Measurement, measurement configuration method, apparatus, terminal and network side device

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of measurement, measurement configuration method, device, terminal and network side equipment, belong to communication technical field, the measurement method of embodiment of the application includes: terminal receives the control information sent by network side equipment;Terminal carries out advance measurement according to the control information and measurement configuration information, obtains advance measurement result;Wherein, the control information is used to indicate at least one of the following: first cell provides first service by evolved packet system EPS fallback and / or radio access technology RAT fallback, and the first service includes voice service;The information that first cell needs advance measurement related to load control;First cell supports that terminal carries out advance measurement in the first cell;First cell supports that terminal reports the availability of advance measurement result after entering connected state in first cell.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of communication, and particularly relates to a measurement method, a measurement configuration method, a device, a terminal and a network side equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] When a gNB receives a service quality flow (QoS flow) of establishing an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) voice, an evolved packet system (EPS) fallback (also referred to as fall back) or a radio access technology (RAT) fallback is triggered, so that the gNB sends measurement information of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) to a network, and user equipment (UE, also referred to as a terminal) measurement may cause a certain call setup delay, and a long EPS fallback or RAT fallback delay may cause a poor call experience.

[0003] In addition, the UE performs measurement due to load distribution in a connected state, and the UE may work on a congested frequency band due to no timely measurement result, so that a poor user experience is caused. SUMMARY

[0004] Embodiments of the present application provide a measurement method, a measurement configuration method, a device, a terminal and a network side equipment, which can solve the problem of a large delay in the measurement method and the load distribution measurement method during EPS fallback or RAT fallback in the prior art, and cause a poor user experience.

[0005] In a first aspect, a measurement method is provided, comprising:

[0006] The terminal receives control information sent by a network side equipment;

[0007] The terminal performs early measurement according to the control information and measurement configuration information, and obtains an early measurement result;

[0008] The control information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0009] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, the first service including a voice service;

[0010] The first cell needs information related to early measurement for load control;

[0011] The first cell supports the terminal to perform early measurement in the first cell;

[0012] The first cell supports the terminal to report availability of the early measurement result after entering a connected state in the first cell.

[0013] In a second aspect, a measurement apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0014] A first receiving module configured to receive control information sent by a network-side device;

[0015] A measurement module configured to perform early measurement according to the control information and measurement configuration information, and obtain an early measurement result;

[0016] The control information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0017] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, the first service including a voice service;

[0018] The first cell needs information related to early measurement for load control;

[0019] The first cell supports the terminal to perform early measurement in the first cell;

[0020] The first cell supports the terminal to report availability of the early measurement result after entering a connected state in the first cell.

[0021] In a third aspect, a measurement configuration method is provided, comprising:

[0022] A network-side device sends control information to a terminal;

[0023] The control information includes at least one of the following:

[0024] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, the first service including a voice service;

[0025] The first cell needs information related to early measurement for load control;

[0026] The first cell supports the terminal to perform early measurement in the first cell;

[0027] The first cell supports the terminal to report availability of the early measurement result after the terminal enters a connected state in the first cell.

[0028] In a fourth aspect, a measurement configuration apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0029] A third sending module configured to send control information to the terminal.

[0030] The control information comprises at least one of the following:

[0031] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, and the first service comprises a voice service.

[0032] The first cell needs information related to early measurement for load control.

[0033] The first cell supports the terminal to perform early measurement in the first cell.

[0034] The first cell supports the terminal to report availability of the early measurement result after the terminal enters a connected state in the first cell.

[0035] In a fifth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method according to the first aspect.

[0036] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive control information sent by a network side device; and the processor is configured to perform early measurement according to the control information and measurement configuration information, and obtain an early measurement result.

[0037] The control information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0038] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, and the first service comprises a voice service.

[0039] The first cell needs information related to early measurement for load control.

[0040] The first cell supports the terminal to perform early measurement in the first cell.

[0041] The first cell supports the terminal to report availability of the early measurement result after the terminal enters a connected state in the first cell.

[0042] In a seventh aspect, a network-side device is provided, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method according to the third aspect.

[0043] In an eighth aspect, a network-side device is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, and the communication interface is configured to send control information to a terminal.

[0044] The control information includes at least one of the following:

[0045] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, and the first service includes a voice service.

[0046] The first cell needs information related to early measurement of load control.

[0047] The first cell supports early measurement of the terminal in the first cell.

[0048] The first cell supports reporting availability of early measurement results of the terminal after the first cell enters a connected state.

[0049] In a ninth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, which stores a program or instructions, and the program or instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the steps of the method according to the third aspect.

[0050] In a tenth aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, and the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or instructions to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect.

[0051] In an eleventh aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a non-transitory storage medium, and the program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the third aspect.

[0052] In the embodiments of the present application, early measurement is performed according to the control information of the network-side device, and early measurement results are obtained, so that the problem of large time delay caused by the existing measurement method can be solved, and the early measurement method provided in the present application can reduce communication time delay and improve user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0053] Figure 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied;

[0054] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a measurement method of an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 3 is a module schematic diagram of a measurement device of an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] Figure 4 is a structural block diagram of a terminal of an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a measurement configuration method of an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Figure 6 is a module schematic diagram of a measurement configuration device of an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Figure 7 is a structural block diagram of a network side device of an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] Figure 8 is a structural block diagram of a communication device of an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0061] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0062] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second" are generally of a kind, and are not limited to the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally represents an "or" relationship between the front and rear associated objects.

[0063] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for the purpose of example, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied outside the NR system application, such as in a 6th Generation (6G) communication system.

[0064] Figure 1A block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied is shown. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a terminal-side device such as a mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer, a Laptop Computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), an augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE), a smart home (a home device with a wireless communication function such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or furniture), and the like. The wearable device includes a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a smart earphone, smart glasses, smart jewelry (a smart bracelet, a smart necklace, a smart ring, a smart necklace, a smart anklet, a smart necklace, and the like), a smart wristband, smart clothing, a game machine, and the like. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The network-side device 12 can be a base station or a core network. The base station can be referred to as a Node B, an evolved Node B, an access point, a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a Node B, an evolved Node B (eNB), a home Node B, a home evolved Node B, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, a transmitting receiving point (TRP), or some other appropriate terminology in the art, as long as the same technical effects are achieved. The base station is not limited to a specific technical term, and it should be noted that only a base station in an NR system is taken as an example in the embodiments of the present application, but the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0065] The related art of the present application will be introduced as follows.

[0066] I. EPS Fallback Mechanism

[0067] One important way for 5G SA network to realize voice is EPS Fallback, the main idea of which is to switch / redirection to 4G during the call, complete the call by 4G VoLTE, and fast return to 5G after the call.

[0068] EPS Fallback based on switching

[0069] When the terminal with EPS Fallback capability initiates voice service demand, NR issues B1 measurement of LTE, the terminal reports after meeting the B1 threshold, the New Radio (NR) side initiates the switching command to the LTE network, and the terminal switches to the LTE network to perform voice service.

[0070] The main steps are as follows:

[0071] Step S11, gNB issues B1 measurement to UE, and carries the carrier frequency (frequency point) of 4G to be measured and B1 threshold in the measurement;

[0072] Step S12, User Equipment (UE, also known as terminal) reports the B1 level of the measured LTE cell, cell Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) and measurement identifier (measid) to gNB;

[0073] Step S13, gNB issues switching command to UE, carrying target cell frequency point and PCI;

[0074] Step S14, establish a dedicated bearer for voice service with QCI=1;

[0075] Step S15, after 4G voice ends, fast return to 5G cell (blind redirection).

