Method and device for sending and receiving measurement configuration information

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for sending and receiving measurement configuration information, the method comprising: receiving measurement configuration information sent by a network device, the measurement configuration information comprising a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap; and performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to user equipment capabilities, wherein the time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the second measurement gap. In the method of the present disclosure, when there is a conflict between the time domain resources of multiple measurement gaps configured by the network device for the user equipment, the user equipment can perform adaptive processing based on its own capabilities and use one or more measurement gaps for measurement to achieve effective measurement in this measurement gap conflict scenario.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular to a method and apparatus for sending and receiving measurement configuration information. Background Art

[0002] In wireless communication systems, user equipment (UE) performs mobility measurements on neighboring cell signals configured by the network. The UE reports the mobility measurement results to the network, which then determines the UE's current communication status based on the measurement results to facilitate UE mobility management. While measuring neighboring cell signals, the UE suspends data transmission with its serving cell and resumes communication with the serving cell after the measurement is complete. The time interval during which the UE suspends communication with the serving cell to measure neighboring cell signals is called a Measurement Gap (MG).

[0003] 5G New Radio (NR) introduces the following three types of MGs: concurrent measurement gap (also known as legacy gap), pre-configured measurement gap (Pre-MG), and network controlled small measurement gap (NCSG).

[0004] It is necessary to resolve the conflict problem when the network device configures more than one measurement gap for the UE. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for sending and receiving measurement configuration information.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for receiving measurement configuration information, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising:

[0007] receiving measurement configuration information sent by a network device, where the measurement configuration information includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap;

[0008] At least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap is used to perform measurement according to a capability of the user equipment, wherein time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the second measurement gap.

[0009] In some possible implementations, the time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the second measurement gap, including:

[0010] The time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the measurement zone in the second measurement gap, and the time domain resources of the measurement zone in the first measurement gap do not overlap with the time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the second measurement gap.

[0011] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to user equipment capabilities includes:

[0012] When the user equipment capability supports the first capability, the second measurement gap is used to perform measurement.

[0013] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to user equipment capabilities includes:

[0014] When the user equipment capability does not support the first capability, the first measurement gap is used to perform measurement.

[0015] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap information and the second measurement gap according to user equipment capabilities includes:

[0016] When the user equipment capability supports the first capability and the second capability, the first measurement gap is used to measure the first carrier configured by the measurement configuration information, and the second measurement gap is used to measure the second carrier configured by the measurement configuration information.

[0017] In some possible implementations, the time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the second measurement gap, including:

[0018] Time domain resources of a measurement area in at least one of the first measurement gaps overlap with time domain resources of a measurement area in the second measurement gap.

[0019] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap information and the second measurement gap according to user equipment capabilities includes:

[0020] When the user equipment capability supports the second capability, the first measurement gap is used to measure the first carrier configured by the measurement configuration information, and the second measurement gap is used to measure the second carrier configured by the measurement configuration information.

[0021] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to user equipment capabilities includes:

[0022] When the user equipment capability does not support the second capability, measurement is performed using the first measurement gap or the second measurement gap having a higher priority.

[0023] In some possible implementations, the time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the second measurement gap, including:

[0024] Time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the measurement zone in the second measurement gap, and time domain resources of the measurement zone in the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the second measurement gap.

[0025] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to user equipment capabilities includes:

[0026] When the user equipment capability supports the first capability, measurement is performed using the one with a higher priority between the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap.

[0027] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to user equipment capabilities includes:

[0028] When the user equipment capability supports the second capability, measurement is performed using the one with a higher priority between the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap.

[0029] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to user equipment capabilities includes:

[0030] When the user equipment capability supports the first capability and the second capability, the first measurement gap is used to measure the first carrier configured by the measurement configuration information, and the second measurement gap is used to measure the second carrier configured by the measurement configuration information.

[0031] In some possible implementations, the first measurement gap is a concurrent measurement gap or a preconfigured measurement gap, and the second measurement gap is a network-controlled small measurement gap NCSG.

[0032] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0033] Sending indication information to a network device, where the indication information is used to indicate the capability of the user equipment.

[0034] In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information further includes a priority identifier corresponding to the first measurement gap and a priority identifier corresponding to the second measurement gap.

[0035] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for sending measurement configuration information, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0036] Measurement gap configuration information is sent to a user equipment, where the measurement configuration information includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap.

[0037] In some possible implementations, the method further includes:

[0038] receiving indication information sent by a user equipment, where the indication information is used to indicate the capability of the user equipment;

[0039] The user equipment capability is whether the user equipment supports the first capability, and / or the user equipment capability is whether the user equipment supports the second capability.

[0040] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a user equipment (UE). The UE includes a transceiver module and a processing module coupled to each other, wherein the transceiver module can be used to support communication with a communication device, and the processing module can be used to perform processing operations on the communication device, such as generating information / messages to be transmitted or processing received signals to obtain information / messages.

[0041] When performing the steps of the first aspect above, the transceiver module is configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by a network device, where the measurement configuration information includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap. The processing module is configured to perform measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap based on user equipment capabilities, where time domain resources of the first measurement gap and time domain resources of the second measurement gap overlap.

