Measurement method and apparatus

Abstract

The application provides a measurement method and device, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The measurement method is executed by a terminal and includes: obtaining measurement interval information, wherein the measurement interval information includes at least one of the following: a radio access technology (RAT) measured in the measurement interval; informing the terminal to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement interval; informing the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in the measurement interval; performing channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in the measurement interval; a measurement purpose measured in the measurement interval; a measurement interval used for measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object (MO); and frequency point or MO information measured in the measurement interval. The technical scheme of the application can guarantee the gain brought by introduction of multiple sets of measurement intervals.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a measurement method and device. BACKGROUND

[0002] When performing measurement, a terminal may need a certain measurement gap, for example, to measure a reference signal, a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), or a positioning reference signal (PRS) that is not in the active bandwidth part (BWP). During the measurement gap, the terminal disconnects the connection with the current serving frequency point and tunes to the target reference signal location for measurement, that is, there is a throughput loss. The measurement gap is configured by a radio resource control (RRC) message, including a measurement gap period, a measurement gap length, and an offset, as shown in the following table. Figure 1

[0003] In the prior art, for a terminal that does not support per FR gap, the network can only configure one set of measurement gap, which is applied to all measurements that need a measurement gap, that is, measurements of different reference signals, different measurement targets, and different measurement purposes are all based on this set of measurement gap. For a terminal that supports per FR gap, the network can only configure one set of measurement gap for each frequency range (FR), for example, one set of measurement gap for FR1 and one set of measurement gap for FR2. All measurements that need a measurement gap in the corresponding frequency range can only be performed in the corresponding set of measurement gap. SUMMARY

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a measurement method and device that can guarantee the gain brought by multiple sets of measurement gap.

[0005] To solve the above technical problem, embodiments of the present application provide the following technical solutions:

[0006] In one aspect, a measurement method is provided, which is performed by a terminal and includes:

[0007] Obtaining measurement gap information, the measurement gap information including at least one of the following:

[0008] A radio access technology (RAT) measured in the measurement gap;

[0009] Notifying the terminal to perform a positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0010] Notifying the terminal to perform a synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0011] Performing a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0012] ​a measurement purpose to be measured in the measurement interval;

[0013] a measurement interval used for measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object MO;

[0014] a frequency point or MO information to be measured in the measurement interval.

[0015] In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0016] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose comprises at least one of: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, non-terrestrial network NTN measurement.

[0017] In some embodiments, the frequency point or MO comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.

[0018] In some embodiments, the measurement of the frequency point in the measurement interval comprises at least one of:

[0019] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with a smaller period, i being a positive integer;

[0020] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with a smaller measurement gap length MGL;

[0021] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with a larger period;

[0022] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with a larger MGL;

[0023] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;

[0024] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities.

[0025] In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.

[0026] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0027] an upper limit of throughput loss is acquired, the upper limit of throughput loss indicating a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement intervals are activated or in operation, N being a positive integer.

[0028] In some embodiments, the upper limit of throughput loss is configured by a network side device or predefined by a protocol.

[0029] In some embodiments, the terminal further acquires at least one of the following:

[0030] measurement interval indication information, the measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval to be adopted in the multiple overlapping measurement intervals;

[0031] second measurement information, the second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the multiple overlapping measurement intervals.

[0032] In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information comprises at least one of the following:

[0033] a probability or a proportion at which a measurement interval in the multiple overlapping measurement intervals is adopted;

[0034] a priority of a measurement interval in the multiple overlapping measurement intervals;

[0035] a rule according to which the multiple overlapping measurement intervals are adopted.

[0036] The rule according to which the multiple overlapping measurement intervals are adopted comprises at least one of the following:

[0037] if a time length between an end time of measurement interval i and a start time of measurement interval j is greater than or equal to a first time threshold, both measurement interval i and measurement interval j can be adopted;

[0038] if a time length between an end time of measurement interval i and a start time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a second time threshold, only one of measurement interval i and measurement interval j is adopted;

[0039] if a time length between an end time of measurement interval i and a start time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a third time threshold, neither measurement interval i nor measurement interval j is adopted.

[0040] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any of the following:

[0041] when there is an overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with a smaller period to perform measurement;

[0042] when there is an overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with a smaller MGL to perform measurement;

[0043] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal uses a measurement gap with a larger periodicity to perform measurement;

[0044] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal uses a measurement gap with a larger MGL to perform measurement;

[0045] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal uses a measurement gap with more measurement opportunities to perform measurement;

[0046] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal uses a measurement gap with fewer measurement opportunities to perform measurement.

[0047] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0048] reporting terminal capability to a network side device, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0049] whether concurrent measurement gaps are supported;

[0050] whether concurrent measurement gaps of NR are supported;

[0051] whether concurrent measurement gaps of non-NR are supported;

[0052] whether per-UE gap and per-FR gap are configured simultaneously.

[0053] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:

[0054] supported gap combination type of concurrent measurement gaps;

[0055] supported number of concurrent measurement gaps.

[0056] In some embodiments, before the step of acquiring measurement gap information, the method further comprises:

[0057] reporting processing time of intervals between adjacent measurement gaps to a network side device.

[0058] Embodiments of the present application also provide a measurement method, executed by a network side device, comprising:

[0059] sending measurement gap information to a terminal, the measurement gap information comprising at least one of:

[0060] radio access technology (RAT) measured in the measurement gap;

[0061] informing the terminal to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0062] The terminal is notified to perform a synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in a measurement interval;

[0063] The terminal is notified to perform a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in a measurement interval;

[0064] A measurement purpose to be measured in the measurement interval;

[0065] A measurement interval used for a measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object (MO);

[0066] Information of a frequency point or a MO measured in the measurement interval.

[0067] In some embodiments, the RAT includes at least one of the following: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0068] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose includes at least one of the following: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, non-terrestrial network (NTN) measurement.

[0069] In some embodiments, the frequency point or the MO includes at least one of the following: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.

[0070] In some embodiments, the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.

[0071] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0072] The terminal is sent a throughput loss upper limit, which indicates a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement intervals are activated or in operation, N being a positive integer.

[0073] In some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0074] The terminal is sent measurement interval indication information, which indicates a measurement interval to be adopted in a plurality of overlapping measurement intervals;

[0075] The terminal is sent second measurement information, which indicates a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in a plurality of overlapping measurement intervals.

[0076] In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0077] A probability or a proportion at which a measurement interval is adopted in a plurality of overlapping measurement intervals;

[0078] A priority of a measurement interval in a plurality of overlapping measurement intervals;

[0079] Rules for employing the overlapped multiple measurement intervals.

[0080] In some embodiments, the rules for employing the overlapped multiple measurement intervals comprise at least one of:

[0081] If the duration between the end of measurement interval i and the start of measurement interval j is greater than or equal to a first time threshold, both measurement interval i and measurement interval j are employed;

[0082] If the duration between the end of measurement interval i and the start of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a second time threshold, only one of measurement interval i and measurement interval j is employed;

[0083] If the duration between the end of measurement interval i and the start of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a third time threshold, neither measurement interval i nor measurement interval j is employed.

[0084] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:

[0085] When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal employs the measurement interval with a smaller periodicity for measurement;

[0086] When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal employs the measurement interval with a smaller MGL for measurement;

[0087] When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal employs the measurement interval with a larger periodicity for measurement;

[0088] When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal employs the measurement interval with a larger MGL for measurement;

[0089] When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal employs the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities for measurement;

[0090] When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal employs the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities for measurement.

[0091] In some embodiments, before the step of sending the measurement interval information to the terminal, the method further comprises:

[0092] Receiving the terminal capability reported by the terminal, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0093] Whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;

[0094] Whether concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;

[0095] Whether concurrent measurement intervals of non-NR are supported;

[0096] Does it support configuring both per-UE gap and per-FR gap simultaneously?

[0097] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further includes at least one of the following:

[0098] Supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination types;

[0099] The number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.

[0100] In some embodiments, prior to the step of sending measurement interval information to the terminal, the method further includes:

[0101] The processing time for receiving the interval between adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.

[0102] This invention also provides a measuring device applied to a terminal, including a transceiver and a processor.

[0103] The transceiver is used to acquire measurement interval information, which includes at least one of the following:

[0104] Radio access technology (RAT) measured within the measurement interval;

[0105] The terminal is notified to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement within the measurement interval;

[0106] The terminal is notified to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement within the measurement interval;

[0107] Perform Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurements within the measurement interval;

[0108] The purpose of the measurement within the measurement interval;

[0109] The measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point or the target MO;

[0110] Frequency points or MO information measured within the measurement interval.

[0111] In some embodiments, the RAT includes at least one of the following: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0112] In some embodiments, the measurement objectives include at least one of the following: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, and non-terrestrial network (NTN) measurement.

[0113] In some embodiments, the frequency point or MO includes at least one of the following: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.

[0114] In some embodiments, the measuring the frequency point in the measurement interval comprises at least one of the following:

[0115] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, i being a positive integer;

[0116] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller measurement gap length MGL;

[0117] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period;

[0118] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger MGL;

[0119] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;

[0120] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities.