[0076] EPS Fallback based on measurement redirection:

[0077] EPS fallback based on measurement redirection is basically similar to EPS fallback based on switching in terms of process, but there is a difference in fallback mode; EPS fallback based on redirection is to fall back to the LTE network through the target frequency point carried in the radio resource control release (RRCRelease) after the B1 measurement of NR.

[0078] The main steps are as follows:

[0079] Step S21, gNB issues B1 measurement to UE;

[0080] Step S22, UE reports B1 measurement, which contains PCI of target cell, measured cell level, and measured measid in the measurement report.

[0081] Step S23, gNB redirects to LTE network through RRC Release message after meeting B1 threshold, which must contain the frequency of the target cell.

[0082] EPS Fallback based on blind redirection:

[0083] The biggest difference between EPS Fallback based on blind redirection and EPS Fallback based on handover and EPS Fallback based on measurement redirection is that it does not need to perform any measurement, and it directly redirects to LTE network as soon as voice service is performed.

[0084] II. Event B1 (Inter RAT neighbour becomes better than threshold)

[0085] Event B1 can be used for inter-RAT handover procedure that does not depend on the coverage of the serving cell. For example, in load balancing feature, it is decided to move UE from NR due to load condition rather than radio condition. In this case, UE only needs to verify that the target cell in other RAT (e.g. LTE) is better than a certain signal level threshold and can provide sufficient coverage.

[0086] Trigger condition: Mn + Ofn + Ocn - Hys > Thresh;

[0087] Cancel condition: Mn + Ofn + Ocn + Hys < Thresh.

[0088] III. Load distribution

[0089] Load distribution is a measurement to prevent user experience from being degraded due to congestion on a specific frequency band, and by measuring cell quality, the network can select a cell with better measurement results as a distribution direction, thereby improving the throughput of UE.

[0090] UE performs measurement due to load distribution in connected state, which may cause UE to work on a congested frequency band all the time due to not getting measurement results in time, resulting in poor user experience, so a related solution is needed to get measurement results of UE about load distribution as soon as possible.

[0091] IV. Idle / inactive measurement

[0092] Idle / inactive measurement is introduced in R16, which aims to establish DC / CA. The network supporting DC / CA sends indication information to the UE, and carries the related measurement configuration information in RRC Release and / or SIB11. The UE supporting DC / CA can perform idle / inactive state measurement after receiving the indication information and the measurement configuration information.

[0093] The measurement, measurement configuration method, device, terminal and network side equipment provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0094] As shown in the Figure 2 measurement method provided by the embodiments of the present application comprises:

[0095] Step 201, the terminal receives the control information sent by the network side equipment;

[0096] Step 202, the terminal performs early measurement according to the control information and the measurement configuration information, and obtains early measurement results;

[0097] It should be noted that the control information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0098] A11, the first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, the first service including a voice service;

[0099] A12, the first cell needs information related to early measurement of load control;

[0100] A13, the first cell supports the terminal to perform early measurement in the first cell;

[0101] A14, the first cell supports the terminal to report the availability of early measurement results after entering the connected state in the first cell.

[0102] It should be noted that the first cell refers to any one or more cells under the network side equipment, that is, if some cells under the network side equipment have the demand of at least one of A11-A14, the network side equipment needs to inform the terminal of this situation.

[0103] It should be noted that the optional implementation of step 201 is:

[0104] The terminal receives the first message sent by the network side equipment, and the first message contains the control information;

[0105] The first message comprises at least one of the following:

[0106] broadcast message;

[0107] A radio resource control (RRC) release (RRCRelease) message.

[0108] It should be noted that the network side device can add a new field in the first message for carrying the control information, or the network side device can also use the existing field in the first message and assign it a new meaning to achieve the indication of the control information.

[0109] It should be noted that the measurement in the present application refers to measuring the cell corresponding to the frequency point to obtain the measurement result of the cell.

[0110] Optionally, the advance measurement in the embodiments of the present application includes at least one of the following:

[0111] Measurement performed in an idle state, measurement performed in an inactive state, measurement performed when entering a connected state from the idle state, measurement performed when entering the connected state from the inactive state, measurement performed when the network side device requests the measurement result, and measurement performed when receiving the control information sent by the network side device.

[0112] It should be noted that in one optional case, the terminal needs to perform measurement when receiving the control information; and in another optional case, the terminal receives the measurement information, and then performs measurement when the measurement condition is met, for example, the advance measurement includes measurement performed in the idle state, and the terminal obtains the control information in the RRC Release message, and then performs measurement after releasing the RRC connection and entering the idle state.

[0113] It should be noted that the terminal in the embodiments of the present application needs to have the first capability because it needs to perform advance measurement.

[0114] The first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0115] Supporting EPS fallback, supporting obtaining voice service through an evolved universal mobile communication system terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN), supporting obtaining voice service through a 5G core network (5GC), supporting load control, and supporting advance measurement result reporting.

[0116] Only the terminal with the corresponding capability can perform the early measurement in the case of receiving the control information sent by the network side device, for example, if the network side device indicates that the first cell performs voice service through EPS fallback and / or RAT fallback, the terminal with the EPS fallback supporting capability accessing the network side device can perform early measurement in the first cell; if the terminal accessing the network side device does not have the EPS fallback supporting capability, such terminal cannot perform early measurement in the first cell.

[0117] It should be noted that the measurement configuration information mentioned in the embodiments of the present application is configured by the network side device for the terminal. Optionally, the measurement configuration information can include: frequency point information, the frequency point information including frequency point identifiers and maximum measurement bandwidths corresponding to each frequency point identifier.

[0118] Optionally, the measurement configuration information can further include at least one of the following:

[0119] B11, part of configuration information in system information block four (SIB4);

[0120] B12, all configuration information in SIB4;

[0121] B13, part of configuration information in system information block three (SIB3);

[0122] B14, all configuration information in SIB3;

[0123] B15, part of configuration information in system information block five (SIB5);

[0124] B16, all configuration information in SIB5;

[0125] B17, part of configuration information in system information block eleven (SIB11);

[0126] B18, all configuration information in SIB11;

[0127] B19, configuration information in RRC release message.

[0128] It should be noted that B11-B19 means where the measurement configuration information can be obtained; specifically, the part of configuration information mentioned above includes configuration information corresponding to the frequency points contained in the first list.

[0129] The first list is used to indicate the effective area range of the configuration information, and the first list includes at least one frequency point and at least one cell corresponding to each frequency point.

[0130] Optionally, the terminal obtains the first list in the following manner:

[0131] The terminal receives measurement configuration related information sent by the network side device, wherein the measurement configuration related information includes a first list.

[0132] Optionally, the measurement configuration related information is generally included in a fifth message, and the fifth message includes at least one of the following:

[0133] a broadcast message and an RRC release message.

[0134] It should be further noted that after the terminal obtains the measurement configuration information, the measurement configuration information needs to be stored for use in measurement. However, as the terminal moves, the measurement configuration information previously stored by the terminal may not be applicable to the current area. Therefore, in the embodiments of the present application, the terminal needs to update the stored measurement configuration information.

[0135] Optionally, the UE updates the stored measurement configuration information when a first condition is met, and the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0136] B21, performing cell selection when the UE enters RRC_IDLE or RRC_INACTIVE from RRC_CONNECTED or RRC_INACTIVE;

[0137] B22, the first system information (for example, SIB4, SIB5, SIB11) is updated;

[0138] The first system information includes configuration information related to first measurement, and the first measurement includes measurement for at least one of EPSFallback, RATFallback and load control. The determination of the first system information can be based on UE implementation, protocol agreement, predefinition, etc.

[0139] B23, the first timer expires;

[0140] It should be noted that the first timer meets at least one of the following: broadcast message configuration, RRC_Release message configuration, protocol agreement, predefinition, and UE implementation.

