Cell scheduling method and apparatus, electronic device, and readable storage medium

Abstract

The application discloses a cell scheduling method and device, electronic equipment and a readable storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining a communication state of a user equipment; determining an inter-frequency configuration parameter of the user equipment in the communication state according to an inter-frequency scheduling strategy; wherein the inter-frequency scheduling strategy comprises a mapping relationship among the communication state, the inter-frequency configuration parameter and an inter-frequency scheduling period; and determining a target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameter, wherein the target inter-frequency scheduling period is used for the user equipment to search and / or measure a cell. The technical scheme provided in the embodiment of the application can improve the flexibility of the user equipment to search for an inter-frequency cell and / or measure an inter-frequency cell.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of mobile communication technology, and in particular to a cell scheduling method, apparatus, electronic device, and readable storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] When the User Equipment (UE) is in Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection mode, it needs to monitor the network coverage in the current environment through cell search and cell measurement so that the UE can switch to a cell with better communication quality when the communication quality of the serving cell is poor.

[0003] Taking searching for or measuring inter-frequency cells as an example, inter-frequency refers to the fact that the center frequencies of two adjacent cells are inconsistent. Switching between cells in different frequency bands is called "inter-frequency handover". In related technologies, UEs usually use a fixed scheduling cycle to search for or measure inter-frequency cells. For example, the UE searches for or measures inter-frequency cells every 40 milliseconds.

[0004] However, the above methods for searching or measuring inter-frequency cells have the problem of poor flexibility. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This application provides a cell scheduling method, apparatus, electronic device, and readable storage medium, which can improve the flexibility of searching for and / or measuring inter-frequency cells.

[0006] Firstly, a cell scheduling method is provided, the method comprising:

[0007] Obtain the communication status of the user equipment;

[0008] The inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state are determined according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy; wherein the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes the mapping relationship between the communication state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters and the inter-frequency scheduling period;

[0009] The target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment is determined based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, wherein the target inter-frequency scheduling period is used by the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells.

[0010] Secondly, a cell scheduling device is provided, the device comprising:

[0011] The first acquisition module is configured to acquire the communication status of the user equipment;

[0012] The parameter determination module is configured to determine the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy; wherein the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes a mapping relationship between the communication state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters, and the inter-frequency scheduling period;

[0013] The period determination module is used to determine the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, wherein the target inter-frequency scheduling period is used for the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells.

[0014] Thirdly, an electronic device is provided, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the processor performs the steps of the cell scheduling method as described in the first aspect above.

[0015] Fourthly, a computer-readable storage medium is provided having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the cell scheduling method described in the first aspect above.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the technical solutions provided in this application include at least the following:

[0017] By acquiring the communication status of the user equipment (UE), and then determining the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the UE under that communication status according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes the mapping relationship between the communication status, inter-frequency configuration parameters, and inter-frequency scheduling period. Based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the UE is then determined. This target inter-frequency scheduling period is used by the UE to search for and / or measure cells. In this way, compared with the traditional technology that uniformly uses a fixed scheduling period when searching for or measuring inter-frequency cells, the embodiments of this application can improve the flexibility of the UE in searching for and / or measuring cells by configuring different target inter-frequency scheduling periods through the inter-frequency scheduling strategy under different communication statuses. The cell can be a multi-frequency cell. For example, when the communication state is active, the target multi-frequency scheduling period can be configured to be shorter, allowing the user equipment to search for and / or measure multi-frequency cells more frequently, ensuring the accuracy of cell search and measurement. When the communication state is idle, the target multi-frequency scheduling period can be configured to be longer, reducing the frequency of user equipment searching for and / or measuring multi-frequency cells in idle state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the user equipment. Therefore, the embodiments of this application can improve the flexibility of user equipment in searching for and / or measuring multi-frequency cells. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating the application environment of a cell scheduling method in one embodiment;

[0020] Figure 2 Here is a flowchart of a cell scheduling method in one embodiment;

[0021] Figure 3 Here is a flowchart of a cell scheduling method in another embodiment;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary target frequency scheduling cycle, measurement gap cycle, and SSB measurement configuration cycle;

[0023] Figure 5 Here is a flowchart of a cell scheduling method in another embodiment;

[0024] Figure 6 Here is a flowchart of a cell scheduling method in another embodiment;

[0025] Figure 7 Here is a flowchart of step 1032 in another embodiment;

[0026] Figure 8 Here is a flowchart of a cell scheduling method in another embodiment;

[0027] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary target frequency scheduling cycle, measurement gap cycle, and SSB measurement configuration cycle;

[0028] Figure 10 Here is a flowchart of a cell scheduling method in another embodiment;

[0029] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary change in the communication state of a user equipment.

[0030] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the relationship between the communication state switching of a user equipment and the target scheduling location, as an example.

[0031] Figure 13 This is a flowchart illustrating how a user equipment determines its next target scheduling location based on its historical scheduling location and the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle, as described in another embodiment.

[0032] Figure 14 Here is a flowchart of step 1301 in another embodiment;

[0033] Figure 15 This is a structural block diagram of a cell scheduling device in one embodiment;

[0034] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an electronic device in one embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0035] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0036] In 5G networks, when user equipment is in RRC connected state (RRC_CONNECTED), it needs to search for and measure inter-frequency cells to monitor network coverage in the current environment. The protocol specifies the time period requirements for user equipment to search for and measure inter-frequency cells, as shown in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the time period requirements for user equipment to search for inter-frequency cells, and Table 2 shows the time period requirements for user equipment to measure inter-frequency cells.

[0037] Table 1

[0038]

[0039] Table 2

[0040]

[0041] in:

[0042] T PSS / SSS_sync_inter The time period required for user equipment to search for inter-frequency cells.

[0043] T SSB_measurement_period_inter The need to measure the time period of different frequency cells for user equipment.

[0044] SMTC (SSB measurement timing configurations) is a user equipment configuration for a base station that can be used to search for inter-frequency cells or measure the time and location of inter-frequency cells. The SMTC period is 5ms, 10ms, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, and 160ms.

[0045] MGRP (Measurement Gap Repetition Period) is the period of the measurement gap (MG). MGRP can be configured to 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, or 160ms. The measurement gap is the measurement time position configured by the base station. During the measurement gap, the user equipment turns off the same-frequency channel and turns on the different-frequency channel, meaning that the user equipment can transmit data at different frequency points during the measurement gap.

[0046] The DRX cycle (Discontinuous Reception cycle) can be configured as follows: short DRX cycles are 2ms, 3ms, 4ms, 5ms, 6ms, 7ms, 8ms, 10ms, 14ms, 16ms, 20ms, 32ms, 35ms, 40ms, 64ms, 80ms, 128ms, 160ms, 256ms, 320ms, 512ms, and 640ms; long DRX cycles are configurable as follows: 10ms, 20ms, 30ms, 32ms, 40ms, 60ms, 64ms, 70ms, 80ms, 128ms, 160ms, 256ms, 320ms, 512ms, 640ms, 1024ms, 1280ms, 2048ms, 2560ms, 5120ms, and 10240ms.

[0047] CSSF inter (Carrier Specific Scaling Factor, time factor for different frequency measurement points) is used to extend the time period.

[0048] For example, with the number of different frequency points being 1, CSSF intra Taking a value of 1, Max(MGRP,SMTC) as 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, and 160ms, and DRX cycle as No DRX, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, 160ms, 320ms, 640ms, and 1024ms as an example, the time cycle requirement for user equipment to search for inter-frequency cells is calculated based on Table 1, as shown in Table 3:

[0049] Table 3

[0050]

[0051] Thus, taking Max(MGRP,SMTC) as 20ms and DRX period as 20ms as an example, according to Table 3, the user equipment needs to search for inter-frequency cells with a time period of 600ms.

[0052] For example, with the number of different frequency points being 1, CSSF intraTaking a value of 1, Max(MGRP,SMTC) as 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, and 160ms, and DRX cycle as No DRX, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, 160ms, 320ms, 640ms, and 1024ms as an example, the time cycle requirement for user equipment to search for inter-frequency cells is calculated based on Table 2, as shown in Table 4:

[0053] Table 4

[0054]

[0055]

[0056] Thus, taking Max(MGRP,SMTC) as 20ms and DRX period as 20ms as an example, according to Table 4, the user equipment needs to measure the inter-frequency cell with a time period of 600ms.

[0057] It should be noted that when multiple different frequency points are configured, CSSF... inter The value will be greater than 1, and the time period in Tables 3 and 4 will be lengthened.

