A scheduling method, a scheduling device and a storage medium

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a scheduling method, scheduling device, and storage medium. The scheduling method, applied to a terminal, includes: determining a measurement object to be measured for mobility measurement; and, based on the measurement object, scheduling a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object from among multiple combinations of measurement intervals used for performing mobility measurement. This disclosure enables the terminal to schedule necessary or unnecessary measurement intervals in an activated or deactivated manner, thereby effectively improving the measurement efficiency of the terminal and reducing measurement latency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a scheduling method, scheduling device and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] In New Radio (NR) systems, when performing mobility measurements, network equipment configures a measurement interval gap for the terminal to perform the measurements. However, when performing reference signal measurements during mobility measurements, the terminal may or may not need to perform reference signal measurements for a certain period of time.

[0003] In related technologies, network devices can only configure a measurement gap for the terminal through Radio Resource Control (RRC) according to the terminal's needs, or not configure a measurement gap, which increases the latency of the terminal's measurement reference signal. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To overcome the problems existing in related technologies, this disclosure provides a scheduling method, a scheduling device, and a storage medium.

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

[0006] Identify the measurement object to be performed on mobility measurement; based on the measurement object, schedule the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object from among multiple measurement interval combinations used to perform mobility measurement.

[0007] In one embodiment, different combinations of measurement intervals correspond to different measurement objects.

[0008] In one embodiment, the combination of scheduling and measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object includes:

[0009] Based on the uplink control signaling (UCI), a request message is sent, which is used to request the network device to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

[0010] In one embodiment, the request information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to a measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

[0011] In one implementation, the combination of the request scheduling and the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object includes:

[0012] Request to activate the measurement interval combination or request to deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0013] In one embodiment, the combination of scheduling and measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object includes:

[0014] Based on downlink control signaling (DCI), an indication information is received; based on the indication information, a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object is scheduled.

[0015] In one embodiment, the indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

[0016] In one embodiment, the combination of the scheduling and the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object includes:

[0017] Activate or deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0018] In one embodiment, the combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements is determined based on measurement interval configuration signaling.

[0019] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a scheduling method is provided, applied to a network device, the method comprising:

[0020] The measurement object to which the terminal performs mobility measurement is determined; based on the measurement object, among multiple measurement interval combinations used for performing mobility measurement, the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object is determined for terminal scheduling.

[0021] In one embodiment, different combinations of measurement intervals correspond to different measurement objects.

[0022] In one embodiment, the combination of scheduling and measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object includes:

[0023] Based on uplink control signaling (UCI), a request information is received, which is used by the terminal to request the scheduling of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

[0024] In one embodiment, the request information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to a measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

[0025] In one implementation, the combination of the request scheduling and the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object includes:

[0026] Request to activate the measurement interval combination or request to deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0027] In one embodiment, the combination of scheduling and measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object includes:

[0028] Based on downlink control signaling (DCI), an indication message is sent; the indication message is used to instruct the terminal to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

[0029] In one embodiment, the indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

[0030] In one embodiment, the combination of the scheduling and the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object includes:

[0031] Activate or deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0032] In one embodiment, the combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements is determined based on measurement interval configuration signaling.

[0033] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a scheduling method is provided, applied to a terminal, the method comprising:

[0034] The processing module is used to determine the measurement object to be measured; the processing module is also used to schedule the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object from among multiple measurement interval combinations used to perform the mobility measurement based on the measurement object.

[0035] In one embodiment, different combinations of measurement intervals correspond to different measurement objects.

[0036] In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to:

[0037] Based on the uplink control signaling (UCI), a request message is sent, which is used to request the network device to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

[0038] In one embodiment, the request information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to a measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

[0039] In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to:

[0040] Request to activate the measurement interval combination or request to deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0041] In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to:

[0042] Based on downlink control signaling (DCI), an indication information is received; based on the indication information, a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object is scheduled.

[0043] In one embodiment, the indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

[0044] In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to:

[0045] Activate or deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0046] In one embodiment, the combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements is determined based on measurement interval configuration signaling.

[0047] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a scheduling method is provided, applied to a network device, the method comprising:

[0048] The processing module is used to determine the measurement object for which the terminal performs mobility measurement; the processing module is also used to determine, based on the measurement object, a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object for terminal scheduling among multiple combinations of measurement intervals used for performing mobility measurement.