[0042] In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, which includes a transceiver module, wherein the transceiver module can be used to support a communication device to perform communication.

[0043] When executing the steps of the second aspect above, the transceiver module is configured to send measurement gap configuration information to the user equipment, where the measurement configuration information includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap.

[0044] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication device comprising a processor and a memory; the memory is used to store a computer program; and the processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0045] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication device comprising a processor and a memory; the memory is used to store a computer program; and the processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

[0046] In the seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores instructions (or computer programs, programs), which, when called and executed on a computer, enable the computer to execute the above-mentioned first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0047] In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which instructions (or computer programs, programs) are stored. When the instructions are called and executed on a computer, the computer executes the above-mentioned second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

[0048] In a ninth aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication system comprising a user device for executing any one of the above methods and a network device for executing any one of the above methods.

[0049] In the method disclosed herein, when a conflict occurs in the time domain resources of multiple measurement gaps configured by a network device for a user equipment, the user equipment can adaptively process the conflict based on its own capabilities and use one or more measurement gaps for measurement to achieve effective measurement in this measurement gap conflict scenario.

[0050] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0051] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure and constitute a part of this application. The illustrative embodiments of the embodiments of the present disclosure and their descriptions are used to explain the embodiments of the present disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation of the embodiments of the present disclosure. In the drawings:

[0052] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0053] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system architecture provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0054] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a method for sending and receiving measurement configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0055] Figure 3is a schematic diagram of the structure of concurrent or pre-configured measurement gaps provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0056] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the NCSG measurement gap provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0057] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the first overlapping scenario provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0058] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a first overlapping scenario provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0059] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a second overlapping scenario provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0060] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of a third overlapping scenario provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0061] Figure 9 is a flowchart of a method for sending and receiving capability information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0062] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for receiving measurement configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0063] Figure 11 2 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for sending measurement configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0064] The embodiments of the present disclosure are now further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0065] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0066] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0067] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the words "if" and "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0068] The embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present disclosure, and should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

[0069] like Figure 1 As shown, a method for sending and receiving measurement configuration information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a wireless communication system 100, which may include a user equipment 101 and a network device 102. The user equipment 101 is configured to support carrier aggregation and can be connected to multiple carrier components of the network device 102, including a primary carrier component and one or more secondary carrier components.

[0070] It should be understood that the above wireless communication system 100 is applicable to both low-frequency scenarios and high-frequency scenarios. Application scenarios of the wireless communication system 100 include, but are not limited to, long-term evolution (LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) communication systems, cloud radio access networks (CRAN) systems, future fifth-generation (5G) systems, new radio (NR) communication systems, or future evolved public land mobile networks (PLMN) systems.

[0071] The user equipment 101 shown above may be a terminal, an access terminal, a terminal unit, a terminal station, a mobile station (MS), a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless communication device, a terminal agent, or a terminal device, etc. The user equipment 101 may have wireless transceiver functions, and may be capable of communicating (e.g., wireless communication) with one or more network devices of one or more communication systems and receiving network services provided by the network devices, where the network devices include but are not limited to the illustrated network device 102.

[0072] Among them, the user equipment 101 can be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA) device, a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a future 5G network, or a terminal device in a future evolved PLMN network, etc.

[0073] The network device 102 may be an access network device (or access network point). An access network device refers to a device that provides network access functionality, such as a radio access network (RAN) base station. The network device 102 may specifically include a base station (BS), or a base station and a radio resource management device for controlling the base station. The network device 102 may also include a relay station (relay device), an access point, a base station in a future 5G network, a base station in a future evolved PLMN network, or an NR base station. The network device 102 may be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device. The network device 102 may also be a communication chip with a communication module.

[0074] For example, the network device 102 includes but is not limited to: the next generation base station (gnodeB, gNB) in 5G, the evolved node B (eNB) in the LTE system, the radio network controller (RNC), the node B (NB) in the WCDMA system, the wireless controller under the CRAN system, the base station controller (BSC), the base transceiver station (BTS) in the GSM system or the CDMA system, the home base station (for example, home evolved nodeB, or home node B, HNB), the baseband unit (BBU), the transmission point (TRP), the transmitting point (TP) or the mobile switching center, etc.

[0075] The present disclosure provides a method for sending and receiving measurement configuration information. Figure 2 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for sending and receiving measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 As shown, the method includes steps S201 to S202, specifically:

[0076] In step S201, the network device 102 sends measurement gap configuration information to the user equipment 101. The measurement configuration information includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap.

[0077] In some possible implementations, the network device 102 configures the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0078] In an example, the network device 102 configures the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap through an RRC signaling IE MeasGapConfig.

[0079] In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information sent by the network device 102 also configures the following information corresponding to each measurement gap: measurement object (MO), measurement gap length (MGL), starting offset value, and measurement gap repetition period (MGRP).

[0080] In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information further includes a priority identifier corresponding to the first measurement gap and a priority identifier corresponding to the second measurement gap.

[0081] In an example, the priority flag corresponding to the first measurement gap and the priority flag corresponding to the second measurement gap may each occupy 1 bit of information.