[0141] B24, the UE moves out of the first range, and the first range meets at least one of the following: protocol agreement, broadcast message configuration, RRC_Release message configuration, predefinition, and UE implementation.

[0142] The measurement configuration information of the UE is valid within the first range, that is, the UE does not update the measurement configuration information when moving within the first range.

[0143] It should be noted that if the UE meets the preset condition and the UE receives the first system information in the current camped cell; if the first system information contains the first measurement configuration information, the UE stores or replaces the first measurement configuration information; otherwise, if the UE stores the first measurement configuration information, the UE deletes the first measurement configuration information.

[0144] It should be further noted that in order to facilitate the use of the measurement result by the terminal, the terminal also needs to store the measurement result. In general, the terminal does not store all the measurement results, and only the measurement results meeting certain conditions will be stored by the terminal. Optionally, the specific implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application is as follows:

[0145] The terminal stores the early measurement result of the second cell.

[0146] The early measurement result corresponding to the second cell is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

[0147] That is, the terminal will only store the early measurement result of the cell greater than or equal to the first threshold. Optionally, the first threshold includes at least one of the following:

[0148] C11, the reporting threshold of the measurement result of the frequency point corresponding to the EPS fallback;

[0149] C12, the reporting threshold of the measurement result of the frequency point corresponding to the RAT fallback;

[0150] C13, the reporting threshold of the measurement result of the frequency point corresponding to the load control;

[0151] C14, the reporting threshold corresponding to the early measurement result.

[0152] It should be noted that the terminal needs to store the early measurement result as mentioned above. Optionally, if the terminal stores too many measurement results, it will occupy a large amount of storage space of the terminal. Optionally, the terminal should also delete the stored measurement results.

[0153] Optionally, when the second condition is met and the UE has stored measurement results, the UE deletes the stored measurement results. The second condition includes at least one of the following:

[0154] C21, the UE reports the measurement result;

[0155] C22, the second timer expires;

[0156] It should be noted that the second timer meets at least one of the following: broadcast message configuration, RRC_Release message configuration, protocol agreement, predefinition and UE implementation.

[0157] C23. The UE moves out of the first range.

[0158] It should be noted that the first range satisfies at least one of the following: agreement by protocol, broadcast message configuration, RRC_Release message configuration, predefinition and UE implementation.

[0159] This case refers to the measurement configuration information of the UE being valid within the first range, i.e., the UE does not update the measurement configuration information when moving within the first range. When the terminal moves out of the first range, the measurement configuration information needs to be updated, and the corresponding previously stored measurement results are no longer applicable and thus need to be deleted.

[0160] C24. The measurement configuration information of the UE is changed.

[0161] It should be noted that the measurement results are usually reported based on the request of the network side device. In order to avoid the network from being unaware of the situation of the terminal side and causing resource waste due to the mis-sending of measurement result request information, the terminal needs to send a first indication to the network side device after performing early measurement to obtain early measurement results and storing the early measurement results; the first indication is used to indicate that the terminal has measurement results.

[0162] Specifically, the measurement results include at least one of the following:

[0163] D11. Measurement results related to EPS fallback;

[0164] D12. Measurement results related to RAT fallback;

[0165] D13. Measurement results related to load control;

[0166] D14. Available early measurement results.

[0167] Optionally, the specific implementation manner in which the terminal sends the first indication to the network side device is as follows:

[0168] The terminal sends a second message to the network side device, and the first indication is included in the second message;

[0169] The second message includes at least one of the following:

[0170] RRC setup request message, RRC setup complete message, RRC resume request message, RRC resume complete message.

[0171] It should be noted that the terminal can add a new field (for example, add a 1-bit information field) in the second message to carry the first indication, or the terminal can also use the existing field in the second message and assign it a new meaning to realize the indication of the first indication.

[0172] It should be noted that the RRC setup request message, the RRC setup complete message, the RRC resume request message and the RRC resume complete message are messages transmitted in the connection establishment process, that is, the terminal can inform the network side device of the stored measurement result in the connection establishment process.

[0173] Optionally, the network side device can send the measurement result request information to the terminal when the network side device needs the measurement result, and the terminal sends the measurement report to the network side device according to the measurement result request information received from the network side device, wherein the measurement report includes the measurement result stored by the terminal.

[0174] It should be noted that the measurement result request information needs to explicitly indicate which measurement result is requested from the terminal, so as to facilitate the terminal to send the measurement result. Optionally, the measurement result request information is used to request at least one of the following:

[0175] E11, measurement result related to EPS fallback;

[0176] E12, measurement result related to RAT fallback;

[0177] E13, measurement result related to load control;

[0178] E14, measurement result in idle state;

[0179] E15, measurement result in inactive state.

[0180] Optionally, the measurement result request information is usually contained in a third message sent by the network side device, and specifically, the third message includes at least one of the following:

[0181] RRC resume (RRC Resume) message, terminal information request (UEInformationRequest) message, RRC reconfiguration (RRCReconfiguration) message.

[0182] It should be noted that the network side device can add a new field (for example, add a 1-bit information field) in the third message to carry the measurement result request information, or the network side device can also use the existing field in the third message and give it a new meaning to realize the indication of the measurement result request information.

[0183] Optionally, the measurement report is usually contained in a fourth message sent by the terminal, and specifically, the fourth message includes at least one of the following:

[0184] RRC resume complete message, RRC reconfiguration complete message, uplink information transmission message, terminal information response message, uplink dedicated control channel information.

[0185] The following will be described in detail as an example of a terminal (UE) completing early measurement in an idle state / inactive state to reduce the delay of EPS Fallback and / or RAT Fallback.

[0186] Step S101, the base station sends control information to the UE;

[0187] The control information is used to indicate that the UE camping on a specific cell with certain capability can perform idle state / inactive state early measurement for EPS Fallback and / or RAT Fallback; and / or

[0188] When the UE establishes or resumes connection in the cell, it reports whether the measurement result is available.

[0189] It should be noted that the specific cell has the capability to support handover or redirection to E-UTRAN / 5GC providing voice service, and the E-UTRAN / 5GC means that the radio access network of the network is E-UTRAN, and the core network is 5GC, that is, E-UTRAN is connected to 5GC; and / or

[0190] It has the capability to support handover to EPS or redirection to EPS.

[0191] Step S102, the UE receives the control information;

[0192] The control information is configured by the network through a broadcast message and / or an RRCRelease message.

[0193] Step S103, the UE performs idle / inactive measurement according to the control information;

[0194] It should be noted that the UE should have the capability to support EPS Fallback, and optionally, the UE has the capability to support IMS voice acquisition through E-UTRAN / 5GC and idle / inactive measurement result reporting.

[0195] It should be noted that the terminal should perform idle / inactive measurement according to the measurement configuration information sent by the network side device.

[0196] Step S104, the UE determines the cell information required by the frequency point;

[0197] It should be noted that the frequency point is the frequency point information determined in the measurement configuration information, and the cell information is used for storage and reporting of the measurement result.

[0198] Optionally, the cell information required by the UE includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0199] The UE selects the cell information contained in at least one of SIB5 (eutra-FreqNeighCellList), SIB11 (measCellListEUTRA) and RRCRelease (measCellListEUTRA) for measurement result reporting;

[0200] The UE selects N strongest cells in measurement result from the cell information in at least one of SIB5, SIB11 and RRCRelease for measurement result reporting;

[0201] The UE selects N strongest cells in measurement result for measurement result reporting.

[0202] It is to be noted that N is the maximum number of cells allowed to be reported, which can be carried by a broadcast message, an RRCRelease message, a protocol agreement, etc.