[0121] In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of the following: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.

[0122] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to obtain an upper limit of throughput loss, the upper limit of throughput loss indicating a maximum allowed throughput loss when N measurement intervals are activated or in operation, N being a positive integer.

[0123] In some embodiments, the upper limit of throughput loss is configured by a network-side device or predefined by a protocol.

[0124] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to obtain at least one of the following:

[0125] measurement interval indication information, the measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval to be adopted in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;

[0126] second measurement information, the second measurement information indicating a measurement manner of the terminal in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.

[0127] In some embodiments, the measurement gap indication information comprises at least one of:

[0128] a probability or a proportion of measurement gaps in the multiple measurement gaps that overlap being adopted;

[0129] a priority of measurement gaps in the multiple measurement gaps that overlap;

[0130] a rule of the multiple measurement gaps that overlap being adopted.

[0131] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:

[0132] when there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a smaller periodicity for measurement;

[0133] when there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a smaller MGL for measurement;

[0134] when there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a larger periodicity for measurement;

[0135] when there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a larger MGL for measurement;

[0136] when there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with more measurement opportunities for measurement;

[0137] when there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with fewer measurement opportunities for measurement.

[0138] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to report a terminal capability to a network side device, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0139] whether concurrent measurement gaps are supported;

[0140] whether concurrent measurement gaps of NR are supported;

[0141] whether concurrent measurement gaps of non-NR are supported;

[0142] whether per-UE gap and per-FR gap are configured simultaneously is supported.

[0143] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:

[0144] a gap combination type of the supported concurrent measurement gaps;

[0145] a number of the supported concurrent measurement gaps.

[0146] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to report, to the network-side device, a processing time of an interval between adjacent measurement intervals.

[0147] Embodiments of the present application also provide a measurement device, applied to a network-side device, comprising a transceiver and a processor,

[0148] The transceiver is configured to send, to the terminal, measurement interval information, the measurement interval information comprising at least one of:

[0149] a radio access technology (RAT) measured in the measurement interval;

[0150] informing the terminal to perform a positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0151] informing the terminal to perform a synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0152] performing a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0153] a measurement purpose measured in the measurement interval;

[0154] a measurement interval used for measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object (MO);

[0155] information of a frequency point or a MO measured in the measurement interval.

[0156] In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G.

[0157] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose comprises at least one of: a mobility measurement, a beam management measurement, a positioning measurement, and a non-terrestrial network (NTN) measurement.

[0158] In some embodiments, the frequency point or the MO comprises at least one of: an SSB frequency point, a CSI-RS frequency point, and a PRS frequency point.

[0159] In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, and a plurality of measurement intervals.

[0160] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to send, to the terminal, a throughput loss upper limit, the throughput loss upper limit indicating a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement intervals are activated or working, N being a positive integer.

[0161] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to perform at least one of:

[0162] transmitting measurement interval indication information to the terminal, the measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval to be used in the multiple measurement intervals that overlap;

[0163] transmitting second measurement information to the terminal, the second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the multiple measurement intervals that overlap.

[0164] In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information comprises at least one of:

[0165] a probability or a proportion in which a measurement interval is used in the multiple measurement intervals that overlap;

[0166] a priority of a measurement interval in the multiple measurement intervals that overlap;

[0167] a rule in which the multiple measurement intervals that overlap are used.

[0168] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:

[0169] when there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses a measurement interval with a smaller period to perform measurement;

[0170] when there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses a measurement interval with a smaller MGL to perform measurement;

[0171] when there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses a measurement interval with a larger period to perform measurement;

[0172] when there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses a measurement interval with a larger MGL to perform measurement;

[0173] when there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses a measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to perform measurement;

[0174] when there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses a measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities to perform measurement.

[0175] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to receive terminal capability reported by the terminal, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0176] whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;

[0177] whether concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;

[0178] whether concurrent measurement intervals of non-NR are supported;

[0179] whether per-UE gap and per-FR gap are configured simultaneously.

[0180] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:

[0181] a gap combination type of the supported concurrent measurement gaps;

[0182] a number of the supported concurrent measurement gaps.

[0183] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to receive a processing time reported by the terminal for a gap between adjacent measurement gaps.

[0184] Embodiments of the present application also provide a measurement device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor; the processor implements the measurement method as described above when executing the program.

[0185] In some embodiments, the measurement device is applied to a terminal, and the processor is configured to obtain measurement gap information, the measurement gap information comprising at least one of:

[0186] a radio access technology (RAT) measured in the measurement gap;

[0187] informing the terminal to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0188] informing the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0189] performing channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0190] a measurement purpose measured in the measurement gap;

[0191] a measurement gap used for measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object (MO);

[0192] information of a frequency point or a MO measured in the measurement gap.

[0193] In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G.

[0194] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose comprises at least one of: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, and non-terrestrial network (NTN) measurement.

[0195] In some embodiments, the frequency point or the MO comprises at least one of: an SSB frequency point, a CSI-RS frequency point, and a PRS frequency point.

[0196] In some embodiments, measuring a frequency point in the measurement gap comprises at least one of:

[0197] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in a measurement interval with a smaller period, i being a positive integer;

[0198] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in a measurement interval with a smaller measurement gap length MGL;

[0199] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in a measurement interval with a larger period;

[0200] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in a measurement interval with a larger MGL;

[0201] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in a measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;

[0202] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in a measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities.

[0203] In some embodiments, the measurement intervals comprise at least one of the following: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.

[0204] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to obtain an upper limit of throughput loss, the upper limit of throughput loss indicating a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement intervals are activated or in operation, N being a positive integer.

[0205] In some embodiments, the upper limit of throughput loss is configured by a network-side device or predefined by a protocol.

[0206] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to obtain at least one of the following:

[0207] measurement interval indication information, the measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval adopted in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;

[0208] second measurement information, the second measurement information indicating a measurement manner of the terminal in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.

[0209] In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information comprises at least one of the following:

[0210] A probability or a ratio at which a measurement gap is adopted among the multiple measurement gaps that overlap;

[0211] A priority of a measurement gap among the multiple measurement gaps that overlap;

[0212] A rule at which the multiple measurement gaps that overlap are adopted.

[0213] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of the following:

[0214] When there is an overlap among multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a smaller period for measurement;

[0215] When there is an overlap among multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a smaller MGL for measurement;

[0216] When there is an overlap among multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a larger period for measurement;

[0217] When there is an overlap among multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a larger MGL for measurement;

[0218] When there is an overlap among multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with more measurement opportunities for measurement;

[0219] When there is an overlap among multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with fewer measurement opportunities for measurement.

[0220] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to report a terminal capability to a network side device, and the terminal capability comprises at least one of the following:

[0221] Whether concurrent measurement gaps are supported;

[0222] Whether concurrent measurement gaps of NR are supported;

[0223] Whether concurrent measurement gaps of non-NR are supported;

[0224] Whether per-UE gap and per-FR gap are configured simultaneously.

[0225] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of the following:

[0226] A gap combination type of the supported concurrent measurement gaps;

[0227] A number of the supported concurrent measurement gaps.

[0228] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to report a processing time of a gap between adjacent measurement gaps to a network side device.

[0229] In some embodiments, the measurement device is applied to a network side device, and the processor is configured to send measurement interval information to the terminal, the measurement interval information comprising at least one of:

[0230] a radio access technology (RAT) to be measured in the measurement interval;

[0231] inform the terminal to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0232] inform the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0233] perform channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0234] a measurement purpose to be measured in the measurement interval;

[0235] a measurement interval used for measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object (MO);

[0236] information of a frequency point or a MO to be measured in the measurement interval.

[0237] In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0238] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose comprises at least one of: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, non-terrestrial network (NTN) measurement.

[0239] In some embodiments, the frequency point or the MO comprises at least one of: an SSB frequency point, a CSI-RS frequency point, a PRS frequency point.

[0240] In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.

[0241] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to send a throughput loss upper limit to the terminal, the throughput loss upper limit indicating a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement intervals are activated or working, N being a positive integer.

[0242] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to perform at least one of:

[0243] send measurement interval indication information to the terminal, the measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval to be adopted in a plurality of overlapping measurement intervals;

[0244] send second measurement information to the terminal, the second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in a plurality of overlapping measurement intervals.

[0245] In some embodiments, the measurement gap indication information comprises at least one of:

[0246] a probability or a proportion of measurement gaps in the multiple overlapping measurement gaps being adopted;

[0247] a priority of measurement gaps in the multiple overlapping measurement gaps;

[0248] a rule of the multiple overlapping measurement gaps being adopted.

[0249] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:

[0250] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a smaller period for measurement;

[0251] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a smaller MGL for measurement;

[0252] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a larger period for measurement;

[0253] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a larger MGL for measurement;

[0254] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with more measurement opportunities for measurement;

[0255] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with less measurement opportunities for measurement.

[0256] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to receive terminal capability reported by the terminal, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0257] whether concurrent measurement gaps are supported;

[0258] whether concurrent measurement gaps of NR are supported;

[0259] whether concurrent measurement gaps of non-NR are supported;

[0260] whether per-UE gap and per-FR gap are configured simultaneously.

