Communication method and apparatus based on measurement relaxation mechanism, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a measurement relaxation mechanism based communication method, device and storage medium. The measurement relaxation mechanism based communication method is applied to a terminal and includes determining measurement relaxation capability information, wherein the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal. The present disclosure realizes the determination of the terminal capability based on the RRM measurement relaxation, and the terminal can adapt to its own capability to flexibly perform RRM measurement relaxation based on the RRM measurement relaxation capability, thereby providing more flexibility.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method, apparatus and storage medium based on a measurement relaxation mechanism. Background Technology

[0002] In mobile communication systems, the movement of a terminal causes the surrounding channel conditions to change constantly. To support terminal mobility and obtain the terminal's current cell channel conditions in a timely manner, the network configures radio resource management (RRM) measurements for the terminal to measure the signal quality of the terminal's current serving cell and neighboring cells. However, excessive RRM measurements can increase the terminal's power consumption and affect battery life. To address this, in Rel-16, the new radio (NR) introduced an RRM measurement relaxation mechanism for idle terminals. That is, when the terminal is in a low-mobility state or / and not at the cell edge, the likelihood of cell reselection / handover is considered low, allowing the terminal to relax RRM measurements to a certain extent, such as extending the measurement period or stopping measurements of neighboring cells, in order to save power consumption.

[0003] In related technologies, for a terminal to perform RRM measurement relaxation, it needs to possess the capability to execute the RRM measurement relaxation mechanism and be configured with RRM measurement relaxation criteria. For Rel-17 terminals, RRM measurement relaxation can be performed in the idle state, but measurement relaxation carries certain risks. Inappropriate relaxation can prevent the terminal from timely acquiring the signal quality of neighboring cells, affecting cell reselection / handover performance and reducing user experience. Therefore, providing a new communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism to enable terminals to flexibly support RRM measurement relaxation and thus possess greater flexibility is a hot research topic. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To overcome the problems existing in related technologies, this disclosure provides a communication method, apparatus and storage medium based on a measurement relaxation mechanism.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism is provided, applied to a terminal, comprising: determining measurement relaxation capability information, the measurement relaxation capability information being used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal.

[0006] In one embodiment, the RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following:

[0007] Support all measurement relaxation criteria;

[0008] Support non-cell edge criteria;

[0009] Support low mobility criteria;

[0010] Support the static criterion;

[0011] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria;

[0012] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria;

[0013] Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria;

[0014] No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

[0015] In one embodiment, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in connected mode.

[0016] In one embodiment, the method further includes: reporting information on the ability to relax.

[0017] In one embodiment, the reporting of relaxation ability information includes:

[0018] Report measurement relaxation capability information based on terminal wireless capability messages; or

[0019] Based on initial auxiliary information, report information on measured relaxation ability; or

[0020] Based on message 5 during the establishment or restoration of a radio resource control connection, report measurement relaxation capability information; or

[0021] Based on message 3 during the establishment or restoration of a wireless resource control connection, report measurement relaxation capability information.

[0022] In one embodiment, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the non-connected state.

[0023] In one embodiment, the method further includes: acquiring measurement relaxation parameters configured for the network device.

[0024] In one embodiment, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in connected state; the step of obtaining the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device includes: obtaining the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information based on Radio Resource Control (RRC) dedicated signaling.

[0025] In one embodiment, obtaining the measurement relaxation parameters configured for the network device includes:

[0026] Based on the system broadcast message broadcast by the network device, the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device are obtained, and the measurement relaxation parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information are determined from the configured measurement relaxation parameters.

[0027] In one embodiment, the method further includes: in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, performing RRM measurement relaxation based on the measurement relaxation parameters in a connected state.

[0028] In one embodiment, the method further includes: in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, performing RRM measurement relaxation based on the measurement relaxation parameters in a disconnected state.

[0029] In one embodiment, the method further includes: in response to determining that the terminal does not support using RRM to measure relaxation, and / or determining that no measurement relaxation parameters have been obtained, not performing RRM measurement relaxation.

[0030] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism is provided, applied to a network device, comprising: acquiring measurement relaxation capability information reported by a terminal, wherein the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the connected state.

[0031] In one embodiment, the RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following:

[0032] Support all measurement relaxation criteria;

[0033] Support non-cell edge criteria;

[0034] Support low mobility criteria;

[0035] Support the static criterion;

[0036] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria;

[0037] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria;

[0038] Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria;

[0039] No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

[0040] In one embodiment, obtaining the measurement relaxation ability information reported by the terminal includes:

[0041] Based on the terminal's wireless capability messages, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal; or

[0042] Based on the initialization assistance information, obtain the measurement relaxation ability information reported by the terminal; or

[0043] Based on message 5 during the establishment or restoration of a radio resource control connection, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal; or

[0044] Based on message 3 during the establishment or restoration of the wireless resource control connection, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal.

[0045] In one embodiment, the method further includes sending measurement relaxation parameters.

[0046] In one implementation, sending measurement relaxation parameters includes:

[0047] Based on dedicated radio resource control signaling, the network device sends the measurement relaxation parameters configured corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information.

[0048] In one implementation, sending measurement relaxation parameters includes:

[0049] The system broadcast message based on the network device broadcasts the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device.

[0050] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism is provided, comprising:

[0051] The processing unit is configured to determine measurement relaxation capability information, which is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal.

[0052] In one embodiment, the RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following:

[0053] Support all measurement relaxation criteria;

[0054] Support non-cell edge criteria;

[0055] Support low mobility criteria;

[0056] Support the static criterion;

[0057] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria;

[0058] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria;

[0059] Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria;

[0060] No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

[0061] In one embodiment, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in connected mode.

[0062] In one embodiment, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the connected state; the communication device based on the measurement relaxation mechanism further includes a reporting unit configured to report the measurement relaxation capability information.

