Method, terminal and network-side device for activating or deactivating Gap

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application discloses a method for activating or deactivating a Gap, a terminal, and a network-side device, belonging to the field of communication technology. The method for activating or deactivating a Gap in an embodiment of the present application includes: a terminal receives configuration information of a pre-configured Gap; the terminal automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; and the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a method for activating or deactivating a Gap, a terminal, and a network-side device. Background Art

[0002] In Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements (taking SSB measurement as an example), if the currently activated Bandwidth Part (BWP) does not contain the target synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel signal block / synchronization signal block (SSB), then SSB-based measurements will require measuring the gap (referred to as the gap). However, for pre-configured gaps, how to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured gaps in multi-carrier scenarios (such as carrier aggregation) is a technical issue that needs to be addressed. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The embodiments of the present application provide a method for activating or deactivating a Gap, a terminal, and a network-side device, which can solve the problem of affecting communication transmission due to the terminal's inability to automatically activate or deactivate a pre-configured Gap in multi-carrier conditions.

[0004] In a first aspect, a method for activating or deactivating a Gap is provided, comprising: a terminal receiving configuration information of a pre-configured Gap; the terminal automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; and the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap.

[0005] In a second aspect, a method for activating or deactivating a Gap is provided, including: a network-side device sends configuration information of a pre-configured Gap; wherein the configuration information is used by a terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap; and the network-side device automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule.

[0006] In a third aspect, a device for activating or deactivating a Gap is provided, comprising: a receiving module for receiving configuration information of a pre-configured Gap; a processing module for automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; and the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap.

[0007] In a fourth aspect, a device for activating or deactivating a Gap is provided, comprising: a sending module for sending configuration information of a pre-configured Gap; wherein the configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap; and a processing module for automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule.

[0008] In a fifth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0009] In the sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to automatically activate or deactivate a pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group, and the communication interface is used to receive configuration information of the pre-configured Gap; the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap.

[0010] In the seventh aspect, a network side device is provided, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0011] In the eighth aspect, a network side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send configuration information of a pre-configured Gap; wherein the configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap; the processor is used to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule.

[0012] In the ninth aspect, a system for activating or deactivating a Gap is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the first aspect, and the network-side device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0013] In the tenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0014] In the eleventh aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0015] In the twelfth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0016] In this embodiment of the present application, after receiving configuration information for a preconfigured gap, the terminal can automatically activate or deactivate the preconfigured gap according to a target rule; wherein the preconfigured gap is associated with a BWP combination or cell group. This embodiment of the present application solves the problem of communication transmission being affected by the terminal's inability to automatically activate or deactivate the preconfigured gap in multi-carrier conditions, thereby improving communication performance and saving signaling overhead. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for activating or deactivating a Gap according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of a method for activating or deactivating a Gap according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for activating or deactivating a Gap according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for activating or deactivating a Gap according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 6 is a structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 8 It is a structural diagram of the network side device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0026] The terms "first," "second," and the like in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or precedence. It should be understood that the terms used in this manner are interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of this application can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described herein, and that the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same type, and do not limit the number of objects. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, the term "and / or" in the specification and claims refers to at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects connected are in an "or" relationship.

[0027] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), 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 other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the technology described can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied to applications other than NR system applications, such as 6th generation (6G) systems. th Generation, 6G) communication system.

[0028] Figure 1A block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to the embodiments of the present application is shown. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer) or a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile internet device (MID), an augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device (Wearable Device), a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE), a smart home (home appliances with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), a game console, a personal computer (PC), an ATM or a self-service machine, and other terminal-side devices. Wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, wherein the access network device may also be referred to as a radio access network device, a radio access network (RAN), a radio access network function, or a radio access network unit. The access network device may include a base station, a WLAN access point, or a WiFi node, etc. The base station may be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), an access point, a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a transmitting and receiving point (TRP), or other appropriate terms in the field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to a specific technical vocabulary. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0029] The method for activating or deactivating a Gap provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail below with reference to some embodiments and their application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0030] like Figure 2 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a method 200 for activating or deactivating a Gap, which can be executed by a terminal. In other words, the method can be executed by software or hardware installed in the terminal, and the method includes the following steps.

[0031] S202: The terminal receives configuration information of the pre-configured Gap.

[0032] In this embodiment, the terminal may receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message, wherein the RRC message includes configuration information of the pre-configured Gap. Optionally, the RRC message may be an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0033] Optionally, the configuration information may include at least one of the following: 1) pre-configured gap configuration, such as gap period, length, offset, etc. 2) one or more cell groups associated with the pre-configured gap; or one or more secondary cells; or one or more BWPs. 3) indication information for automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured gap. 4) reporting configuration. When the terminal is configured to allow reporting, the terminal reports target status information, which is described in detail below.

[0034] S204: The terminal automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group (Cell Group).

[0035] The target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap.

[0036] The target rule can be predefined, such as agreed upon in a protocol, or configured by network-side equipment. The BWP combination can include multiple BWPs, each of which can belong to different cells. For example, the BWP combination includes BWP1 and BWP2, where BWP1 belongs to cell 1 and BWP2 belongs to cell 2. The cell group can include multiple cells.

[0037] In this embodiment, the terminal can automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured gap based on the target rule. Of course, the terminal can also automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured gap based on other information. For example, the terminal can automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured gap based on the target rule and target configuration information. The target configuration information is described in detail below.

