A method for measuring a serving cell and an apparatus thereof

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure discloses a service cell measurement method and device, which can be applied to the field of communication technology. The method executed by a terminal device comprises: determining a service cell of the terminal device, wherein the service cell is configured with multiple physical cells; and performing at least one of the following operations according to the multiple physical cells configured by the service cell: selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement result reporting. Thus, the terminal device and the network device can keep consistent understanding of the measurement of the physical cell associated with the service cell of the terminal device, thereby providing guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a serving cell measurement method and apparatus thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] In a communication system, one serving cell can be configured to associate multiple physical cells, and different physical cells can have their own corresponding physical channels. If a terminal device has one serving cell configured to associate multiple physical cells, how does the terminal device measure and report the multiple physical cells of the serving cell, so that the terminal device and the network device have consistent understanding of the measurement of the multiple physical cells associated with the serving cell, becomes a problem to be solved. SUMMARY

[0003] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a serving cell measurement method and apparatus thereof, which can be applied in the field of communication technology.

[0004] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a serving cell measurement method, which is performed by a terminal device. The method comprises: determining a serving cell of the terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with multiple physical cells; and performing at least one of the following operations according to the multiple physical cells configured by the serving cell: selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement result reporting.

[0005] In this scheme, the terminal device can first determine the serving cell, and then perform at least one of the following operations according to the multiple physical cells configured by the serving cell: select a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement; or select a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or select a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement result reporting. In this way, the terminal device and the network device can have consistent understanding of the measurement of the physical cells associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing a guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0006] Optionally, the selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement comprises:

[0007] obtaining a serving cell measurement object of the serving cell;

[0008] if the serving cell measurement object includes a reference signal, measuring the reference signals of the multiple physical cells; or

[0009] If the serving cell measurement object includes one or more reference signals of physical cells, no measurement is performed on the reference signal of the inactivated physical cell.

[0010] Optionally, the no measurement performed on the reference signal of the inactivated physical cell comprises:

[0011] For the inactivated physical cell among the one or more physical cells corresponding to the serving cell measurement object, no measurement is performed.

[0012] Optionally, the inactivated physical cell comprises:

[0013] The physical cell is not activated or enabled;

[0014] One or more physical channels corresponding to the physical cell are not activated or enabled.

[0015] Optionally, the qualified physical cell is:

[0016] A designated physical cell configured by a network device;

[0017] Or, a protocol agreed physical cell, wherein the protocol agreed physical cell is an activated physical cell, or a physical cell with one or more activated physical channels.

[0018] Optionally, the serving cell corresponds to a plurality of serving cell measurement objects, wherein the qualified physical cell corresponding to the activated serving cell measurement object is measured.

[0019] Optionally, if the plurality of physical cells are inter-frequency measurement cells, further comprising:

[0020] Determining a target physical cell;

[0021] When the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to the activated physical cell, a measurement interval is used for measurement; or

[0022] When the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to the activated physical cell, and a frequency point of the target physical cell with respect to the activated physical cell belongs to a same frequency type, a measurement interval corresponding to the frequency type is used for measurement.

[0023] Optionally, when the target physical cell and the activated physical cell have at least one of the following characteristics, the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell:

[0024] Different frequency points;

[0025] Different bandwidths;

[0026] Different subcarrier spacings.

[0027] Optionally, further comprising:

[0028] When a plurality of physical cells are detected, and the plurality of physical cells are all associated physical cells configured by the serving cell, obtaining a plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells;

[0029] Recording the plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells.

[0030] Optionally, the recording the plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells comprises:

[0031] Recording the plurality of measurement results respectively;

[0032] Combining the plurality of measurement results to generate a measurement result of the serving cell, and recording.

[0033] Optionally, the plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells comprises any one of the following:

[0034] A cell-level measurement result;

[0035] A measurement result of a beam corresponding to a cell.

[0036] Optionally, the selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement result reporting further comprises at least one of the following:

[0037] Reporting a measurement result of the activated physical cell from the physical cells associated with the serving cell;

[0038] Reporting a measurement result of a physical cell corresponding to an activated physical channel from the physical cells associated with the serving cell;

[0039] Reporting a plurality of measurement results corresponding to a plurality of physical cells associated with the serving cell respectively;

[0040] According to a received measurement indication, reporting a measurement result of the physical cell specified by the measurement indication;

[0041] Reporting a measurement result greater than a preset threshold;

[0042] When the plurality of measurement results are recorded in combination, reporting a measurement result of the serving cell.

[0043] Optionally, the selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement event evaluation further comprises:

[0044] Receiving a measurement event sent by a network device.

[0045] Optionally, the type of the measurement event comprises at least one of the following:

[0046] The serving cell measurement result exceeds a first threshold value;

[0047] The serving cell measurement result is lower than a second threshold value;

[0048] The neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a first specified value of a special cell SpCell measurement result;

[0049] The neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a third threshold value;

[0050] The SpCell measurement result is lower than a fourth threshold value, and the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a fifth threshold value;

[0051] The neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a second specified value of a secondary cell SCell measurement result;

[0052] An inter-system measurement Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a sixth threshold value;

[0053] The PCell measurement result is lower than a seventh threshold value, and the Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than an eighth threshold value;

[0054] The interference exceeds a ninth threshold value;

[0055] The channel busy ratio of a new radio sidelink NR sidelink exceeds a tenth threshold value;

[0056] The channel busy ratio of the NR sidelink is lower than an eleventh threshold value,

[0057] Wherein, the primary cell PCell, the SCell, the primary secondary cell PSCell, the SpCell, and the serving cell are different types of serving cells.

[0058] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide another serving cell measurement method, which is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: sending, to a terminal device, a serving cell measurement object of a serving cell, wherein the serving cell is configured with multiple physical cells; and receiving a measurement result reported by the terminal device.

[0059] In this scheme, the network device can send the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell to the terminal device, and then receive the measurement result reported by the terminal device. Thus, the terminal device and the network device can consistently understand the measurement of the physical cell associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing a guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0060] Optionally, the measurement result is a plurality of measurement results corresponding to a plurality of physical cells, or the measurement result is a measurement result of the serving cell.

[0061] Optionally, the plurality of measurement results include any one of the following:

[0062] a cell level measurement result;

[0063] a measurement result of a beam corresponding to a cell.

[0064] Optionally, further comprising:

[0065] sending a measurement event to the terminal device.

[0066] Optionally, the type of the measurement event includes at least one of the following:

[0067] the serving cell measurement result exceeds a first threshold value;

[0068] the serving cell measurement result is lower than a second threshold value;

[0069] a neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a first specified value of a special cell SpCell measurement result;

[0070] the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a third threshold value;

[0071] the SpCell measurement result is lower than a fourth threshold value, and the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a fifth threshold value;

[0072] a neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a second specified value of a secondary cell SCell measurement result;

[0073] an Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a sixth threshold value;

[0074] a PCell measurement result is lower than a seventh threshold value, and an Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than an eighth threshold value;

[0075] interference exceeds a ninth threshold value;

[0076] a channel busy ratio of a new radio sidelink NR sidelink exceeds a tenth threshold value;

[0077] a channel busy ratio of a NR sidelink is lower than an eleventh threshold value,

[0078] wherein a primary cell PCell, a SCell, a primary secondary cell PSCell, a SpCell, are different types of serving cells.

[0079] Optionally, further comprising:

[0080] sending a configuration instruction to the terminal device, and specifying a physical cell that needs to be measured by the configuration instruction.

[0081] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication apparatus having part or all of the functions of the terminal device in the method of the first aspect, for example, the communication apparatus can have part or all of the functions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, or can have the functions of implementing any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure independently. The functions can be implemented by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the functions.

[0082] In an implementation manner, the communication apparatus can include a transceiver module and a processing module, and the processing module is configured to support the communication apparatus to perform the corresponding functions in the above method. The transceiver module is configured to support the communication between the communication apparatus and other devices. The communication apparatus can further include a storage module configured to be coupled with the transceiver module and the processing module, and the storage module stores the computer programs and data necessary for the communication apparatus.

[0083] For example, the processing module can be a processor, the transceiver module can be a transceiver or a communication interface, and the storage module can be a memory.

[0084] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another communication apparatus having part or all of the functions of the network device in the method examples of the second aspect, for example, the communication apparatus can have part or all of the functions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, or can have the functions of implementing any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure independently. The functions can be implemented by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the functions.

