Information processing method and apparatus, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and device, a communication device and a storage medium. A user equipment (UE) receives first indication information sent by a network device; wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform first early measurement; a measurement time delay of the first early measurement is less than a measurement time delay of second early measurement performed by the UE based on early measurement configuration; the first early measurement is performed according to the first indication information; wherein a measurement result of the first early measurement is used for at least configuration of carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity of the UE by the network device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to, but is not limited to, the field of wireless communication technology, and particularly to an information processing method and apparatus, communication equipment and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] To support the rapid establishment of dual-connectivity (DC) and / or carrier aggregation (CA) connections, user equipment (UE) can perform carrier measurements in idle or inactive states. After entering connected state, the UE reports the measurement results to the network, which can then decide whether to configure dual-connectivity or carrier aggregation based on the reported measurement results. This type of idle-state and inactive-state measurement can be collectively referred to as early measurement, or "early measurement".

[0003] In some cases, the advance measurement latency requirement is relatively long. This long latency requirement may result in the inability to report reliable advance measurement results in a timely manner, thereby affecting the configuration efficiency and use of carrier aggregation or dual connectivity. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This disclosure provides an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device and a storage medium.

[0005] The first aspect of this disclosure provides an information processing method, executed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

[0006] The system receives first indication information sent by a network device; wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement; the measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of the second advance measurement performed by the UE based on the advance measurement configuration;

[0007] According to the first indication information, a first advance measurement is performed; wherein the measurement result of the first advance measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0008] A second aspect of this disclosure provides an information processing method, executed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0009] Send a first indication message to the UE; wherein the first indication message is used to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement; the measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of a second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration; wherein the measurement result of the first advance measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0010] A third aspect of this disclosure provides an information processing apparatus applied to a UE, the apparatus comprising:

[0011] A first receiving module is configured to receive first indication information sent by a network device; wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement; the measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of the second advance measurement performed by the UE based on the advance measurement configuration;

[0012] The measurement module is configured to perform a first advance measurement based on the first indication information; wherein the measurement result of the first advance measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0013] A fourth aspect of this disclosure provides an information processing apparatus applied to a network device, the apparatus comprising:

[0014] A first sending module is configured to send first indication information to a UE; wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement; the measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of a second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration; wherein the measurement result of the first advance measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0015] A fifth aspect of this disclosure provides a communication system, the communication system comprising:

[0016] UE, used to perform the information processing method as described in the first aspect;

[0017] A network device for performing the information processing method described in the second aspect.

[0018] A sixth aspect of this disclosure provides a communication device, wherein the communication device includes:

[0019] processor;

[0020] Memory used to store the processor's executable instructions;

[0021] The processor is configured to implement the information processing method described in the first or second aspect when running the executable instructions.

[0022] A seventh aspect of this disclosure provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and the executable program, when executed by a processor, implements the information processing method described in the first or second aspect.

[0023] The technical solution provided in this disclosure embodiment is that the UE receives a first indication message sent by the network device. The first indication message is used to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement. The measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of the second advance measurement performed by the UE based on the advance measurement configuration. Thus, performing the first advance measurement according to the first indication information can reduce the delay caused by the advance measurement execution and enable the rapid configuration of carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0024] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0025] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of embodiments of this disclosure.

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0032] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0033] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0034] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0035] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0036] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0037] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0038] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0039] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with those of this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0040] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments disclosed herein. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” used herein are also intended to include the 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 and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0041] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used to describe various information in embodiments of this disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, a first parameter may also be referred to as a second parameter without departing from the scope of embodiments of this disclosure, and similarly, a second parameter may also be referred to as a first parameter. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to a determination."

[0042] Please refer to Figure 1 This illustration shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology. The wireless communication system may include: several UEs 11 and several access devices 12.

[0043] UE11 can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. UE11 can communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN). UE11 can be an IoT UE, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone), and a computer with an IoT UE. For example, it can be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted device. Examples include a station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, user device, or user equipment (UE). Alternatively, UE11 can be a device in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Alternatively, UE11 can be a vehicle-mounted device, such as a vehicle computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless communication device connected to an external vehicle computer. Alternatively, UE11 can also be a roadside device, such as a street light, traffic light, or other roadside device with wireless communication capabilities.

[0044] Access device 12 can be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. This wireless communication system can be a 4G system (also known as Long Term Evolution, LTE); or it can be a 5G system (also known as a New Radio, NR, or 5G NR system). Alternatively, it can be the next generation after 5G. In this case, the access network in the 5G system can be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network). Alternatively, it can be an MTC system.

[0045] The access device 12 can be an evolved NB (eNB) used in a 4G system. Alternatively, the access device 12 can also be a gNB (gNB) using a centralized-distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the access device 12 adopts a centralized-distributed architecture, it typically includes a central unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DUs). The central unit is equipped with a protocol stack of the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and the Media Access Control (MAC) layer; the distributed units are equipped with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. This disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of the access device 12.

[0046] Access device 12 and UE11 can establish a wireless connection via a wireless air interface. In different implementations, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as a new air interface; or, the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on a next-generation mobile communication network technology standard based on 5G.

[0047] In one embodiment, user equipment 11 can also establish E2E (End to End) or D2D (Device to Device) connections. Examples include V2V (vehicle to vehicle), V2I (vehicle to Infrastructure), and V2P (vehicle to pedestrian) communication scenarios in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.

[0048] In one embodiment, the access device 12 may be located in a communication system integrated with a satellite communication system and be able to provide connectivity services for the satellite, enabling the satellite to access the core network. For example, the access device 12 may be an access network device with satellite gateway functionality in the communication system, such as a gateway device, ground station device, or non-terrestrial network gateway (NTN-Gateway).

[0049] In one embodiment, the wireless communication system may further include a core network device 13. A plurality of access devices 12 are respectively connected to the core network device 13.

[0050] In one embodiment, the core network device 13 may be a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC). Alternatively, the core network device may be a Serving Gateway (SGW), a Public Data Network Gateway (PGW), a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), or a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), etc. The implementation of the core network device 13 is not limited in this disclosure.

[0051] In one embodiment, the core network device 13 may be an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Gateway Mobile Location Center (GMLC) network element, Network Exposure Function (NEF) network element, Policy Control Function (PCF) network element, etc. The implementation of the core network device 13 is not limited in this disclosure.

[0052] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, this disclosure provides multiple embodiments to clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that the multiple embodiments provided in this disclosure can be executed individually, or in combination with the methods of other embodiments in this disclosure, or individually or in combination with some methods in other related technologies; this disclosure does not limit these aspects.

[0053] To support the rapid establishment of DC or CA connections, EMR (Early Measurement Report) was introduced, which allows the UE to report measurements based on the information configured in advance measurements even in a disconnected state (e.g., idle or inactive state).

[0054] For example, the measurement delay requirement within the frequency range is K. carrier *T detect,NR_Inter , where K carrier For the configured number of EMR carriers to be tested, T detect,NR_Inter See Table 1 below.