[0082] In some possible implementations, the first measurement gap may be one of a concurrent measurement gap (also known as a contention measurement gap (legacy gap), a pre-configured measurement gap (Pre-MG), and a network controlled small measurement gap (NCSG). The second measurement gap is another of the above three measurement gaps, that is, the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap are of different types.

[0083] In an example, the first measurement gap is a concurrent measurement gap or a preconfigured measurement gap, and the second measurement gap is an NCSG.

[0084] In some possible implementations, in concurrent measurement gaps, the network device 102 may simultaneously configure two sets of measurement gaps for the user equipment 101 on a per-UE basis; and on a per-FR basis, the network device 102 may simultaneously configure up to three sets of measurement gaps for the user equipment 101. For example, two sets of measurement gaps may be configured for the UE in the FR1 frequency band and one set of measurement gaps may be configured in the FR2 frequency band. It will be appreciated that measurement gaps in different frequency bands do not cause time domain resource conflicts.

[0085] In some possible implementations, the preconfigured measurement gap defines two measurement gap states: activated and deactivated. The network device 102 may change the activation and deactivation states of the Pre-MG through signaling, such as RRC signaling, or the user equipment 101 may dynamically activate and deactivate the Pre-MG on its own.

[0086] In one example, Figure 3 The structure of concurrent measurement gaps or pre-configured measurement gaps is shown. Figure 3As shown, in a concurrent measurement gap or a preconfigured measurement gap, a measurement gap may include: a first RF retuning area 31, a measurement area 32, and a second RF retuning area 33. The MGL of the measurement gap includes the total duration of these three parts. In the first RF retuning area 31, the user equipment 101 can switch from the serving cell frequency to the frequency of the neighboring cell to be measured or the carrier to be measured; in the measurement area 32, the user equipment 101 performs Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement of the neighboring cell to be measured or the carrier to be measured; in the second RF retuning area 33, the user equipment 101 can switch from the frequency of the neighboring cell to be measured or the carrier to be measured back to the serving cell frequency. In the measurement area 32, the user equipment 101 will interrupt data transmission with the serving cell.

[0087] In some possible implementations, in NCSG, for a user equipment 101 with an idle receive link (Rx chain), the network device 102 may reduce the duration of interruption of data transmission between the user equipment 101 and the serving cell by configuring NCSG.

[0088] In one example, Figure 4 The structure of NCSG is shown. Figure 4 As shown, an NCSG may include a first visible interruption length (VIL) 41, a measurement period length (ML) 42, and a second VIL 43. The repetition period of the measurement gap in the NCSG is VIRP. The user equipment 101 may perform RF retuning in the first VIL 41 and the second VIL 43, that is, switching from the serving cell frequency to the frequency of the neighboring cell to be measured or the carrier to be measured in the first VIL 41, and switching from the frequency of the neighboring cell to be measured or the carrier to be measured back to the serving cell frequency in the second VIL 43. In ML 42, the user equipment 101 performs RRM measurement of the neighboring cell to be measured or the carrier to be measured, and still transmits data with the serving cell.

[0089] In some possible implementations, during the RRM measurement process, the user equipment 101 measures a reference signal (RS) of a neighboring cell to be measured or a carrier to be measured.

[0090] In one example, the reference signal is one of the following: synchronization signal block (SSB), downlink channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), positioning reference signal (PRS), LTE cell reference signal (CRS).

[0091] In one example, the user equipment 101 may measure the RS received signal strength indication (RSSI), the reference signal received power (RSRP), or the reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of the RS.

[0092] In step S202, the user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information and performs measurement using at least one of a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability, wherein time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the second measurement gap.

[0093] In some possible implementations, the user equipment capability includes: whether it supports a first capability and / or whether it supports a second capability. The first capability is: the ability of the user equipment 101 to overcome interference caused by radio frequency retuning when time domain resources between measurement gaps overlap. The second capability is: the ability of the user equipment 101 to simultaneously receive reference signals of at least two cells to be measured when time domain resources between measurement gaps overlap. The subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the at least two cells to be measured is the same or different.

[0094] In one example, the user equipment capability is to support only the first capability, that is, the user equipment 101 can overcome the interference caused by radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap, such as processing the interference caused by radio frequency retuning, but cannot simultaneously receive reference signals of at least two cells to be measured during the measurement gap.

[0095] In one example, the user equipment capability is to support only the second capability, that is, the user equipment 101 can simultaneously receive reference signals of at least two cells to be measured during the measurement gap, but cannot process interference caused by radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap.

[0096] In one example, the user equipment capability is to support the first capability and the second capability, that is, the user equipment 101 can process the interference caused by the radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap and can simultaneously receive the reference signals of at least two cells to be measured during the measurement gap.

[0097] In one example, the user equipment capability is to support neither the first capability nor the second capability, that is, the user equipment 101 can neither process the interference caused by the radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap nor simultaneously receive the reference signals of at least two cells to be measured during the measurement gap.

[0098] In some possible implementations, the time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the second measurement gap, including: the time domain resources of the RF remodulation zone in the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the measurement zone in the second measurement gap, and the time domain resources of the measurement zone in the first measurement gap do not overlap with the time domain resources of the RF remodulation zone in the second measurement gap.