[0085] In an implementation manner, the communication apparatus can include a transceiver module and a processing module, and the processing module is configured to support the communication apparatus to perform the corresponding functions in the above method. The transceiver module is configured to support the communication between the communication apparatus and other devices. The communication apparatus can further include a storage module configured to be coupled with the transceiver module and the processing module, and the storage module stores the computer programs and data necessary for the communication apparatus.

[0086] For example, the processing module can be a processor, the transceiver module can be a transceiver or a communication interface, and the storage module can be a memory.

[0087] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication apparatus including a processor, when the processor invokes a computer program in a memory, the processor executes the method of the first aspect.

[0088] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor configured to perform the method in the second aspect when a computer program in a memory is invoked by the processor.

[0089] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and a memory storing a computer program; and the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the communication apparatus to perform the method in the first aspect.

[0090] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and a memory storing a computer program; and the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the communication apparatus to perform the method in the second aspect.

[0091] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and an interface circuit configured to receive code instructions and transmit the code instructions to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute the code instructions to cause the apparatus to perform the method in the first aspect.

[0092] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication apparatus, which comprises a processor and an interface circuit configured to receive code instructions and transmit the code instructions to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute the code instructions to cause the apparatus to perform the method in the second aspect.

[0093] In an eleventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, which comprises the communication apparatus in the third aspect and the communication apparatus in the fourth aspect, or the communication apparatus in the fifth aspect and the communication apparatus in the sixth aspect, or the communication apparatus in the seventh aspect and the communication apparatus in the eighth aspect, or the communication apparatus in the ninth aspect and the communication apparatus in the tenth aspect.

[0094] In a twelfth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable storage medium for storing instructions for the terminal device, and the instructions, when executed, cause the method in the first aspect to be implemented.

[0095] In a thirteenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable storage medium for storing instructions for the network device, and the instructions, when executed, cause the method in the second aspect to be implemented.

[0096] In a fourteenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method in the first aspect.

[0097] In a fifteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program product including a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the second aspect.

[0098] In a sixteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system including at least one processor and an interface for supporting a terminal device to implement functions related to the first aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above method. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, and the memory is configured to store computer programs and data necessary for the terminal device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0099] In a seventeenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system including at least one processor and an interface for supporting a network device to implement functions related to the second aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above method. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, and the memory is configured to store computer programs and data necessary for the network device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0100] In an eighteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the first aspect.

[0101] In a nineteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0102] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background art will be described below.

[0103] Figure 1 is an architecture schematic diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0104] Figure 2 is a flowchart schematic diagram of a serving cell measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0105] Figure 3 is a flowchart schematic diagram of a serving cell measurement method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0106] Figure 4 is a flowchart schematic diagram of a serving cell measurement method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0107] Figure 5 FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method of measuring a serving cell according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

[0108] Figure 6 FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method of measuring a serving cell according to another embodiment of the disclosure;

[0109] Figure 7 FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method of measuring a serving cell according to another embodiment of the disclosure;

[0110] Figure 8 FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method of measuring a serving cell according to another embodiment of the disclosure;

[0111] Figure 9 FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method of measuring a serving cell according to another embodiment of the disclosure;

[0112] Figure 10 FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

[0113] Figure 11 FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of a communication device according to another embodiment of the disclosure;

[0114] Figure 12 FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0115] For ease of understanding, first introduce the terms related to the disclosure.

[0116] 1. Physical channel

[0117] Physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)

[0118] PUSCH, can be used to carry data from the transmission uplink shared channel (uplink shared channel, USCH).

[0119] Physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)

[0120] PDSCH, can be used to carry data from the transmission downlink shared channel (downlink shared channel, DSCH).

[0121] Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH)

[0122] ​PUCCH, can be used to carry uplink control information. Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

[0123] PDCCH, can be used to carry downlink control information (DCI).

[0124] In order to better understand the service cell measurement method disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure, first, the communication system to which the embodiments of the present disclosure are applicable will be described.

[0125] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 The architecture of a communication system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is shown in the figure. The communication system can include, but is not limited to, one network device and one terminal device, Figure 1 The number and form of devices shown in the figure are only for example and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure. In actual applications, it can include two or more network devices, two or more terminal devices. Figure 1 The communication system shown in the figure takes one network device 11 and one terminal device 12 as an example.

[0126] It should be noted that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. For example: long term evolution (LTE) system, 5th generation (5G) mobile communication system, 5G new radio (NR) system, or other future new mobile communication systems, etc.

[0127] The network device 11 in the embodiments of the present disclosure is an entity for transmitting or receiving signals on the network side. For example, the network device 11 can be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, and the like. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device. The network device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), wherein the CU can also be referred to as a control unit (control unit). The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layer of the network device, for example, the base station, and the functions of part of the protocol layer are controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layer are distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU.

[0128] The terminal device 12 in the embodiments of the present disclosure is an entity for receiving or transmitting signals on the user side, such as a mobile phone. The terminal device can also be referred to as a terminal, a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), and the like. The terminal device can be a car, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, a wireless terminal device in smart home, and the like. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal device.

[0129] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can know that, with the evolution of system architecture and the appearance of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0130] The service cell measurement method and device provided by the present disclosure will be described in detail below in combination with the accompanying drawings.

[0131] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 is a flowchart of a service cell measurement method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As Figure 2 shown, the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0132] Step 21, determining a service cell of the terminal device, wherein the service cell is configured with multiple physical cells.

[0133] Optionally, the service cell of the terminal device can be determined according to the identification information of the service cell.

[0134] Optionally, the identification information of the service cell can be a service cell identifier. For example, it can be servingcell 1, serving cell 2, etc., which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0135] Optionally, the identification information of the service cell can also be a cell group identifier. For example, it can be a master cell group (MCG), or a secondary cell group (SCG), etc., which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0136] Optionally, the identification information of the service cell can also be a cell type identifier. For example, it can be a primary cell (PCell), a primary secondary cell (PSCell), a secondary cell (SCell), etc., which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0137] Optionally, in the case of SCell as the cell type, SCell identifier can also be provided, such as SCell 1, etc., which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0138] Step 22, according to the multiple physical cells configured by the serving cell, performing at least one of the following operations: selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement result reporting.

[0139] Optionally, the physical cell meeting the condition can be a physical cell specified by network device configuration.

[0140] For example, the terminal device determines that the serving cell is serving cell 1, and according to the configuration of the network device, it is learned that the specified physical cell is physical cell 1, then the terminal device can perform measurement on physical cell 1. Or, the terminal device can also perform measurement event evaluation on physical cell 1. Or, the terminal device can also perform measurement result reporting on physical cell 1.

[0141] Optionally, the physical cell meeting the condition can also be a protocol agreed physical cell.

[0142] The protocol agreed physical cell can be an activated physical cell, or one or more physical channel activated physical cell, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0143] For example, the protocol agrees that the physical cell meeting the condition is an activated physical cell. If the terminal device determines that, among the multiple physical cells associated with the serving cell 1 configuration, the physical cell 1 is an activated physical cell, then the terminal device can perform measurement on the physical cell 1. Or, the terminal device can also perform measurement event evaluation on the physical cell 1. Or, the terminal device can also perform measurement result reporting on the physical cell 1.

[0144] It should be noted that the above examples are only illustrative and cannot be regarded as a limitation on the serving cell, physical cell and operation performed in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0145] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can first determine the serving cell, and then according to the multiple physical cells measured by the serving cell, perform at least one of the following operations: selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the multiple physical cells for measurement result reporting. Thus, the terminal device and the network device can consistently understand the measurement of the physical cell associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing a guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0146] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 3FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for measuring a serving cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is performed by a terminal device. As shown in FIG. 1, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps. Figure 3

[0147] Step 31: determining a serving cell of the terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with a plurality of physical cells.

[0148] It should be noted that the specific content and implementation of step 31 can refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0149] Step 32: obtaining a serving cell measurement object of the serving cell.

[0150] Optionally, the serving cell measurement object (servingCellMO) can include reference signal information for measurement, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0151] It can be understood that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can obtain the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell according to the configuration of the network device, or according to the received indication information sent by the network device, or according to the protocol agreement, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0152] Optionally, the reference signal information can be a measurement frequency point. For example, it can be absolute radio frequency channel number 1 (ARFCN 1), etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0153] Optionally, the reference signal information can also be a measurement reference signal type. For example, it can be a synchronous signal block (SSB), or a channel state information reference signal (CSI RS), etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0154] Step 33: if the reference signal is included in the serving cell measurement object, measuring the reference signals of the plurality of physical cells.