[0203] Step S105, the UE determines the storage / reporting format (measurement quantities);

[0204] Optionally, the determination of the storage / reporting format includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0205] If the UE receives a broadcast message containing a low priority cell-service cell threshold value Q (threshServingLowQ), the UE uses the reference signal received quality (RSRQ) as the storage / reporting format, otherwise the reference signal received power (RSRP) is used as the storage / reporting format;

[0206] If the UE receives a SIB11 message containing a reporting quantity and set to RSRQ, the UE uses RSRQ as the storage format, otherwise RSRP is used as the storage format;

[0207] If the UE receives an RRCRelease message containing a reporting quantity and set to RSRQ, the UE uses RSRQ as the storage format, otherwise RSRP is used as the storage format.

[0208] Step S106, the UE obtains the measurement result and stores it.

[0209] The measurement result includes one or more frequency point measurement results, and the frequency point measurement result includes one or more cell measurement results, that is, the final measurement result corresponds to at least one cell measurement result, and the terminal acquires and stores the measurement result according to steps 103 to 105.

[0210] Step S107, the UE performs RRC connection establishment / RRC connection recovery procedure.

[0211] Step S108, optionally, the UE indicates to the base station that the UE has available EPS_Fallback and / or RAT Fallback related E-UTRAN frequency point measurement results.

[0212] The terminal can perform the indication of the measurement result with available EPS_Fallback and / or RAT Fallback related E-UTRAN frequency point in the RRC establishment request message, the RRC establishment completion message, the RRC connection recovery request message or the RRC connection recovery completion message.

[0213] Step S109, the base station sends measurement result request information to the UE.

[0214] It should be noted that the measurement result request information includes the measurement result of EPS Fallback, the measurement result of RAT Fallback or the measurement result of idle / inactive.

[0215] Step S110, the UE sends a measurement report to the network.

[0216] It should be noted that the measurement report includes the measurement result stored in step S106.

[0217] Step S111, the base station selects a suitable E-UTRAN frequency point for switching or redirection according to the measurement report of the UE, and sends related configuration information to the UE.

[0218] It should be noted that the present application embodiment proposes an early measurement method, and the UE indicates to the UE through the broadcast message or RRCRelease that the measurement for EPS Fallback and / or RAT Fallback and / or load distribution can be performed in the idle / inactive state, so as to ensure that the UE has available measurement results before entering the connected state, thereby reducing the time delay of EPS Fallback and / or RAT Fallback and / or load distribution as much as possible.

[0219] It should be noted that the measurement method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be executed by a measurement device, or a control module in the measurement device for executing the measurement method. The measurement device provided in the embodiments of the present application is described by taking the measurement device executing the measurement method as an example.

[0220] As shown in Figure 3 The embodiments of the present application provide a measurement device 300 applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0221] A first receiving module 301 is configured to receive control information sent by a network side device;

[0222] A measurement module 302 is configured to perform early measurement according to the control information and measurement configuration information, and obtain early measurement results;

[0223] The control information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0224] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, and the first service includes a voice service;

[0225] The first cell needs information related to early measurement of load control;

[0226] The first cell supports the terminal to perform early measurement in the first cell;

[0227] The first cell supports the terminal to report availability of early measurement results after entering a connected state in the first cell.

[0228] Optionally, the early measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0229] Measurement performed in an idle state, measurement performed in an inactive state, measurement performed when entering a connected state from an idle state, measurement performed when entering a connected state from an inactive state, measurement performed when the network side device requests measurement results, and measurement performed when the control information sent by the network side device is received.

[0230] Optionally, the first receiving module 301 is configured to:

[0231] Receive a first message sent by the network side device, and the first message contains the control information;

[0232] The first message includes at least one of the following:

[0233] A broadcast message;

[0234] A radio resource control (RRC) release message.

[0235] Optionally, after the measurement module 302 performs the early measurement according to the control information and the measurement configuration information, and obtains the early measurement result, the method further includes:

[0236] a first sending module, configured to send a first indication to a network side device;

[0237] The first indication is used to indicate that the terminal has a measurement result.

[0238] Optionally, the measurement result includes at least one of the following:

[0239] a measurement result related to EPS fallback;

[0240] a measurement result related to RAT fallback;

[0241] a measurement result related to load control;

[0242] an available early measurement result.

[0243] Optionally, the first sending module is configured to:

[0244] send a second message to the network side device, wherein the second message contains the first indication;

[0245] The second message includes at least one of the following:

[0246] an RRC setup request message, an RRC setup complete message, an RRC resume request message, and an RRC resume complete message.

[0247] Optionally, the apparatus further includes:

[0248] a second receiving module, configured to receive measurement result request information sent by the network side device;

[0249] The measurement result request information is used to request at least one of the following:

[0250] a measurement result related to EPS fallback;

[0251] a measurement result related to RAT fallback;

[0252] a measurement result related to load control;

[0253] a measurement result in an idle state;

[0254] a measurement result in an inactive state.

[0255] Optionally, the second receiving module is configured to:

[0256] receive a third message sent by the network side device, wherein the third message contains the measurement result request information;

[0257] The third message includes at least one of the following:

[0258] The RRC resume message, the terminal information request message, and the RRC reconfiguration message.

[0259] Optionally, after the second receiving module receives the measurement result request information sent by the network side device, the method further includes:

[0260] The second sending module is configured to send a measurement report to the network side device according to the measurement result request information, and the measurement report includes the early measurement result.

[0261] Optionally, the second sending module is configured to:

[0262] send a fourth message to the network side device, and the fourth message includes the measurement report.

[0263] The fourth message includes at least one of the following:

[0264] The RRC resume complete message, the RRC reconfiguration complete message, the uplink information transmission message, the terminal information response message, and the uplink dedicated control channel information.

[0265] Optionally, after the measurement module 302 performs early measurement according to the control information and the measurement configuration information to obtain an early measurement result, the method further includes:

[0266] The storage module is configured to store the early measurement result of the second cell.

[0267] The early measurement result corresponding to the second cell is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

[0268] Optionally, the first threshold includes at least one of the following:

[0269] A reporting threshold of a measurement result of a frequency point corresponding to EPS fallback;

[0270] A reporting threshold of a measurement result of a frequency point corresponding to RAT fallback;

[0271] A reporting threshold of a measurement result of a frequency point corresponding to load control;

[0272] A reporting threshold corresponding to the early measurement result.

[0273] Optionally, the terminal has a first capability.

[0274] The first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0275] Support EPS fallback, support obtaining voice service through evolved universal mobile communication system terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN), support obtaining voice service through 5G core network, support load control, and support early measurement result reporting.

[0276] Optionally, the measurement configuration information comprises at least one of the following:

[0277] part of configuration information in system information block four;

[0278] all configuration information in system information block four;

[0279] part of configuration information in system information block three;

[0280] all configuration information in system information block three;

[0281] part of configuration information in system information block five;

[0282] all configuration information in system information block five;

[0283] part of configuration information in system information block eleven;

[0284] all configuration information in system information block eleven;

[0285] configuration information in RRC release message.

[0286] Optionally, the part of configuration information comprises configuration information corresponding to a frequency point included in a first list.

[0287] The first list is used to indicate a valid area range of configuration information, and at least one frequency point and at least one cell corresponding to each frequency point are included in the first list.

[0288] Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

[0289] a fifth receiving module configured to receive measurement configuration related information sent by a network side device, wherein the measurement configuration related information comprises a first list.

[0290] Optionally, the fifth receiving module is configured to:

[0291] receive a fifth message sent by the network side device, wherein the fifth message comprises the measurement configuration related information;

[0292] The fifth message comprises at least one of the following:

[0293] a broadcast message and an RRC release message.

[0294] Optionally, the measurement configuration information comprises frequency point information, the frequency point information comprising frequency point identifiers and maximum measurement bandwidths corresponding to the frequency point identifiers.

