Terminal capability reporting method and apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

A terminal capability reporting method and device, and a storage medium, wherein the terminal capability reporting method comprises: reporting terminal capability information to a base station, the terminal capability information being used to indicate a maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal (101). The maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal is reported, thereby improving the flexibility of network configuration, and the terminal can subsequently perform mobility measurement or positioning measurement on different measurement objects based on the measurement gap configured by the network side, reduce the time delay of mobility measurement or positioning measurement, and improve the performance of mobility measurement or positioning measurement.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communications, and in particular to terminal capability reporting methods and apparatus, and storage media. Background Technology

[0002] In current NR (New Radio) systems, a terminal supports one measurement gap within the same FR (Frequency Range). Alternatively, the terminal supports one measurement gap each within two different FRs.

[0003] This measurement gap is used for mobility or location measurements, which requires alignment of the time-domain offset configurations of different reference signals. This affects the flexibility of network configuration. Furthermore, sharing a single measurement gap between different reference signals can lead to excessive latency in mobility or location measurements, impacting their performance. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To overcome the problems existing in related technologies, this disclosure provides a terminal capability reporting method and apparatus, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal capability reporting method is provided, the method being applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0006] The terminal capability information is reported to the base station, and the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0007] Optionally, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal at the same frequency; or,

[0008] The terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal in the first frequency range and the second frequency range, respectively.

[0009] Optionally, reporting terminal capability information to the base station includes:

[0010] The terminal capability information is reported to the base station via a first signaling signal, which is used to report terminal mobility measurement parameters.

[0011] Optionally, the first signaling is any one of the following:

[0012] Measurement and mobility parameter information unit signaling; or

[0013] Multiple Radio Access Technology (RAT) dual-connectivity measurement and mobility parameter information unit signaling.

[0014] Optionally, after reporting the terminal capability information to the base station, the method further includes:

[0015] Receive measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station;

[0016] Based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information, the corresponding measurement object is measured.

[0017] Optionally, receiving the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station includes:

[0018] Receive the corresponding measurement interval configuration information configured by the base station for each of the measurement objects;

[0019] The measurement of the corresponding measurement object based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information includes:

[0020] The corresponding measurement object is measured based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information for each of the aforementioned measurement intervals.

[0021] Optionally, receiving the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station includes:

[0022] The system receives measurement interval configuration information configured by the base station for each first measurement object, and a shared measurement interval configuration information configured for all second measurement objects, wherein the priority of the first measurement object is higher than the priority of the second measurement object.

[0023] The measurement of the corresponding measurement object based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information includes:

[0024] Based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to each of the first measurement objects, measurements are performed on each of the corresponding first measurement objects; and...

[0025] Measurements are performed on each of the second measurement objects based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information shared by all the second measurement objects.

[0026] Optionally, receiving the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station includes:

[0027] Receive measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station via the second signaling;

[0028] The method further includes:

[0029] Based on the configuration information of the first measurement object included in the second signaling, the first measurement object with a higher priority than the second measurement object is determined.

[0030] Optionally, the measurement object includes at least one of the following:

[0031] Different measurement objects corresponding to the same RAT;

[0032] The measurement objects corresponding to different RATs;

[0033] The measurement object is based on a synchronization signal block or channel state information reference signal; and / or

[0034] Measurement object based on positioning reference signal.

[0035] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal capability reporting method is provided, the method being applied to a base station, comprising:

[0036] The terminal capability information reported by the receiving terminal is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0037] Optionally, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum measurement interval data supported by the terminal at the same frequency; or,

[0038] The terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal in the first frequency range and the second frequency range, respectively.

[0039] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0040] Based on the terminal capability information and at least the measurement configuration information used to indicate the measurement object, the terminal is configured with measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object;

[0041] Send the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object to the terminal.

[0042] Optionally, configuring measurement interval configuration information for the terminal corresponding to the measurement object based on the terminal capability information and at least measurement configuration information for indicating the measurement object includes:

[0043] In response to determining that the maximum number of measurement intervals is greater than or equal to the total number of measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, a corresponding measurement interval configuration information is configured for each measurement object.