[0055] Table 1:

[0056]

[0057] According to relevant protocol requirements, the delay for detecting and measuring a carrier in Frequency Range 2 (FR2) is very long. For example, with a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) period length of 320ms, the delay for detecting a carrier is: DRX period length * (36 x N1 x 1.5 + 4 x N1 x 1.5) = 320 * 40 * 8 * 1.5 = 153600ms = 153.6s, approximately 2.5 minutes. Considering the carrier number spread factor, the delay will further increase. Such a long delay requirement may lead to the inability to report reliable measurement results in a timely manner. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance the performance of the UE in performing measurements for CA and / or DC configurations in disconnected mode.

[0058] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment. The information processing method is executed by a UE, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the method includes:

[0059] Step 201: Receive first indication information sent by the network device; wherein, the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement; the measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of the second advance measurement performed by the UE based on the advance measurement configuration;

[0060] Step 202: Perform a first advance measurement according to the first indication information; wherein the measurement result of the first advance measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0061] Here, UE can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), wearable device, Internet of Things (IoT) device, or narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) device, etc.

[0062] The UE has a disconnected state and a connected state. For example, if the UE's wireless communication system is an LTE system, the disconnected state refers to the idle state. If the UE's wireless communication system is a 5G NR system, the disconnected state includes: an idle state and an inactive state.

[0063] The UE can communicate simultaneously with more than one network device and more than one type of network device, and / or be configured to communicate with each of them separately. For example, the UE can have dual connectivity with both LTE-enabled and NR-enabled network devices.

[0064] As an example, the UE can communicate with an eNB for LTE / E-UTRAN (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Networks) and a gNB for NR / NG-RAN.

[0065] The network device is a network-side device, such as a gNB, eNB, or a base station in a subsequent evolved communication system.

[0066] In some examples, the first indication information may be used to indicate the carrier that the UE needs to measure when performing the first advance measurement.

[0067] The carrier to be measured in the first advance measurement can be a potential carrier aggregation and / or a dual-connected secondary carrier.

[0068] For example, the first indication information may include measurement carrier information, which indicates the carrier to be measured in advance.

[0069] In some examples, the number of carriers to be measured in the first advance measurement is less than the number of carriers to be measured in the second advance measurement.

[0070] In some examples, in step 201, the first indication information sent by the receiving network device may include one of the following:

[0071] Receive a first message sent by a network device; wherein the first message carries the advance measurement configuration and the first indication information;

[0072] The network device receives a second message; wherein the second message carries the first indication information; the second message is different from the first message carrying the pre-measurement configuration sent by the network device to the UE.

[0073] In some examples, the first message includes: a Radio Resource Control (RRC) release message and / or a system message.

[0074] The system messages include, for example, System Information Block (SIB) 4 in the NR system and / or System Information Block 5 (SIB5) in the LTE / E-UTRAN system.

[0075] In some examples, the second message includes a paging message. The UE in disconnected mode listens for the paging channel of the cell it is camped on. The paging message is sent by the network device and may carry the first indication information.

[0076] In some examples, the advance measurement configuration may include a list of carriers to be tested, configuration information for each carrier in the list, and measurement reporting configuration. Additionally, the advance measurement configuration may also include whether to configure a DRX timer for the UE, and the specific configured DRX period length, etc.

[0077] The configuration information of the carrier under test is used to instruct the UE on the specific configuration for performing advance measurements on the carrier under test.

[0078] In some examples, the configuration information of the carrier under test includes, but is not limited to: measurement frequency information, measurement cell list and / or measurement frequency band information (e.g., frequency band indicator).

[0079] The measured frequency information may include: the absolute frequency number of the NR carrier (e.g., ARFCN-ValueNR) and / or the absolute frequency number of the E-UTRAN carrier (e.g., ARFCN-ValueEUTRA).

[0080] The measurement frequency band information is used for the frequency range of the carrier under test. The measurement frequency band information includes frequency range 1 (FR1) and / or frequency range 2 (FR2). FR1 is the 5G Sub-6GHz band, and FR2 is the 5G millimeter wave band.

[0081] In some examples, when the carrier under test is an NR carrier, the configuration information of the carrier under test may include the measurement configuration of the synchronization signal block (SSB) on the frequency point of the carrier under test, such as the SSB measurement timing configuration (SMTC) and the SSB index information to be measured (e.g., an indication of which SSB to be measured), the number of SSBs to be averaged and / or the number of threshold SSBs to be merged, etc.

[0082] In some examples, measurement reporting configuration can be used to indicate the reporting type, quality threshold, and number of beam-based measurement results.

[0083] In some examples, the reporting type includes at least one of the following: Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), and Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR).

[0084] In some examples, in step 202 above, the UE performs the first advance measurement in a disconnected state according to the first indication information.

[0085] The measurement results of the first advance measurement can be used by the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0086] Specifically, the measurement results of the first advance measurement can be used by the network device to configure the secondary cell group (SCG) or secondary cell (SCell) in the carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity of the UE.

[0087] The dual connectivity can be a dual connectivity between LTE and NR, specifically a dual connectivity between E-UTRAN and NR, such as EN-DC or NE-DC, or a dual connectivity between two NR nodes, namely NR-DC.

[0088] The information processing method provided in this embodiment includes a UE receiving a first indication message sent by a network device. The first indication message instructs the UE to perform a first advance measurement. The measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of a second advance measurement performed by the UE based on the advance measurement configuration. Thus, performing the first advance measurement according to the first indication message can reduce the delay caused by performing the advance measurement, enabling rapid configuration of carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0089] In one embodiment, the first indication information includes:

[0090] Measure carrier information to indicate the carrier to be measured.

[0091] In some examples, the carrier to be measured can be a downlink carrier or a carrier used for the downlink.

[0092] In some examples, the carrier to be measured indicated by the measurement carrier information may be included in the carrier to be measured indicated by the advance measurement configuration, and the number of carriers to be measured indicated by the measurement carrier information is less than the number of carriers to be measured indicated by the advance measurement configuration.

[0093] It is understandable that when the UE performs the first advance measurement, it can determine the relevant configuration information of the carrier to be measured in the first advance measurement from the advance measurement configuration, and perform the first advance measurement according to the relevant configuration information of the carrier to be measured in the first advance measurement.

[0094] In this embodiment, the UE can perform a first advance measurement based on the measurement carrier information included in the first indication information. By performing a first advance measurement with fewer measurement carriers, the latency caused by performing the advance measurement is reduced, enabling rapid configuration of carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0095] In one embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, based on Figure 2 The step of performing a first advance measurement based on the first indication information may include:

[0096] Step 301: At the first moment, perform the first advance measurement according to the first instruction information.

[0097] The UE may perform a first advance measurement at or after the first moment, based on the first indication information.

[0098] In some examples, the first moment can be the moment agreed upon by the protocol, the moment indicated by the network device, or the moment determined autonomously by the UE.

[0099] In one embodiment, the method may further include:

[0100] The first moment shall be determined according to the agreement; or...

[0101] The first time is determined based on the first indication information; or...

[0102] The first moment is determined autonomously by the UE.

[0103] In some examples, the first indication information sent by the network device may include the first time or information related to the first time, and the UE may determine the first time based on the first indication information.

[0104] In one embodiment, the first moment includes at least one of the following:

[0105] 1) The moment when the UE receives the paging message from the serving cell.

[0106] When a UE is in a disconnected state, it will listen to the paging channel of the cell it is camped on. The paging message is sent by the network device, and a UE in a disconnected state only needs to listen for one paging moment within a DRX cycle.