[0058] However, in traditional technologies, when user equipment (UE) searches for or measures inter-frequency cells, it typically uses a fixed scheduling period. For example, the UE searches for or measures inter-frequency cells every 40 milliseconds. The problem with this approach is that if the fixed scheduling period is too large, the frequency of cell searches or measurements is low when the UE is in operation, which is detrimental to improving the accuracy of cell searches or measurements. Conversely, if the fixed scheduling period is too small, the frequency of cell searches or measurements is high when the UE is idle, requiring the UE to frequently switch on and off to search for or measure inter-frequency cells, thus increasing the UE's power consumption.

[0059] In view of this, embodiments of this application provide a cell scheduling method. In this method, the communication status of a user equipment (UE) is obtained, and then the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the UE under the communication status are determined according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy. Then, the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the UE is determined based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters. The target inter-frequency scheduling period is used by the UE to search for and / or measure cells. In this way, compared with the traditional technology that uses a fixed scheduling period when searching for or measuring inter-frequency cells, embodiments of this application can improve the flexibility of UE in searching for and / or measuring cells by configuring different target inter-frequency scheduling periods through the inter-frequency scheduling strategy under different communication statuses. The cell can be a multi-frequency cell. For example, when the communication state is active, the target multi-frequency scheduling period can be configured to be shorter, allowing the user equipment to search for and / or measure multi-frequency cells more frequently, ensuring the accuracy of cell search and measurement. When the communication state is idle, the target multi-frequency scheduling period can be configured to be longer, reducing the frequency of user equipment searching for and / or measuring multi-frequency cells in idle state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the user equipment. Therefore, the embodiments of this application can improve the flexibility of user equipment in searching for and / or measuring multi-frequency cells.

[0060] The following is a brief description of the implementation environment involved in the cell scheduling method provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0061] For example, such as Figure 1 As shown, the implementation environment may include a base station 101 and a user equipment (UE) 102, which can communicate with each other through a network.

[0062] Among them, base station 101 can be any type of base station equipment such as macro base station, micro base station or pico base station; user equipment 102 can be smartphone, laptop, tablet, smartwatch, smart bracelet, smart glasses, etc., and there is no specific restriction on the type of user equipment 102.

[0063] It should be noted that the cell scheduling method provided in this application embodiment can be executed by a cell scheduling device, which can be implemented as part or all of the user equipment 102 through software, hardware or a combination of software and hardware.

[0064] Please refer to Figure 2 It illustrates a flowchart of a cell scheduling method provided in an embodiment of this application, in which the method is applied... Figure 1 The following explanation will be based on user equipment 102. Figure 2 As shown, the cell scheduling method may include the following steps:

[0065] Step 101: The user equipment obtains the communication status of the user equipment.

[0066] After a user equipment (UE) establishes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a base station, the UE can communicate with the base station. While the UE is in an RRC connection state, the base station can configure a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle for the UE. For example, the base station sends a DRX cycle parameter to the UE. Upon receiving this parameter, the UE enters discontinuous reception mode according to the DRX cycle indicated by the parameter. In discontinuous reception mode, the UE still maintains an RRC connection with the base station; however, the UE does not need to continuously listen for downlink data, thus saving power consumption.

[0067] In this embodiment, the user equipment can determine its current communication state (either active or idle) by detecting whether it receives the DRX periodic parameters configured by the base station. The following is a brief description of how the user equipment determines its current communication state.

[0068] In one implementation, after receiving the DRX periodic parameters sent by the base station, the user equipment stores the DRX periodic parameters in a preset location in the physical layer. In this way, if the user equipment needs to obtain the communication status of the user equipment, it can check whether the DRX periodic parameters are stored in the preset location. If the DRX periodic parameters are not stored, the user equipment determines that the current communication status of the user equipment is the working state.

[0069] Furthermore, if the preset location stores DRX period parameters, the user equipment detects whether it is currently receiving downlink data. This downlink data can be any communication data sent by the base station during the communication process between the user equipment and the base station. If the user equipment is currently receiving downlink data, it is determined that the current communication state of the user equipment is working. If the user equipment is not currently receiving downlink data, it is determined that the current communication state of the user equipment is idle.

[0070] Step 102: The user equipment determines the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0071] In this embodiment of the application, the user equipment may have a pre-configured inter-frequency scheduling strategy, which includes a mapping relationship between communication status, inter-frequency configuration parameters and inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0072] In one possible implementation, for each communication state, the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes a period calculation formula for calculating the inter-frequency scheduling period corresponding to that communication state based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters corresponding to that communication state. In this way, the user equipment can determine the inter-frequency configuration parameters required for the period calculation formula corresponding to the user equipment in the current communication state based on the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0073] In another possible implementation, for each communication state, the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes inter-frequency configuration parameters corresponding to the communication state and inter-frequency scheduling period corresponding to the inter-frequency configuration parameters. That is, the communication state is associated with the specific inter-frequency scheduling period through the inter-frequency configuration parameters.

[0074] In this way, the user equipment can determine the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the current communication state according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0075] In this embodiment of the application, the inter-frequency configuration parameters may include periodic parameters configured by the base station. For example, the periodic parameters configured by the base station may include the SSB (Synchronization Signal / PBCH block) measurement configuration period (also known as the SMTC period), the measurement gap repetition period (MGRP), the DRX period, and so on.

[0076] Optionally, the inter-frequency configuration parameters may also include periodic parameters determined by the user equipment based on the communication quality of the serving cell of the user equipment. For example, it may include the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells. For instance, when the communication quality of the serving cell is low, the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells may be 20ms, and when the communication quality of the serving cell is high, the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells may be 40ms, and so on.

[0077] Optionally, the inter-frequency configuration parameters may also include an inter-frequency scheduling factor determined by the user equipment based on the communication quality of the serving cell of the user equipment. The magnitude of the inter-frequency scheduling factor may be positively correlated with the communication quality of the serving cell.

[0078] Step 103: The user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters.

[0079] For example, after the user equipment determines the inter-frequency configuration parameters, the user equipment determines the period calculation formula of the inter-frequency scheduling period corresponding to the communication state in the inter-frequency scheduling policy. Substituting the inter-frequency configuration parameters into the period calculation formula, the user equipment obtains the target inter-frequency scheduling period. Alternatively, the user equipment directly determines the inter-frequency scheduling period corresponding to the inter-frequency configuration parameters in the inter-frequency scheduling policy to obtain the target inter-frequency scheduling period. The target inter-frequency scheduling period is used by the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells, which can be inter-frequency cells.

[0080] In this embodiment, the target inter-frequency scheduling period can be different for different communication states. For example, the target inter-frequency scheduling period when the communication state is active can be shorter than the target inter-frequency scheduling period when the communication state is idle. That is, when the user equipment is idle, the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period is longer, which can reduce the frequency of the user equipment searching for and / or measuring inter-frequency cells in the idle state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the user equipment. On the other hand, when the user equipment is active, the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period is shorter, which allows the user equipment to search for and / or measure inter-frequency cells more frequently, ensuring the accuracy of cell search and cell measurement of the user equipment.

[0081] The implementation process of step 103 will be described below in conjunction with the timing of the user equipment executing the cell scheduling method of the embodiment of this application.

[0082] First, the timing of when the user equipment executes the cell scheduling method of this embodiment will be introduced.

[0083] For example, during the process of searching for and / or measuring inter-frequency cells, after each search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells, the user equipment can execute the method steps of the above embodiments to determine the latest target inter-frequency scheduling period for searching and / or measuring inter-frequency cells.

[0084] Thus, the user equipment can perform the following steps to achieve the process of step 103: the user equipment reduces the first inter-frequency scheduling period for searching and / or measuring cells to improve the accuracy of searching and / or measuring; and / or, the user equipment increases the second inter-frequency scheduling period for searching and / or measuring cells to reduce the power consumption of the user equipment.

[0085] The first and second inter-frequency scheduling periods can both be the inter-frequency scheduling periods of the user equipment's most recent cell search and / or measurement, with the current time as a reference. After searching and / or measuring cells based on the first inter-frequency scheduling period, if the user equipment's current communication state is active, the user equipment decreases the first inter-frequency scheduling period and uses the decreased first inter-frequency scheduling period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period for the next cell search and / or measurement. After searching and / or measuring cells based on the second inter-frequency scheduling period, if the user equipment's current communication state is idle, the user equipment increases the second inter-frequency scheduling period and uses the increased second inter-frequency scheduling period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period for the next cell search and / or measurement.

[0086] Furthermore, the user equipment can calculate the next scheduling location based on the historical scheduling location of the previously searched and / or measured cell and the target inter-frequency scheduling period determined above.

