Methods, apparatus, communication devices, and storage media for measuring relaxation

Abstract

This disclosure provides a method for measurement relaxation, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: determining indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter for performing measurement relaxation in an RRC disconnected state; and determining, based on the indication information, whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to, but is not limited to, the field of wireless communication technology, and particularly to a method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium for measuring relaxation. Background Technology

[0002] In mobile communication systems, the movement of a terminal causes changes in the channel conditions around its location over time. To support terminal mobility and obtain the terminal's current cell channel conditions in a timely manner, the network configures Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements for the terminal to measure the signal quality of the serving cell and neighboring cells. However, excessive measurements also increase the terminal's power consumption, affecting its battery life. Therefore, measurement relaxation mechanisms are introduced to reduce the high power consumption caused by measurements. However, implementing measurement relaxation mechanisms in related technologies incurs significant signaling overhead. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This disclosure provides a method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium for measuring relaxation.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method for measuring relaxation is provided, wherein the method is performed by a terminal, the method comprising:

[0005] Indication information is determined for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state;

[0006] Based on the indicated information, determine whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state.

[0007] In one embodiment, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is carried in a system message.

[0008] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0009] Receive the indication information sent by the base station;

[0010] The indication information is used to indicate whether, in RRC connection mode, the terminal is allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameters, or whether, in RRC connection mode, the terminal is not allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameters.

[0011] In one embodiment, determining the indication information for using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state includes:

[0012] The indication information is determined based on the received system message;

[0013] or,

[0014] The instruction information is determined according to the predetermined agreement rules.

[0015] In one embodiment, determining whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state based on the indication information includes:

[0016] In response to the indication information indicating that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is allowed to be used in the RRC connection state, it is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in the RRC connection state.

[0017] or,

[0018] In response to the indication information indicating that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not allowed to be used in the RRC connection state, it is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in the RRC connection state.

[0019] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0020] The receiver receives a notification message from the base station carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, wherein the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state.

[0021] In one embodiment, the notification message is a system message and / or an RRC message sent to the terminal.

[0022] In one embodiment, in response to determining the use of the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, the method further includes:

[0023] In response to the terminal switching from RRC disconnected state to RRC connected state, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter takes effect in the RRC connected state.

[0024] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0025] In response to receiving a notification message from the base station carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters, measurement relaxation is performed in the RRC connected state using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameters and the second relaxation criterion parameters;

[0026] or,

[0027] In response to receiving a notification message from the base station carrying second measurement relaxation criterion parameters, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters in the RRC connected state; wherein the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters are used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state.

[0028] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0029] In response to the terminal switching from RRC connected state to RRC disconnected state, the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is released and / or the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is obtained from the system message.

[0030] In one embodiment, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter and / or the second measurement criterion parameter includes one of the following: parameters of the low mobility criterion, parameters of the non-cell edge criterion, and parameters of the stationary criterion.

[0031] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a method for measuring relaxation is provided, wherein the method is performed by a base station, the method comprising:

[0032] Send instruction information to the terminal;

[0033] The indication information is used to indicate that: in the RRC connected state, the terminal is allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter, or in the RRC connected state, the terminal is not allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter; the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used by the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state.

[0034] In one embodiment, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is carried in a system message; and / or, the indication information is carried in the system message.

[0035] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0036] Send a notification message carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, wherein the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used for the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state.

[0037] In one embodiment, the notification message is a system message and / or an RRC message sent to the terminal.

[0038] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0039] The second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is determined based on the measurement relaxation state determined in the RRC unconnected state.

[0040] In one embodiment, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter and / or the second measurement criterion parameter includes one of the following: parameters of the low mobility criterion, parameters of the non-cell edge criterion, and parameters of the stationary criterion.

[0041] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for measuring relaxation is provided, wherein the apparatus includes:

[0042] The determining module is configured to: determine indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; and determine, based on the indication information, whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state.

[0043] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for measuring relaxation is provided, wherein the apparatus includes:

[0044] The indicator module is used to: send indicator information;

[0045] The indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed or not allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state; the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used by the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state.

[0046] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, the communication device comprising:

[0047] processor;

[0048] Memory used to store the processor's executable instructions;

[0049] The processor is configured to implement the method described in any embodiment of this disclosure when running the executable instructions.

[0050] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided, the computer storage medium storing a computer executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the methods described in any embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0051] In this embodiment of the disclosure, indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state is determined, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state. Based on the indication information, it is determined whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. Here, since the terminal can perform measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state according to the indication information, there is no need to reconfigure the measurement relaxation criterion parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state using signaling. Compared to needing to reconfigure the measurement relaxation criterion parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state using signaling, signaling overhead can be saved. Attached Figure Description

[0052] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0053] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0054] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0055] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0056] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0057] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0058] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0059] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0060] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0061] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0062] Figure 11 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0063] Figure 12 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0064] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a device for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0065] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a device for measuring relaxation according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0066] Figure 15This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0067] Figure 16 This is a block diagram illustrating a base station according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0068] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with those of this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0069] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. The singular forms “a” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0070] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used to describe various information in embodiments of this disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information without departing from the scope of embodiments of this disclosure, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to a determination."

[0071] For the sake of brevity and ease of understanding, the terms “greater than” or “less than” are used in this document to characterize size relationships. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the term “greater than” also includes the meaning of “greater than or equal to”, and “less than” also includes the meaning of “less than or equal to”.

[0072] Please refer to Figure 1 This illustration shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on mobile communication technology. The wireless communication system may include: several user equipment 110 and several base stations 120.