[0099] At this time, when the UE re-adjusts the radio frequency in the first measurement gap, it will interfere with the measurement during the second measurement gap. Figure 5 and Figure 6 Description, wherein the VIL of NCSG is regarded as the RF retuning area of ​​NCSG, and the ML of NCSG is regarded as the measurement area of ​​NCSG.

[0100] Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first overlapping scenario according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, the first measurement gap includes a first radio frequency retuning zone 511, a measurement zone 512, and a second radio frequency retuning zone 513, and the MGL may be 4 ms. The second measurement gap includes a first VIL 521, a ML 522, and a second VIL 523. Figure 5 In the embodiment, the time domain resources of the second RF retuning zone 513 of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the measurement zone, i.e., ML 522, in the second measurement gap. However, the first VIL 521 and the second VIL 523 in the second measurement gap do not overlap with the measurement zone 512 of the first measurement gap. In this case, the RF retuning in the first measurement gap interferes with the measurement during the second measurement gap. Therefore, whether the user equipment supports the first capability will affect the actual measurement process.

[0101] Figure 6 This is a first overlapping scenario shown according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 6As shown, the first measurement gap includes a first RF retuning zone 611, a measurement zone 612, and a second RF retuning zone 613, and the MGL may be 4 ms. The second measurement gap includes a first VIL 621, an ML 622, and a second VIL 623. The time domain resources of the MGL of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the ML 622 in the second measurement gap, or the time domain resources of the MGL of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the ML 622 in the second measurement gap (e.g., Figure 6 In the second measurement gap, the first VIL 621 and the second VIL 623 do not overlap with the measurement area 612 of the first measurement gap. In this case, the two RF retunings in the first measurement gap will interfere with the measurement during the second measurement gap. Therefore, whether the user equipment supports the first capability will affect the actual measurement process.

[0102] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability in step S202 includes the following step S202-11:

[0103] Step S202-11: When the user equipment capability supports the first capability, a second measurement gap is used to perform measurement.

[0104] Combine Figure 5 or Figure 6 In the overlapping scenario shown, the measurement of the user equipment 101 in the second measurement gap is interfered by the radio frequency retuning. Therefore, if the user equipment capability supports the first capability, it can use the second measurement gap to perform measurement.

[0105] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability in step S202 includes the following step S202-12:

[0106] Step S202-12: When the user equipment capability does not support the first capability, perform measurement using the first measurement gap.

[0107] Combine Figure 5 or Figure 6 In the overlapping scenario shown, at this time, the measurement of the user equipment 101 in the second measurement gap is interfered by the radio frequency retuning. If the user equipment capability does not support the first capability, the user equipment 101 will not be able to use the second measurement gap to perform measurement, and can only use the first measurement gap to perform measurement.

[0108] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap information and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability in step S202 includes the following step S202-13:

[0109] Step S202-13: When the user equipment capability supports the first capability and the second capability, the first carrier configured with the first measurement gap measurement configuration information is used to measure, and the second carrier configured with the second measurement gap measurement configuration information is used to measure.

[0110] Combine Figure 5 or Figure 6 In the overlapping scenario shown, at this time, the measurement of the user equipment 101 in the second measurement gap is interfered by the radio frequency retuning. If the user equipment capability is to support the first capability and the second capability, it indicates that the user equipment 101 can both handle the interference and simultaneously receive and measure the reference signals of multiple carriers to be measured during the measurement gap. Therefore, the user equipment 101 can use the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap to perform corresponding measurements respectively.

[0111] To further understand Figure 5 or Figure 6 The overlapping scenario shown is described below with a specific example.

[0112] Example 1:

[0113] Network device 102 configures a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap via the RRC signaling IE MeasGapConfig. The first measurement gap is a contention gap or a preconfigured gap, and the second measurement gap is an NCSG. This configuration also configures the first measurement gap for measuring neighboring cells corresponding to carriers CC1 to CC4, and the second measurement gap for measuring neighboring cells corresponding to carriers CC5 to CC8.

[0114] It is worth noting that each neighboring cell corresponds to one carrier, but there can be a maximum of four neighboring cells on each carrier CC. Therefore, taking the first measurement gap as an example, the meaning of the first measurement gap being used to measure the neighboring cells corresponding to carriers CC1 to CC4 is described: for example, there are four neighboring cells on CC1, four neighboring cells on CC2, and so on, then the first measurement gap can be applied to the measurement of 16 cells corresponding to CC1 to CC4. In the nth measurement, the user equipment 101 can use the first measurement gap to simultaneously measure the four neighboring cells on CC1; in the n+1th measurement, the user equipment 101 can use the first measurement gap to simultaneously measure the four neighboring cells on CC2; in the n+2th measurement, the user equipment 101 can use the first measurement gap to simultaneously measure the four neighboring cells on CC3; in the n+3th measurement, the user equipment 101 can use the first measurement gap to simultaneously measure the four neighboring cells on CC4.