[0261] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:

[0262] a gap combination type of the supported concurrent measurement gaps;

[0263] The number of supported concurrent measurement gaps.

[0264] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to receive a processing time of the terminal for reporting intervals between the measurement gaps.

[0265] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the steps in the measurement method.

[0266] The embodiment of the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0267] In the above scheme, the terminal acquires the measurement gap information, so that the use of multiple sets of measurement gaps can ensure consistent understanding between the network side and the terminal, reduce the influence of concurrent measurement gaps on the system throughput, ensure the gain brought by the introduction of multiple sets of measurement gaps, and ensure the system performance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0268] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the measurement gap including a measurement gap period and an offset;

[0269] Figure 2 A flowchart of the measurement method on the terminal side of the embodiment of the present application;

[0270] Figure 3 A flowchart of the measurement method on the network side device side of the embodiment of the present application;

[0271] Figure 4 And Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the measurement gap of the embodiment of the present application;

[0272] Figure 6 A structural schematic diagram of the measurement device of the embodiment of the present application;

[0273] Figure 7 A component schematic diagram of the measurement device of the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0274] To make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0275] To increase the system flexibility and reduce the measurement delay, a feasible scheme is to configure multiple sets of measurement gaps for the UE (terminal). For example, for a terminal that does not support per FR gap, the network configures at least two sets of measurement gaps; for a terminal that supports per FR gap, the network configures at least two sets of measurement gaps for each frequency range.

[0276] The introduction of multiple sets of measurement intervals will affect the measurement behavior of the terminal, such as how the UE allocates between multiple sets of measurement intervals for different reference signals, different measurement targets, different measurement purposes, and the like. Further, regarding the use of multiple sets of measurement intervals, how to ensure consistent understanding between the network and the terminal. How to reduce the impact of concurrent measurement intervals on system throughput, and the like. If the above problems cannot be solved, the gain brought by the introduction of multiple sets of measurement intervals will be reduced, and even the system performance will be affected.

[0277] Embodiments of the present application provide a measurement method and device, which can ensure the gain brought by the introduction of multiple sets of measurement intervals.

[0278] Embodiments of the present application provide a measurement method, which is executed by a terminal, as shown in the following steps: Figure 2

[0279] Step 101: Obtain measurement interval information, the measurement interval information including at least one of the following:

[0280] A radio access technology (RAT) measured in the measurement interval;

[0281] Inform the terminal to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0282] Inform the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0283] Perform channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0284] A measurement purpose measured in the measurement interval;

[0285] A measurement interval used for measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object (MO);

[0286] Information of a frequency point or a MO measured in the measurement interval.

[0287] In this embodiment, the terminal obtains measurement interval information, so that regarding the use of multiple sets of measurement intervals, consistent understanding between the network side and the terminal can be ensured, the impact of concurrent measurement intervals on system throughput can be reduced, the gain brought by the introduction of multiple sets of measurement intervals can be ensured, and system performance can be ensured.

[0288] In this embodiment, the terminal obtains second information, which informs the terminal of a reference signal measured in the measurement interval. The reference signal includes at least one of the following: SSB, CSI-RS, and PRS. Specifically, the second information includes at least one of the following: informing the terminal to perform PRS measurement in the measurement interval i; informing the terminal to perform SSB measurement in the measurement interval j; and performing CSI-RS measurement in the measurement interval k.

[0289] ​The measurement gap information of the embodiment includes a scenario in which the network is configured with at least two measurement gaps, and / or a scenario in which the terminal activates at least two measurement gaps.

[0290] The measurement gaps can be distinguished by a gap pattern ID (or described as a measurement gap index), and different measurement gaps are different at least in one of the following: measurement gap period (MGRP), measurement gap length (MGL), offset, measurement gap timing advance (MGTA).

[0291] One measurement gap can be used for the measurement of multiple frequency points. From the perspective of simplifying the UE measurement behavior, one frequency point is preferably measured in only one measurement gap pattern, so subsequent descriptions are also given when a certain frequency point can be measured in multiple measurement gap patterns (or can be measured in multiple measurement gap opportunities), and the UE needs to determine which measurement gap pattern to execute the measurement of the frequency point.

[0292] When a certain measurement gap pattern is used for the measurement of a certain RAT, it can be used for the measurement of N frequency points of the RAT, and N is a positive integer.

[0293] When indicating in the frequency point dimension which frequency points can be measured by a certain measurement gap pattern, the frequency point can be a frequency point from one or more RATs.

[0294] As an implementation manner: the network can indicate the RAT, and / or the reference signal, and / or the measurement purpose, and / or the frequency point information, measured in the measurement gap pattern i.

[0295] As an implementation manner: the network can indicate the GAP pattern ID used by the measurement of a certain RAT; the GAP pattern ID used by the measurement of a certain type of reference symbol; the GAP pattern ID used by the measurement of a certain measurement purpose; the GAP pattern ID used by the measurement of a certain frequency point or certain frequency points (at least two frequency points).

[0296] In some embodiments, the RAT includes at least one of the following: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G. Among them, 4G can also be described as LTE, and 5G can also be described as NR.

[0297] In some embodiments, the reference signal includes at least one of the following: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.

[0298] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose includes at least one of the following: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, non-terrestrial network NTN measurement.

[0299] In some embodiments, the frequency point or MO includes at least one of: an SSB frequency point, a CSI-RS frequency point, a PRS frequency point.

[0300] In some embodiments, the measurement gap information is issued by a network side device and included in any of the following messages:

[0301] RRC, MeasConfig, MeasGapConfig.

[0302] In some embodiments, the reference signal and the measurement purpose are pre-defined by a protocol.

[0303] The "frequency point" or "frequency point information" can be indicated by ARFCN (absolute radio frequency channel number), including ARFCN-ValueEUTRA (E-ARFCN) and ARFCN-ValueNR (N-ARFCN).

[0304] In some embodiments, measuring the frequency point in the measurement gap includes at least one of:

[0305] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement gaps, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement gap with a smaller period, i being a positive integer;

[0306] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement gaps, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement gap with a smaller MGL;

[0307] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement gaps, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement gap with a larger period;

[0308] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement gaps, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement gap with a larger MGL;

[0309] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement gaps, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement gap with more measurement opportunities;

[0310] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement gaps, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement gap with fewer measurement opportunities.

[0311] In some embodiments, the measurement gap comprises at least one of: a first measurement gap, a predefined measurement gap, a network-controlled small measurement gap, and multiple measurement gaps. The multiple measurement gaps can also be described as multiple and / or independent MGs, which specifically refers to at least two measurement gaps configured or activated within a period of time. The first measurement gap is a measurement gap defined in the prior art, and can also be a measurement gap other than the predefined measurement gap, the network-controlled small measurement gap, and the multiple measurement gaps.

[0312] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0313] obtaining an upper limit of throughput loss, the upper limit of throughput loss indicating a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement gaps are activated or in operation, N being a positive integer.

[0314] In some embodiments, the upper limit of throughput loss is configured by a network-side device or predefined by a protocol.

[0315] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0316] The terminal obtains at least one of:

[0317] measurement gap indication information, the measurement gap indication information indicating a measurement gap to be used in the multiple overlapping measurement gaps; the “overlapping” measurement gaps include measurement gaps that completely overlap in time domain, measurement gaps that partially overlap in time domain, and scenarios in which the terminal cannot handle two measurement gaps with small time domain intervals due to terminal processing capacity, although the time domains do not overlap;

[0318] second measurement information, the second measurement information indicating a measurement manner of the terminal in the multiple overlapping measurement gaps.

[0319] The measurement gap indication information can be sent by a network-side device or predefined in a protocol.

[0320] In some embodiments, the measurement gap indication information comprises at least one of:

[0321] a probability or a proportion of a measurement gap to be used in the multiple overlapping measurement gaps;

[0322] a priority of a measurement gap in the multiple overlapping measurement gaps;

[0323] a rule for using the multiple overlapping measurement gaps.

[0324] In some embodiments, the rule for using the multiple overlapping measurement gaps comprises at least one of:

[0325] If the time duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is greater than or equal to a first time threshold, both measurement interval i and measurement interval j can be employed;

[0326] If the time duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a second time threshold, only one of measurement interval i and measurement interval j is employed;

[0327] If the time duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a third time threshold, neither measurement interval i nor measurement interval j is employed.

[0328] If measurement interval i and measurement interval j overlap, the probability or proportion of employing measurement interval i and / or measurement interval j can be indicated by the measurement interval indication information. As an implementation, the probability or proportion of employing one or several measurement intervals can be explicitly indicated, and the probability or proportion of employing other measurement intervals can be implicitly obtained by calculation. Specifically, if the probability of employing measurement interval i is X%, the probability of employing measurement interval j is (1-X)%. Further, the measurement duration of employing measurement interval i needs to be multiplied by 1 / X%, and the measurement duration of employing measurement interval j needs to be multiplied by 1 / (1-X)%.

