and SN. This avoids problems such as transmitting gap configuration information between network interfaces, reduces gap request / configuration latency and system signaling overhead, and effectively improves the communication performance of the terminal in DC state (or architecture).

[0048] like Figure 3 The diagram shown illustrates a flowchart of a configuration interval method 300 provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. This method 300 can be executed by, but is not limited to, a terminal, specifically by hardware and / or software installed in the terminal. In this embodiment, the method 300 may include at least the following steps.

[0049] S310, the terminal sends the first request to the network device.

[0050] The first request is used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, wherein at least one of the gaps is a gap related to the DC state.

[0051] It should be noted that, in addition to referring to the relevant description in method embodiment 200, as a possible implementation, the first request may carry at least one of the following (1)-(8).

[0052] (1) Gap identifier.

[0053] The gap identifier can be carried in the first request explicitly or implicitly. For example, it can be implicitly indicated by ranking the gaps in descending order of their duration. For instance, if the terminal requests three gaps with durations of 80, 40, and 20 seconds, the gap identifiers are ordered by their duration, and the order in which the three gaps appear indicates the first, second, and third gap identifiers. If the terminal requests to use the first gap, it means it is using the gap with a duration of 80 seconds.

[0054] Additionally, if the first request is used to request a single gap configuration, then the first request may not carry a gap identifier. If the first request is used to request multiple gap configurations, the first request may carry a gap identifier to distinguish between multiple different gaps.

[0055] (2) Gap type.

[0056] The gap type includes at least one of the following: gap per UE, gap per frequency range (per FR), FR1 gap, FR2 gap, gap per cell group (per CG), MCG gap, SCG gap, periodic gap, one-shot gap, gap per direction gap, uplink (UL) gap, and downlink (DL) gap.

[0057] In this embodiment, certain gap types can be configured through protocol agreements or network configuration. For example, if the terminal requests a per FR gap, the network device can default that the per FR gap type requested by the terminal includes UL gap and DL gap; as another example, if the first request is sent in cell group A and the gap type is one-shot gap, the network device can default that the requested gap type is the gap of cell group A.

[0058] In other embodiments, the gap type may also be a gap for each carrier, a gap for each bandwidth part (BWP), a gap for each serving cell, or a gap of other granularities, which is not limited in this application.

[0059] (3) Time information related to the gap.

[0060] The relevant time information of the gap includes at least one of the following: gap length, gap period, gap start time, gap end time, and gap scaling factor. In this embodiment, different gaps may have the same or different time information, such as gap length, gap period, gap start time, and gap end time.

[0061] In one implementation, the relevant time information of the gap may further include a gap scaling factor. This gap scaling factor is used to segment the at least one gap. For example, the terminal sends a first request to allocate at least one gap, while indicating a scaling factor of 1, and then the network configures the gap for the terminal. If the terminal is operating in a single-connectivity state, the scaling factor is not used. If the terminal is operating in a dual-connectivity state, the terminal determines the MCG gap and SCG gap as the first half and second half of the configured gap, respectively, based on the configured gap duration and the scaling factor.

[0062] Furthermore, the gap scaling factor can be a specific value agreed upon by the protocol or configured by the network, or an index or number value of a certain mapping relationship, and there are no restrictions on this.

[0063] (4) First indication information, used to indicate the request type of the first request, wherein the request type includes at least one of adding gap configuration, modifying gap configuration, and releasing gap configuration. Adding gap configuration can also be understood as configuring or adding a gap, modifying gap configuration can also be understood as reconfiguring a gap, and releasing gap configuration can be understood as deleting or canceling a gap.

[0064] (5) Second instruction information, used to request to enable or deenable at least one gap.

[0065] For example, a single bit of information can be used to instruct the terminal to enable (or request to use, including using the configured gap or using it immediately after configuration) or disable (or not use, including not using it immediately after configuration or stopping the use of the configured gap) the configured gap is configured.

[0066] For example, the second indication information can also be several bits, indicating the gap identifier, that is, the gap identifier corresponding to the gap that needs to be enabled or disabled.

[0067] For example, the second instruction information can also be an instruction gap type, that is, an instruction for the gap type corresponding to the gap that you want to enable or disable.

[0068] (6) Third instruction information, used to instruct the terminal to return to the network in advance during the gap period.

[0069] In one implementation, the third indication information can be used not only to instruct the terminal to return to the network in advance during the gap period, but also to instruct the terminal to listen to the channel or listen to network scheduling during the gap period, or for the terminal to request network scheduling or dynamically indicate the end time of the gap period, etc., without limitation.

[0070] (7) Fourth indication information, used to instruct the terminal to request a reconfiguration of the gap during the gap period, or the terminal to request a switch of the gap during the gap period.

[0071] In one implementation, assuming the terminal is currently using gap A, the terminal can indicate through the fourth indication information that gap A needs to be reconfigured during gap A, or request to switch from gap A to gap B.

[0072] Among them, gap A or gap B can be a periodic gap or a one-shot gap, etc.

[0073] (8) Fifth indication information, used to indicate the DC-related operating mode of the terminal during the gap.

[0074] The operating modes may include uplink power sharing mode, DC mode, and non-DC mode.

[0075] For example, the fifth indication information can indicate the uplink power sharing mode requested for configuration when the terminal is configured as a DC; or, if the terminal is not configured as a DC, whether the gap requested in the first request can be used when the terminal is configured as a DC. Furthermore, the fifth indication information can also be used to indicate whether the terminal wishes to be configured as a DC.

[0076] Based on the foregoing, in order to improve the efficiency and reliability of gap configuration, as a possible implementation in this embodiment, the terminal may send a first request to the MN if the network device includes an MN and satisfies at least one of the following (1)-(8).

[0077] (1) The first request is used to request configuration or reconfiguration of the per UE gap.

[0078] In this context, "per UE gap" can be understood as a gap type requested in the first request that is at least a gap of the per UE type. It is understood that the per UE gap can also be a periodic gap type, a one-shot gap type, or other gap types. This application does not limit this unless there is a contradiction, and the same applies below.

[0079] (2) The first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the FR1 gap.

[0080] In one implementation, if the terminal is configured with an intra-FR1 DC and the first request is used to request configuration or reconfiguration of the FR1 gap, the terminal sends a first request to the MN. Here, "intra-FR1 DC" can immediately mean that both the MCG and the MCG are operating at FR1.

[0081] In another implementation, when the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, and the first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the FR1 gap, the terminal sends a first request to the MN. Here, "MCG FR1 and SCG FR2" can be understood as MCG working at FR1 and SCG working at FR2. (3) The first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the FR2 gap.

[0082] In one implementation, when the terminal is configured with an intra-FR2 DC and the first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the FR2 gap, the terminal sends a first request to the MN.

[0083] In another implementation, when the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, and the first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the FR2 gap, the terminal may send a first request to the MN. (4) The first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the MCG gap.

[0084] In one implementation, the terminal may send a first request to the MN when the network device indicates support for configuring the MCG gap and the first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the MCG gap.

[0085] (5) The first request is used to request the configuration of the SCG gap when no SN is added.

[0086] "No SN added" can be understood as: the terminal has not yet been configured to DC state, but the SCG gap needs to be configured in advance.

[0087] (6) The terminal performed a condition handover (CHO).

[0088] In one implementation, when the terminal is configured with MCG gap and / or SCG gap, the terminal performs condition switching when the CHO execution condition is met, that is, switches to the target MN. At this time, the gap requirements of MCG gap and / or SCG gap may change, so the terminal can send a first request to the target MN during the switching process.

[0089] (7) The first request is used to request the terminal to return to the network in advance during the gap period.

[0090] "Returning to the network early" can be understood as the terminal returning to the network before the end time or duration of the gap. "Returning to the network" can be understood as residing on the network, being able to monitor scheduling on the network, being able to send and receive on the network, or being able to monitor the channel on the network, etc.

[0091] In one implementation, the first request can be used to indicate that at least the remaining time of the currently used gap has expired or to cancel at least the remaining time of the current gap.

[0092] In another implementation, the first request can also be used to dynamically indicate the gap end time. For example, if the network is configured with a long gap, the time when the terminal sends the first request, the time when the network receives the first request, or the time indicated in the first request represents the gap end time.

[0093] (8) The first request is used to request the terminal to reconfigure the gap or switch the gap during the gap period.

