A method for measuring, a method for measuring configuration, a terminal and a base station

Abstract

This invention provides a measurement method, a measurement configuration method, a terminal, and a base station, relating to the field of communication technology. The measurement method includes: receiving a preset indication signal sent by a base station, the preset indication signal indicating whether the terminal needs to perform Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement; and performing RRM measurement when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to perform RRM measurement. In this scheme, the terminal determines whether to perform RRM measurement based on the preset indication signal sent by the base station, avoiding the problem of high measurement overhead during PDCCH monitoring and Paging reception, thus effectively saving the terminal's power consumption.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the invention entitled "A Measurement, Measurement Configuration Method, Terminal and Base Station", filed on September 11, 2017, with application number 201710812860.9. Technical Field

[0002] This invention relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a measurement, measurement configuration method, terminal, and base station. Background Technology

[0003] In connected mode, the User Equipment (UE, also known as the terminal) needs to remain in a wake-up state during the discontinuous reception inactivity timer (drx-InactivityTimer), even without a corresponding data grant. This results in wasted UE power. When there is no corresponding data grant, the onDuration Timer will cause the UE to wake up in every DRX cycle, which also leads to unnecessary power waste.

[0004] To conserve terminal power, some companies have proposed introducing a wake-up phase before the start of DRX in connected mode. The UE enters the wake-up phase before entering the onDuration phase. When the base station has data transmission requests for the UE, it sends a Wake-up signal to the UE, instructing it to wake up to receive data or grants during the following DRX cycle. Upon receiving this wake-up signal, the UE wakes up from the DRX off state. If no wake-up signal is received, the UE remains in sleep mode. This saves power consumption during PDCCH reception and ramp-up and ramp-down cycles.

[0005] In Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, the Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol defines measurement-related configurations and measurement reporting events. The UE configures the serving cell and all cells in its stored cell list based on the measurement settings, and then reports the measurement results. Measurement reporting can be periodic or event-triggered, as defined in protocol 36.331.

[0006] Measurement-related requirements are defined in protocol 36.133. For the serving cell, if connected-mode DRX is not configured, but measurement reporting is configured, a measurement sample is required within a certain measurement duration (e.g., 200ms). If measurement reporting is not configured, measurements are required for downlink synchronization. When connected-mode DRX is configured, measurement requirements are set according to the DRX pattern, such as at least one measurement sample within a certain measurement duration (N DRX cycles). For neighboring cells, a maximum of eight strongest cells need to be measured. The specific timing of measurement sample acquisition depends on the UE implementation.

[0007] For measurements in the idle state (IDLE), the triggering conditions for when to perform neighbor cell measurements are defined in protocol 36.304. Measurement-related requirements are also defined in protocol 36.133.

[0008] In LTE systems, the TS36.304 idle state protocol defines the configuration related to idle state measurements and the measurement triggering conditions of neighboring cells.

[0009] When determining whether to select a reselection target for a cell based on measurements of intra-frequency neighboring cells, the serving cell must meet a received signal performance greater than a threshold (e.g., S). rxlev If SIntraSearchP and Squal>SIntraSearchQ, the UE chooses not to perform measurements of co-frequency neighboring cells; otherwise, if the values ​​are below the threshold, measurements of co-frequency neighboring cells need to be performed. The received signal performance refers to Received Signal Power Level (RSRP) and / or Received Signal Quality (RSRQ).

[0010] For inter-frequency and inter-RAT scenarios, when the priority is higher than the current serving frequency and RAT, the terminal performs neighbor cell measurements according to the measurement requirements defined in protocol 36.133. When the priority is equal to or lower than the current serving frequency and RAT, and the serving cell meets the received signal performance requirement greater than a threshold (e.g., S...), the terminal performs measurements of neighboring cells. rxlev If SnonIntraSearchP and Squal>SnonIntraSearchQ, the UE chooses not to perform neighbor cell measurements; otherwise, if the values ​​are below the threshold, neighbor cell measurements need to be performed.

[0011] In LTE or 5G communication systems, a UE in RRC_IDLE state needs to detect the paging signal sent by the base station at a pre-configured time. The process of detecting the paging signal is as follows:

[0012] Blindly detect the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) corresponding to the P-RNTI (Paging-RNTI). If the PDCCH is not detected, the detection ends. If the PDCCH is detected, the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) indicated by the PDCCH is further detected. If the detected PDSCH is not the paging signal of this UE, the detection ends. Otherwise, the detected PDSCH is the paging signal of this user.

[0013] Because the UE in RRC_IDLE state periodically detects paging signals, and the probability of receiving a paging signal belonging to the UE is relatively low, while the power consumption of each detection of PDCCH and PDSCH is relatively high, which is not conducive to saving terminal power.

[0014] The basic mechanism of DRX is to configure a discontinuous reception cycle (DRX cycle) for a UE in the RRC connected (RRC_CONNECTED) state. The DRX cycle consists of the DRX duration (On Duration) and the DRX opportunity (Opportunity for DRX): during the "On Duration," the UE listens for and receives the PDCCH (active period); during the "Opportunity for DRX" period, the UE does not receive downlink channel data to save power (sleep period). Figure 1 As can be seen, in the time domain, time is divided into a series of continuous DRX Cycles.