[0295] It should be noted that the apparatus embodiment is one-to-one corresponding to the method embodiment described above, and all implementation manners of the method embodiment are applicable to the apparatus embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects, and thus will not be described herein.

[0296] The measurement apparatus in the embodiments of the present application can be an apparatus, an apparatus with an operating system, or an electronic device, and can also be a component in a terminal, an integrated circuit, or a chip. The apparatus or electronic device can be a mobile terminal or a non-mobile terminal. Exemplarily, the mobile terminal can include, but is not limited to, the types of the terminal 11 listed above, and the non-mobile terminal can be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), a personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a teller machine, or a self-service machine, and the like, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited specifically.

[0297] The measurement apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present application can implement each process of the method embodiment Figure 2 and achieve the same technical effects, and thus will not be described herein to avoid repetition.

[0298] The embodiments of the present application further provide a terminal, comprising a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface being configured to receive control information sent by a network side device; the processor being configured to perform early measurement according to the control information and measurement configuration information, and obtain an early measurement result;

[0299] The control information is configured to indicate at least one of the following:

[0300] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, and the first service comprises a voice service;

[0301] The first cell needs information related to load control for early measurement;

[0302] The first cell supports early measurement performed by the terminal in the first cell;

[0303] The first cell supports reporting availability of the early measurement result by the terminal after the first cell enters a connected state.

[0304] The terminal embodiment corresponds to the method embodiment on the terminal side described above, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applicable to the terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects. Specifically, Figure 4A hardware structure diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0305] The terminal 400 includes, but is not limited to, at least part of components such as a radio frequency unit 401, a network module 402, an audio output unit 403, an input unit 404, a sensor 405, a display unit 406, a user input unit 407, an interface unit 408, a memory 409, and a processor 410.

[0306] Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal 400 can further include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component, and the power supply can be logically connected to the processor 410 through a power management system, so as to realize functions such as management of charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 4 The terminal structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the terminal, and the terminal can include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or different component arrangements, which are not described here.

[0307] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the input unit 404 can include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 4041 and a microphone 4042. The graphics processing unit 4041 processes image data of a still picture or a video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 406 can include a display panel 4061, which can be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 407 includes a touch panel 4071 and other input devices 4072. The touch panel 4071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 4071 can include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 4072 can include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, on-off keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, joysticks, etc., which are not described here.

[0308] In the embodiments of the present application, the radio frequency unit 401 receives downlink data from a network side device and processes the data by the processor 410; in addition, the radio frequency unit 401 sends uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 401 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0309] The memory 409 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 409 can mainly include a storage program or instruction area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program or instruction area can store an operating system, application programs or instructions required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 409 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory, which can be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), an Electrically EPROM (EEPROM), or a flash memory. For example, at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state memory device.

[0310] The processor 410 can include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 410 can integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes an operating system, a user interface, and application programs or instructions, etc., and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor can also not be integrated into the processor 410.

[0311] The radio frequency unit 401 is configured to implement:

[0312] receive control information sent by a network side device;

[0313] The processor 410 is configured to implement:

[0314] perform early measurement according to the control information and the measurement configuration information, and obtain an early measurement result;

[0315] The control information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0316] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, and the first service includes a voice service;

[0317] The first cell needs information related to load control early measurement;

[0318] The first cell supports early measurement performed by a terminal in the first cell;

[0319] The first cell supports reporting availability of an early measurement result by the terminal after the first cell enters a connected state.

[0320] Optionally, the early measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0321] measurement performed in the idle state, measurement performed in the inactive state, measurement performed when entering the connected state from the idle state, measurement performed when entering the connected state from the inactive state, measurement performed when the network side device requests the measurement result, measurement performed when receiving the control information sent by the network side device.

[0322] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 401 is configured to implement:

[0323] receiving a first message sent by the network side device, wherein the first message comprises the control information;

[0324] Optionally, the first message comprises at least one of the following:

[0325] a broadcast message;

[0326] a radio resource control (RRC) release message.

[0327] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 401 is further configured to implement:

[0328] sending a first indication to the network side device;

[0329] Optionally, the first indication is used to indicate that the terminal has the measurement result.

[0330] Optionally, the measurement result comprises at least one of the following:

[0331] a measurement result related to EPS fallback;

[0332] a measurement result related to RAT fallback;

[0333] a measurement result related to load control;

[0334] an available measurement result.

[0335] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 401 is configured to implement:

[0336] sending a second message to the network side device, wherein the second message comprises the first indication;

[0337] Optionally, the second message comprises at least one of the following:

[0338] an RRC setup request message, an RRC setup complete message, an RRC resume request message, and an RRC resume complete message.

[0339] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 401 is further configured to implement:

[0340] receiving measurement result request information sent by the network side device;

[0341] The measurement result request information is used for requesting at least one of the following:

[0342] a measurement result related to EPS fallback;

[0343] a measurement result related to RAT fallback;

[0344] a measurement result related to load control;

[0345] a measurement result in an idle state;

[0346] a measurement result in an inactive state.

[0347] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 401 is configured to:

[0348] receive a third message sent by the network side device, wherein the third message comprises measurement result request information;

[0349] The third message comprises at least one of the following:

[0350] an RRC resume message, a terminal information request message, and an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0351] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 401 is further configured to:

[0352] According to the measurement result request information, send a measurement report to the network side device, wherein the measurement report comprises the early measurement result.

[0353] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 401 is configured to:

[0354] send a fourth message to the network side device, wherein the fourth message comprises the measurement report;

[0355] The fourth message comprises at least one of the following:

[0356] an RRC resume complete message, an RRC reconfiguration complete message, an uplink information transmission message, a terminal information response message, and an uplink dedicated control channel information.

[0357] Optionally, the processor 410 is further configured to:

[0358] the terminal stores an early measurement result of a second cell;

[0359] The early measurement result corresponding to the second cell is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

[0360] Optionally, the first threshold comprises at least one of the following:

[0361] a reporting threshold of a measurement result of a frequency point corresponding to EPS fallback;

[0362] A reporting threshold of a measurement result of a frequency point corresponding to a RAT fallback;

[0363] A reporting threshold of a measurement result of a frequency point corresponding to load control;

[0364] A reporting threshold corresponding to an early measurement result.

[0365] Optionally, the terminal has a first capability.

[0366] The first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0367] Supporting EPS fallback, supporting obtaining voice service through an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN), supporting obtaining voice service through a 5G core network, supporting load control, and supporting early measurement result reporting.

[0368] Optionally, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0369] Part of configuration information in a system information block 4;

[0370] All configuration information in the system information block 4;

[0371] Part of configuration information in a system information block 3;

[0372] All configuration information in the system information block 3;

[0373] Part of configuration information in a system information block 5;

[0374] All configuration information in the system information block 5;

[0375] Part of configuration information in a system information block 11;

[0376] All configuration information in the system information block 11;

[0377] Configuration information in an RRC release message.

[0378] Optionally, the part of configuration information includes configuration information corresponding to a frequency point included in a first list.

[0379] The first list is used to indicate a valid area range of the configuration information, and includes at least one frequency point and at least one cell corresponding to each frequency point.

[0380] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 401 is further configured to:

[0381] Receive measurement configuration related information sent by a network side device, and the measurement configuration related information includes a first list.

[0382] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 401 is configured to implement:

[0383] receiving a fifth message sent by the network-side device, wherein the fifth message comprises the measurement configuration related information;

[0384] Optionally, the fifth message comprises at least one of the following:

[0385] a broadcast message and an RRC release message.

[0386] Optionally, the measurement configuration information comprises frequency point information, and the frequency point information comprises a frequency point identifier and a maximum measurement bandwidth corresponding to each frequency point identifier.