[0094] In one implementation, assuming the terminal is currently using gap A, the terminal can indicate through the fourth indication information that gap A needs to be reconfigured during gap A, or request to switch from gap A to gap B.

[0095] Based on this, when the terminal sends the first request to the MN, it can send the first request to the MN through the MCG; or / and, through the split signaling radio bearer (SRB) 1 or SRB3. For example, in MCG RLF mode, the UE can carry the first request when sending MCG failure information to the MN through split SRB1 or SRB3.

[0096] In addition, as another possible implementation in this embodiment, the terminal may send a first request to the SN if the network device includes the SN and satisfies at least one of the following (1)-(6).

[0097] (1) The first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the SCG gap.

[0098] (2) When the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, the first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the FR1 gap.

[0099] In this context, “MCG FR2 and SCG FR1” can be understood as follows: when the terminal is configured in DC state, MCG operates in FR2 and SCG operates in FR1.

[0100] (3) When the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, the first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the FR2 gap.

[0101] In this context, “MCG FR1 and SCG FR2” can be understood as follows: when the terminal is configured in DC state, MCG operates in FR1 and SCG operates in FR2.

[0102] (4) The terminal performed a conditional primary and secondary cell handover (CPC).

[0103] In one implementation, when the UE is configured with MCG gap and / or SCG gap, the terminal performs a condition switch when the CPC execution condition is met, i.e., switches to the target SN. At this time, the gap requirements of MCG gap and / or SCG gap may change, so the UE can send a first request to the target SN during the CPC execution process.

[0104] (5) During the gap period configured in the SN, the terminal needs to return to the network in advance.

[0105] (6) During the gap configured by the SN, the terminal requests to reconfigure the gap or switch the gap.

[0106] Based on this, when the terminal sends the first request to the SN, it can be implemented through any one of the following methods one to three.

[0107] Method 1: When the terminal is configured with split SRB1 or SRB3 and the SCG in which the terminal is located is in an active state, the terminal sends the first request to the SN through split SRB1 or SRB3.

[0108] Method 2: When the terminal is configured to split SRB1 or SRB3, but the SCG is inactive, the terminal sends the first request to the SN through the MCG.

[0109] Method 3: If the terminal is not configured with split SRB1 or SRB3, the terminal sends the first request to the SN via MCG.

[0110] Furthermore, considering that depending on the network device, after receiving the first request sent by the terminal, the network device (such as MN, SN or serving base station) can determine the gap configuration information independently, or it can determine the gap configuration information through mutual negotiation (such as MN and SN).

[0111] For example, if the network device includes an MN, and the SN needs to determine the gap configuration information or the MN and SN need to negotiate to determine the gap configuration information, the MN sends at least one of the following (1) - (5) to the SN.

[0112] (1) At least some of the information carried in the first request. For example, only the gap request information related to the SN in the first request may be sent, or all the information carried in the first request may be sent to the SN.

[0113] (2) At least a portion of the gap configuration information in the MN configuration. For example, the at least a portion of the information may be gap configuration information that only indicates periodic gaps.

[0114] (3) When the SN is the target SN after the switch, at least some of the information in the gap configuration information configured in the source SN.

[0115] (4) In the case that the SN is the target SN after the handover, at least part of the information in the first request received by the source SN.

[0116] (5) The configuration information of the gap that the terminal requests to use, or the configuration information of the gap that the terminal is currently using.

[0117] For example, if the network device includes an SN, and the MN needs to determine the gap configuration information or the SN and MN need to negotiate to determine the gap configuration information, the SN sends at least one of the following (1)-(3) to the MN.

[0118] (1) At least some of the information carried in the first request.

[0119] (2) At least some of the information in the gap configuration information of the SN configuration.

[0120] (3) The configuration information of the gap that the terminal requests to use, or the configuration information of the gap that the terminal is currently using.

[0121] For example, if the network device includes a first serving base station and the second serving base station needs to determine the gap configuration information or the first serving base station and the second serving base station need to negotiate to determine the gap configuration information, the first serving base station sends at least one of the following (1)-(3) to the second serving base station.

[0122] (1) At least some of the information carried in the first request.

[0123] (2) At least some of the information in the gap configuration information configured by the first serving base station.

[0124] (3) The configuration information of the gap that the terminal requests to use, or the configuration information of the gap that the terminal is currently using.

[0125] In addition, as a possible implementation, the terminal may send a first request to the network device after receiving the indication information sent by the network device. The indication information is used to instruct the network device to support the terminal in applying for gaps, such as supporting the terminal in applying for MCG gaps, SCG gaps, periodic gaps, per UE gaps, etc., thereby ensuring the reliability of gap configuration.

[0126] S320, the terminal receives gap configuration information sent by the network device.

[0127] The gap configuration information is used to configure or reconfigure at least one of the gaps.

[0128] It should be noted that, in addition to referring to the relevant description in method embodiment 200, as one possible implementation of S310, the gap configuration information can be sent by the network device to the terminal via MCG SRB1, SRB3, or splitSRB1. Of course, in this embodiment, the gap configuration information can include at least one of the following (1)-(7).

[0129] (1) Gap identifier.

[0130] (2) Gap type.

[0131] (3) Time information related to the gap.

[0132] (4) The sixth instruction information is used to indicate whether to enable or disable at least one gap configuration.

[0133] (5) The seventh instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to release at least one gap configuration.

[0134] (6) Eighth indication information, used to indicate the DC-related operating mode during the gap.

[0135] (7) Ninth instruction information, used to instruct the terminal to switch gaps.

[0136] The descriptions of (1)-(7) in the gap configuration information can be found in the description of the first request above. To avoid repetition, they will not be repeated here. The ninth indication information can be just 1 bit, indicating the switching of the gap, in which case the terminal switches to the default gap; or the ninth indication information can be several bits, indicating the identifier of the target gap to be switched.

[0137] Considering that the gap configuration information is used to configure the gap in the DC state of the terminal, as a possible implementation, at least one of the following (1)-(9) included in the gap configuration information can be determined by MN.

[0138] (1) Configuration of per UE gap.

[0139] (2) Configuration of per FR gap.

[0140] (3) The configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR1 DC.

[0141] "intra-FR1 DC" can be understood as: when the terminal is configured in DC state, both MCG and SCG have serving cells operating in FR1.

[0142] (4) The configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR2 DC.

[0143] "intra-FR2 DC" can be understood as: when the terminal is configured in DC state, both MCG and SCG have serving cells operating in FR2.

[0144] Intra-FR1 DC and Intra-FR2 DC can coexist, and the terminal can request per FR gap.

[0145] (5) When the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, the configuration of the FR1 gap.

[0146] (6) When the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, the configuration of the FR2 gap.

[0147] (7) Configuration of the MCG gap.

[0148] (8) Configuration of the one-shot gap requested by the MN.

[0149] (9) Configuration of periodic gaps requested from the MN.

[0150] Accordingly, at least one of the following (1)-(5) included in the gap configuration information is determined by SN.

[0151] (1) When the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, the configuration of the FR1 gap.

[0152] (2) When the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, the configuration of the FR2 gap.

[0153] (3) Configuration of the SCG gap.

[0154] (4) Configuration of the one-shot gap requested by the SN.

[0155] (5) Configuring the periodic gap requested by the SN.

[0156] S330, the terminal configures or reconfigures at least one gap according to the gap configuration information.

[0157] One possible implementation is that the process of configuring the gap according to the gap configuration information by the terminal may include: determining the time unit in which the start time or end time of the gap is located according to the gap configuration information; wherein the time unit includes at least one of the system frame number (SFN), subframe position, slot position, and symbol position.

[0158] For example, if a network device configures two start time parameters in its gap configuration information, such as radio frame number information and subframe information, it can be represented as T. startSFN / T startSubframe T startSFN Related to the initial radio frame, T startSubframe For T startSFN The starting subframe position in the time interval. Then, the terminal can set the SFN where the gap starts and the corresponding subframe within the SFN as T respectively. startSFN mod 1024 (or T) startSFN ) and T startSubframe .

[0159] For example, if a network device configures a start time parameter in its gap configuration information, such as T...start Then the UE sets the SFN where the gap start time is located and the corresponding subframe in the SFN to SFN = T respectively. startSFN / 10 and T startSubframe mod 10.

[0160] For example, for periodic gaps, if the network device configures a start time parameter T in the gap configuration information... start and periodic parameter T priod Therefore, the terminal can set the SFN where the gap starts and the corresponding subframe within the SFN to SFN mod(T) respectively. priod / 10)=FLOOR(T startSFN / 10) and T startSubframe mod 10.