[0015] In most cases, after a UE is scheduled to receive or transmit data in a subframe, it is likely to continue to be scheduled for several more subframes. Waiting until the next DRX cycle to receive or transmit this data would introduce additional latency. To reduce this latency, the UE remains in the active state after being scheduled, meaning it continuously listens for the PDCCH during the configured active period. The mechanism is as follows: whenever the UE is scheduled to transmit data for the first time (note that this is the first transmission, not a retransmission), a timer, drx-InactivityTimer, is started (or restarted). The UE remains in the active state until this timer expires. drx-InactivityTimer specifies the number of consecutive subframes the UE remains in the active state after successfully decoding a PDCCH indicating the first transmission of uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) user data. In other words, the timer restarts every time the UE has initial data transmission scheduled.

[0016] To further reduce the power consumption of blind detection paging signals or PDCCH under both DRX conditions, the concepts of wake-up signaling (WUS) and go-to-sleep signaling (GTS) are proposed:

[0017] WUS: In each DRX cycle of the idle state or RRC connected state, before the UE blindly detects the Paging signal or PDCCH, the base station first transmits a wake-up signal to the UE. The UE wakes up at the corresponding time to detect the wake-up signal. If the UE detects the wake-up signal, the UE blindly detects the Paging signal or PDCCH; otherwise, the UE does not blindly detect the Paging signal or PDCCH (continues to sleep).

[0018] Among them, detecting wake-up signals is less complex and more energy-efficient than blind detection of Paging signals or PDCCH.

[0019] GTS: In each DRX cycle of the idle state or RRC connected state, before the UE blindly detects the Paging signal or PDCCH, the base station first transmits a sleep signal to the UE. The UE wakes up at the corresponding time to detect the sleep signal. If the UE detects the sleep signal, the UE does not blindly detect the Paging signal or PDCCH (continues to sleep); otherwise, the UE blindly detects the Paging signal or PDCCH (wakes up).

[0020] Among these methods, detecting sleep signals is less complex and more energy-efficient than blindly detecting Paging signals or PDCCH.

[0021] It should be noted that when performing PDCCH monitoring and Paging reception power saving through the WUS wake-up signal, the related power saving operation is not measured. If the original measurement requirements are continued, the power saving effect of the UE through WUS may not be achieved, or the power saving may not be significant (related to configuration). Summary of the Invention

[0022] This invention provides a measurement, measurement configuration method, terminal, and base station to solve the problem in the prior art that if the original measurement requirements are continued when performing PDCCH monitoring and Paging reception via the wake-up signal WUS, the power-saving effect may not be achieved or may be insignificant.

[0023] To address the aforementioned technical problems, embodiments of the present invention provide a measurement method, comprising:

[0024] The terminal receives a preset indication signal sent by the base station, the preset indication signal being used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements;

[0025] When the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to perform an RRM measurement, an RRM measurement is performed.

[0026] This invention also provides a measurement configuration method, including:

[0027] Send a preset indication signal to the terminal;

[0028] The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal performs Radio Resource Control (RRM) measurement.

[0029] This invention also provides a terminal, comprising:

[0030] The receiving module is used to receive a preset indication signal sent by the base station, the preset indication signal being used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurement;

[0031] The measurement module is used to perform RRM measurement when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to perform RRM measurement.

[0032] This invention also provides a terminal, including: a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the above-described measurement method.

[0033] This invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the above-described measurement method.

[0034] This invention also provides a base station, comprising:

[0035] The second transmitting module is used to send a preset indication signal to the terminal;

[0036] The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal performs Radio Resource Control (RRM) measurement.

[0037] This invention also provides a base station, including: a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the above-described measurement configuration method.

[0038] This invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the above-described measurement configuration method.

[0039] The beneficial effects of this invention are:

[0040] The above scheme allows the terminal to decide whether to perform RRM measurement based on a preset indication signal sent by the base station, thus avoiding the problem of high measurement overhead during PDCCH monitoring and Paging reception. In this way, the terminal's power consumption is effectively saved. Attached Figure Description

[0041] Figure 1 A schematic diagram illustrating the division of discontinuous reception periods;

[0042] Figure 2 A flowchart illustrating the measurement method of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating the measurement configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the modules of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 5 A structural block diagram illustrating the terminal of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a base station module representing an embodiment of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 7 A structural block diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0048] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0049] This invention addresses the problem in the prior art that if the original measurement requirements are continued when performing PDCCH monitoring and Paging reception via the wake-up signal WUS, the power-saving effect may not be achieved or may be insignificant. The invention provides a measurement method, a measurement configuration method, a terminal, and a base station.

[0050] like Figure 2 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a measurement method applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0051] Step 201: Receive a preset indication signal sent by the base station;

[0052] The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements;

[0053] It should be noted that the preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: prior indication signaling, wake-up signaling (WUS), and go to sleep signaling (GTS). The prior indication signal is a new signal added to this invention, while the wake-up signal and the sleep signal are existing signals, but with new functions assigned to them.

[0054] Step 202: When the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to perform RRM measurement, perform RRM measurement.

[0055] In this invention, RRM measurement is performed only when the terminal is instructed to perform RRM measurement by a preset indication signal received. This avoids the problem of high measurement overhead during PDCCH monitoring and Paging reception, and effectively saves the power consumption of the terminal.

[0056] Specifically, the RRM measurement includes: the RRM measurement of this cell and / or the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured;

[0057] Wherein, the target cell is the neighboring cell of this cell and / or the cell contained in a frequency point different from the frequency point of this cell;

[0058] The term "this cell" refers to the cell where the terminal resides or the cell it serves.