[0155] For example, if the terminal device determines that the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell 1 is servingCellMO1, the terminal device can measure the reference signals of the plurality of physical cells associated with the serving cell 1, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0156] ​Optionally, if the serving cell measurement object includes the reference signal of one or more physical cells, the reference signal of the inactivated physical cell is not measured.

[0157] Optionally, the inactivated physical cell can be that the physical cell is not activated or enabled, or the one or more physical channels corresponding to the physical cell are not activated or enabled, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0158] For example, the serving cell 1 is configured to associate the physical cell 1 and the physical cell 2, and the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell 1 is the reference signal of the physical cell 2. If the physical cell 2 is not activated, the terminal device does not measure the reference signal of the physical cell 2, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0159] Correspondingly, for the activated physical cell, the terminal device can measure the reference signal of the activated physical cell.

[0160] Or, if the one or more physical channels corresponding to the physical cell are not activated, the terminal device does not measure the reference signal of the inactivated physical cell.

[0161] For example, the serving cell 1 is configured to associate the physical cell 1 and the physical cell 2, the serving cell measurement object is the reference signal of the physical cell 2, and the physical cell 2 is configured with the corresponding physical channels PDCCH 2 and PDSCH 2. If PDCCH 2 and PDSCH 2 are not activated, the terminal device does not measure the reference signal of the physical cell 2.

[0162] Correspondingly, for the activated or enabled physical cell corresponding to the physical channel, the terminal device can measure the reference signal of the physical cell.

[0163] Optionally, if the serving cell measurement object includes the reference signal of one or more physical cells, the reference signal of the inactivated physical cell is not measured.

[0164] For example, the serving cell 1 is configured to associate the physical cell 1 and the physical cell 2, and the serving cell measurement object is the reference signal of the physical cell 1 and the reference signal of the physical cell 2. If the physical cell 2 is not activated, the terminal device does not measure the physical cell 2, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0165] Optionally, in the case that the serving cell of the terminal device corresponds to multiple serving cell measurement objects, the activated serving cell measurement object can be measured for the physical cell that meets the condition.

[0166] For example, the terminal device determines that the serving cell measurement objects configured by the serving cell 1 are: the serving cell measurement object 1 and the serving cell measurement object 2. In the case that the serving cell measurement object 1 is activated and the serving cell measurement object 2 is not activated, the terminal device can measure the reference signal corresponding to the serving cell measurement object 1. The present disclosure does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0167] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can first determine the serving cell, and then acquire the serving cell measurement objects of the serving cell. If the reference signal is included in the serving cell measurement objects, the terminal device measures the reference signals of the plurality of physical cells. In this way, the terminal device and the network device can have consistent understanding of the measurement of the physical cells associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0168] Please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 is a flowchart of a method for serving cell measurement provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is performed by a terminal device. As shown in Figure 4 , the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0169] Step 41: determining a serving cell of the terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with a plurality of physical cells.

[0170] Step 42: acquiring serving cell measurement objects of the serving cell.

[0171] It should be noted that the specific contents and implementation manners of steps 41 and 42 can refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and will not be repeated here.

[0172] Step 43: determining a target physical cell.

[0173] Optionally, the terminal device can determine the target physical cell according to the identification information of the physical cell.

[0174] The identification information of the physical cell can include a physical cell identifier (PCI).

[0175] Optionally, the identification information of the physical cell can also include the frequency point information of the physical cell.

[0176] The frequency point of the physical cell can be explicitly or implicitly indicated, and the present disclosure does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0177] For example, the terminal device determines that the serving cell 1 is associated with the physical cell 1 and the physical cell 2, and then determines that the frequency point of the physical cell 1 is f1 and the frequency point of the physical cell 2 is f2 according to the configuration of the network device.

[0178] Alternatively, the terminal device determines that the serving cell 1 is configured to be associated with the physical cell 1 and the physical cell 2, and then determines, according to the configuration of the network device, that the frequency of the physical cell 1 is f1, and the frequency of the physical cell 2 is not configured. Then, the terminal device can determine, according to the protocol agreement, that the frequency of the physical cell 2 is the same as the frequency of the physical cell 1.

[0179] Alternatively, the terminal device determines that the serving cell 1 is configured to be associated with the physical cell 1 and the physical cell 2, and then determines, according to the configuration of the network device, that the frequency of the serving cell 1 is f1, and the frequency of the physical cell 1 and the physical cell 2 is not configured. Then, the terminal device can determine, according to the protocol agreement, that the frequency of the physical cell 1 and the physical cell 2 is the same as the frequency of the serving cell 1.

[0180] It should be noted that the above examples are only illustrative and cannot be used as a limitation on the determination of the frequency information of the physical cell in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0181] Step 44, when the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell for the activated physical cell, the measurement interval is used for measurement.

[0182] Optionally, when the frequency of the target physical cell is different from that of the activated physical cell, it can be determined that the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell.

[0183] Optionally, when the bandwidth of the target physical cell is different from that of the activated physical cell, it can be determined that the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell.

[0184] Optionally, when the subcarrier spacing of the target physical cell is different from that of the activated physical cell, it can be determined that the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell.

[0185] It can be understood that when the target physical cell and the activated physical cell satisfy one of the above conditions, or satisfy multiple conditions, such as the frequency and bandwidth of the two are different, or the frequency, bandwidth and subcarrier spacing of the two are different, it can also be determined that the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell.

[0186] In addition, the measurement interval can be configured by the network device or can be agreed by the protocol, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0187] For example, the protocol agreement is that the terminal device uses the measurement interval determined by itself to perform measurement. If the measurement interval of the terminal device is T, the target cell can be measured according to the measurement interval T, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0188] Optionally, when the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to the activated physical cell, and the frequency point of the target physical cell with respect to the activated physical cell belongs to the same frequency type, measurement is performed using a measurement interval corresponding to the frequency type.

[0189] For example, the target physical cell and the activated physical cell 1 are inter-frequency measurement cells, and the frequency points of the target physical cell and the activated physical cell 1 are both in frequency range 1 (FR1). The terminal device can perform measurement on the target physical cell using a measurement interval corresponding to FR1, and the like. The present disclosure does not limit this.

[0190] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can first determine the serving cell, then obtain the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell, and then determine the target physical cell. When the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to the activated physical cell, measurement is performed using a measurement interval. In this way, the terminal device and the network device can consistently understand the measurement of the physical cell associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing a guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0191] Please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 5 is a flowchart of a serving cell measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is performed by a terminal device. As shown in Figure 5 , the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0192] Step 51: Determine the serving cell of the terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with multiple physical cells.

[0193] Step 52: Obtain the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell.

[0194] It should be noted that the specific contents and implementation modes of steps 51 and 52 can refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and will not be repeated here.

[0195] Step 53: When multiple physical cells are detected, and the multiple physical cells are all associated multiple physical cells configured by the serving cell, obtain multiple measurement results of the multiple physical cells.

[0196] It can be understood that when the terminal device performs detection, multiple physical cells may be detected, and the detected multiple physical cells may correspond to the same serving cell or different serving cells, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0197] Therefore, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, if the terminal device detects multiple physical cells, it can further determine the serving cell corresponding to each physical cell.

[0198] For example, the terminal device detects physical cell 1, physical cell 2 and physical cell 3, and determines that physical cell 1, physical cell 2 and physical cell 3 are all physical cells associated with the configuration of the serving cell 1, and then can obtain the respective measurement results of physical cell 1, physical cell 2 and physical cell 3, and the like, which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0199] Optionally, the plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells can be cell-level measurement results, or can also be measurement results of beams corresponding to the cells, and the like, which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0200] The cell-level measurement result can be various.

[0201] For example, for physical cell PCI 1, it can be the reference signal received power (RSRP) of PCI 1, or can also be the reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of PCI 1, or can also be the signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR), and the like, which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0202] It can be understood that the cell-level measurement result can be one of the above, or can also be a plurality of the above, which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0203] In addition, the measurement result of the beam corresponding to the cell can also be various.

[0204] For example, for beam 1 under physical cell PCI 1, its measurement result can be the RSRP of beam 1 under PCI 1, or can also be the RSRQ of beam 1 under PCI 1, or can also be the SINR of beam 1 under PCI 1, and the like, which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0205] It can be understood that the measurement result of the beam corresponding to the cell can be one of the above, or can also be a plurality of the above, which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0206] Optionally, the identifier of the beam corresponding to the cell can be an SSB identifier, or can also be a CSI RS identifier, or can also be an SSB identifier and a CSI RS identifier, and the like, which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0207] Step 54, record the plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells.

[0208] Optionally, the terminal device can record the plurality of measurement results respectively.