[0161] For example, if the terminal is configured with the MCG gap and the SCG gap, the start or end time of the MCG gap or the SCG gap is determined based on the time difference between the MCG and SCG (e.g., SFTD, SFN timing difference) or the time difference between the PCell and PSCell. For example, the terminal calculates the SFN and the corresponding subframe within the SFN where the MCG gap starts, which are T... startSFNMCG T startSubframeMCG Then the SFN where the SCG Gap starts and the corresponding subframe in the SFN are T and T, respectively. startSFNSCG =T startSubframeMCG +sfnOffset,T startSubframeSCG =T startSubframeMCG +subframeOffset. sfnOffset and subframeOffset are the SFN offset and subframe temporal offset between MCG and SCG, respectively.

[0162] Based on the foregoing description, the configuration interval process given in this embodiment will be further explained below with reference to Examples 1 to 3.

[0163] Example 1

[0164] Suppose a terminal needs to request periodic gaps from network devices, such as MCG periodic gaps or SCG periodic gaps, then:

[0165] S11: When the terminal receives the first indication information sent by the MN, it sends a first request to the MN through the MCG to request the MN to configure (or allocate) the MCG periodic gap; indicating that the terminal can apply to the MN for the MCG periodic gap.

[0166] S12: When the terminal receives the second indication information sent by the SN, the terminal sends a first request to the SN through SRB3 to request the SN to configure the SCG periodic gap. The second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can apply to the SN for the SCG periodic gap.

[0167] S13: The terminal receives MCG periodic gap configuration information from MN and SCG periodic gap configuration information from SN.

[0168] Specifically, before or after the terminal receives the MCG periodic gap configuration information / SCG periodic gap configuration information, the MN can send the MCG periodic gap configuration to the SN, and the SN will send the SCG periodic gap configuration to the MN.

[0169] S14: The terminal sends the first request to the MN, requesting modification of the MCG periodic gap configuration.

[0170] S15: The terminal receives the updated MCG periodic gap configuration information from the MN. Before or after the terminal receives the updated MCG periodic gap configuration information, the MN may send the updated MCG periodic gap configuration to the SN.

[0171] Example 2

[0172] Assuming the terminal needs to request a per-UE gap from the network device, then:

[0173] S21: When the terminal receives the first indication information sent by the MN, it sends a first request to the MN to request the MN to allocate a per-UE gap. The first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can apply for a per-UE gap.

[0174] S22: The terminal receives per UE gap configuration information from the MN.

[0175] Optionally, during the process of configuring the per-UE gap for the terminal, the MN sends a first request and / or per-UE gap configuration information to the SN. Furthermore, the MN may also receive a response from the SN to the first request, such as SN preference on per-UE gap.

[0176] S23: The terminal sends the first request to the MN again, requesting to modify the per UE gap configuration.

[0177] S24: The terminal receives the updated per UE gap configuration information from the MN.

[0178] Optionally, before or after the terminal receives the updated per-UE gap configuration, the MN may send the updated per-UE gap configuration information to the SN.

[0179] Example 3

[0180] Assuming the terminal needs to request a per-UE gap from the network device during the per-CG gap, then:

[0181] S31: Network A's SN has configured the SCG gap for the terminal.

[0182] S32: During the SCG gap, the terminal listened for paging on network B and received a paging message.

[0183] S33: During the SCG gap, the terminal sends a first request to the MN of network A to request configuration of the per-UE gap.

[0184] Optionally, the MN can instruct the terminal to deactivate or release the SCG gap. Correspondingly, the MN can also instruct the SN that the terminal has currently deactivated or released the SCG gap.

[0185] S34: The terminal receives the per-UE gap configuration information configured by the network device.

[0186] S35: During the per UE gap, the terminal sends a busy indication on network B.

[0187] In this embodiment, by fully considering whether the terminal is configured in DC state, not only is the flexibility of gap application / configuration improved, but the gap granularity can also be refined (such as per UE gap, per FR gap, FR1 gap, FR2 gap, per CG gap, MCG gap, SCG gap, periodic gap, etc.), further ensuring the UE communication performance in DC state.

[0188] like Figure 4 The diagram shown illustrates a flowchart of a configuration interval method 400 provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. This method 400 can be executed by, but is not limited to, a terminal, specifically by hardware and / or software installed in the terminal. In this embodiment, the method 400 may include at least the following steps.

[0189] S410, the terminal sends the first request to the network device.

[0190] The first request is used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, wherein at least one of the gaps is a gap related to the DC state.

[0191] S420, the terminal receives gap configuration information sent by the network device.

[0192] The gap configuration information is used to configure or reconfigure at least one of the gaps.

[0193] It should be noted that the implementation process in S410 to S420 can be referred to the relevant descriptions in method embodiments 200 and / or 300. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again.

[0194] S430, the terminal sends a second request to the network device.

[0195] The second request is used to request the network device to use a target gap, wherein the target gap is at least one configured gap.

[0196] The second request includes at least one of the following (1)-(3).

[0197] (1) The identifier of the target gap.

[0198] The identifier of the target gap can be indicated implicitly or explicitly.

[0199] (2) The type of the target gap.

[0200] The type of the target gap can be at least one of the following: per UE gap, per FR gap, FR1 gap, FR2 gap, per CG gap, MCG gap, SCG gap, periodic gap, one shot gap, per direction gap, UL gap, and DL gap.

[0201] (3) The start time of the target gap needs to be applied by the time domain offset.

[0202] In this embodiment, similar to sending the first request, the terminal may also send a request to the MN and / or SN, and then the MN and / or SN may determine whether the terminal is allowed to use the target gap.

[0203] In one implementation, the terminal may send the second request to the MN if the network device includes an MN and satisfies at least one of the following (1)-(5).

[0204] (1) The target gap is the gap configured by the MN.

[0205] (2) The target gap is an MCG-related gap.

[0206] (3) The target gap is the gap configured by SN, but SCG is in a deactivated state.

[0207] It is understandable that although the gap is on the SCG and the SCG is in a deactivated state, the terminal can perform MSIM tasks without the gap. However, considering that the SN does not know whether the terminal is using the gap, in order to ensure the reliability of data transmission, if downlink data arrives at the SN, the SN needs to initiate the SCG activation process.

[0208] (4) During the target gap, the terminal needs to return to the network in advance.

[0209] (5) During the target gap, request to use another gap or switch to another gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap.

[0210] Assuming the target gap is the per CG gap, during the per CG gap, the terminal can initiate a per UE gap. For example, the per CG gap is used to receive paging. After receiving paging, the terminal requests a per UE gap to send a busy indication.

[0211] In another implementation, the terminal may send a second request to the SN if the network device includes the SN and satisfies at least one of the following (1)-(4).

[0212] (1) The target gap is the gap configured by the SN.

[0213] (2) The target gap is the gap related to the SCG.

[0214] For example, the target gap is a gap configured by MN, but the target gap is a gap related to SCG.

[0215] (3) The target gap is the gap configured by the MN or the gap related to the MCG, but the MCG is in an unreachable state.

[0216] The statement that the MCG is in an unreachable state can be understood as: the MCG wireless link has failed.

[0217] (4) During the target gap, the terminal returns to the network ahead of schedule.

[0218] (5) During the target gap, request to use another gap or switch to another gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap.

[0219] Furthermore, the second request described in this embodiment can be sent via MAC CE, RRC, or UCI. In one implementation, if the terminal is configured with SRB3 or split SRB1 and SCG is active, the terminal can send a second request to the SN.

[0220] S440, upon receiving response information sent by the network device, the terminal decides whether to use or not use the target gap based on the response information.

[0221] It should be noted that in the foregoing embodiments, if the first request and the second request are sent by the terminal during the gap period, then the first request or the second request can be a random access, scheduling request (SR), buffer status report (BSR), uplink data or uplink signaling initiated by the terminal, etc., and there are no restrictions here.

[0222] Based on the foregoing description, the process of configuring the interval in this embodiment will be explained below with reference to Examples 1 and 2.

[0223] Example 1

[0224] Suppose the terminal needs to request a one-shot gap from the network device, such as an MCG one-shot gap or an SCG one-shot gap, then:

[0225] S11: When the terminal receives the first indication information sent by the MN, it sends a first request to the MN through the MCG, requesting the MN to allocate an MCG one shot gap. The first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can apply for an MCG one shot gap from the MN.