[0059] It should be noted that when a terminal is in an idle or inactive state, the cell it accesses is its camping cell, while when the terminal is in a connected state, the cell it accesses is its serving cell. Because a terminal can only be in one state at a time, either idle (or inactive) or connected, at any given moment, the terminal's local cell is either its camping cell or its serving cell.

[0060] It should also be noted that when the RRM measurement includes the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured, the same field in the preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed, or different fields in the preset indication signal are used to indicate whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed.

[0061] Typically, a preset number of bits (e.g., 1 bit) are used to indicate whether RRM measurement is required for the current cell and the target cell. When the same field is used to indicate whether RRM measurement of the current cell and the target cell need to be measured, 1 bit in that field is used to indicate whether RRM measurement of the current cell and the target cell need to be measured. When the bit is 1, it indicates that both RRM measurement of the current cell and the target cell need to be measured simultaneously. When the bit is 0, it indicates that neither RRM measurement of the current cell nor the target cell needs to be measured. When different fields are used to indicate RRM measurement, 1 bit is used to indicate whether RRM measurement of the current cell and the target cell need to be measured respectively. For example, when 1 bit in a preset position in the first field is 0, it indicates that RRM measurement of the current cell is not required. When 1 bit in a preset position in the second field is 1, it indicates that RRM measurement of the target cell needs to be measured.

[0062] It should also be noted that the RRM measurement includes: cell-level RRM measurement and / or beam-level RRM measurement.

[0063] It should be noted that the preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs; that is, the preset indication signal can be sent to each terminal separately, meaning that the preset indication signal received by each terminal is different; the preset indication signal can also be sent to a group of terminals, meaning that the preset indication signal received by terminals belonging to the same group is the same.

[0064] Furthermore, one implementation of step 101 is as follows:

[0065] Receive a preset indication signal sent by the base station at a preset location;

[0066] Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position (i.e., a certain position agreed upon in the agreement, which can be considered an absolute position), or

[0067] The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal (i.e., the preset position is a relative position);

[0068] The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

[0069] Optionally, the preset indication signal can also be used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. Further, in this case, the measurement method also includes:

[0070] When the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to listen to the PDCCH, then the PDCCH is listened to.

[0071] Specifically, the same field in the preset indication signal indicates whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required.

[0072] Typically, a preset number of bits (e.g., 1 bit) are used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required. When the same field is used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required, 1 bit in that field is used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required. When the bit is 1, it means that both RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required simultaneously; when the bit is 0, it means that neither RRM measurement nor PDCCH monitoring is required. When different fields are used to indicate RRM measurement, 1 bit is used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required respectively. For example, when the preset 1 bit in the first field is 0, it means that RRM measurement is not required, and when the preset 1 bit in the second field is 1, it means that PDCCH monitoring is required.

[0073] Optionally, after the step of monitoring the PDCCH, the method further includes:

[0074] Based on the indication information carried in the PDCCH, determine whether it is necessary to receive a paging message.

[0075] When a paging message needs to be received, the terminal receives the paging message at the corresponding resource location.

[0076] Optionally, the preset indication signal is also used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception. Further, in this case, the measurement method also includes:

[0077] When the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to perform PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception, then PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception will be performed.

[0078] Furthermore, the same field in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required.

[0079] Typically, a preset number of bits (e.g., 1 bit) are used to indicate whether RRM measurement, PDCCH monitoring, and paging message reception are required. When the same field is used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required, 1 bit in that field is used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required. When the bit is 1, it indicates that RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required simultaneously; when the bit is 0, it indicates that RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are not required. When different fields are used to indicate RRM measurement, 1 bit is used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required respectively. For example, when the preset 1 bit in the first field is 0, it indicates that RRM measurement is not required; when the preset 1 bit in the second field is 1, it indicates that PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required.

[0080] Specifically, the step of performing RRM measurement is implemented as follows:

[0081] RRM measurements are performed by listening to a preset reference signal within a preset time interval.

[0082] The preset time interval is determined by a preset rule or configured by the base station and sent to the terminal.

[0083] It should be noted that this preset time interval can be predetermined by the protocol (i.e., determined by preset rules) or it can be a network notification (i.e., configured and sent by the base station). For example, this preset time interval can be the Layer 1 (L1) or Layer 3 (L3) sampling interval for RRM measurements in this cell, or several sampling intervals.

[0084] The preset reference signal includes at least one of the following: synchronization reference signal, channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

[0085] It should be noted that the RRM measurement mentioned above includes two measurement methods: one is a measurement based on a reference signal, namely, a measurement based on a synchronization reference signal (SS block) and / or CSI-RS; the other is a measurement based on a preset indication signal, namely, a measurement based on at least one of an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, and a sleep indication signal.

[0086] Specifically, when RRM measurement includes RRM measurement of this cell, the steps for performing RRM measurement include:

[0087] Obtain the terminal's status parameters;

[0088] It should be noted that this status parameter includes at least one of the following: terminal type, terminal environment, terminal mobility status information, terminal service status information, and signal coverage information of the terminal location. It should also be noted that this status parameter can be detected by sensors on the terminal.

[0089] Based on the terminal's status parameters, determine whether RRM measurement for this cell is required;

[0090] When it is determined that RRM measurement of this cell is required, then RRM measurement of this cell shall be performed.

[0091] Specifically, when performing RRM measurements in this cell, measurements can be performed based on a reference signal or based on a preset indication signal.