[0049] In one embodiment, different combinations of measurement intervals correspond to different measurement objects.

[0050] In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to:

[0051] Based on uplink control signaling (UCI), a request information is received, which is used by the terminal to request the scheduling of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

[0052] In one embodiment, the request information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to a measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

[0053] In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to:

[0054] Request to activate the measurement interval combination or request to deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0055] In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to:

[0056] Based on downlink control signaling (DCI), an indication message is sent; the indication message is used to instruct the terminal to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

[0057] In one embodiment, the indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

[0058] In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to:

[0059] Activate or deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0060] In one embodiment, the combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements is determined based on measurement interval configuration signaling.

[0061] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a scheduling apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0062] A processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to: execute the scheduling method described in the first aspect or any embodiment of the first aspect, or execute the scheduling method described in the second aspect or any embodiment of the second aspect.

[0063] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, characterized in that the storage medium stores instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, enable the mobile terminal to execute the scheduling method described in the first aspect or any one of the embodiments of the first aspect, or to execute the scheduling method described in the first aspect or any one of the embodiments of the first aspect.

[0064] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this disclosure can include the following beneficial effects: by requesting and scheduling the combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object through terminal request, and by dynamically scheduling the measurement intervals, the terminal can schedule the required or unnecessary measurement intervals in an activated or deactivated manner, thereby effectively improving the measurement efficiency of the terminal and reducing the measurement latency.

[0065] 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

[0066] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0067] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating a communication system architecture for a network device and a terminal, according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0068] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0069] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0070] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0071] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0072] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0073] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating yet another scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0074] Figure 8 This is a block diagram illustrating a scheduling device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0075] Figure 9 This is a block diagram illustrating yet another scheduling device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0076] Figure 10 This is a block diagram illustrating a scheduling apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0077] Figure 11 This is a block diagram illustrating yet another device for scheduling according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0078] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0079] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating a communication system architecture between a network device and a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication method provided in this disclosure can be applied to... Figure 1 The communication system architecture diagram shown is as follows. Figure 1 As shown, network-side devices can be based on Figure 1 The architecture shown sends signaling.

[0080] Understandable, Figure 1The network devices and terminal communication system shown are for illustrative purposes only. A wireless communication system may also include other network devices, such as core network equipment, wireless relay equipment, and wireless backhaul equipment. Figure 1 Not shown in the diagram. This disclosure does not limit the number of network devices and terminals included in the wireless communication system.

[0081] It is further understood that the wireless communication system of this disclosure is a network providing wireless communication functionality. The wireless communication system can employ different communication technologies, such as code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA), single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), and carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance. Based on factors such as capacity, speed, and latency, networks can be categorized as 2G networks, 3G networks, 4G networks, or future evolution networks, such as 5G networks. 5G networks can also be referred to as New Radio (NR). For ease of description, this disclosure may sometimes simply refer to the wireless communication network as a network.

[0082] Furthermore, the network device involved in this disclosure can also be referred to as a wireless access network device. This wireless access network device can be: a base station, an evolved Node B (eB) base station, a home base station, an access point (AP) in a Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) system, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, a transmission point (TP), or a transmission and reception point (TRP), etc. It can also be a gNB in ​​an NR system, or a component or part of a base station. When it is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the network device can also be an in-vehicle device. It should be understood that the specific technologies and device forms used in the embodiments of this disclosure are not limited.

[0083] Furthermore, the terminal involved in this disclosure can also be referred to as a terminal device, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc., and is a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. For example, a terminal can be a handheld device with wireless connectivity, an in-vehicle device, etc. Currently, some examples of terminals include: smartphones (Mobile Phones), pocket personal computers (PPCs), handheld computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops, tablets, wearable devices, or in-vehicle devices, etc. In addition, when it is a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, the terminal device can also be an in-vehicle device. It should be understood that the embodiments of this disclosure do not limit the specific technology or specific device form adopted by the terminal.