[0226] S12: When the terminal receives the second indication information sent by the SN, it sends a first request to the SN through SRB3, requesting the SN to allocate an SCG one shot gap. The second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can apply to the SN for an SCG one shot gap.

[0227] S13: The terminal receives MCG one shot gap configuration information from MN and SCG one shot gap configuration information from SN.

[0228] S14: The terminal sends a second request to the SN, requesting the use of the SCG one-shot gap.

[0229] S15: The terminal uses the SCG one-shot gap to perform services on the network of another card.

[0230] S16: If the terminal returns to the network prematurely while the SCG one shot gap is in operation, the terminal may perform one of the following (1)-(6).

[0231] (1) Initiate random access to SN.

[0232] (2) Send SR to SN.

[0233] (3) Send BSR to SN.

[0234] (4) Send uplink data to SN.

[0235] (5) Send other uplink signaling to SN.

[0236] (6) Send a return notification to MN.

[0237] Example 2

[0238] Assuming the terminal needs to request a per-UE gap from the network device during the per-CG gap, then:

[0239] S21: Network A's SN has configured the SCG gap for the terminal.

[0240] S22: During the SCG gap, the terminal listened for paging on network B and received a paging message.

[0241] S23: During the SCG gap, the terminal sends a second request to the MN of network A to request the use of the configured per UEgap.

[0242] Optionally, the MN can instruct the terminal to deactivate or release the SCG gap. Correspondingly, the MN can also instruct the SN that the terminal has currently deactivated or released the SCG gap.

[0243] In this embodiment, after requesting gap configuration information from the network device through the first request, a second request is further made to the network device to request the use of the target gap. This not only improves the flexibility of gap configuration, but also enables the terminal and the network device to maintain synchronization of their sending and receiving states, thus preventing the loss of data scheduled by a certain node when the terminal switches to other networks to perform services.

[0244] like Figure 5The diagram shown illustrates a flowchart of a configuration interval method 500 provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. This method 500 can be executed by, but is not limited to, a terminal, specifically by hardware and / or software installed in the terminal. In this embodiment, the method 500 may include at least the following steps.

[0245] S510, the network device receives a first request sent by the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, and at least one of the gaps is a gap related to the DC state.

[0246] S520, the network device sends gap configuration information to the terminal.

[0247] The gap configuration information is used by the terminal to configure or reconfigure at least one of the gaps. In one possible implementation, when the terminal is configured in a DC state, the network device includes a primary node (MN) or a secondary node (SN), and the gap configuration information is determined by the MN and / or the SN; when the terminal is not configured in a DC state, the network node includes a first serving base station providing access services to the terminal, and the gap configuration information is determined by the first serving base station and / or a second serving base station, the second serving base station including at least one candidate SN.

[0248] In another possible implementation, the first request carries at least one of the following: a gap identifier; a gap type; relevant time information about the gap; a first indication information for indicating the request type of the first request, the request type including at least one of adding gap configuration, modifying gap configuration, and releasing gap configuration; a second indication information for requesting to enable or disable at least one gap; a third indication information for indicating that the terminal should return to the network early during the gap; a fourth indication information for indicating that the terminal should request to reconfigure the gap during the gap, or that the terminal should request to switch gaps during the gap; and a fifth indication information for indicating the dual-connectivity DC-related operating mode of the terminal during the gap.

[0249] In another possible implementation, the gap type includes at least one of the following: per UE gap, per FRgap, FR1 gap, FR2 gap, per CG gap, MCG gap, SCG gap, periodic gap, one-shot gap, gap in each transmission direction, UL gap, and DL gap.

[0250] In another possible implementation, the relevant time information of the gap includes at least one of the following: gap length, gap period, gap start time, gap end time, and gap scaling factor.

[0251] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following: gap identifier; gap type; gap-related time information; a sixth indication information for indicating whether to enable or disable at least one gap configuration; a seventh indication information for indicating whether the terminal releases at least one gap configuration; an eighth indication information for indicating the DC-related operating mode during the gap; and a ninth indication information for indicating whether the terminal switches gaps.

[0252] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by the MN: configuration of per UE gap; configuration of per FR gap; configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR1 DC; configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR2 DC; configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2; configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1; configuration of the MCG gap; configuration of one-shot gap requested from the MN; and configuration of periodic gap requested from the MN.

[0253] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by the SN: the configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1; the configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2; the configuration of the SCG gap; the configuration of the one-shot gap requested from the SN; and the configuration of the periodic gap requested from the SN.

[0254] In another possible implementation, the MN sends at least one of the following to the SN: at least some information carried in the first request; at least some information in the gap configuration information configured by the MN; at least some information in the gap configuration information configured by the source SN when the SN is the target SN after the handover; at least some information in the first request received by the source SN when the SN is the target SN after the handover; configuration information of the gap that the terminal requests to use, or configuration information of the gap that the terminal is currently using.

[0255] In another possible implementation, the SN sends at least one of the following to the MN: at least some of the information carried in the first request; at least some of the information in the gap configuration information configured by the SN; configuration information of the gap that the terminal requests to use, or configuration information of the gap that the terminal is currently using.

[0256] In another possible implementation, the method further includes: the network device receiving a second request sent by the terminal, the second request being for requesting the network device to use a target gap, the target gap belonging to at least one of the gaps; the network device sending response information to the terminal, the response information being for instructing the terminal to use or not use the target gap.

[0257] In another possible implementation, the second request includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target gap; the type of the target gap; and the time-domain offset to be applied to the start time of the target gap.

[0258] It should be noted that the implementation process of each implementation method given in this embodiment can be referred to the relevant descriptions in method embodiments 200-400. To avoid repetition, this embodiment will not repeat the descriptions.

[0259] In this embodiment, by fully considering whether the terminal is configured in DC state, and then requesting gap configuration from the corresponding network device, flexible gap configuration can be achieved according to DC state. This avoids problems such as transmitting gap configuration information between network interfaces, reduces gap application / configuration latency and system signaling overhead, and improves the communication performance of UE in DC state (or architecture).

[0260] It should be noted that the execution entity of the configuration interval method 200-500 provided in the embodiments of this application can be a device for configuring intervals, or a control module in the device for executing the configuration interval method 200-500. In this embodiment, the device for configuring intervals is used as an example to illustrate the configuration interval device provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0261] like Figure 6The diagram shown is a schematic representation of a configuration interval device 600 provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The device 600 is applied to a terminal and includes: a first sending module 610, configured to send a first request to a network device, the first request being used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, wherein at least one gap is a gap related to the DC state; and a first receiving module 620, configured to receive gap configuration information sent by the network device, the gap configuration information being used to configure or reconfigure at least one gap.

[0262] In one possible implementation, when the terminal is configured in DC state, the network device includes an MN and / or an SN, and the gap configuration information is determined by the MN and / or the SN; when the terminal is not configured in DC state, the network node includes a first serving base station providing access services to the terminal, and the gap configuration information is determined by the first serving base station and / or a second serving base station, wherein the second serving base station includes at least one candidate SN.

[0263] In another possible implementation, the first request carries at least one of the following: a gap identifier; a gap type; relevant time information about the gap; a first indication information for indicating the request type of the first request, the request type including at least one of adding gap configuration, modifying gap configuration, and releasing gap configuration; a second indication information for requesting to enable or disable at least one gap; a third indication information for indicating that the terminal should return to the network early during the gap; a fourth indication information for indicating that the terminal should request to reconfigure the gap during the gap, or that the terminal should request to switch gaps during the gap; and a fifth indication information for indicating the dual-connectivity DC-related operating mode of the terminal during the gap.

[0264] In another possible implementation, the gap type includes at least one of the following: per UE gap, per FRgap, FR1 gap, FR2 gap, per CG gap, MCG gap, SCG gap, periodic gap, one-shot gap, gap in each transmission direction, UL gap, and DL gap.

[0265] In another possible implementation, the relevant time information of the gap includes at least one of the following: gap length, gap period, gap start time, gap end time, and gap scaling factor.

[0266] In another possible implementation, the first sending module 610 sends a first request to the MN if at least one of the following conditions is met: the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of a per-UE gap; the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of an FR1 gap; the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of an FR2 gap; the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of an MCG gap; the first request is for requesting configuration of an SCG gap when no SN is added; the terminal performs a conditional handover CHO; the first request is for requesting the terminal to return to the network early during the gap; or the first request is for requesting the terminal to reconfigure the gap or switch gaps during the gap.