[0387] Preferably, the embodiment of the present application further provides a terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instructions are executed by the processor to implement each process of the measurement method embodiment and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0388] The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, wherein the readable storage medium stores a program or instructions, and the program or instructions are executed by a processor to implement each process of the measurement method embodiment and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein. The computer readable storage medium is, for example, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0389] As shown in Figure 5 The embodiment of the present application further provides a measurement configuration method, comprising:

[0390] Step 501: a network-side device sends control information to a terminal;

[0391] Optionally, the control information comprises at least one of the following:

[0392] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, and the first service comprises a voice service;

[0393] The first cell needs information related to early measurement of load control;

[0394] The first cell supports early measurement of the terminal in the first cell;

[0395] The first cell supports reporting availability of early measurement results of the terminal after the terminal enters a connected state in the first cell.

[0396] Optionally, the network-side device sends control information to the terminal, including:

[0397] The network-side device sends a first message to the terminal, wherein the first message contains the control information.

[0398] The first message includes at least one of the following:

[0399] A broadcast message.

[0400] A radio resource control (RRC) release message.

[0401] Optionally, after the network-side device sends control information to the terminal, the method further includes:

[0402] The network-side device receives a first indication sent by the terminal.

[0403] The first indication indicates that the terminal has measurement results.

[0404] Optionally, the measurement results include at least one of the following:

[0405] Measurement results related to EPS fallback.

[0406] Measurement results related to RAT fallback.

[0407] Measurement results related to load control.

[0408] Available measurement results.

[0409] Optionally, the network-side device receiving the first indication sent by the terminal includes:

[0410] The network-side device receives a second message sent by the terminal, wherein the second message contains the first indication.

[0411] The second message includes at least one of the following:

[0412] An RRC setup request message, an RRC setup complete message, an RRC resume request message, and an RRC resume complete message.

[0413] Optionally, after the network-side device sends control information to the terminal, the method further includes:

[0414] The network-side device sends measurement result request information to the terminal.

[0415] The measurement result request information requests at least one of the following:

[0416] Measurement results related to EPS fallback.

[0417] Measurement results related to RAT fallback.

[0418] measurement result related to load control;

[0419] measurement result in idle state;

[0420] measurement result in inactive state.

[0421] Optionally, the network-side device sends measurement result request information to the terminal, comprising:

[0422] The network-side device sends a third message to the terminal, wherein the third message contains measurement result request information;

[0423] The third message comprises at least one of the following:

[0424] RRC resume message, terminal information request message, RRC reconfiguration message.

[0425] Optionally, after the network-side device sends measurement result request information to the terminal, it further comprises:

[0426] The network-side device receives the measurement report fed back by the terminal, wherein the measurement report comprises early measurement result.

[0427] Optionally, the network-side device receives the measurement report fed back by the terminal, comprising:

[0428] The network-side device receives the fourth message fed back by the terminal, wherein the fourth message contains the measurement report;

[0429] The fourth message comprises at least one of the following:

[0430] RRC resume complete message, RRC reconfiguration complete message, uplink information transmission message, terminal information response message, uplink dedicated control channel information.

[0431] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0432] The network-side device sends measurement configuration related information to the terminal, wherein the measurement configuration related information contains a first list;

[0433] The first list is used to indicate the effective area range of configuration information, and the first list comprises at least one frequency point and at least one cell corresponding to each frequency point.

[0434] Optionally, the network-side device sends measurement configuration related information to the terminal, comprising:

[0435] The network-side device sends a fifth message to the terminal, wherein the fifth message contains the measurement configuration related information;

[0436] The fifth message comprises at least one of the following:

[0437] a broadcast message, an RRC release message.

[0438] It should be noted that all the descriptions about the network side device in the above embodiments are applicable to the embodiments of the measurement configuration method applied to the network side device, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

[0439] As shown in Figure 6 The embodiments of the present application further provide a measurement configuration device 600 applied to a network side device, comprising:

[0440] a third sending module 601, configured to send control information to a terminal;

[0441] The control information comprises at least one of the following:

[0442] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, and the first service comprises a voice service;

[0443] The first cell needs information related to early measurement of load control;

[0444] The first cell supports early measurement of the terminal in the first cell;

[0445] The first cell supports the terminal to report the availability of early measurement results after entering a connected state in the first cell.

[0446] Optionally, the third sending module 601 is configured to:

[0447] send a first message to the terminal, and the first message contains the control information;

[0448] The first message comprises at least one of the following:

[0449] a broadcast message;

[0450] a radio resource control (RRC) release message.

[0451] Optionally, after the third sending module 601 sends the control information to the terminal, it further comprises:

[0452] a third receiving module, configured to receive a first indication sent by the terminal;

[0453] The first indication is used to indicate that the terminal has measurement results.

[0454] Optionally, the measurement results comprise at least one of the following:

[0455] measurement results related to EPS fallback;

[0456] measurement results related to EPS fallback;

[0457] measurement results related to load control;

[0458] available measurement results in advance.

[0459] Optionally, the third receiving module is configured to:

[0460] receive a second message sent by the terminal, the second message containing the first indication;

[0461] the second message includes at least one of:

[0462] an RRC setup request message, an RRC setup complete message, an RRC resume request message, and an RRC resume complete message.

[0463] Optionally, after the third sending module 601 sends the control information to the terminal, the method further includes:

[0464] a third sending module configured to send measurement result request information to the terminal;

[0465] wherein the measurement result request information is used to request at least one of:

[0466] measurement results related to EPS fallback;

[0467] measurement results related to RAT fallback;

[0468] measurement results related to load control;

[0469] measurement results in an idle state;

[0470] measurement results in an inactive state.

[0471] Optionally, the third sending module is configured to:

[0472] send a third message to the terminal, the third message containing the measurement result request information;

[0473] wherein the third message includes at least one of:

[0474] an RRC resume message, a terminal information request message, and an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0475] Optionally, after the third sending module sends the measurement result request information to the terminal, the method further includes:

[0476] a fourth receiving module configured to receive a measurement report fed back by the terminal, the measurement report including measurement results in advance.

[0477] Optionally, the fourth receiving module is configured to:

[0478] The network-side device receives the fourth message fed back by the terminal, and the fourth message comprises the measurement report.

[0479] The fourth message comprises at least one of the following:

[0480] The RRC resume completion message, the RRC reconfiguration completion message, the uplink information transmission message, the terminal information response message, and the uplink dedicated control channel information.

[0481] Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

[0482] The fourth sending module is configured to send measurement configuration related information to the terminal, and the measurement configuration related information comprises the first list.

[0483] The first list is used to indicate the effective area range of the configuration information, and the first list comprises at least one frequency point and at least one cell corresponding to each frequency point.

[0484] Optionally, the fourth sending module is configured to:

[0485] The fourth sending module is configured to send a fifth message to the terminal, and the fifth message comprises the measurement configuration related information.

[0486] The fifth message comprises at least one of the following:

[0487] The broadcast message and the RRC release message.

[0488] It should be noted that the apparatus embodiment corresponds to the network-side device method embodiment described above, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applied to the apparatus embodiment and achieve the same technical effects.

[0489] Preferably, the embodiment of the application further provides a network-side device, which comprises a processor, a memory, a program or instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor, and the program or instructions are executed by the processor to implement each process of the measurement configuration method embodiment applied to the network-side device and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, no further description is given here.

[0490] The embodiment of the application further provides a readable storage medium, and the computer readable storage medium stores a program or instructions, and the program or instructions are executed by the processor to implement each process of the measurement configuration method embodiment applied to the network-side device and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, no further description is given here.

[0491] The computer readable storage medium is, for example, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

[0492] The embodiment of the present application further provides a network side device, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is configured to send control information to a terminal.