[0107] In some examples, the first time is the paging time when the UE receives the paging message. In this case, regardless of whether the UE is paged, as long as the UE receives the paging information at the paging time, that paging time can be used as the first time.

[0108] In other examples, the first time is the paging time when the UE receives the paging message for paging the UE. The paging message for paging the UE carries the UE's identification information. In this case, if the UE receives the paging message for paging the UE at the paging time, then that paging time can be considered the first time.

[0109] In some examples, the paging message is higher-layer RRC signaling, which can be physical layer signaling or Medium Access Control (MAC) layer signaling. For example, the paging message can be carried in a MAC CE (MAC Control Element).

[0110] 2) The time when the UE sends the random access preamble to the network device.

[0111] When a UE accesses the network from a connectionless state and obtains an RRC connection, it first needs to perform a random access procedure. During the random access procedure, the UE sends MSG1 (message 1): Random Access Preamble to the network device.

[0112] The random access preamble can be used to inform the access network device of the UE's random access request.

[0113] 3) The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection establishment request to the network device.

[0114] When the UE is in idle mode, an RRC connection establishment process is triggered when the UE is paged or when the UE wishes to initiate a call. During the RRC connection establishment process, the UE sends an RRC Setup Request to the network device (e.g., a base station). The moment when the UE sends the RRC Setup Request to the network device can be considered as the first moment.

[0115] 4) The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection restoration request to the network device.

[0116] When a UE is in an inactive state, being paged or receiving uplink data will trigger an RRC connection recovery process. Unlike an idle UE, the core network maintains a connection with the inactive UE, and the source network device stores the UE's context. The inactive UE restores its connection with the access network and its connection with the core network through the RRC recovery process.

[0117] During the RRC connection restoration process, the UE sends an RRC ReSume Request to the network device. The moment when the UE sends the RRC connection restoration request to the network device can be considered as the first moment.

[0118] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the UE performs a first advance measurement according to the first indication information at any of the above-mentioned first moments, which can further reduce the latency caused by the advance measurement, enabling the network device to obtain the measurement results as early as possible, thereby quickly configuring carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0119] In one embodiment, such as Figure 4 As shown, based on Figure 3 The step of performing a first advance measurement based on the first indication information at the first moment may include:

[0120] Step 401: If the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration satisfies the first condition, at a first moment, the first advance measurement is performed according to the first indication information.

[0121] In this embodiment, when the UE is in a disconnected state, it will first perform a second advance measurement according to the advance measurement configuration issued by the network device. Only when the second advance measurement meets the first condition will the first advance measurement be performed according to the first instruction information at the first moment.

[0122] In one embodiment, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0123] The measurement result of the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration is invalid;

[0124] The UE did not obtain the measurement result of the second advance measurement performed according to the advance measurement configuration.

[0125] If the cell that the UE reselects in the disconnected state is the first cell, then the measurement result of the second advance measurement performed by the UE in the second cell before the cell reselection is invalid. Here, the first cell is different from the second cell.

[0126] If the UE stops the second advance measurement after entering the connected state from the non-connected state, moving out of the effective area, or performing cross-system reselection during the second advance measurement process, the UE will be unable to obtain the measurement result of the second advance measurement.

[0127] In this embodiment, when the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration meets the first condition, the first advance measurement is performed at the first moment according to the first indication information. This enables the network device to obtain reliable advance measurement results as early as possible, thereby enabling rapid configuration of aggregated carriers and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0128] In one embodiment, the first advance measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0129] Layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) measurement;

[0130] Layer 3 reference signal received power (L3-RSRP) measurement.

[0131] The L1-RSRP measurement is an RSRP measurement based on Layer 1 (physical layer), which does not require filtering at Layer 3 (network layer). Compared to L3-RSRP measurement, L1-RSRP measurement can complete beam information measurement and reporting more quickly.

[0132] In some examples, both L1-RSRP and L3-RSRP measurements can be RSRP measurements based on SSBs. In the downlink direction, multiple SSBs can be transmitted within a single carrier band. The SSBs are transmitted to the UE at a fixed period, which can be 5ms, 10ms, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, or 160ms. The UE can measure the RSRP from the received SSBs.

[0133] In one embodiment, such as Figure 5 As shown, the method may further include:

[0134] Step 501: Send the UE capability indication information to the network device; wherein, the UE capability indication information includes UE receive beam information supported by the UE, and is used to assist the network device in determining whether to adjust the measurement requirements for the UE to perform the first advance measurement.

[0135] In some examples, the UE receive beam information may include the number of UE receive beams.

[0136] The UE can report its receive beam count capability information to the network device through IE MeasAndMobParameters or MR-DC (Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity) capability.

[0137] For example, if the number of receive beams X reported by the UE is 4, it means that the UE supports simulating 4 receive beams in different directions to receive the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and / or the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[0138] In one embodiment, such as Figure 6 As shown, based on Figure 5 The method may further include:

[0139] Step 601: Receive the second indication information sent by the network device; wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to meet the enhanced measurement latency requirement when performing the first advance measurement.

[0140] In step 202 above, performing the first advance measurement according to the first indication information may include:

[0141] Perform a first advance measurement based on the first instruction information and the second instruction information.

[0142] In some examples, receiving the second indication information sent by the network device in step 601 may include one of the following:

[0143] Receive a first message sent by a network device; wherein the first message carries the advance measurement configuration and the second indication information;

[0144] The network device receives a second message; wherein the second message carries the second indication information; the second message is different from the first message carrying the pre-measurement configuration sent by the network device to the UE.

[0145] In some examples, the first message includes: an RRC release message and / or a system message. The system message may be, for example, SIB4 in an NR system and / or SIB5 in an LTE / E-UTRAN system.

[0146] In some examples, the second message includes a paging message. In disconnected mode, the UE listens for the paging channel of the cell it is camped on. The paging message is sent by the network device and may carry the second indication information.

[0147] In some examples, the first indication information and the second indication information are carried in an RRC release message or a system message.

[0148] In other examples, the first indication information is carried in the RRC release message and the second indication information is carried in the system message; or, the second indication information is carried in the RRC release message and the first indication information is carried in the system message.

[0149] In some other examples, the first indication information is carried in an RRC release message or a system message, and the second indication information is carried in a paging message; or, the second indication information is carried in an RRC release message or a system message, and the first indication information is carried in a paging message.

[0150] The second indication information indicates that the UE must meet the enhanced measurement latency requirement when performing the first advance measurement, which is higher than the measurement latency requirement that the UE must meet when performing the first advance measurement.

[0151] For example, the measurement latency requirement that the UE must meet when performing the second advance measurement is 1000ms, and the enhanced measurement latency requirement that the UE must meet when performing the first advance measurement is 300ms.

[0152] In one embodiment, the second indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0153] Enhanced L1 measurement delay requirements;

[0154] Enhanced L3 measurement delay requirements.

[0155] In some examples, the enhanced L1 measurement latency requirement is no less than the enhanced L3 measurement latency requirement.

[0156] In one embodiment, the carrier to be measured includes at least one of the following:

[0157] NR carrier;

[0158] E-UTRAN carrier.

[0159] In this embodiment, the UE can perform a first advance measurement for the E-UTRAN carrier and / or the frequency points supported by the E-UTRAN carrier to obtain the measurement result of the first advance measurement.