[0073] User equipment 110 can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. User equipment 110 can communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN). User equipment 110 can be an Internet of Things (IoT) user equipment, such as sensor devices, mobile phones, and computers with IoT user equipment capabilities. For example, it can be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted device. Examples include a station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, user device, or user equipment. Alternatively, user equipment 110 can also be a device from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Alternatively, user equipment 110 can also be a vehicle-mounted device, such as a vehicle computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless user equipment connected to an external vehicle computer. Alternatively, user equipment 110 can also be a roadside device, such as a street light, traffic light, or other roadside device with wireless communication capabilities.

[0074] Base station 120 can be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. This wireless communication system can be a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) system, also known as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system; or it can be a 5G system, also known as a New Radio (NR) system; or it can be the next generation after 5G. In this case, the access network in the 5G system can be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network).

[0075] The base station 120 can be an evolved NB (eNB) used in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 120 can also be a gNB (gNB) using a centralized-distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the base station 120 adopts a centralized-distributed architecture, it typically includes a central unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DUs). The central unit is equipped with a protocol stack of the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and the Media Access Control (MAC) layer; the distributed units are equipped with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. This disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of the base station 120.

[0076] Base station 120 and user equipment 110 can establish a wireless connection via a wireless air interface. In different implementations, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as a new air interface; or, the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on a next-generation mobile communication network technology standard based on 5G.

[0077] In some embodiments, user equipment 110 can also establish E2E (End to End) connections. Examples include V2V (vehicle to vehicle), V2I (vehicle to Infrastructure), and V2P (vehicle to pedestrian) communication scenarios in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.

[0078] Here, the user equipment mentioned above can be considered as the terminal equipment in the following embodiments.

[0079] In some embodiments, the wireless communication system described above may further include a network management device 130.

[0080] Several base stations 120 are connected to network management device 130. Network management device 130 can be a core network device in a wireless communication system, such as a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC). Alternatively, it can be other core network devices, such as a Serving Gateway (SGW), a Public Data Network Gateway (PGW), a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), or a Home Subscriber Server (HSS). The implementation of network management device 130 is not limited in this embodiment.

[0081] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, this disclosure provides multiple embodiments to clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that the multiple embodiments provided in this disclosure can be executed individually, or in combination with the methods of other embodiments in this disclosure, or individually or in combination with some methods in other related technologies; this disclosure does not limit these aspects.

[0082] To better understand the technical solutions disclosed in this embodiment, the application scenarios for measuring relaxation are explained:

[0083] In one scenario implementation, the New Radio (NR) introduces two RRM measurement relaxation criteria for terminals in Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state. When the terminal is in a low-mobility state and / or not at the cell edge, the likelihood of cell reselection / handover is low, allowing the terminal to relax RRM measurements to a certain extent. For example, the measurement period can be extended or measurements of neighboring cells can be stopped to save power.

[0084] In one scenario embodiment, further research is considered for RRM measurement relaxation under the capability reduction (RedCap) device type, introducing a more advanced measurement relaxation criterion, namely the static criterion, and also introducing RRM measurement relaxation into the RRC connected state. In one embodiment, this can be introduced for use in NR enhanced mobile bandwidth (eMBB) devices (e.g., mobile phones).

[0085] Here, the criteria for measuring relaxation include at least three methods:

[0086] 1. Non-cell edge criteria:

[0087] If the received signal strength (Srxlev) of the serving cell where the terminal is currently located is greater than the preset threshold (S searchThresholdP And the received signal quality (Squal) is greater than the preset threshold (S). searchThresholdQ When this occurs, it is determined that the terminal is not located at the cell edge. Among them, S searchThresholdP and S searchThresholdQ Configured by the network.

[0088] 2. Low mobility criterion;

[0089] Within a certain time period (T) SearchDeltaP If the reference received signal strength (Srxlev) Ref The difference between the signal strength (Srxlev) of the terminal and the signal strength (Srxlev) of the serving cell where the terminal is currently located is less than a preset threshold (Srxlev). SearchDeltaP When the signal strength is low, it indicates that the terminal's signal variation is small, indicating that the terminal is currently in a low mobility state. The parameter S... SearchDeltaP and T SearchDeltaP Configured by the network.

[0090] 3. The Static Criterion. The three criteria are introduced in turn below:

[0091] At a certain time (T) SearchDeltaP_stationary Within a given range, if the difference between the signal received strength (Srxlev) of the current serving cell of the terminal and the reference signal received strength (SrxlevRef) is less than a preset threshold (S... SearchDeltaP_stationary Furthermore, within this time period, the number of beam switching operations by the terminal is less than the threshold value (N). beam_switching If the signal amplitude of the terminal does not change significantly and no beam switching has occurred, then the terminal is determined to be in a stationary state. Here, parameter T... SearchDeltaP_stationary S SearchDeltaP_stationary and N beam_switching Configured by the network.

[0092] In one embodiment, for a terminal in RRC connected state, the measurement relaxation criteria parameters in RRC connected state can be notified via broadcast or dedicated signaling, and are specifically designed for performing measurement relaxation in RRC connected state. The network typically also allocates a set of measurement relaxation criteria parameters for terminals in RRC disconnected state, which are notified to the terminal in a broadcast message. However, in reality, the measurement relaxation criteria parameters are independent of the terminal's state; that is, the measurement relaxation criteria parameters in RRC idle state can continue to be used after the terminal enters RRC connected state, thus saving network reconfiguration overhead.