[0329] As an implementation, the probability or proportion of employing all overlapping measurement intervals is explicitly indicated. Specifically, the probability of employing measurement interval i is X%, and the probability of employing measurement interval j is Y%. The measurement duration of employing measurement interval i needs to be multiplied by 1 / X%, and the measurement duration of employing measurement interval j needs to be multiplied by 1 / Y%.

[0330] The measurement interval indication information indicates one or more measurement intervals in the overlapping measurement intervals that are employed (i.e., high priority) and other measurement intervals that are not employed by the terminal (i.e., low priority). Alternatively, the measurement interval indication information indicates one or more measurement intervals in the overlapping measurement intervals that are not employed (i.e., low priority) and other measurement intervals that are employed by the terminal (i.e., high priority).

[0331] In this embodiment, the rule includes at least one of the following:

[0332] When the time duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is greater than or equal to a certain time threshold, both measurement interval i and measurement interval j can be employed. Further, how to allocate the two measurement intervals can be combined with the above probability or proportion indication scheme;

[0333] When the duration between the end time of the measurement interval i and the start time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to a certain time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be used. Further, which one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is used can be combined with the above priority indication scheme;

[0334] When the duration between the end time of the measurement interval i and the start time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to a certain time threshold, neither of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is used. Further, the terminal can use a default measurement interval. Further, the default measurement interval can be configured, or can be one of the overlapping measurement intervals satisfying a certain rule. The specific rule can be that the default measurement interval is the one with smaller MGL, or the one with larger MGRP, or the one with larger MGL, or the one with smaller MGRP, among the overlapping measurement intervals.

[0335] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of the following:

[0336] When there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with smaller period for measurement;

[0337] When there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with smaller MGL for measurement;

[0338] When there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with larger period for measurement;

[0339] When there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with larger MGL for measurement;

[0340] When there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities for measurement;

[0341] When there is overlap between the multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities for measurement.

[0342] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0343] reporting terminal capability to the network side device, the terminal capability comprising at least one of the following:

[0344] whether to support concurrent measurement gaps; concurrent measurement gaps can also be described as multiple measurement gaps, i.e. at least 2 measurement gaps; whether to support concurrent measurement gaps includes whether the terminal supports measurement based on multiple measurement gaps; whether to support concurrent measurement gaps of NR; whether to support concurrent measurement gaps of NR includes whether the terminal supports measurement of NR frequency points based on multiple measurement gaps; whether to support concurrent measurement gaps of non-NR; whether to support concurrent measurement gaps of non-NR includes whether the terminal supports measurement of non-NR frequency points based on multiple measurement gaps, including LTE frequency points and / or 2G frequency points and / or 3G frequency points;

[0345] whether to support per-UE gap and per-FR gap configuration at the same time.

[0346] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further includes at least one of the following:

[0347] supported gap combination type of concurrent measurement gaps;

[0348] supported number of concurrent measurement gaps.

[0349] In some embodiments, before the step of acquiring measurement gap information, the method further includes:

[0350] reporting processing time of intervals between adjacent measurement gaps to the network side device.

[0351] Embodiments of the present application also provide a measurement method, which is executed by a network side device, as shown in the following table: Figure 3

[0352] Step 201: sending measurement gap information to the terminal, the measurement gap information including at least one of the following:

[0353] radio access technology (RAT) measured in the measurement gap;

[0354] informing the terminal to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0355] informing the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0356] performing channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0357] measurement purpose measured in the measurement gap;

[0358] measurement gap used for measurement of frequency points or measurement objects (MO);

[0359] information of frequency points or MO measured in the measurement gap.​

[0360] In this embodiment, the network side device issues measurement interval information to the terminal. In this way, the use of multiple sets of measurement intervals can ensure consistent understanding between the network side and the terminal, reduce the impact of concurrent measurement intervals on system throughput, ensure the gain brought by the introduction of multiple sets of measurement intervals, and ensure system performance.

[0361] In some embodiments, the RAT includes at least one of the following: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0362] In some embodiments, the reference signal includes at least one of the following: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.

[0363] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose includes at least one of the following: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, non-terrestrial network NTN measurement.

[0364] In some embodiments, the frequency point or MO includes at least one of the following: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.

[0365] In some embodiments, the measurement interval information is included in any of the following messages:

[0366] RRC, MeasConfig, MeasGapConfig.

[0367] In some embodiments, the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, multiple measurement intervals.

[0368] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0369] sending a throughput loss upper limit to the terminal, the throughput loss upper limit indicating the maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement intervals are activated or working, N being a positive integer.

[0370] In some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0371] sending measurement interval indication information to the terminal, the measurement interval indication information indicating the measurement interval adopted in the multiple overlapping measurement intervals;

[0372] sending second measurement information to the terminal, the second measurement information indicating the way in which the terminal measures in the multiple overlapping measurement intervals.

[0373] In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0374] a probability or a proportion at which a measurement interval in the multiple overlapping measurement intervals is adopted;

[0375] a priority of a measurement interval in the multiple overlapping measurement intervals;

[0376] a rule at which the multiple overlapping measurement intervals are adopted.

[0377] The measurement interval indication information can be sent by a network side device or predefined in a protocol.

[0378] In some embodiments, the rule at which the multiple overlapping measurement intervals are adopted comprises at least one of:

[0379] If a time duration between an ending time of a measurement interval i and a starting time of a measurement interval j is greater than or equal to a first time threshold, both the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can be adopted;

[0380] If the time duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to a second time threshold, only one of the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j is adopted;

[0381] If the time duration between the ending time of the measurement interval i and the starting time of the measurement interval j is less than or equal to a third time threshold, neither the measurement interval i nor the measurement interval j is adopted.

[0382] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any of:

[0383] When there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with a smaller period for measurement;

[0384] When there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with a smaller MGL for measurement;

[0385] When there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with a larger period for measurement;

[0386] When there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with a larger MGL for measurement;

[0387] When there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with more measurement opportunities for measurement;

[0388] When there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal adopts a measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities for measurement.

[0389] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0390] receiving terminal capability reported by the terminal, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0391] whether concurrent measurement gaps are supported;

[0392] whether concurrent measurement gaps of NR are supported;

[0393] whether concurrent measurement gaps of non-NR are supported;

[0394] whether per-UE gap and per-FR gap are configured simultaneously.

[0395] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:

[0396] a gap combination type of the supported concurrent measurement gaps;

[0397] a number of the supported concurrent measurement gaps.

[0398] In some embodiments, before the step of sending the measurement gap information to the terminal, the method further comprises:

[0399] receiving a processing time of the terminal for intervals between adjacent measurement gaps.

[0400] In the following, the technical solutions of the present application are further introduced with the measurement gap information comprising first information, second information, third information, fourth information and fifth information.

[0401] In this embodiment, the terminal can receive the first information sent by the network side device, and the first information informs the terminal of a RAT (RAT: Radio Access Technology) to be measured in the measurement gap. The RAT comprises at least one of the following: 2G, 3G, 4G (EUTRA) and 5G (NR). Specifically, the first information can comprise at least one of the following: informing the terminal to perform 4G (EUTRA) measurement in the measurement gap i; informing the terminal to perform 5G (NR) measurement in the measurement gap j.

[0402] The purpose or gain of informing the terminal of the RAT to be measured in the measurement gap is that the network can achieve fast measurement of a specific RAT by specifying the measurement of the specific RAT to be completed in a certain measurement gap, so as to meet the fast addition of a secondary node or a secondary carrier, or assist fast handover. In addition, the measurements of different RATs use different designs of reference signals (for example, the period, duration and the like of the CRS (Cell Reference Signal) of LTE and the SSB of 5G are different), and different RATs use dedicated or specified measurement gaps, which can avoid resource waste and improve system performance.

[0403] For assisting fast adding secondary node or secondary carrier, for example, the terminal currently works in LTE mode, the terminal's to-be-measured frequency points include LTE frequency points and NR frequency points. Before the network configures the terminal to enter EN-DC (EUTRA-NR Dual Connection) mode by adding an NR secondary node, the network hopes to obtain the measurement result of the NR frequency point as soon as possible. If the network does not issue the first information, it completely leaves it to the terminal to determine how to measure the multiple LTE frequency points and the NR frequency point in multiple measurement intervals. It is likely to cause the measurement of the NR frequency point and the LTE frequency point in each measurement interval, and the measurement time delay of the terminal is proportional to the number of frequency points measured in the measurement interval. This scheme cannot realize the fast measurement and reporting of the NR frequency point, and assist the network to quickly add the NR secondary node.

[0404] For assisting fast handover, for example, the terminal works in EN-DC mode, the terminal's to-be-measured frequency points include LTE frequency points and NR frequency points. Since the anchor point of mobility is in the primary node, that is, LTE. The measurement of the NR frequency point is only for the change of the secondary node or the change of the secondary carrier of the secondary node. In comparison, mobility is more sensitive to time delay. The network informs the terminal to only perform 4G (EUTRA) measurement in the measurement interval j through the first information, so that the fast measurement and reporting of the 4G (EUTRA) frequency point can be realized, and the network can be assisted to quickly perform handover.