[0084] In New Radio (NR) systems, when a terminal needs to perform mobility measurements using measurement intervals, the network configures the measurement gap through RRC configuration or reconfiguration. However, when a terminal performs reference signal measurements, it may need to perform measurements on the reference signal for a period of time, and not for another. For example, this could be measuring Positioning Reference Signaling (PRS) or Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). When measuring PRS or CSI-RS, the terminal may need to perform measurements for a period of time, and not for another. However, the terminal can only perform measurements using the measurement intervals configured by the network equipment, or without any measurement intervals configured by the network. The terminal cannot dynamically activate or deactivate measurement intervals.

[0085] Based on this, this disclosure provides a scheduling method in which the terminal requests the scheduling of measurement intervals from the network device according to the measurement situation, and the network device instructs the terminal to activate or deactivate the measurement intervals as needed. The measurement intervals to be used are determined, and there is no need for the network device to configure or reconfigure the measurement intervals, thereby improving measurement efficiency and reducing measurement latency.

[0086] The following examples will illustrate the scheduling method.

[0087] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 2 As shown, the scheduling method used in the terminal includes the following steps.

[0088] In step S11, the measurement object to be performed for mobility measurement is determined.

[0089] In step S12, based on the measurement object, the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object is scheduled among the multiple measurement gap patterns (MGPs) used to perform mobility measurements.

[0090] In this embodiment of the disclosure, different measurement objects require different combinations of measurement intervals. When performing mobility measurement, the terminal needs to determine the measurement object and determine the combination of measurement intervals to be scheduled based on the measurement object.

[0091] In the configured multiple measurement interval combinations, the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object is scheduled.

[0092] The scheduling method provided in this disclosure enables the terminal to schedule required or unnecessary measurement intervals in an activated or deactivated manner, thereby effectively improving the measurement efficiency of the terminal and reducing measurement latency.

[0093] In this embodiment of the disclosure, all possible combinations of measurement intervals required for performing mobility measurements can be configured for the terminal, and different combinations of measurement intervals correspond to different measurement objects. Refer to Table 1, which includes the measurement interval combination (GapPattern Id, GPID), measurement interval length (Measurement Gap Length, MGL), and measurement interval repetition period (Measurement Gap Repetition Period, MGRP).

[0094] Table 1

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[0097] It is understood that the elements in Table 1 include measurement interval combinations, measurement interval lengths, and measurement interval repetition periods, each of which exists independently. These elements are listed in the same table as an example, but this does not mean that all elements in the table must exist simultaneously as shown in the table. In other words, measurement interval combinations, measurement interval lengths, and measurement interval repetition periods can exist independently. The value of each element is independent of any other element value in Table 1. For example, the value of the measurement interval length is not determined based on the index of the measurement interval combination or the measurement interval repetition period. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that the value of each element in Table 1 is an independent embodiment.

[0098] Different combinations of measurement intervals are used to measure different reference signals, where the reference signal (RS) can be a synchronization signal block (SSB), CSI-RS, or PRS, etc. For example, GPID#i is used to measure RS#i, and the measurement period length I (ms) and measurement interval repetition period I (ms) for measuring RS#i are determined based on the GPID index i.

[0099] GPID#j is used to measure RS#j. The measurement cycle length J (ms) and measurement interval repetition period J (ms) for measuring RS#j are determined based on the GPID index j.

[0100] In this embodiment of the disclosure, different indices and the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination used to measure the reference signal can be indicated by bits.

[0101] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal may request a combination of scheduled measurement intervals from the network device based on the measurement object during mobility measurement. The steps are as follows: Figure 3 . Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 3 As shown, the scheduling method used in the terminal includes the following steps.

[0102] In step S21, a request message is sent based on Uplink Control Information (UCI).

[0103] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal determines the required combination of measurement intervals for the measurement object and sends a request message to the network device based on UCI, requesting the scheduling of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. That is, the terminal can introduce indication information of dynamically needed / unnecessary measurement gaps through UCI signaling.

[0104] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the request information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals. For example, the indexes included in Table 1 can be represented based on a certain number of bits, such as using 5 bits to represent the value of the index and using one bit to represent the scheduling status of the requested combination of measurement intervals.

[0105] In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, if the index in the table above is used to indicate the request for a measurement interval combination, a first number of bits can be determined in the request information. The index of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object can be indicated based on a portion of the first number of bits, and the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination can be indicated based on the remaining portion of the first number of bits.

[0106] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal requests the network device to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object. It may request to activate the combination of measurement intervals or request to deactivate the combination of measurement intervals.