[0160] In some examples, when the UE is camped on an NR cell, it can perform a first advance measurement on the NR carrier. The measurement results of the first advance measurement can be used for the configuration of the NR secondary cell group or NR secondary cell in NR-DC, NE-DC or NR CA.

[0161] In other examples, when the UE is camped on an NR cell, it can perform a first advance measurement on an E-UTRAN carrier, and the measurement results of the first advance measurement can be used for the configuration of the E-UTRAN secondary cell group in NE-DC.

[0162] In some other examples, the UE can perform a first advance measurement for the NR carrier while camped on an LTE cell, and the results of the first advance measurement can be used for the configuration of the NR secondary cell group in EN-DC.

[0163] In some other examples, the UE can perform a first advance measurement on the E-UTRAN carrier while camped on an LTE cell, and the results of the first advance measurement can be used for the configuration of the E-UTRAN secondary cell group in EN-DC.

[0164] In one embodiment, the method may further include:

[0165] After the UE enters the connected state from the disconnected state, it sends the measurement result of the first advance measurement to the network device.

[0166] In some examples, the disconnected state includes an idle state and / or an inactive state.

[0167] In one embodiment, the method may further include:

[0168] After the UE successfully sends the measurement result of the first advance measurement to the network device, the measurement result of the first advance measurement is deleted.

[0169] In this embodiment, the UE obtains the measurement result by performing a first advance measurement in the non-connected state. After entering the connected state from the non-connected state, the UE can immediately report the measurement result of the first advance measurement to the network device. This allows the network device to quickly configure the UE's CA carrier or dual connectivity based on the measurement result of the non-connected state reported by the UE.

[0170] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment. The information processing method is executed by a network device, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the method may include:

[0171] Step 701: Send first indication information to the UE; wherein, the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement; the measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration; wherein, the measurement result of the first advance measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0172] Here, UE can be a mobile phone, tablet, laptop, personal digital assistant, wearable device, IoT device or narrowband IoT device, etc.

[0173] The UE has a disconnected state and a connected state. For example, if the UE's wireless communication system is an LTE system, the disconnected state refers to the idle state. If the UE's wireless communication system is a 5G NR system, the disconnected state includes: an idle state and an inactive state.

[0174] The UE can communicate simultaneously with more than one network device and more than one type of network device, and / or be configured to communicate with each of them separately. For example, the UE can have dual connectivity with both LTE-enabled and NR-enabled network devices. As an example, the UE can communicate with an eNB for LTE / E-UTRAN and a gNB for NR / NG-RAN.

[0175] The network device may be a base station, such as a gNB or eNodeB or a base station in a subsequent evolved communication system.

[0176] In some examples, the first indication information may be used to indicate the carrier that the UE needs to measure when performing the first advance measurement.

[0177] The carrier to be measured in the first advance measurement can be a potential carrier aggregation and / or a dual-connected secondary carrier.

[0178] For example, the first indication information may include measurement carrier information, which indicates the carrier to be measured in advance.

[0179] In some examples, the number of carriers to be measured in the first advance measurement is less than the number of carriers to be measured in the second advance measurement.

[0180] In some examples, in step 701, sending the first indication information to the UE may include one of the following:

[0181] Send a first message to the UE; wherein the first message carries the advance measurement configuration and the first indication information;

[0182] A second message is sent to the UE; wherein the second message carries the first indication information; the second message is different from the first message carrying the pre-measurement configuration sent by the network device to the UE.

[0183] In some examples, the first message includes: an RRC release message and / or a system message. The system message is, for example, SIB4 in an NR system and / or SIB5 in an LTE / E-UTRAN system.

[0184] In some examples, the second message includes a paging message. The UE in disconnected mode listens for the paging channel of the cell it is camped on. The paging message is sent by the network device and may carry the first indication information.

[0185] In some examples, the advance measurement configuration may include a list of carriers to be tested, configuration information for each carrier in the list, and measurement reporting configuration. Additionally, the advance measurement configuration may also include whether to configure a DRX timer for the UE, and the specific configured DRX period length, etc.

[0186] The configuration information of the carrier under test is used to instruct the UE on the specific configuration for performing advance measurements on the carrier under test.

[0187] In some examples, the configuration information of the carrier under test includes, but is not limited to: measurement frequency information, measurement cell list and / or measurement frequency band information (e.g., frequency band indicator).

[0188] The measured frequency information may include: the absolute frequency number of the NR carrier (e.g., ARFCN-ValueNR) and / or the absolute frequency number of the E-UTRAN carrier (e.g., ARFCN-ValueEUTRA).

[0189] The measurement frequency band information is used for the frequency range of the carrier under test. The frequency band information includes FR1 and / or FR2. FR1 is the 5G Sub-6GHz (below 6GHz) frequency band, and FR2 is the 5G millimeter wave frequency band.

[0190] In some examples, when the carrier under test is an NR carrier, the configuration information of the carrier under test includes the measurement configuration of SSBs on the frequency point of the carrier under test, such as SMTC and SSB index information to be measured (e.g., an indication of which SSB to be measured), the number of SSBs to be averaged and / or the number of threshold SSBs to be merged, etc.

[0191] In some examples, measurement reporting configuration can be used to indicate the reporting type, quality threshold, and number of beam-based measurement results.

[0192] In some examples, the reporting type includes at least one of the following: RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR.

[0193] The measurement results of the first advance measurement can be used by the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0194] Specifically, the measurement results of the first advance measurement can be used by the network device to configure the secondary cell group or secondary cell in carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0195] The dual connectivity can be a dual connectivity between LTE and NR, specifically a dual connectivity between E-UTRAN and NR, such as EN-DC or NE-DC, or a dual connectivity between two NR nodes, namely NR-DC.

[0196] The information processing method provided in this embodiment involves a network device sending a first indication message to a UE. The first indication message instructs the UE to perform a first advance measurement. The measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of a second advance measurement performed by the UE based on the advance measurement configuration. This enables the UE to perform the first advance measurement according to the first indication message, thereby reducing the delay caused by the advance measurement and enabling rapid configuration of carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0197] In one embodiment, the first indication information includes:

[0198] Measure carrier information to indicate the carrier to be measured.

[0199] In some examples, the carrier to be measured can be a downlink carrier or a carrier used for the downlink.

[0200] In some examples, the carrier to be measured indicated by the measurement carrier information may be included in the carrier to be measured indicated by the advance measurement configuration, and the number of carriers to be measured indicated by the measurement carrier information is less than the number of carriers to be measured indicated by the advance measurement configuration.

[0201] In this embodiment, the network device sends a first indication information to the UE, enabling the UE to perform a first advance measurement based on the measurement carrier information included in the first indication information. By performing a first advance measurement with fewer measurement carriers, the latency caused by performing the advance measurement is reduced, enabling rapid configuration of carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0202] In one embodiment, the measurement result is obtained by the UE performing a first advance measurement based on the first indication information at a first moment.

[0203] In some examples, the first moment can be the moment agreed upon by the protocol, the moment indicated by the network device, or the moment determined autonomously by the UE.

[0204] In one embodiment, the first indication information may include the first time or information related to the first time, so that the UE can determine the first time based on the first indication information.

[0205] In one embodiment, the first moment includes at least one of the following:

[0206] 1) The moment when the UE receives the paging message from the serving cell.