[0405] As an implementation manner, the network side device can inform the terminal to perform 4G (EUTRA) and 5G (NR) measurement in the measurement interval i, and perform measurement of other RATs including 2G and 3G in the measurement interval j.

[0406] As an implementation manner, the network side device can inform the terminal to perform 4G (EUTRA) measurement in the measurement interval i, and perform measurement of other RATs including 2G, 3G and 5G (NR) in the measurement interval j.

[0407] As an implementation manner, the network side device can inform the terminal to perform 4G (EUTRA) measurement in the measurement interval i, perform 5G (NR) measurement in the measurement interval j, and perform measurement of other RATs including 2G and 3G in the measurement interval k.

[0408] As an implementation manner, the network side device can inform the terminal to perform 4G (EUTRA) and 5G (NR) measurement in the measurement interval i.

[0409] As an implementation manner, the network side device can inform the terminal to perform 4G (EUTRA) measurement in the measurement interval i.

[0410] As an implementation, the network side device can inform the terminal to perform 5G (NR) measurement in the measurement interval i.

[0411] As an implementation, the network side device can inform the terminal to perform 5G (NR) measurement in the measurement interval i, and non-NR measurement in the measurement interval j.

[0412] In another embodiment, the terminal obtains second information, and the second information informs the terminal of a reference signal to be measured in a measurement interval. The reference signal includes at least one of the following: SSB, CSI-RS, and PRS. Specifically, the second information includes at least one of the following: informing the terminal to perform PRS measurement in the measurement interval i; informing the terminal to perform SSB measurement in the measurement interval j; and performing CSI-RS measurement in the measurement interval k.

[0413] The purpose or gain of informing the terminal of a reference signal to be measured in a measurement interval is as follows: gain one: the fast measurement of a specific reference signal can be achieved by specifying that the measurement of the specific reference signal is to be completed in a certain measurement interval, thereby achieving fast measurement and reporting for different measurement purposes (such as RRM measurement, positioning, etc.). Gain two: the transmission period, duration, etc. of different types of reference signals (such as SSB, CSI-RS, and PRS) are different. If the terminal is allowed to autonomously determine the allocation of multiple measurement reference signals in multiple measurement intervals, it is likely that all types of reference signals need to be measured in each measurement interval. In order to be applicable to multiple measurement reference signals, the selection of the measurement interval will also be relatively conservative (for example, a longer measurement interval length is used). Explicitly indicating the reference signal to be measured by the terminal in a certain measurement interval can better match the measurement interval and the reference signal (for example, the duration of the measurement interval i is more matched to the duration of the transmission of a certain reference signal; or the period of the measurement interval j is more matched to the period of the transmission of a certain reference signal), making full use of the measurement interval and avoiding resource waste.

[0414] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform PRS measurement in the measurement interval i, and to perform measurement of other reference signals including SSB and CSI-RS in the measurement interval j.

[0415] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform SSB measurement in the measurement interval i, and to perform measurement of other RATs including PRS and CSI-RS in the measurement interval j.

[0416] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform CSI-RS measurement in the measurement interval i, and to perform measurement of other RATs including PRS and SSB in the measurement interval j.

[0417] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform PRS measurement in measurement interval i, SSB measurement in measurement interval j, and CSI-RS measurement in measurement interval k.

[0418] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform PRS measurement in measurement interval i.

[0419] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform SSB measurement in measurement interval i.

[0420] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform CSI-RS measurement in measurement interval i.

[0421] In another embodiment, the terminal obtains third information, which informs the terminal of the measurement purpose of the measurement in the measurement interval. The measurement purpose includes at least one of the following: mobility measurement (or referred to as RRM measurement, or referred to as L3 measurement, the measurement result can assist in handover, the measurement can be based on SSB and / or CSI-RS; the measurement quantity includes RSRP, RSRQ, SINR, and the corresponding reference signals include SS-RSRP, SS-RSRQ, SS-SINR, CSI-RSRP, CSI-RSRQ, and CSI-SINR), beam management related measurement (or referred to as L1 measurement, the measurement can be based on SSB and / or CSI-RS, including L1-RSRP and L1-SINR), positioning measurement (including PRS-based measurement, including angle measurement, time difference measurement, and RSRP measurement), NTN related measurement (including related measurement for non-ground network). Specifically, the third information includes at least one of the following: informing the terminal to perform mobility measurement (RRM measurement) in measurement interval i; informing the terminal to perform beam management related measurement (L1 measurement) in measurement interval j; performing positioning related measurement in measurement interval k; and performing NTN related measurement in measurement interval m.

[0422] The purpose or gain of the reference signal measured by the terminal in the measurement interval is similar to the gain of the second information, which can be achieved by specifying the measurement for a specific purpose in a certain measurement interval, realizing fast measurement for a specific purpose, and thus realizing fast measurement and reporting for different measurement purposes (such as RRM measurement, beam management, positioning, NTN, etc.).

[0423] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform PRS measurement in measurement interval i, and measurement of other reference signals including SSB and CSI-RS in measurement interval j.

[0424] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform positioning measurement in measurement gap i, and perform measurement for other purposes in measurement gap j, including mobility measurement (RRM measurement, or L3 measurement), and / or beam management related measurement (L1 measurement), and / or NTN related measurement.

[0425] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform mobility measurement (RRM measurement, or L3 measurement) in measurement gap i, and perform measurement for other purposes in measurement gap j, including positioning measurement, and / or beam management related measurement (L1 measurement), and / or NTN related measurement.

[0426] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform beam management related measurement (L1 measurement) in measurement gap i, and perform measurement for other purposes in measurement gap j, including mobility measurement (RRM measurement, or L3 measurement), and / or positioning measurement, and / or NTN related measurement.

[0427] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform NTN related measurement in measurement gap i, and perform measurement for other purposes in measurement gap j, including mobility measurement (RRM measurement, or L3 measurement), and / or positioning measurement, and / or beam management related measurement.

[0428] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform positioning measurement in measurement gap i.

[0429] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform mobility measurement (RRM measurement, or L3 measurement) in measurement gap i.

[0430] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform beam management related measurement (L1 measurement) in measurement gap i.

[0431] As an implementation, the terminal can be informed to perform NTN related measurement in measurement gap i.

[0432] Wherein, the second information and the third information can be delivered by the network side device, or can be defined in advance by the protocol.

[0433] In another embodiment, the terminal obtains fourth information, which can be delivered by the network side device, and the fourth information informs the terminal of the frequency points (MO) measured in the measurement gap (MG1, MG2 and F1 SMTC). For example, Figure 4The fourth information includes: informing the terminal which measurement interval to measure a certain frequency point (MO). The frequency point or MO can be indicated by ARFCN (absolute radio frequency channel number), including ARFCN-ValueEUTRA (E-ARFCN), ARFCN-ValueNR (N-ARFCN). The frequency point measured in the measurement interval can be the same RAT or different RAT. Further, the NR frequency point also includes the SSB frequency point, the CSI-RS frequency point, and the PRS frequency point. Optionally, the fourth information can inform the terminal of the frequency point or MO to be measured in the measurement interval i. The fourth information can be issued by RRC information, or issued by MeasConfig or issued by MeasGapConfig.

[0434] In another embodiment, the terminal obtains the fifth information, which can be issued by the network side device or predefined in the protocol, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

[0435] When the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with a smaller period;

[0436] When the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with a smaller MGL;

[0437] When the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with a larger period;

[0438] When the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with a larger MGL;

[0439] When the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;

[0440] When the frequency point i (or MO i) can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point (MO) in the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities.

[0441] The purpose or gain of informing the terminal of the frequency point (MO) to be measured within the measurement interval is that, when multiple measurement intervals exist, a certain frequency point may be measurable in multiple measurement intervals, or it may be measurable only in certain measurement intervals. The network sending this fourth piece of information can clarify the terminal's measurement behavior and improve measurement performance. Furthermore, for 5G, the transmission of reference signals for different frequencies will differ, such as in period and duration. Using the same measurement interval for all frequencies would lead to resource waste and other problems.

[0442] The first, second, third, fourth, and fifth messages can be sent via RRC messages, MeasConfig, or MeasGapConfig.

[0443] The measurement intervals mentioned above include at least one of the following: a first measurement interval, a pre-configured measurement gap, and a network-controlled small gap (NCSG).

[0444] Because the introduction of multiple measurement intervals increases throughput loss, an overhead limit (or throughput loss limit) is introduced. This overhead limit (or throughput loss limit) represents the maximum throughput loss allowed when multiple measurement intervals are active / operating. This overhead limit (or throughput loss limit) can have several values.

[0445] This overhead limit (or throughput loss limit) can be issued by the network-side equipment, reported by the terminal, or specified in advance in the protocol.

[0446] Furthermore, whether this overhead limit (or throughput loss limit) is enabled or its value can be related to the scenario. Specifically, when the terminal can tolerate a certain degree of throughput loss, or when the network-side device wants to prioritize completing the measurement, the overhead limit (or throughput loss limit) can be disabled. Alternatively, although the overhead limit (or throughput loss limit) is enabled, its value can be relatively lenient, allowing for a larger throughput loss. When the network-side device or the terminal wants to protect the system throughput, the overhead limit (or throughput loss limit) should be enabled.