[0493] The control information comprises at least one of the following:

[0494] The first cell provides a first service through evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback, wherein the first service comprises a voice service.

[0495] The first cell needs information related to early measurement of load control.

[0496] The first cell supports early measurement of the terminal in the first cell.

[0497] The first cell supports reporting availability of early measurement results of the terminal after the terminal enters a connected state in the first cell.

[0498] The network side device embodiment corresponds to the network side device method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applied to the network side device embodiment and achieve the same technical effects.

[0499] Specifically, the embodiment of the present application further provides a network side device. As shown in the Figure 7 The network side device 700 comprises an antenna 701, a radio frequency device 702 and a baseband device 703. The antenna 701 is connected to the radio frequency device 702. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 702 receives information through the antenna 701 and sends the received information to the baseband device 703 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 703 processes the information to be sent and sends it to the radio frequency device 702. The radio frequency device 702 processes the received information and sends it out through the antenna 701.

[0500] The above frequency band processing device can be located in the baseband device 703. The method executed by the network side device in the above embodiment can be implemented in the baseband device 703, which comprises a processor 704 and a memory 705.

[0501] The baseband device 703 may, for example, comprise at least one baseband board, which is provided with a plurality of chips, such as Figure 7As shown, one of the chips, for example, is a processor 704, which is connected to a memory 705 to call the program in the memory 705 and execute the network-side device operations shown in the above method embodiment.

[0502] The baseband device 703 may also include a network interface 706 for exchanging information with the radio frequency device 702, such as a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0503] Specifically, the network-side device in this embodiment of the invention further includes: instructions or programs stored in memory 705 and executable on processor 704, wherein processor 704 calls the instructions or programs in memory 705 to execute... Figure 6 The methods executed by each module shown achieve the same technical effect, and to avoid repetition, they will not be described in detail here.

[0504] Optional, such as Figure 8 As shown, this application embodiment also provides a communication device 800, including a processor 801, a memory 802, and a program or instructions stored in the memory 802 and executable on the processor 801. For example, when the communication device 800 is a terminal, the program or instructions executed by the processor 801 implement the various processes of the above-described measurement method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 800 is a network-side device, the program or instructions executed by the processor 801 implement the various processes of the above-described measurement configuration method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, further details are omitted here.

[0505] The terminal device can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user, a hand-held device having a wireless connection function, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, etc. In different systems, the name of the terminal device can also be different, for example, in the 5G system, the terminal device can be called user equipment (User Equipment, UE). The wireless terminal device can communicate with one or more core networks (Core Network, CN) through a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN). The wireless terminal device can be a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone (also known as a "cellular" phone) and a computer with a mobile terminal device, for example, it can be a portable, pocket, handheld, computer built-in or vehicle-mounted mobile device, which exchanges language and / or data with the radio access network. For example, personal communication service (Personal Communication Service, PCS) phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (Session Initiated Protocol, SIP) phones, wireless local loop (Wireless Local Loop, WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA) and other devices. The wireless terminal device can also be called a system, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile, a remote station, an access point, a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a user device, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0506] The network side device related by the embodiments of the present application can be a base station (BTS) in a Global System of Mobile communication (GSM) or a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), can be a base station (NodeB, NB) in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), can be an evolved base station (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE, or can be a relay station or an access point, or can be a base station in a future 5G network, and the like, and is not limited herein.

[0507] The network side device and the terminal can each use one or more antennas for Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO) transmission, and the MIMO transmission can be Single User MIMO (SU-MIMO) or Multiple User MIMO (MU-MIMO). According to the form and number of antenna combinations, the MIMO transmission can be 2D-MIMO, 3D-MIMO, FD-MIMO or massive-MIMO, or can be diversity transmission or precoding transmission or beamforming transmission, and the like.

[0508] The embodiments of the present application further provide a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, the processor is used for running programs or instructions, realizes each process of the above-mentioned measurement method or measurement configuration method embodiments, and can achieve the same technical effects, to avoid repetition, which will not be repeated here.

[0509] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be referred to as a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, and the like.

[0510] The embodiments of the present application further provide a readable storage medium, which stores programs or instructions, the programs or instructions are executed by a processor to realize each process of the above-mentioned measurement method or measurement configuration method embodiments, and can achieve the same technical effects, to avoid repetition, which will not be repeated here. It should be noted that the readable storage medium can be volatile or non-volatile, and in addition, the readable storage medium can be non-transient.

[0511] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product stored in a non-transitory storage medium, which is executed by at least one processor to implement each process of the above-mentioned measurement method or measurement configuration method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0512] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising", "including", or any other variant thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that processes, methods, articles, or apparatuses that comprise a list of elements not only include those elements, but also include other elements that are not expressly listed, or other elements that are inherent in such processes, methods, articles, or apparatuses. Without more limitations, an element defined by the sentence "including a..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but can also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order, for example, the described method can be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps can also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, features described with reference to certain examples can be combined in other examples.

[0513] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment method can be realized by means of software and a necessary general hardware platform, of course, it can also be realized by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better embodiment. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes a plurality of instructions for making a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) execute the method described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0514] The embodiments of the present application are described above in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, the above-mentioned specific embodiments are only illustrative, not restrictive, and those skilled in the art can make many forms under the inspiration of the present application without departing from the scope of the present application and the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method of measurement, characterized by, The method comprises the following steps: A terminal receives a broadcast message of a first cell sent by a network side device, wherein the broadcast message contains control information; The terminal performs a load control related, evolved packet system (EPS) fallback related or radio access technology (RAT) fallback related early measurement according to the control information and frequency point information for cell reselection in a multiplexed SIB5, and acquires a load control related, EPS fallback related or RAT fallback related early measurement result; The control information is used for indicating at least one of the following: Information that the first cell needs a load control related early measurement; The first cell supports the terminal to perform an idle state or inactive state measurement for EPS fallback and / or RAT fallback in the first cell; The first cell supports the availability of the terminal to report an idle state or inactive state measurement result for EPS fallback and / or RAT fallback after entering a connected state in the first cell; The terminal has a first capability, and the first capability indicates that the terminal supports an idle state or inactive state measurement for EPS fallback, or the terminal supports an idle state or inactive state measurement report for EPS fallback, or the terminal supports an idle state or inactive state measurement report for load control, or the terminal supports an idle state or inactive state measurement report for load control.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, After the terminal performs a load control related, EPS fallback related or RAT fallback related early measurement according to the control information and frequency point information for cell reselection in a multiplexed SIB5, and acquires a load control related, EPS fallback related or RAT fallback related early measurement result, the method further comprises the following steps: The terminal sends a first indication to the network side device; The first indication is used for indicating that the terminal has a measurement result.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The measurement result comprises at least one of the following: An EPS fallback related measurement result; A RAT fallback related measurement result; A load control related measurement result; An available early measurement result.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein, The terminal sends a first indication to the network side device, which comprises the following steps: The terminal sends a second message to the network side device, wherein the second message contains the first indication; The second message comprises at least one of the following: An RRC setup request message, an RRC setup complete message, an RRC resume request message or an RRC resume complete message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises the following steps: The terminal receives measurement result request information sent by the network side device; The measurement result request information is used for requesting at least one of the following: An EPS fallback related measurement result; A RAT fallback related measurement result; A load control related measurement result; An idle state measurement result; An inactive state measurement result.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The terminal receives measurement result request information sent by the network side device, which comprises the following steps: The terminal receives a third message sent by the network side device, wherein the third message contains the measurement result request information; The third message comprises at least one of the following: An RRC resume message, a terminal information request message or an RRC reconfiguration message.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein, After the terminal receives the measurement result request information sent by the network side device, the method further comprises: According to the measurement result request information, the terminal sends a measurement report to the network side device, and the measurement report comprises the early measurement result.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, The sending of the measurement report to the network side device comprises: The terminal sends a fourth message to the network side device, and the fourth message comprises the measurement report. The fourth message comprises at least one of the following: An RRC resume complete message, an RRC reconfiguration complete message, an uplink information transmission message, a terminal information response message, and an uplink dedicated control channel information.