[0207] When a UE is in a disconnected state, it will listen to the paging channel of the cell it is camped on. The paging message is sent by the network device, and a UE in a disconnected state only needs to listen for one paging moment within a DRX cycle.

[0208] In some examples, the first time is the paging time when the UE receives the paging message. In this case, regardless of whether the UE is paged, as long as the UE receives the paging information at the paging time, that paging time can be used as the first time.

[0209] In other examples, the first time is the paging time when the UE receives the paging message for paging the UE. The paging message for paging the UE carries the UE's identification information. In this case, if the UE receives the paging message for paging the UE at the paging time, then that paging time can be considered the first time.

[0210] In some examples, the paging message is higher-layer RRC signaling, which can be MAC layer signaling. For example, the paging message can be carried in a MAC CE.

[0211] 2) The time when the UE sends the random access preamble to the network device.

[0212] When a UE accesses the network from a connectionless state and obtains an RRC connection, it first needs to undergo a random access procedure. During the random access procedure, the UE sends MSG1 (message 1): the random access preamble to the network device.

[0213] The random access preamble can be used to inform the access network device of the UE's random access request.

[0214] 3) The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection establishment request to the network device.

[0215] When the UE is in an idle state, an RRC connection establishment process is triggered when the UE is paged or when the UE wishes to initiate a call. During the RRC connection establishment process, the UE sends an RRC establishment request to the network device (e.g., a base station). The moment when the UE sends the RRC connection establishment request to the network device can be considered as the first moment.

[0216] 4) The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection restoration request to the network device.

[0217] When a UE is in an inactive state, being paged or receiving uplink data triggers an RRC connection recovery process. Unlike an idle UE, the core network maintains a connection with this inactive UE, and the source network device stores the UE's context. The inactive UE restores its connection with the access network and the core network through the RRC recovery process. During the RRC connection recovery process, the UE sends an RRC recovery request to the network device. The moment when the UE sends the RRC connection recovery request to the network device can be considered the first moment.

[0218] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the measurement result of the first advance measurement is obtained by the UE at any of the first moments according to the first instruction information. This can further reduce the latency caused by the advance measurement, so that the network device can obtain the measurement result as early as possible, thereby quickly configuring carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0219] In one embodiment, the measurement result is obtained by performing a first advance measurement based on the first indication information at a first moment, provided that the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration satisfies the first condition.

[0220] In one embodiment, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0221] The measurement result of the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration is invalid;

[0222] The UE did not obtain the measurement result of the second advance measurement performed according to the advance measurement configuration.

[0223] If the cell that the UE reselects in the disconnected state is the first cell, then the measurement result of the second advance measurement performed by the UE in the second cell before the cell reselection is invalid. Here, the first cell is different from the second cell.

[0224] If the UE enters a connected state from a non-connected state, moves out of the effective area, or performs cross-system reselection during the second advance measurement process, the UE will stop the second advance measurement and will be unable to obtain the measurement result of the second advance measurement.

[0225] In this embodiment, since the measurement result of the first advance measurement is obtained by the UE performing the first advance measurement according to the first indication information at the first moment when the second advance measurement performed according to the advance measurement configuration meets the first condition, the network device can obtain reliable advance measurement results as early as possible, and realize the rapid configuration of aggregated carriers and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0226] In one embodiment, the first advance measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0227] Layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) measurement;

[0228] Layer 3 reference signal received power (L3-RSRP) measurement.

[0229] The L1-RSRP measurement is an RSRP measurement based on Layer 1 (physical layer), which does not require filtering at Layer 3 (network layer). Compared to L3-RSRP measurement, L1-RSRP measurement can complete beam information measurement and reporting more quickly.

[0230] In some examples, both L1-RSRP and L3-RSRP measurements can be RSRP measurements based on SSBs. In the downlink direction, multiple SSBs can be transmitted within a single carrier band. The SSBs are transmitted to the UE at a fixed period, which can be 5ms, 10ms, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, or 160ms. The UE can measure the RSRP from the received SSBs.

[0231] In one embodiment, such as Figure 8 As shown, the method may further include:

[0232] Step 801: Receive the capability indication information of the UE; wherein, the capability indication information of the UE includes the UE receive beam information supported by the UE, and is used to assist the network device in determining whether to adjust the measurement requirements for the UE to perform the first advance measurement.

[0233] In some examples, the UE receive beam information may include the number of UE receive beams.

[0234] The network device can receive the UE's ability to receive beam counts, which can be reported to the network device by the UE through IE MeasAndMobParameters or MR-DC via IEMeasAndMobParametersMRDC.

[0235] For example, if the number of receive beams X reported by the UE is 4, it means that the UE supports simulating four receive beams in different directions to receive the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and / or Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[0236] In one embodiment, such as Figure 9 As shown, the method further includes:

[0237] Step 901: Send a second indication message to the UE; wherein the second indication message is used to instruct the UE to meet the enhanced measurement delay requirement when performing the first advance measurement.

[0238] In some examples, sending second indication information to the UE in step 901 may include one of the following:

[0239] Send a first message to the UE; wherein the first message carries the advance measurement configuration and the second indication information;

[0240] A second message is sent to the UE; wherein the second message carries the second indication information; the second message is different from the first message carrying the pre-measurement configuration sent by the network device to the UE.

[0241] In some examples, the first message includes: an RRC release message and / or a system message. The system message may be, for example, SIB4 in an NR system and / or SIB5 in an LTE / E-UTRAN system.

[0242] In some examples, the second message includes a paging message. In disconnected mode, the UE listens for the paging channel of the cell it is camped on. The paging message is sent by the network device and may carry the second indication information.

[0243] In some examples, the first indication information and the second indication information are carried in an RRC release message or a system message.

[0244] In other examples, the first indication information is carried in the RRC release message and the second indication information is carried in the system message; or, the second indication information is carried in the RRC release message and the first indication information is carried in the system message.

[0245] In some other examples, the first indication information is carried in an RRC release message or a system message, and the second indication information is carried in a paging message; or, the second indication information is carried in an RRC release message or a system message, and the first indication information is carried in a paging message.

[0246] The second indication information indicates that the UE must meet the enhanced measurement latency requirement when performing the first advance measurement, which is higher than the measurement latency requirement that the UE must meet when performing the first advance measurement.

[0247] For example, the measurement latency requirement that the UE must meet when performing the second advance measurement is 1000ms, and the enhanced measurement latency requirement that the UE must meet when performing the first advance measurement is 300ms.

[0248] In one embodiment, the second indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0249] Enhanced L1 measurement delay requirements;

[0250] Enhanced L3 measurement delay requirements.

[0251] In some examples, the enhanced L1 measurement latency requirement is no less than the enhanced L3 measurement latency requirement.

[0252] In one embodiment, the carrier to be measured includes at least one of the following:

[0253] NR carrier;

[0254] E-UTRAN carrier.

[0255] In this embodiment, the network device may instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement for the E-UTRAN carrier and / or the frequency points supported by the E-UTRAN carrier, and obtain the measurement result of the first advance measurement.

[0256] In some examples, when the UE is camped on an NR cell, it can perform a first advance measurement on the NR carrier. The measurement results of the first advance measurement can be used for the configuration of the NR secondary cell group or NR secondary cell in NR-DC, NE-DC or NR CA.