[0038] Optionally, the target rule may include at least one of the following 1) to 4):

[0039] 1) If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement on all BWPs in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the BWP combination.

[0040] The configured measurements mentioned here, for example, configured SSB measurements, etc. The pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement. For example, because the configured measurement resources (such as frequency domain resources) are within the BWP combination, the terminal can perform measurements without the pre-configured Gap, and the pre-configured Gap can be in a deactivated state.

[0041] 2) If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement on at least one BWP in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the BWP combination.

[0042] The configured measurement mentioned here, for example, the configured SSB measurement, etc. The pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement. For example, because the configured measurement resources (such as frequency domain resources) are outside the BWP combination, the terminal needs to pre-configure the Gap for measurement, and the pre-configured Gap may be in an activated state.

[0043] 3) If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the cell group.

[0044] The configured measurements mentioned here, for example, configured SSB measurements, etc. The pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement. For example, because the configured measurement resources (such as frequency domain resources) are within the cell group, the terminal can perform measurements without the pre-configured Gap, and the pre-configured Gap can be in a deactivated state.

[0045] 4) If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the cell group.

[0046] The configured measurement mentioned here, for example, the configured SSB measurement, etc. The pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement. For example, because the configured measurement resources (such as frequency domain resources) are outside the cell group, the terminal needs to pre-configure the Gap for measurement, and the pre-configured Gap may be in an activated state.

[0047] The present invention provides a method for activating or deactivating a gap. After receiving configuration information for a preconfigured gap, a terminal can automatically activate or deactivate the preconfigured gap according to a target rule. The preconfigured gap is associated with a BWP combination or cell group. The present invention solves the problem of communication transmission being affected by the terminal's inability to automatically activate or deactivate the preconfigured gap in multi-carrier scenarios, thereby improving communication performance and reducing signaling overhead.

[0048] Regarding the above-mentioned improvement in communication performance, for example, the terminal can automatically deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule, avoiding resource waste caused by the Gap, which is beneficial to improving the data throughput of the terminal and network-side equipment; for another example, the terminal can automatically activate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule, which is beneficial for the terminal to perform measurements according to the pre-configured Gap and improve communication performance.

[0049] Regarding the aforementioned benefit of saving signaling overhead, for example, if the network-side device configures the state of the pre-configured Gap according to the component carrier (CC) or BWP, the signaling overhead is too large due to the large number of CCs and the large number of BWP combinations. In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal can automatically deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule, which is beneficial to saving signaling overhead.

[0050] Optionally, the terminal in embodiment 200 automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule, which may include: the terminal automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule and the target configuration information associated with the pre-configured Gap; wherein the target configuration information includes at least one of the following: 1) one or more cell groups associated with the pre-configured Gap, this example is applicable to the case where the pre-configured Gap is associated with the cell group; 2) one or more secondary cells (SCells) associated with the pre-configured Gap, this example is applicable to the case where the pre-configured Gap is associated with the secondary cell; 3) one or more BWPs associated with the pre-configured Gap, this example is applicable to the case where the pre-configured Gap is associated with the BWP combination; 4) indication information for indicating automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; 5) reporting configuration information, the reporting configuration information is used for the terminal to report target status information when the terminal is configured to allow reporting.

[0051] It should be noted that any one of the above 1) to 3) can be freely combined with 4) and 5).

[0052] The target configuration information in this embodiment may be part of the configuration information received by the terminal in S202. For example, the configuration information received by the terminal in S202 includes not only the target configuration information but also the configuration of the pre-configured Gap, etc.; alternatively, the target configuration information in this embodiment may be equivalent to the configuration information received by the terminal in S202.

[0053] In this embodiment, before the terminal automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule, the method further includes: the terminal receiving an RRC reconfiguration message, where the RRC reconfiguration message includes the target configuration information.

[0054] Optionally, the target configuration information is carried by at least one of the following in the RRC reconfiguration message: measurement Gap configuration information; secondary cell configuration information; cell group configuration information.

[0055] Optionally, before the terminal receives the RRC reconfiguration message, the method also includes: the terminal sends capability information related to the pre-configured Gap, and the capability information includes at least one of the following: 1) capability information for automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap; 2) capability information for reporting the status of the pre-configured Gap; 3) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of multiple cell groups (MultipleCell Group); 4) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of carrier aggregation; 5) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of multiple carrier units; 6) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of single carrier units; 7) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of BWP combination; 8) capability information received by carrier unit, which means that the terminal supports the radio frequency capability of receiving by carrier and has a larger receiving range, so the network side device can configure the target configuration information by carrier; 9) capability information received by BWP, which means that the terminal supports the radio frequency capability of receiving by carrier and can adjust the radio frequency reception to a smaller receiving range, so the network side device can configure the target configuration information by BWP.

[0056] In this embodiment, the capability information reported by the terminal can be used by the network side device to determine or send the target configuration information. For example, the network side device can send the target configuration information related to the pre-configured Gap based on the capability information.