[0115] When the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap exist Figure 5 or Figure 6When the overlap is shown, the radio frequency retuning in the first measurement gap will interfere with the measurement during the second measurement gap. In this case, the user equipment 101 can perform different operations based on its own capabilities, such as:

[0116] If the user equipment capability supports the first capability, the user equipment 101 may perform neighbor cell measurement corresponding to any one of carriers CC5 to CC8 during the ML period of the second measurement gap.

[0117] If the user equipment capability does not support the first capability, the user equipment 101 is interfered during the ML period of the second measurement gap and cannot perform normal measurement; therefore, the user equipment 101 performs neighbor cell measurement corresponding to any carrier CC1 to CC4 in the first measurement gap.

[0118] If the user equipment capability supports the first capability and the second capability, the user equipment 101 performs neighbor cell measurement corresponding to any carrier CC1 to CC4 in the first measurement gap, and performs neighbor cell measurement corresponding to any carrier CC5 to CC8 in the second measurement gap.

[0119] In some possible implementations, the time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the second measurement gap, including: the time domain resources of at least one measurement area in the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the measurement area in the second measurement gap.

[0120] In this case, radio frequency retuning during the first measurement gap by the UE will not interfere with measurements during the second measurement gap, and radio frequency retuning during the second measurement gap will not interfere with measurements during the first measurement gap. However, whether the user equipment supports the second capability, that is, whether it can simultaneously receive and measure signals from different neighboring cells during the measurement gap, will affect the actual measurement process.

[0121] Still taking the first measurement gap as a concurrent measurement gap or a preconfigured measurement gap and the second measurement gap as an NCSG as an example for explanation, see the following Figure 7 Description, wherein the VIL of NCSG is regarded as the RF retuning area of ​​NCSG, and the ML of NCSG is regarded as the measurement area of ​​NCSG.

[0122] Figure 7 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a second overlapping scenario according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 7 As shown, the first measurement gap includes a first RF retuning zone 711, a measurement zone 712, and a second RF retuning zone 713, and the MGL may be 6 ms. The second measurement gap includes a first VIL 721, an ML 722, and a second VIL 723, and the ML 722 may be 5 ms. Figure 7In the example, the time domain resources of measurement zone 712 of the first measurement gap completely overlap with the time domain resources of ML 722 of the second measurement gap. In this case, the RF retuning within the two measurement gaps will not cause interference to each other. Therefore, it is not necessary to examine whether the user equipment supports the first capability. However, whether the user equipment supports the second capability will affect the actual measurement process.

[0123] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap information and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability in step S202 includes the following step S202-21:

[0124] Step S202-21: When the user equipment capability supports the second capability, the first carrier configured by the first measurement gap is used to measure, and the second carrier configured by the second measurement gap is used to measure.

[0125] Combine Figure 7 In the overlapping scenario shown, when the user equipment 101 supports the second capability, it can simultaneously receive and measure the reference signals of multiple carriers to be measured during the measurement gap, so the user equipment 101 can use the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap to perform corresponding measurements respectively.

[0126] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability in step S202 includes the following step S202-22:

[0127] Step S202-22: When the user equipment capability does not support the second capability, measurement is performed using the measurement gap with a higher priority between the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap.

[0128] In one example, the measurement configuration information sent by the network device 102 further includes priority identifiers of the two measurement gaps, so the user equipment 101 can obtain the measurement gap with a higher priority between the two.

[0129] Combine Figure 7 In the overlapping scenario shown, when the user equipment 101 does not support the second capability, it can only simultaneously receive and measure the reference signal of the same carrier to be measured during the measurement gap. At this time, the user equipment 101 uses the higher priority of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap to perform the measurement of the corresponding carrier to be measured.

[0130] To further understand Figure 7 The overlapping scenario shown is described below with a specific example.

[0131] Example 2:

[0132] Network device 102 configures a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap via the RRC signaling IE MeasGapConfig. The first measurement gap is a contention gap or a preconfigured gap, and the second measurement gap is an NCSG. This configuration also configures the first measurement gap for measuring neighboring cells corresponding to carriers CC1 to CC4, and the second measurement gap for measuring neighboring cells corresponding to carriers CC5 to CC8.

[0133] When the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap exist Figure 7 When the two measurement gaps overlap, the RF retuning within each measurement gap will not cause interference to the other party. At this time, the user equipment 101 can perform different operations based on its own capabilities, such as:

[0134] If the user equipment capability supports the second capability, the user equipment 101 performs neighbor cell measurement corresponding to any carrier CC1 to CC4 in the first measurement gap, and performs neighbor cell measurement corresponding to any carrier CC5 to CC8 in the second measurement gap.

[0135] If the UE does not support the second capability, the UE 101 determines a measurement gap with a higher priority, such as the first measurement gap, based on the priority identifier in the measurement configuration information. The UE 101 performs neighbor cell measurements corresponding to any one of carriers CC1 to CC4 in the first measurement gap, and does not perform measurements in the second measurement gap.

[0136] In some possible implementations, the time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the second measurement gap, including: the time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the measurement zone in the second measurement gap, and the time domain resources of the measurement zone in the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the second measurement gap.

[0137] At this time, the UE's radio frequency retuning in any measurement gap will interfere with the measurement in the other measurement gap, and the two measurement areas may also partially overlap. Therefore, whether the user equipment capability supports the first capability and whether it supports the second capability may affect the actual measurement process.