[0257] In other examples, when the UE is camped on an NR cell, it can perform a first advance measurement on an E-UTRAN carrier, and the measurement results of the first advance measurement can be used for the configuration of the E-UTRAN secondary cell group in NE-DC.

[0258] In some other examples, the UE can perform a first advance measurement for the NR carrier while camped on an LTE cell, and the results of the first advance measurement can be used for the configuration of the NR secondary cell group in EN-DC.

[0259] In some other examples, the UE can perform a first advance measurement on the E-UTRAN carrier while camped on an LTE cell, and the results of the first advance measurement can be used for the configuration of the E-UTRAN secondary cell group in EN-DC.

[0260] In one embodiment, the method may further include:

[0261] Receive the measurement result of the first advance measurement sent by the UE after it enters the connected state from the disconnected state.

[0262] In some examples, the disconnected state includes an idle state and / or an inactive state.

[0263] In this embodiment, the network device can quickly configure the UE's CA carrier or dual connectivity based on the measurement results of the non-connected state reported by the UE by receiving the measurement results of the first advance measurement sent by the UE after the UE enters the connected state from the non-connected state.

[0264] To further explain any of the embodiments of this disclosure, several specific embodiments are provided below.

[0265] This disclosure provides an information processing method, which may include the following steps:

[0266] S1: The network device configures carrier indication information for enhanced measurement (e.g., the first indication information in the above embodiment) to the UE, so that the UE performs enhanced measurement on the carrier indicated by the carrier indication information.

[0267] The network device configures carrier indication information for enhanced measurement through IE MeasIdleConfig. When the UE needs to perform enhanced measurement for CA and / or DC configuration in idle or inactive state, the UE can perform enhanced measurement for the carrier indicated by the carrier indication information at an agreed time point (e.g., the first advance measurement in the above embodiment).

[0268] Specifically, the IE MeasIdleConfig is used to convey information to the UE regarding advance measurements that indicate whether the UE needs to perform them in an idle or inactive state. The network device can send the advance measurement configuration and the carrier indication information to the UE based on the Measurement Idle Configuration Information Element (IE) in the RRC Connection Release message.

[0269] The carrier indicated can be an NR carrier or an E-UTRAN carrier, and the agreed time point can be one of the following time points:

[0270] Time point 1: After the UE receives the paging message from the serving cell;

[0271] Time point 2: After the UE sends the Msg1 message to the network;

[0272] Time point 3: After the UE sends an RRC connection establishment request (Msg3) to the network;

[0273] Time point 4: After the UE sends an RRC connection recovery request to the network device.

[0274] Example 1: When the UE is in idle or inactive, it completes EMR measurement based on the pre-measurement configuration information in IE MeasIdleConfig (e.g., the second pre-measurement in the above embodiment). When the EMR measurement result is invalid or cannot be obtained, the UE needs to perform enhanced measurement for CA and / or DC configuration. The UE will perform corresponding measurement according to the first indication information of enhanced measurement configured by the network. The measurement method can be at least one of the following:

[0275] Method 1: Perform L1-RSRP measurement on the above-mentioned carrier under test. Depending on the UE's capabilities, the corresponding measurement requirements can meet existing requirements (legacy requirements) or enhanced requirements (enhanced requirements).

[0276] Method 2: Perform L3 RSRP measurement on the above-mentioned carrier under test. Depending on the UE's capabilities, the corresponding measurement requirements can meet existing requirements (legacy requirements) or enhanced requirements (enhanced requirements).

[0277] S2: The UE reports to the network device the UE receive (Rx) beam capability indication information supported by the UE. The network device configures the UE with enhanced measurement requirement indication information (e.g., the second indication information in the above embodiment) based on the capability indication information.

[0278] The UE can report its supported Rx beam count (X) capability indication information to the network device, where X represents the number of Rx receive beams simulated by the UE, and X is an integer greater than 1. Based on the received X capability indication information, the network device configures the application of enhanced measurement requirements indication information via IEMeasIdleConfig, where the enhanced measurement requirements may include at least one of the following:

[0279] Enhanced L1 measurement delay requirements;

[0280] Enhanced L3 measurement delay requirements.

[0281] Example 1: The UE reports its receive beam count capability information to the network device via IE MeasAndMobParameters or IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC. For example, if X=4, the UE supports simulating four different receiving beams to receive PDCCH and / or PDSCH. When the UE enters idle or inactive mode from connected mode, the network device configures measurement information related to CA and / or DC to the UE via IE MeasIdleConfig. This measurement information may include indication information on whether to apply enhanced measurement requirements when the UE performs enhanced measurements on the carrier indicated by the carrier indication information. If so, the UE needs to complete the corresponding measurements according to the agreed enhanced measurement requirements.

[0282] The technical solution provided in this disclosure allows the UE to perform enhanced measurements for CA and / or DC configuration in idle or inactive states. The UE can perform enhanced measurements on the indicated carrier at an agreed time and provide indication information on whether to apply enhanced measurement requirements based on the UE's capability configuration, thereby achieving the effect of quickly and effectively establishing SCG or SCell.

[0283] Figure 10 This is a structural diagram illustrating an information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment. The information processing apparatus is applied to a UE, such as... Figure 10 As shown, the information processing device 100 may include:

[0284] The first receiving module 110 is configured to receive first indication information sent by the network device; wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement; the measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of the second advance measurement performed by the UE based on the advance measurement configuration;

[0285] Measurement module 120 is configured to perform a first advance measurement according to the first indication information; wherein the measurement result of the first advance measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0286] In one embodiment, the first indication information includes:

[0287] Measure carrier information to indicate the carrier to be measured.

[0288] In one embodiment, the measurement module 120 is configured to:

[0289] At the first moment, a first advance measurement is performed according to the first instruction information.

[0290] In one embodiment, the first moment includes at least one of the following:

[0291] The time at which the UE receives the paging message from the serving cell;

[0292] The timing at which the UE sends the random access preamble to the network device;

[0293] The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection establishment request to the network device;

[0294] The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection restoration request to the network device.

[0295] In one embodiment, the measurement module 120 is configured to:

[0296] If the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration satisfies the first condition, the first advance measurement is performed at the first moment according to the first indication information.

[0297] In one embodiment, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0298] The measurement result of the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration is invalid;

[0299] The UE did not obtain the measurement result of the second advance measurement performed according to the advance measurement configuration.

[0300] In one embodiment, the first advance measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0301] L1-RSRP measurement;

[0302] L3-RSRP measurement.

[0303] In one embodiment, the device 100 further includes:

[0304] The first transmitting module is configured to transmit the UE's capability indication information to the network device; wherein the UE's capability indication information includes UE receive beam information supported by the UE, and is used to assist the network device in determining whether to adjust the measurement requirements for the UE to perform the first advance measurement.

[0305] In one embodiment, the device 100 further includes:

[0306] The second receiving module is configured to receive second indication information sent by the network device; wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to meet the enhanced measurement latency requirement when performing the first advance measurement;

[0307] The measurement module is configured as follows:

[0308] Perform a first advance measurement based on the first instruction information and the second instruction information.

[0309] In one embodiment, the second indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0310] Enhanced L1 measurement delay requirements;

[0311] Enhanced L3 measurement delay requirements.

[0312] In one embodiment, the carrier to be measured includes at least one of the following:

[0313] New Radio (NR) carrier;

[0314] Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) carrier.

