A method for determining measurement parameters, electronic equipment and storage medium

Abstract

This application discloses a method for determining measurement parameters, comprising: a degraded terminal device determining measurement parameters for the degraded terminal device based on first configuration information. This application also discloses another method for determining measurement parameters, an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a method for determining measurement parameters, an electronic device, and a storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] In New Radio (NR) systems, reduced capability (RedCap) terminal devices are introduced, characterized by low complexity, low cost, and low capability. However, the determination of measurement parameters for RedCap terminal devices has not yet been clearly defined. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides a method for determining measurement parameters, an electronic device, and a storage medium, which can determine measurement parameters for RedCap terminal devices.

[0004] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide a method for determining measurement parameters, including: a reduced-capability terminal device determining measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device based on first configuration information.

[0005] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide a method for determining measurement parameters, including: a network device sending first configuration information, the first configuration information being used by a de-capacitated terminal device to determine measurement parameters for the de-capacitated terminal device.

[0006] Thirdly, embodiments of this application provide a terminal device, which is a reduced-capability terminal device. The terminal device includes a processing unit configured to determine measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device based on first configuration information.

[0007] Fourthly, embodiments of this application provide a network device, the network device comprising: a transmitting unit configured to transmit first configuration information, the first configuration information being used by a de-capacitated terminal device to determine measurement parameters for the de-capacitated terminal device.

[0008] Fifthly, embodiments of this application provide a terminal device, including a processor and a memory for storing a computer program capable of running on the processor, wherein when the processor runs the computer program, it executes the steps of the measurement parameter determination method executed by the terminal device described above.

[0009] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a network device, including a processor and a memory for storing a computer program capable of running on the processor, wherein, when the processor runs the computer program, it executes the steps of the measurement parameter determination method performed by the network device described above.

[0010] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this application provide a chip, including: a processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, causing a device equipped with the chip to execute the measurement parameter determination method executed by the terminal device described above.

[0011] Eighthly, embodiments of this application provide a chip, including: a processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, causing a device equipped with the chip to execute the measurement parameter determination method executed by the network device described above.

[0012] Ninthly, embodiments of this application provide a storage medium storing an executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the measurement parameter determination method executed by the aforementioned terminal device.

[0013] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a storage medium storing an executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the measurement parameter determination method performed by the aforementioned network device.

[0014] Eleventhly, embodiments of this application provide a computer program product, including computer program instructions that cause a computer to execute the measurement parameter determination method executed by the aforementioned terminal device.

[0015] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a computer program product, including computer program instructions that cause a computer to execute the measurement parameter determination method performed by the aforementioned network device.

[0016] In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a computer program that causes a computer to execute the measurement parameter determination method executed by the aforementioned terminal device.

[0017] In a fourteenth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a computer program that causes a computer to execute the measurement parameter determination method performed by the aforementioned network device. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the communication system provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of an optional processing flow for the measurement parameter determination method provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0020] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of another optional processing flow for the measurement parameter determination method provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an optional component structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of an optional component structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition structure of the electronic device provided in the embodiments of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0024] In order to gain a more detailed understanding of the features and technical content of the embodiments of this application, the implementation of the embodiments of this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are for reference and illustration only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of this application.

[0025] Before describing the embodiments of this application, a brief explanation of the relevant content will be provided.

[0026] In NR technology, a minimum number of receiving antennas (ports) required for terminal equipment is specified, and this minimum number of receiving antennas is frequency band-dependent. For bands n7, n38, n41, n77, n78, and n779, the minimum number of receiving antennas required by the terminal equipment is 4. For bandwidths other than those mentioned above, the minimum number of receiving antennas required by the terminal equipment is 2. Network equipment can determine the downlink channel transmission mode based on this requirement for the number of receiving antennas of the terminal equipment. Especially during the initial access phase, when the number of receiving antennas of the terminal equipment is unknown, the network equipment can determine the downlink channel and signal transmission based on this minimum requirement.