[0138] Still taking the first measurement gap as a concurrent measurement gap or a preconfigured measurement gap and the second measurement gap as an NCSG as an example for explanation, see the following Figure 8 Description, wherein the VIL of NCSG is regarded as the RF retuning area of ​​NCSG, and the ML of NCSG is regarded as the measurement area of ​​NCSG.

[0139] Figure 8 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a third overlapping scenario according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 8As shown, the first measurement gap includes a first RF retuning zone 811, a measurement zone 812, and a second RF retuning zone 813, and the MGL may be 4 ms. The second measurement gap includes a first VIL 821, an ML 822, and a second VIL 823, and the ML 822 may be 5 ms.

[0140] The time domain resources of the first RF retuning zone 811 of the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the ML 822 of the second measurement gap, and the time domain resources of the second VIL 823 of the second measurement gap also overlap with the measurement zone 812 of the first measurement gap. In this case, the RF retuning within the two measurement gaps may interfere with each other, and there is also the issue of whether different carriers to be measured can be measured simultaneously.

[0141] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability in step S202 includes the following step S202-31:

[0142] Step S202-31: When the user equipment capability supports the first capability, measurement is performed using the first measurement gap or the second measurement gap with a higher priority.

[0143] Combine Figure 8 In the overlapping scenario shown, when the user equipment 101 supports the first capability but does not support the second capability, that is, the UE can handle the interference caused by the radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap, but cannot simultaneously receive and measure the reference signals of multiple carriers to be measured, the user equipment 101 can use the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap with a higher priority to perform the corresponding measurement.

[0144] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability in step S202 includes the following steps S202-32:

[0145] Step S202-32: When the user equipment capability supports the second capability, measurement is performed using the one with a higher priority between the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap.

[0146] Combine Figure 8 In the overlapping scenario shown, when the user equipment 101 supports the second capability but does not support the first capability, that is, the UE can simultaneously receive and measure the reference signals of multiple carriers to be measured during the measurement gap, but cannot handle the interference caused by the RF retuning, the user equipment 101 can use the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap with a higher priority to perform the corresponding measurement.

[0147] In some possible implementations, performing measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability in step S202 includes the following steps S202-33:

[0148] Step S202-33: When the user equipment capability supports the first capability and the second capability, the first carrier configured with the first measurement gap measurement configuration information is used to measure, and the second carrier configured with the second measurement gap measurement configuration information is used to measure.

[0149] Combine Figure 8 In the overlapping scenario shown, when the user equipment 101 supports the first capability and the second capability, that is, the UE can handle the interference caused by the radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap, and can simultaneously receive and measure the reference signals of multiple carriers to be measured, the user equipment 101 can use the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap to perform corresponding measurements respectively.

[0150] To further understand Figure 8 The overlapping scenario shown is described below with a specific example.

[0151] Example 3:

[0152] Network device 102 configures a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap via the RRC signaling IE MeasGapConfig. The first measurement gap is a contention gap or a preconfigured gap, and the second measurement gap is an NCSG. This configuration also configures the first measurement gap for measuring neighboring cells corresponding to carriers CC1 to CC4, and the second measurement gap for measuring neighboring cells corresponding to carriers CC5 to CC8.

[0153] When the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap exist Figure 8 When the two measurement gaps overlap, the RF retuning within the two measurement gaps may interfere with each other and may also cause problems in measuring different carriers at the same time. In this case, the user equipment 101 may perform different operations based on its own capabilities, for example:

[0154] If the UE capability supports only the first capability, the UE 101 determines a measurement gap with a higher priority, such as the first measurement gap, based on the priority identifier in the measurement configuration information. The UE 101 performs neighbor cell measurements corresponding to any carrier CC1 to CC4 in the first measurement gap, and does not perform measurements in the second measurement gap.

[0155] If the UE capability supports only the second capability, the UE 101 determines a measurement gap with a higher priority, such as the second measurement gap, based on the priority identifier in the measurement configuration information. The UE 101 performs neighbor cell measurement corresponding to any one of carriers CC5 to CC8 in the second measurement gap, and does not perform measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0156] If the user equipment capability supports the first capability and the second capability, the user equipment 101 performs neighbor cell measurement corresponding to any carrier CC1 to CC4 in the first measurement gap, and performs neighbor cell measurement corresponding to any carrier CC5 to CC8 in the second measurement gap.

[0157] The present disclosure provides a method for sending and receiving capability information. Figure 9 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for sending and receiving capability information according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 9 As shown, the method includes steps S901 to S902, specifically:

[0158] In step S901, the user equipment 101 sends indication information to the network device 102, where the indication information is used to indicate the user equipment capability.

[0159] In some possible implementations, the user equipment 101 reports capability information to the network device 102 via RRC signaling, where the capability information is used to carry the indication information.

[0160] In some possible implementations, the first capability is the ability of the user equipment 101 to overcome interference caused by radio frequency retuning when time domain resources overlap between measurement gaps. The second capability is the ability of the user equipment 101 to simultaneously receive reference signals of at least two cells to be measured when time domain resources overlap between measurement gaps. The SCSs of the at least two cells to be measured are the same or different.