[0315] In one embodiment, the device 100 further includes:

[0316] The second sending module is configured to send the measurement result of the first advance measurement to the network device after the UE enters the connected state from the disconnected state.

[0317] Figure 11 This is a structural diagram illustrating an information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment. The information processing apparatus is applied to a network device, such as... Figure 11 As shown, the information processing device 200 may include:

[0318] The first sending module 210 is configured to send first indication information to a user equipment (UE); wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement; the measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of a second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration; wherein the measurement result of the first advance measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0319] In one embodiment, the first indication information includes:

[0320] Measure carrier information to indicate the carrier to be measured.

[0321] In one embodiment, the measurement result is obtained by the UE performing a first advance measurement based on the first indication information at a first moment.

[0322] In one embodiment, the first moment includes at least one of the following:

[0323] The time at which the UE receives the paging message from the serving cell;

[0324] The timing at which the UE sends the random access preamble to the network device;

[0325] The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection establishment request to the network device;

[0326] The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection restoration request to the network device.

[0327] In one embodiment, the measurement result is obtained by performing a first advance measurement based on the first indication information at a first moment, provided that the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration satisfies the first condition.

[0328] In one embodiment, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0329] The measurement result of the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration is invalid;

[0330] The UE did not obtain the measurement result of the second advance measurement performed according to the advance measurement configuration.

[0331] In one embodiment, the first advance measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0332] L1-RSRP measurement;

[0333] L3-RSRP measurement.

[0334] In one embodiment, the device 200 further includes:

[0335] The first receiving module is configured to receive capability indication information of the UE; wherein, the capability indication information of the UE includes UE receiving beam information supported by the UE, and is used to assist the network device in determining whether to adjust the measurement requirements for the UE to perform the first advance measurement.

[0336] In one embodiment, the device 200 further includes:

[0337] The second sending module is configured to send a second indication information to the UE; wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to meet the enhanced measurement delay requirement when performing the first advance measurement.

[0338] In one embodiment, the second indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0339] Enhanced L1 measurement delay requirements;

[0340] Enhanced L3 measurement delay requirements.

[0341] In one embodiment, the carrier to be measured includes at least one of the following:

[0342] New Radio (NR) carrier;

[0343] Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) carrier.

[0344] In one embodiment, the device 200 further includes:

[0345] The second receiving module is configured to receive the measurement result of the first advance measurement sent by the UE after it enters the connected state from the disconnected state.

[0346] This disclosure provides a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a user equipment (UE) and a network device:

[0347] The network device is configured to send first indication information to the UE; wherein the first indication information is configured to instruct the UE to perform a first advance measurement; the measurement delay of the first advance measurement is less than the measurement delay of the second advance measurement performed by the UE based on the advance measurement configuration;

[0348] The UE is configured to receive first indication information sent by the network device; and perform a first advance measurement according to the first indication information; wherein the measurement result of the first advance measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity for the UE.

[0349] In one embodiment, the first indication information includes:

[0350] Measure carrier information to indicate the carrier to be measured.

[0351] In one embodiment, the UE is used for:

[0352] At the first moment, a first advance measurement is performed according to the first instruction information.

[0353] In one embodiment, the first moment includes at least one of the following:

[0354] The time at which the UE receives the paging message from the serving cell;

[0355] The timing at which the UE sends the random access preamble to the network device;

[0356] The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection establishment request to the network device;

[0357] The moment when the UE sends an RRC connection restoration request to the network device.

[0358] In one embodiment, the UE is used for:

[0359] If the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration satisfies the first condition, the first advance measurement is performed at the first moment according to the first indication information.

[0360] In one embodiment, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0361] The measurement result of the second advance measurement performed by the UE according to the advance measurement configuration is invalid;

[0362] The UE did not obtain the measurement result of the second advance measurement performed according to the advance measurement configuration.

[0363] In one embodiment, the first advance measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0364] L1-RSRP measurement;

[0365] L3-RSRP measurement.

[0366] In one embodiment, the UE is used for:

[0367] The network device sends capability indication information of the UE to the network device; wherein the capability indication information of the UE includes UE receive beam information supported by the UE, and is used to assist the network device in determining whether to adjust the measurement requirements for the UE to perform the first advance measurement.

[0368] In one embodiment, the network device is used for:

[0369] Receive the capability indication information of the UE.

[0370] In one embodiment, the network device is used for:

[0371] Send a second indication message to the UE; wherein the second indication message is used to instruct the UE to meet the enhanced measurement delay requirement when performing the first advance measurement.

[0372] In one embodiment, the UE is used for:

[0373] Receive the second indication information sent by the network device;

[0374] Perform a first advance measurement based on the first instruction information and the second instruction information.

[0375] In one embodiment, the second indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0376] Enhanced L1 measurement delay requirements;

[0377] Enhanced L3 measurement delay requirements.

[0378] In one embodiment, the carrier to be measured includes at least one of the following:

[0379] New Radio (NR) carrier;

[0380] Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) carrier.

[0381] In one embodiment, the UE is used for:

[0382] After the UE enters the connected state from the disconnected state, it sends the measurement result of the first advance measurement to the network device.

[0383] This disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0384] processor;

[0385] Memory used to store the processor's executable instructions;

[0386] The processor is configured to implement the information processing method provided by any of the aforementioned technical solutions when running the executable instructions.

[0387] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media that can continue to store information after the communication device loses power.

[0388] Here, communication equipment may include, but is not limited to, at least one of: UE and network equipment.

[0389] The processor can be connected to the memory via a bus or similar means to read executable programs stored in the memory, for example, such as... Figures 2 to 9 At least one of the information processing methods shown.

[0390] Figure 12 This is a block diagram illustrating a UE 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the UE 800 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcast user equipment, messaging transceiver, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0391] Reference Figure 12 UE800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 802, memory 804, power supply component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input / output (I / O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

[0392] Processing component 802 typically controls the overall operation of UE 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to generate all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 802 and other components. For example, processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 808 and processing component 802.

[0393] Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation on UE 800. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on UE 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0394] Power supply component 806 provides power to various components of UE800. Power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to UE800.

[0395] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the UE 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the UE 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0396] Audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when UE 800 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 804 or transmitted via communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0397] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0398] Sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of UE 800. For example, sensor assembly 814 can detect the on / off state of UE 800, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of UE 800, changes in the position of UE 800 or one of its components, the presence or absence of user contact with UE 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of UE 800, and temperature changes of UE 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 814 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0399] Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between UE800 and other devices. UE800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0400] In an exemplary embodiment, UE800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform any of the methods described above applied in the UE.

[0401] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions that can be executed by a processor 820 of the UE 800 to generate the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0402] like Figure 13 As shown in the illustration, one embodiment of this disclosure illustrates the structure of a network device. For example, network device 900 may be provided as a network-side device.

[0403] Reference Figure 13 The network device 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by memory 932 for storing instructions, such as application programs, that can be executed by the processing component 922. The application programs stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the aforementioned methods applied to the network device.