[0092] Specifically, the terminal can also send the status parameter to the base station. The base station can obtain a preset indication signal as to whether the terminal needs to perform RRM measurement based on the received status parameter of the terminal or the status parameter of the terminal estimated by the base station itself, and then send the preset indication signal to the terminal.

[0093] Specifically, when RRM measurement includes RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured, the method further includes the following steps before the RRM measurement step:

[0094] Obtain information about the target cell to be measured;

[0095] The target cell is configured by the base station for the terminal or for the group to which the terminal belongs.

[0096] Specifically, one way to obtain information about the target cell to be measured is as follows:

[0097] Receive information about the target cell sent by the base station via a preset message;

[0098] The preset message is either a system broadcast message (which includes system messages and broadcast messages) or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

[0099] It should be noted that the base station can obtain the information of the target cell that the terminal wants to measure in advance, and then send the information to the terminal, which will then measure the target cell based on the information.

[0100] Specifically, another way to obtain information about the target cell to be measured is as follows:

[0101] Receive information about the target cell sent by the base station via a preset message;

[0102] Based on the terminal's status parameters, the information of the target cell to be measured is determined from the target cell information sent by the base station.

[0103] It should be noted that the base station can obtain the target cell information that the terminal wants to measure in advance, and then send the information to the terminal. After receiving the information, the terminal does not directly perform the measurement based on the information, but selects the target cell information to be measured in the information, and then performs the measurement of the target cell based on the selected information.

[0104] It should also be noted that the target cell information sent by the base station can be sent by the base station to each terminal individually, or it can be sent by the base station to a group of terminals. That is, each terminal in the same group of terminals receives the same target cell information.

[0105] Specifically, the terminal can perform RRM measurements on the target cell in the following manner:

[0106] Method 1:

[0107] Determine whether the triggering conditions for the target cell measurement are met;

[0108] It should be noted that this triggering condition is the original triggering condition defined in LTE, which is that the signal reception performance of the cell is lower than a certain threshold to trigger the measurement. This triggering condition can also be a triggering condition defined based on the terminal status. This includes the base station configuring the measurement requirements of the terminal in an appropriate mode according to parameters such as the terminal's motion status, or determining whether to perform connected state measurement (RRM measurement) and / or idle state measurement (such as measurement during camping) based on the terminal type, environment, terminal's mobility status, coverage status, the status detected by the terminal's sensors, and the terminal's service status.

[0109] If the triggering condition is met, RRM measurement is performed on the target cell that meets the triggering condition.

[0110] The specific application process of Method 1 is as follows: When the triggering conditions for measuring the target cell are met, and according to a preset indication signal, the terminal determines whether to perform a measurement on the target cell. If the triggering conditions for measuring the target cell are met, and the terminal receives a preset indication signal informing it that a measurement is required, the terminal listens to the target cell RRM reference signal (such as SS block and / or CSI-RS) within a set time interval to perform RRM measurement; otherwise, it does not perform target cell RRM measurement within the set time interval. This set time interval can be notified by the network or agreed upon by the protocol; for example, this time interval is the L1 or L3 sampling interval for neighboring cell RRM measurement.

[0111] Method 2:

[0112] Determine whether the triggering conditions for target cell measurement are met and whether the terminal's status parameters allow for target cell measurement;

[0113] If the triggering condition is met and the terminal's status parameters allow for the measurement of the target cell, then RRM measurement is performed on the target cell that meets the triggering condition and whose status parameters allow for measurement.

[0114] The specific application process of Method 1 is as follows: When the terminal meets the triggering conditions for target cell measurement and determines that target cell RRM measurement is required according to the preset indication signal, it further determines whether to perform RRM measurement on the target cell based on the terminal's status parameters. When it is determined that target cell RRM measurement is required, the terminal listens to the target cell RRM reference signal (such as SS block and / or CSI-RS) within a set time interval to perform RRM measurement; otherwise, it does not perform neighbor cell RRM measurement within the set time interval. This set time interval can be notified by the network or agreed upon by the protocol, for example, this time interval is the L1 or L3 sampling interval for neighbor cell RRM measurement.

[0115] In this embodiment of the invention, the measurement process is initiated according to a preset indication signal, which avoids blind measurement by the terminal, reduces the measurement overhead of the terminal, and saves the power consumption of the terminal.

[0116] like Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides a measurement configuration method applied to a base station, including:

[0117] Step 301: Send a preset indication signal to the terminal;

[0118] The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal performs Radio Resource Control (RRM) measurement.

[0119] Furthermore, in its specific implementation, step 301 includes:

[0120] Obtain the terminal's status parameters;

[0121] Based on the state parameters, a preset indication signal is obtained;

[0122] The preset indication signal is sent to the terminal.

[0123] Furthermore, the step of obtaining the terminal's status parameters includes:

[0124] Receive status parameters reported by the terminal.

[0125] Specifically, the status parameters include at least one of the following: terminal type, terminal environment, terminal mobility status information, terminal service status information, and signal coverage information of the terminal location.

[0126] Specifically, the preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

[0127] Furthermore, the step of sending a preset indication signal to the terminal includes:

[0128] Send a preset indication signal to the terminal at a preset location;

[0129] Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position, or

[0130] The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal;

[0131] The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

[0132] Furthermore, after the step of sending a preset indication signal to the terminal, the method further includes:

[0133] Send the target cell information to the terminal;

[0134] Wherein, the target cell is the neighboring cell of this cell and / or the cell contained in a frequency point different from the frequency point of this cell;

[0135] The term "this cell" refers to the cell where the terminal resides or the cell it serves.