[0087] For example, after the user equipment first searches for and / or measures inter-frequency cells, it obtains the communication status of the user equipment and then determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment. Then, based on the scheduling position of the first inter-frequency cell search and / or inter-frequency cell measurement and the target inter-frequency scheduling period, the user equipment determines the scheduling position of the second inter-frequency cell search and / or inter-frequency cell measurement.

[0088] Similarly, after the user equipment searches for and / or measures inter-frequency cells for the second time, it obtains the latest target inter-frequency scheduling cycle to determine the scheduling location for the third search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells, and so on.

[0089] It should be noted that the timing for a user equipment to first search for and / or measure inter-frequency cells may be when the user equipment receives a cell scheduling instruction from the base station, when the user equipment receives a configured periodic parameter from the base station, or when the user equipment detects that the communication quality of the user equipment's serving cell is poor, etc., without specific restrictions.

[0090] In this way, during operation, the user equipment reduces the first inter-frequency scheduling period for searching and / or measuring cells, thereby increasing the frequency of cell searching and / or measurement and improving the accuracy of cell searching and / or measurement; during idle operation, the user equipment increases the second inter-frequency scheduling period for searching and / or measuring cells, thereby reducing the frequency of cell searching and / or measurement and reducing the power consumption of the user equipment.

[0091] The above embodiments obtain the communication status of the user equipment (UE), which is either active or idle. Then, based on an inter-frequency scheduling strategy, the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the UE under that communication status are determined. The inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes a mapping relationship between the communication status, inter-frequency configuration parameters, and inter-frequency scheduling period. Based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the UE is determined. This target inter-frequency scheduling period is used by the UE to search for and / or measure cells. In this way, compared with the traditional technology that uses a fixed scheduling period when searching for or measuring inter-frequency cells, the embodiments of this application configure different target inter-frequency scheduling periods through an inter-frequency scheduling strategy to search for and / or measure cells under different communication statuses, which can improve the flexibility of the UE in searching for and / or measuring cells. The cell can be a multi-frequency cell. For example, when the communication state is active, the target multi-frequency scheduling period can be configured to be shorter, allowing the user equipment to search for and / or measure multi-frequency cells more frequently, ensuring the accuracy of cell search and measurement. When the communication state is idle, the target multi-frequency scheduling period can be configured to be longer, reducing the frequency of user equipment searching for and / or measuring multi-frequency cells in idle state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the user equipment. Therefore, the embodiments of this application can improve the flexibility of user equipment in searching for and / or measuring multi-frequency cells.

[0092] In one embodiment, based on Figure 2 The embodiment shown describes how a user equipment determines its target inter-frequency scheduling period based on inter-frequency configuration parameters when the communication state is active.

[0093] In this embodiment of the application, if the communication state is in the working state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period, wherein both the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period are determined according to the network configuration information.

[0094] For example, both the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period can be sent from the base station to the user equipment.

[0095] See Figure 3 User equipment can perform Figure 3 Step 1031 shown is implemented Figure 1 Step 103:

[0096] Step 1031: The user equipment determines the maximum period between the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0097] After the user equipment determines the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period, it can determine the maximum period between the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0098] Assuming the measurement gap period is represented by Tmgrp and the SSB measurement configuration period is represented by Tsmtc, then the target inter-frequency scheduling period = max(Tsmtc, Tmgrp). For example, if the measurement gap period is 40ms and the SSB measurement configuration period is 20ms, the user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period to be 40ms; or if the measurement gap period is 40ms and the SSB measurement configuration period is 80ms, the user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period to be 80ms.

[0099] The following explanation, in conjunction with the illustrations, illustrates how user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period during operation.

[0100] See Figure 4 , Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary target frequency scheduling cycle, measurement gap cycle, and SSB measurement configuration cycle.

[0101] like Figure 4 As shown, the measurement interval period is 40ms. When the SSB measurement configuration period (i.e., the SMTC period) is 20ms, the user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period Tinter = 40ms; when the SSB measurement configuration period is 80ms, the user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period Tinter = 80ms.

[0102] Please continue reading Figure 4 After the user equipment performs its first search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells, it determines its target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the implementation method of the above embodiments. Then, the user equipment determines its second search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells, "2", based on the scheduling position "1" of the first search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells and the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0103] Similarly, after the user equipment searches for and / or measures inter-frequency cells for the second time, it obtains the latest target inter-frequency scheduling cycle to determine the scheduling position "3" for the third search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells, and so on.

[0104] Thus, when the communication state is active, the target inter-frequency scheduling period depends on the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period. In active state, the user equipment continuously receives downlink data and fully utilizes all available measurement gaps for inter-frequency measurements. Inter-frequency cell search and / or inter-frequency cell measurement is performed when both the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period are satisfied (i.e., the maximum of the two), maximizing the scheduling of inter-frequency measurements, ensuring the accuracy of cell search and cell measurement for the user equipment, and improving the mobility of the user equipment.

[0105] In one embodiment, based on Figure 2 The illustrated embodiment can be found in [reference]. Figure 5 This embodiment relates to the process by which a user equipment determines inter-frequency configuration parameters when the communication state is idle. For example... Figure 5 As shown, if the communication state is idle, step 102 includes the following steps 1021 and 1022:

[0106] Step 1021: The user equipment acquires the discontinuous reception DRX period and determines the period range corresponding to the DRX period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0107] The DRX period can be carried in the period parameters configured by the base station. For example, the DRX period can be a short DRX period: 2ms, 3ms, 4ms, 5ms, 6ms, etc.; the DRX period can also be a long DRX period: 128ms, 160ms, 256ms, 320ms, etc.

[0108] In this embodiment of the application, for the idle state of user equipment, the inter-frequency scheduling strategy may include multiple period ranges. The multiple period ranges are obtained by dividing the DRX period into ranges. For example, the period ranges are: DRX period greater than 0ms and not greater than 40ms, DRX period greater than 40ms and not greater than 160ms, DRX period greater than 160ms and not greater than 320ms, DRX period greater than 320ms, etc.

[0109] In this embodiment of the application, in order to determine the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the communication status, the user equipment obtains the DRX period and determines the period range corresponding to the DRX period according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy. That is, the obtained DRX period is compared with multiple period ranges included in the inter-frequency scheduling policy. If the obtained DRX period falls within a certain period range, the period range corresponding to the DRX period is determined.

[0110] Step 1022: The user equipment determines the inter-frequency configuration parameters according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy and period range.

[0111] As one implementation method, for different period ranges, the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes a period calculation formula for calculating the inter-frequency scheduling period for that period range based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters for that period range. Thus, the user equipment can determine the inter-frequency configuration parameters required by the period calculation formula corresponding to its current period range based on this inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0112] In this way, when the user equipment is in an idle communication state, each period range has a corresponding inter-frequency scheduling period, and the adoption of a more refined scheduling strategy further improves the flexibility of user equipment in searching for and / or measuring inter-frequency cells.

[0113] In one embodiment, based on Figure 5 In the embodiment shown, if the period range is the first period range, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include the measurement gap period, the SSB measurement configuration period, and the candidate period.

[0114] The measurement gap period and SSB measurement configuration period are both determined based on network configuration information, while the candidate period is determined based on network configuration information or the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

[0115] For example, both the SSB measurement configuration period and the measurement gap period can be sent from the base station to the user equipment.

[0116] For example, the candidate period can be the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells. The minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells is determined based on the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment. The duration of the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells can be positively correlated with the communication quality represented by the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment. The communication quality data can be the RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power) and SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio) of the serving cell most recently measured by the user equipment. When the communication quality of the serving cell represented by RSRP and SINR is low, the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells can be, for example, 10ms or 20ms. When the communication quality of the serving cell represented by RSRP and SINR is high, the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells can be, for example, 40ms, and so on.

[0117] For example, the candidate period can also be the DRX period, which is based on network configuration information. For instance, the DRX period can be sent from the base station to the user equipment.

[0118] See Figure 6 User equipment can perform Figure 6The process of implementing step 103 in step 1032 shown is as follows:

[0119] Step 1032: The user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period based on the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, measurement gap period, SSB measurement configuration period, and candidate period.

[0120] After the user equipment determines the measurement gap period, SSB measurement configuration period, and candidate period, for example, the user equipment can substitute the measurement gap period, SSB measurement configuration period, and candidate period into the period calculation formula corresponding to the current period range of the user equipment in the inter-frequency scheduling strategy to obtain the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment.

[0121] In one possible implementation of step 1032 (or step 103), the user equipment determines the maximum period among the measurement gap period, SSB measurement configuration period, and candidate period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0122] If the candidate period is the minimum period Tbasic for scheduling inter-frequency cells, the SSB measurement configuration period is represented by Tsmtc, and the measurement gap period is represented by Tmgrp, then the target inter-frequency scheduling period = max(Tbasic, Tsmtc, Tmgrp).