[0027] NR systems support Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) services to meet the demands for high speed, high spectral efficiency, and large bandwidth. In practical applications, besides eMBB services, there are various other service types, such as sensor networks, video surveillance, and wearables. These types of services have different requirements than eMBB services in terms of speed, bandwidth, power consumption, and cost. Terminal devices supporting these services have reduced capabilities compared to those supporting eMBB, such as reduced bandwidth, relaxed processing time, and fewer antennas. Therefore, NR systems need to be optimized for these services and corresponding low-capability terminal devices; the optimized system is called an NR-light system. Similar system designs already exist in LTE technology to support high connection counts, low power consumption, and low cost terminals, such as Machine-Type Communication (MTC) and Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT). In NR systems, the aim is to introduce similar technologies to better support other service types besides eMBB. Terminal devices that support this type of service are characterized by low complexity, low cost, and low capability; they are called reduced-capability terminal devices.

[0028] Network devices can configure terminal devices to perform the required measurements. Measurement configurations in an NR system for different purposes can include at least:

[0029] 1) Measurement Configuration (MeasConfig): Used to configure the measurements that the terminal device needs to perform, including measurements for same-frequency, different-frequency, and handover between radio access technologies. It includes the s-MeasureConfig information element, which is used to configure the Reference Signal Receiver Power (RSRP) threshold of the terminal device in the Special Cell (SpCell) of the NR system, and to control the terminal device to perform measurements in non-serving cells.

[0030] One possible configuration for the s-MeasureConfig information element is as follows:

[0031] s-MeasureConfig CHOICE{

[0032] ssb-RSRP RSRP-Range,

[0033] csi-RSRP RSRP-Range}.

[0034] 2) MeasIdleConfig: Used to configure the measurement of the terminal device in Radio Resource Control (RRC_IDLE) or Radio Resource Control (RRC_INACTIVE) states; including the configuration of the quality threshold, which indicates the quality threshold reported by the measurement cell in the RRC_IDLE or RRC_INACTIVE states.

[0035] This quality threshold can be either for RSRP or for RSRQ. One possible configuration for MeasIdleConfig is as follows:

[0036] MeasIdleCarrierNR-r16::=

[0037] qualityThreshold-r16 SEQUENCE{

[0038] idleRSRP-Threshold-NR-r16 RSRP-Range OPTIONAL,--Need R

[0039] idleRSRQ-Threshold-NR-r16 RSRQ-Range OPTIONAL--Need R.

[0040] 3) Measurement Object (MeasObjectNR): Used to configure the measurement object, indicating relevant information for same-frequency and different-frequency measurements using the SS / PBCH block and Channel-State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). MeasObjectNR can include: absThreshCSI-RS-Consolidation and absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation; absThreshCSI-RS-Consolidation and absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation indicate the thresholds that the measurement quality must meet for beam combining, respectively indicating the measurement quality thresholds based on CSI-RS and the Synchronization Signal Block (SSB). MeasObjectNR may also include: nrofCSInrofCSI-RS-ResourcesToAverage and nrofSS-BlocksToAverage; nrofCSInrofCSI-RS-ResourcesToAverage and nrofSS-BlocksToAverage are measurement results based on CSI-RS and SSB, respectively, used to indicate the maximum number of measurement results averaged for each beam. offsetMO indicates the measurement result offset of this measurement object relative to neighboring cells. One configuration of MeasObjectNR can be as follows:

[0041] absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation ThresholdNR OPTIONAL,--Need R

[0042] absThreshCSI-RS-Consolidation ThresholdNR OPTIONAL,--Need R

[0043] nrofSS-BlocksToAverage INTEGER(2..maxNrofSS-BlocksToAverage)OPTIONAL,--Need R

[0044] nrofCSI-RS-ResourcesToAverage INTEGER(2..maxNrofCSI-RS-ResourcesToAverage)OPTIONAL,--

[0045] offsetMO Q-OffsetRangeList,

[0046] Q-OffsetRangeList::=SEQUENCE{

[0047] rsrpOffsetSSB Q-OffsetRange DEFAULT dB0,

[0048] rsrqOffsetSSB Q-OffsetRange DEFAULT dB0,

[0049] sinrOffsetSSB Q-OffsetRange DEFAULT dB0,

[0050] rsrpOffsetCSI-RS Q-OffsetRange DEFAULT dB0,

[0051] rsrqOffsetCSI-RS Q-OffsetRange DEFAULT dB0,

[0052] sinrOffsetCSI-RS Q-OffsetRange DEFAULT dB0

[0053] ThresholdNR::=SEQUENCE{

[0054] thresholdRSRP RSRP-Range OPTIONAL,--Need R

[0055] thresholdRSRQ RSRQ-Range OPTIONAL,--Need R

[0056] thresholdSINR SINR-Range.