[0057] Optionally, the method provided in each of the above embodiments also includes: the terminal sends target status information, and the target status information includes at least one of the following: 1) an identifier (Gap ID) of the pre-configured Gap; 2) the status of the pre-configured Gap, the status of the pre-configured Gap including an activated state or a deactivated state; 3) the status of the pre-configured Gap after the state change; 4) an indication that the pre-configured Gap is in an activated state after BWP switching; 6) an indication that the pre-configured Gap is in a deactivated state after BWP switching; 6) an indication that the status of the pre-configured Gap has changed; 7) an indication that a timer-based BWP switch has occurred; 8) an identifier of an activated BWP; 9) BWP combination information after BWP switching, the BWP combination information including at least multiple BWP information and the carrier unit where the BWP corresponding to the BWP combination information is located.

[0058] The target state information may be carried by a Media Access Control Control Element (MAC CE) message or an RRC message.

[0059] Optionally, the terminal sends the target status information, including: the terminal sends the target status information when the target condition is met; wherein the target condition includes at least one of the following: 1) allowing automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; 2) the terminal is configured to allow reporting; 3) a timer-based BWP switching occurs; 4) a downlink control information (Downlink Control Information, DCI)-based BWP switching occurs; 5) the state of the pre-configured Gap changes; 6) the state of the pre-configured Gap changes to an activated state; 7) the state of the pre-configured Gap changes to a deactivated state.

[0060] Optionally, the terminal automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule includes: when the terminal receives confirmation information corresponding to the target state information, the terminal automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule.

[0061] In this embodiment, the terminal activates or deactivates or changes the state of the pre-configured gap after receiving confirmation information sent by the network device. The confirmation information is a confirmation of the target state information. This embodiment facilitates the network device and the terminal to have a consistent understanding of the state of the pre-configured gap, thereby improving transmission reliability.

[0062] In one example, the terminal reports the target state information when a BWP conversion or state change occurs, thereby avoiding inconsistent understanding of the Gap state between the terminal and the network side device due to automatic state updates, and improving transmission reliability.

[0063] Optionally, the confirmation information may be carried by a MAC CE or an RRC message. In one example, the confirmation information is a Radio Link Control (RLC) Acknowledgment (ACK).

[0064] To illustrate in detail the method for activating or deactivating a Gap provided in the embodiments of the present application, several specific embodiments will be described below.

[0065] Example 1

[0066] This embodiment mainly introduces the configuration process of the pre-configured Gap. The embodiment includes the following steps: the terminal receives an RRC reconfiguration message, and the RRC reconfiguration message includes configuration information of one or more pre-configured Gaps. The configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0067] 1) Pre-configure the Gap configuration, such as Gap period, length, offset, etc.

[0068] 2) Pre-configure one or more cell groups associated with the Gap, or one or more secondary cells, or one or more BWPs.

[0069] 3) Instruction information for automatically activating or deactivating a pre-configured Gap.

[0070] 4) Reporting configuration: When the terminal is configured to allow reporting, the terminal reports the target status information.

[0071] Optionally, the configuration information may be carried by measurement Gap configuration information, secondary cell configuration information or cell group configuration information.

[0072] Example 2

[0073] This embodiment mainly introduces a method for a terminal to automatically activate or deactivate a pre-configured Gap during carrier aggregation (CA). This embodiment can be performed based on the first embodiment, that is, after the terminal receives configuration information.

[0074] In this embodiment, during carrier aggregation, the terminal automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured gap according to a target rule, where the target rule includes at least one of the following:

[0075] 1) If the measurement gap is not required by any configured measurement on all BWPs in the associated BWP combination, the measurement gap is deactivated in the BWP combination.

[0076] 2) If, on any BWP in the associated BWP combination, a measurement gap is required by one or more configured measurements, then the measurement gap is activated in the BWP combination.

[0077] Example 3

[0078] This embodiment mainly introduces a method for a terminal to automatically activate or deactivate a pre-configured gap in Multi-Radio Access Technology Dual Connectivity (MR-DC). This embodiment can be performed based on the first embodiment, that is, after the terminal receives configuration information.

[0079] In this embodiment, in MR-DC, the terminal automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule, where the target rule includes at least one of the following:

[0080] 1) If the measurement gap is not required by any configured measurement in a cell group, the measurement gap is deactivated in the cell group.

[0081] 2) If the measurement gap is required by one or more configured measurements in a cell group, the measurement gap is activated in the cell group.

[0082] Example 4

[0083] This embodiment mainly introduces the reporting process of target status information, and this embodiment can be performed on the basis of the second embodiment.

[0084] In this embodiment, the terminal reports target status information when the target condition is met.

[0085] The target condition includes at least one of the following: 1) allowing automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; 2) the terminal is configured to allow reporting; 3) timer-based BWP switching occurs; 4) downlink control information DCI-based BWP switching occurs; 5) the state of the pre-configured Gap changes; 6) the state of the pre-configured Gap changes to an activated state; 7) the state of the pre-configured Gap changes to a deactivated state.

[0086] The target state information includes at least one of the following: 1) the state of the pre-configured Gap after the state change; 2) an indication that the pre-configured Gap is in the activated state after the BWP switching; 3) the activated BWP, that is, the activated BWP where the terminal is located after the BWP switching occurs.

[0087] Optionally, the target state information is carried by a MAC CE.

[0088] Optionally, after receiving confirmation information sent by the network side device, the terminal activates or deactivates or changes the state of the pre-configured Gap, where the confirmation information is confirmation of the target state information by the network side device.

[0089] Example 5

[0090] This embodiment mainly introduces the capability reporting process of the terminal, and this embodiment can be performed on the basis of any one or more of the embodiments 1 to 4.