[0123] If the candidate period is the DRX period Tdrx, then the target inter-frequency scheduling period = max(Tsmtc, Tmgrp, Tdrx). If the DRX period is 320ms, the SSB measurement configuration period is 80ms, and the measurement gap period is 80ms, then the user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period to be 320ms.

[0124] In another possible implementation of step 1032 (or step 103), see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 7 User equipment can perform Figure 7 Steps 701 and 702 shown implement the process of step 1032:

[0125] Step 701: The user equipment determines the maximum period among the measurement gap period, SSB measurement configuration period, and candidate periods according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0126] That is, to determine the maximum value among the measurement gap period, SSB measurement configuration period, and candidate period.

[0127] Step 702: The user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period by multiplying the determined maximum period and the first inter-frequency scheduling factor.

[0128] In this embodiment of the application, the inter-frequency configuration parameters also include a first inter-frequency scheduling factor. The first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined based on the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment. The magnitude of the first inter-frequency scheduling factor can be positively correlated with the communication quality of the serving cell of the user equipment.

[0129] As mentioned above, communication quality data can be the RSRP and SINR of the serving cell most recently measured by the user equipment. The user equipment can divide the communication quality of the serving cell into four intervals in order from poor to good: poor communication quality, medium communication quality, good communication quality, and excellent communication quality. Each interval has a corresponding RSRP range and SINR range. After obtaining the RSRP and SINR, the user equipment compares the RSRP and SINR with the RSRP and SINR ranges of each interval. If the RSRP and SINR indicate that the current communication quality of the user equipment's serving cell is poor, the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined to be 1. If the RSRP and SINR indicate that the current communication quality of the user equipment's serving cell is medium, the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined to be 2. If the RSRP and SINR indicate that the current communication quality of the user equipment's serving cell is good, the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined to be 3. If the RSRP and SINR indicate that the current communication quality of the user equipment's serving cell is excellent, the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined to be 4.

[0130] Assuming the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is represented by K1, when the candidate period is the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells, the target inter-frequency scheduling period = K1*max(Tbasic,Tsmtc,Tmgrp); when the candidate period is the DRX period, the target inter-frequency scheduling period = max(Tsmtc,Tmgrp,Tdrx).

[0131] In this way, the first inter-frequency scheduling factor can be flexibly adjusted according to the communication quality of the serving cell of the user equipment. When the communication quality is good, the value of the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is larger, which can increase the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle and save the power consumption of the user equipment. When the communication quality is poor, the value of the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is smaller, which can compress the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle, improve the performance of the user equipment in searching for and measuring inter-frequency cells, and ensure the mobility of the user equipment.

[0132] In this embodiment of the application, the first period range is either a first sub-range or a second sub-range. The first sub-range is greater than 0 and not greater than a, and the second sub-range is greater than a and not greater than b. Both a and b are positive numbers greater than 0. a and b can be set by the user during implementation. For example, a can be set to equal the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells, such as a = 40ms, and b can be set to be greater than the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells, such as b = 160ms.

[0133] If the first period range is the first sub-range, the candidate period is the minimum period for scheduling the inter-frequency cell. The minimum period for scheduling the inter-frequency cell is determined according to the communication quality data. The obtaining method of the minimum period for scheduling the inter-frequency cell is as described in the above embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0134] That is, when 0 < DRX period <= a, the candidate period is the minimum period for scheduling the inter-frequency cell, and the target inter-frequency scheduling period = max(Tbasic, Tsmtc, Tmgrp), or the target inter-frequency scheduling period = K1 * max(Tbasic, Tsmtc, Tmgrp).

[0135] If the first period range is the second sub-range, the candidate period is the DRX period, and the DRX period is determined according to the network configuration information.

[0136] That is, when a < DRX period <= b, the candidate period is the DRX period, and the target inter-frequency scheduling period = max(Tsmtc, Tmgrp, Tdrx), or the target inter-frequency scheduling period = K1 * max(Tsmtc, Tmgrp, Tdrx).

[0137] In one embodiment, based on Figure 5 the embodiment shown, if the period range is the second period range, the inter-frequency configuration parameter includes the DRX period.

[0138] Referring to Figure 8 , the user equipment can execute Figure 8 the steps shown in 1033 to implement the process of step 103:

[0139] Step 1033, the user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy and the DRX period.

[0140] After the user equipment determines the DRX period, for example, the user equipment can substitute the DRX period into the period calculation formula corresponding to the current period range of the user equipment in the inter-frequency scheduling policy, and then obtain the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment.

[0141] In a possible implementation manner of step 1033 (which can also be step 103), the user equipment determines the DRX period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy, that is, the user equipment directly takes the DRX period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0142] In another possible implementation manner of step 1033 (which can also be step 103), the inter-frequency configuration parameter further includes the target inter-frequency scheduling factor, and the user equipment determines the product of the target inter-frequency scheduling factor and the DRX period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy.

[0143] In the embodiments of the present application, the second cycle range is the third sub-range or the fourth sub-range. The third sub-range is greater than b and not greater than c, and the fourth sub-range is greater than c. Both b and c are positive numbers greater than 0. b and c can be set by themselves during implementation. For example, b = 160 ms and c = 320 ms are set.

[0144] If the second cycle range is the third sub-range, the target inter-frequency scheduling factor is the first inter-frequency scheduling factor.

[0145] Among them, the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined according to the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment. The acquisition process of the first inter-frequency scheduling factor can be referred to the above embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0146] Assume that the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is represented by K1. When b < DRX cycle <= c, the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle = K1 * Tdrx.

[0147] If the second cycle range is the fourth sub-range, the target inter-frequency scheduling factor is the second inter-frequency scheduling factor.

[0148] Among them, the second inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined according to the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment. The second inter-frequency scheduling factor is positively correlated with the communication quality of the serving cell of the user equipment. Exemplarily, as described above, the communication quality data can be the RSRP and SINR of the serving cell measured by the user equipment last time. Thus, after the user equipment obtains the RSRP and SINR, it can compare the RSRP with the preset first received power threshold and the second received power threshold respectively, and compare the SINR with the preset first signal-to-noise ratio threshold and the second signal-to-noise ratio threshold respectively. The first received power threshold is greater than the second received power threshold, and the first signal-to-noise ratio threshold is greater than the second signal-to-noise ratio threshold.

[0149] If the RSRP is greater than the first received power threshold and the SINR is greater than the first signal-to-noise ratio threshold, it indicates that the communication quality of the serving cell of the user equipment is good, and the user equipment determines the second inter-frequency scheduling factor to be 3; if the RSRP is less than the second received power threshold and the SINR is less than the second signal-to-noise ratio threshold, it indicates that the communication quality of the serving cell of the user equipment is poor, and the user equipment determines the second inter-frequency scheduling factor to be 1; in other cases, the user equipment determines the second inter-frequency scheduling factor to be 2.

[0150] Assume that the second inter-frequency scheduling factor is represented by K2. When c < DRX cycle, the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle = K2 * Tdrx.

[0151] The following will illustrate the method for the user equipment to determine the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle in the idle state with reference to the drawings.

[0152] See Figure 9 , Figure 9 It is a schematic diagram of an exemplary target inter-frequency scheduling period, measurement gap period, and SSB measurement configuration period.

[0153] As Figure 9 shown, taking the DRX period as 320 ms as an example, assuming that the third sub-range is 160 ms < DRX period <= 320 ms. In this way, the user equipment determines that the period range corresponding to the DRX period is the third sub-range. Under the third sub-range, the target inter-frequency scheduling period = K1 * Tdrx. When K1 is equal to 1, the user equipment determines that the target inter-frequency scheduling period Tinter = 320 ms.

[0154] Please continue to refer to Figure 9 . After the user equipment searches for and / or measures an inter-frequency cell for the first time, the user equipment determines that the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment is 320 ms according to the implementation manner of the above embodiment. Then, the user equipment determines the scheduling position "2" of the user equipment to search for and / or measure the inter-frequency cell for the second time according to the scheduling position "1" of the user equipment to search for and / or measure the inter-frequency cell for the first time and the target inter-frequency scheduling period of 320 ms.

[0155] Similarly, after the user equipment searches for and / or measures an inter-frequency cell for the second time, the user equipment obtains the latest target inter-frequency scheduling period to determine the scheduling position "3" of the user equipment to search for and / or measure the inter-frequency cell for the third time, and so on.