[0063] In one implementation, the reporting unit reports the measured relaxation ability information in the following manner:

[0064] Report measurement relaxation capability information based on terminal wireless capability messages; or

[0065] Based on initial auxiliary information, report information on measured relaxation ability; or

[0066] Based on message 5 during the establishment or restoration of a radio resource control connection, report measurement relaxation capability information; or

[0067] Based on message 3 during the establishment or restoration of a wireless resource control connection, report measurement relaxation capability information.

[0068] In one embodiment, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the non-connected state.

[0069] In one embodiment, the communication device based on the measurement relaxation mechanism further includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device.

[0070] In one embodiment, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the connected state; the acquisition unit acquires the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information based on Radio Resource Control Dedicated Signaling.

[0071] In one embodiment, the acquisition unit acquires the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device based on the system broadcast message broadcast by the network device, and determines the measurement relaxation parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information from the configured measurement relaxation parameters.

[0072] In one embodiment, the processing unit is further configured to: in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, perform RRM measurement relaxation based on the measurement relaxation parameters in a connected state.

[0073] In one embodiment, the processing unit is further configured to: in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, perform RRM measurement relaxation based on the measurement relaxation parameters in a disconnected state.

[0074] In one embodiment, the processing unit is further configured to: in response to determining that the terminal does not support using RRM to measure relaxation, and / or determining that no measurement relaxation parameters have been obtained, not to perform RRM measurement relaxation.

[0075] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism is provided, applied to a network device, comprising:

[0076] The acquisition unit is configured to acquire measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal, the measurement relaxation capability information being used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the connected state.

[0077] In one embodiment, the RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following:

[0078] Support all measurement relaxation criteria;

[0079] Support non-cell edge criteria;

[0080] Support low mobility criteria;

[0081] Support the static criterion;

[0082] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria;

[0083] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria;

[0084] Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria;

[0085] No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

[0086] In one embodiment, the acquisition unit acquires measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal based on terminal radio capability messages; or acquires measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal based on initialization assistance information; or acquires measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal based on message 5 during the establishment or restoration of the radio resource control connection; or acquires measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal based on message 3 during the establishment or restoration of the radio resource control connection.

[0087] In one embodiment, the communication device based on the measurement relaxation mechanism further includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit measurement relaxation parameters.

[0088] In one embodiment, the transmitting unit transmits the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information based on Radio Resource Control (RRC) dedicated signaling.

[0089] In one implementation, the sending unit sends the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device based on a system broadcast message broadcast by the network device.

[0090] According to a fifth aspect of this disclosure, a communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism is provided, comprising:

[0091] processor;

[0092] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0093] The processor is configured to execute the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism as described in the first aspect or any embodiment of the first aspect.

[0094] According to a sixth aspect of this disclosure, a communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism is provided, comprising:

[0095] processor;

[0096] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0097] The processor is configured to execute the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism as described in the second aspect or any embodiment of the second aspect.

[0098] According to a seventh aspect of this disclosure, a storage medium is provided, the storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a terminal, enable the terminal to execute the communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism as described in the first aspect or any embodiment of the first aspect.

[0099] According to an eighth aspect of this disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions which, when executed by a processor of a network device, enable the network device to perform the communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism as described in the second aspect or any embodiment of the second aspect.

[0100] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: the terminal determines measurement relaxation capability information, which is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal, thereby realizing the determination of the terminal capability based on RRM measurement relaxation. Based on the RRM measurement relaxation capability, the terminal can flexibly perform RRM measurement relaxation according to its own capabilities, providing more flexibility.

[0101] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0102] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0103] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0104] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0105] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0106] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0107] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0108] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0109] Figure 7 This is a block diagram of a communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism, according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0110] Figure 8 This is a block diagram of a communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism, according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0111] Figure 9 This is a block diagram illustrating a communication apparatus for measuring a relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0112] Figure 10 This is a block diagram illustrating a communication apparatus for measuring a relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0113] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure.

[0114] The communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism provided in this disclosure can be applied to... Figure 1 The wireless communication system shown. (See attached image) Figure 1 As shown, this wireless communication system includes a terminal and a network device. The terminal and the network device send and receive information through wireless resources.

[0115] Understandable, Figure 1 The wireless communication system shown is for illustrative purposes only. A wireless communication system may also include other network devices, such as core network equipment, wireless relay equipment, and wireless backhaul equipment. Figure 1 Not shown in the diagram. This disclosure does not limit the number of network devices and terminals included in the wireless communication system.

[0116] It is further understood that the wireless communication system of this disclosure is a network providing wireless communication functionality. The wireless communication system can employ different communication technologies, such as code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), 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 carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance. Based on factors such as capacity, speed, and latency, networks can be categorized as 2G networks, 3G networks, 4G networks, or future evolution networks, such as 5G networks. 5G networks can also be referred to as New Radio (NR). For ease of description, this disclosure may sometimes simply refer to the wireless communication network as a network.

[0117] Furthermore, the network device involved in this disclosure can also be referred to as a wireless access network device. This wireless access network device can be: a base station, an evolved Node B (eB) base station, a home base station, an access point (AP) in a Wi-Fi system, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, a transmission point (TP), or a transmission and reception point (TRP), etc. It can also be a gNB in ​​an NR system, or a component or part of a base station. When it is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the network device can also be an in-vehicle device. It should be understood that the specific technologies and device forms used in the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited.

[0118] Furthermore, the terminal involved in this disclosure can also be referred to as a terminal device, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc., and is a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. For example, a terminal can be a handheld device with wireless connectivity, an in-vehicle device, etc. Currently, some examples of terminals include: smartphones (Mobile Phones), pocket personal computers (PPCs), handheld computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops, tablets, wearable devices, or in-vehicle devices, etc. In addition, when it is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the terminal device can also be an in-vehicle device. It should be understood that the embodiments of this disclosure do not limit the specific technology or specific device form adopted by the terminal.