[0161] In one example, the user equipment capability is to support only the first capability, that is, the user equipment 101 can process interference caused by radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap, but cannot simultaneously receive reference signals of at least two cells to be measured during the measurement gap.

[0162] In one example, the user equipment capability is to support only the second capability, that is, the user equipment 101 can simultaneously receive reference signals of at least two cells to be measured during the measurement gap, but cannot process interference caused by radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap.

[0163] In one example, the user equipment capability is to support the first capability and the second capability, that is, the user equipment 101 can process the interference caused by the radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap and can simultaneously receive the reference signals of at least two cells to be measured during the measurement gap.

[0164] In one example, the user equipment capability is to support neither the first capability nor the second capability, that is, the user equipment 101 can neither process the interference caused by the radio frequency retuning during the measurement gap nor simultaneously receive the reference signals of at least two cells to be measured during the measurement gap.

[0165] In step S902, the network device 102 performs scheduling according to the received instruction information.

[0166] In some possible implementations, the network device 102 obtains the user equipment capabilities based on the indication information reported by the user equipment 101 .

[0167] In some possible implementations, in a scenario where time domain resources of measurement gaps overlap, if the user equipment capability indicates that only one measurement gap can be used to perform measurement, this will affect the measurement delay of another measurement gap, and the network device 102 may extend the measurement delay requirement for the other measurement gap.

[0168] In one example, Figure 5 or Figure 6 In an overlapping scenario, when the user equipment capability supports the first capability, the UE uses the second measurement gap to perform measurement. At this time, the network device 102 can extend the measurement delay requirement for the first measurement gap.

[0169] In one example, Figure 5 or Figure 6 In an overlapping scenario, when the user equipment capability does not support the first capability, the UE uses the first measurement gap to perform measurement. At this time, the network device 102 can extend the measurement delay requirement for the second measurement gap.

[0170] In some possible implementations, in a scenario where time domain resources of measurement gaps overlap, if the user equipment capability indicates that two measurement gaps can be used to perform measurements, the measurements of the two measurement gaps are not affected, and therefore the network device 102 may not adjust the measurement delay requirement.

[0171] In some possible implementations, combining different measurement objects of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap, for example, the first measurement gap is configured for intra-frequency measurement and the second measurement gap is configured for inter-frequency measurement. If the user equipment capability supports the second capability, the network device 102 can perform normal measurement scheduling; if the user equipment capability does not support the second capability, the network device 102 cannot complete the measurement scheduling because the first measurement gap or the second measurement gap may be dropped.

[0172] Based on the same concept as the above method embodiment, the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a user equipment 101, which is used to execute the steps performed by the user equipment 101 provided in the above embodiment.

[0173] In one possible implementation, Figure 10 The device 1000 shown can serve as the user equipment 101 involved in the above method embodiment, and execute the steps executed by the user equipment 101 in the above method embodiment.

[0174] The device 1000 includes a transceiver module 1001 and a processing module 1002 .

[0175] The transceiver module 1001 is configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by a network device, the measurement configuration information including a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap. The processing module 1002 is configured to perform measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap based on user equipment capabilities, wherein time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the second measurement gap.

[0176] The present disclosure also provides a communication device including a processor and a memory, wherein:

[0177] Memory is used to store computer programs;

[0178] The processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method performed by the user equipment 101.

[0179] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are called and executed on a computer, the computer executes the method executed by the user device.

[0180] Based on the same concept as the above method embodiment, the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a network device 102 for executing the steps performed by the network device 102 provided in the above embodiment.

[0181] In one possible implementation, Figure 11 The device 1100 shown can serve as the network device 102 involved in the above method embodiment and execute the steps performed by the network device 102 in the above method embodiment.

[0182] The device 1100 includes a transceiver module 1101 .

[0183] The transceiver module 1101 is configured to send measurement gap configuration information to the user equipment, where the measurement configuration information includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap.

[0184] The present disclosure also provides a communication device including a processor and a memory, wherein:

[0185] The memory is used to store computer programs;

[0186] The processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method performed by the network device 102 .

[0187] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are called and executed on a computer, the computer executes the method executed by the network device 102.

[0188] Other embodiments of the presently disclosed embodiments will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the presently disclosed embodiments that follow the general principles of the presently disclosed embodiments and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the presently disclosed embodiments being indicated by the following claims.

[0189] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

[0190] Industrial Applicability

[0191] In the method disclosed herein, when a conflict occurs in the time domain resources of multiple measurement gaps configured by a network device for a user equipment, the user equipment can adaptively process the conflict based on its own capabilities and use one or more measurement gaps for measurement to achieve effective measurement in this measurement gap conflict scenario.