[0044] Optionally, configuring measurement interval configuration information for the terminal corresponding to the measurement object based on the terminal capability information and at least measurement configuration information for indicating the measurement object includes:

[0045] In response to determining that the maximum number of measurement intervals is less than the total number of measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, a first measurement object and a second measurement object are determined from the measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, wherein the first measurement object has a higher priority than the second measurement object;

[0046] Configure a corresponding measurement interval configuration information for each of the first measurement objects, and configure a shared measurement interval configuration information for all the second measurement objects.

[0047] Optionally, sending the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object to the terminal includes:

[0048] The measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object is sent to the terminal via a second signaling.

[0049] Optionally, the second signaling includes configuration information for a first measurement object, wherein the first measurement object is the measurement object with a higher priority than the second measurement object.

[0050] Optionally, the second signaling is a measurement configuration information unit signaling.

[0051] Optionally, the measurement object includes at least one of the following:

[0052] Different measurement objects corresponding to the same RAT;

[0053] The measurement objects corresponding to different RATs;

[0054] The measurement object is based on a synchronization signal block or channel state information reference signal; and / or

[0055] Measurement object based on positioning reference signal.

[0056] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal capability reporting device is provided, the device being applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0057] The reporting module is configured to report terminal capability information to the base station, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0058] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal capability reporting apparatus is provided, the apparatus being applied to a base station, comprising:

[0059] The first receiving module is configured to receive terminal capability information reported by the terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0060] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, the storage medium storing a computer program for executing the terminal capability reporting method described in any of the above-described terminal-side methods.

[0061] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, the storage medium storing a computer program for executing the terminal capability reporting method described in any one of the above-described base station side methods.

[0062] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal capability reporting device is provided, comprising:

[0063] processor;

[0064] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0065] The processor is configured to execute any of the terminal capability reporting methods described above on the terminal side.

[0066] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal capability reporting device is provided, comprising:

[0067] processor;

[0068] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0069] The processor is configured to execute any of the terminal capability reporting methods described above on the base station side.

[0070] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

[0071] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can report terminal capability information to the base station, indicating the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal. This allows the base station to subsequently configure corresponding measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the terminal capability information and measurement configuration information. This achieves the goal of improving the flexibility of network configuration by having the terminal report the maximum number of supported measurement intervals. Subsequently, the terminal can perform mobility measurement or positioning measurement on different measurement objects based on the measurement gaps configured on the network side, reducing the latency of mobility measurement or positioning measurement and improving the performance of mobility measurement or positioning measurement.

[0072] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0073] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0074] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a terminal capability reporting method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0075] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another terminal capability reporting method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0076] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another terminal capability reporting method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0077] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another terminal capability reporting method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0078] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another terminal capability reporting method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0079] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another terminal capability reporting method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0080] Figure 7 This is a block diagram of a terminal capability reporting device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0081] Figure 8 This is a block diagram of another terminal capability reporting device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0082] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of a terminal capability reporting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0083] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of another terminal capability reporting device illustrated in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0084] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the invention as detailed in the appended claims.

[0085] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of at least one associated listed item.

[0086] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used in this disclosure to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to determination."

[0087] 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) has conducted enhanced research on measurement gaps in NR systems and introduced a scheme for terminals to support multiple measurement gaps. However, currently, the network side cannot determine the specific number of measurement gaps supported by a terminal, and therefore cannot configure more suitable measurement interval information for the terminal. To solve this problem, this disclosure provides the following terminal capability reporting scheme.

[0088] The following section will first introduce the terminal capability reporting method provided in this publication from the terminal side.

[0089] This disclosure provides a terminal capability reporting method, referring to... Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 This is a flowchart illustrating a terminal capability reporting method according to an embodiment, which can be used in a terminal. The method may include the following steps:

[0090] In step 101, terminal capability information is reported to the base station, which indicates the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0091] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the measurement gap refers to the time interval during which the terminal suspends communication with the serving cell to measure neighboring cells. The maximum number of measurement gaps is the maximum number of measurement gaps supported by the terminal, which can be a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0092] In one possible implementation, if a terminal previously supported one measurement interval under the same frequency range (FR), then in this embodiment, the terminal capability information reported by the terminal can specifically indicate the maximum measurement interval data supported by the terminal under the same frequency. In another possible implementation, if a terminal previously supported one measurement interval under two different FRs, then in this embodiment, the terminal capability information reported by the terminal can specifically indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal under the first frequency range and the second frequency range, respectively. For example, the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the maximum number of measurement intervals supported under FR1 is X1, and the maximum number of measurement intervals supported under FR2 is X2. X1 and X2 can be the same or different, and this disclosure does not limit this. The above embodiments achieve the goal of improving the flexibility of network configuration by having the terminal report the maximum number of supported measurement intervals, thus ensuring high availability.