[0119] To save terminal power consumption, Rel-16 introduced an RRM measurement relaxation mechanism for idle terminals. This mechanism primarily relies on measurement relaxation criteria for communication. These criteria include non-cell edge criteria, low mobility criteria, and stationary criteria.

[0120] Among them, the low mobility criterion refers to the fact that within a certain period of time (T) SearchDeltaP If the reference received signal strength (S) rxlevRef ) and the signal strength of the terminal's current serving cell (S rxlev The difference is less than the preset threshold value (S) SearchDeltaPWhen the signal change is small, it indicates that the terminal is in a low-mobility state. The parameter S... SearchDeltaP T SearchDeltaP Provided via the network; formulas are defined by protocol.

[0121] The non-cell edge criterion mainly refers to: if the signal strength (S) of the current serving cell of the terminal is... rxlev ) greater than the preset threshold value (S) searchThresholdP And (if configured) the received signal quality (S) qual ) greater than the preset threshold value (S) searchThresholdQ When this occurs, it is assumed that the terminal is not at the cell edge. Among them, S searchThresholdP S searchThresholdQ Configured by the network, the formula is agreed upon by the protocol.

[0122] The static criterion mainly refers to the fact that within a certain time (T) SearchDeltaP_stationary Within ) if the signal received strength (S) of the terminal's current serving cell rxlev ) and the reference received signal strength (S) rxlevRef The difference is less than the preset threshold value (S) SearchDeltaP_stationary And (if configured) the number of beam switching times of the terminal during this time period is less than the threshold value (N). beam_switching If the signal change at the terminal is small and no beam switching has occurred, the terminal is considered to be in a stationary state. The parameter T... SearchDeltaP_stationary S SearchDeltaP_stationary N beam_switching Provided via the network; formulas are defined by protocol.

[0123] Currently, in Release 17 of 3GPP, further research is being conducted on RRM measurement relaxation for RedCap (Red Cap) devices. This includes considering the introduction of more advanced measurement relaxation criteria—the static criterion—and the extension of RRM measurement relaxation to the connected state. Furthermore, once the RRM measurement relaxation design for RedCap devices in Release 17 is complete, it is highly likely that it will be implemented in NR eMBB devices (conventional terminals such as mobile phones).

[0124] However, for Rel-17 terminals, while the three criteria mentioned above can be used to perform RRM measurement relaxation, this process carries inherent risks. Inappropriate relaxation can prevent the terminal from acquiring neighboring cell signal quality in a timely manner, impacting cell reselection / handover performance and reducing user experience. Furthermore, whether or not to perform RRM measurement relaxation depends heavily on the terminal's implementation. Some terminals prioritize power saving modes, while others prioritize maximizing performance over power consumption. In conclusion, whether a terminal can perform measurement relaxation depends on numerous implementation methods.

[0125] Therefore, this disclosure provides a new communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism, which introduces the terminal capability of RRM measurement relaxation (hereinafter referred to as measurement relaxation capability) to enable the terminal to flexibly support RRM measurement relaxation and have more flexibility.

[0126] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism can be executed alone or in conjunction with other embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 2 As shown, the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism is used in the terminal and includes the following steps.

[0127] In step S11, relaxation capacity measurement information is determined, which is used to indicate the RRM relaxation capacity supported by the terminal.

[0128] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the measurement relaxation capability information can be understood as indicating whether the terminal has the capability to perform RRM measurement relaxation in a disconnected or connected state.

[0129] The measurement relaxation capability can also be understood as whether or not the measurement relaxation criterion is supported. That is, the measurement relaxation capability information determined by the terminal can be used to indicate whether the terminal supports the RRM measurement relaxation criterion in the non-connected or connected state.

[0130] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal's measurement relaxation capability may include, but is not limited to, the following types of measurement relaxation criteria:

[0131] a. Supporting all measurement relaxation criteria can also be understood as not distinguishing specific measurement relaxation criteria in traditional techniques, but only providing an indication of whether or not measurement relaxation is supported.

[0132] b. Support non-cell edge criteria.

[0133] c. Support low mobility criteria.

[0134] d. Support the static criterion.

[0135] e. Support non-cell edge criteria and / or support low mobility criteria.

[0136] f. Support non-cell edge criteria and / or support stationary criteria.

[0137] g. Support non-cell edge criteria, and / or support low mobility and / or stationary criteria.

[0138] h. Does not support any measurement relaxation criteria, meaning the terminal is not one of the terminals that supports measurement relaxation capabilities.

[0139] It is understood that the non-cell edge criteria, low mobility criteria, and stationary criteria involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be referred to the non-cell edge criteria, low mobility criteria, and stationary criteria involved in the foregoing related technical embodiments, and will not be described in detail here.

[0140] Furthermore, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the measurement relaxation capability information determined by the terminal can indicate different radio resource control (RRC) states, including:

[0141] a. Indicates Connected State. Indicates connected state, which can be understood as indicating the RRM measurement relaxation capabilities supported by the terminal in the connected state. In this case, the terminal can interact with the network device, for example, by reporting measurement relaxation capability information to the network device, or the terminal may not need to report measurement relaxation capability information to the network device.

[0142] b. Indicates a disconnected state. Indicates a disconnected state, which can be understood as the terminal determining and executing measurement relaxation independently, without reporting measurement relaxation capability information to the network device.

[0143] In one embodiment, this disclosure first describes the implementation of measurement relaxation capability information to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in connected state.

[0144] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate that when the terminal supports the RRM measurement relaxation capability in the connected state, the terminal reports the measurement relaxation capability information.

[0145] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism can be executed alone or in conjunction with other embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 3 As shown, the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism is used in the terminal and includes the following steps.

[0146] In step S21, relaxation capacity measurement information is determined, which is used to indicate the RRM relaxation capacity supported by the terminal.