[0093] like Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for measuring relaxation, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0094] Step 21: Determine indication information for using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state;

[0095] Step 22: Based on the instruction information, determine whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state.

[0096] Here, the terminal can be, but is not limited to, mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, vehicle terminals, roadside units (RSUs), smart home terminals, industrial sensing devices, and / or medical devices. For example, a smart home terminal may include cameras, temperature acquisition devices, and brightness acquisition devices. The terminal can also be a Redcap terminal with reduced capabilities.

[0097] Here, the base station involved in this disclosure can be of various types, such as a base station for a third-generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station for a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station for a fifth-generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

[0098] In one embodiment, measurement relaxation is RRM measurement relaxation. Here, the terminal may perform measurement relaxation in the time domain, which may include: 1. relaxing the measurement period beyond the original non-measurement time to a longer period, for example, relaxing from 1 hour of non-measurement to a period greater than or equal to 1 hour of non-measurement; 2. increasing the measurement interval based on the original measurement, for example, making the measurement interval x times the original measurement interval K1; where x is a number greater than 1. It should be noted that the terminal needs to perform measurement relaxation based on measurement relaxation criteria (or parameters of the measurement relaxation criteria). Here, the measurement relaxation criteria include at least one of the following: low mobility criterion, non-cell edge criterion, and stationary criterion. Correspondingly, the measurement relaxation criterion parameters include at least one of the following: parameters of the low mobility criterion, parameters of the non-cell edge criterion, and parameters of the stationary criterion.

[0099] In one embodiment, a receiving base station sends an indication message indicating the use of a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; the indication message indicates that the use of the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state is permitted. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will be used in the RRC connected state. It should be noted that, in this disclosure, the RRC disconnected state refers to a state where no RRC connection has been established; for example, the RRC disconnected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0100] In one embodiment, a base station sends an indication message indicating the use of a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; the indication message indicates that the use of the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not allowed in the RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in the RRC connected state.

[0101] In the above embodiments, the receiving base station may send an indication message via a system message indicating the use of a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. Here, the system message includes an information field indicating that the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state; or, the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. In one embodiment, in response to the information field indicating a first value, the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. In one embodiment, in response to the information field indicating a second value, the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. Here, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may be carried in the system message.

[0102] In one embodiment, the predetermined protocol rule includes indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in RRC disconnected state; the indication information indicates that the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in RRC connected state. Here, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may be carried in a system message. It should be noted that the predetermined protocol rule in this disclosure may be pre-stored in the terminal.

[0103] In one embodiment, the predetermined protocol rule includes indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in RRC disconnected state; the indication information indicates that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not allowed to be used in RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in RRC connected state. Here, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may be carried in a system message.

[0104] In one embodiment, in response to determining that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not used in the RRC connected state, a notification message carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is received from the base station. The second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state. Here, the notification message can be an RRC message or a system message. After obtaining the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, the terminal can perform measurement relaxation based on it. It should be noted that the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter can be the same as the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter, or it can be different from the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter. For example, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is always a parameter of the low mobility criterion. Another example is that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter of the low mobility criterion, and the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter of the stationary criterion. It should be noted that when the measurement relaxation condition determined based on the measurement relaxation criterion parameter is met, the terminal reports feedback information indicating that the condition is met; the terminal will only perform measurement relaxation when it receives an instruction from the network to perform measurement relaxation in response to this feedback information; otherwise, it will not perform measurement relaxation.

[0105] In one embodiment, in response to determining that a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in the RRC connected state and the terminal switches from the RRC disconnected state to the RRC connected state, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter takes effect in the RRC connected state. Thus, measurement relaxation can be performed based on the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter. It should be noted that after the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter takes effect in the RRC connected state, a notification message carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter can also be received from the base station. In one embodiment, after obtaining the second measurement relaxation parameter, measurement relaxation can be performed based on the first and second measurement relaxation parameters. Here, it should be noted that the first measurement relaxation parameter is different from the second measurement relaxation parameter. In another embodiment, after obtaining the second measurement relaxation parameter, the first measurement relaxation parameter is ignored, and measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation parameter. Here, when the measurement relaxation condition determined based on one or two measurement relaxation criterion parameters (one or both of the first and second measurement relaxation parameters) is met, the terminal reports feedback information indicating that the condition is met; the terminal will only perform measurement relaxation when it receives an instruction from the network to perform measurement relaxation in response to this feedback information; otherwise, the corresponding measurement relaxation will not be performed.

[0106] In one embodiment, the terminal can send RRM measurement results using random access message 3 or random access message 5 during the RRC connection establishment process. Thus, after switching to the RRC connected state, the base station can select measurement relaxation parameters based on the RRM measurement results and send the selected measurement relaxation parameters to the terminal.

[0107] In one embodiment, the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters may comprise multiple sets. If x sets can be used by all terminals to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connection mode, and y sets can only be used by predetermined terminals to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connection mode, then the x sets of second measurement relaxation criterion parameters can be sent using system messages, and the y sets of second measurement relaxation criterion parameters can be sent using RRC messages. For example, if the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters include a, b, and c, then a and b can be sent to all terminals using system messages, and these a and b are used by all terminals when performing measurement relaxation in RRC connection mode. c can be sent to the first terminal and the second terminal respectively using RRC messages, and this c is used by the first terminal and the second terminal when performing measurement relaxation in RRC connection mode.

[0108] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal switching from RRC connected state to RRC disconnected state, the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is discarded or released; the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is obtained from a system message. The terminal performs measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC disconnected state.