[0107] For example, if the first quantity uses 5 bits to indicate the index and 1 bit to indicate the measurement interval combination state, then in the 5 bits, 00000 represents index 0, 00001 represents index 1, and so on. The last bit is 1 to indicate a request for activation and 0 to indicate a request for deactivation. Of course, it is also possible that 0 represents a request for activation and 1 represents a request for deactivation; no specific limitation is made here.

[0108] In some embodiments of this disclosure, during mobility measurement, the network device may instruct the terminal on a scheduled combination of measurement intervals based on the measurement object; the steps of which can be referred to... Figure 4 . Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 4 As shown, the scheduling method used in the terminal includes the following steps.

[0109] In step S31, indication information is received based on downlink control information (DCI).

[0110] In step S32, based on the indication information, the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object is scheduled.

[0111] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the terminal receives an indication message sent by the network device, it determines that the indication message includes an indication to dynamically schedule measurement interval combinations. Based on the indication to dynamically schedule measurement interval combinations, it schedules the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object.

[0112] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination. The indexes included in Table 1 can be represented based on a certain number of bits, for example, using 5 bits to represent the index value and one bit to represent the status of requesting a measurement interval combination.

[0113] As described above, in an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, if the index in the table above is used to indicate the requested measurement interval combination request, a first number of bits can be determined in the request information.

[0114] The index of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object can be indicated based on a portion of the bits in the first quantity, and the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination can be indicated based on the remaining bits in the first quantity.

[0115] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device instructs the terminal to schedule a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. Instructing the terminal to schedule the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object can either instruct the terminal to activate the measurement interval combination or instruct the terminal to deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0116] For example, in the first 5 bits, 00000 represents index 0, 00001 represents index 1, and so on. The last bit is 1 to indicate a request for activation and 0 to indicate a request for deactivation. Of course, it is also possible for 0 to indicate a request for activation and 1 to indicate a request for deactivation; no specific limitation is made here.

[0117] In embodiments of this disclosure, the combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements can be determined based on measurement interval configuration (measGapConfig) signaling.

[0118] Based on the same / similar concept, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a scheduling method.

[0119] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 5 As shown, the scheduling method used in network devices includes the following steps.

[0120] In step S41, the measurement object for which the terminal performs mobility measurement is determined.

[0121] In step S42, based on the measurement object, a measurement interval combination corresponding to the terminal scheduling and the measurement object is determined from among multiple measurement interval combinations used to perform mobility measurement.

[0122] In this embodiment of the disclosure, different measurement objects require different combinations of measurement intervals. When performing mobility measurement, the terminal needs to determine the measurement object and determine the combination of measurement intervals to be scheduled based on the measurement object.

[0123] Among the multiple configured measurement interval combinations, determine the measurement interval combination corresponding to the terminal scheduling and the measurement object.

[0124] The scheduling method provided in this disclosure enables network devices to instruct terminals to schedule required or unnecessary measurement intervals in an activated or deactivated manner, thereby effectively improving the measurement efficiency of network devices and reducing measurement latency.

[0125] In this embodiment of the disclosure, all possible combinations of measurement intervals required for performing mobility measurements can be configured for the terminal, and different combinations of measurement intervals correspond to different measurement objects. See Table 1 in the above embodiments.

[0126] In some embodiments of this disclosure, during mobility measurement, the terminal may request a set of measurement intervals to be scheduled from the network device based on the measurement object. The network device, based on the received request information, instructs the terminal to schedule the set of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object. The steps are as follows: Figure 6 . Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 6 As shown, the scheduling method used in the terminal includes the following steps.

[0127] In step S51, a request message is received based on UCI.

[0128] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device determines the combination of measurement intervals required by the terminal based on the received request information. That is, it determines the combination of measurement intervals required by the terminal through the indication information of dynamic need / no need for measurement gap introduced by UCI signaling.

[0129] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the request information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals. For example, the indexes included in Table 1 can be represented based on a certain number of bits, such as using 5 bits to represent the value of the index and using one bit to represent the scheduling status of the requested combination of measurement intervals.

[0130] In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, if the index in the table above is used to indicate the request for a measurement interval combination, a first number of bits can be determined in the request information, the index of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object can be determined based on a portion of the bits in the first number, and the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination can be indicated based on the remaining bits in the first number.