[0057] 4) Measurement Report Configuration (ReportConfigNR): This indicates the triggering rules for NR measurement report events, including triggering thresholds for these events, such as RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR thresholds based on SSB or CSI-RS. One possible configuration for ReportConfigNR is as follows:

[0058] MeasTriggerQuantity::=CHOICE{

[0059] RSRP-Range,

[0060] rsrq RSRQ-Range,

[0061] sinr SINR-Range.

[0062] 5) Beam Failure Recovery Configuration: This configuration determines the RSRP threshold that candidate beams used for beam failure recovery must meet when a beam failure occurs during beam management. One possible configuration for BeamFailureRecoveryConfig is as follows:

[0063] rsrp-ThresholdSSB RSRP-Range.

[0064] 6) Beam Failure Recovery Secondary Cell Configuration (BeamFailureRecoverySCellConfig): This is used to configure the RSRP threshold that candidate beams used for beam failure recovery must meet when a beam failure occurs in a secondary cell during beam management.

[0065] One possible configuration for BeamFailureRecoverySCellConfig is as follows:

[0066] BeamFailureRecoverySCellConfig-r16::=SEQUENCE{

[0067] rsrp-ThresholdBFR-r16 RSRP-Range.

[0068] For RedCap terminal equipment, due to the reduction in the number of receiving antennas or the reduction in antenna gain, the measurement results of RedCap terminal equipment for SSB or CSI-RS will be lower than those of ordinary terminal equipment (non-RedCap terminal equipment or traditional terminal equipment). Therefore, when performing measurement reporting and beam management based on the measurement results, if RedCap terminal equipment and non-RedCap terminal equipment share the same measurement threshold, it will be impossible to perform corresponding measurement optimization for RedCap terminal equipment. This will cause the measurement-related processes of RedCap terminal equipment to fail to execute correctly, as well as the performance of RedCap terminal equipment related measurement report event triggering and beam management to degrade.

[0069] The technical solutions of this application embodiment can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) system, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), LTE system, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD) system, Advanced Long Term Evolution (LTE-A) system, NR system, NR system evolution system, LTE-based access to unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) system, NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) system, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) communication system, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), and Wireless Fidelity (WLAN). Fidelity (WiFi), next-generation communication systems, or other communication systems, etc.

[0070] The system architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of this application are for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0071] The network devices involved in the embodiments of this application can be ordinary base stations (such as NodeB, eNB, or gNB), new radio controllers (NR controllers), centralized units, new wireless base stations, remote radio modules, micro base stations, relays, distributed units, transmission reception points (TRPs), transmission points (TPs), or any other devices. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technologies or device forms used in the network devices. For ease of description, in all embodiments of this application, the devices that provide wireless communication functions for terminal devices are collectively referred to as network devices.

[0072] In this embodiment, the terminal device can be any terminal, such as a user equipment for machine-type communication. That is, the terminal device can also be referred to as a user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal, or terminal. The terminal device can communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (RAN). For example, the terminal device can be a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone), a computer with a mobile terminal, etc. It can also be a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted mobile device that exchanges voice and / or data with the radio access network. No specific limitations are made in this embodiment.

[0073] Optionally, network devices and terminal devices can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; they can also be deployed on water; and they can also be deployed in the air on aircraft, balloons, and artificial satellites. The embodiments of this application do not limit the application scenarios of the network devices and terminal devices.

[0074] Optionally, network devices and terminal devices, as well as terminal devices, can communicate using licensed spectrum, unlicensed spectrum, or both simultaneously. Communication between network devices and terminal devices, as well as between terminal devices, can be conducted using spectrum below 7 gigahertz (GHz), spectrum above 7 GHz, or both simultaneously. The embodiments of this application do not limit the spectrum resources used between network devices and terminal devices.

[0075] Traditional communication systems typically support a limited number of connections and are easy to implement. However, with the development of communication technology, mobile communication systems will not only support traditional communication, but also, for example, device-to-device (D2D) communication, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine-type communication (MTC) communication, and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication. The embodiments of this application can also be applied to these communication systems.