[0109] In this embodiment of the disclosure, indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state is determined, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state. Based on the indication information, it is determined whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. Here, since the terminal can perform measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state according to the indication information, there is no need to reconfigure the measurement relaxation criterion parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state using signaling. Compared to needing to reconfigure the measurement relaxation criterion parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state using signaling, signaling overhead can be saved.

[0110] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0111] like Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for measuring relaxation, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0112] Step 31: Receive the indication information sent by the base station;

[0113] The indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connection mode, or whether the terminal is not allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connection mode.

[0114] In one embodiment, the terminal receives indication information from the base station regarding the use of a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; the indication information indicates that the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will be used in the RRC connected state.

[0115] In one embodiment, the receiver receives indication information from the base station regarding the use of a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in RRC disconnected state; the indication information indicates that the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in RRC connected state.

[0116] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 4 The method shown also includes:

[0117] Step 41: Determine the indication information based on the received system message or the communication protocol.

[0118] In one embodiment, the receiving base station may send an indication message via a system message indicating the use of a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. Here, the system message includes an information field indicating that the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state; or, the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. In one embodiment, in response to the information field indicating a first value, the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. In one embodiment, in response to the information field indicating a second value, the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. Here, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may also be carried in the system message.

[0119] In one embodiment, the receiving base station sends an indication message via a system message to use a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; the indication message indicates that the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will be used in the RRC connected state.

[0120] In one embodiment, the receiving base station sends an indication message via a system message regarding the use of a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in RRC disconnected state; the indication message indicates that the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in RRC connected state.

[0121] In other implementations, the communication protocol may be a predefined protocol rule, which may be a default configuration.

[0122] In one embodiment, the predetermined protocol rule includes indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; the indication information indicates that the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in the RRC connected state. Here, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may also be carried in a system message. It should be noted that the predetermined protocol rule in this disclosure may be pre-stored in the terminal.

[0123] In one embodiment, the predetermined protocol rule includes indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in RRC disconnected state; the indication information indicates that the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in RRC connected state. Here, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may also be carried in a system message.

[0124] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 5 As shown, the method also includes:

[0125] Step 51: In response to the determination information indication: Allow the use of the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connection state, and determine that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in the RRC connection state;

[0126] or,

[0127] In response to the indication message indicating that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not allowed to be used in the RRC connection state, it is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in the RRC connection state.

[0128] Specifically, step 51 can be executed together with step 31, or together with step 41, or together with both steps 31 and 41.

[0129] Here, the predetermined protocol rules stored in the terminal contain indication information or the terminal receives indication information sent by the base station. If the indication information indicates that the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connection state, it is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will be used in RRC connection state. If the indication information indicates that the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connection state, it is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in RRC connection state. Here, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may be carried in a system message.

[0130] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0131] like Figure 6 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for measuring relaxation, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0132] Step 61: Receive a notification message from the base station carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters, wherein the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters are used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state.

[0133] In one embodiment, in response to determining that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not used in the RRC connected state, a notification message carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is received from the base station. The second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state. Here, the notification message can be an RRC message or a system message. After obtaining the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, the terminal can perform measurement relaxation based on it. It should be noted that the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter can be the same as or different from the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter. For example, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may be a parameter of the low mobility criterion. Another example is that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter of the low mobility criterion, and the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter of the stationary criterion. It should be noted that when the measurement relaxation condition determined based on the measurement relaxation criterion parameter is met, the terminal reports feedback information indicating that the condition is met; the terminal will only perform measurement relaxation when it receives an instruction from the network to perform measurement relaxation in response to this feedback information. Otherwise, measurement relaxation will not be performed.

[0134] In one embodiment, in response to determining that a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in the RRC connected state and the terminal switches from the RRC disconnected state to the RRC connected state, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter takes effect in the RRC connected state. Thus, measurement relaxation can be performed based on the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter. It should be noted that after the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter takes effect in the RRC connected state, a notification message carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter can also be received from the base station. In one embodiment, after obtaining the second measurement relaxation parameter, measurement relaxation can be performed based on the first and second measurement relaxation parameters. Here, it should be noted that the first measurement relaxation parameter is different from the second measurement relaxation parameter. In another embodiment, after obtaining the second measurement relaxation parameter, the first measurement relaxation parameter is ignored, and measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation parameter. Here, when the conditions for measurement relaxation determined based on one or both measurement relaxation criterion parameters are met, the terminal reports feedback information indicating that the conditions are met; the terminal will only perform measurement relaxation when it receives an instruction from the network to perform measurement relaxation in response to this feedback information; otherwise, the corresponding measurement relaxation will not be performed.

[0135] In some possible implementations, the measurement relaxation in step 61 can be as described in steps 21 and 22, or it can be other possible measurement relaxation methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0136] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0137] like Figure 7 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for measuring relaxation, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0138] Step 71: In response to the terminal switching from RRC non-connected state to RRC connected state, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter takes effect in the RRC connected state.

[0139] Here, activating the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter can mean enabling the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter to be used in the RRC connection state. For example, it can mean transferring the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter from a first storage area to a second storage area, where the relaxation criterion parameter stored in the second area is a parameter that can be used in the RRC connection state. The description of the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter can be found in other embodiments or related technologies, and will not be repeated here.

[0140] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0141] like Figure 8 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for measuring relaxation, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0142] Step 81: In response to receiving a notification message from the base station carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters, perform measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameters and the second relaxation criterion parameters.