[0447] like Figure 5 As shown, when there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals (MG1 and MG2), in order to clarify the terminal measurement behavior and assist network scheduling, it is necessary to clarify the measurement of the overlapping scenario.

[0448] Specifically, the terminal acquires sixth information, and the sixth information includes indication information, which is used to indicate which set of measurement intervals is indicated for the terminal to use in the overlapping measurement intervals, and the indication information can be indicated by a measurement interval identifier.

[0449] The sixth information can further include sharing allocation information, which can be a percentage and can have multiple values, and is used to indicate how the overlapping measurement intervals are shared by the terminal, and specifically, the sharing allocation information is a first value, indicating that the probability of measurement interval i being used is a first value and the probability of measurement interval j being used is (1-the first value) in a period of time. As an embodiment, assuming that measurement interval i and measurement interval j overlap, the sharing allocation information is 70%, the probability of measurement interval i being used is 70%, and the measurement time delay of the frequency point (MO) using measurement interval i for measurement needs to be extended by 1 / 0.7 times; the probability of measurement interval j being used is 1-70%=30%, and the measurement time delay of the frequency point (MO) using measurement interval j for measurement needs to be extended by 1 / 0.3 times.

[0450] The sixth information can further include priority information, which is used to indicate which set of measurement intervals is indicated for the terminal to use in the overlapping measurement intervals, and the terminal uses the measurement interval with high priority for measurement when measuring the overlapping part, and the priority can be indicated by a measurement interval identifier.

[0451] The sixth information can further include a predefined rule, including at least one of the following:

[0452] When multiple measurement intervals overlap, the terminal uses the measurement interval with a smaller period for measurement;

[0453] When multiple measurement intervals overlap, the terminal uses the measurement interval with a smaller MGL for measurement;

[0454] When multiple measurement intervals overlap, the terminal uses the measurement interval with a larger period for measurement;

[0455] When multiple measurement intervals overlap, the terminal uses the measurement interval with a larger MGL for measurement;

[0456] When multiple measurement intervals overlap, the terminal uses the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities for measurement;

[0457] When multiple measurement intervals overlap, the terminal uses the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities for measurement.

[0458] Considering that when a terminal performs measurements based on multiple measurement intervals, the processing capabilities of the terminal are relatively high, and there may be a certain processing time (i.e., a certain time interval) between any two adjacent measurement intervals. However, considering that different terminals have different processing time requirements between measurement intervals, the terminal can report to the network whether processing time is required, and if so, how much processing time is required. The network then configures multiple measurement intervals according to the terminal's capabilities.

[0459] Supporting multiple measurement intervals (concurrent measurement intervals) introduces complexity to the terminal, thus requiring the introduction of terminal capabilities related to concurrent measurement intervals. Specifically, this includes at least one of the following:

[0460] Does it support concurrent measurement intervals?

[0461] Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for NR?

[0462] Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for non-NR devices?

[0463] Supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination types include any combination of any two of the following: per-UEgap, FR1 gap, FR2 gap;

[0464] Does it support configuring both per-UE gap and per-FR gap simultaneously?

[0465] Can terminals that support per-FR gap be configured with per-UE gap?

[0466] The number of supported concurrent measurement intervals. The number of supported concurrent measurement intervals may further include: the number of supported per-UE gaps, the number of supported FR1 gaps, and the number of supported FR2 gaps.

[0467] The terminal can report its capabilities to the network-side device, enabling the network-side device to learn about the terminal's capabilities and configure the measurement interval accordingly.

[0468] This invention also provides a measuring device for use in terminals, such as... Figure 6 As shown, it includes a transceiver 11 and a processor 12.

[0469] The transceiver 11 is used to acquire measurement interval information, which includes at least one of the following:

[0470] Radio access technology (RAT) measured within the measurement interval;

[0471] The terminal is notified to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement within the measurement interval;

[0472] The terminal is notified to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement within the measurement interval;

[0473] Perform Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurements within the measurement interval;

[0474] The purpose of the measurement within the measurement interval;

[0475] The measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point or the target MO;

[0476] Frequency points or MO information measured within the measurement interval.

[0477] In some embodiments, the RAT includes at least one of the following: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0478] In some embodiments, the reference signal includes at least one of the following: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.

[0479] In some embodiments, the measurement objectives include at least one of the following: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, and non-terrestrial network (NTN) measurement.

[0480] In some embodiments, the frequency point or MO includes at least one of the following: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.

[0481] In some embodiments, the measurement interval information is sent by the network-side device and includes it in any of the following messages:

[0482] RRC, MeasConfig, MeasGapConfig.

[0483] In some embodiments, the reference signal and the measurement purpose are predefined by the protocol.

[0484] In some embodiments, the measurement frequency points within the measurement interval include at least one of the following:

[0485] When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, where i is a positive integer.

[0486] When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with the smaller measurement interval length MGL.

[0487] When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period.

[0488] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;

[0489] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;

[0490] When the frequency point i or the measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement target in the measurement interval with less measurement opportunities.

[0491] In some embodiments, the measurement intervals comprise at least one of the following: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.

[0492] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to obtain a throughput loss upper limit, the throughput loss upper limit indicating a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement intervals are activated or in operation, N being a positive integer.

[0493] In some embodiments, the throughput loss upper limit is configured by a network-side device or predefined by a protocol.

[0494] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to obtain at least one of the following information:

[0495] measurement interval indication information, the measurement interval indication information indicating a measurement interval to be adopted in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;

[0496] second measurement information, the second measurement information indicating a measurement manner of the terminal in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals.

[0497] In some embodiments, the measurement interval indication information comprises at least one of the following:

[0498] a probability or a proportion of a measurement interval to be adopted in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;

[0499] a priority of a measurement interval in the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals;

[0500] a rule of the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals to be adopted.

[0501] In some embodiments, the rule of the overlapping plurality of measurement intervals to be adopted comprises at least one of the following:

[0502] If a time length between an end time of a measurement interval i and a start time of a measurement interval j is greater than or equal to a first time threshold, the measurement interval i and the measurement interval j can both be adopted.

[0503] if the duration between the end of measurement interval i and the start of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a second time threshold, only one of measurement interval i and measurement interval j is used;

[0504] if the duration between the end of measurement interval i and the start of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a third time threshold, neither measurement interval i nor measurement interval j is used.

[0505] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:

[0506] when there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with smaller periodicity for measurement;

[0507] when there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with smaller MGL for measurement;

[0508] when there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with larger periodicity for measurement;

[0509] when there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with larger MGL for measurement;

[0510] when there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities for measurement;

[0511] when there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with less measurement opportunities for measurement.

[0512] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to report terminal capability to the network side device, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0513] whether concurrent measurement intervals are supported;

[0514] whether concurrent measurement intervals of NR are supported;

[0515] whether concurrent measurement intervals of non-NR are supported;

[0516] whether per-UE gap and per-FR gap are configured simultaneously.

[0517] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:

[0518] supported gap combination type of concurrent measurement intervals;

[0519] supported number of concurrent measurement intervals.

[0520] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to report, to the network-side device, a processing time of an interval between adjacent measurement intervals.

[0521] Embodiments of the present application also provide a measurement device, applied to a network-side device, such as a base station, as shown in FIG. 1, comprising a transceiver 11 and a processor 12, Figure 6

[0522] The transceiver 11 is configured to send, to a terminal, measurement interval information, the measurement interval information comprising at least one of the following:

[0523] a radio access technology (RAT) to be measured in the measurement interval;

[0524] informing the terminal to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0525] informing the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0526] performing channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in the measurement interval;

[0527] a measurement purpose to be measured in the measurement interval;

[0528] a measurement interval used for measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object (MO);

[0529] information of a frequency point or a MO to be measured in the measurement interval.

[0530] In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of the following: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0531] In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of the following: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.

[0532] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose comprises at least one of the following: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, non-terrestrial network (NTN) measurement.

[0533] In some embodiments, the frequency point or the MO comprises at least one of the following: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.

[0534] In some embodiments, the measurement interval comprises at least one of the following: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, a plurality of measurement intervals.

[0535] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to send, to the terminal, a throughput loss upper limit, the throughput loss upper limit indicating a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement intervals are activated or working, N being a positive integer.

[0536] ​In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to perform at least one of:

[0537] transmitting measurement gap indication information to the terminal, the measurement gap indication information indicating measurement gaps to be adopted among the multiple measurement gaps that overlap;

[0538] transmitting second measurement information to the terminal, the second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement among the multiple measurement gaps that overlap.

[0539] In some embodiments, the measurement gap indication information comprises at least one of:

[0540] a probability or a proportion at which a measurement gap among the multiple measurement gaps that overlap is adopted;

[0541] a priority of a measurement gap among the multiple measurement gaps that overlap;

[0542] a rule at which the multiple measurement gaps that overlap are adopted.