[0076] For example, the communication system 100 used in the embodiments of this application, such as Figure 1 As shown. The communication system 100 may include a network device 110, which may be a device that communicates with a terminal device 120 (or a communication terminal, terminal). The network device 110 can provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area and can communicate with terminal devices located within that coverage area. Optionally, the network device 110 may be a base station (BTS) in a GSM or CDMA system, a base station (NodeB, NB) in a WCDMA system, an evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, or a radio controller in a Cloud Radio Access Network (CRAN). Alternatively, the network device may be a mobile switching center, relay station, access point, vehicle-mounted equipment, wearable device, hub, switch, bridge, router, network-side equipment in a 5G network, or network equipment in a future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), etc.

[0077] The communication system 100 also includes at least one terminal device 120 located within the coverage area of ​​the network device 110. As used herein, "terminal device" includes, but is not limited to, devices configured to receive / transmit communication signals via wired connections, such as via Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTN), Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), digital cable, direct cable connection; and / or another data connection / network; and / or via a wireless interface, such as for cellular networks, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), digital television networks such as DVB-H networks, satellite networks, AM-FM radio transmitters; and / or other terminal devices. Terminal devices configured to communicate via a wireless interface may be referred to as "wireless communication terminal," "wireless terminal," or "mobile terminal." Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, satellite or cellular phones; personal communications system (PCS) terminals that can combine cellular radiotelephony with data processing, fax, and data communication capabilities; PDAs that may include radiotelephones, pagers, Internet / intranet access, web browsers, notebooks, calendars, and / or Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and / or handheld receivers or other electronic devices that include radiotelephone transceivers. Terminal equipment can refer to access terminals, user equipment (UE), user units, user stations, mobile stations, mobile stations, remote stations, remote terminals, mobile devices, user terminals, terminals, wireless communication equipment, user agents, or user equipment. Access terminals can be cellular phones, cordless phones, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities, computing devices or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, in-vehicle devices, wearable devices, terminal devices in 5G networks, or terminal devices in future PLMNs, etc.

[0078] Optionally, the terminal devices 120 can communicate directly with each other via Device to Device (D2D).

[0079] Alternatively, a 5G system or 5G network may also be referred to as a New Radio (NR) system or NR network.

[0080] Figure 1 An exemplary embodiment shows a network device and two terminal devices. Optionally, the communication system 100 may include multiple network devices and each network device may include other numbers of terminal devices within its coverage area. This application embodiment does not limit this.

[0081] Optionally, the communication system 100 may also include other network entities such as a network controller and a mobility management entity, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0082] It should be understood that devices with communication functions in the network / system of this application embodiment can be referred to as communication devices. Figure 1 Taking the communication system 100 shown as an example, the communication equipment may include a network device 110 and a terminal device 120 with communication functions. The network device 110 and the terminal device 120 may be the specific devices described above, which will not be repeated here. The communication equipment may also include other devices in the communication system 100, such as network controllers, mobility management entities and other network entities. This application embodiment does not limit this.

[0083] An optional processing flow of the measurement parameter determination method provided in this application embodiment is as follows: Figure 2 As shown, it may include at least the following steps:

[0084] Step S201: The reduced-capability terminal device determines the measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device based on the first configuration information.

[0085] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may be configuration information sent by the network device to the RedCap terminal device. For example, the network device sends first configuration information to the RedCap terminal device, the first configuration information being used to configure the measurement parameters of the RedCap terminal device.

[0086] In the scenario where the first configuration information is configuration information sent by the network device to the RedCap terminal device, the first configuration information may include at least one of the following:

[0087] 1) Special Cell (SpCell) measurement configuration information for the RedCap terminal device. As an example, the SpCell measurement configuration information for the RedCap terminal device can be represented as s-MeasureConfig. Correspondingly, the measurement parameters for the RedCap terminal device may include: an RSRP threshold for configuring the RedCap terminal device in the special cell, which is used by the RedCap terminal device to perform measurements in non-serving cells. As an example, the network device can control the RedCap terminal device to perform measurements in non-serving cells based on the RSRP threshold of the RedCap terminal device in the special cell.