[0131] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal requests a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object from the network device, and requests the scheduled measurement interval combination from the network device through bits in the sent request information. If the reference signal measured by the terminal requires mobility measurement, the terminal requests activation of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object based on the bits. If the reference signal measured by the terminal does not require mobility measurement, the terminal requests deactivation of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object based on the bits.

[0132] For example, in the first 5 bits, 00000 represents index 0, 00001 represents index 1, and so on. For instance, if the index in the information is determined to be 1 based on the bit positions, then the measurement interval length and measurement interval repetition period corresponding to index 1 are determined. If the bit used to indicate the scheduling status is 1, it means that the terminal requests to activate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object; if the bit used to indicate the scheduling status is 0, it means that the terminal requests to deactivate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. Of course, it is also possible that 0 represents the terminal requesting to activate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, and 1 represents the terminal requesting to deactivate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object; no specific limitation is made here.

[0133] In some embodiments of this disclosure, during mobility measurement, the network device may instruct the terminal on a scheduled combination of measurement intervals based on the measurement object; the steps of which can be referred to... Figure 7 . Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating a scheduling method according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 7As shown, the scheduling method used in the terminal includes the following steps.

[0134] In step S61, indication information is sent based on DCI.

[0135] The instruction information sent by the network device is used to instruct the terminal to schedule the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object.

[0136] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the terminal receives an indication message sent by the network device, it determines that the indication message includes an indication to dynamically schedule measurement interval combinations. Based on the indication to dynamically schedule measurement interval combinations, it schedules the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object.

[0137] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination.

[0138] The indices included in Table 1 can be indicated based on a certain number of bits, for example, using 5 bits to indicate the value of the index and using one bit to indicate the scheduling status of the combination of request measurement intervals.

[0139] In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, if the index in the table above is used to indicate the measurement interval combination of the terminal, a first number of bits can be determined in the indication information. The index of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object can be indicated based on a portion of the first number of bits, and the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination can be indicated based on the remaining portion of the first number of bits.

[0140] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device instructs the terminal to schedule a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. The measurement interval combination scheduled by the terminal is indicated by bits in the transmitted instruction information. If the reference signal measured by the terminal requires mobility measurement, the terminal is instructed to activate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object based on the bits. If the reference signal measured by the terminal does not require mobility measurement, the terminal is instructed to deactivate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object based on the bits.

[0141] For example, in the first 5 bits, 00000 represents index 0, 00001 represents index 1, and so on. For instance, if the index in the information is determined to be 1 based on the bit positions, then the measurement interval length and measurement interval repetition period corresponding to index 1 are determined. If the bit used to indicate the scheduling status is 1, it indicates that the terminal is instructed to activate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object; if the bit used to indicate the scheduling status is 0, it indicates that the terminal is instructed to deactivate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. Of course, it is also possible that 0 indicates that the terminal is instructed to activate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, and 1 indicates that the terminal requests to deactivate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object; no specific limitation is made here.

[0142] In embodiments of this disclosure, the combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements can be determined based on measurement interval configuration (measGapConfig) signaling.

[0143] Based on the same concept, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a scheduling device.

[0144] It is understood that the scheduling device provided in this disclosure includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to each function in order to achieve the above-mentioned functions. In conjunction with the units and algorithm steps of the various examples disclosed in this disclosure, this disclosure can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed by hardware or by computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the technical solutions of this disclosure.

[0145] Figure 8 This is a block diagram illustrating a scheduling device according to an exemplary embodiment. (Refer to...) Figure 8 The scheduling device 100 is used in a terminal and includes a processing module 101.

[0146] Processing module 101 is used to determine the measurement object to be measured. The processing module is also used to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object from among multiple combinations of measurement intervals used to perform the mobility measurement, based on the measurement object.

[0147] In the embodiments of this disclosure, different combinations of measurement intervals correspond to different measurement objects.

[0148] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the processing module 101 is used to send request information based on uplink control signaling (UCI). The request information is used to request the network device to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

[0149] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the request information includes bits for indicating an index of a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination.

[0150] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the processing module 101 is configured to request activation of the measurement interval combination or request deactivation of the measurement interval combination.

[0151] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the processing module 101 is used to receive indication information based on downlink control signaling (DCI). Based on the indication information, it schedules a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

[0152] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination.