[0093] In some alternative embodiments, refer to Figure 2 As shown, Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a terminal capability reporting method according to an embodiment, which can be used in a terminal. The method may include the following steps:

[0094] In step 201, terminal capability information is reported to the base station via a first signaling, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0095] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first signaling may be signaling used to report terminal mobility measurement parameters, and the first signaling may employ, but is not limited to, RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling.

[0096] In one possible implementation, the first signaling could be IEMeasAndMobParameters (Measurement and Mobility Parameter Information Unit) signaling.

[0097] In another possible implementation, the first signaling can be IEMeaAndMobParametersMRDC (Measurement and Mobility Parameter Information Unit with Multiple Radio Access Technologies (RAT) Dual Connection) signaling.

[0098] In the above embodiments, the terminal can report terminal capability information indicating the maximum number of supported measurement intervals to the base station through the first signaling, thereby achieving the goal of improving the flexibility of network configuration and high availability by having the terminal report the maximum number of supported measurement intervals.

[0099] In some optional implementations, refer to Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3This is a flowchart illustrating a terminal capability reporting method according to an embodiment, which can be used in a terminal. The method may include the following steps:

[0100] In step 301, terminal capability information is reported to the base station, the terminal capability information being used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0101] Optionally, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal at the same frequency. Alternatively, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal in a first frequency range and a second frequency range, respectively.

[0102] In step 302, the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station is received.

[0103] In the embodiments disclosed herein, the measurement objects include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: different MOs (Measurement Objects) corresponding to the same RAT; measurement objects corresponding to different RATs; measurement objects based on SSB (Synchronization Signal Block) or CSI-RS (Channel State Information-Reference Signal); and / or, measurement objects based on PRS (Positioning Reference Signal).

[0104] In step 303, the corresponding measurement object is measured based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information.

[0105] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the measurements include, but are not limited to, mobility measurements and positioning measurements. Mobility measurements primarily refer to mobility-related measurements performed on small reference signals. Positioning measurements primarily refer to positioning-related measurements performed based on positioning reference signals.

[0106] In one possible implementation, the base station configures a corresponding measurement interval configuration information for each of the measurement objects. Then, the terminal can perform measurements on the corresponding measurement objects based on the measurement interval indicated by each measurement interval configuration information.

[0107] For example, the measurement objects include measurement object 1 and measurement object 2. The corresponding measurement interval configuration information indicates measurement intervals as measurement gap1 and measurement gap2, respectively. The terminal measures measurement object 1 based on measurement gap1 and measures measurement object 2 based on measurement gap2.

[0108] In another possible implementation, the base station configures a corresponding measurement interval configuration information for each first measurement object, and configures a shared measurement interval configuration information for all second measurement objects, with the first measurement objects having a higher priority than the second measurement objects. That is, the base station configures a corresponding measurement interval configuration information for each high-priority first measurement object, and the terminal performs measurements on each of the corresponding first measurement objects based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information for each first measurement object. Conversely, the base station configures a shared measurement interval configuration information for all lower-priority second measurement objects, and the terminal performs measurements on each of the second measurement objects based on the measurement interval indicated by the shared measurement interval configuration information for all second measurement objects.

[0109] For example, the first measurement object with high priority includes measurement object 3, and the measurement interval indicated by the corresponding measurement interval configuration information is measurement gap1. The second measurement object with low priority includes measurement object 1 and measurement object 2, and the measurement interval indicated by the shared measurement interval configuration information is measurement gap2. Then the terminal measures measurement object 3 based on measurement gap1, measures measurement object 1 based on measurement gap2, and measures measurement object 2 based on measurement gap2.