[0091] In this embodiment, the terminal reports terminal capability information related to the pre-configured Gap, and the terminal capability information includes at least one of the following: 1) capability information for automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap; 2) capability information for reporting the status of the pre-configured Gap; 3) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of multiple cell groups; 4) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of carrier aggregation; 5) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of multiple carrier units; 6) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of single carrier units; 7) pre-configured Gap capability information in the case of BWP combination; 8) capability information for reception by carrier unit; refers to the terminal's support for radio frequency capability for reception by carrier, with a larger reception range, so the network can configure the target configuration information by carrier; 9) capability information for reception by BWP, refers to the terminal's support for radio frequency capability for reception by carrier, and can adjust radio frequency reception to a smaller reception range, so the network can configure the target configuration information by BWP.

[0092] Optionally, the network side device sends the target configuration information according to the terminal capability information.

[0093] Combination of the above Figure 2 The method for activating or deactivating Gap according to the embodiment of the present application is described in detail. Figure 3 A method for activating or deactivating Gap according to another embodiment of the present application is described in detail. It can be understood that the interaction between the network side device and the terminal described in the network side device is the same as Figure 2 The descriptions on the terminal side in the methods shown are the same or corresponding, and to avoid repetition, the relevant descriptions are appropriately omitted.

[0094] Figure 3This is a flowchart of a method for activating or deactivating a Gap according to an embodiment of the present application, which can be applied to network side devices. Figure 3 As shown, the method 300 includes the following steps.

[0095] S302: The network side device sends configuration information of the pre-configured Gap; wherein, the configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule; the pre-configured Gap is associated with the BWP combination or the cell group; the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap.

[0096] S304: The network-side device automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule.

[0097] In the method for activating or deactivating a gap provided in an embodiment of the present application, a network-side device sends configuration information for a preconfigured gap, and the terminal and network-side device can automatically activate or deactivate the preconfigured gap according to a target rule; wherein the preconfigured gap is associated with a BWP combination or cell group. This embodiment of the present application solves the problem of communication transmission being affected by the terminal's inability to automatically activate or deactivate the preconfigured gap in multi-carrier conditions, thereby improving communication performance and saving signaling overhead.

[0098] Optionally, as an embodiment, the target rule includes at least one of the following 1) to 4):

[0099] 1) If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement on all BWPs in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the BWP combination.

[0100] 2) If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement on at least one BWP in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the BWP combination.

[0101] 3) If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the cell group.

[0102] 4) If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the cell group.

[0103] Optionally, as an embodiment, the method further includes: the network side device sends an RRC reconfiguration message, the RRC reconfiguration message includes target configuration information; wherein, the target configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule and the target configuration information.

[0104] Optionally, as an embodiment, the target configuration information includes at least one of the following: 1) one or more cell groups associated with the pre-configured Gap; 2) one or more secondary cells associated with the pre-configured Gap; 3) one or more BWPs associated with the pre-configured Gap; 4) indication information for indicating automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; 5) reporting configuration information, and the reporting configuration information is used by the terminal to report target status information when the terminal is configured to allow reporting.

[0105] Optionally, as an embodiment, before the network side device sends the RRC reconfiguration message, the method also includes: the network side device receives capability information related to the pre-configured Gap, and the capability information includes at least one of the following: 1) capability information of automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap; 2) capability information of reporting the status of the pre-configured Gap; 3) pre-configured Gap capability information in case of multiple cell groups; 4) pre-configured Gap capability information in case of carrier aggregation; 5) pre-configured Gap capability information in case of multiple carrier units; 6) pre-configured Gap capability information in case of single carrier unit; 7) pre-configured Gap capability information in case of BWP combination; 8) capability information received by carrier unit; 9) capability information received by BWP.

[0106] Optionally, as an embodiment, the method further includes: the network side device determining the target configuration information according to the capability information.

[0107] Optionally, as an embodiment, the method further includes: the network side device receives target state information, and the target state information includes at least one of the following: 1) an identifier of the pre-configured Gap; 2) the state of the pre-configured Gap, the state of the pre-configured Gap including an activated state or a deactivated state; 3) the state of the pre-configured Gap after the state change; 4) an indication that the pre-configured Gap is in an activated state after BWP switching; 5) an indication that the pre-configured Gap is in a deactivated state after BWP switching; 6) an indication that the state of the pre-configured Gap has changed; 7) an indication that a timer-based BWP switching has occurred; 8) an identifier of the activated BWP; 9) BWP combination information after BWP switching, the BWP combination information including at least multiple BWP information and the carrier unit where the BWP corresponding to the BWP combination information is located.

[0108] Optionally, as an embodiment, the method further includes: the network side device sends confirmation information corresponding to the target status information; wherein, the confirmation information is used for the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule when the terminal receives the confirmation information.

[0109] The method for activating or deactivating a gap provided in the embodiments of the present application can be performed by a device for activating or deactivating a gap. In the embodiments of the present application, the method for activating or deactivating a gap performed by a device for activating or deactivating a gap is used as an example to illustrate the device for activating or deactivating a gap provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0110] Figure 4 FIG is a schematic diagram of a structure of a device for activating or deactivating a Gap according to an embodiment of the present application, and the device may correspond to a terminal in other embodiments. Figure 4 As shown, the apparatus 400 includes the following modules.

[0111] The receiving module 402 may be configured to receive configuration information of a pre-configured Gap.

[0112] The processing module 404 can be used to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; and the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap.