[0147] In step S22, information on the measured relaxation ability is reported.

[0148] In this embodiment of the disclosure, a terminal that supports the measurement relaxation criterion reports measurement relaxation capability information to the network device in a connected state to interact with the network device and use the measurement relaxation mechanism.

[0149] In one implementation, the terminal may report measurement relaxation ability information in one or a combination of the following ways.

[0150] Method 1: Report measurement relaxation capability information based on terminal wireless capability messages.

[0151] In this disclosure, measurement relaxation capability can be used as a terminal wireless capability. When a network device sends a terminal capability enquiry message to a terminal to obtain wireless capabilities, the terminal that supports measurement relaxation capability shall carry the measurement relaxation capability indication (measurement relaxation capability information) in a terminal capability information message and report it to the network device.

[0152] Method 2: Report relaxation ability information based on initialization auxiliary information.

[0153] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the ability to measure relaxation can be used as a type of terminal assistance information. Terminals with the ability to measure relaxation initiate the assistance information reporting process and report the supported measurement relaxation criterion types (measurement relaxation ability information).

[0154] Method 3: Based on message 5 during the RRC connection establishment or recovery process, report information on the measured relaxation capability.

[0155] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal may report the measurement relaxation capability indication (measurement relaxation capability information) to the network device through message 5 (msg5), such as RRC setup complete / RRC resume complete, during the RRC connection establishment / recovery process.

[0156] Method 4: Based on message 3 during the RRC connection establishment or recovery process, report the measurement relaxation capability information.

[0157] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal can report the measurement relaxation capability indication (measurement relaxation capability information) to the network device through message 3 (msg3), such as RRC setup request / RRC resume request / RRC resume request1, during the RRC connection establishment / recovery process.

[0158] In another embodiment of this disclosure, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in a non-connected state. In one example, a rest criterion may be indicated for the terminal in a non-connected state.

[0159] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal can obtain the measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device and use the RRM measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device to perform RRM measurement relaxation.

[0160] In this embodiment, the terminal can obtain measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device through system broadcast messages. Terminals supporting measurement relaxation use the parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability in the system broadcast message to execute the corresponding RRM measurement relaxation criterion decision. When the measurement relaxation criterion is met, the terminal reports this status to the network device. Specifically, terminals in either a connected or disconnected state can obtain the measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device through system broadcast messages. That is, terminals in either a connected or disconnected state can obtain the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device based on the system broadcast message broadcast by the network device, and determine the measurement relaxation parameters corresponding to their supported measurement relaxation capability information from the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device.

[0161] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal can obtain the measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device through RRC dedicated signaling, and use the corresponding measurement relaxation parameters to perform RRM measurement relaxation.

[0162] In one embodiment of this disclosure, in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, RRM measurement relaxation is performed based on the measurement relaxation parameters in a connected state.

[0163] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism can be executed alone or in conjunction with other embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism is used in the terminal and includes the following steps.

[0164] In step S31, relaxation capacity measurement information is determined, which is used to indicate the RRM relaxation capacity supported by the terminal.

[0165] In step S32, in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, RRM measurement relaxation is performed based on the measurement relaxation parameters in the connected state.

[0166] In this embodiment of the disclosure, a terminal supporting the measurement relaxation criterion, in connected mode, reports measurement relaxation capability information to the network device. The network device then configures measurement relaxation parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information based on this information. A terminal supporting RRM measurement relaxation capability in connected mode can obtain the measurement relaxation parameters configured according to the corresponding measurement relaxation capability information provided by the network device. A terminal supporting measurement relaxation capability can perform RRM measurement relaxation in connected mode using the RRM measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device and configured according to the measurement relaxation capability information.

[0167] In this embodiment of the disclosure, for terminals that support measurement relaxation criteria, and in the connected state, where it is not necessary to report measurement relaxation capability information to the network device, the terminal can also use the RRM measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network to perform RRM measurement relaxation.

[0168] In one example, the network device provides measurement relaxation parameters through a system broadcast message. Terminals that support measurement relaxation use the parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability in the system broadcast message to execute the corresponding RRM measurement relaxation criterion decision. When the measurement relaxation criterion is met, the terminal reports the status (executed RRM measurement relaxation criterion) to the network device.

[0169] In another example, the network device provides measurement relaxation parameters via RRC dedicated signaling. Terminals that support measurement relaxation obtain these parameters and use them to perform RRM measurement relaxation.

[0170] In another embodiment of this disclosure, in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, RRM measurement relaxation is performed based on measurement relaxation parameters in a disconnected state.

[0171] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism can be executed alone or in conjunction with other embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism is used in the terminal and includes the following steps.

[0172] In step S41, relaxation capacity measurement information is determined, which is used to indicate the RRM relaxation capacity supported by the terminal.

[0173] In step S42, in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, RRM measurement relaxation is performed based on the measurement relaxation parameters in the non-connected state.

[0174] In one example, the network device provides measurement relaxation parameters through a system broadcast message. Terminals that support measurement relaxation use the parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability in the system broadcast message to execute the corresponding RRM measurement relaxation criterion decision. When the measurement relaxation criterion is met, the terminal autonomously performs the relaxed measurement.

[0175] In this embodiment of the disclosure, a terminal that supports the measurement relaxation criteria can perform RRM measurement relaxation using the measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device when in a disconnected state.

[0176] In the embodiments described above, the terminal performs RRM measurement relaxation based on measurement relaxation capability information, whether in a connected or disconnected state, if the conditions for performing measurement relaxation are met.

[0177] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal does not perform RRM measurement relaxation if it determines that the conditions for performing measurement relaxation are not met.

[0178] Among these, the terminal does not meet the conditions for performing measurement relaxation, such as the terminal not supporting the use of RRM measurement relaxation, and / or the terminal not obtaining the measurement relaxation parameters, etc.