[0267] In another possible implementation, the first sending module 610 sends the first request to the MN via the MCG; and / or sends the first request to the MN via the split signaling radio bearer SRB1 or SRB3.

[0268] In another possible implementation, the first sending module 610 sends a first request to the SN under at least one of the following conditions: the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of the SCG gap; if the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of the FR1 gap; if the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of the FR2 gap; the terminal performs a CPC; the terminal returns to the network early during the gap configured by the SN; or the terminal requests to reconfigure the gap or switch gaps during the gap configured by the SN.

[0269] In another possible implementation, the first sending module 610 sends a first request to the SN, including any of the following: when the terminal is configured with split SRB1 or SRB3 and the SCG in which the terminal is located is in an active state, the terminal sends the first request to the SN via split SRB1 or SRB3; when the terminal is configured with split SRB1 or SRB3 but the SCG is in an inactive state, the terminal sends the first request to the SN via MCG; when the terminal is not configured with split SRB1 or SRB3, the terminal sends the first request to the SN via MCG.

[0270] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following: gap identifier; gap type; gap-related time information; a sixth indication information for indicating whether to enable or disable at least one gap configuration; a seventh indication information for indicating whether the terminal releases at least one gap configuration; an eighth indication information for indicating the DC-related operating mode during the gap; and a ninth indication information for indicating whether the terminal switches gaps.

[0271] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by the MN: configuration of per UE gap; configuration of per FR gap; configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR1 DC; configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR2 DC; configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2; configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1; configuration of the MCG gap; configuration of one-shot gap requested from the MN; and configuration of periodic gap requested from the MN.

[0272] In another possible implementation, at least one of the following is determined by the SN in the gap configuration information: the configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1; the configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2; the configuration of the SCG gap; the configuration of the one-shot gap requested by the SN; and the configuration of the periodic gap requested by the SN.

[0273] In another possible implementation, the device 600 further includes a configuration module for configuring or reconfiguring at least one gap based on the gap configuration information.

[0274] In another possible implementation, the configuration module is used to determine the time unit in which the start time or end time of the gap is located based on the gap configuration information; wherein the time unit includes at least one of system frame number, subframe position, time slot position, and symbol position.

[0275] In another possible implementation, the configuration module is used to determine the time unit in which the start time or end time of the MCG gap or the SCG gap is located based on the time difference between the MCG and the SCG.

[0276] In another possible implementation, the first sending module 610 is further configured to send a second request to the network device, the second request being to request the network device to use a target gap, the target gap being at least one configured gap; the first receiving module 620 is further configured to, upon receiving response information sent by the network device, use or not use the target gap according to the response information.

[0277] In another possible implementation, the second request includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target gap; the type of the target gap; and the time-domain offset to be applied to the start time of the target gap.

[0278] In another possible implementation, the first sending module 610 sends the second request to the MN if at least one of the following conditions is met: the target gap is a gap configured by the MN; the target gap is an MCG-related gap; the target gap is a gap configured by the SN, but the SCG is in an inactive state; during the target gap, the terminal returns to the network early; during the target gap, a request is made to use another gap or switch to another gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap.

[0279] In another possible implementation, the first sending module 610 sends a second request to the SN if at least one of the following conditions is met: the target gap is a gap configured by the SN; the target gap is a gap related to the SCG; the target gap is a gap configured by the MN or a gap related to the MCG, but the MCG is in an unreachable state; the terminal returns to the network early during the target gap; or requests to use another gap or switch to another gap during the target gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap.

[0280] like Figure 7 The diagram shown illustrates the structure of a configuration interval device 700 provided in another exemplary embodiment of this application, applied to a network device. The device 700 includes: a second receiving module 710, configured to receive a first request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one gap; and a second sending module 720, configured to send gap configuration information to the terminal, wherein the gap configuration information is used by the terminal to configure or reconfigure at least one gap.

[0281] In one possible implementation, when the terminal is configured in DC state, the network device includes an MN and / or an SN, and the gap configuration information is determined by the MN and / or the SN; when the terminal is not configured in DC state, the network node includes a first serving base station providing access services to the terminal, and the gap configuration information is determined by the first serving base station and / or a second serving base station, wherein the second serving base station includes at least one candidate SN.

[0282] In another possible implementation, the first request carries at least one of the following: a gap identifier; a gap type; relevant time information about the gap; a first indication information for indicating the request type of the first request, the request type including at least one of adding gap configuration, modifying gap configuration, and releasing gap configuration; a second indication information for requesting to enable or disable at least one gap; a third indication information for indicating that the terminal should return to the network early during the gap; a fourth indication information for indicating that the terminal should request to reconfigure the gap during the gap, or that the terminal should request to switch gaps during the gap; and a fifth indication information for indicating the dual-connectivity DC-related operating mode of the terminal during the gap.

[0283] In another possible implementation, the gap type includes at least one of the following: per UE gap, per FRgap, FR1 gap, FR2 gap, per CG gap, MCG gap, SCG gap, periodic gap, one-shot gap, gap in each transmission direction, UL gap, and DL gap.

[0284] In another possible implementation, the relevant time information of the gap includes at least one of the following: gap length, gap period, gap start time, gap end time, and gap scaling factor.

[0285] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following: gap identifier; gap type; gap-related time information; a sixth indication information for indicating whether to enable or disable at least one gap configuration; a seventh indication information for indicating whether the terminal releases at least one gap configuration; an eighth indication information for indicating the DC-related operating mode during the gap; and a ninth indication information for indicating whether the terminal switches gaps.

[0286] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by the MN: configuration of per UE gap; configuration of per FR gap; configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR1 DC; configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR2 DC; configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2; configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1; configuration of the MCG gap; configuration of one-shot gap requested from the MN; and configuration of periodic gap requested from the MN.

[0287] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by the SN: the configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1; the configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2; the configuration of the SCG gap; the configuration of the one-shot gap requested from the SN; and the configuration of the periodic gap requested from the SN.

[0288] In another possible implementation, the second sending module 720 sends at least one of the following to the SN: at least some information carried in the first request; at least some information in the gap configuration information configured by the MN; at least some information in the gap configuration information configured by the source SN when the SN is the target SN after the handover; at least some information in the first request received by the source SN when the SN is the target SN after the handover; configuration information of the gap that the terminal requests to use, or configuration information of the gap that the terminal is currently using.

[0289] In another possible implementation, the second sending module 720 sends at least one of the following to the MN: at least some of the information carried in the first request; at least some of the information in the gap configuration information configured by the SN; configuration information of the gap that the terminal requests to use, or configuration information of the gap that the terminal is currently using.

[0290] In another possible implementation, the second receiving module 710 is further configured to receive a second request sent by the terminal, the second request being used to request the network device to use a target gap, the target gap belonging to at least one of the gaps; the second sending module 720 is further configured to send response information to the terminal, the response information being used to instruct the terminal to use or not use the target gap.

[0291] In another possible implementation, the second request includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target gap; the type of the target gap; and the time-domain offset to be applied to the start time of the target gap.

[0292] The configuration interval device 600 or 700 in this application embodiment can be a device, a device with an operating system, or an electronic device, or it can be a component, integrated circuit, or chip in a terminal. This device or electronic device can be a mobile terminal or a non-mobile terminal. For example, a mobile terminal can include, but is not limited to, the types of terminals 11 listed above, while a non-mobile terminal can be a server, network attached storage (NAS), personal computer (PC), television (TV), ATM, or self-service machine, etc. This application embodiment does not specifically limit the type of terminal.

[0293] The configuration interval device 600 or 700 provided in the embodiments of this application can achieve... Figures 2 to 5 The various processes implemented in the method embodiments achieve the same technical effect, and will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0294] This application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes implemented in method embodiments 200-400. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-described terminal-side method embodiments, and all implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this terminal embodiment and achieve the same technical effects. Specifically, Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal to implement an embodiment of this application.

[0295] The terminal 800 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 801, network module 802, audio output unit 803, input unit 804, sensor 805, display unit 806, user input unit 807, interface unit 808, memory 809, and processor 810.

[0296] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 800 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 810 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Figure 8 The terminal structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0297] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 804 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1041 and a microphone 8042. The GPU 8041 processes image data of still images or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The display unit 806 may include a display panel 8061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 807 includes a touch panel 8071 and other input devices 8072. The touch panel 8071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 8071 may include a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 8072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described in detail here.