[0156] In this way, when the DRX period is relatively large, the target inter-frequency scheduling period mainly depends on the DRX period, for example, it is equal to the DRX period, avoiding power consumption waste caused by setting the target inter-frequency scheduling period too small, resulting in the user equipment frequently searching for and / or measuring inter-frequency cells in the idle state.

[0157] In addition, the first inter-frequency scheduling factor or the second inter-frequency scheduling factor is flexibly adjusted according to the communication quality of the serving cell of the user equipment. Both the first inter-frequency scheduling factor and the second inter-frequency scheduling factor are positively correlated with the communication quality. When the communication quality is good, the values of the first inter-frequency scheduling factor and the second inter-frequency scheduling factor are relatively large, which can increase the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period and save the power consumption of the user equipment; when the communication quality is poor, the values of the first inter-frequency scheduling factor and the second inter-frequency scheduling factor are relatively small, which can compress the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period, improve the performance of the user equipment to search for and measure inter-frequency cells, and ensure the mobility of the user equipment.

[0158] In one embodiment, based on Figure 2 the embodiment shown, refer to Figure 10This embodiment relates to the process by which user equipment determines the next target scheduling location based on the target inter-frequency scheduling period. For example... Figure 10 As shown, the cell scheduling method in this embodiment further includes step 104 after step 103:

[0159] Step 104: The user equipment obtains the historical scheduling position with the smallest time interval between the current time and the current time, and determines the target scheduling position for the next time based on the historical scheduling position and the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0160] The historical scheduling position with the smallest time interval from the current time is the time-domain position of the user equipment during its most recent search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells. In this embodiment, after each search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells, the user equipment can execute the steps of the above embodiments to obtain the target inter-frequency scheduling period and determine the target scheduling position for the next time. The target scheduling position is the time-domain position for the next search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells.

[0161] For example, the user equipment (UE) extends the historical scheduling position by the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period to obtain the target scheduling position. In this way, if the target inter-frequency scheduling period changes with the communication status, the target scheduling position is also updated accordingly, enabling flexible scheduling of the next target scheduling position based on the UE's communication status, thus improving the flexibility of searching for and / or measuring inter-frequency cells.

[0162] In one embodiment, based on Figure 10 The illustrated embodiment relates to the process by which a user equipment updates its target scheduling location during a communication state transition. Step 104 is followed by steps a and b:

[0163] Step a: Before arriving at the target scheduling location, if the user equipment detects a change in the user equipment's communication state, it obtains the communication state after the switch and determines the updated inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state after the switch according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy.

[0164] As described above, after each search for and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells, the user equipment can perform the steps of the above embodiments to obtain the target inter-frequency scheduling period and determine the target scheduling location for the next time. It can be understood that the target scheduling location is a time-domain location that has not yet been reached after the current time.

[0165] The user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period based on the user equipment's current communication status. That is, the target scheduling location is also mainly determined by the user equipment's current communication status. However, the user equipment's communication status may change when it is in RRC connection state.

[0166] For example, when the base station configures a DRX period for the user equipment, if the user equipment is currently receiving downlink data, the current communication state of the user equipment is the working state; if the user equipment is not currently receiving downlink data, the current communication state of the user equipment is the idle state. In other words, when the base station configures a DRX period for the user equipment, the communication state of the user equipment changes depending on whether the user equipment is receiving downlink data.

[0167] For example, see Figure 11 , Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary change in the communication state of a user equipment. Figure 11 As shown, before switching point 1, the user equipment's communication state is idle; at switching point 1, the user equipment starts receiving downlink data, and the user equipment's communication state switches to working state; at switching point 2, the user equipment finishes receiving downlink data, and the user equipment's communication state switches back to idle state.

[0168] As can be seen from the above, under different communication states, user equipment needs to use different target inter-frequency scheduling cycles. That is, when the communication state of user equipment changes, the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle also needs to change accordingly. Therefore, before the next target scheduling position arrives, if user equipment detects a change in the communication state of user equipment, it will obtain the communication state after the change and determine the updated inter-frequency configuration parameters of the communication state after the change according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0169] The implementation method for the user equipment to obtain the communication status after the handover and determine the updated inter-frequency configuration parameters of the communication status after the handover according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy is described in the above embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0170] Step b: The user equipment determines the updated inter-frequency scheduling cycle based on the updated inter-frequency configuration parameters, and updates the target scheduling position according to the historical scheduling position and the updated inter-frequency scheduling cycle.

[0171] User equipment determines the next target scheduling location based on the historical scheduling location and the newly determined update frequency scheduling cycle.

[0172] The implementation method of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the illustrations.

[0173] See Figure 12 , Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the relationship between the communication state switching of a user equipment and the target scheduling location, as exemplified. Figure 12As shown, when the base station configures the DRX cycle for the user equipment, in the idle state, if the user equipment starts receiving downlink data at switching point 1, the communication state of the user equipment switches to the working state; if the reception of downlink data is completed at switching point 2, the communication state of the user equipment switches to the idle state.

[0174] After the user equipment completes the first measurement ( Figure 12 at position "1" in), the user equipment is in the idle state. The user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period to be 320 ms according to the inter-frequency scheduling method in the idle state of the inter-frequency scheduling strategy (the DRX cycle is equal to 320 ms. Assuming that the third sub-range is 160 ms < DRX cycle <= 320 ms, then the cycle range corresponding to the DRX cycle is the third sub-range, and the target inter-frequency scheduling period under the third sub-range = K1 * Tdrx. Assuming K1 = 1, the target inter-frequency scheduling period is 320 ms), so as to determine the target scheduling position of the second measurement ( Figure 12 at position "2" in).

[0175] After the second measurement is completed, the user equipment is still in the idle state. Similar to determining the target scheduling position of the second measurement, the user equipment determines the target scheduling position of the third measurement ( Figure 12 at position "3" in).

[0176] After the third measurement is completed, the communication state of the user equipment has switched at switching point 1: from the idle state to the working state. The user equipment then re-determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period to be 80 ms according to the inter-frequency scheduling method in the working state of the inter-frequency scheduling strategy (the measurement gap period is 80 ms, and the SMTC period is 40 ms, so the target inter-frequency scheduling period takes the larger value of the two, which is 80 ms), and determines the target scheduling position of the fourth measurement according to the re-determined target inter-frequency scheduling period ( Figure 12 at position "4" in).

[0177] After the fourth measurement is completed, the user equipment is still in the working state. Similarly, the user equipment determines the target scheduling position of the fifth measurement ( Figure 12 at position "5" in). The target inter-frequency scheduling period between the target scheduling position of the fifth measurement and the target scheduling position of the fourth measurement is 80 ms.

[0178] Before the target scheduling position of the fifth measurement arrives, the communication state of the user equipment switches at switching point 2: from the working state to the idle state. The user equipment re-determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling method in the idle state of the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, and re-determines the target scheduling position of the fifth measurement ( Figure 12(position "5"), the target inter-frequency scheduling period between the redefined target scheduling position of the fifth measurement and the target scheduling position of the fourth measurement is 320ms, and the user equipment cancels the original target scheduling position of the fifth measurement determined before the user equipment communication state switch.

[0179] Optionally, when redetermining the target scheduling location for the fifth measurement, the user equipment can also dynamically adjust it within the current target inter-frequency scheduling cycle, so that the dynamically adjusted target scheduling location coincides with or is close to the DRX activation location. This can save power consumption for the user equipment, such as... Figure 12 As shown, the target inter-frequency scheduling period between the target scheduling position in the fifth measurement and the target scheduling position in the fourth measurement, after dynamic adjustment, is 240ms, which is less than the original target inter-frequency scheduling period of 320ms. The specific implementation method for this part will be described below.

[0180] The user equipment performs the fifth measurement according to the newly determined target scheduling location for the fifth measurement, and so on.

[0181] In the above embodiments, when the communication state of the user equipment switches between the working state and the idle state, the next target scheduling location can be updated flexibly with the switching of the communication state. This results in a larger target inter-frequency scheduling cycle in the idle state, saving the power consumption of the user equipment, and a smaller target inter-frequency scheduling cycle in the working state, which improves the accuracy of the user equipment in searching for and / or measuring inter-frequency cells and improves the mobility of the user equipment.

[0182] In one embodiment, based on Figure 10 The illustrated embodiment can be found in [reference]. Figure 13 This embodiment relates to the process by which user equipment dynamically adjusts the target scheduling position for the next time.

[0183] When the base station configures a DRX cycle for the user equipment, the next target scheduling location determined by the user equipment according to the above embodiment may not coincide with the DRX activation location. The DRX activation location refers to the starting position of the DRX cycle, at which the user equipment's RF switch is in the on state. If the target scheduling location and the DRX activation location are far apart, the user equipment's RF switch may already be in the off state, requiring the RF switch to be turned on again for inter-frequency cell search and / or measurement, resulting in wasted power consumption for the user equipment.