[0110] In the above embodiments, the terminal can perform mobility measurement or positioning measurement on the corresponding measurement object based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station, thereby reducing the latency of mobility measurement or positioning measurement and improving the performance of mobility measurement or positioning measurement.

[0111] In some optional embodiments, the base station can send the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object to the terminal through the second signaling. Optionally, the second signaling can be, but is not limited to, RRC signaling, specifically IEMeasConfig (Measurement Configuration Information Unit) signaling.

[0112] When it is necessary to distinguish measurement objects of different priorities, the second signaling also includes the configuration information of the first measurement object. The terminal can determine the first measurement object with higher priority based on the configuration information of the first measurement object, and determine the other measurement objects as the second measurement objects with lower priority.

[0113] In the above embodiments, the terminal can determine the first measurement object with high priority and the second measurement object with low priority based on the first measurement object configuration information included in the second signaling sent by the base station, so that the measurement object can be measured subsequently based on the measurement interval indicated by the corresponding measurement interval configuration information, thereby reducing the latency of mobility measurement or positioning measurement and improving the performance of mobility measurement or positioning measurement.

[0114] Next, we will introduce the terminal capability reporting method disclosed in this publication from the perspective of the base station.

[0115] This disclosure provides a terminal capability reporting method, referring to... Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a terminal capability reporting method according to an embodiment, which can be used in a base station. The method may include the following steps:

[0116] In step 401, terminal capability information reported by the terminal is received, which indicates the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0117] Previously, if a terminal supported one measurement interval under the same frequency range (FR), then in this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal capability information reported by the terminal can be specifically used to indicate the maximum measurement interval data supported by the terminal under the same frequency. Previously, if a terminal supported one measurement interval under two different FRs, then in this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal capability information reported by the terminal can be specifically used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal under the first frequency range and the second frequency range, respectively. For example, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals X1 supported under FR1 and the maximum number of measurement intervals X2 supported under FR2. X1 and X2 can be the same or different, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0118] In the above embodiments, the base station can determine the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal based on the terminal capability information reported by the terminal, and can then more flexibly configure measurement interval information for the terminal, thereby improving the flexibility of network configuration.

[0119] This disclosure provides a terminal capability reporting method, referring to... Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a terminal capability reporting method according to an embodiment, which can be used in a base station. The method may include the following steps:

[0120] In step 501, terminal capability information reported by the terminal is received, which indicates the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0121] In one possible implementation, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum measurement interval data supported by the terminal at the same frequency. In another possible implementation, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal in a first frequency range and a second frequency range, respectively.

[0122] In step 502, based on the terminal capability information and at least the measurement configuration information used to indicate the measurement object, measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object is configured for the terminal.

[0123] In one possible implementation, in response to determining that the maximum number of measurement intervals is greater than or equal to the total number of measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, the base station may configure a corresponding measurement interval configuration information for each measurement object.

[0124] For example, if the terminal capability information indicates that the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal under the same FR is 3, and the measurement configuration information indicates that the total number of measurement objects is 2, namely measurement object 1 and measurement object 2, then the base station can configure a corresponding measurement interval as gap1 for measurement object 1, and the base station can also configure a corresponding measurement interval as gap2 for measurement object 2. gap1 and gap2 can be equal or different, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0125] Since the terminal supports a maximum of three measurement intervals under the same FR (Front-Range), the terminal can perform measurements on measurement object 1 and measurement object 2 separately based on gap1 and gap2. This avoids using a single measurement interval for different measurement objects under the same FR, which would cause excessive measurement delays and affect the performance of mobility or positioning measurements.

[0126] In another possible implementation, in response to determining that the maximum number of measurement intervals is less than the total number of measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, the base station determines a first measurement object with high priority and a second measurement object with low priority from the measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information. The base station may determine the first and second measurement objects according to service requirements, and this disclosure does not limit this determination.

[0127] Furthermore, the base station configures a corresponding measurement interval configuration information for each of the first measurement objects, and configures a shared measurement interval configuration information for all the second measurement objects.