[0179] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the RRM relaxation measurement mechanism is not allowed to be used for terminals that do not support relaxation measurement capabilities.

[0180] In one embodiment, for the method of terminal reporting measurement relaxation capability information, connected terminals that do not support measurement relaxation capability are not allowed to use measurement relaxation parameters broadcast by system messages to perform measurement relaxation criterion decisions.

[0181] In another embodiment, for the method of terminal reporting measurement relaxation capability information, connected terminals that do not support measurement relaxation capability will not be configured with measurement relaxation parameters by the network device through RRC dedicated signaling, that is, the terminal is not allowed to execute measurement relaxation criterion decisions.

[0182] In another embodiment, for the method of terminal reporting measurement relaxation capability information, connected terminals that do not support measurement relaxation capability are not allowed to execute measurement relaxation criterion decisions, even if the network device configures measurement relaxation parameters for the terminal through RRC dedicated signaling.

[0183] In another embodiment, for terminals that do not need to report measurement relaxation capability information, terminals that do not support measurement relaxation capability (for all RRC states) are not allowed to use measurement relaxation parameters broadcast by system messages to perform measurement relaxation criterion decisions.

[0184] In another embodiment, for terminals that do not need to report measurement relaxation capability information, terminals that do not support measurement relaxation capability are not allowed to execute measurement relaxation criterion decisions even if the network device configures measurement relaxation parameters for the terminal through RRC dedicated signaling.

[0185] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the RRM measurement relaxation mechanism is not allowed to be used for terminals that have not obtained the measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device.

[0186] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the network device does not provide measurement relaxation criterion parameters, the RRM measurement relaxation mechanism is not allowed to be used regardless of whether the terminal has measurement relaxation capability.

[0187] In one embodiment, for measurement relaxation parameters sent by network devices via system broadcast messages, if the network does not provide the measurement relaxation parameters required by the terminal in the system broadcast message, the terminal will not execute the RRM measurement relaxation mechanism regardless of whether the terminal has measurement relaxation capability.

[0188] In another embodiment, for a terminal that reports measurement relaxation capability information via auxiliary information, if it does not receive measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device via RRC dedicated signaling, the terminal will not execute the RRM measurement relaxation mechanism.

[0189] In another embodiment, for a terminal that reports measurement relaxation capability information via extended auxiliary information reporting, if it does not receive measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device via RRC dedicated signaling, the terminal will not execute the RRM measurement relaxation mechanism.

[0190] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the UE will not perform RRM measurement relaxation if the conditions for performing measurement relaxation are not met (whether the terminal determines that the conditions are not met after performing RRM measurement, or the network has not configured measurement relaxation parameters).

[0191] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal can obtain RRM measurement relaxation parameters in two ways:

[0192] 1. RRC dedicated signaling notification method.

[0193] 2. System message broadcast notification method.

[0194] Among them, the RRC dedicated signaling notification method is unique to connected terminals and can be used to notify a specific terminal. In contrast, the system message broadcast notification method does not notify a specific terminal, but rather notifies all terminals within the cell to provide parameters for RRM measurement relaxation.

[0195] Furthermore, after the terminal determines the measured relaxation ability information, there are two ways to report the ability:

[0196] 1. Methods for reporting information on relaxation ability.

[0197] 2. No need to report relaxation ability information; the terminal decides independently whether to use the relaxation measurement mechanism.

[0198] In this scenario, terminals in a non-connected state cannot report measurement relaxation capability information to network devices and can only use methods that do not require reporting measurement relaxation capability information. Terminals in a connected state, on the other hand, can use two capability reporting methods to indicate their capabilities.

[0199] It is understood that, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, for a connected terminal, measurement relaxation capability information can be reported, and interaction with the network device can be used to determine whether to perform measurement relaxation.

[0200] Based on the same concept, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism applied to network devices.

[0201] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism can be executed alone or in conjunction with other embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 6 As shown, the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism is used in the terminal and includes the following steps.

[0202] In step S51, the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal is obtained. The measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the connected state.

[0203] In one implementation, measurement relaxation capability can also be understood as whether or not the measurement relaxation criterion is supported. That is, the measurement relaxation capability information determined by the terminal can be used to indicate whether the terminal supports the RRM measurement relaxation criterion in the non-connected state or the connected state.

[0204] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the measurement relaxation capability of the terminal may include, but is not limited to, the following types of measurement relaxation criteria: supporting all measurement relaxation criteria; supporting non-cell edge criteria; supporting low mobility criteria; supporting stationary criteria; supporting non-cell edge criteria and / or supporting low mobility criteria; supporting non-cell edge criteria and / or supporting stationary criteria; supporting non-cell edge criteria and / or supporting low mobility and / or stationary criteria; and not supporting any measurement relaxation criteria.

[0205] Furthermore, network devices can acquire the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal in at least one of the following ways:

[0206] Method 1: Obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal based on the terminal's wireless capability messages; or

[0207] Method 2: Based on initialization auxiliary information, obtain the measurement relaxation ability information reported by the terminal; or

[0208] Method 3: Based on message 5 during the RRC connection establishment or recovery process, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal; or

[0209] Method 4: Based on message 3 during the RRC connection establishment or recovery process, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal.

[0210] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device may send measurement relaxation parameters so that the terminal can use the RRM measurement relaxation parameters provided by the network device to perform RRM measurement relaxation.

[0211] Specifically, network devices can send measurement relaxation parameters configured according to their corresponding measurement relaxation capability information based on RRC dedicated signaling. Alternatively, network devices can send these parameters via system broadcast messages.

[0212] It is understood that the measurement relaxation criterion information configured and sent by the network device is similar to the measurement relaxation mechanism implementation process when the terminal is in the connected state in the above embodiments. For details, please refer to the relevant descriptions in the above embodiments, which will not be elaborated here.