[0298] In this embodiment, the radio frequency unit 801 receives downlink data from the network device and processes it for the processor 810; additionally, it sends uplink data to the network device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 801 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0299] The memory 809 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 809 may primarily include a program or instruction storage area and a data storage area. The program or instruction storage area may store the operating system, application programs or instructions required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 809 may include high-speed random access memory and non-volatile memory, which may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. For example, at least one disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state storage device.

[0300] Processor 810 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 810 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles the operating system, user interface, and applications or instructions, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the aforementioned modem processor may also not be integrated into processor 810.

[0301] The radio frequency unit 801 is configured to send a first request to the network device, the first request being used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, the at least one gap being a gap related to the DC state; and to receive gap configuration information sent by the network device, the gap configuration information being used to configure or reconfigure at least one gap.

[0302] In one possible implementation, when the terminal is configured in DC state, the network device includes an MN and / or an SN, and the gap configuration information is determined by the MN and / or the SN; when the terminal is not configured in DC state, the network node includes a first serving base station providing access services to the terminal, and the gap configuration information is determined by the first serving base station and / or a second serving base station, wherein the second serving base station includes at least one candidate SN.

[0303] In another possible implementation, the first request carries at least one of the following: a gap identifier; a gap type; relevant time information about the gap; a first indication information for indicating the request type of the first request, the request type including at least one of adding gap configuration, modifying gap configuration, and releasing gap configuration; a second indication information for requesting to enable or disable at least one gap; a third indication information for indicating that the terminal should return to the network early during the gap; a fourth indication information for indicating that the terminal should request to reconfigure the gap during the gap, or that the terminal should request to switch gaps during the gap; and a fifth indication information for indicating the dual-connectivity DC-related operating mode of the terminal during the gap.

[0304] In another possible implementation, the gap type includes at least one of the following: gap per UE, gap per FR for each frequency range, FR1 gap, FR2 gap, gap per CG for each cell group, gap for primary cell group (MCG), gap for secondary cell group (SCG), periodic gap, one-shot gap, gap for each transmission direction, gap in the uplink direction, and gap in the downlink direction.

[0305] In another possible implementation, the relevant time information of the gap includes at least one of the following: gap length, gap period, gap start time, gap end time, and gap scaling factor.

[0306] In another possible implementation, the radio frequency unit 801 sends a first request to the network device, including: the terminal sending a first request to the MN under at least one of the following conditions: the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of a per-UE gap; the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of an FR1 gap; the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of an FR2 gap; the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of an MCG gap; the first request is for requesting configuration of an SCG gap when no SN is added; the terminal performs a conditional handover (CHO); the first request is for requesting the terminal to return to the network early during a gap; the first request is for requesting the terminal to reconfigure the gap or switch gaps during a gap.

[0307] In another possible implementation, the radio frequency unit 801 sends the first request to the MN via the MCG; and / or sends the first request to the MN via the split signaling radio bearer SRB1 or SRB3.

[0308] In another possible implementation, the radio frequency unit 801 sends a first request to the SN under at least one of the following conditions: the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of the SCG gap; if the terminal is configured with MCGFR2 and SCGFR1, the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of the FR1 gap; if the terminal is configured with MCGFR1 and SCGFR2, the first request is for requesting configuration or reconfiguration of the FR2 gap; the terminal performs a conditional primary / secondary cell handover CPC; the terminal returns to the network early during the gap configured by the SN; or the terminal requests a reconfiguration of the gap or a handover of the gap during the gap configured by the SN.

[0309] In another possible implementation, the radio frequency unit 801 sends a first request to the SN, including any of the following: when the terminal is configured with split SRB1 or SRB3 and the SCG in which the terminal is located is in an active state, the terminal sends the first request to the SN via split SRB1 or SRB3; when the terminal is configured with split SRB1 or SRB3 but the SCG is in an inactive state, the terminal sends the first request to the SN via MCG; when the terminal is not configured with split SRB1 or SRB3, the terminal sends the first request to the SN via MCG.

[0310] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following: gap identifier; gap type; gap-related time information; a sixth indication information for indicating whether to enable or disable at least one gap configuration; a seventh indication information for indicating whether to indicate whether to release at least one gap configuration; an eighth indication information for indicating the DC-related operating mode during the gap; and a ninth indication information for indicating whether to indicate whether to switch gaps.

[0311] In another possible implementation, the gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by the MN: configuration of per UE gap; configuration of per FR gap; configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR1 DC; configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with intra-FR2 DC; configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2; configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1; configuration of the MCG gap; configuration of one-shot gap requested from the MN; and configuration of periodic gap requested from the MN.

[0312] In another possible implementation, at least one of the following is determined by the SN in the gap configuration information: the configuration of the FR1 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1; the configuration of the FR2 gap when the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2; the configuration of the SCG gap; the configuration of the one-shot gap requested by the SN; and the configuration of the periodic gap requested by the SN.

[0313] In another possible implementation, the processor 810 is configured or reconfigured based on the gap configuration information for at least one gap.

[0314] In another possible implementation, the processor 810 is used to determine the time unit in which the start time or end time of the gap is located based on the gap configuration information; wherein the time unit includes at least one of system frame number, subframe position, time slot position, and symbol position.

[0315] In another possible implementation, the processor 810 is used to determine the time unit in which the start time or end time of the MCG gap or the SCG gap is located based on the time difference between the MCG and the SCG.

[0316] In another possible implementation, the radio frequency unit 801 is further configured to send a second request to the network device, the second request being to request the network device to use a target gap, the target gap being at least one configured gap; and, upon receiving response information sent by the network device, to use or not use the target gap based on the response information.

[0317] In another possible implementation, the second request includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the target gap; the type of the target gap; and the time-domain offset to be applied to the start time of the target gap.

[0318] In another possible implementation, the radio frequency unit 801 sends the second request to the MN if at least one of the following conditions is met: the target gap is a gap configured by the MN; the target gap is an MCG-related gap; the target gap is a gap configured by the SN, but the SCG is in an inactive state; during the target gap, the terminal returns to the network early; during the target gap, a request is made to use another gap or switch to another gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap.

[0319] In another possible implementation, the radio frequency unit 801 sends a second request to the SN if at least one of the following conditions is met: the target gap is a gap configured by the SN; the target gap is a gap related to the SCG; the target gap is a gap configured by the MN or a gap related to the MCG, but the MCG is in an unreachable state; the terminal returns to the network early during the target gap; or requests to use another gap or switch to another gap during the target gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap.

[0320] By fully considering whether the terminal is configured in DC state before requesting gap configuration from the corresponding network device, flexible gap configuration can be achieved based on DC state. This avoids problems such as transmitting gap configuration information between network interfaces, reduces gap request / configuration latency and system signaling overhead, and improves the communication performance of the UE in DC state (or architecture).

[0321] This application also provides a network device, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the method as described in aspect ... or to implement the method as described in aspect ... This network device embodiment corresponds to the above-described network device method embodiment, and all implementation processes and methods of the above method embodiments can be applied to this network device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0322] Specifically, embodiments of this application also provide a network device. For example... Figure 9As shown, the network device 900 includes an antenna 901, a radio frequency (RF) device 902, and a baseband device 903. The antenna 901 is connected to the RF device 902. In the uplink direction, the RF device 902 receives information through the antenna 901 and transmits the received information to the baseband device 903 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 903 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to the RF device 902. The RF device 92 processes the received information and transmits it through the antenna 91.

[0323] The aforementioned frequency band processing device can be located in the baseband device 903. The method executed by the network device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 903, which includes a processor 904 and a memory 905.

[0324] The baseband device 903 may include, for example, at least one baseband board on which multiple chips are disposed, such as... Figure 9 As shown, one of the chips, for example, is a processor 904, which is connected to a memory 905 to call the program in the memory 905 and execute the network device operations shown in the above method embodiment.

[0325] The baseband device 903 may also include a network interface 906 for exchanging information with the radio frequency device 902, such as a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0326] Specifically, the network device in this embodiment of the invention further includes: instructions or programs stored in memory 905 and executable on processor 904, wherein processor 904 calls the instructions or programs in memory 905 to execute... Figure 7 The methods executed by each module shown achieve the same technical effect, and to avoid repetition, they will not be described in detail here.

[0327] This application also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described method embodiment with the configured interval and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0328] The processor mentioned above is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM).