Claims

1. A method for receiving measurement configuration information, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising: receiving measurement configuration information sent by a network device, where the measurement configuration information includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap; Perform measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to a capability of the user equipment, wherein time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the second measurement gap; Among them, the user equipment capability is whether it supports the first capability and / or whether it supports the second capability, the first capability is the ability of the user equipment to overcome the interference caused by radio frequency retuning when there is overlap in time domain resources between measurement gaps, and the second capability is the ability of the user equipment to simultaneously receive reference signals of at least two cells to be measured when there is overlap in time domain resources between measurement gaps.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The time domain resources of the first measurement gap and the time domain resources of the second measurement gap overlap, including: The time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the first measurement gap overlap with the time domain resources of the measurement zone in the second measurement gap, and the time domain resources of the measurement zone in the first measurement gap do not overlap with the time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the second measurement gap.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The performing measurement by using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the capability of the user equipment includes: When the user equipment capability supports the first capability, the second measurement gap is used to perform measurement.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The performing measurement by using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the capability of the user equipment includes: When the user equipment capability does not support the first capability, the first measurement gap is used to perform measurement.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The performing measurement by using at least one of the first measurement gap information and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability includes: When the user equipment capability supports the first capability and the second capability, the first measurement gap is used to measure the first carrier configured by the measurement configuration information, and the second measurement gap is used to measure the second carrier configured by the measurement configuration information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein: The time domain resources of the first measurement gap and the time domain resources of the second measurement gap overlap, including: Time domain resources of a measurement area in at least one of the first measurement gaps overlap with time domain resources of a measurement area in the second measurement gap.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The performing measurement by using at least one of the first measurement gap information and the second measurement gap according to the user equipment capability includes: When the user equipment capability supports the second capability, the first measurement gap is used to measure the first carrier configured by the measurement configuration information, and the second measurement gap is used to measure the second carrier configured by the measurement configuration information.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein: The performing measurement by using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the capability of the user equipment includes: When the user equipment capability does not support the second capability, measurement is performed using the first measurement gap or the second measurement gap having a higher priority.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein: The time domain resources of the first measurement gap and the time domain resources of the second measurement gap overlap, including: Time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the measurement zone in the second measurement gap, and time domain resources of the measurement zone in the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the radio frequency remodulation zone in the second measurement gap.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein: The performing measurement by using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the capability of the user equipment includes: When the user equipment capability supports the first capability, measurement is performed using the one with a higher priority between the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein: The performing measurement by using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the capability of the user equipment includes: When the user equipment capability supports the second capability, measurement is performed using the one with a higher priority between the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein: The performing measurement by using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to the capability of the user equipment includes: When the user equipment capability supports the first capability and the second capability, the first measurement gap is used to measure the first carrier configured by the measurement configuration information, and the second measurement gap is used to measure the second carrier configured by the measurement configuration information.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The first measurement gap is a concurrent measurement gap or a pre-configured measurement gap, and the second measurement gap is a network-controlled small measurement gap NCSG.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The method further comprises: Sending indication information to a network device, where the indication information is used to indicate the capability of the user equipment.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The measurement configuration information further includes a priority identifier corresponding to the first measurement gap and a priority identifier corresponding to the second measurement gap.

16. A method for sending measurement configuration information, performed by a network device, the method comprising: Sending measurement configuration information to a user equipment, where the measurement configuration information includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap; At least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap is used by the user equipment to perform measurement according to the user equipment capability, wherein time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the second measurement gap; Among them, the first capability is the ability of the user equipment to overcome the interference caused by radio frequency retuning when the time domain resources between the measurement gaps overlap, and the second capability is the ability of the user equipment to simultaneously receive the reference signals of at least two cells to be measured when the time domain resources between the measurement gaps overlap.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein: The method further comprises: receiving indication information sent by a user equipment, where the indication information is used to indicate the capability of the user equipment; The user equipment capability is whether the user equipment supports the first capability, and / or the user equipment capability is whether the user equipment supports the second capability.

18. A user equipment comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive measurement configuration information sent by a network device, the measurement configuration information including a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap; a processing module, configured to perform measurement using at least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap according to a capability of a user equipment, wherein a time domain resource of the first measurement gap overlaps with a time domain resource of the second measurement gap; The user equipment capability includes: whether to support the first capability and / or whether to support the second capability, the first capability being the ability of the user equipment to overcome the interference caused by radio frequency retuning when there is overlap in the time domain resources between the measurement gaps, and the second capability being the ability of the user equipment to simultaneously receive the reference signals of at least two cells to be measured when there is overlap in the time domain resources between the measurement gaps.

19. A network device comprising: a transceiver module, configured to send measurement configuration information to a user equipment, where the measurement configuration information includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap; At least one of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap is used by the user equipment to perform measurement according to the user equipment capability, wherein time domain resources of the first measurement gap overlap with time domain resources of the second measurement gap; Among them, the first capability is the ability of the user equipment to overcome the interference caused by radio frequency retuning when the time domain resources between the measurement gaps overlap, and the second capability is the ability of the user equipment to simultaneously receive the reference signals of at least two cells to be measured when the time domain resources between the measurement gaps overlap.

20. A communication device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein: The memory is used to store computer programs; The processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15.

21. A communication device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein: The memory is used to store computer programs; The processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method according to any one of claims 16 to 17.

22. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the instructions are called and executed on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15.

23. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the instructions are called and executed on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 16 to 17.

24. A communication system comprising a user equipment for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 and a network device for executing the method according to any one of claims 16 to 17.

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