[0209] For example, the physical cells associated with the service cell 1 are physical cell 1, physical cell 2 and physical cell 3. If the measurement result of the physical cell 1 is measurement result 1, the measurement result of the physical cell 2 is measurement result 2, and the measurement result of the physical cell 3 is measurement result 3, the terminal device can record the three measurement results respectively, that is, the measurement result of the service cell 1 can include the measurement results corresponding to the three physical cells respectively, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0210] Optionally, the terminal device can also combine a plurality of measurement results to generate the measurement result of the service cell and record it.

[0211] Specifically, the measurement results corresponding to a plurality of physical cells can be averaged to generate the measurement result of the service cell.

[0212] For example, the physical cells associated with the service cell 1 are physical cell 1 and physical cell 2. The measurement result of the physical cell 1 is measurement result 1, and the measurement result of the physical cell 2 is measurement result 2. The terminal device can add the measurement result 1 and the measurement result 2 and then take the average value as the measurement result of the service cell 1.

[0213] It should be noted that the above examples are only illustrative and cannot be used as a limitation on the service cell, the physical cell, and the way of generating the measurement result of the service cell in the embodiments of the disclosure.

[0214] Alternatively, the terminal device can also average the measurement results of the physical cells whose measurement results exceed the threshold value.

[0215] The threshold value can be configured by the network device or can be agreed by the protocol, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0216] For example, the physical cells associated with the service cell 1 are physical cell 1, physical cell 2 and physical cell 3. The measurement result of the physical cell 1 is measurement result 1, the measurement result of the physical cell 2 is measurement result 2, and the measurement result of the physical cell 3 is measurement result 3. The threshold value is T1. If the measurement result 1 of the physical cell 1 and the measurement result 2 of the physical cell 2 both exceed the threshold value T1, the terminal device can add the measurement result 1 and the measurement result 2 and then take the average value as the measurement result of the service cell 1.

[0217] It should be noted that the above examples are only illustrative and cannot be used as a limitation on the service cell, the physical cell, and the way of generating the measurement result of the service cell in the embodiments of the disclosure.

[0218] Optionally, when the terminal device detects multiple physical cells, the measurement result of the network-configured or protocol-agreed physical cell can be taken as the measurement result of the serving cell.

[0219] For example, the serving cell 1 is configured with a measurement event A1, and the serving cell 1 is associated with the physical cell 1 and the physical cell 2. If the network-configured or protocol-agreed physical cell is the physical cell 1, the measurement result of the physical cell 1 can be taken as the measurement result of the serving cell 1 in the measurement event A1, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0220] It should be noted that the determination of the measurement result of the serving cell in any measurement event can refer to the measurement event A1 described above, and will not be described here again.

[0221] Optionally, the protocol-agreed physical cell can be an activated physical cell, or one or more physical channel activated physical cells, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0222] Therefore, the measurement result of the protocol-agreed physical cell can be taken as the measurement result of the serving cell when the protocol-agreed physical cell is activated. Or, the measurement result of the protocol-agreed physical cell can be taken as the measurement result of the serving cell when one or more physical channels corresponding to the protocol-agreed physical cell are activated, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0223] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can first determine the serving cell, then obtain the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell, and when detecting multiple physical cells, and the multiple physical cells are all associated multiple physical cells configured by the serving cell, obtain multiple measurement results of the multiple physical cells, and record the multiple measurement results of the multiple physical cells. Therefore, the terminal device and the network device can have consistent understanding of the measurement of the physical cells associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0224] Please refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 is a flowchart of a method for measuring a serving cell provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the method is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Figure 6 , the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0225] Step 61, determining a serving cell of the terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with multiple physical cells.

[0226] It should be noted that the specific content and implementation of step 61 can refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and will not be described here again.

[0227] In step 62, a physical cell meeting a condition is selected from a plurality of physical cells associated with the serving cell according to a configuration of the serving cell, and a measurement result of the physical cell is reported.

[0228] Optionally, a measurement result of an activated physical cell among the physical cells associated with the serving cell is reported.

[0229] For example, the serving cell 1 is configured with associated physical cells, which are physical cell 1 and physical cell 2. The measurement result of the physical cell 1 is measurement result 1, and the measurement result of the physical cell 2 is measurement result 2. If the physical cell 1 is activated, the terminal device can report the measurement result 1 of the physical cell 1, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0230] Optionally, a measurement result of an activated physical cell corresponding to a physical channel among the physical cells associated with the serving cell is reported.

[0231] For example, the serving cell 1 is configured with associated physical cells, which are physical cell 1 and physical cell 2. The measurement result of the physical cell 1 is measurement result 1, and the measurement result of the physical cell 2 is measurement result 2. If the physical channel 2 corresponding to the physical cell 2 is activated, the terminal device can report the measurement result 2 of the physical cell 2, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0232] Optionally, a plurality of measurement results corresponding to a plurality of physical cells associated with the serving cell are reported respectively.

[0233] For example, the serving cell 1 is configured with associated physical cells, which are physical cell 1 and physical cell 2. The measurement result of the physical cell 1 is measurement result 1, and the measurement result of the physical cell 2 is measurement result 2. The terminal device can report the measurement result 1 of the physical cell 1 and the measurement result 2 of the physical cell 2 respectively, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0234] Optionally, a measurement result of a physical cell specified by a received measurement indication can be reported.

[0235] The measurement indication can be configured by the network device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0236] For example, the serving cell 1 is configured with associated physical cells, which are physical cell 1 and physical cell 2. The measurement result of the physical cell 1 is measurement result 1, and the measurement result of the physical cell 2 is measurement result 2. If the measurement indication information sent by the network device indicates to report the measurement result of the physical cell 1, the terminal device can report the measurement result 1 of the physical cell 1, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0237] Optionally, the terminal device can report the measurement result greater than the preset threshold.

[0238] The threshold value can be configured for the network device or agreed by the protocol, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0239] For example, the service cell 1 is configured with associated physical cells, which are physical cell 1 and physical cell 2. The measurement result of the physical cell 1 is measurement result 1, and the measurement result of the physical cell 2 is measurement result 2. If the measurement result 1 of the physical cell 1 is greater than the preset threshold T of the network device or the protocol, and the measurement result 2 of the physical cell 2 is less than the preset threshold T, the terminal device can report the measurement result 1 of the physical cell 1, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0240] Optionally, multiple measurement results can be combined and recorded as the measurement result of the service cell, and the measurement result of the service cell is reported.

[0241] For example, the service cell 1 is configured with associated physical cells, which are physical cell 1 and physical cell 2. The measurement result of the physical cell 1 is measurement result 1, and the measurement result of the physical cell 2 is measurement result 2. The terminal device can combine and record the measurement result 1 and the measurement result 2, for example, the measurement result 1 of the physical cell 1 and the measurement result 2 of the physical cell 1 are added and averaged to obtain the measurement result of the service cell, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0242] By implementing the embodiments of the disclosure, the terminal device can first determine the service cell, and then select the physical cell meeting the condition from the multiple physical cells according to the multiple physical cells configured by the service cell to report the measurement result. Therefore, the terminal device and the network device can keep consistent understanding of the measurement of the physical cell associated with the service cell of the terminal device, thereby providing guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0243] Please refer to Figure 7 , Figure 7 is a flow diagram of a service cell measurement method provided by the embodiments of the disclosure, and the method is executed by a terminal device. As Figure 7 shown, the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0244] Step 71, determining the service cell of the terminal device, wherein the service cell is configured with multiple physical cells.

[0245] It should be noted that the specific content and implementation of step 71 can refer to the description of other embodiments of the disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0246] Step 72, receiving the measurement event sent by the network device.

[0247] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the measurement result of the serving cell exceeds a first threshold value.

[0248] The first threshold value can be a value configured by the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0249] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the measurement result of the serving cell is lower than a second threshold value.

[0250] The second threshold value can be a value configured by the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0251] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the measurement result of the neighbor cell is higher than a first specified value of the measurement result of a special cell (SpCell).

[0252] The first specified value can be a value configured by the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0253] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the measurement result of the neighbor cell is higher than a third threshold value.

[0254] The third threshold value can be a value configured by the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0255] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the measurement result of the SpCell is lower than a fourth threshold value and the measurement result of the neighbor cell is higher than a fifth threshold value.

[0256] The fourth threshold value and the fifth threshold value can be a value configured by the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0257] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the measurement result of the neighbor cell is higher than a second specified value of the measurement result of a secondary cell (SCell).

[0258] The second specified value can be a value configured by the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0259] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the measurement result of the neighbor cell measured by inter radio access technology (Inter-RAT) measurement is higher than a sixth threshold value.