[0543] In some embodiments, the rule at which the multiple measurement gaps that overlap are adopted comprises at least one of:

[0544] if a time duration between an end time of a measurement gap i and a start time of a measurement gap j is greater than or equal to a first time threshold, both the measurement gap i and the measurement gap j are adopted;

[0545] if a time duration between an end time of a measurement gap i and a start time of a measurement gap j is less than or equal to a second time threshold, only one of the measurement gap i and the measurement gap j is adopted;

[0546] if a time duration between an end time of a measurement gap i and a start time of a measurement gap j is less than or equal to a third time threshold, neither the measurement gap i nor the measurement gap j is adopted.

[0547] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:

[0548] when there is an overlap among the multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a smaller periodicity to perform measurement;

[0549] when there is an overlap among the multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a smaller MGL to perform measurement;

[0550] when there is an overlap among the multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a larger periodicity to perform measurement;

[0551] when there is an overlap among the multiple measurement gaps, the terminal adopts a measurement gap with a larger MGL to perform measurement;

[0552] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal performs measurement in the measurement gap with more measurement opportunities;

[0553] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal performs measurement in the measurement gap with less measurement opportunities.

[0554] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to receive a terminal capability reported by the terminal, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0555] whether concurrent measurement gaps are supported;

[0556] whether concurrent measurement gaps of NR are supported;

[0557] whether concurrent measurement gaps of non-NR are supported;

[0558] whether per-UE gap and per-FR gap are configured simultaneously.

[0559] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:

[0560] a supported gap combination type of concurrent measurement gaps;

[0561] a supported number of concurrent measurement gaps.

[0562] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to receive a processing time of a gap between adjacent measurement gaps reported by the terminal.

[0563] Embodiments of the present application also provide a measurement device, as shown in Figure 7 the memory 21, the processor 22, and a computer program stored in the memory 21 and executable on the processor 22; the processor 22 implements the measurement method as described above when executing the program.

[0564] In some embodiments, the measurement device is applied to a terminal, and the processor 22 is configured to acquire measurement gap information, the measurement gap information comprising at least one of:

[0565] a radio access technology (RAT) measured in the measurement gap;

[0566] informing the terminal to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0567] informing the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0568] performing channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0569] a measurement purpose measured in the measurement interval;

[0570] a measurement interval used for measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object MO;

[0571] a frequency point or MO information measured in the measurement interval.

[0572] In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0573] In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.

[0574] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose comprises at least one of: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, non-terrestrial network NTN measurement.

[0575] In some embodiments, the frequency point or MO comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.

[0576] In some embodiments, measuring a frequency point in the measurement interval comprises at least one of:

[0577] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with a smaller period, i being a positive integer;

[0578] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with a smaller measurement gap length MGL;

[0579] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with a larger period;

[0580] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with a larger MGL;

[0581] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities;

[0582] When a frequency point i or a measurement object MO i is measurable in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or the measurement object in the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities.

[0583] In some embodiments, the measurement gap comprises at least one of: a first measurement gap, a predefined measurement gap, a network-controlled small measurement gap, a plurality of measurement gaps.

[0584] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to obtain an upper limit of throughput loss, the upper limit of throughput loss indicating a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement gaps are activated or in operation, N being a positive integer.

[0585] In some embodiments, the upper limit of throughput loss is configured by a network-side device or predefined by a protocol.

[0586] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to obtain at least one of:

[0587] measurement gap indication information, the measurement gap indication information indicating a measurement gap to be adopted in the plurality of overlapping measurement gaps;

[0588] second measurement information, the second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs measurement in the plurality of overlapping measurement gaps.

[0589] In some embodiments, the measurement gap indication information comprises at least one of:

[0590] a probability or a proportion in which a measurement gap in the plurality of overlapping measurement gaps is adopted;

[0591] a priority of a measurement gap in the plurality of overlapping measurement gaps;

[0592] a rule in which the plurality of overlapping measurement gaps are adopted.

[0593] In some embodiments, the rule in which the plurality of overlapping measurement gaps are adopted comprises at least one of:

[0594] if a time duration between an end time of a measurement gap i and a start time of a measurement gap j is greater than or equal to a first time threshold, both the measurement gap i and the measurement gap j can be adopted;

[0595] if a time duration between an end time of a measurement gap i and a start time of a measurement gap j is less than or equal to a second time threshold, only one of the measurement gap i and the measurement gap j is adopted;

[0596] if a time duration between an end time of a measurement gap i and a start time of a measurement gap j is less than or equal to a third time threshold, neither the measurement gap i nor the measurement gap j is adopted.

[0597] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:

[0598] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal measures using the measurement gap with the smaller periodicity;

[0599] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal measures using the measurement gap with the smaller MGL;

[0600] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal measures using the measurement gap with the larger periodicity;

[0601] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal measures using the measurement gap with the larger MGL;

[0602] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal measures using the measurement gap with the more measurement opportunities;

[0603] When there is overlap between multiple measurement gaps, the terminal measures using the measurement gap with the fewer measurement opportunities.

[0604] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to report terminal capability to a network side device, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0605] whether concurrent measurement gaps are supported;

[0606] whether concurrent measurement gaps of NR are supported;

[0607] whether concurrent measurement gaps of non-NR are supported;

[0608] whether per-UE gap and per-FR gap are configured simultaneously.

[0609] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:

[0610] a supported gap combination type of concurrent measurement gaps;

[0611] a supported number of concurrent measurement gaps.

[0612] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to report processing time of intervals between adjacent measurement gaps to a network side device.

[0613] In some embodiments, the measurement device is applied to a network side device, and the processor 22 is configured to send measurement gap information to a terminal, the measurement gap information comprising at least one of:

[0614] a radio access technology (RAT) measured in the measurement gap;

[0615] informing the terminal to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement in the measurement gap;

[0616] the terminal is instructed to perform a synchronization signal block, SSB, measurement in a measurement gap;

[0617] the terminal is instructed to perform a channel state information-reference signal, CSI-RS, measurement in a measurement gap;

[0618] a measurement purpose of the measurement in the measurement gap;

[0619] a measurement gap used for a measurement of a frequency point or a measurement object, MO, by the terminal;

[0620] a frequency point or MO information measured in the measurement gap.

[0621] In some embodiments, the RAT comprises at least one of: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0622] In some embodiments, the reference signal comprises at least one of: SSB, CSI-RS, PRS.

[0623] In some embodiments, the measurement purpose comprises at least one of: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, non-terrestrial network, NTN, measurement.

[0624] In some embodiments, the frequency point or MO comprises at least one of: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point.

[0625] In some embodiments, the measurement gap comprises at least one of: a first measurement gap, a predefined measurement gap, a network-controlled small measurement gap, a plurality of measurement gaps.

[0626] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to send, to the terminal, a throughput loss upper limit, the throughput loss upper limit indicating a maximum throughput loss allowed when N measurement gaps are activated or in operation, N being a positive integer.

[0627] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to perform at least one of:

[0628] send, to the terminal, measurement gap indication information, the measurement gap indication information indicating a measurement gap to be adopted in a plurality of overlapping measurement gaps;

[0629] send, to the terminal, second measurement information, the second measurement information indicating a manner in which the terminal performs a measurement in a plurality of overlapping measurement gaps.

[0630] In some embodiments, the measurement gap indication information comprises at least one of:

[0631] a probability or a proportion at which a measurement gap is adopted in a plurality of overlapping measurement gaps;

[0632] a priority of a measurement interval in the multiple overlapping measurement intervals;

[0633] a rule for applying the multiple overlapping measurement intervals.

[0634] In some embodiments, the rule for applying the multiple overlapping measurement intervals comprises at least one of:

[0635] if a time duration between an ending time of measurement interval i and a starting time of measurement interval j is greater than or equal to a first time threshold, both measurement interval i and measurement interval j are applied;

[0636] if a time duration between an ending time of measurement interval i and a starting time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a second time threshold, only one of measurement interval i and measurement interval j is applied;

[0637] if a time duration between an ending time of measurement interval i and a starting time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to a third time threshold, neither measurement interval i nor measurement interval j is applied.

[0638] In some embodiments, the second measurement information indicates any one of:

[0639] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal applies a measurement interval with a smaller periodicity for measurement;

[0640] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal applies a measurement interval with a smaller MGL for measurement;

[0641] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal applies a measurement interval with a larger periodicity for measurement;

[0642] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal applies a measurement interval with a larger MGL for measurement;

[0643] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal applies a measurement interval with more measurement opportunities for measurement;

[0644] when there is an overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal applies a measurement interval with less measurement opportunities for measurement.

[0645] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to receive a terminal capability reported by the terminal, the terminal capability comprising at least one of:

[0646] whether to support concurrent measurement intervals;

[0647] whether to support concurrent measurement intervals for NR;

[0648] whether to support concurrent measurement intervals for non-NR;

[0649] Whether to support per-UE gap and per-FR gap simultaneous configuration.

[0650] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps, the terminal capability further comprises at least one of:

[0651] A gap combination type of the supported concurrent measurement gaps;

[0652] A number of the supported concurrent measurement gaps.

[0653] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to receive a processing time of the terminal for reporting a gap between adjacent measurement gaps.

[0654] Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the measurement method as described above.