[0128] For example, if the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal supports a maximum number of measurement intervals of 2 under FR1 and FR2 respectively, and the measurement configuration information indicates a total number of measurement objects of 3, namely measurement object 1, measurement object 2 and measurement object 3, then the base station can determine a high-priority first measurement object from the above 3 measurement objects, let's say it is measurement object 2, and the other 2 measurement objects are low-priority second measurement objects.

[0129] The base station configures a separate measurement interval configuration information for measurement object 2, with the indicated measurement interval being gap1, and configures a shared measurement interval configuration information for measurement object 1 and measurement object 3, with the indicated measurement interval being gap2.

[0130] The terminal side can subsequently perform measurements on measurement object 2 based on gap1, and on measurement object 1 based on gap2, and on measurement object 3 based on gap2.

[0131] The above is merely an illustrative example. Other schemes in which the base station configures the corresponding measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the maximum number of supported measurement gaps reported by the terminal and the measurement configuration information are all within the protection scope of this disclosure.

[0132] In step 503, the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object is sent to the terminal.

[0133] In one possible implementation, the base station can send the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object to the terminal via a second signaling. Optionally, the second signaling can be, but is not limited to, RRC signaling, specifically IEMeasConfig signaling.

[0134] In the above embodiments, the base station can configure corresponding measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the terminal capability information and measurement configuration information reported by the terminal, thereby realizing the maximum number of measurement gaps supported by the terminal and improving the flexibility of network configuration. Subsequently, the terminal can perform mobility measurement or positioning measurement on different measurement objects based on the measurement gaps configured on the network side, reducing the latency of mobility measurement or positioning measurement and improving the performance of mobility measurement or positioning measurement.

[0135] In some optional embodiments, if the base station identifies a high-priority first measurement object among the measurement objects, the base station can include configuration information for the first measurement object in the second signaling, where the first measurement object is the measurement object with a higher priority than the second measurement object. The terminal side can determine the high-priority first measurement object and the low-priority second measurement object based on the configuration information included in the second signaling.

[0136] In the above embodiments, the second signaling sent by the base station may include first measurement object configuration information, so that the terminal can determine the first measurement object with high priority and the second measurement object with low priority. Subsequently, the terminal can measure the measurement object based on the measurement interval indicated by the corresponding measurement interval configuration information configured by the base station, thereby reducing the latency of mobility measurement or positioning measurement and improving the performance of mobility measurement or positioning measurement.

[0137] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement objects in this application include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: different measurement objects corresponding to the same RAT; measurement objects corresponding to different RATs; measurement objects based on synchronization signal blocks or channel state information reference signals; and / or measurement objects based on positioning reference signals.

[0138] In some optional embodiments, this disclosure provides a terminal capability reporting method, referring to... Figure 6 As shown in the figure, it is a flowchart illustrating a terminal capability reporting method according to an embodiment. The method may include the following steps:

[0139] In step 601, the terminal reports terminal capability information to the base station via a first signaling, the terminal capability information being used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0140] Wherein, the first signaling is used to report terminal mobility measurement parameters, and the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal at the same frequency; or, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal in a first frequency range and a second frequency range, respectively.

[0141] In step 602, the base station configures measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object for the terminal based on the terminal capability information and at least the measurement configuration information used to indicate the measurement object.

[0142] The specific configuration process is the same as step 502 above, and will not be repeated here.

[0143] In step 603, the base station sends the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object to the terminal via the second signaling.

[0144] Optionally, the second signaling includes configuration information for a first measurement object, wherein the first measurement object is the measurement object with a higher priority than the second measurement object.

[0145] In step 604, the terminal performs measurements on the corresponding measurement object based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information.

[0146] The measurement process of the terminal is the same as that in step 303 above, and will not be repeated here.

[0147] In the above embodiments, the maximum number of supported measurement intervals reported by the terminal is achieved, thereby improving the flexibility of network configuration. Subsequently, the terminal can perform mobility measurement or positioning measurement on different measurement objects based on the measurement intervals configured on the network side, reducing the latency of mobility measurement or positioning measurement and improving the performance of mobility measurement or positioning measurement.

[0148] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the application function implementation method, this disclosure also provides embodiments of the application function implementation apparatus.