[0213] It is further understood that the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism provided in this disclosure can be applied to scenarios where terminals and network devices interact using the measurement relaxation mechanism-based communication method. The specific functions implemented by the terminal and network devices involved in the implementation process can be found in the relevant descriptions in the above embodiments, and will not be detailed here.

[0214] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the various implementation methods / embodiments described above in this disclosure can be used in conjunction with the foregoing embodiments, or they can be used independently. Whether used alone or in conjunction with the foregoing embodiments, the implementation principle is similar. In this disclosure, some embodiments are described as implementations used together. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that such illustrative examples are not intended to limit the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0215] Based on the same concept, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism.

[0216] It is understood that the communication device based on the measurement relaxation mechanism provided in this disclosure includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to each function in order to achieve the above-mentioned functions. In conjunction with the units and algorithm steps of the various examples disclosed in this disclosure, this disclosure can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed by hardware or by computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the technical solutions of this disclosure.

[0217] Figure 7 This is a block diagram illustrating a communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. (Refer to...) Figure 7 The communication device 100 based on the measurement relaxation mechanism is applied to a terminal and includes a processing unit 101.

[0218] The processing unit 101 is configured to determine the measurement relaxation capability information, which is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal.

[0219] In one implementation, RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following:

[0220] Support all measurement relaxation criteria;

[0221] Support non-cell edge criteria;

[0222] Support low mobility criteria;

[0223] Support the static criterion;

[0224] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria;

[0225] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria;

[0226] Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria;

[0227] No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

[0228] In one implementation, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in connected mode.

[0229] In one embodiment, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the connected state; the communication device 100 based on the measurement relaxation mechanism further includes a reporting unit 102, which is configured to report the measurement relaxation capability information.

[0230] In one embodiment, the reporting unit 102 reports the measured relaxation ability information in the following manner:

[0231] Report measurement relaxation capability information based on terminal wireless capability messages; or

[0232] Based on initial auxiliary information, report information on measured relaxation ability; or

[0233] Based on message 5 during the RRC connection establishment or recovery process, report information on the measured relaxation ability; or

[0234] Based on message 3 during the RRC connection establishment or recovery process, report information on the measured relaxation capability.

[0235] In one implementation, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the non-connected state.

[0236] In one embodiment, the communication device 100 based on the measurement relaxation mechanism further includes an acquisition unit 103, which is configured to acquire measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device.

[0237] In one embodiment, the measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the connected state; the acquisition unit 103 acquires the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information based on the Radio Resource Control dedicated signaling.

[0238] In one embodiment, the acquisition unit 103 acquires the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device based on the system broadcast message broadcast by the network device, and determines the measurement relaxation parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information in the configured measurement relaxation parameters.

[0239] In one embodiment, the processing unit 101 is further configured to: in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, perform RRM measurement relaxation based on the measurement relaxation parameters in a connected state.

[0240] In one embodiment, the processing unit 101 is further configured to: in response to determining that the terminal supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, perform RRM measurement relaxation based on measurement relaxation parameters in a disconnected state.

[0241] In one embodiment, the processing unit 101 is further configured to: in response to determining that the terminal does not support using RRM measurement relaxation, and / or determining that measurement relaxation parameters have not been obtained, not to perform RRM measurement relaxation.

[0242] Figure 8 This is a block diagram illustrating a communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. (Refer to...) Figure 8The communication device 200 based on the measurement relaxation mechanism is applied to a network device and includes an acquisition unit 201.

[0243] The acquisition unit 201 is configured to acquire measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal, which is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the terminal in the connected state.

[0244] In one implementation, RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following:

[0245] Support all measurement relaxation criteria;

[0246] Support non-cell edge criteria;

[0247] Support low mobility criteria;

[0248] Support the static criterion;

[0249] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria;

[0250] Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria;

[0251] Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria;

[0252] No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

[0253] In one embodiment, the acquisition unit 201 acquires measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal based on terminal radio capability messages; or acquires measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal based on initialization assistance information; or acquires measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal based on message 5 during the RRC connection establishment or recovery process; or acquires measurement relaxation capability information reported by the terminal based on message 3 during the RRC connection establishment or recovery process.

[0254] In one embodiment, the communication device 200 based on the measurement relaxation mechanism further includes a transmitting unit 202, which is configured to transmit measurement relaxation parameters.

[0255] In one embodiment, the transmitting unit 202 transmits measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information based on the radio resource control dedicated signaling.

[0256] In one embodiment, the sending unit 202 sends the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device based on the system broadcast message broadcast by the network device.

[0257] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0258] Figure 9 This is a block diagram illustrating a communication apparatus for measuring relaxation mechanisms according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, apparatus 300 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0259] Reference Figure 9 The device 300 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 302, memory 304, power component 306, multimedia component 308, audio component 310, input / output (I / O) interface 312, sensor component 314, and communication component 316.

[0260] Processing component 302 typically controls the overall operation of device 300, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 302 may include one or more processors 320 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 302 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 302 and other components. For example, processing component 302 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 308 and processing component 302.

[0261] Memory 304 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 300, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 304 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0262] The power supply component 306 provides power to the various components of the device 300. The power supply component 306 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 300.

[0263] Multimedia component 308 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 300 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 308 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 300 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0264] Audio component 310 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 310 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 300 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 304 or transmitted via communication component 316. In some embodiments, audio component 310 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0265] I / O interface 312 provides an interface between processing component 302 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0266] Sensor assembly 314 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 300. For example, sensor assembly 314 may detect the on / off state of device 300, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 300, changes in the position of device 300 or a component of device 300, the presence or absence of user contact with device 300, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 300, and temperature changes of device 300. Sensor assembly 314 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 314 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 314 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0267] Communication component 316 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 300 and other devices. Device 300 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 316 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 316 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0268] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 300 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the methods described above.