9. The method according to claim 1 or 7, characterized in that, After the terminal performs early measurement related to load control, evolved packet system (EPS) fallback or radio access technology (RAT) fallback according to the control information and the frequency point information for cell reselection in the multiplexed SIB5, and obtains early measurement results related to load control, EPS fallback or RAT fallback, the method further comprises: The terminal stores the early measurement results of the second cell. The early measurement results of the second cell are greater than or equal to a first threshold.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The first threshold comprises at least one of the following: A reporting threshold of measurement results of a frequency point corresponding to EPS fallback; A reporting threshold of measurement results of a frequency point corresponding to RAT fallback; A reporting threshold of measurement results of a frequency point corresponding to load control; A reporting threshold corresponding to the early measurement results.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein, The frequency point information comprises frequency point identifiers and maximum measurement bandwidths corresponding to the frequency point identifiers.

12. A method of measuring configuration, characterized by, The method comprises: The network side device sends a broadcast message of a first cell to a terminal, and the broadcast message comprises control information. The control information is used for the terminal to perform early measurement related to load control, evolved packet system (EPS) fallback or radio access technology (RAT) fallback according to the control information and the frequency point information for cell reselection in the multiplexed SIB5, and obtain early measurement results related to load control, EPS fallback or RAT fallback. The control information comprises at least one of the following: Information that the first cell needs early measurement related to load control; The first cell supports the terminal to perform idle state or inactive state measurement for evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback in the first cell; The first cell supports the availability of the terminal to report idle state or inactive state measurement results for evolved packet system (EPS) fallback and / or radio access technology (RAT) fallback after the terminal enters a connected state in the first cell; 13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The terminal has a first capability, and the first capability indicates that the terminal supports idle state or inactive state measurement for EPS fallback, or the terminal supports reporting idle state or inactive state measurement for EPS fallback, or the terminal supports reporting idle state or inactive state measurement for load control, or the terminal supports reporting idle state or inactive state measurement for load control. After the network side device sends the control information to the terminal, the method further comprises: The network side device receives a first indication sent by the terminal. The first indication is used to indicate that the terminal has measurement results.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The measurement result includes at least one of the following: A measurement result related to EPS fallback; A measurement result related to RAT fallback; A measurement result related to load control; An early measurement result.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein, The network-side device receives a first indication sent by the terminal, and the first indication includes: The network-side device receives a second message sent by the terminal, and the second message includes the first indication; The second message includes at least one of the following: An RRC setup request message, an RRC setup complete message, an RRC resume request message, and an RRC resume complete message.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein, After the network-side device sends control information to the terminal, the method further includes: The network-side device sends measurement result request information to the terminal; The measurement result request information is used to request at least one of the following: A measurement result related to EPS fallback; A measurement result related to RAT fallback; A measurement result related to load control; A measurement result in an idle state; A measurement result in an inactive state.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, The network-side device sends measurement result request information to the terminal, including: The network-side device sends a third message to the terminal, and the third message includes the measurement result request information; The third message includes at least one of the following: An RRC resume message, a terminal information request message, and an RRC reconfiguration message.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein, After the network-side device sends measurement result request information to the terminal, the method further includes: The network-side device receives a measurement report fed back by the terminal, and the measurement report includes an early measurement result.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein, The network-side device receives a measurement report fed back by the terminal, including: The network-side device receives a fourth message fed back by the terminal, and the fourth message includes the measurement report; The fourth message includes at least one of the following: An RRC resume complete message, an RRC reconfiguration complete message, an uplink information transmission message, a terminal information response message, and an uplink dedicated control channel information.

20. A measuring device, characterized by The method includes: A first receiving module, configured to receive broadcast information of a first cell sent by a network-side device, and the broadcast information includes control information; A measurement module, configured to perform early measurement related to load control, evolved packet system (EPS) fallback, or radio access technology (RAT) fallback according to the control information and frequency point information for cell reselection in a multiplexed SIB5, and obtain an early measurement result related to load control, EPS fallback, or RAT fallback; The control information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Information that the first cell needs early measurement related to load control; The first cell supports idle state or inactive state measurement of the terminal in the first cell for EPS fallback and / or RAT fallback; The first cell supports the availability of idle state or inactive state measurement result of the terminal in the first cell for EPS fallback and / or RAT fallback after the terminal enters a connected state; and The first receiving module, configured to receive broadcast information of a first cell sent by a network-side device, and the broadcast information includes control information; The measurement module, configured to perform early measurement related to load control, evolved packet system (EPS) fallback, or radio access technology (RAT) fallback according to the control information and frequency point information for cell reselection in a multiplexed SIB5, and obtain an early measurement result related to load control, EPS fallback, or RAT fallback; The control information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Information that the first cell needs early measurement related to load control; The first cell supports idle state or inactive state measurement of the terminal in the first cell for EPS fallback and / or RAT fallback; The first cell supports the availability of idle state or inactive state measurement result of the terminal in the first cell for EPS fallback and / or RAT fallback after the terminal enters a connected state. The terminal has a first capability, and the first capability indicates that the terminal supports idle state or inactive state measurement for EPS fallback, or the terminal supports idle state or inactive state measurement report for EPS fallback, or the terminal supports idle state or inactive state measurement report for load control, or the terminal supports idle state or inactive state measurement report for load control.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein, After the measurement module performs the load control related, EPS fallback related or RAT fallback related advance measurement according to the control information and the frequency point information for cell reselection in the multiplexed SIB5, the method further includes: The first sending module is configured to send a first indication to a network side device. The first indication is used to indicate that the terminal has the measurement result.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein, The method further includes: The second receiving module is configured to receive measurement result request information sent by the network side device. The measurement result request information is used to request at least one of the following: EPS fallback related measurement result; RAT fallback related measurement result; Load control related measurement result; Idle state measurement result; Inactive state measurement result.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein, After the second receiving module receives the measurement result request information sent by the network side device, the method further includes: The second sending module is configured to send a measurement report to the network side device according to the measurement result request information, and the measurement report includes the advance measurement result.

24. A measurement configuration apparatus characterized by comprising: The method includes: The third sending module is configured to send a broadcast message of the first cell to the terminal, and the broadcast message includes control information. The control information is used for the terminal to perform load control related, EPS fallback related or RAT fallback related advance measurement according to the control information and the frequency point information for cell reselection in the multiplexed SIB5, and obtain load control related, EPS fallback related or RAT fallback related advance measurement result. The control information includes at least one of the following: Information that the first cell needs load control related advance measurement; The first cell supports idle state or inactive state measurement of the terminal in the first cell for EPS fallback and / or RAT fallback; The first cell supports the availability of the terminal reporting idle state or inactive state measurement result in the first cell for EPS fallback and / or RAT fallback after the terminal enters a connected state; The terminal has a first capability, and the first capability indicates that the terminal supports idle state or inactive state measurement for EPS fallback, or the terminal supports idle state or inactive state measurement report for EPS fallback, or the terminal supports idle state or inactive state measurement report for load control, or the terminal supports idle state or inactive state measurement report for load control.

25. A terminal, characterized by A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 or the steps of the measurement configuration method according to any one of claims 12 to 19.

26. A network-side device, comprising: A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 or the steps of the measurement configuration method according to any one of claims 12 to 19.

27. A readable storage medium characterized by, A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 or the steps of the measurement configuration method according to any one of claims 12 to 19.

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