[0149] Reference Figure 7 , Figure 7 This is a block diagram of a terminal capability reporting device according to an exemplary embodiment. The device is used for a terminal and includes:

[0150] The reporting module 701 is configured to report terminal capability information to the base station, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0151] In some alternative embodiments, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal at the same frequency; or,

[0152] The terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal in the first frequency range and the second frequency range, respectively.

[0153] In some optional embodiments, the reporting module is further configured to:

[0154] The terminal capability information is reported to the base station via a first signaling signal, which is used to report terminal mobility measurement parameters.

[0155] In some alternative embodiments, the first signaling is any one of the following:

[0156] Measurement and mobility parameter information unit signaling; or

[0157] Multiple Radio Access Technology (RAT) dual-connectivity measurement and mobility parameter information unit signaling.

[0158] In some alternative embodiments, the apparatus further includes:

[0159] The second receiving module is configured to receive measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station;

[0160] The measurement module is configured to perform measurements on the corresponding measurement object based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information.

[0161] In some alternative embodiments, the second receiving module is further configured to:

[0162] Receive the corresponding measurement interval configuration information configured by the base station for each of the measurement objects;

[0163] The measurement module is also configured to:

[0164] The corresponding measurement object is measured based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information for each of the aforementioned measurement intervals.

[0165] In some alternative embodiments, the second receiving module is further configured to:

[0166] The system receives measurement interval configuration information configured by the base station for each first measurement object, and a shared measurement interval configuration information configured for all second measurement objects, wherein the priority of the first measurement object is higher than the priority of the second measurement object.

[0167] The measurement module is also configured to:

[0168] Based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to each of the first measurement objects, measurements are performed on each of the corresponding first measurement objects; and...

[0169] Measurements are performed on each of the second measurement objects based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information shared by all the second measurement objects.

[0170] In some alternative embodiments, the second receiving module is configured to:

[0171] Receive measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station via the second signaling;

[0172] The device further includes:

[0173] The first processing module is configured to determine the first measurement object with a higher priority than the second measurement object based on the first measurement object configuration information included in the second signaling.

[0174] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement object includes at least one of the following:

[0175] Different measurement objects corresponding to the same RAT;

[0176] The measurement objects corresponding to different RATs;

[0177] The measurement object is based on a synchronization signal block or channel state information reference signal; and / or

[0178] Measurement object based on positioning reference signal.

[0179] Reference Figure 8 , Figure 8 This is a block diagram of a terminal capability reporting device according to an exemplary embodiment. The device is used for a base station and includes:

[0180] The first receiving module 801 is configured to receive terminal capability information reported by the terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal.

[0181] In some alternative embodiments, the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum measurement interval data supported by the terminal at the same frequency; or,

[0182] The terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal in the first frequency range and the second frequency range, respectively.

[0183] In some alternative embodiments, the apparatus further includes:

[0184] The second processing module is configured to configure measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object for the terminal based on the terminal capability information and at least measurement configuration information for indicating the measurement object.

[0185] The sending module is configured to send the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object to the terminal.

[0186] In some alternative embodiments, the second processing module is further configured to:

[0187] In response to determining that the maximum number of measurement intervals is greater than or equal to the total number of measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, a corresponding measurement interval configuration information is configured for each measurement object.

[0188] In some alternative embodiments, the second processing module is further configured to:

[0189] In response to determining that the maximum number of measurement intervals is less than the total number of measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, a first measurement object and a second measurement object are determined from the measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, wherein the first measurement object has a higher priority than the second measurement object;

[0190] Configure a corresponding measurement interval configuration information for each of the first measurement objects, and configure a shared measurement interval configuration information for all the second measurement objects.

[0191] In some alternative embodiments, the sending module is further configured to:

[0192] The measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object is sent to the terminal via a second signaling.

[0193] In some alternative embodiments, the second signaling includes first measurement object configuration information, wherein the first measurement object is the measurement object with a higher priority than the second measurement object.

[0194] In some alternative embodiments, the second signaling is measurement configuration information unit signaling.

[0195] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement object includes at least one of the following:

[0196] Different measurement objects corresponding to the same RAT;

[0197] The measurement objects corresponding to different RATs;

[0198] The measurement object is based on a synchronization signal block or channel state information reference signal; and / or

[0199] Measurement object based on positioning reference signal.