[0143] In one embodiment, in response to determining that a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in the RRC connected state and the terminal switches from the RRC disconnected state to the RRC connected state, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter takes effect in the RRC connected state. After the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter takes effect in the RRC connected state, a notification message carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter sent by the base station can also be received. In one embodiment, after obtaining the second measurement relaxation parameter, measurement relaxation can be performed based on the first and second measurement relaxation parameters. It should be noted that the first measurement relaxation parameter is different from the second measurement relaxation parameter.

[0144] In one embodiment, a system message carrying a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is received; an RRC message carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is received, and measurement relaxation is performed simultaneously using the first and second measurement relaxation criterion parameters in the RRC connected state. The description of the first and / or second measurement relaxation criterion parameters can be found in other embodiments or related technologies, and will not be repeated here.

[0145] Alternatively, step 81 can be: in response to receiving a notification message from the base station carrying second measurement relaxation criterion parameters, performing measurement relaxation using the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters in the RRC connected state; wherein the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters are used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC connected state.

[0146] That is, in this embodiment, regardless of whether other measurement relaxation criterion parameters have been received, measurement relaxation is directly performed upon receiving the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter. For example, if the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter has already been received, the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is applied directly upon receipt; that is, the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter has the highest priority and is applied immediately upon receipt, regardless of whether other measurement relaxation criterion parameters have been received. Here, when the measurement relaxation condition determined based on one or two measurement relaxation criterion parameters is met, the terminal reports feedback information indicating that the condition is met; the terminal will only perform measurement relaxation when the received information instructs the execution of measurement relaxation based on the feedback information; otherwise, the corresponding measurement relaxation will not be performed.

[0147] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0148] like Figure 9 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for measuring relaxation, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0149] Step 91: In response to the terminal switching from RRC connected state to RRC disconnected state, perform at least one of the following operations:

[0150] Release the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter;

[0151] Retrieve the parameters of the first measurement relaxation criterion from the system message.

[0152] In one embodiment, in response to the terminal switching from RRC connected state to RRC disconnected state, the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is discarded or released; the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is obtained from a system message. The terminal performs measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC disconnected state. The description of the first and / or second measurement relaxation criterion parameters can be found in other embodiments or related technologies, and will not be repeated here.

[0153] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0154] like Figure 10 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for measuring relaxation, wherein the method is performed by a base station, and the method includes:

[0155] Step 101: Send instruction information to the terminal;

[0156] The indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, or whether the terminal is not allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state; the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used by the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state.

[0157] Here, the terminal can be, but is not limited to, mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, vehicle terminals, roadside units (RSUs), smart home terminals, industrial sensing devices, and / or medical devices. For example, a smart home terminal may include cameras, temperature acquisition devices, and brightness acquisition devices. The terminal can also be a Redcap terminal with reduced capabilities.

[0158] Here, the base station involved in this disclosure can be of various types, such as a base station for a third-generation mobile communication (3G) network, a base station for a fourth-generation mobile communication (4G) network, a base station for a fifth-generation mobile communication (5G) network, or other evolved base stations.

[0159] In one embodiment, measurement relaxation is RRM measurement relaxation. Here, the terminal may perform measurement relaxation in the time domain, which may include: 1. relaxing the measurement period beyond the original non-measurement time to a longer period, for example, relaxing from 1 hour of non-measurement to a period greater than or equal to 1 hour of non-measurement; 2. increasing the measurement interval based on the original measurement, for example, making the measurement interval x times the original measurement interval K1; where x is a number greater than 1. It should be noted that the terminal needs to perform measurement relaxation based on measurement relaxation criteria (or parameters of the measurement relaxation criteria). Here, the measurement relaxation criteria include at least one of the following: low mobility criterion, non-cell edge criterion, and stationary criterion. Correspondingly, the measurement relaxation criterion parameters include at least one of the following: parameters of the low mobility criterion, parameters of the non-cell edge criterion, and parameters of the stationary criterion.

[0160] In one embodiment, the base station sends an indication message indicating the use of a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; the indication message indicates that the use of the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state is permitted. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will be used in the RRC connected state. It should be noted that, in this disclosure, the RRC disconnected state refers to a state where no RRC connection has been established; for example, the RRC disconnected state includes the RRC idle state and the RRC inactive state.

[0161] In one embodiment, the base station sends an indication message for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; the indication message indicates that the use of the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not allowed in the RRC connected state. It is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in the RRC connected state.

[0162] In the above embodiments, the base station may use a system message to send indication information for using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. Here, the system message includes an information field, which indicates that: the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state; or, the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. In one embodiment, in response to the information field indicating a first value, the terminal is allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. In one embodiment, in response to the information field indicating a second value, the terminal is not allowed to use the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. Here, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may be carried in the system message.

[0163] In one embodiment, in response to determining that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not used in RRC connected state, the base station sends a notification message carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, which is used to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state. Here, the notification message can be an RRC message or a system message. After obtaining the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, the terminal can perform measurement relaxation based on it. It should be noted that the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter can be the same as or different from the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter. For example, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter may be a parameter of the low mobility criterion. Another example is that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter of the low mobility criterion, and the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter of the stationary criterion. It should be noted that when the measurement relaxation condition determined based on the measurement relaxation criterion parameter is met, the terminal reports feedback information indicating that the condition is met; the terminal will only perform measurement relaxation when it receives an instruction from the network to perform measurement relaxation in response to this feedback information; otherwise, it will not perform measurement relaxation.