[0269] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 304 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 320 of the device 300 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0270] Figure 10 This is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for measuring communication of a relaxation mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, apparatus 400 may be provided as a network device. (See also...) Figure 10 The apparatus 400 includes a processing component 422, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by memory 432 for storing instructions, such as application programs, that can be executed by the processing component 422. The application programs stored in memory 432 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 422 is configured to execute instructions to perform the methods described above.

[0271] Device 400 may also include a power supply component 426 configured to perform power management of device 400, a wired or wireless network interface 450 configured to connect device 400 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 458. Device 400 may operate on an operating system stored in memory 432, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0272] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 432 including instructions, which can be executed by a processing component 422 of the apparatus 400 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0273] It can be further understood that in this disclosure, "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist; for example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects are in an "or" relationship. The singular forms "a," "the," and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0274] It is further understood that the terms "first," "second," etc., are used to describe various types of information, but this information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another, and do not indicate a specific order or degree of importance. In fact, the expressions "first," "second," etc., are completely interchangeable. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information can also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information can also be referred to as first information.

[0275] It is further understood that although operations are described in a specific order in the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this disclosure, this should not be construed as requiring these operations to be performed in the specific order or serial order shown, or requiring all of the shown operations to be performed to obtain the desired result. In certain environments, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

[0276] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only.

[0277] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism, characterized in that, Applied to User Equipment (UE), including: Determine first measurement relaxation capability information, the first measurement relaxation capability information being used to indicate a first radio resource management (RRM) measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in the non-connected state, the first RRM measurement relaxation capability including support for RRM measurement relaxation criteria; It is determined that RRM measurement relaxation will be performed using a method that does not require reporting the first measurement relaxation capability information, and the UE is a reduced capability RedCap UE; Receive a system message broadcast by a network device, the system message containing configured measurement relaxation parameters, and a first measurement relaxation parameter corresponding to the first measurement relaxation capability information determined from the configured measurement relaxation parameters; RRM measurement relaxation is performed based on the first measurement relaxation parameters corresponding to the first measurement relaxation capability information, wherein the UE supports RRM measurement relaxation and the UE is in a disconnected state; Determine second measurement relaxation capability information, which is used to indicate the second RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in connected state, and the second RRM measurement relaxation capability includes support for RRM measurement relaxation criteria; The UE reports the second RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in connected state to the network device based on the UE radio capability message, wherein the UE supports RRM measurement relaxation and the UE is in connected state.

2. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following: Support all measurement relaxation criteria; Support non-cell edge criteria; Support low mobility criteria; Support the static criterion; Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria; Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria; Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria; No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

3. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: Report information on the ability to relax.

4. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The reported information on relaxation ability includes: Based on initial auxiliary information, report information on measured relaxation ability; or Based on message 5 during the establishment or restoration of a radio resource control connection, report measurement relaxation capability information; or Based on message 3 during the establishment or restoration of a wireless resource control connection, report measurement relaxation capability information.

5. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: Obtain measurement relaxation parameters for network device configuration.

6. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, The measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in connected mode; The acquisition of measurement relaxation parameters configured for network devices includes: Based on dedicated radio resource control signaling, the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information are obtained.

7. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, The acquisition of measurement relaxation parameters configured for network devices includes: Based on the system broadcast message broadcast by the network device, the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device are obtained, and the measurement relaxation parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information are determined from the configured measurement relaxation parameters.

8. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that, The method further includes: If the UE is determined to support the use of RRM measurement relaxation, in the connected state, RRM measurement relaxation is performed based on the measurement relaxation parameters.

9. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: If it is determined that the UE does not support the use of RRM measurement relaxation, and / or if it is determined that the measurement relaxation parameters have not been obtained, RRM measurement relaxation will not be performed.

10. A communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism, characterized in that, Applied to network devices, including: A system message is broadcast to the User Equipment (UE), the system message containing configured measurement relaxation parameters. The configured measurement relaxation parameters are used by the UE to determine the first measurement relaxation parameter corresponding to the first measurement relaxation capability information. The first measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the first Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in the disconnected state. The first RRM measurement relaxation capability includes support for RRM measurement relaxation criteria. The UE performs RRM measurement relaxation in a manner that does not require reporting the first measurement relaxation capability information. The UE is a RedCap UE with reduced capabilities. The first measurement relaxation parameter corresponding to the first measurement relaxation capability information is used by the UE in the disconnected state to perform RRM measurement relaxation. The UE receives a second RRM measurement relaxation capability reported by the UE in the connected state based on the UE radio capability message, wherein the UE supports RRM measurement relaxation and the UE is in the connected state, and the second RRM measurement relaxation capability is a measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in the connected state as indicated by the second measurement relaxation capability information determined by the UE, and the second RRM measurement relaxation capability includes support for RRM measurement relaxation criteria.

11. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 10, characterized in that, The RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following: Support all measurement relaxation criteria; Support non-cell edge criteria; Support low mobility criteria; Support the static criterion; Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria; Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria; Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria; No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

12. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 10, characterized in that, The method further includes: Obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the UE.

13. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 12, characterized in that, The process of obtaining the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the UE includes: Based on the initialization assistance information, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the UE; or Based on message 5 during the establishment or restoration of a radio resource control connection, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the UE; or Based on message 3 during the establishment or restoration of the radio resource control connection, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the UE.

14. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 10, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send measurement relaxation parameters, which are used by the UE in the connected state to perform RRM measurement relaxation in response to support RRM measurement relaxation.

15. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 14, characterized in that, The transmission of the measurement relaxation parameters includes: Based on dedicated radio resource control signaling, the network device sends the measurement relaxation parameters configured corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information.

16. The communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 14, characterized in that, The transmission of the measurement relaxation parameters includes: The system broadcast message based on the network device broadcasts the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device.