[0136] Furthermore, the step of sending the target cell information to the terminal includes:

[0137] Information about the target cell is sent to the terminal via a preset message;

[0138] The preset message is either a system broadcast message or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

[0139] Specifically, the preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs.

[0140] It should be noted that all descriptions of the base station side in the above embodiments are applicable to the embodiments of the measurement configuration method applied to the base station side, and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0141] like Figure 4 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, including:

[0142] The receiving module 401 is used to receive a preset indication signal sent by the base station, the preset indication signal being used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurement;

[0143] Measurement module 402 is used to perform RRM measurement when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to perform RRM measurement.

[0144] Specifically, the RRM measurement includes: the RRM measurement of this cell and / or the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured;

[0145] Wherein, the target cell is the neighboring cell of this cell and / or the cell contained in a frequency point different from the frequency point of this cell;

[0146] The term "this cell" refers to the cell where the terminal resides or the cell it serves.

[0147] Specifically, when the RRM measurement includes the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured, the same field in the preset indication signal indicates whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed, or different fields in the preset indication signal indicate whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed.

[0148] Specifically, the preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

[0149] Furthermore, the receiving module 401 is used for:

[0150] Receive a preset indication signal sent by the base station at a preset location;

[0151] Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position, or

[0152] The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal;

[0153] The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

[0154] Specifically, the preset indication signal is also used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring, and the terminal further includes:

[0155] The monitoring module is used to monitor the PDCCH when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to monitor the PDCCH.

[0156] Specifically, the same field in the preset indication signal indicates whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required.

[0157] Furthermore, the terminal also includes:

[0158] The determination module is used to determine whether a paging message needs to be received based on the indication information carried in the PDCCH.

[0159] Furthermore, the preset indication signal is also used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception. The terminal further includes:

[0160] The monitoring and receiving module is used to receive PDCCH monitoring and paging messages when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to monitor and receive paging messages.

[0161] Specifically, the same field in the preset indication signal indicates whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required.

[0162] Furthermore, the measurement module 402 is used for:

[0163] RRM measurements are performed by listening to a preset reference signal within a preset time interval.

[0164] The preset time interval is determined by a preset rule or configured by the base station and sent to the terminal.

[0165] The preset reference signal includes at least one of the following: synchronization reference signal, channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

[0166] Furthermore, when the RRM measurement includes the RRM measurement of this cell, the measurement module includes:

[0167] The first acquisition unit is used to acquire the terminal's status parameters;

[0168] The first determining unit is used to determine whether RRM measurement of this cell needs to be performed based on the status parameters of the terminal.

[0169] The first measurement unit is used to perform RRM measurement of the cell when it is determined that RRM measurement of the cell is required.

[0170] Furthermore, the terminal also includes:

[0171] The first transmitting module is used to transmit the terminal's status parameters to the base station, so that the base station transmits a preset indication signal based on the status parameters.

[0172] Furthermore, when the RRM measurement includes the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured, the terminal further includes:

[0173] The acquisition module is used to acquire information about the target cell to be measured.

[0174] The target cell is configured by the base station for the terminal or for the group to which the terminal belongs.

[0175] Furthermore, the acquisition module includes:

[0176] The first receiving unit is used to receive information about the target cell sent by the base station through a preset message;

[0177] The preset message is either a system broadcast message or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

[0178] Furthermore, the acquisition module includes:

[0179] The second receiving unit is used to receive information about the target cell sent by the base station through a preset message;

[0180] The second determining unit is used to determine the information of the target cell to be measured from the information of the target cell sent by the base station based on the state parameters of the terminal.

[0181] Furthermore, the measurement module 402 includes:

[0182] The first judgment unit is used to determine whether the triggering conditions for the target cell measurement are met;

[0183] The second measurement unit is used to perform RRM measurement on the target cell that meets the triggering condition if the triggering condition is met.

[0184] Furthermore, the measurement module 402 includes:

[0185] The second judgment unit is used to determine whether the triggering conditions for target cell measurement are met and whether the terminal's status parameters allow target cell measurement.

[0186] The third measurement unit is used to perform RRM measurement on the target cell that meets the triggering conditions and whose state parameters allow measurement of the target cell if the triggering conditions are met and the state parameters of the terminal allow measurement of the target cell.

[0187] Specifically, the status parameters include at least one of the following: terminal type, terminal environment, terminal mobility status information, terminal service status information, and signal coverage information of the terminal location.

[0188] Specifically, the RRM measurement includes: cell-level RRM measurement and / or beam-level RRM measurement.

[0189] Specifically, the preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs.

[0190] It should be noted that this terminal embodiment is a terminal corresponding to the measurement method applied to the terminal side described above. All implementation methods of the above embodiments are applicable to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0191] This invention also provides a terminal, including: a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the various processes in the above-described measurement method embodiments applied to the terminal side and achieves the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0192] This invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When executed by a processor, the computer program implements the processes described above in the measurement method embodiments applied to the terminal side, achieving the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, these details are not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0193] like Figure 5 The diagram shown is a structural block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The application entity of the measurement method of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to this diagram.

[0194] like Figure 5 The terminal 500 shown includes at least one processor 501, a memory 502, at least one network interface 504, and a user interface 503. The various components in the terminal 500 are coupled together via a bus system 505. It is understood that the bus system 505 is used to implement communication between these components. In addition to a data bus, the bus system 505 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, ... Figure 5 The general designated all buses as Bus System 505.