[0113] The present invention provides a device for activating or deactivating a gap. After receiving configuration information for a preconfigured gap, a processing module automatically activates or deactivates the preconfigured gap according to a target rule. The preconfigured gap is associated with a BWP combination or cell group. The present invention solves the problem of communication transmission being affected by a terminal's inability to automatically activate or deactivate a preconfigured gap in multi-carrier scenarios, thereby improving communication performance and reducing signaling overhead.

[0114] Optionally, as an embodiment, the target rule includes at least one of the following 1) to 4):

[0115] 1) If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement on all BWPs in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the BWP combination.

[0116] 2) If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement on at least one BWP in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the BWP combination.

[0117] 3) If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the cell group.

[0118] 4) If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the cell group.

[0119] Optionally, as an embodiment, the processing module 404 is used to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule and the target configuration information associated with the pre-configured Gap; wherein the target configuration information includes at least one of the following: 1) one or more cell groups associated with the pre-configured Gap; 2) one or more secondary cells associated with the pre-configured Gap; 3) one or more BWPs associated with the pre-configured Gap; 4) indication information for indicating automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; 5) reporting configuration information, the reporting configuration information being used by the device to report target status information when the device is configured to allow reporting.

[0120] Optionally, as an embodiment, the receiving module 402 is further used to: receive an RRC reconfiguration message, where the RRC reconfiguration message includes the target configuration information.

[0121] Optionally, as an embodiment, the device further includes a sending module for sending capability information related to the pre-configured Gap, the capability information including at least one of the following: 1) capability information for automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap; 2) capability information for reporting the status of the pre-configured Gap; 3) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of multiple cell groups; 4) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of carrier aggregation; 5) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of multiple carrier units; 6) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of single carrier unit; 7) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of BWP combination; 8) capability information received by carrier unit; 9) capability information received by BWP.

[0122] Optionally, as an embodiment, the device further includes a sending module for sending target status information, the target status information including at least one of the following: 1) an identifier of the pre-configured Gap; 2) the status of the pre-configured Gap, the status of the pre-configured Gap including an activated state or a deactivated state; 3) the status of the pre-configured Gap after the state change; 4) an indication that the pre-configured Gap is in an activated state after BWP switching; 5) an indication that the pre-configured Gap is in a deactivated state after BWP switching; 6) an indication that the status of the pre-configured Gap has changed; 7) an indication that a timer-based BWP switching has occurred; 8) an identifier of the activated BWP; 9) BWP combination information after BWP switching, the BWP combination information including at least multiple BWP information and the carrier unit where the BWP corresponding to the BWP combination information is located.

[0123] Optionally, as an embodiment, the sending module is used to send target status information when the target condition is met; wherein the target condition includes at least one of the following: 1) allowing automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; 2) the device is configured to allow reporting; 3) timer-based BWP switching occurs; 4) downlink control information DCI-based BWP switching occurs; 5) the status of the pre-configured Gap changes; 6) the status of the pre-configured Gap changes to an activated state; 7) the status of the pre-configured Gap changes to a deactivated state.

[0124] Optionally, as an embodiment, the processing module 404 is configured to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule when the receiving module 402 receives confirmation information corresponding to the target state information.

[0125] According to the device 400 of the embodiment of the present application, the process of the method 200 corresponding to the embodiment of the present application can be referred to, and the various units / modules in the device 400 and the above-mentioned other operations and / or functions are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes in the method 200, and can achieve the same or equivalent technical effects. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0126] The device for activating or deactivating the Gap in the embodiments of the present application can be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device can be a terminal, or it can be other devices other than a terminal. For example, the terminal can include but is not limited to the types of terminal 11 listed above, and other devices can be servers, network attached storage (NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0127] Figure 5FIG is a schematic diagram of the structure of an apparatus for activating or deactivating a Gap according to an embodiment of the present application, which may correspond to a network-side device in other embodiments. Figure 5 As shown, the apparatus 500 includes the following modules.

[0128] The sending module 502 can be used to send configuration information of the pre-configured Gap; wherein the configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule; the pre-configured Gap is associated with the BWP combination or the cell group; the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap.

[0129] The processing module 504 may be configured to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule.

[0130] In an embodiment of the present application, a device for activating or deactivating a gap is provided. A sending module transmits configuration information for a preconfigured gap, and a terminal and the device can automatically activate or deactivate the preconfigured gap according to a target rule. The preconfigured gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group. This embodiment of the present application solves the problem of communication transmission being affected by the terminal's inability to automatically activate or deactivate the preconfigured gap in multi-carrier scenarios, thereby improving communication performance and saving signaling overhead.

[0131] Optionally, as an embodiment, the target rule includes at least one of the following 1) to 4):

[0132] 1) If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement on all BWPs in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the BWP combination.

[0133] 2) If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement on at least one BWP in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the BWP combination.

[0134] 3) If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the cell group.

[0135] 4) If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the cell group.

[0136] Optionally, as an embodiment, the sending module 502 is also used to send an RRC reconfiguration message, and the RRC reconfiguration message includes target configuration information; wherein, the target configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule and the target configuration information.

[0137] Optionally, as an embodiment, the target configuration information includes at least one of the following: 1) one or more cell groups associated with the pre-configured Gap; 2) one or more secondary cells associated with the pre-configured Gap; 3) one or more BWPs associated with the pre-configured Gap; 4) indication information for indicating automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; 5) reporting configuration information, and the reporting configuration information is used by the terminal to report target status information when the terminal is configured to allow reporting.