[0260] The sixth threshold value can be a value configured for the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0261] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the PCell measurement result is lower than a seventh threshold value and the Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than an eighth threshold value.

[0262] The seventh threshold value and the eighth threshold value can be a value configured for the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0263] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the interference exceeds a ninth threshold value.

[0264] The ninth threshold value can be a value configured for the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0265] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the channel busy ratio of the new radio sidelink (NR sidelink) exceeds a tenth threshold value.

[0266] The tenth threshold value can be a value configured for the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0267] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the channel busy ratio of the NR sidelink is lower than an eleventh threshold value.

[0268] The eleventh threshold value can be a value configured for the network device or a value agreed by a protocol, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0269] It can be understood that the PCell, the SCell, the PSCell, and the SpCell are different types of serving cells.

[0270] It can be understood that the type of the measurement event can be one of the above or can be a plurality of the above, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0271] It should be noted that step 71 can be performed first, then step 72 can be performed, or step 72 can be performed first, then step 71 can be performed, or steps 71 and 72 can be performed in parallel, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0272] Step 73, according to the plurality of physical cells configured by the serving cell, performing at least one of the following operations: selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement result reporting.

[0273] It can be understood that by combining the plurality of measurement results as the measurement result of the serving cell, whether the measurement event is triggered and the like can be evaluated, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0274] For example, the plurality of measurement results are combined and recorded as the measurement result of the serving cell, which is the serving cell measurement result 1, whether it exceeds the first threshold value can be evaluated, if the measurement event is triggered, the measurement result 1 can be reported and the like, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0275] It can be understood that when the above one measurement event is triggered, the measurement result can be reported, or when the above multiple measurement events are triggered, the measurement result is reported, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0276] It should be noted that the specific content and implementation manner of step 73 can refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0277] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device can first determine the serving cell, then receive the measurement event sent by the network device, and then according to the plurality of physical cells configured by the serving cell, at least one of the following operations can be performed: selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement result reporting. Therefore, the terminal device and the network device can keep consistent understanding of the measurement of the physical cell associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0278] Please refer to Figure 8 , Figure 8 is a flow diagram of a method for measuring a serving cell provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is performed by a network device. As Figure 8 shown, the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0279] Step 81, sending a serving cell measurement object of a serving cell to a terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with a plurality of physical cells.

[0280] The serving cell measurement object can include reference signal information for measurement, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0281] Optionally, the reference signal information can be a measurement frequency point, for example, it can be ARFCN 1. Alternatively, the reference signal information can also be a measurement reference signal type. For example, it can be SSB, or it can also be CSI RS, and the like, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0282] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can send the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can know the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell, thereby keeping consistent understanding with the network device when measuring the physical cell associated with the serving cell, which provides guarantee for communication transmission.

[0283] Optionally, the network device can send the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell to the terminal device through a radio resource control (RRC) configuration message.

[0284] For example, the network device can indicate the serving cell measurement object 1 of the serving cell 1 to the terminal device through the RRC configuration message, and the like, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0285] Optionally, the network device can also configure the frequency point information of the physical cell associated with the serving cell to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can know the identification information of the physical cell, and the like, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0286] Step 82, receiving the measurement result reported by the terminal device.

[0287] Optionally, the measurement result can be a plurality of measurement results corresponding to a plurality of physical cells, or it can also be a measurement result of a serving cell, and the specific content and implementation manner can refer to other embodiments of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0288] Optionally, the plurality of measurement results can include any of the following: a cell-level measurement result, and a measurement result of a beam corresponding to the cell, and the specific content and implementation manner can refer to other embodiments of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0289] Optionally, the network device receives the measurement result reported by the terminal device according to a certain time interval or frequency, or it can also receive the measurement result reported by the terminal device in real time, or it can also receive the measurement result reported by the terminal device in other manners, and the like, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0290] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can send the serving cell measurement object of the serving cell to the terminal device, and then receive the measurement result reported by the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device and the network device can keep consistent understanding on the measurement of the physical cell associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0291] Please refer to Figure 9 , Figure 9 is a flowchart of a serving cell measurement method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, which is performed by a network device. As shown in Figure 9 , the method can include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0292] Step 91, sending a serving cell measurement object of a serving cell to a terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with multiple physical cells.

[0293] It should be noted that the specific content and implementation of step 91 can refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0294] Optionally, the network device can also send a configuration instruction to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can know the physical cell that needs to be measured according to the configuration instruction, so that the terminal device and the network device can keep consistent understanding on the measurement of the physical cell.

[0295] Optionally, the network device can send the configuration instruction to the terminal device through RRC, or can send the configuration instruction to the terminal device through other ways, etc., which are not limited by the present disclosure.

[0296] Step 92, sending a measurement event to the terminal device.

[0297] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the serving cell measurement result exceeds a first threshold value.

[0298] The first threshold value can be a value agreed by the protocol, or can be determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0299] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the serving cell measurement result is lower than a second threshold value.

[0300] The second threshold value can be a value agreed by the protocol, or can be determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

[0301] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than the first specified value of the SpCell measurement result.

[0302] The first specified value can be a value agreed by a protocol or determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0303] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that a measurement result of a neighbor cell is higher than a third threshold value.

[0304] The third threshold value can be a value agreed by a protocol or determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0305] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that a measurement result of the SpCell is lower than a fourth threshold value and a measurement result of a neighbor cell is higher than a fifth threshold value.

[0306] The fourth threshold value and the fifth threshold value can be a value agreed by a protocol or determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0307] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that a measurement result of a neighbor cell is higher than a second specified value of a measurement result of a secondary cell SCell.

[0308] The second specified value can be a value agreed by a protocol or determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0309] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that a measurement result of a neighbor cell in an inter radio access technology (Inter-RAT) measurement is higher than a sixth threshold value.

[0310] The sixth threshold value can be a value agreed by a protocol or determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0311] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that a measurement result of the PCell is lower than a seventh threshold value and a measurement result of an Inter-RAT neighbor cell is higher than an eighth threshold value.

[0312] The seventh threshold value and the eighth threshold value can be a value agreed by a protocol or determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0313] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that interference exceeds a ninth threshold value.

[0314] The ninth threshold value can be a value agreed by a protocol or determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0315] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that a channel busy ratio of a new radio sidelink (NR sidelink) exceeds a tenth threshold value.

[0316] The tenth threshold value can be a value agreed by a protocol or can be determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0317] Optionally, the type of the measurement event can be that the channel busy ratio of the NR sidelink is lower than an eleventh threshold value.

[0318] The eleventh threshold value can be a value agreed by a protocol or can be determined after negotiation between the network device and the terminal device, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0319] It can be understood that the PCell, the SCell, the PSCell, and the SpCell are different types of serving cells.

[0320] It can be understood that the type of the measurement event can be one of the above or can be a plurality of the above, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0321] It should be noted that step 91 can be performed first, and then step 92 can be performed, or step 92 can be performed first, and then step 91 can be performed, or steps 91 and 92 can be performed in parallel, and the disclosure does not limit this.

[0322] Step 93: receiving a measurement result reported by the terminal device.

[0323] It should be noted that the specific content and implementation of step 93 can refer to the description of other embodiments of the disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0324] By implementing the embodiments of the disclosure, the network device can send a serving cell measurement object of a serving cell to the terminal device, then can send a measurement event to the terminal device, and also can receive a measurement result reported by the terminal device. Therefore, the terminal device and the network device can consistently understand the measurement of the physical cell associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing a guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0325] In the above embodiments provided by the disclosure, the method provided by the embodiments of the disclosure is introduced from the perspective of the network device and the terminal device. In order to realize the functions of the above method provided by the embodiments of the disclosure, the network device and the terminal device can include hardware structures, software modules, and realize the above functions in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or hardware structures plus software modules. Some of the above functions can be executed in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or hardware structures plus software modules.

[0326] See Figure 10 , a structural schematic diagram of a communication apparatus 100 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 10 The communication apparatus 100 shown can include a processing module 1001 and a transceiver module 1002.

[0327] The transceiver module 1002 can include a sending module and / or a receiving module, the sending module is used to implement a sending function, the receiving module is used to implement a receiving function, and the transceiver module 1002 can implement the sending function and / or the receiving function.

[0328] It can be understood that the communication apparatus 100 can be a terminal device, can be an apparatus in a terminal device, and can also be an apparatus that can be used in matching with a terminal device.

[0329] The communication apparatus 100, on the terminal device side, the apparatus comprises:

[0330] The processing module 1001 is configured to determine a serving cell of the apparatus, wherein the serving cell is configured with a plurality of physical cells.