[0195] The user interface 503 may include a display, keyboard, or clicking device (e.g., mouse, trackball, touchpad, or touchscreen).

[0196] It is understood that the memory 502 in the embodiments of the present invention can be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. The volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example, but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDRSDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous DRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 502 of the systems and methods described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0197] In some implementations, memory 502 stores elements such as executable modules or data structures, or subsets thereof, or extended sets thereof: operating system 5021 and application programs 5022.

[0198] The operating system 5021 includes various system programs, such as the framework layer, core library layer, and driver layer, used to implement various basic business functions and handle hardware-based tasks. The application program 5022 includes various applications, such as a media player and a browser, used to implement various application functions. The program implementing the method of this embodiment can be included in the application program 5022.

[0199] In this embodiment of the invention, the mobile terminal 500 further includes a computer program stored in the memory 502 and executable on the processor 501. Specifically, it may be a computer control program in the application program 5022. When the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it performs the following steps: receiving a preset indication signal sent by the base station, the preset indication signal being used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurement; and performing RRM measurement when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to perform RRM measurement.

[0200] The methods disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention can be applied to or implemented by processor 501. Processor 501 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in processor 501 or by instructions in the form of software. The processor 501 may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. It can implement or execute the methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the methods disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention can be directly embodied in the execution of a hardware decoding processor, or executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software modules may be located in random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, or other mature computer-readable storage media in the art. The computer-readable storage medium is located in memory 502. Processor 501 reads information from memory 502 and, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the above method. Specifically, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, which, when executed by processor 501, performs the following steps.

[0201] It is understood that the embodiments described herein can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, or a combination thereof. For hardware implementation, the processing unit can be implemented in 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), general-purpose processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, other electronic units for performing the functions described herein, or combinations thereof.

[0202] For software implementation, the techniques described herein can be achieved through modules (e.g., procedures, functions, etc.) that perform the functions described herein. The software code can be stored in memory and executed by a processor. The memory can be implemented within the processor or externally.

[0203] Specifically, the RRM measurement includes: the RRM measurement of this cell and / or the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured;

[0204] Wherein, the target cell is the neighboring cell of this cell and / or the cell contained in a frequency point different from the frequency point of this cell;

[0205] The term "this cell" refers to the cell where the terminal resides or the cell it serves.

[0206] Specifically, when the RRM measurement includes the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured, the same field in the preset indication signal indicates whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed, or different fields in the preset indication signal indicate whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed.

[0207] Specifically, the preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

[0208] Optionally, the computer program is executed by processor 501 to implement:

[0209] Receive a preset indication signal sent by the base station at a preset location;

[0210] Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position, or

[0211] The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal;

[0212] The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

[0213] Optionally, the preset indication signal is also used to indicate whether the terminal needs to listen to the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). When the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it is implemented that when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to listen to the PDCCH, then the PDCCH is listened to.

[0214] Specifically, the same field in the preset indication signal indicates whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required.

[0215] Optionally, when the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it determines whether a paging message needs to be received based on the indication information carried in the PDCCH.

[0216] Optionally, the preset indication signal is also used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception. When the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it is implemented that when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to perform PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception, then PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception is performed.

[0217] Specifically, the same field in the preset indication signal indicates whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required.

[0218] Optionally, when the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it performs RRM measurement by listening to a preset reference signal within a preset time interval.

[0219] The preset time interval is determined by a preset rule or configured by the base station and sent to the terminal.

[0220] The preset reference signal includes at least one of the following: synchronization reference signal, channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

[0221] Optionally, when the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it performs the following: obtaining the terminal's status parameters;

[0222] Based on the terminal's status parameters, determine whether RRM measurement for this cell is required;

[0223] When it is determined that RRM measurement of this cell is required, then RRM measurement of this cell shall be performed.

[0224] Optionally, when the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it performs the following: sending the terminal's status parameters to the base station, so that the base station sends a preset indication signal according to the status parameters.

[0225] Optionally, when the RRM measurement includes the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured, the computer program is executed by the processor 501 to implement the following:

[0226] Optionally, when the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it performs the following: acquiring information about the target cell to be measured;

[0227] The target cell is configured by the base station for the terminal or for the group to which the terminal belongs.

[0228] Optionally, when the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it implements the following: receiving information about the target cell sent by the base station through a preset message;

[0229] The preset message is either a system broadcast message or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

[0230] Optionally, when the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it implements the following: receiving information about the target cell sent by the base station through a preset message;

[0231] Based on the terminal's status parameters, the information of the target cell to be measured is determined from the target cell information sent by the base station.

[0232] Optionally, when the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it performs the following: determining whether the triggering conditions for the target cell measurement are met;

[0233] If the triggering condition is met, RRM measurement is performed on the target cell that meets the triggering condition.

[0234] Optionally, when the computer program is executed by the processor 501, it performs the following: determining whether the triggering conditions for the target cell measurement are met and whether the terminal's status parameters allow the target cell measurement;

[0235] If the triggering condition is met and the terminal's status parameters allow for the measurement of the target cell, then RRM measurement is performed on the target cell that meets the triggering condition and whose status parameters allow for measurement.

[0236] Specifically, the status parameters include at least one of the following: terminal type, terminal environment, terminal mobility status information, terminal service status information, and signal coverage information of the terminal location.

[0237] Specifically, the RRM measurement includes: cell-level RRM measurement and / or beam-level RRM measurement.