[0655] The computer readable medium includes permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media, which can be implemented by any method or technology to store information. The information can be computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computer device under test or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computer device under test. According to the definition herein, computer readable medium does not include transitory computer readable medium, such as modulated data signal and carrier wave.

[0656] The above is the preferred embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, without departing from the principles of the present application, a number of improvements and refinements can be made, which should also be considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A measurement method applied to a terminal, characterized in that, include: Obtain measurement interval information, wherein the measurement interval information includes at least one of the following: Radio access technology (RAT) measured within the measurement interval; The terminal is instructed to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement within the measurement interval; Instruct the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement within the measurement interval; Perform Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurements within the measurement interval; The purpose of the measurement within the measurement interval; The measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point or the target MO; Frequency points or MO information measured within the measurement interval; The method further includes: Reporting terminal capabilities to network-side devices, wherein the terminal capabilities include at least one of the following: Does it support concurrent measurement intervals? Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for New Radio (NR)? Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for non-NR (non-New Radio) interfaces? Does it support configuring both per-UE gap and per-FR gap simultaneously? Can terminals that support per-FR gap be configured with per-UE gap? The number of concurrent measurement intervals supported; The measurement frequency point or MO information within the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, where i is a positive integer. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with the smaller measurement interval length MGL. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with larger MGL. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities. The frequency point or MO includes at least one of the following: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point; The method further includes: Obtain the throughput loss limit, which indicates the maximum allowed throughput loss when N measurement intervals are activated or working, where N is a positive integer; whether the throughput loss limit is enabled or its value is related to the scenario. Before the step of obtaining the measurement interval information, the method further includes: The processing time for reporting the interval between adjacent measurement intervals to the network-side device.

2. The measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The RAT includes at least one of the following: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

3. The measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The measurement objectives include at least one of the following: mobility measurement, beam management measurement, positioning measurement, and non-terrestrial network (NTN) measurement.

4. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The measurement interval includes at least one of the following: a first measurement interval, a predefined measurement interval, a network-controlled small measurement interval, and multiple measurement intervals.

5. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, Also includes: The terminal acquires at least one of the following information: Measurement interval indication information, which indicates the measurement interval used among multiple overlapping measurement intervals; The second measurement information indicates the method by which the terminal performs measurements in multiple overlapping measurement intervals.

6. The measurement method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The measurement interval indication information includes at least one of the following: The probability or proportion of a measurement interval being used among multiple overlapping measurement intervals; Priority of measurement intervals among multiple overlapping measurement intervals; The rules governing the overlapping of the multiple measurement intervals are as follows.

7. The measurement method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The rules governing the overlapping measurement intervals include at least one of the following: If the duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both measurement interval i and measurement interval j can be used. If the duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of measurement interval i and measurement interval j shall be used; If the duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither measurement interval i nor measurement interval j will be used.

8. The measurement method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The second measurement information indicates any of the following: When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with the smaller period for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the smaller measurement interval of MGL for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with a larger period for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with the larger MGL for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to perform the measurement. When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities for measurement.

9. The measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that, If the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability also includes at least one of the following: Supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination types; The number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.

10. A measurement method, characterized in that, Performed by network-side devices, including: Sending measurement interval information to the terminal, the measurement interval information including at least one of the following: Radio access technology (RAT) measured within the measurement interval; The terminal is instructed to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement within the measurement interval; Instruct the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement within the measurement interval; Perform Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurements within the measurement interval; The purpose of the measurement within the measurement interval; The measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point or the target MO; Frequency points or MO information measured within the measurement interval; The method further includes: The terminal capabilities reported by the terminal are received, and the terminal capabilities include at least one of the following: Does it support concurrent measurement intervals? Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for New Radio (NR)? Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for non-NR (non-New Radio) interfaces? Does it support configuring both per-UE gap and per-FR gap simultaneously? Can terminals that support per-FR gap be configured with per-UE gap? The number of concurrent measurement intervals supported; The method further includes at least one of the following: Send measurement interval indication information to the terminal, the measurement interval indication information indicating the measurement interval used among multiple overlapping measurement intervals; Send second measurement information to the terminal, the second measurement information instructing the terminal on the method of measurement in multiple overlapping measurement intervals; The second measurement information indicates any of the following: When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with the smaller period for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with the smaller measurement interval length MGL for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with a larger period for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with the larger MGL for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to perform the measurement. When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities to perform the measurement. The frequency point or MO includes at least one of the following: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point; The method further includes: Send a throughput loss limit to the terminal. The throughput loss limit indicates the maximum allowed throughput loss when N measurement intervals are active or working, where N is a positive integer. Whether the throughput loss limit is enabled or its value is related to the scenario. Before the step of sending the measurement interval information to the terminal, the method further includes: The processing time for receiving the interval between adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.

11. The measurement method according to claim 10, characterized in that, The measurement interval indication information includes at least one of the following: The probability or proportion of a measurement interval being used among multiple overlapping measurement intervals; Priority of measurement intervals among multiple overlapping measurement intervals; The rules governing the overlapping of the multiple measurement intervals are as follows.

12. The measurement method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The rules governing the overlapping measurement intervals include at least one of the following: If the duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is greater than or equal to the first time threshold, both measurement interval i and measurement interval j can be used. If the duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to the second time threshold, only one of measurement interval i and measurement interval j shall be used; If the duration between the end time of measurement interval i and the start time of measurement interval j is less than or equal to the third time threshold, neither measurement interval i nor measurement interval j will be used.

13. The measurement method according to claim 10, characterized in that, If the terminal supports concurrent measurement intervals, the terminal capability also includes at least one of the following: Supported concurrent measurement interval gap combination types; The number of concurrent measurement intervals supported.

14. A measuring device, characterized in that, Applications in terminals, including transceivers and processors. The transceiver is used to acquire measurement interval information, which includes at least one of the following: Radio access technology (RAT) measured within the measurement interval; The terminal is instructed to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement within the measurement interval; Instruct the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement within the measurement interval; Perform Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurements within the measurement interval; The measurement objective is measured within the stated measurement interval; The measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point or the target MO; Frequency points or MO information measured within the measurement interval; The processor is also configured to report terminal capabilities to network-side devices, the terminal capabilities including at least one of the following: Does it support concurrent measurement intervals? Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for New Radio (NR)? Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for non-NR (non-New Radio) interfaces? Does it support configuring both per-UE gap and per-FR gap simultaneously? Can terminals that support per-FR gap be configured with per-UE gap? The number of concurrent measurement intervals supported; The measurement frequency point or MO information within the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with a smaller period, where i is a positive integer. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with the smaller measurement interval length MGL. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two sets of measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with a larger period. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with larger MGL. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities. When frequency point i or measurement target MO i can be measured in at least two measurement intervals, the terminal measures the frequency point or measurement target in the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities. The frequency point or MO includes at least one of the following: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point; The transceiver is also used to obtain the throughput loss limit, which indicates the maximum allowed throughput loss when N measurement intervals are activated or working, where N is a positive integer; whether the throughput loss limit is enabled or its value is related to the scenario. The transceiver is also used to report the processing time of the interval between adjacent measurement intervals to the network-side device.

15. A measuring device, characterized in that, Applied to network-side devices, including transceivers and processors. The transceiver is used to send measurement interval information to the terminal, and the measurement interval information includes at least one of the following: Radio access technology (RAT) measured within the measurement interval; The terminal is instructed to perform positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement within the measurement interval; Instruct the terminal to perform synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement within the measurement interval; Perform Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) measurements within the measurement interval; The purpose of the measurement within the measurement interval; The measurement interval used for measuring the frequency point or the target MO; Frequency points or MO information measured within the measurement interval; The processor is also configured to receive terminal capabilities reported by the terminal, the terminal capabilities including at least one of the following: Does it support concurrent measurement intervals? Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for New Radio (NR)? Does it support concurrent measurement intervals for non-NR (non-New Radio) interfaces? Does it support configuring both per-UE gap and per-FR gap simultaneously? Can terminals that support per-FR gap be configured with per-UE gap? The number of concurrent measurement intervals supported; The transceiver is also used to perform at least one of the following: Send measurement interval indication information to the terminal, the measurement interval indication information indicating the measurement interval used among multiple overlapping measurement intervals; Send second measurement information to the terminal, the second measurement information instructing the terminal on the method of measurement in multiple overlapping measurement intervals; The second measurement information indicates any of the following: When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with the smaller period for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with the smaller measurement interval length MGL for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with a larger period for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with the larger MGL for measurement; When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with more measurement opportunities to perform the measurement. When there is overlap between multiple measurement intervals, the terminal uses the measurement interval with fewer measurement opportunities to perform the measurement. The frequency point or MO includes at least one of the following: SSB frequency point, CSI-RS frequency point, PRS frequency point; The transceiver is also used to send a throughput loss limit to the terminal. The throughput loss limit indicates the maximum allowed throughput loss when N measurement intervals are activated or working, where N is a positive integer. Whether the throughput loss limit is enabled or its value is related to the scenario. The transceiver is also used to receive the processing time of the interval between adjacent measurement intervals reported by the terminal.

16. A measuring device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that, When the processor executes the program, it implements the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1-13.

17. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps in the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1-13.

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