[0200] For the device embodiments, since they basically correspond to the method embodiments, the relevant parts can be referred to in the description of the method embodiments. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, and the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of this disclosure according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without creative effort.

[0201] Accordingly, this disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for executing any of the terminal capability reporting methods described above for the terminal side.

[0202] Accordingly, this disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for executing the terminal capability reporting method described above for any of the base station sides.

[0203] Accordingly, this disclosure also provides a terminal capability reporting device, including:

[0204] processor;

[0205] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0206] The processor is configured to execute any of the methods described above on the terminal side.

[0207] Figure 9 This is a block diagram illustrating a terminal capability reporting device 900 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, device 900 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, e-book reader, multimedia playback device, wearable device, in-vehicle user equipment, iPad, smart TV, and other terminals.

[0208] Reference Figure 9 The device 900 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 902, memory 904, power supply component 906, multimedia component 908, audio component 910, input / output (I / O) interface 912, sensor component 916, and communication component 1018.

[0209] Processing component 902 typically controls the overall operation of device 900, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, random data access, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 902 may include one or more processors 920 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the terminal capability reporting method described above. Furthermore, processing component 902 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 902 and other components. For example, processing component 902 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 908 and processing component 902. Alternatively, processing component 902 may read executable instructions from memory to implement the steps of a terminal capability reporting method provided in the above embodiments.

[0210] Memory 904 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 900. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 900, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 904 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0211] Power supply component 906 provides power to various components of device 900. Power supply component 906 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to device 900.

[0212] The multimedia component 908 includes a display screen that provides an output interface between the device 900 and the user. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 908 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 900 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0213] Audio component 910 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 910 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 900 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 904 or transmitted via communication component 1018. In some embodiments, audio component 910 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0214] I / O interface 912 provides an interface between processing component 902 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0215] Sensor assembly 916 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 900. For example, sensor assembly 916 can detect the on / off state of device 900, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 900, changes in position of device 900 or a component of device 900, the presence or absence of user contact with device 900, orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 900, and temperature changes of device 900. Sensor assembly 916 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 916 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 916 may also include an accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, pressure sensor, or temperature sensor.

[0216] Communication component 1018 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 900 and other devices. Device 900 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, or 6G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1018 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1018 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0217] In an exemplary embodiment, the device 900 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform any of the terminal capability reporting methods described above on the terminal side.

[0218] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 904 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 920 of the device 900 to complete the terminal capability reporting method described above. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0219] Accordingly, this disclosure also provides a terminal capability reporting device, including:

[0220] processor;

[0221] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0222] The processor is configured to execute any of the methods described above on the base station side.

[0223] like Figure 10 As shown, Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of an apparatus 1000 according to an exemplary embodiment. The apparatus 1000 can be provided as a base station. (Refer to...) Figure 10 The device 1000 includes a processing component 1022, a wireless transmitting / receiving component 1024, an antenna component 1026, and a signal processing section specific to the wireless interface. The processing component 1022 may further include at least one processor.

[0224] One of the processors in the processing component 1022 can be configured to perform any of the methods described above.

[0225] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0226] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for reporting terminal capabilities, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal and includes: The terminal capability information is reported to the base station, and the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal. The method further includes: The system receives measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station; wherein the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object is configured by the base station for the terminal based on the terminal capability information and at least the measurement configuration information used to indicate the measurement object. Based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information, the corresponding measurement object is measured; The receipt of the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station includes: The system receives measurement interval configuration information configured by the base station for each first measurement object, and a shared measurement interval configuration information configured for all second measurement objects, wherein the priority of the first measurement object is higher than the priority of the second measurement object. The measurement of the corresponding measurement object based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information includes: Based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to each of the first measurement objects, measurements are performed on each of the corresponding first measurement objects; and... Measurements are performed on each of the second measurement objects based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information shared by all the second measurement objects.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal at the same frequency; or... The terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal in the first frequency range and the second frequency range, respectively.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The reporting of terminal capability information to the base station includes: The terminal capability information is reported to the base station via a first signaling signal, which is used to report terminal mobility measurement parameters.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first signaling is any one of the following: Measurement and mobility parameter information unit signaling; or Multiple Radio Access Technology (RAT) dual-connectivity measurement and mobility parameter information unit signaling.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of receiving the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station includes: Receive measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station via the second signaling; The method further includes: Based on the configuration information of the first measurement object included in the second signaling, the first measurement object with a higher priority than the second measurement object is determined.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, The measurement object includes at least one of the following: Different measurement objects corresponding to the same RAT; The measurement objects corresponding to different RATs; The measurement object is based on a synchronization signal block or channel state information reference signal; and / or Measurement object based on positioning reference signal.