[0238] Specifically, the preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs.

[0239] Terminal 500 can implement the various processes implemented by the terminal in the aforementioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here to avoid repetition.

[0240] The terminal in this embodiment of the invention receives a preset indication signal sent by a base station. The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurement. When the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal needs to perform RRM measurement, RRM measurement is performed. This avoids the problem of large measurement overhead when performing PDCCH monitoring and Paging reception, and effectively saves the power consumption of the terminal.

[0241] like Figure 6 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides a base station, comprising:

[0242] The second transmitting module 601 is used to send a preset indication signal to the terminal;

[0243] The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal performs Radio Resource Control (RRM) measurement.

[0244] Further, the second transmitting module 601 includes:

[0245] The second acquisition unit is used to acquire the terminal's status parameters;

[0246] The third acquisition unit is used to acquire a preset indication signal based on the state parameters;

[0247] The transmitting unit is used to send the preset indication signal to the terminal.

[0248] Further, the second acquisition unit is used for:

[0249] Receive status parameters reported by the terminal.

[0250] Specifically, the status parameters include at least one of the following: terminal type, terminal environment, terminal mobility status information, terminal service status information, and signal coverage information of the terminal location.

[0251] Specifically, the preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

[0252] Furthermore, the second sending module is used for:

[0253] Send a preset indication signal to the terminal at a preset location;

[0254] Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position, or

[0255] The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal;

[0256] The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

[0257] Furthermore, the base station also includes:

[0258] The third sending module is used to send information about the target cell to the terminal;

[0259] Wherein, the target cell is the neighboring cell of this cell and / or the cell contained in a frequency point different from the frequency point of this cell;

[0260] The term "this cell" refers to the cell where the terminal resides or the cell it serves.

[0261] Specifically, the third sending module is used for:

[0262] Information about the target cell is sent to the terminal via a preset message;

[0263] The preset message is either a system broadcast message or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

[0264] Specifically, the preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs.

[0265] It should be noted that this base station embodiment is a base station corresponding to the measurement configuration method applied to the base station side described above. All implementation methods of the above embodiments are applicable to this base station embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0266] This invention also provides a base station, including: a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the various processes in the above-described measurement configuration method embodiments applied to the base station side and achieves the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0267] This invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When executed by a processor, the computer program implements the various processes described in the above-described measurement configuration method embodiments applied to the base station side, achieving the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, these details are not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0268] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can implement the details of the measurement configuration method applied to the base station side described above and achieve the same effect. For example... Figure 7 As shown, the base station 700 includes: a processor 701, a transceiver 702, a memory 703, and a bus interface, wherein:

[0269] Processor 701 is used to read the program from memory 703 and execute the following procedures:

[0270] The transceiver 702 sends a preset indication signal to the terminal.

[0271] The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal performs Radio Resource Control (RRM) measurement.

[0272] exist Figure 7 In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits together, represented by one or more processors (processor 701) and memory (memory 703). The bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 702 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium.

[0273] The processor 701 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while the memory 703 can store the data used by the processor 701 when performing operations.

[0274] Optionally, the processor 701 reads the program from the memory 703 and is further configured to execute:

[0275] Obtain the terminal's status parameters;

[0276] Based on the state parameters, a preset indication signal is obtained;

[0277] The preset indication signal is sent to the terminal via transceiver 702.

[0278] Optionally, the processor 701 reads the program in the memory 703 and is further used to execute: the transceiver 702 receives the status parameters reported by the terminal.

[0279] Specifically, the status parameters include at least one of the following: terminal type, terminal environment, terminal mobility status information, terminal service status information, and signal coverage information of the terminal location.

[0280] Specifically, the preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

[0281] Optionally, the processor 701 reads the program from the memory 703 and is further configured to execute: sending a preset indication signal to the terminal at a preset location;

[0282] Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position, or

[0283] The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal;

[0284] The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

[0285] Optionally, the processor 701 reads the program from the memory 703 and is further configured to execute: sending information about the target cell to the terminal;

[0286] Wherein, the target cell is the neighboring cell of this cell and / or the cell contained in a frequency point different from the frequency point of this cell;

[0287] The term "this cell" refers to the cell where the terminal resides or the cell it serves.

[0288] Optionally, the processor 701 reads the program from the memory 703 and is further configured to execute: sending information about the target cell to the terminal via a preset message;

[0289] The preset message is either a system broadcast message or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

[0290] Specifically, the preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs.

[0291] The base station in this embodiment of the invention sends a preset indication signal to indicate whether the terminal should start measurement, thereby avoiding the problem of high measurement overhead when the terminal performs PDCCH monitoring and Paging reception, and thus reducing the power consumption on the terminal side.

[0292] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other.

[0293] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as methods, apparatus, or computer program products. Therefore, embodiments of the present invention can take the form of entirely hardware embodiments, entirely software embodiments, or embodiments combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention can take the form of computer program products implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0294] This invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams of methods, terminal devices (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing terminal device to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing terminal device, generate instructions for implementing the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0295] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing terminal device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium produce an article of manufacture including instruction means, which are implemented in a process Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The function specified in one or more boxes.

[0296] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing terminal equipment, causing a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable terminal equipment to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable terminal equipment for implementing the process. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps of the function specified in one or more boxes.

[0297] Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art, upon learning the basic inventive concept, can make other changes and modifications to these embodiments. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments as well as all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0298] It should also be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or terminal device that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or terminal device. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or terminal device that includes said element.