[0164] In one embodiment, in response to determining that a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in the RRC connected state and the terminal switches from the RRC disconnected state to the RRC connected state, the terminal activates the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. Thus, measurement relaxation can be performed based on the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter. It should be noted that after activating the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, the base station can also send a notification message carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter. In one embodiment, after obtaining the second measurement relaxation parameter, the terminal can perform measurement relaxation based on the first and second measurement relaxation parameters. Here, it should be noted that the first measurement relaxation parameter is different from the second measurement relaxation parameter. In another embodiment, after obtaining the second measurement relaxation parameter, the first measurement relaxation parameter is ignored, and measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation parameter. Here, when the measurement relaxation condition determined based on one or both measurement relaxation criterion parameters (one or both of the first and second measurement relaxation parameters) is met, the terminal reports feedback information indicating that the condition is met; the terminal will only perform measurement relaxation when it receives an instruction from the network to perform measurement relaxation in response to this feedback information; otherwise, the corresponding measurement relaxation will not be performed.

[0165] In one embodiment, the terminal can send RRM measurement results using random access message 3 or random access message 5 during the RRC connection establishment process. Thus, after switching to the RRC connected state, the base station can select measurement relaxation parameters based on the RRM measurement results and send the selected measurement relaxation parameters to the terminal.

[0166] In one embodiment, the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters may comprise multiple sets. If x sets can be used by all terminals to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state, and y sets can only be used by predetermined terminals to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state, then the base station can send the x sets of second measurement relaxation criterion parameters using system messages and the y sets of second measurement relaxation criterion parameters using RRC messages. For example, if the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters include a, b, and c, then the base station can send a and b to all terminals using system messages, which are used by all terminals to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state. c can be sent to the first terminal and the second terminal respectively using RRC messages, which are used by the first terminal and the second terminal to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state.

[0167] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0168] like Figure 11 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for measuring relaxation, wherein the method is performed by a base station, and the method includes:

[0169] Step 111: Send a notification message carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, wherein the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used for the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state. In some possible implementations, the measurement relaxation in step 111 can be as described in steps 21 and 22, or it can be other possible measurement relaxation methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0170] In one embodiment, in response to determining that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not used in RRC connected state, the base station sends a notification message carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, which is used to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state; here, the notification message can be an RRC message or a system message. After obtaining the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, the terminal can perform measurement relaxation based on it. It should be noted that the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter can be the same as the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter, or it can be different from the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter. For example, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is always a parameter of the low mobility criterion. Another example is that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter of the low mobility criterion, and the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter of the stationary criterion. It should be noted that when the measurement relaxation condition determined based on the measurement relaxation criterion parameter is met, the terminal reports feedback information indicating that the condition is met; the terminal will only perform measurement relaxation when it receives an instruction from the network to perform measurement relaxation in response to this feedback information; otherwise, it will not perform measurement relaxation.

[0171] In one embodiment, in response to determining that a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in the RRC connected state and the terminal switches from the RRC disconnected state to the RRC connected state, the terminal activates the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. Thus, measurement relaxation can be performed based on the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter. It should be noted that after activating the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, the base station can also send a notification message carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter. In one embodiment, after obtaining the second measurement relaxation parameter, the terminal can perform measurement relaxation based on the first and second measurement relaxation parameters. Here, it should be noted that the first measurement relaxation parameter is different from the second measurement relaxation parameter. In another embodiment, after obtaining the second measurement relaxation parameter, the first measurement relaxation parameter is ignored, and measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation parameter. Here, when the measurement relaxation condition determined based on one or both measurement relaxation criterion parameters is met, the terminal reports feedback information indicating that the condition is met; the terminal will only perform measurement relaxation when it receives an instruction from the network to perform measurement relaxation in response to this feedback information; otherwise, the corresponding measurement relaxation will not be performed.

[0172] It should be noted that the introduction of the parameters of the first measurement relaxation criterion can be found in other embodiments or related technologies, and will not be repeated here.

[0173] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0174] like Figure 12 As shown, this embodiment provides a method for measuring relaxation, wherein the method is performed by a base station, and the method includes:

[0175] Step 121: Determine the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters based on the measurement relaxation state determined in the RRC non-connected state.

[0176] In one embodiment, the terminal can send RRM measurement results using random access message 3 or random access message 5 during the RRC connection establishment process. Thus, after switching to the RRC connected state, the base station can select measurement relaxation parameters based on the RRM measurement results and send the selected measurement relaxation parameters to the terminal.

[0177] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0178] To better understand the embodiments of this disclosure, the following exemplary embodiment will be used to further illustrate the technical solution of this disclosure:

[0179] Example 1:

[0180] 1. The network explicitly notifies or the protocol pre-determines whether RRC connected users can use the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters provided in the system message. Here, the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameter is the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter.

[0181] In one embodiment, the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters provided in the system message are available for use by RRC disconnected users.

[0182] In one embodiment, a switch is provided in the system message to indicate whether the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters it provides can continue to be used by the user after entering the RRC connected state.

[0183] In one embodiment, the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters provided in the system message according to the protocol can be used by the user after entering the RRC connected state.

[0184] In one embodiment, the protocol stipulates that the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters provided in the system message cannot be used after the user enters the connected state.

[0185] In one embodiment, based on 1, if the RRC connected-state user cannot use the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters provided in the system message, then the connected-state user will use the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters notified by dedicated signaling when entering the connected state.

[0186] In one embodiment, in the RRC idle state, only the measurement relaxation criterion of R16 is configured as low mobility, while entering the connected state requires reconfiguring the measurement relaxation criterion of R17; at this time, the connected state user can only report that one criterion is met (which can be the stationary criterion).