[0138] Optionally, as an embodiment, the device further includes a receiving module for receiving capability information related to the pre-configured Gap, the capability information including at least one of the following: 1) capability information for automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap; 2) capability information for reporting the status of the pre-configured Gap; 3) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of multiple cell groups; 4) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of carrier aggregation; 5) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of multiple carrier units; 6) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of single carrier unit; 7) capability information for pre-configured Gap in case of BWP combination; 8) capability information received by carrier unit; 9) capability information received by BWP.

[0139] Optionally, as an embodiment, the device further includes a processing module, configured to determine the target configuration information according to the capability information.

[0140] Optionally, as an embodiment, the device further includes a receiving module for receiving target state information, the target state information including at least one of the following: 1) an identifier of the pre-configured Gap; 2) the state of the pre-configured Gap, the state of the pre-configured Gap including an activated state or a deactivated state; 3) the state of the pre-configured Gap after the state change; 4) an indication that the pre-configured Gap is in an activated state after BWP switching; 5) an indication that the pre-configured Gap is in a deactivated state after BWP switching; 6) an indication that the state of the pre-configured Gap has changed; 7) an indication that a timer-based BWP switching has occurred; 8) an identifier of an activated BWP; 9) BWP combination information after BWP switching, the BWP combination information including at least multiple BWP information and the carrier unit where the BWP corresponding to the BWP combination information is located.

[0141] Optionally, as an embodiment, the sending module 502 can also be used to send confirmation information corresponding to the target status information; wherein, the confirmation information is used for the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule when the terminal receives the confirmation information.

[0142] According to the device 500 of the embodiment of the present application, the process of the method 300 corresponding to the embodiment of the present application can be referred to, and the various units / modules in the device 500 and the above-mentioned other operations and / or functions are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes in the method 300, and can achieve the same or equivalent technical effects. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0143] The device for activating or deactivating Gap provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve Figures 2 to 3 The various processes implemented by the method embodiment achieve the same technical effect and are not described here again to avoid repetition.

[0144] Optional, such as Figure 6 As shown, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 600, including a processor 601 and a memory 602, wherein the memory 602 stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor 601. For example, when the communication device 600 is a terminal, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 601, implements the various steps of the above-mentioned method embodiment for activating or deactivating the Gap, and can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 600 is a network-side device, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 601, implements the various steps of the above-mentioned method embodiment for activating or deactivating the Gap, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they are not described here.

[0145] The embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to automatically activate or deactivate a pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group, and the communication interface is used to receive configuration information of the pre-configured Gap; the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned terminal-side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Specifically, Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal for implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0146] The terminal 700 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 701, a network module 702, an audio output unit 703, an input unit 704, a sensor 705, a display unit 706, a user input unit 707, an interface unit 708, a memory 709 and at least some of the components of the processor 710.

[0147] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 700 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) to power each component, and the power supply may be logically connected to the processor 710 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 7 The terminal structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently, which will not be repeated here.

[0148] It should be understood that in an embodiment of the present application, the input unit 704 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 7041 and a microphone 7042, and the graphics processor 7041 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 706 may include a display panel 7061, and the display panel 7061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 707 includes a touch panel 7071 and at least one of other input devices 7072. The touch panel 7071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 7071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 7072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be repeated here.

[0149] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from a network-side device, the RF unit 701 may transmit the data to the processor 710 for processing. Furthermore, the RF unit 701 may send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the RF unit 701 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

[0150] The memory 709 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 709 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 709 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or the memory 709 may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), an enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), a synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and a direct RAM bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 709 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0151] Processor 710 may include one or more processing units. Optionally, processor 710 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor primarily handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and application programs, while the modem processor primarily processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into processor 710.

[0152] Among them, the radio frequency unit 701 can be used to receive configuration information of the pre-configured Gap; the processor 710 can be used to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with the BWP combination or the cell group; the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap.

[0153] The terminal provided in the embodiments of the present application, after receiving configuration information for a pre-configured gap, can automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured gap according to a target rule; wherein the pre-configured gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group (CellGroup). The embodiments of the present application solve the problem of communication transmission being affected by the terminal's inability to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured gap in multi-carrier conditions, thereby improving communication performance and saving signaling overhead.

[0154] The terminal 700 provided in the embodiment of the present application can also implement the various processes of the above-mentioned method embodiment for activating or deactivating Gap, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0155] The embodiment of the present application also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send configuration information of a pre-configured Gap; wherein the configuration information is used by a terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap; and the processor is used to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule. This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned network-side device method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0156] Specifically, the embodiment of the present application also provides a network side device. Figure 8 As shown, network-side device 800 includes an antenna 81, a radio frequency device 82, a baseband device 83, a processor 84, and a memory 85. Antenna 81 is connected to radio frequency device 82. In the uplink direction, radio frequency device 82 receives information via antenna 81 and sends the received information to baseband device 83 for processing. In the downlink direction, baseband device 83 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to radio frequency device 82. Radio frequency device 82 processes the received information and then sends it through antenna 81.

[0157] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband device 83 , which includes a baseband processor.

[0158] The baseband device 83 may include, for example, at least one baseband board on which a plurality of chips are arranged, such as Figure 8 As shown, one of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 85 via a bus interface to call the program in the memory 85 to execute the network device operations shown in the above method embodiment.