[0331] The processing module 1001 is further configured to perform at least one of the following operations according to the plurality of physical cells configured by the serving cell:

[0332] select a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement; or

[0333] select a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or

[0334] select a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement result reporting.

[0335] Optionally, the processing module 1001 is specifically configured to:

[0336] obtain a serving cell measurement object of the serving cell;

[0337] if the serving cell measurement object includes a reference signal, measure the reference signal of each of the plurality of physical cells; or

[0338] if the serving cell measurement object includes a reference signal of one or more physical cells, do not measure the reference signal of an inactivated physical cell.

[0339] Optionally, the processing module 1001 is further specifically configured to:

[0340] do not measure an inactivated physical cell among one or more physical cells corresponding to the serving cell measurement object.

[0341] Optionally, the unactivated physical cell comprises:

[0342] The physical cell is not activated or enabled;

[0343] One or more physical channels corresponding to the physical cell are not activated or enabled.

[0344] Optionally, the eligible physical cell is:

[0345] A designated physical cell configured by the network device;

[0346] Or, a protocol agreed physical cell, wherein the protocol agreed physical cell is an activated physical cell, or a physical cell with one or more activated physical channels.

[0347] Optionally, the serving cell corresponds to a plurality of serving cell measurement objects, wherein the eligible physical cell corresponding to the activated serving cell measurement object is measured.

[0348] Optionally, if the plurality of physical cells are inter-frequency measurement cells, the processing module 1001 is further configured to:

[0349] Determine a target physical cell;

[0350] When the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to the activated physical cell, a measurement interval is used for measurement; or

[0351] When the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to the activated physical cell, and a frequency point of the target physical cell with respect to the activated physical cell belongs to the same frequency type, a measurement interval corresponding to the frequency type is used for measurement.

[0352] Optionally, when the target physical cell and the activated physical cell have at least one of the following characteristics, the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell:

[0353] Different frequency points;

[0354] Different bandwidths;

[0355] Different subcarrier spacings.

[0356] Optionally, the processing module 1001 is further configured to:

[0357] When a plurality of physical cells are detected, and the plurality of physical cells are all associated physical cells configured by the serving cell, a plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells are obtained;

[0358] The plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells are recorded.

[0359] Optionally, the processing module 1001 is specifically used for:

[0360] recording the plurality of measurement results respectively;

[0361] combining the plurality of measurement results to generate a measurement result of the serving cell, and recording.

[0362] Optionally, the plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells include any one of the following:

[0363] a cell-level measurement result;

[0364] a measurement result of a beam corresponding to a cell.

[0365] Optionally, further comprising a transceiver module 1002, configured to:

[0366] report the measurement result of the activated physical cell among the physical cells associated with the serving cell;

[0367] report the measurement result of the activated physical cell corresponding to a physical channel among the physical cells associated with the serving cell;

[0368] report a plurality of measurement results corresponding to a plurality of physical cells associated with the serving cell respectively;

[0369] report the measurement result of the physical cell specified by the received measurement indication according to the received measurement indication;

[0370] report the measurement result greater than a preset threshold;

[0371] report the measurement result of the serving cell when the plurality of measurement results are combined and recorded.

[0372] Optionally, further comprising a transceiver module 1002, configured to:

[0373] receive a measurement event sent by a network device.

[0374] Optionally, the type of the measurement event includes at least one of the following:

[0375] the measurement result of the serving cell exceeds a first threshold value;

[0376] the measurement result of the serving cell is lower than a second threshold value;

[0377] a measurement result of a neighbor cell is higher than a first specified value of a special cell SpCell measurement result;

[0378] the measurement result of the neighbor cell is higher than a third threshold value;

[0379] The SpCell measurement result is lower than a fourth threshold value, and the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a fifth threshold value;

[0380] The neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a second specified value of a secondary cell SCell measurement result;

[0381] An inter-system measurement Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a sixth threshold value;

[0382] The PCell measurement result is lower than a seventh threshold value, and the Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than an eighth threshold value;

[0383] The interference exceeds a ninth threshold value;

[0384] The channel busy ratio of a new radio sidelink NR slidelink exceeds a tenth threshold value;

[0385] The channel busy ratio of the NR slidelink is lower than an eleventh threshold value,

[0386] The primary cell PCell, the SCell, the primary secondary cell PSCell, and the SpCell are different types of serving cells.

[0387] The communication apparatus provided by the present disclosure can first determine a serving cell, and then perform at least one of the following operations according to a plurality of physical cells configured by the serving cell measurement: selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement result reporting. In this way, the terminal device and the network device can consistently understand the measurement of the physical cell associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing a guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0388] It can be understood that the communication apparatus 100 can be a network device, a device in a network device, or a device capable of being matched with a network device.

[0389] The communication apparatus 100, on the network device side, comprises:

[0390] The transceiver module 1002 is configured to send a serving cell measurement object of a serving cell to a terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with a plurality of physical cells;

[0391] The transceiver module 1002 is further configured to receive a measurement result reported by the terminal device.

[0392] Optionally, the measurement result is a plurality of measurement results corresponding to a plurality of physical cells, or the measurement result is a measurement result of the serving cell.

[0393] Optionally, the plurality of measurement results include any one of the following:

[0394] a cell level measurement result;

[0395] a measurement result of a beam corresponding to a cell.

[0396] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is further configured to:

[0397] send a measurement event to the terminal device.

[0398] Optionally, the type of the measurement event includes at least one of the following:

[0399] the serving cell measurement result exceeds a first threshold value;

[0400] the serving cell measurement result is lower than a second threshold value;

[0401] a neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a first specified value of a special cell SpCell measurement result;

[0402] the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a third threshold value;

[0403] the SpCell measurement result is lower than a fourth threshold value, and the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a fifth threshold value;

[0404] the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a second specified value of a secondary cell SCell measurement result;

[0405] an inter-system measurement Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a sixth threshold value;

[0406] a PCell measurement result is lower than a seventh threshold value, and an Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than an eighth threshold value;

[0407] interference exceeds a ninth threshold value;

[0408] a channel busy ratio of a new radio sidelink NR sidelink exceeds a tenth threshold value;

[0409] a channel busy ratio of the NR sidelink is lower than an eleventh threshold value,

[0410] wherein a primary cell PCell, a SCell, a primary secondary cell PSCell, a SpCell, and a serving cell are different types of serving cells.

[0411] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 is further configured to:

[0412] sending a configuration instruction to the terminal device, and specifying a physical cell to be measured by the configuration instruction.

[0413] The communication apparatus provided by the present disclosure can send a serving cell measurement object of a serving cell to a terminal device, and then receive a measurement result reported by the terminal device. Thus, the terminal device and the network device can have consistent understanding of the measurement of the physical cell associated with the serving cell of the terminal device, thereby providing guarantee for smooth communication transmission.

[0414] Please refer to Figure 11 , Figure 11 is a structural schematic diagram of another communication apparatus 110 provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. The communication apparatus 110 can be a network device, a terminal device, a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the network device to implement the above method, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the terminal device to implement the above method. The apparatus can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiments, and specific implementation can be referred to the description in the above method embodiments.

[0415] The communication apparatus 110 can include one or more processors 1101. The processor 1101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, etc. For example, it can be a baseband processor or a central processor. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor can be used to control the communication apparatus (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute a computer program, and process data of the computer program.

[0416] Optionally, the communication apparatus 110 can further include one or more memories 1102, which can store a computer program 1104. The processor 1101 executes the computer program 1104, so that the communication apparatus 110 performs the method described in the above method embodiments. Optionally, the memory 1102 can also store data. The communication apparatus 110 and the memory 1102 can be separately arranged or integrated together.

[0417] Optionally, the communication apparatus 110 can further include a transceiver 1105, an antenna 1106. The transceiver 1105 can be referred to as a transceiving unit, a transceiver, or a transceiving circuit, etc., and is used to realize the transceiving function. The transceiver 1105 can include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver can be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc., and is used to realize the receiving function. The transmitter can be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to realize the transmitting function.

[0418] Optionally, the communication apparatus 110 can further include one or more interface circuits 1107. The interface circuits 1107 are used to receive code instructions and transmit to the processor 1101. The processor 1101 runs the code instructions to make the communication apparatus 110 perform the methods described in the above method embodiments.