17. A communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism, characterized in that, Applied to User Equipment (UE), including: The processing unit is configured to determine first measurement relaxation capability information, the first measurement relaxation capability information being used to indicate a first radio resource management (RRM) measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in a disconnected state, the first RRM measurement relaxation capability including support for RRM measurement relaxation criteria; The processing unit is further configured to determine to perform RRM measurement relaxation in a manner that does not require reporting the first measurement relaxation capability information, wherein the UE is a reduced capability RedCap UE; The transceiver unit is configured to receive system messages broadcast by network devices, the system messages containing configured measurement relaxation parameters and a first measurement relaxation parameter corresponding to the first measurement relaxation capability information determined from the configured measurement relaxation parameters. The processing unit is further configured to perform RRM measurement relaxation based on the first measurement relaxation parameters corresponding to the first measurement relaxation capability information, wherein the UE supports RRM measurement relaxation and the UE is in a disconnected state; The processing unit is further configured to determine second measurement relaxation capability information, the second measurement relaxation capability information being used to indicate a second RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in connected state, the second RRM measurement relaxation capability including support for RRM measurement relaxation criteria; The transceiver unit is further configured to report to the network device, based on UE radio capability messages, the second RRM measurement relaxation capability that the UE supports in connected mode, wherein the UE supports RRM measurement relaxation and the UE is in connected mode.

18. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 17, characterized in that, The RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following: Support all measurement relaxation criteria; Support non-cell edge criteria; Support low mobility criteria; Support the static criterion; Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria; Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria; Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria; No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

19. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 17, characterized in that, It also includes a reporting unit configured to report information on the measured relaxation capability.

20. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 19, characterized in that, The reported information on relaxation ability includes: Based on initial auxiliary information, report information on measured relaxation ability; or Based on message 5 during the establishment or restoration of a radio resource control connection, report measurement relaxation capability information; or Based on message 3 during the establishment or restoration of a wireless resource control connection, report measurement relaxation capability information.

21. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 17, characterized in that, The transceiver unit is also configured to acquire measurement relaxation parameters configured for the network device.

22. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 21, characterized in that, The measurement relaxation capability information is used to indicate the RRM measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in connected mode; The transceiver unit is also configured to acquire measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information based on radio resource control dedicated signaling.

23. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 21, characterized in that, The transceiver unit is further configured to obtain the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device based on the system broadcast message broadcast by the network device, and the processing unit is further configured to determine the measurement relaxation parameters corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information from the configured measurement relaxation parameters.

24. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to any one of claims 21 to 23, characterized in that, The processing unit is also configured to determine that the UE supports the use of RRM measurement relaxation, and, in the connected state, to perform RRM measurement relaxation based on the measurement relaxation parameters.

25. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 17, characterized in that, The processing unit is also configured to determine that the UE does not support the use of RRM measurement relaxation, and / or, determine that measurement relaxation parameters have not been obtained, and not perform RRM measurement relaxation.

26. A communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism, characterized in that, Applied to network devices, including: The transceiver unit is configured to broadcast a system message to a user equipment (UE). The system message includes configured measurement relaxation parameters. These parameters are used by the UE to determine a first measurement relaxation parameter corresponding to first measurement relaxation capability information. The first measurement relaxation capability information indicates that the UE supports a first Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement relaxation capability in a connected state. This first RRM measurement relaxation capability includes support for RRM measurement relaxation criteria. The UE performs RRM measurement relaxation using a method that does not require reporting the first measurement relaxation capability information. The UE is a RedCap UE with reduced capabilities. The first measurement relaxation parameter corresponding to the first measurement relaxation capability information is used by the UE in a connected state to perform RRM measurement relaxation. The transceiver unit is further configured to receive, based on UE radio capability messages, a second RRM measurement relaxation capability reported by the UE that the UE supports in the connected state, wherein the UE supports RRM measurement relaxation and the UE is in the connected state, the second RRM measurement relaxation capability is a measurement relaxation capability supported by the UE in the connected state as indicated by second measurement relaxation capability information determined by the UE, and the second RRM measurement relaxation capability includes support for RRM measurement relaxation criteria.

27. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 26, characterized in that, The RRM measurement of relaxation ability includes one of the following: Support all measurement relaxation criteria; Support non-cell edge criteria; Support low mobility criteria; Support the static criterion; Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports low mobility criteria; Supports non-cell edge criteria and / or supports stationary criteria; Supports non-cell edge criteria, and / or supports low mobility and / or stationary criteria; No measurement relaxation criteria are supported.

28. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 26, characterized in that, The transceiver unit is also configured to acquire measurement relaxation capability information reported by the UE.

29. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 28, characterized in that, The transceiver unit is further configured to: Based on the initialization assistance information, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the UE; or Based on message 5 during the establishment or restoration of a radio resource control connection, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the UE; or Based on message 3 during the establishment or restoration of the radio resource control connection, obtain the measurement relaxation capability information reported by the UE.

30. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 26, characterized in that, The transceiver unit is further configured to: Send measurement relaxation parameters, which are used by the UE in the connected state to perform RRM measurement relaxation in response to support RRM measurement relaxation.

31. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 30, characterized in that, The transceiver unit is further configured to: Based on dedicated radio resource control signaling, the network device sends the measurement relaxation parameters configured corresponding to the measurement relaxation capability information.

32. The communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism according to claim 30, characterized in that, The transceiver unit is further configured to: The system broadcast message based on the network device broadcasts the measurement relaxation parameters configured by the network device.

33. A communication device based on a measurement relaxation mechanism, characterized in that, include: processor; Memory used to store processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to: execute the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9, or execute the communication method based on the measurement relaxation mechanism according to any one of claims 10 to 16.

34. A storage medium, characterized in that, The storage medium stores instructions that, when executed by a processor of a user equipment, enable the user equipment to perform the communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, or, when executed by a processor of a network device, enable the network device to perform the communication method based on a measurement relaxation mechanism as described in any one of claims 10 to 16.

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