[0329] This application embodiment also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface and the processor are coupled. The processor is used to run network device programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-described configuration interval method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0330] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0331] This application also provides a computer program product, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described method embodiment with the configuration interval and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0332] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0333] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions to cause a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0334] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A method for configuring intervals, characterized in that, include: The terminal sends a first request to the network device, the first request being used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, the at least one gap being a gap related to the dual-connectivity DC state; The terminal receives gap configuration information sent by the network device, and the gap configuration information is used to configure or reconfigure at least one of the gaps; Wherein, the gap is related to multi-card operation, or the gap includes a multi-card gap, or the terminal is allowed to perform tasks on the network of other cards during the gap, and the network of other cards is different from the network corresponding to the network device; The method further includes: The terminal sends a second request to the network device, the second request being used to request the network device to use a target gap, the target gap being at least one configured gap; Upon receiving a response message from the network device, the target gap may or may not be used based on the response message. The terminal sending a second request to the network device includes: under the condition that a first condition is met, the terminal sending the second request to the master node MN, wherein the first condition includes at least one of the following: The target gap is a gap configured by the secondary node SN or a gap related to the secondary cell group SCG, but the SCG is in a deactivated state or in an unreachable state. The terminal returns to the network ahead of schedule during the target gap; During the target gap, a request is made to use another gap or switch to another gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap; The network device includes the MN and / or the SN.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, When the terminal is configured in DC state, the network device includes MN and / or SN, and the gap configuration information is determined by MN and / or SN; When the terminal is not configured in DC state, the network device includes a first serving base station that provides access services to the terminal. The gap configuration information is determined by the first serving base station and / or a second serving base station, and the second serving base station includes at least one candidate SN.

3. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first request carries at least one of the following: gap marker; gap type; The relevant time information of the gap; The first indication information is used to indicate the request type of the first request, and the request type includes at least one of adding gap configuration, modifying gap configuration, and releasing gap configuration; The second instruction message is used to request that at least one gap be enabled or disabled. The third instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to return to the network early during the gap period; The fourth instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to request a reconfiguration of the gap during the gap period, or for the terminal to request a switch of the gap during the gap period; The fifth indication information is used to indicate the DC-related operating mode of the terminal during the gap period.

4. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The gap type includes at least one of the following: The gaps for each terminal per UE, each frequency range per FR, FR1 gap, FR2 gap, each cell group per CG, the gap for the primary cell group MCG, the gap for the SCG, periodic gaps, one-shot gaps, gaps in each transmission direction, uplink gaps, and downlink gaps.

5. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The relevant time information of the gap includes at least one of the following: gap length, gap period, gap start time, gap end time, and gap scaling factor.

6. The method as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The terminal sends a first request to the network device, including: The terminal sends a first request to the MN if at least one of the following conditions is met: The first request is used to request configuration or reconfiguration of the per-UE gap; The first request is used to request configuration or reconfiguration of the FR1 gap; The first request is used to request configuration or reconfiguration of the FR2 gap; The first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the MCG gap; The first request is used to request configuration of the SCG gap when no SN is added; The terminal executed a conditional switching CHO; The first request is used to request the terminal to return to the network early during the gap period; The first request is used to request the terminal to reconfigure the gap or switch the gap during the gap period.

7. The method as described in claim 6, characterized in that, Sending a first request to the MN, including: The first request is sent to the MN via the MCG; and / or The first request is sent to the MN via the split signaling radio bearer SRB1 or SRB3.

8. The method as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The terminal sends a first request to the network device, including: The terminal sends a first request to the SN if at least one of the following conditions is met: The first request is used to request configuration or reconfiguration of the SCG gap; When the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, the first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the FR1 gap; When the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, the first request is used to request the configuration or reconfiguration of the FR2 gap; The terminal executed the Conditional Primary / Secondary Cell Handover CPC; During the gap configured in the SN, the terminal returns to the network ahead of schedule; During the gap configured by the SN, the terminal requests to reconfigure the gap or switch the gap.

9. The method as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The terminal sends a first request to the SN, including any one of the following: When the terminal is configured with split SRB1 or SRB3 and the SCG in which the terminal is located is in an active state, the terminal sends the first request to the SN through split SRB1 or SRB3. When the terminal is configured to split SRB1 or SRB3, but the SCG is inactive, the terminal sends the first request to the SN through the MCG. If the terminal is not configured with split SRB1 or SRB3, the terminal sends the first request to the SN via MCG.

10. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The gap configuration information includes at least one of the following: gap marker; gap type; The relevant time information of the gap; The sixth instruction is used to indicate whether to enable or disable at least one gap configuration; The seventh instruction is used to instruct the terminal to release at least one gap configuration; The eighth instruction information is used to indicate the DC-related operating mode during the gap period; The ninth instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch gaps.

11. The method as described in claim 10, characterized in that, The gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by MN: Configuration of per UE gap; Configuration per FR gap; When the terminal is configured with intra-FR1 DC, the FR1 gap configuration is as follows: When the terminal is configured with intra-FR2 DC, the FR2 gap configuration is as follows: When the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, the configuration of the FR1 gap; When the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, the configuration of the FR2 gap; MCG gap configuration; Configuration of the one-shot gap requested from MN; Configuration for periodic gap requests to MN; The network device includes the MN.

12. The method as described in claim 10, characterized in that, The gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by the SN; When the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, the configuration of the FR1 gap; When the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, the configuration of the FR2 gap; SCG gap configuration; Configure the one-shot gap requested from SN; Configuration of periodic gaps requested from SN; The network device includes the SN.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1-12, characterized in that, After the terminal receives the gap configuration information sent by the network device, the method further includes: The terminal configures or reconfigures at least one gap based on the gap configuration information.

14. The method as described in claim 13, characterized in that, Configure the gap according to the gap configuration information, including: Based on the gap configuration information, determine the time unit in which the start or end time of the gap is located; The time unit includes at least one of the following: system frame number, subframe position, time slot position, and symbol position.

15. The method as described in claim 14, characterized in that, Based on the gap configuration information, determine the time unit containing the start or end time of the gap, including: Based on the time difference between the MCG and the SCG, determine the time unit in which the start or end time of the MCG gap or SCG gap is located.

16. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The second request includes at least one of the following: The identifier of the target gap; The type of the target gap; The start time of the target gap requires the applied time-domain offset.

17. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first condition also includes at least one of the following: The target gap is the gap configured by MN; The target gap is an MCG-related gap.

18. The method as described in claim 11, characterized in that, The terminal sending a second request to the network device further includes: A second request is sent to the SN if at least one of the following conditions is met: The target gap is the gap configured by the SN; The target gap is the SCG-related gap; The target gap is either a gap configured by MN or a gap related to the MCG, but the MCG is in an unreachable state. The terminal returns to the network ahead of schedule during the target gap; During the target gap, a request is made to use another gap or switch to another gap, which is at least one gap other than the target gap.

19. A method for configuring intervals, characterized in that, include: The network device receives a first request sent by the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, and at least one of the gaps is a gap related to the dual-connectivity DC state. The network device sends gap configuration information to the terminal, and the gap configuration information is used by the terminal to configure or reconfigure at least one of the gaps; Wherein, the gap is related to multi-card operation, or the gap includes a multi-card gap, or the terminal is allowed to perform tasks on the network of other cards during the gap, and the network of other cards is different from the network corresponding to the network device; The method further includes: The network device receives a second request sent by the terminal, the second request being used to request the network device to use a target gap, the target gap belonging to at least one of the gaps; The network device sends a response message to the terminal, the response message being used to instruct the terminal to use or not use the target gap. In the case that the network device includes a master node MN, the second request is sent upon fulfillment of a first condition, which includes at least one of the following: The target gap is a gap configured by the secondary node SN or a gap related to the secondary cell group SCG, but the SCG is in a deactivated state or in an unreachable state. The terminal returns to the network ahead of schedule during the target gap; During the target gap, a request is made to use another gap or switch to another gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap.

20. The method as described in claim 19, characterized in that, When the terminal is configured in a dual-connection DC state, the network device includes a primary node MN or a secondary node SN, and the gap configuration information is determined by the MN and / or the SN. When the terminal is not configured in DC state, the network device includes a first serving base station that provides access services to the terminal. The gap configuration information is determined by the first serving base station and / or a second serving base station, and the second serving base station includes at least one candidate SN.