[0184] In this embodiment of the application, in order to ensure the optimal power consumption of the user equipment, the user equipment needs to select an SMTC location that coincides with or is close to the DRX activation location as the target scheduling location.

[0185] In view of this, such as Figure 13 As shown, the user equipment can perform Figure 13 Steps 1301, 1302, 1303, and 1304 shown implement the process in step 104 of determining the next target scheduling position based on the historical scheduling position and the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle:

[0186] Step 1301: The user equipment determines the target scheduling time period based on the historical scheduling location and the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle.

[0187] The historical scheduling location can be the historical scheduling location with the smallest time interval from the current time, that is, the time domain location where the user equipment last searched for and / or measured inter-frequency cells. The user equipment determines the target scheduling time period based on the historical scheduling location and the target inter-frequency scheduling period. For example, if the historical scheduling location is time domain location A and the target inter-frequency scheduling period is Tinter, the target scheduling time period is the time period from time domain location A to time domain location A+Tinter.

[0188] Step 1302: The user equipment determines the target measurement positions that overlap with the positions in each measurement gap and each SSB measurement configuration position within the target scheduling time period.

[0189] The measurement gap location is the time-domain location where the user equipment closes the same-frequency channel and opens the different-frequency channel. The SSB measurement configuration location is the time-domain location configured by the base station where the user equipment can perform inter-frequency cell search and / or measurement. It can be understood that the user equipment can sequentially perform inter-frequency cell search and / or measurement at the target measurement location where the measurement gap location and the SSB measurement configuration location overlap.

[0190] Therefore, in order to perform inter-frequency cell search and / or measurement sequentially, the user equipment determines the target measurement locations that overlap with the locations in the measurement gaps and the measurement configuration locations of each SSB within the target scheduling time period.

[0191] For example, after the user equipment determines the target scheduling time period, it can obtain the specific time domain positions of each measurement gap position and each SSB measurement configuration position within the target scheduling time period. The user equipment compares the time domain distance between each measurement gap position and each SSB measurement configuration position, and takes the overlapping position as the target measurement position. Each target measurement position has a corresponding measurement gap position and SSB measurement configuration position.

[0192] Step 1303: The user equipment obtains the time difference between each target measurement location and each DRX activation location within the target scheduling time period.

[0193] After the user equipment determines the target scheduling time period, it can obtain the DRX activation positions within the target scheduling time period. The user equipment calculates the time difference between each DRX activation position and each target measurement position within the target scheduling time period. It can be understood that the smaller the time difference between the DRX activation position and the target measurement position, the closer the DRX activation position and the target measurement position are.

[0194] Step 1304: The user equipment determines the target measurement position corresponding to the smallest time difference as the target scheduling position for the next time.

[0195] After each search and / or measurement of inter-frequency cells by the user equipment, the user equipment adopts the same dynamic adjustment method to dynamically adjust the target scheduling position for the next time. Under the dynamic measurement interval, each target scheduling position is closer to the corresponding DRX activation position, thereby saving power consumption of the user equipment.

[0196] In one possible implementation of step 1301, see [link to step 1301]. Figure 14 User equipment can perform Figure 14 Steps 1401, 1402, and 1403 shown below implement the process of step 1301:

[0197] Step 1401: The user equipment detects whether the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is less than the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0198] If the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is less than the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period, it indicates that the user equipment dynamically adjusted the target scheduling position for the next time within the previous inter-frequency scheduling period; if the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is equal to the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period, it indicates that the user equipment did not dynamically adjust the target scheduling position for the next time within the previous inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0199] Step 1402: If the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is less than the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period, the user equipment obtains the duration difference between the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period and the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0200] Step 1403: The user equipment determines the target scheduling time period based on the historical scheduling location, duration difference, and the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle.

[0201] Assuming the target inter-frequency scheduling period is 40ms, after the first measurement, the user equipment dynamically adjusts the target scheduling position for the second measurement, moving the original target scheduling position forward to obtain the dynamically adjusted target position. The dynamically adjusted target position is closer to the DRX activation position, thus saving power consumption.

[0202] Since the target scheduling location of the second measurement after dynamic adjustment differs from that of the first measurement by only 30ms, and the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period is 40ms, after the second measurement, when determining the target scheduling location for the third measurement, the user equipment dynamically adjusts the target scheduling time period to 40ms + (40ms - 30ms) = 50ms. That is, within the 50ms target scheduling time period, the user equipment selects the SSB measurement configuration location (i.e., the SMTC location) closest to the DRX activation location to perform inter-frequency cell measurement and / or search.

[0203] In the above embodiments, when the base station configures the DRX cycle for the user equipment, the user equipment adopts a dynamic adjustment of the target scheduling position so that the target scheduling position measured each time is close to the DRX activation position, thereby ensuring the optimal power consumption of the user equipment under the DRX configuration.

[0204] In one embodiment, a cell scheduling method is provided, comprising the following steps:

[0205] Step A1: The user equipment obtains the communication status of the user equipment.

[0206] The communication status is either working or idle.

[0207] Step A2: The user equipment determines the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0208] The inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes the mapping relationship between communication status, inter-frequency configuration parameters, and inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0209] For example, see Table 5, which illustrates an exemplary inter-frequency scheduling strategy:

[0210] Table 5

[0211] DRX cycle (ms) Tsearch_inter(ms) Tmeas_inter(ms) No DRX max(Tsmtc,Tmgrp) max(Tsmtc,Tmgrp) 0<DRX<=Tbasic K1*max(Tbasic,Tsmtc,Tmgrp) K1*max(Tbasic,Tsmtc,Tmgrp) Tbasic<DRX<=160ms K1*max(Tsmtc,Tmgrp,Tdrx) K1*max(Tsmtc,Tmgrp,Tdrx) 160ms<DRX<=320ms K1*Tdrx K1*Tdrx 320ms<DRX K2*Tdrx K2*Tdrx

[0212] Wherein, Tsearch_inter is the target inter-frequency scheduling period for the user equipment to search for inter-frequency cells, and Tmeas_inter is the target inter-frequency scheduling period for the user equipment to measure inter-frequency cells. The meanings of the other parameters are as described in the above embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0213] If the communication status is active, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period, both of which are determined based on the network configuration information.

[0214] If the communication state is the idle state, the user equipment acquires the discontinuous reception (DRX) period, determines the period range corresponding to the DRX period according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy, and determines the inter-frequency configuration parameters according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy and the period range, thereby implementing the process of determining the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the communication state according to the preset inter-frequency scheduling policy.

[0215] Among them, if the period range is the first period range, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include the measurement gap period Tmgrp, the SSB measurement configuration period Tsmtc, and the candidate period. Both the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period are determined according to the network configuration information, and the candidate period is determined according to the network configuration information or the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

[0216] The first period range is the first sub-range or the second sub-range. The first sub-range is greater than 0 and not greater than a (the first sub-range is 0 < DRX <= Tbasic in Table 5, a can be equal to Tbasic, for example, it can take 40 ms). The second sub-range is greater than a and not greater than b (the second sub-range is Tbasic < DRX <= 160 ms in Table 5, b can take 160 ms for example). Both a and b are positive numbers greater than 0.

[0217] If the first period range is the first sub-range, the candidate period is the minimum period Tbasic for scheduling the inter-frequency cell, and the minimum period for scheduling the inter-frequency cell is determined according to the communication quality data. If the first period range is the second sub-range, the candidate period is the DRX period Tdrx, and the DRX period is determined according to the network configuration information.

[0218] If the period range is the second period range, the inter-frequency configuration parameter includes the DRX period Tdrx.

[0219] Among them, the second period range is the third sub-range or the fourth sub-range. The third sub-range is greater than b and not greater than c (the third sub-range is 160 ms < DRX <= 320 ms as shown in Table 5, c can take 320 ms). The fourth sub-range is greater than c (the fourth sub-range is 320 ms < DRX as shown in Table 5). Both b and c are positive numbers greater than 0.

[0220] If the second period range is the third sub-range, the target inter-frequency scheduling factor is the first inter-frequency scheduling factor K1.

[0221] If the second period range is the fourth sub-range, the target inter-frequency scheduling factor is the second inter-frequency scheduling factor K2. Both the first inter-frequency scheduling factor and the second inter-frequency scheduling factor are determined according to the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

[0222] Step A3: The user equipment determines the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, and the target inter-frequency scheduling period is used for the user equipment to search and / or measure cells.