[0088] As an example, in the measurement configuration sent to the terminal device, the network device separately configures s-MeasureConfig for the RedCap terminal device, specifically for the RedCap terminal device to determine whether to perform measurements on a non-serving cell. One measurement configuration is shown below, with the addition of s-MeasureConfig-RedCap indication information to indicate the measurement parameters for the RedCap terminal device:

[0089] s-MeasureConfig-RedCap CHOICE{

[0090] ssb-RSRP RSRP-Range,

[0091] csi-RSRP RSRP-Range}.

[0092] Because RedCap terminal devices have fewer receiving antennas than ordinary terminal devices (non-RedCap terminal devices), their measurement results for reference signals (such as SSB and CSI-RS) are lower than those of ordinary terminal devices (non-RedCap terminal devices). The RSRP value measured by RedCap terminal devices for the reference channel is also lower than that of ordinary terminal devices (non-RedCap terminal devices). If RedCap terminal devices and ordinary terminal devices (non-RedCap terminal devices) share the same measurement thresholds, the measurement behavior of RedCap terminal devices will differ significantly from that of ordinary terminal devices (non-RedCap terminal devices), making it impossible for network devices to optimize measurements for RedCap terminal devices. This application embodiment optimizes the measurement behavior of RedCap terminal devices by configuring measurement thresholds specifically for RedCap terminal devices.

[0093] 2) Idle state measurement configuration information for the RedCap terminal device. As an example, the idle state measurement configuration information for the RedCap terminal device can be represented as MeasIdleConfig. Correspondingly, the measurement parameters for the RedCap terminal device may include: a quality threshold for indicative of the reduced-capability terminal device's measurement cell quality reporting in the idle state and / or deactivated state.

[0094] In some embodiments, the quality threshold may include a quality threshold for RSRP; and / or a quality threshold for RSRQ.

[0095] As an example, in the measurement configuration sent to the terminal device, the network device separately configures MeasIdleConfig for the RedCap terminal device, specifically for the measurement cell quality reporting of the RedCap terminal device in the idle state and / or deactivated state. One measurement configuration is shown below, with the addition of qualityThreshold-RedCap indication information to indicate the quality threshold for measurement cell quality reporting by the RedCap terminal device in the idle state and / or deactivated state; the quality threshold may include an RSRP threshold and an RSRQ threshold.

[0096] qualityThreshold-RedCap SEQUENCE{

[0097] idleRSRP-Threshold-NR-r17 RSRP-Range OPTIONAL,--Need R

[0098] idleRSRQ-Threshold-NR-r17 RSRQ-Range OPTIONAL--Need R.

[0099] Because RedCap terminal devices have fewer receiving antennas than ordinary terminal devices (non-RedCap terminal devices), the cell quality measured by RedCap terminal devices is lower than that measured by ordinary terminal devices (non-RedCap terminal devices). This application embodiment controls the cell quality reporting of RedCap terminal devices by configuring a quality threshold specifically for the cell quality reporting of RedCap terminal devices in idle and / or deactivated states.

[0100] 3) Measurement object configuration information for the RedCap terminal device. As an example, the measurement object configuration information for the RedCap terminal device can be represented as MeasObjectNR. Accordingly, the parameters for the measurement configuration of the RedCap terminal device include at least one of the following:

[0101] a. The beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on CSI-RS measurement results by the RedCap terminal device; the beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on CSI-RS measurement results by the RedCap terminal device can be expressed as: absThreshCSI-RS-Consolidation. For example, if the measurement result of the RedCap terminal device for CSI-RS is greater than the configured quality threshold, then the RedCap terminal device can perform beam combining.

[0102] b. The beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the SSB measurement results of the RedCap terminal device; the beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the SSB measurement results of the RedCap terminal device can be expressed as: absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation. For example, if the measurement result of the RedCap terminal device for the SSB is greater than the configured quality threshold, then the RedCap terminal device can perform beam combining.

[0103] c. The maximum number of averaged measurement results for each beam based on the CSI-RS measurement results of the RedCap terminal device; this maximum number can be expressed as: nrofCSInrofCSI-RS-ResourcesToAverage. For example, if the RedCap terminal device's CSI-RS measurement results are greater than this maximum number, then the RedCap terminal device averages the signals within the beam.