[0404] Network device 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management of network device 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect network device 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. Network device 900 can operate on an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0405] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0406] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method, wherein, The method is performed by a user equipment (UE) and includes: receiving first indication information sent by a network device; wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform first early measurement; a measurement time delay of the first early measurement is less than a measurement time delay of second early measurement performed by the UE based on early measurement configuration; sending capability indication information of the UE to the network device; wherein the capability indication information of the UE comprises UE receiving beam information supported by the UE, and is used to assist the network device to determine whether to adjust measurement requirement of the first early measurement performed by the UE; receiving second indication information sent by the network device; wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to meet enhanced measurement time delay requirement when performing the first early measurement; in a case where the second early measurement performed by the UE according to the early measurement configuration meets a first condition, performing the first early measurement at a first time according to the first indication information and the second indication information; wherein a measurement result of the first early measurement is used for at least configuration of carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity of the UE by the network device; and the first condition comprises at least one of the following: a measurement result of the second early measurement performed by the UE according to the early measurement configuration is invalid; wherein in a case where the UE reselects to a first cell in a non-connected state and performs the second early measurement in a second cell before cell reselection, the measurement result of the second early measurement is invalid; the UE does not acquire the measurement result of the second early measurement performed according to the early measurement configuration; wherein in a case where the UE enters a connected state from a non-connected state, moves out of a valid area, or performs cross-standard cell reselection during the process of performing the second early measurement, the measurement result of the second early measurement is not acquired.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the first indication information comprises: measurement carrier information used to instruct a carrier to be measured.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the first time comprises at least one of the following: a time when the UE receives a paging message of a serving cell; a time when the UE sends a random access preamble to the network device; a time when the UE sends a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment request to the network device; a time when the UE sends an RRC connection recovery request to the network device.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, the first early measurement comprises at least one of the following: layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) measurement; layer 3 reference signal received power (L3-RSRP) measurement.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, the second indication information is used to instruct at least one of the following: enhanced L1 measurement time delay requirement; enhanced L3 measurement time delay requirement.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein, the carrier to be measured comprises at least one of the following: new radio (NR) carrier; evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) carrier.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, the method further comprises: after the UE enters a connected state from a non-connected state, sending a measurement result of the first early measurement to the network device.

8. An information processing method, wherein, The method is performed by a network device and includes: transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform a first early measurement, and a measurement time delay of the first early measurement is less than a measurement time delay of a second early measurement performed by the UE according to an early measurement configuration; receiving capability indication information of the UE, wherein the capability indication information of the UE includes UE receive beam information supported by the UE, and is used to assist the network device in determining whether to adjust a measurement requirement of the first early measurement performed by the UE; transmitting, to the UE, second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to meet an enhanced measurement time delay requirement when performing the first early measurement; wherein a measurement result of the first early measurement is used at least for configuration of carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity of the UE by the network device, the measurement result is obtained according to the first indication information and the second indication information at a first time point under a condition that a measurement result of the second early measurement performed by the UE according to the early measurement configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition includes at least one of the following: the measurement result of the second early measurement performed by the UE according to the early measurement configuration is invalid, wherein the measurement result of the second early measurement is invalid in a case that the UE reselects to a first cell in a non-connected state and performs the second early measurement in a second cell before cell reselection; the UE does not obtain the measurement result of the second early measurement performed according to the early measurement configuration, wherein the measurement result of the second early measurement is not obtained in a case that the UE enters a connected state from a non-connected state, moves out of a valid area, or performs inter-standard cell reselection during performance of the second early measurement.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, the first indication information includes: measurement carrier information used to indicate a carrier to be measured.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein, the first time point includes at least one of the following: a time point at which the UE receives a paging message of a serving cell; a time point at which the UE transmits a random access preamble to the network device; a time point at which the UE transmits a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment request to the network device; a time point at which the UE transmits an RRC connection resume request to the network device.

11. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein, the first early measurement includes at least one of the following: layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) measurement; layer 3 reference signal received power (L3-RSRP) measurement.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein, the second indication information is used to instruct at least one of the following: enhanced L1 measurement time delay requirement; enhanced L3 measurement time delay requirement.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein, the carrier to be measured includes at least one of the following: new radio (NR) carrier; evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) carrier.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein, The method further includes: receiving the measurement result of the first early measurement transmitted by the UE after the UE enters a connected state from a non-connected state.

15. An information processing apparatus, comprising: The apparatus is applied to a user equipment (UE) and includes: The first receiving module is configured to receive first indication information sent by a network device; wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform first early measurement; and a measurement time delay of the first early measurement is less than a measurement time delay of second early measurement performed by the UE based on early measurement configuration; The first sending module is configured to send capability indication information of the UE to the network device; wherein the capability indication information of the UE comprises UE receiving beam information supported by the UE, and is used to assist the network device to determine whether to adjust measurement requirement of the UE performing the first early measurement; The second receiving module is configured to receive second indication information sent by the network device; wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to meet enhanced measurement time delay requirement when performing the first early measurement; The measurement module is configured to, in a case where the second early measurement performed by the UE according to the early measurement configuration meets a first condition, perform the first early measurement at a first time according to the first indication information and the second indication information; wherein a measurement result of the first early measurement is at least used for configuration of carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity of the UE by the network device; and the first condition comprises at least one of the following: The measurement result of the second early measurement performed by the UE according to the early measurement configuration is invalid; wherein in a case where the UE reselects to a first cell in a non-connected state and performs the second early measurement in a second cell before cell reselection, the measurement result of the second early measurement is invalid; The UE does not acquire the measurement result of the second early measurement performed according to the early measurement configuration; wherein in a case where the UE enters a connected state from a non-connected state, moves out of a valid area or performs cross-standard cell reselection in a process of performing the second early measurement, the measurement result of the second early measurement is not acquired.

16. An information processing apparatus, comprising: The apparatus is applied to a network device, and comprises: The first sending module is configured to send first indication information to a user equipment (UE); wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform first early measurement; and a measurement time delay of the first early measurement is less than a measurement time delay of second early measurement performed by the UE according to early measurement configuration; The first receiving module is configured to receive capability indication information of the UE; wherein the capability indication information of the UE comprises UE receiving beam information supported by the UE, and is used to assist the network device to determine whether to adjust measurement requirement of the UE performing the first early measurement; The second sending module is configured to send second indication information to the UE; wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the UE to meet enhanced measurement time delay requirement when performing the first early measurement; The measurement result of the first early measurement is used at least for the network device to configure carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity of the UE; the measurement result is obtained by performing the first early measurement according to the first indication information and the second indication information at a first time point in a case that a second early measurement performed by the UE according to the early measurement configuration meets a first condition; the first condition includes at least one of the following: The measurement result of the second early measurement performed by the UE according to the early measurement configuration is invalid; in a case that the UE performs the second early measurement in a second cell before cell reselection and reselects to a first cell in a non-connected state, the measurement result of the second early measurement is invalid; The UE does not obtain the measurement result of the second early measurement performed according to the early measurement configuration; in a case that the UE enters a connected state from a non-connected state, moves out of an effective area, or performs inter-standard cell reselection during the process of performing the second early measurement, the measurement result of the second early measurement is not obtained.

17. A communication system, wherein, The communication system comprises: a user equipment (UE) configured to perform the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7; and a network device configured to perform the information processing method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

18. A communication device, wherein, The communication device comprises: a processor; a memory configured to store executable instructions of the processor; and wherein the processor is configured to implement the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 when the executable instructions are executed.

19. A computer storage medium, wherein, The computer storage medium stores a computer executable program, and the executable program is executed by the processor to implement the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

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