[0223] In the case where the communication state is the working state, the implementation manner of Step A3 is: according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy, the maximum period among the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period is determined as the target inter-frequency scheduling period. That is, in the case where the communication state is the working state, the target inter-frequency scheduling period Tinter = Tsearch_inter = Tmeas_inter = max(Tsmtc, Tmgrp).

[0224] In the case where the communication state is the idle state and the cycle range corresponding to the DRX cycle is the first cycle range, the implementation manner of Step A3 is: the inter-frequency configuration parameters further include a first inter-frequency scheduling factor. The user equipment determines the maximum period among the measurement gap period, the SSB measurement configuration period, and the candidate period according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy, and determines the product of the determined maximum period and the first inter-frequency scheduling factor as the target inter-frequency scheduling period. The first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined according to the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

[0225] Specifically, in the case where the communication state is the idle state, if the cycle range corresponding to the DRX cycle is the first sub-range, that is, 0 < DRX <= Tbasic, then the target inter-frequency scheduling period Tinter = Tsearch_inter = Tmeas_inter = K1 * max(Tbasic, Tsmtc, Tmgrp); if the cycle range corresponding to the DRX cycle is the second sub-range, that is, Tbasic < DRX <= 160ms, then the target inter-frequency scheduling period Tinter = Tsearch_inter = Tmeas_inter = K1 * max(Tsmtc, Tmgrp, Tdrx).

[0226] In the case where the communication state is the idle state and the cycle range corresponding to the DRX cycle is the second cycle range, the implementation manner of Step A3 is: the inter-frequency configuration parameters further include a target inter-frequency scheduling factor (the first inter-frequency scheduling factor or the second inter-frequency scheduling factor). The user equipment determines the product of the target inter-frequency scheduling factor and the DRX cycle as the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling policy.

[0227] Specifically, when the communication state is in the idle state, if the period range corresponding to the DRX period is the third sub-range, i.e., 160 ms < DRX <= 320 ms, the target inter-frequency scheduling period Tinter = Tsearch_inter = Tmeas_inter = K1 * Tdrx; if the period range corresponding to the DRX period is the fourth sub-range, i.e., 320 ms < DRX, the target inter-frequency scheduling period Tinter = Tsearch_inter = Tmeas_inter = K2 * Tdrx.

[0228] Step A4, the user equipment detects whether the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is less than the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0229] Step A5, if the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is less than the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period, the user equipment obtains the duration difference between the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period and the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0230] Step A6, the user equipment obtains the historical scheduling position with the smallest time interval from the current moment. The user equipment determines the target scheduling time period according to the historical scheduling position, the duration difference, and the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0231] Step A7, the user equipment determines the target measurement positions where the positions of each measurement gap and each SSB measurement configuration in the target scheduling time period overlap.

[0232] Step A8, the user equipment obtains the time difference between each target measurement position and each DRX active position in the target scheduling time period.

[0233] Step A9, determines the target measurement position corresponding to the smallest time difference as the next target scheduling position.

[0234] Step A10, before the target scheduling position arrives, if the user equipment detects a change in the communication state of the user equipment, it obtains the switched communication state and determines the updated inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the switched communication state according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy;

[0235] Step A11, the user equipment determines the updated inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the updated inter-frequency configuration parameters, and updates the target scheduling position according to the historical scheduling position and the updated inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0236] It should be understood that although the steps in the flowchart above are shown sequentially as indicated by the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless explicitly stated herein, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and they can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some steps in the flowchart above may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages. These sub-steps or stages are not necessarily completed at the same time, but can be executed at different times. The execution order of these sub-steps or stages is not necessarily sequential, but can be performed alternately or in turn with other steps or at least some of the sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0237] Figure 15 This is a structural block diagram of a cell scheduling device according to one embodiment. Figure 15 As shown, the cell dispatching device includes:

[0238] The first acquisition module 100 is configured to acquire the communication status of the user equipment;

[0239] The parameter determination module 200 is configured to determine the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy; wherein the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes a mapping relationship between the communication state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters and the inter-frequency scheduling period;

[0240] The period determination module 300 is configured to determine the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, wherein the target inter-frequency scheduling period is used by the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells.

[0241] In one embodiment, the period determination module 300 is specifically configured to reduce the first inter-frequency scheduling period for the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells, so as to improve the accuracy of the search and / or measurement; and / or increase the second inter-frequency scheduling period for the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells, so as to reduce the power consumption of the user equipment.

[0242] In one embodiment, if the communication state is in an operating state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include a measurement gap period and an SSB measurement configuration period, wherein both the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period are determined based on network configuration information.

[0243] In one embodiment, the period determination module 300 is specifically configured to determine the maximum period among the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0244] In one embodiment, if the communication state is an idle state, the parameter determination module 200 is specifically configured to acquire the discontinuous reception DRX period, and determine the period range corresponding to the DRX period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy; and determine the inter-frequency configuration parameters according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy and the period range.

[0245] In one embodiment, if the period range is a first period range, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include a measurement gap period, an SSB measurement configuration period, and a candidate period. The measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period are both determined based on network configuration information, and the candidate period is determined based on the network configuration information or the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

[0246] In one embodiment, the period determination module 300 is specifically configured to determine the target inter-frequency scheduling period based on the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, the measurement gap period, the SSB measurement configuration period, and the candidate period.

[0247] In one embodiment, the period determination module 300 is specifically configured to determine the maximum period among the measurement gap period, the SSB measurement configuration period, and the candidate periods as the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0248] In one embodiment, the inter-frequency configuration parameters further include a first inter-frequency scheduling factor. The period determination module 300 is specifically configured to determine the maximum period among the measurement gap period, the SSB measurement configuration period, and the candidate period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy; and to determine the target inter-frequency scheduling period by multiplying the determined maximum period and the first inter-frequency scheduling factor. The first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined based on the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

[0249] In one embodiment, the first period range is either a first sub-range or a second sub-range, where the first sub-range is greater than 0 and not greater than a, and the second sub-range is greater than a and not greater than b, where a and b are both positive numbers greater than 0; if the first period range is the first sub-range, then the candidate period is the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells, which is determined based on the communication quality data; if the first period range is the second sub-range, then the candidate period is the DRX period, which is determined based on the network configuration information.

[0250] In one embodiment, if the period range is a second period range, then the inter-frequency configuration parameter includes the DRX period.

[0251] In one embodiment, the period determination module 300 is specifically configured to determine the target inter-frequency scheduling period based on the inter-frequency scheduling strategy and the DRX period.

[0252] In one embodiment, the period determination module 300 is specifically configured to determine the DRX period as the target inter-frequency scheduling period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0253] In one embodiment, the inter-frequency configuration parameters further include a target inter-frequency scheduling factor, and the period determination module 300 is specifically configured to determine the target inter-frequency scheduling period by multiplying the target inter-frequency scheduling factor and the DRX period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0254] In one embodiment, the second period range is a third sub-range or a fourth sub-range, wherein the third sub-range is greater than b and not greater than c, and the fourth sub-range is greater than c, where b and c are both positive numbers greater than 0;

[0255] If the second period range is the third sub-range, then the target inter-frequency scheduling factor is the first inter-frequency scheduling factor;

[0256] If the second period range is the fourth sub-range, then the target inter-frequency scheduling factor is the second inter-frequency scheduling factor. Both the first inter-frequency scheduling factor and the second inter-frequency scheduling factor are determined based on the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

[0257] In one embodiment, the device further includes:

[0258] The second acquisition module is configured to acquire the historical scheduling position with the smallest time interval between the current time and the previous time, and determine the next target scheduling position based on the historical scheduling position and the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0259] In one embodiment, the device further includes:

[0260] The third acquisition module is configured to acquire the communication state after the switch if a communication state switch of the user equipment is detected before the target scheduling location is reached, and determine the updated inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state after the switch according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy.

[0261] The location update module is configured to determine the update frequency scheduling cycle of the user equipment based on the frequency scheduling strategy and the update frequency configuration parameters, and update the target scheduling location based on the historical scheduling location and the update frequency scheduling cycle.

[0262] In one embodiment, the second acquisition module includes:

[0263] The fourth determining unit is configured to determine the target scheduling time period based on the historical scheduling location and the target inter-frequency scheduling period;

[0264] The fifth determining unit is configured to determine each target measurement position that overlaps with the position in each measurement gap and each SSB measurement configuration position within the target scheduling time period;

[0265] The second acquisition unit is configured to acquire the time difference between each target measurement location and each DRX activation location within the target scheduling time period;

[0266] The sixth determining unit is configured to determine the target measurement position corresponding to the smallest time difference as the target scheduling position for the next time.