[0299] The above describes the preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and modifications without departing from the principles of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications are also within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method of measurement, characterized by, include: The terminal receives a preset indication signal sent by the base station. The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurement and whether it needs to perform physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. When the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal does not need to perform RRM measurement, RRM measurement will not be performed.

2. The measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal does not need to perform RRM measurement, RRM measurement is not performed, including: When the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal does not need to perform RRM measurement, the target cell RRM measurement will not be performed within a set time interval.

3. The measurement method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The set time interval is either notified by the network or agreed upon by the protocol.

4. The measuring method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The set time interval is the L1 or L3 sampling interval of the neighboring cell RRM measurement.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, The RRM measurement includes: RRM measurement of this cell and / or RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured; Wherein, the target cell is the neighboring cell of this cell and / or the cell contained in a frequency point different from the frequency point of this cell; The term "this cell" refers to the cell where the terminal resides or the cell it serves.

6. The measurement method according to claim 5, characterized in that, When the RRM measurement includes the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured, the same field in the preset indication signal indicates whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed, or different fields in the preset indication signal indicate whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed.

7. The measurement method according to claim 5, characterized by, The preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

8. The measurement method according to claim 5, characterized by, The step of receiving a preset indication signal sent by the base station includes: Receive a preset indication signal sent by the base station at a preset location; Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position, or The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal; The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, The same field in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required.

10. The measurement method according to claim 5, characterized by, The preset indication signal is also used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception.

11. The measurement method according to claim 10, characterized by, The same field in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required.

12. The measuring method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, The RRM measurements include: cell-level RRM measurements and / or beam-level RRM measurements.

13. The measuring method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, The preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs.

14. A method of measuring configuration, characterized by, include: Send a preset indication signal to the terminal; The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal performs radio resource control (RRM) measurement, and the preset indication signal is used to indicate whether physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring is required. Specifically, when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal does not need to perform RRM measurement, the terminal does not perform RRM measurement.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, The preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein, The step of sending a preset indication signal to the terminal includes: Send a preset indication signal to the terminal at a preset location; Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position, or The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal; The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein, The preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs.

18. A terminal, characterized by include: The receiving module is used to receive a preset indication signal sent by the base station. The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurement and whether physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring is required. The measurement module is used to prevent RRM measurement when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal does not need to perform RRM measurement.

19. The terminal according to claim 18, characterized by The measurement module is used for: When the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal does not need to perform RRM measurement, the target cell RRM measurement will not be performed within a set time interval.

20. The terminal according to claim 19, characterized in that, The set time interval is either notified by the network or agreed upon by the protocol.

21. The terminal according to claim 19 or 20, characterized by The set time interval is the L1 or L3 sampling interval of the neighboring cell RRM measurement.

22. The terminal of claim 18, wherein, The RRM measurements mentioned include: RRM measurements of this cell and / or RRM measurements of the target cell to be measured; Wherein, the target cell is the neighboring cell of this cell and / or the cell contained in a frequency point different from the frequency point of this cell; The term "this cell" refers to the cell where the terminal resides or the cell it serves.

23. The terminal according to claim 22, characterized by When the RRM measurement includes the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured, the same field in the preset indication signal indicates whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed, or different fields in the preset indication signal indicate whether the RRM measurement of the current cell and the RRM measurement of the target cell to be measured need to be performed.

24. The terminal according to claim 22, characterized by The preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

25. The terminal of claim 22, wherein, The receiving module is used for: Receive a preset indication signal sent by the base station at a preset location; Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position, or The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal; The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

26. The terminal of claim 18, wherein, The same field in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring are required.

27. The terminal of claim 22, wherein, The preset indication signal is also used to indicate whether the terminal needs to perform PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception.

28. The terminal according to claim 27, characterized by The same field in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required, or different fields in the preset indication signal can be used to indicate whether RRM measurement and PDCCH monitoring and paging message reception are required.

29. The terminal according to any of the claims 18-28, characterized by The RRM measurements include: cell-level RRM measurements and / or beam-level RRM measurements.

30. The terminal of any of claims 18-28, wherein, The preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs.

31. A terminal, characterized in that, include: A memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1 to 13.

32. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising: The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1 to 13.

33. A base station, comprising: include: The second transmitting module is used to send a preset indication signal to the terminal; The preset indication signal is used to indicate whether the terminal performs radio resource control (RRM) measurement, and the preset indication signal is used to indicate whether physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring is required. Specifically, when the preset indication signal indicates that the terminal does not need to perform RRM measurement, the terminal does not perform RRM measurement.

34. The base station of claim 33, characterized by The preset indication signal includes at least one of the following: advance indication signal, wake-up signal, and sleep indication signal.

35. The base station of claim 33, wherein, The second sending module is used for: Send a preset indication signal to the terminal at a preset location; Wherein, the preset position is a preset fixed position, or The preset position is a position that has a preset time domain and / or preset frequency domain offset from the preset signal; The preset signal includes at least one of the following: a periodic reference signal, an advance indication signal, a wake-up signal, a sleep indication signal, and a paging message.

36. The base station of claim 33, wherein, The preset indication signal is configured for the terminal or for a group of terminals to which the terminal belongs.

37. A base station, comprising: include: A memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the measurement configuration method as described in any one of claims 14 to 17.

38. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the measurement configuration method as described in any one of claims 14 to 17.

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