[0187] In one embodiment, based on 1, if an RRC connected state user can use the RRM measurement relaxation criteria provided in the system message, then when the RRC connected state user enters the RRC connected state, the RRM measurement relaxation criteria parameters obtained from the system message using the RRC idle state will continue to be effective.

[0188] In one embodiment, the RRC idle state only configures the measurement relaxation criterion R16 as "not at the cell edge," and then reconfigures the measurement relaxation criterion R17 upon entering the RRC connected state. If "stationary" is configured, the "not at the cell edge" criterion obtained in the idle state continues to be effective. At this time, the RRC connected state user can report that one criterion (not at the cell edge or stationary) is met, or they can report that two criteria (not at the cell edge or stationary) are met.

[0189] In one embodiment, when a terminal transitions from an RRC disconnected state to a connected state, it reports the RRM measurement state that was already satisfied in the disconnected state (e.g., measurement relaxation was already underway). This information is then used by the base station to configure measurement relaxation for the terminal after it enters the RRC connected state.

[0190] In one embodiment, based on 1, if an RRC connected user can use the RRM measurement relaxation criteria provided in the system message for RRC disconnected users, then when an RRC connected user enters the RRC connected state, if the RRM measurement relaxation criteria parameter is obtained from the dedicated signaling, it will override the RRM measurement relaxation criteria parameter obtained from the system message.

[0191] In one embodiment, based on 1, if an RRC connected user can use the RRM measurement relaxation criteria provided in the system message for RRC disconnected users: then when an RRC connected user enters the RRC connected state, if the RRM measurement relaxation criteria parameter is obtained from the dedicated signaling, then both the RRM measurement relaxation criteria parameter obtained from the system message and the RRM measurement relaxation criteria parameter obtained from the dedicated signaling will be used simultaneously.

[0192] In one embodiment, the base station can broadcast a common parameter configuration in a system message for use in the RRC connected state, but will notify the delta configuration, i.e., incremental configuration, in the dedicated signaling; for example, the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters include a, b, and c; and the base station can broadcast common parameter configurations a and b in the system message for use by all RRC connected state users. Therefore, for a given user, parameters a and b obtained in the system message continue to be used after the user enters the connected state, and parameter c, configured by the network for the user, is obtained from the dedicated signaling method. In this disclosure, the common parameter configuration refers to the configuration of the measurement relaxation criterion parameters.

[0193] In one embodiment, the base station can broadcast common parameter configurations in system messages for use by RRC non-connected users, but will notify the delta configuration, i.e., incremental configuration, in dedicated signaling; for example, RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters include a, b, and c; while the common parameter configurations a and b broadcast by the base station in system messages for use by RRC non-connected users can continue to be used by all RRC connected users. Therefore, for a certain user, the parameters a and b obtained in the system messages continue to be used after the user enters the connected state, and the network-configured parameter c for the user is obtained from the dedicated signaling method.

[0194] In one embodiment, the base station can broadcast common parameter configurations in system messages for use in RRC connected state, i.e., for use by multiple users. However, the dedicated signaling will notify each user of different configuration parts. For example, the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters include a, b, and c. The base station can broadcast common parameter configurations a and b in system messages for use by all RRC connected state users, and use dedicated signaling to configure the C1 parameters of user 1 and the C2 parameters of user 2. Here, C1 can be different from C2, i.e., the values ​​of the two users may be different.

[0195] In one embodiment, the base station can broadcast common parameter configurations in system messages for use by RRC non-connected users, i.e., for multiple users to share. However, the dedicated signaling will notify each user of different configuration parts. For example, the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters include a, b, and c. The common parameter configurations a and b broadcast by the base station in the system messages for non-connected users can continue to be used for all RRC connected users, and the dedicated signaling method is used to configure the C1 parameter for user 1 and the C2 parameter for user 2. Here, C1 may be different from C2, and the values ​​for these two users may be different. Therefore, for a certain user, the parameters a and b obtained in the system messages continue to be used after the user enters the connected state, and the network-configured parameter c for the user is obtained from the dedicated signaling method.

[0196] In one embodiment, the base station can broadcast common parameter configurations a and b in system messages, for use by RRC non-connected users and RRC connected users, respectively. The common parameter configuration a broadcast by the base station for non-connected users can continue to be used by all RRC connected users. Therefore, for a given user, parameters a and b obtained from their system messages continue to be used after the user enters the connected state.

[0197] In one embodiment, based on 1, if an RRC connected state user is released into an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state, the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters obtained from the dedicated signaling will be released, and the RRM measurement relaxation criterion parameters provided for the inactive state will be obtained from the system message.

[0198] like Figure 13 As shown, this embodiment provides a device for measuring relaxation, wherein the device includes:

[0199] The determining module 131 is configured to: determine indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; and determine, based on the indication information, whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state.

[0200] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0201] like Figure 14 As shown, this embodiment provides a device for measuring relaxation, wherein the device includes:

[0202] Indication module 141 is used to: send indication information;

[0203] The indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed or not allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state; the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used by the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state.

[0204] It should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can be executed alone or together with some methods in the embodiments of this disclosure or some methods in related technologies.

[0205] This disclosure provides a communication device, which includes:

[0206] processor;

[0207] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0208] The processor is configured to implement, when running executable instructions, the methods applicable to any embodiment of this disclosure.

[0209] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media that can continue to store information after the communication device loses power.

[0210] The processor can connect to the memory via a bus or other means to read executable programs stored in the memory.

[0211] This disclosure also provides a computer storage medium storing a computer executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any embodiment of this disclosure.

[0212] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0213] like Figure 15 As shown, one embodiment of this disclosure provides a terminal structure.