[0153] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the processing module 101 is used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0154] In embodiments of this disclosure, a combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements is determined based on measurement interval configuration signaling.

[0155] Figure 9 This is a block diagram illustrating a scheduling device according to an exemplary embodiment. (Refer to...) Figure 9 The scheduling device 200 is used in network equipment and includes a processing module 201.

[0156] The processing module 201 is used by the terminal to determine the measurement object to be measured. The processing module is also used to determine, based on the measurement object, a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the terminal scheduling and the measurement object from among multiple combinations of measurement intervals used to perform the mobility measurement.

[0157] In the embodiments of this disclosure, different combinations of measurement intervals correspond to different measurement objects.

[0158] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the processing module 201 is used to receive request information based on uplink control signaling (UCI). The request information is used by the terminal to request the scheduling of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

[0159] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the request information includes bits for indicating an index of a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination.

[0160] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the processing module 201 is configured to request activation of the measurement interval combination or request deactivation of the measurement interval combination.

[0161] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the processing module 201 is configured to send indication information based on downlink control signaling (DCI). The indication information is used to indicate the combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object and the terminal scheduling.

[0162] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination.

[0163] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the processing module 201 is used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval combination.

[0164] In embodiments of this disclosure, a combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements is determined based on measurement interval configuration signaling.

[0165] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0166] Figure 10 This is a block diagram illustrating a scheduling device 300 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, device 300 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0167] Reference Figure 10 The device 300 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 302, memory 304, power component 306, multimedia component 308, audio component 310, input / output (I / O) interface 312, sensor component 314, and communication component 316.

[0168] Processing component 302 typically controls the overall operation of device 300, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 302 may include one or more processors 320 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 302 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 302 and other components. For example, processing component 302 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 308 and processing component 302.

[0169] Memory 304 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 300, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 304 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0170] The power supply component 306 provides power to the various components of the device 300. The power supply component 306 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 300.

[0171] Multimedia component 308 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 300 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 308 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 300 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0172] Audio component 310 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 310 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 300 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 304 or transmitted via communication component 316. In some embodiments, audio component 310 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0173] I / O interface 312 provides an interface between processing component 302 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0174] Sensor assembly 314 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 300. For example, sensor assembly 314 may detect the on / off state of device 300, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 300, changes in the position of device 300 or a component of device 300, the presence or absence of user contact with device 300, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 300, and temperature changes of device 300. Sensor assembly 314 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 314 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 314 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0175] Communication component 316 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 300 and other devices. Device 300 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 316 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 316 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0176] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 300 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the methods described above.

[0177] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 304 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 320 of the device 300 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0178] Figure 11 This is a block diagram illustrating a scheduling apparatus 400 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, apparatus 400 may be provided as a server. (Refer to...) Figure 11The apparatus 400 includes a processing component 422, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by memory 432 for storing instructions, such as application programs, that can be executed by the processing component 422. The application programs stored in memory 432 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 422 is configured to execute instructions to perform the methods described above.

[0179] Device 400 may also include a power supply component 426 configured to perform power management of device 400, a wired or wireless network interface 450 configured to connect device 400 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 458. Device 400 may operate on an operating system stored in memory 432, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0180] It can be further understood that in this disclosure, "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist; for example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects are in an "or" relationship. The singular forms "a," "the," and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0181] It is further understood that the terms "first," "second," etc., are used to describe various types of information, but this information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another, and do not indicate a specific order or degree of importance. In fact, the expressions "first," "second," etc., are completely interchangeable. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information can also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information can also be referred to as first information.

[0182] It is further understood that although operations are described in a specific order in the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this disclosure, this should not be construed as requiring these operations to be performed in the specific order or serial order shown, or requiring all of the shown operations to be performed to obtain the desired result. In certain environments, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

[0183] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following scope of claims.

[0184] 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 scheduling method, characterized in that, Applied to a terminal, the method includes: Identify the objects to be measured for mobility measurement; Based on the measurement object, among multiple measurement interval combinations used to perform mobility measurements, the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object is scheduled; The terminal is configured with all the measurement interval combinations required to perform mobility measurements. Different measurement interval combinations correspond to different measurement objects and are used to measure different reference signals. The combination of scheduling and measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object includes: Based on uplink control signaling (UCI), a request message is sent. The request message is used to request the network device to schedule a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. The request message includes bits indicating the index of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object and bits indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination. The bits indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination are used to instruct the terminal to activate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, or to instruct the terminal to deactivate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. The combination of scheduling and measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object includes: Receive indication information based on downlink control signaling (DCI); Based on the indicated information, a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object is scheduled.