[0419] The communication apparatus 110 is a terminal device: the processor 1101 is configured to perform step 21 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 2 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 22 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 2 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 31 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 3 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 32 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 3 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 33 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 3 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 41 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 4 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 42 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 4 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 43 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 4 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 44 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 4 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 51 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 5 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 52 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 5 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 53 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 5 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 54 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 5 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 61 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 6 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 71 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 7 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 72 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 7 The processor 1101 is configured to perform step 73 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 7 The transceiver 1105 is configured to perform step 62 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 6 The transceiver 1105 is configured to perform step 72 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 7

[0420] The communication apparatus 110 is a network device: the transceiver 1105 is configured to perform step 81 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 8 The transceiver 1105 is configured to perform step 82 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 8 The transceiver 1105 is configured to perform step 91 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 9 The transceiver 1105 is configured to perform step 92 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 9 The transceiver 1105 is configured to perform step 93 in any one of the methods described in the above method embodiments. Figure 9 In an implementation manner, the processor 1101 can include a transceiver for implementing receiving and sending functions. For example, the transceiver can be a transceiver circuit, or an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit for implementing receiving and sending functions can be separate or integrated together. The above transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit can be used for code / data reading and writing, or the above transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit can be used for signal transmission or transfer.

[0421]

[0422] ​​In an implementation, the processor 1101 can store the computer program 1103, which can be run on the processor 1101, to enable the communication device 110 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments. The computer program 1103 can be fixed in the processor 1101, in which case the processor 1101 can be implemented by hardware.

[0423] In an implementation, the communication device 110 can include circuitry that can implement the functions of transmitting or receiving or communicating in the above method embodiments. The processor and the transceiver described in the present disclosure can be implemented on an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, an RFIC, a mixed-signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc. The processor and the transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS), positive channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0424] The communication device described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal device, but the scope of the communication device described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device can not be limited by Figure 11 The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be:

[0425] (1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem;

[0426] (2) a set of one or more ICs, which can optionally also include storage components for storing data, computer programs;

[0427] (3) an ASIC, such as a Modem;

[0428] (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices;

[0429] (5) receivers, terminal devices, intelligent terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handsets, mobile units, in-vehicle devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, and the like;

[0430] (6) others, and the like.

[0431] For the case that the communication apparatus can be a chip or a chip system, refer to the structural schematic diagram of the chip shown in FIG. 12. Figure 12 The chip shown in FIG. 12 includes a processor 1201 and an interface 1202. Among them, the number of the processor 1201 can be one or more, and the number of the interface 1202 can be multiple. Figure 12

[0432] For the case that the chip is used to implement the functions of the terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure:

[0433] The interface 1202 is configured to perform the step 62 in the method 60; or the step 72 in the method 70. Figure 6 Figure 7 The interface 1202 is configured to perform the step 81 in the method 80; the step 82 in the method 80; the step 91 in the method 90; the step 92 in the method 90; or the step 93 in the method 90.

[0434] For the case that the chip is used to implement the functions of the network device in the embodiments of the present disclosure:

[0435] The interface 1202 is configured to perform the step 81 in the method 80; the step 82 in the method 80; the step 91 in the method 90; the step 92 in the method 90; or the step 93 in the method 90. Figure 8 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 9 Figure 9

[0436] Optionally, the chip further includes a memory 1203, and the memory 1203 is configured to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0437] Those skilled in the art can also understand that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of the two. Whether the function is implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and design requirements of the overall system. Those skilled in the art can use various methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be understood as beyond the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0438] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a communication system, which includes the communication apparatus as the terminal device and the communication apparatus as the network device in the foregoing embodiments, or the system includes the communication apparatus as the terminal device and the communication apparatus as the network device in the foregoing embodiments. Figure 10 Figure 11 ​​​​​​​​​

[0439] The present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a computer, implement the functions of any of the method embodiments described above.

[0440] The present disclosure also provides a computer program product which, when executed by a computer, implements the functions of any of the method embodiments described above.

[0441] In the above embodiments, the implementation can be wholly or partially by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented by software, the implementation can be wholly or partially in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer programs are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are wholly or partially generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer programs can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transferred from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer programs can be transferred from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center through wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) manner. The computer readable storage medium can be any available medium accessible by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. integrated with one or more available media. The available media can be magnetic media (such as floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), optical media (such as high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or semiconductor media (such as solid state disk (SSD)), etc.

[0442] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that the first, second, and the like various numerical designations involved in the present disclosure are only for the convenience of description and do not limit the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor represent the order of precedence.

[0443] At least one of the present disclosure can also be described as one or more, and the plurality can be two, three, four, or more, which is not limited by the present disclosure. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, for a technical feature, the technical features in the technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C", and "D", and there is no order or size order between the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C", and "D".

[0444] The correspondence relationship shown in each table in the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values of the information in each table are merely examples, and other values can be configured, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. When configuring the correspondence relationship between the information and each parameter, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondence relationships shown in each table. For example, the correspondence relationship shown in some rows in the table in the present disclosure can also not be configured. For another example, the above tables can be appropriately deformed, for example, split, merged, and the like. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables can also use other names understandable by the communication device, and the values or representations of the parameters can also use other values or representations understandable by the communication device. The above tables can also use other data structures when implemented, for example, arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear tables, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables, or the like.

[0445] The predefinition in the present disclosure can be understood as definition, predefinition, storage, prestorage, prenegotiation, preconfiguration, solidification, or pre-burning.

[0446] Those skilled in the art can realize that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be realized by electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether the functions are realized in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to realize the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the present disclosure.

[0447] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working processes of the above-described system, device and unit can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here.

[0448] The above is merely a specific implementation of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed by the present disclosure, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for measuring serving cells in a 5G system, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal device, and the method comprises: determining a serving cell of the terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with a plurality of physical cells; performing at least one of the following operations according to the plurality of physical cells configured by the serving cell: selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from among the plurality of physical cells for measurement; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from among the plurality of physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from among the plurality of physical cells for measurement result reporting; wherein the physical cell meeting the condition is: a physical cell configured by a network device; or a protocol-agreed physical cell, wherein the protocol-agreed physical cell is an activated physical cell or a physical cell with one or more activated physical channels; when a plurality of physical cells are detected and the plurality of physical cells are all associated physical cells configured by the serving cell, obtaining a plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells; merging the plurality of measurement results to generate a measurement result of the serving cell and recording.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The selecting of the physical cell meeting the condition from among the plurality of physical cells for measurement comprises: obtaining a serving cell measurement object of the serving cell; if a reference signal is included in the serving cell measurement object, measuring the reference signals of the plurality of physical cells; or if reference signals of one or more physical cells are included in the serving cell measurement object, not measuring the reference signal of an unactivated physical cell.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The not measuring of the reference signal of the unactivated physical cell comprises: not measuring an unactivated physical cell among the one or more physical cells corresponding to the serving cell measurement object.

4. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein, The unactivated physical cell comprises: the physical cell is not activated or enabled; one or more physical channels corresponding to the physical cell are not activated or enabled.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The serving cell corresponds to a plurality of serving cell measurement objects, wherein a physical cell meeting a condition corresponding to an activated serving cell measurement object is measured.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein If the plurality of physical cells are inter-frequency measurement cells, the method further comprises: determining a target physical cell; when the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to an activated physical cell, performing measurement using a measurement interval; or when the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to the activated physical cell and a frequency point of the target physical cell with respect to the activated physical cell belongs to a same frequency type, performing measurement using a measurement interval corresponding to the frequency type.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell when the target physical cell has at least one of the following characteristics with respect to the activated physical cell: different frequency points; different bandwidths; different subcarrier spacings.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, The plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells comprise any of the following: cell-level measurement results; measurement results of beams corresponding to cells.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, The selecting of the physical cell meeting the condition from among the plurality of physical cells for measurement result reporting further comprises at least one of the following: reporting a measurement result of an activated physical cell among the physical cells associated with the serving cell; reporting a measurement result of a physical cell corresponding to an activated physical channel among the physical cells associated with the serving cell; reporting a plurality of measurement results corresponding to a plurality of the physical cells associated with the serving cell respectively; reporting a measurement result of a physical cell specified by a received measurement indication according to the measurement indication; reporting a measurement result greater than a preset threshold; combining a plurality of measurement results as a measurement result of the serving cell, and reporting the measurement result of the serving cell.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, The selecting a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement event evaluation further includes: receiving a measurement event sent by a network device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, The type of the measurement event includes at least one of: a measurement result of the serving cell exceeding a first threshold value; a measurement result of the serving cell being lower than a second threshold value; a measurement result of a neighbor cell being higher than a first specified value of a special cell SpCell measurement result; the measurement result of the neighbor cell being higher than a third threshold value; the SpCell measurement result being lower than a fourth threshold value, and the measurement result of the neighbor cell being higher than a fifth threshold value; the measurement result of the neighbor cell being higher than a second specified value of a secondary cell SCell measurement result; an Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result being higher than a sixth threshold value; a PCell measurement result being lower than a seventh threshold value, and an Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result being higher than an eighth threshold value; interference exceeding a ninth threshold value; a channel busy ratio of a new radio sidelink exceeding a tenth threshold value; a channel busy ratio of the new radio sidelink being lower than an eleventh threshold value, wherein the PCell, the SCell, the PSCell, and the SpCell are different types of serving cells. 12.A method for measuring a serving cell in a 5G system, the method comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: sending, to a terminal device, a serving cell measurement object of a serving cell, wherein the serving cell is configured with a plurality of physical cells; receiving a measurement result reported by the terminal device; The method further includes: sending, to the terminal device, a configuration instruction to specify a physical cell that needs to be measured; alternatively, the physical cell that needs to be measured is a protocol-agreed physical cell, wherein the protocol-agreed physical cell is an activated physical cell, or one or more physical channel activated physical cells; the measurement result is a measurement result of the serving cell, which is generated by the terminal device by combining a plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The plurality of measurement results include any of the following: a cell-level measurement result; a measurement result of a beam corresponding to a cell.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein, Further includes: sending, to the terminal device, a measurement event.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, The type of the measurement event includes at least one of: a measurement result of the serving cell exceeding a first threshold value; a measurement result of the serving cell being lower than a second threshold value; a neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a first specified value of a special cell SpCell measurement result; the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a third threshold value; the SpCell measurement result is lower than a fourth threshold value, and the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a fifth threshold value; the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a second specified value of a secondary cell SCell measurement result; an inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a sixth threshold value; a PCell measurement result is lower than a seventh threshold value, and an inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than an eighth threshold value; interference exceeds a ninth threshold value; a channel busy ratio of a new radio sidelink (NR sidelink) exceeds a tenth threshold value; a channel busy ratio of the NR sidelink is lower than an eleventh threshold value, wherein the PCell, the SCell, a primary secondary cell (PSCell), the SpCell, and the SCell are different types of serving cells.

16. A communication apparatus in a 5G system, characterized by comprising: The apparatus comprises: a processing module configured to determine a serving cell of the apparatus, wherein the serving cell is configured with a plurality of physical cells; the processing module is further configured to perform at least one of the following operations according to the plurality of physical cells configured by the serving cell: select a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement; or select a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement event evaluation; or select a physical cell meeting a condition from the plurality of physical cells for measurement result reporting; the physical cell meeting the condition is: a physical cell configured by a network device; or a protocol-agreed physical cell, wherein the protocol-agreed physical cell is an activated physical cell, or a physical cell activated by one or more physical channels. the processing module is further configured to: when a plurality of physical cells are detected, and the plurality of physical cells are all associated physical cells configured by the serving cell, obtain a plurality of measurement results of the plurality of physical cells; merge the plurality of measurement results to generate a measurement result of the serving cell, and record the measurement result.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, the processing module is specifically configured to: obtain a serving cell measurement object of the serving cell; if a reference signal is included in the serving cell measurement object, measure the reference signal of each of the plurality of physical cells; or if a reference signal of one or more physical cells is included in the serving cell measurement object, do not measure the reference signal of an unactivated physical cell. the processing module is further specifically configured to:

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein, do not measure an unactivated physical cell among one or more physical cells corresponding to the serving cell measurement object. the unactivated physical cell includes:

19. The apparatus of claim 17 or 18, wherein, the physical cell is not activated or enabled; one or more physical channels corresponding to the physical cell are not activated or enabled. the serving cell corresponds to a plurality of serving cell measurement objects, wherein a physical cell meeting a condition corresponding to an activated serving cell measurement object is measured.

20. The apparatus of any one of claims 16-19, wherein, if the plurality of physical cells are inter-frequency measurement cells, the processing module is further configured to:

21. The apparatus of any one of claims 16-19, wherein, determine a target physical cell; ​ When the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to the activated physical cell, measurement is performed using a measurement interval; or When the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell with respect to the activated physical cell, and the frequency point of the target physical cell with respect to the activated physical cell belongs to the same frequency type, measurement is performed using a measurement interval corresponding to the frequency type.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein, When the target physical cell has at least one of the following characteristics with respect to the activated physical cell, the target physical cell is an inter-frequency measurement cell: different frequency points; different bandwidths; different subcarrier spacings.

23. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, The multiple measurement results of the multiple physical cells include any one of the following: cell-level measurement results; measurement results of beams corresponding to cells.

24. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, The apparatus further includes a transceiver configured to: report measurement results of the activated physical cell among the physical cells associated with the serving cell; report measurement results of the activated physical cell corresponding to a physical channel among the physical cells associated with the serving cell; report multiple measurement results corresponding to the multiple physical cells associated with the serving cell, respectively; report measurement results of the physical cells specified by a received measurement indication according to the measurement indication; report measurement results greater than a preset threshold value; merge the multiple measurement results and report the merged measurement results as measurement results of the serving cell.

25. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, The apparatus further includes a transceiver configured to: receive a measurement event sent by a network device.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein, The type of the measurement event includes at least one of the following: the measurement results of the serving cell exceed a first threshold value; the measurement results of the serving cell are lower than a second threshold value; the measurement results of a neighbor cell are higher than a first specified value of measurement results of a special cell (SpCell); the measurement results of the neighbor cell are higher than a third threshold value; the measurement results of the SpCell are lower than a fourth threshold value, and the measurement results of the neighbor cell are higher than a fifth threshold value; the measurement results of the neighbor cell are higher than a second specified value of measurement results of a secondary cell (SCell); inter-RAT (inter-system) measurement results of a neighbor cell are higher than a sixth threshold value; PCell measurement results are lower than a seventh threshold value, and inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement results are higher than an eighth threshold value; interference exceeds a ninth threshold value; a channel busy ratio (CBR) of a new radio sidelink (NR sidelink) exceeds a tenth threshold value; a CBR of the NR sidelink is lower than an eleventh threshold value, wherein the PCell, the SCell, a primary secondary cell (PSCell), and the SpCell are different types of serving cells.

27. A communication apparatus in a 5G system, characterized by comprising: The apparatus includes: a transceiver configured to send a serving cell measurement object of a serving cell to a terminal device, wherein the serving cell is configured with multiple physical cells; the transceiver is further configured to receive measurement results reported by the terminal device; the transceiver is further configured to: send a configuration instruction to the terminal device, and specify physical cells that need to be measured through the configuration instruction; Alternatively, the physical cell to be measured is a protocol-specified physical cell, wherein the protocol-specified physical cell is an activated physical cell, or one or more physical channels are activated in the physical cell; The measurement result is a measurement result of the serving cell, which is generated by the terminal device by combining measurement results of the plurality of physical cells.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein, The plurality of measurement results include any one of the following: A cell-level measurement result; A measurement result of a beam corresponding to a cell.

29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein, The transceiver module is further configured to: Send a measurement event to the terminal device.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein, The type of the measurement event includes at least one of the following: The serving cell measurement result exceeds a first threshold value; The serving cell measurement result is lower than a second threshold value; The neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a first specified value of a special cell (SpCell) measurement result; The neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a third threshold value; The SpCell measurement result is lower than a fourth threshold value, and the neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a fifth threshold value; The neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a second specified value of a secondary cell (SCell) measurement result; An inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than a sixth threshold value; A PCell measurement result is lower than a seventh threshold value, and an Inter-RAT neighbor cell measurement result is higher than an eighth threshold value; The interference exceeds a ninth threshold value; A channel busy ratio of a new radio sidelink (NR sidelink) exceeds a tenth threshold value; A channel busy ratio of the NR sidelink is lower than an eleventh threshold value, Wherein, the PCell, SCell, PSCell, SpCell are different types of serving cells.

31. A communications device, characterized by The apparatus includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to make the apparatus execute the method of any one of claims 1-11.

32. A communications device, characterized by The apparatus includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to make the apparatus execute the method of any one of claims 12-15.

33. A communications device, characterized by Comprising: A processor and an interface circuit; The interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor; The processor is configured to run the code instructions to execute the method of any one of claims 1-11.

34. A communications device, characterized by Comprising: A processor and an interface circuit; The interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor; The processor is configured to run the code instructions to execute the method of any one of claims 12-15.

35. A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 1-11 to be implemented.

36. A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 12-15 to be implemented.

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