[0159] The network side device may further include a network interface 86, which is, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0160] Specifically, the network side device 800 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 85 and executable on the processor 84, and the processor 84 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 85 to execute. Figure 5 The methods executed by the modules shown achieve the same technical effects, so they will not be described here to avoid repetition.

[0161] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned method embodiment for activating or deactivating the Gap is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0162] The processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0163] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned method embodiment for activating or deactivating the Gap, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0164] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0165] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned method embodiment for activating or deactivating Gap, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0166] An embodiment of the present application also provides a system for activating or deactivating Gap, including: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the method for activating or deactivating Gap as described above, and the network-side device can be used to execute the steps of the method for activating or deactivating Gap as described above.

[0167] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the statement "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element. In addition, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the opposite order according to the functions involved. For example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0168] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0169] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of this application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of this application.

Claims

1. A method for activating or deactivating a gap, characterized in that: include: The terminal receives configuration information of the pre-configured Gap; The terminal automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with a bandwidth part BWP combination or a cell group; and the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap; The target rule includes at least one of the following: If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement on all BWPs in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the BWP combination; If the preconfigured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement on at least one BWP in the BWP combination, the preconfigured Gap is activated in the BWP combination; If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the cell group; If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the cell group.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The terminal automatically activating or deactivating the preconfigured Gap according to the target rule includes: the terminal automatically activating or deactivating the preconfigured Gap according to the target rule and target configuration information associated with the preconfigured Gap; wherein the target configuration information includes at least one of the following: One or more cell groups associated with the pre-configured Gap; One or more secondary cells associated with the pre-configured Gap; One or more BWPs associated with the pre-configured Gap; Instruction information for instructing automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; Reporting configuration information, where the reporting configuration information is used for the terminal to report target status information when the terminal is configured to allow reporting.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that Before the terminal automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule, the method further includes: The terminal receives a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message, where the RRC reconfiguration message includes the target configuration information.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The target configuration information is carried by at least one of the following in the RRC reconfiguration message: Measurement Gap configuration information; secondary cell configuration information; cell group configuration information.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that Before the terminal receives the RRC reconfiguration message, the method further includes: the terminal sending capability information related to the pre-configured Gap, where the capability information includes at least one of the following: Automatically activate or deactivate the capability information of the pre-configured Gap; Capability information for reporting the status of the pre-configured Gap; Pre-configured Gap capability information for multi-cell groups; Pre-configured Gap capability information during carrier aggregation; Pre-configured Gap capability information for multi-carrier units; Pre-configured Gap capability information for single carrier unit; Pre-configured Gap capability information when BWP is combined; Capability information received by carrier unit; Capability information received by BWP.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The capability information is used by the network side device to determine or send the target configuration information.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The method further includes: the terminal sending target state information, where the target state information includes at least one of the following: The identifier of the pre-configured Gap; The state of the pre-configured Gap includes an activated state or a deactivated state; The state of the pre-configured Gap after the state is changed; An indication that the pre-configured Gap is activated after BWP switching; An indication that the pre-configured Gap is in a deactivated state after BWP switching; An indication that the state of the pre-configured Gap has changed; An indication that a timer-based BWP switch has occurred; The logo of the activated BWP; The BWP combination information after BWP switching includes at least a plurality of BWP information and a carrier component where the BWP corresponding to the BWP combination information is located.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The terminal sending the target state information includes: the terminal sending the target state information when a target condition is met; wherein the target condition includes at least one of the following: Allow automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; The terminal is configured to allow reporting; A timer-based BWP switch occurs; BWP switching occurs based on downlink control information DCI; The state of the pre-configured Gap changes; The state of the pre-configured Gap changes to an activated state; The state of the pre-configured Gap is changed to a deactivated state.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The terminal automatically activating or deactivating the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule includes: When the terminal receives confirmation information corresponding to the target state information, the terminal automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule.

10. A method for activating or deactivating a Gap, characterized in that: include: The network-side device sends configuration information of a pre-configured Gap; wherein the configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; and the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap; The network-side device automatically activates or deactivates the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule; The target rule includes at least one of the following: If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement on all BWPs in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the BWP combination; If the preconfigured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement on at least one BWP in the BWP combination, the preconfigured Gap is activated in the BWP combination; If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the cell group; If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the cell group.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: The network side device sends an RRC reconfiguration message, where the RRC reconfiguration message includes target configuration information; The target configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule and the target configuration information.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The target configuration information includes at least one of the following: One or more cell groups associated with the pre-configured Gap; One or more secondary cells associated with the pre-configured Gap; One or more BWPs associated with the pre-configured Gap; Instruction information for instructing automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; Reporting configuration information, where the reporting configuration information is used for the terminal to report target status information when the terminal is configured to allow reporting.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that Before the network-side device sends the RRC reconfiguration message, the method further includes: the network-side device receiving capability information related to the pre-configured Gap, where the capability information includes at least one of the following: Automatically activate or deactivate the capability information of the pre-configured Gap; Capability information for reporting the status of the pre-configured Gap; Pre-configured Gap capability information for multi-cell groups; Pre-configured Gap capability information during carrier aggregation; Pre-configured Gap capability information for multi-carrier units; Pre-configured Gap capability information for single carrier unit; Pre-configured Gap capability information when BWP is combined; Capability information received by carrier unit; Capability information received by BWP.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The method further includes: the network side device determining the target configuration information according to the capability information.

15. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 14, characterized in that The method further includes: the network-side device receiving target state information, where the target state information includes at least one of the following: The identifier of the pre-configured Gap; The state of the pre-configured Gap includes an activated state or a deactivated state; The state of the pre-configured Gap after the state is changed; An indication that the pre-configured Gap is activated after BWP switching; An indication that the pre-configured Gap is in a deactivated state after BWP switching; An indication that the state of the pre-configured Gap has changed; An indication that a timer-based BWP switch has occurred; The logo of the activated BWP; The BWP combination information after BWP switching includes at least a plurality of BWP information and a carrier component where the BWP corresponding to the BWP combination information is located.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The method further comprises: The network side device sends confirmation information corresponding to the target status information; The confirmation information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule when the terminal receives the confirmation information.

17. A device for activating or deactivating a Gap, characterized in that: include: A receiving module, configured to receive configuration information of a pre-configured Gap; a processing module, configured to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; wherein the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; and the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap; The target rule includes at least one of the following: If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement on all BWPs in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the BWP combination; If the preconfigured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement on at least one BWP in the BWP combination, the preconfigured Gap is activated in the BWP combination; If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the cell group; If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the cell group.

18. The device according to claim 17, characterized in that The processing module is configured to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured gap according to a target rule and target configuration information associated with the pre-configured gap; wherein the target configuration information includes at least one of the following: One or more cell groups associated with the pre-configured Gap; One or more secondary cells associated with the pre-configured Gap; One or more BWPs associated with the pre-configured Gap; Instruction information for instructing automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; Reporting configuration information, where the reporting configuration information is used for the device to report target status information when the device is configured to allow reporting.

19. The device according to claim 18, characterized in that The receiving module is further configured to: An RRC reconfiguration message is received, where the RRC reconfiguration message includes the target configuration information.

20. The device according to claim 19, characterized in that The apparatus further includes a sending module, configured to send capability information related to the pre-configured Gap, wherein the capability information includes at least one of the following: Automatically activate or deactivate the capability information of the pre-configured Gap; Capability information for reporting the status of the pre-configured Gap; Pre-configured Gap capability information for multi-cell groups; Pre-configured Gap capability information during carrier aggregation; Pre-configured Gap capability information for multi-carrier units; Pre-configured Gap capability information for single carrier unit; Pre-configured Gap capability information when BWP is combined; Capability information received by carrier unit; Capability information received by BWP.

21. The device according to any one of claims 17 to 20, characterized in that The device further includes a sending module, configured to send target state information, wherein the target state information includes at least one of the following: The identifier of the pre-configured Gap; The state of the pre-configured Gap includes an activated state or a deactivated state; The state of the pre-configured Gap after the state is changed; An indication that the pre-configured Gap is activated after BWP switching; An indication that the pre-configured Gap is in a deactivated state after BWP switching; An indication that the state of the pre-configured Gap has changed; An indication that a timer-based BWP switch has occurred; The logo of the activated BWP; The BWP combination information after BWP switching includes at least a plurality of BWP information and a carrier component where the BWP corresponding to the BWP combination information is located.

22. The device according to claim 21, characterized in that The sending module is configured to send target state information when a target condition is met; wherein the target condition includes at least one of the following: Allow automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; The device is configured to allow reporting; A timer-based BWP switch occurs; A DCI-based BWP switch occurs; The state of the pre-configured Gap changes; The state of the pre-configured Gap changes to an activated state; The state of the pre-configured Gap is changed to a deactivated state.

23. The device according to claim 21, characterized in that The processing module is configured to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule when the receiving module receives confirmation information corresponding to the target state information.

24. A device for activating or deactivating a Gap, characterized in that: include: A sending module, used for sending configuration information of pre-configured Gap; The configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to a target rule; the pre-configured Gap is associated with a BWP combination or a cell group; and the target rule is related to whether the BWP combination or the cell group requires the pre-configured Gap. a processing module, configured to automatically activate or deactivate the preconfigured Gap according to the target rule; The target rule includes at least one of the following: If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement on all BWPs in the BWP combination, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the BWP combination; If the preconfigured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement on at least one BWP in the BWP combination, the preconfigured Gap is activated in the BWP combination; If the pre-configured Gap is not required by any configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is deactivated in the cell group; If the pre-configured Gap is required by at least one configured measurement in the cell group, the pre-configured Gap is activated in the cell group.

25. The device according to claim 24, characterized in that The sending module is further configured to send an RRC reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes target configuration information; The target configuration information is used by the terminal to automatically activate or deactivate the pre-configured Gap according to the target rule and the target configuration information.

26. The device according to claim 25, characterized in that The target configuration information includes at least one of the following: One or more cell groups associated with the pre-configured Gap; One or more secondary cells associated with the pre-configured Gap; One or more BWPs associated with the pre-configured Gap; Instruction information for instructing automatic activation or deactivation of the pre-configured Gap; Reporting configuration information, where the reporting configuration information is used for the terminal to report target status information when the terminal is configured to allow reporting.

27. A terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for activating or deactivating a gap as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 are implemented.

28. A network side device, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for activating or deactivating a gap as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 16 are implemented.

29. A readable storage medium, characterized in that The readable storage medium stores a program or instruction, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method for activating or deactivating a Gap as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, or implements the steps of the method for activating or deactivating a Gap as described in any one of claims 10 to 16.

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