[0267] In one embodiment, the fourth determining unit is specifically configured to detect whether the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is less than the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period; if the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is less than the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period, then the duration difference between the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period and the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is obtained; and the target scheduling time period is determined based on the historical scheduling location, the duration difference, and the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

[0268] The division of the various modules in the above-described cell scheduling device is only for illustrative purposes. In other embodiments, the cell scheduling device can be divided into different modules as needed to complete all or part of the functions of the above-described cell scheduling device.

[0269] Specific limitations regarding the cell scheduling device can be found in the limitations of the cell scheduling method described above, and will not be repeated here. Each module in the aforementioned cell scheduling device can be implemented entirely or partially through software, hardware, or a combination thereof. These modules can be embedded in or independent of the processor in a computer device in hardware form, or stored in the memory of a computer device in software form, so that the processor can call and execute the corresponding operations of each module.

[0270] Figure 16This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an electronic device in one embodiment. The electronic device can be any user device such as a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, desktop computer, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), POS (Point of Sales), in-vehicle computer, wearable device, etc. The electronic device includes a processor and a memory connected via a system bus. The processor may include one or more processing units. The processor may be a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), etc. The memory may include a non-volatile storage medium and internal memory. The non-volatile storage medium stores an operating system and computer programs. The computer programs can be executed by the processor to implement a cell scheduling method provided in the following embodiments. The internal memory provides a cached runtime environment for the operating system computer programs in the non-volatile storage medium.

[0271] The implementation of each module in the cell scheduling device provided in this application embodiment can be in the form of a computer program. This computer program can run on a terminal or server. The program modules constituted by this computer program can be stored in the memory of an electronic device. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the method described in the embodiments of this application.

[0272] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium. One or more non-volatile computer-readable storage media containing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform the steps of a cell scheduling method.

[0273] This application also provides a computer program product containing instructions that, when run on a computer, cause the computer to execute a cell scheduling method.

[0274] Any references to memory, storage, databases, or other media used in this application may include non-volatile and / or volatile memory. Non-volatile memory may include ROM (Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), or flash memory. Volatile memory may include RAM (Random Access Memory), which is used as external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in a variety of forms, such as SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), Double Data Rate DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), ESDRAM (Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), SLDRAM (Sync Link Dynamic Random Access Memory), RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory), and DRDRAM (Direct Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory).

[0275] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementation methods of this application, and while the descriptions are specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of this patent application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this application, and these all fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent application should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cell scheduling method, characterized in that, include: Acquire the communication status of the user equipment, including working status and idle status; The inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state are determined according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy; wherein the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes the mapping relationship between the communication state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters and the inter-frequency scheduling period; The target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment is determined based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, wherein the target inter-frequency scheduling period is used by the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells; when the communication state includes the idle state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include an inter-frequency scheduling factor, which is determined based on the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment. The inter-frequency scheduling factor is used to increase or decrease the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period, and the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes multiple period ranges, which are obtained by dividing the DRX period into ranges, and each period range has a corresponding inter-frequency scheduling period; when the communication state includes the working state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include a measurement gap period and an SSB measurement configuration period.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Determining the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters includes: Reduce the first inter-frequency scheduling period for the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells to improve the accuracy of the search and / or measurement; and / or Increase the second inter-frequency scheduling period for the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells in order to reduce the power consumption of the user equipment.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period are determined based on the network configuration information.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, Determining the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters includes: According to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, the maximum period among the measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period is determined as the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, If the communication state is an idle state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state are determined according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, including: Obtain the discontinuous reception DRX period, and determine the period range corresponding to the DRX period according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy; The inter-frequency configuration parameters are determined based on the inter-frequency scheduling strategy and the period range.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, If the period range is the first period range, then the inter-frequency configuration parameters include the measurement gap period, the SSB measurement configuration period, and the candidate period. The measurement gap period and the SSB measurement configuration period are both determined based on the network configuration information, and the candidate period is determined based on the network configuration information or the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, Determining the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters includes: The target inter-frequency scheduling period is determined based on the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, the measurement gap period, the SSB measurement configuration period, and the candidate period.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, Determining the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters includes: According to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, the maximum period among the measurement gap period, the SSB measurement configuration period, and the candidate period is determined as the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

9. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The inter-frequency configuration parameters also include a first inter-frequency scheduling factor. Based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, the target inter-frequency scheduling period for the user equipment is determined, including: Based on the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, the maximum period among the measurement gap period, the SSB measurement configuration period, and the candidate periods is determined; The product of the determined maximum period and the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined as the target inter-frequency scheduling period, wherein the first inter-frequency scheduling factor is determined based on the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

10. The method according to any one of claims 6-9, characterized in that, The first period range is either a first sub-range or a second sub-range. The first sub-range is greater than 0 and not greater than a, and the second sub-range is greater than a and not greater than b, where a and b are both positive numbers greater than 0. If the first period range is the first sub-range, then the candidate period is the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells, and the minimum period for scheduling inter-frequency cells is determined based on the communication quality data. If the first period range is the second sub-range, then the candidate period is the DRX period, which is determined based on the network configuration information.

11. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, If the period range is the second period range, then the inter-frequency configuration parameters include the DRX period.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, Determining the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters includes: The target inter-frequency scheduling period is determined based on the inter-frequency scheduling strategy and the DRX period.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, Determining the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters includes: According to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, the DRX period is determined as the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

14. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The inter-frequency configuration parameters also include a target inter-frequency scheduling factor. Based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, the target inter-frequency scheduling period for the user equipment is determined, including: According to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy, the product of the target inter-frequency scheduling factor and the DRX period is determined as the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The second period range is either a third sub-range or a fourth sub-range, wherein the third sub-range is greater than b and not greater than c, and the fourth sub-range is greater than c, where b and c are both positive numbers greater than 0; If the second period range is the third sub-range, then the target inter-frequency scheduling factor is the first inter-frequency scheduling factor; If the second period range is the fourth sub-range, then the target inter-frequency scheduling factor is the second inter-frequency scheduling factor. Both the first inter-frequency scheduling factor and the second inter-frequency scheduling factor are determined based on the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment.

16. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, After determining the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, the method further includes: Obtain the historical scheduling position with the smallest time interval from the current time, and determine the next target scheduling position based on the historical scheduling position and the target inter-frequency scheduling period.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, After determining the next target scheduling location, the process also includes: If a communication state switch of the user equipment is detected before the target scheduling location is reached, the communication state after the switch is obtained, and the updated inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state after the switch are determined according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy. The update frequency scheduling cycle of the user equipment is determined based on the updated frequency configuration parameters, and the target scheduling position is updated according to the historical scheduling position and the updated frequency scheduling cycle.

18. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The step of determining the next target scheduling location based on the historical scheduling location and the target inter-frequency scheduling period includes: The target scheduling time period is determined based on the historical scheduling location and the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle; Determine the target measurement positions that overlap with the positions in each measurement gap and each SSB measurement configuration position within the target scheduling time period; Obtain the time difference between each target measurement location and each DRX activation location within the target scheduling time period; The target measurement position corresponding to the smallest time difference is determined as the target scheduling position for the next time.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that, The step of determining the target scheduling time period based on the historical scheduling location and the target inter-frequency scheduling period includes: Detect whether the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is less than the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period; If the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is less than the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period, then the duration difference between the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period and the duration of the previous actual inter-frequency scheduling period is obtained. The target scheduling time period is determined based on the historical scheduling location, the duration difference, and the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling cycle.

20. A community dispatching device, characterized in that, include: The first acquisition module is configured to acquire the communication status of the user equipment, the communication status including working status and idle status; The parameter determination module is configured to determine the inter-frequency configuration parameters of the user equipment in the communication state according to the inter-frequency scheduling strategy; wherein the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes a mapping relationship between the communication state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters, and the inter-frequency scheduling period; The period determination module is configured to determine the target inter-frequency scheduling period of the user equipment based on the inter-frequency configuration parameters, wherein the target inter-frequency scheduling period is used by the user equipment to search for and / or measure cells; when the communication state includes the idle state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include an inter-frequency scheduling factor, which is determined based on the communication quality data of the serving cell of the user equipment. The inter-frequency scheduling factor is used to increase or decrease the duration of the target inter-frequency scheduling period, and the inter-frequency scheduling strategy includes multiple period ranges, which are obtained by dividing the DRX period into ranges, and each period range has a corresponding inter-frequency scheduling period; when the communication state includes the working state, the inter-frequency configuration parameters include a measurement gap period and an SSB measurement configuration period.

21. An electronic device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it causes the processor to perform the steps of the cell scheduling method as described in any one of claims 1 to 19.

22. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the cell scheduling method as described in any one of claims 1 to 19.

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