7. A terminal capability reporting method, characterized in that, The method is executed by the base station and includes: The terminal capability information reported by the receiving terminal is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal. The method further includes: Based on the terminal capability information and at least the measurement configuration information used to indicate the measurement object, the terminal is configured with measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object; Send the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object to the terminal; The step of configuring measurement interval configuration information for the terminal corresponding to the measurement object based on the terminal capability information and at least the measurement configuration information used to indicate the measurement object includes: In response to determining that the maximum number of measurement intervals is less than the total number of measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, a first measurement object and a second measurement object are determined from the measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, wherein the first measurement object has a higher priority than the second measurement object; Configure a corresponding measurement interval configuration information for each of the first measurement objects, and configure a shared measurement interval configuration information for all the second measurement objects.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum measurement interval data supported by the terminal at the same frequency; or... The terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal in the first frequency range and the second frequency range, respectively.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, Sending the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object to the terminal includes: The measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object is sent to the terminal via a second signaling.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The second signaling includes configuration information for a first measurement object, wherein the first measurement object is the measurement object with a higher priority than the second measurement object.

11. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The second signaling is the measurement configuration information unit signaling.

12. The method according to any one of claims 7-11, characterized in that, The measurement object includes at least one of the following: Different measurement objects corresponding to the same RAT; The measurement objects corresponding to different RATs; The measurement object is based on a synchronization signal block or channel state information reference signal; and / or Measurement object based on positioning reference signal.

13. A terminal capability reporting device, characterized in that, The device is applied to a terminal and includes: The reporting module is configured to report terminal capability information to the base station, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal; The device further includes: The second receiving module is configured to receive measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object sent by the base station; wherein the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object is configured by the base station for the terminal based on the terminal capability information and at least the measurement configuration information used to indicate the measurement object; The measurement module is configured to measure the corresponding measurement object based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information; The second receiving module is also configured to: The system receives measurement interval configuration information configured by the base station for each first measurement object, and a shared measurement interval configuration information configured for all second measurement objects, wherein the priority of the first measurement object is higher than the priority of the second measurement object. The measurement module is also configured to: Based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to each of the first measurement objects, measurements are performed on each of the corresponding first measurement objects; and... Measurements are performed on each of the second measurement objects based on the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval configuration information shared by all the second measurement objects.

14. A terminal capability reporting device, characterized in that, The device is applied to a base station and includes: The first receiving module is configured to receive terminal capability information reported by the terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of measurement intervals supported by the terminal. The device further includes: The second processing module is configured to configure measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object for the terminal based on the terminal capability information and at least measurement configuration information for indicating the measurement object. The sending module is configured to send the measurement interval configuration information corresponding to the measurement object to the terminal; The second processing module is also configured to: In response to determining that the maximum number of measurement intervals is less than the total number of measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, a first measurement object and a second measurement object are determined from the measurement objects indicated by the measurement configuration information, wherein the first measurement object has a higher priority than the second measurement object; Configure a corresponding measurement interval configuration information for each of the first measurement objects, and configure a shared measurement interval configuration information for all the second measurement objects.

15. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The storage medium stores a computer program, which is used to execute the terminal capability reporting method according to any one of claims 1-6.

16. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The storage medium stores a computer program for executing the terminal capability reporting method according to any one of claims 7-12.

17. A terminal capability reporting device, characterized in that, include: processor; Memory used to store processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the terminal capability reporting method according to any one of claims 1-6.

18. A terminal capability reporting device, characterized in that, include: processor; Memory used to store processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the terminal capability reporting method according to any one of claims 7-12.

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