2. The scheduling method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The combination of the request scheduling and the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object includes: Request to activate the measurement interval combination or request to deactivate the measurement interval combination.

3. The scheduling method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

4. The scheduling method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The combination of the scheduling and the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object includes: Activate or deactivate the measurement interval combination.

5. The scheduling method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements is determined based on measurement interval configuration signaling.

6. A scheduling method, characterized in that, Applied to network devices, the method includes: Identify the measurement targets for which the terminal performs mobility measurements; Based on the measurement object, among multiple measurement interval combinations used to perform mobility measurements, a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object for terminal scheduling is determined; The terminal is configured with all the measurement interval combinations required to perform mobility measurements. Different measurement interval combinations correspond to different measurement objects and are used to measure different reference signals. The combination of scheduling and measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object includes: Based on uplink control signaling (UCI), a request message is received. The request message is used by the terminal to request the scheduling of a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. The request message includes bits indicating the index of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object and bits indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination. The bits indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination are used to instruct the terminal to activate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, or to instruct the terminal to deactivate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. The combination of scheduling and measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object includes: Based on downlink control signaling (DCI), an indication message is sent; the indication message is used to instruct the terminal to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

7. The scheduling method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The combination of the request scheduling and the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object includes: Request to activate the measurement interval combination or request to deactivate the measurement interval combination.

8. The scheduling method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The indication information includes bits for indicating an index of a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object, and bits for indicating the scheduling status of the combination of measurement intervals.

9. The scheduling method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The combination of the scheduling and the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object includes: Activate or deactivate the measurement interval combination.

10. The scheduling method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The combination of multiple measurement intervals used to perform mobility measurements is determined based on measurement interval configuration signaling.

11. A scheduling device, characterized in that, Applied to a terminal, the device includes: The processing module is used to determine the measurement object to be used for mobility measurement; The processing module is further configured to, based on the measurement object, schedule a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object from among multiple measurement interval combinations used for performing mobility measurements; The terminal is configured with all the measurement interval combinations required to perform mobility measurements. Different measurement interval combinations correspond to different measurement objects and are used to measure different reference signals. The processing module is configured to send a request message based on uplink control signaling (UCI). The request message is used to request the network device to schedule a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. The request message includes bits indicating the index of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object and bits indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination. The bits indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination are used to instruct the terminal to activate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, or to instruct the terminal to deactivate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object. The processing module is used to receive indication information based on downlink control signaling (DCI); and to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object based on the indication information.

12. A scheduling device, characterized in that, Applied to network devices, the device includes: The processing module is used to determine the measurement object that the terminal performs mobility measurement on; The processing module is further configured to, based on the measurement object, determine, from among multiple measurement interval combinations used for performing mobility measurement, a measurement interval combination corresponding to the terminal scheduling and the measurement object; The terminal is configured with all the measurement interval combinations required to perform mobility measurements. Different measurement interval combinations correspond to different measurement objects and are used to measure different reference signals. The processing module is configured to: receive request information based on uplink control signaling (UCI), the request information being used by the terminal to request scheduling of a measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object; the request information includes bits indicating the index of the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, and bits indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination; the bits indicating the scheduling status of the measurement interval combination are used to instruct the terminal to activate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object, or to instruct the terminal to deactivate the measurement interval combination corresponding to the measurement object; The processing module is used to send indication information based on downlink control signaling (DCI); the indication information is used to instruct the terminal to schedule a combination of measurement intervals corresponding to the measurement object.

13. A scheduling device, characterized in that, include: processor; Memory used to store processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the scheduling method according to any one of claims 1-5, or to execute the scheduling method according to any one of claims 6-10.

14. A storage medium, characterized in that, The storage medium stores instructions that, when executed by the processor of the mobile terminal, enable the mobile terminal to perform the scheduling method according to any one of claims 1-5, or the scheduling method according to any one of claims 6-10.

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