[0214] Reference Figure 15 As shown, this embodiment provides a terminal 800, which may specifically be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0215] Reference Figure 15 Terminal 800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 802, memory 804, power supply component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input / output (I / O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

[0216] Processing component 802 typically controls the overall operation of terminal 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 802 and other components. For example, processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 808 and processing component 802.

[0217] Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation on terminal 800. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on terminal 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0218] Power supply component 806 provides power to various components of terminal 800. Power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to terminal 800.

[0219] Multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between terminal 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of touch or swipe actions but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 808 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When terminal 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or video mode, the front-facing camera and / or rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0220] Audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when terminal 800 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 804 or transmitted via communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0221] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0222] Sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing state assessments of various aspects of terminal 800. For example, sensor assembly 814 can detect the on / off state of terminal 800, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of terminal 800, changes in the position of terminal 800 or a component of terminal 800, the presence or absence of user contact with terminal 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of terminal 800, and temperature changes of terminal 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 814 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0223] Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between terminal 800 and other devices. Terminal 800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, or 3G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0224] In an exemplary embodiment, terminal 800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the methods described above.

[0225] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 820 of a terminal 800 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0226] like Figure 16 As shown, one embodiment of this disclosure illustrates the structure of a base station. For example, base station 900 can be provided as a network-side device. (Refer to...) Figure 16 The base station 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by a memory 932 for storing instructions, such as application programs, that can be executed by the processing component 922. The application programs stored in the memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above applied to the base station.

[0227] Base station 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management of base station 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect base station 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. Base station 900 can operate on an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0228] Other embodiments of the invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the invention are indicated by the following claims.

[0229] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for measuring relaxation, wherein, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Determine indication information for indicating whether to use a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; In response to the indication information indicating that measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state, and upon receiving a notification message from the base station carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter and the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. In response to the indication information indicating that measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state, and upon receiving a notification message from the base station carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connected state. The second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used by the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connection state.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The parameters of the first measurement relaxation criterion are carried in the system message.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: Receive the indication information sent by the base station; The indication information is used to indicate whether, in RRC connection mode, the terminal is allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameters, or whether, in RRC connection mode, the terminal is not allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameters.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The indication information for determining the use of the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state includes: The indication information is determined based on the received system message; or, The instruction information is determined according to the predetermined agreement rules.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The step of determining whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state based on the indication information includes: In response to the indication information indicating that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is allowed to be used in the RRC connection state, it is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used in the RRC connection state. or, In response to the indication information indicating that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is not allowed to be used in the RRC connection state, it is determined that the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter will not be used in the RRC connection state.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The notification message is a system message and / or an RRC message sent to the terminal.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein, In response to determining the use of the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, the method further includes: In response to the terminal switching from RRC disconnected state to RRC connected state, the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter takes effect in the RRC connected state.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: In response to the terminal switching from RRC connected state to RRC disconnected state, the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is released and / or the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is obtained from the system message.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The first measurement relaxation criterion parameter and / or the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter include one of the following: parameters of the low mobility criterion, parameters of the non-cell edge criterion, and parameters of the stationary criterion.

10. A method for measuring relaxation, wherein, The method is executed by a base station, and the method includes: Send indication information to the terminal, wherein the indication information is used to indicate: that the terminal is allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, or that the terminal is not allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state; the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used by the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; Send a notification message carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, wherein the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used for the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state; The indication information is further configured to, in response to the indication information indicating that measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connection state, and the notification message carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, the terminal performs measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter and the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connection state; The indication information is further configured to, in response to the indication information indicating that measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connection state, and the notification message carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, the terminal performs measurement relaxation using the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter in RRC connection state.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is carried in the system message; and / or, the indication information is carried in the system message.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The notification message is a system message and / or an RRC message sent to the terminal.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The method further includes: The second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is determined based on the measurement relaxation state determined in the RRC unconnected state.

14. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein, The first measurement relaxation criterion parameter and / or the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter include one of the following: parameters of the low mobility criterion, parameters of the non-cell edge criterion, and parameters of the stationary criterion.

15. A device for measuring relaxation, wherein, The device includes: The determining module is configured to: determine indication information for using a first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter for performing measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; and determine, based on the indication information, whether to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state. The processing module is configured to: respond to the indication information indicating that measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state, and receive a notification message carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter sent by the base station, and perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter and the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connected state; The processing module is further configured to: respond to the indication information indicating that measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameters in the RRC connection state, and receive a notification message carrying the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters sent by the base station, and perform measurement relaxation using the second measurement relaxation criterion parameters in the RRC connection state; The second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used by the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in RRC connected state.

16. A device for measuring relaxation, wherein, The device includes: The indicator module is used to: send indicator information; The indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed or not allowed to perform measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected state; the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter is a parameter used by the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC disconnected state; The sending module is configured to: send a notification message carrying a second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, wherein the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter is used for the terminal to perform measurement relaxation in the RRC connection state; The instruction module is further configured to: the terminal responds to the instruction information indicating that measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connection state, and the notification message carries the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, and performs measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter and the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connection state; The instruction module is further configured to: the terminal responds to the instruction information indicating that measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connection state, and the notification message carries the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter, and performs measurement relaxation using the second measurement relaxation criterion parameter in the RRC connection state.

17. A communication device, wherein, include: Memory; A processor, connected to the memory, is configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored in the memory and to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 9 or 10 to 14.

18. A computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, enable the implementation of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 or 10 to 14.

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