21. The method as described in claim 19, characterized in that, The first request carries at least one of the following: gap marker; gap type; The relevant time information of the gap; The first indication information is used to indicate the request type of the first request, and the request type includes at least one of adding gap configuration, modifying gap configuration, and releasing gap configuration; The second instruction message is used to request that at least one gap be enabled or disabled. The third instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to return to the network early during the gap period; The fourth instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to request a reconfiguration of the gap during the gap period, or for the terminal to request a switch of the gap during the gap period; The fifth indication information is used to indicate the dual-connection DC-related operating mode of the terminal during the gap.

22. The method as described in claim 21, characterized in that, The gap type includes at least one of the following: Gap for each terminal per UE, gap for each frequency range per FR, FR1 gap, FR2 gap, gap for each cell group per CG, gap for primary cell group MCG, gap for SCG, periodic gap, one-shot gap, gap for each transmission direction, uplink gap, and downlink gap.

23. The method as described in claim 21, characterized in that, The relevant time information of the gap includes at least one of the following: gap length, gap period, gap start time, gap end time, and gap scaling factor.

24. The method as described in claim 20, characterized in that, The gap configuration information includes at least one of the following: gap marker; gap type; The relevant time information of the gap; The sixth instruction is used to indicate whether to enable or disable at least one gap configuration; The seventh instruction is used to instruct the terminal to release at least one gap configuration; The eighth instruction information is used to indicate the DC-related operating mode during the gap period; The ninth instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch gaps.

25. The method as described in claim 24, characterized in that, The gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by the MN: Configuration of per UE gap; Configuration per FR gap; When the terminal is configured with intra-FR1 DC, the FR1 gap configuration is as follows: When the terminal is configured with intra-FR2 DC, the FR2 gap configuration is as follows: When the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, the configuration of the FR1 gap; When the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, the configuration of the FR2 gap; MCG gap configuration; Configuration of the one-shot gap requested from the MN; The configuration of the periodic gap requested by the MN.

26. The method as described in claim 24, characterized in that, The gap configuration information includes at least one of the following, which is determined by the SN: When the terminal is configured with MCG FR2 and SCG FR1, the configuration of the FR1 gap; When the terminal is configured with MCG FR1 and SCG FR2, the configuration of the FR2 gap; SCG gap configuration; Configure the one-shot gap requested from SN; Configure the periodic gap requested from SN.

27. The method as described in claim 20, characterized in that, The MN sends at least one of the following to the SN: At least some of the information carried in the first request; At least some of the information in the gap configuration information of the MN configuration; When the SN is the target SN after the handover, at least some information in the gap configuration information configured in the source SN; In the case where the SN is the target SN after the handover, at least some information in the first request received by the source SN; The terminal requests the configuration information of the gap it is using, or the configuration information of the gap the terminal is currently using.

28. The method as described in claim 21, characterized in that, The SN sends at least one of the following to the MN: At least some of the information carried in the first request; At least some of the information in the gap configuration information configured by the SN; The terminal requests the configuration information of the gap it is using, or the configuration information of the gap the terminal is currently using.

29. The method as described in claim 19, characterized in that, The second request includes at least one of the following: The identifier of the target gap; The type of the target gap; The start time of the target gap requires the applied time-domain offset.

30. A device for configuring intervals, characterized in that, Applied to a terminal, the device includes: A first sending module is configured to send a first request to a network device, the first request being configured to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, the at least one gap being a gap related to the dual-connectivity DC state; The first receiving module is configured to receive gap configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the gap configuration information is used to configure or reconfigure at least one of the gaps; Wherein, the gap is related to multi-card operation, or the gap includes a multi-card gap, or the terminal is allowed to perform tasks on the network of other cards during the gap, and the network of other cards is different from the network corresponding to the network device; The first sending module is further configured to send a second request to the network device, the second request being used to request the network device to use a target gap, the target gap being at least one configured gap; The first receiving module is further configured to, upon receiving response information sent by the network device, use or not use the target gap based on the response information; Sending the second request to the network device includes: sending the second request to the master node MN when a first condition is met, wherein the first condition includes at least one of the following: The target gap is a gap configured by the secondary node SN or a gap related to the secondary cell group SCG, but the SCG is in a deactivated state or in an unreachable state. The terminal returns to the network ahead of schedule during the target gap; During the target gap, a request is made to use another gap or switch to another gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap; The network device includes the MN and / or the SN.

31. The apparatus as claimed in claim 30, characterized in that, When the terminal is configured in a dual-connection DC state, the network device includes a primary node MN and / or a secondary node SN, and the gap configuration information is determined by the MN and / or the SN. When the terminal is not configured in DC state, the network device includes a first serving base station that provides access services to the terminal. The gap configuration information is determined by the first serving base station and / or a second serving base station, and the second serving base station includes at least one candidate SN.

32. The apparatus as claimed in claim 30, characterized in that, The first request carries at least one of the following: gap marker; gap type; The relevant time information of the gap; The first indication information is used to indicate the request type of the first request, and the request type includes at least one of adding gap configuration, modifying gap configuration, and releasing gap configuration; The second instruction message is used to request that at least one gap be enabled or disabled. The third instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to return to the network early during the gap period; The fourth instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to request a reconfiguration of the gap during the gap period, or for the terminal to request a switch of the gap during the gap period; The fifth indication information is used to indicate the dual-connection DC-related operating mode of the terminal during the gap.

33. The apparatus according to any one of claims 30-32, characterized in that, The device further includes: The configuration module is used to configure or reconfigure at least one gap based on the gap configuration information.

34. The apparatus as claimed in claim 30, characterized in that, The second request includes at least one of the following: The identifier of the target gap; The type of the target gap; The start time of the target gap requires the applied time-domain offset.

35. A device for configuring intervals, characterized in that, Applied to network devices, the device includes: The second receiving module is used to receive a first request sent by the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the network device to configure or reconfigure at least one interval gap, and at least one of the gaps is a gap related to the dual-connectivity DC state. The second sending module is used to send gap configuration information to the terminal, wherein the gap configuration information is used by the terminal to configure or reconfigure at least one of the gaps; Wherein, the gap is related to multi-card operation, or the gap includes a multi-card gap, or the terminal is allowed to perform tasks on the network of other cards during the gap, and the network of other cards is different from the network corresponding to the network device; The second receiving module is further configured to receive a second request sent by the terminal, the second request being used to request the network device to use a target gap, the target gap belonging to at least one of the gaps; The second sending module is further configured to send response information to the terminal, the response information being used to instruct the terminal to use or not use the target gap; In the case that the network device includes a master node MN, the second request is sent upon fulfillment of a first condition, which includes at least one of the following: The target gap is a gap configured by the secondary node SN or a gap related to the secondary cell group SCG, but the SCG is in a deactivated state or in an unreachable state. The terminal returns to the network ahead of schedule during the target gap; During the target gap, a request is made to use another gap or switch to another gap, wherein the other gap is at least one gap other than the target gap.

36. The apparatus as claimed in claim 35, characterized in that, When the terminal is configured in DC state, the network device includes a primary node MN and / or a secondary node SN, and the gap configuration information is determined by the MN and / or the SN; When the terminal is not configured in DC state, the network device includes a first serving base station that provides access services to the terminal. The gap configuration information is determined by the first serving base station and / or a second serving base station, and the second serving base station includes at least one candidate SN.

37. The apparatus as claimed in claim 35, characterized in that, The first request carries at least one of the following: gap marker; gap type; The relevant time information of the gap; The first indication information is used to indicate the request type of the first request, and the request type includes at least one of adding gap configuration, modifying gap configuration, and releasing gap configuration; The second instruction message is used to request that at least one gap be enabled or disabled. The third instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to return to the network early during the gap period; The fourth instruction information is used to instruct the terminal to request a reconfiguration of the gap during the gap period, or for the terminal to request a switch of the gap during the gap period; The fifth indication information is used to indicate the dual-connection DC-related operating mode of the terminal during the gap.

38. The apparatus as claimed in claim 35, characterized in that, The second request includes at least one of the following: The identifier of the target gap; The type of the target gap; The start time of the target gap requires the applied time-domain offset.

39. A terminal, characterized in that, It includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 18.

40. A network device, characterized in that, It includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 19 to 29.

41. A readable storage medium, characterized in that, The readable storage medium stores a program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the method as described in any one of claims 1-18, or implement the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 19-29.

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