[0104] d. The maximum number of averaged measurement results for each beam based on the SSB measurement results of the RedCap terminal device; this maximum number can be expressed as: nrofSS-BlocksToAverage. For example, if the RedCap terminal device's measurement results for the SSB are greater than this maximum number, then the RedCap terminal device averages the signals within the beam.

[0105] e. The offset of the measurement results for neighboring cells used by the RedCap terminal device, which can be expressed as offsetMO.

[0106] 4) Measurement report configuration information for the RedCap terminal device. As an example, the measurement report configuration information for the RedCap terminal device can be represented as ReportConfigNR. Accordingly, the measurement parameters for the RedCap terminal device include: a measurement report event triggering threshold for the degraded terminal device. As an example, the measurement report event triggering threshold for the degraded terminal device may include at least one of the following: a CSI-RS based RSRP threshold, a CSI-RS based RSRQ threshold, a CSI-RS based SINR threshold, an SSB-based RSRP threshold, an SSB-based RSRQ threshold, and an SSB-based SINR threshold.

[0107] For example, the CSI-RS-based RSRP threshold could be such that if the RSRP value measured by the RedCap terminal device based on CSI-RS is greater than the CSI-RS-based RSRP threshold, then the RedCap terminal device reports a measurement report to the network device. The CSI-RS-based RSRQ threshold could be such that if the RSRQ value measured by the RedCap terminal device based on CSI-RS is greater than the CSI-RS-based RSRQ threshold, then the RedCap terminal device reports a measurement report to the network device. The CSI-RS-based SINR threshold could be such that if the SINR value measured by the RedCap terminal device based on CSI-RS is greater than the CSI-RS-based SINR threshold, then the RedCap terminal device reports a measurement report to the network device. The SSB-based RSRP threshold could be such that if the RSRP value measured by the RedCap terminal device based on the SSB is greater than the SSB-based RSRP threshold, then the RedCap terminal device reports a measurement report to the network device. The SSB-based RSRQ threshold can be set such that if the RSRQ value measured by the RedCap terminal device based on the SSB is greater than the SSB-based RSRQ threshold, then the RedCap terminal device reports a measurement report to the network device. Similarly, the SSB-based SINR threshold can be set such that if the SINR value measured by the RedCap terminal device based on the SSB is greater than the SSB-based SINR threshold, then the RedCap terminal device reports a measurement report to the network device.

[0108] As an example, one measurement configuration is shown below:

[0109] MeasTriggerQuantity-RedCap::=CHOICE{

[0110] RSRP-Range,

[0111] rsrq RSRQ-Range,

[0112] sinr SINR-Range.

[0113] 5) Beam failure recovery configuration information or beam failure recovery secondary cell configuration information for the RedCap terminal device. As an example, the beam failure recovery configuration information for the RedCap terminal device can be represented as `BeamFailureRecoveryConfig`, and the beam failure recovery secondary cell configuration information for the RedCap terminal device can be represented as `BeamFailureRecoverySCellConfig`. Correspondingly, the measurement parameters for the RedCap terminal device include: beam quality thresholds for beam failure recovery of the RedCap terminal device.

[0114] In some embodiments, the beam quality threshold for the beam failure recovery configuration information of the RedCap terminal device can be an RSRP threshold based on the SSB. For example, if the first configuration information is BeamFailureRecoveryConfig, and the RSRP measured by the RedCap terminal device based on the SSB is greater than the RSRP threshold based on the SSB, then the RedCap terminal device performs beam failure recovery.

[0115] In other embodiments, for the secondary cell configuration information of the beam failure recovery of the RedCap terminal device, the beam quality threshold can be an RSRP threshold based on the SSB, and / or an RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS. For example, if the first configuration information is BeamFailureRecoverySCellConfig, and the RSRP measured by the RedCap terminal device based on the SSB is greater than the RSRP threshold based on the SSB, then the RedCap terminal device performs beam failure recovery. Alternatively, if the RSRP measured by the RedCap terminal device based on CSI-RS is greater than the RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS, then the RedCap terminal device performs beam failure recovery.

[0116] As an example, one measurement configuration is as follows: rsrp-ThresholdSSB-RedCap RSRP-Range.

[0117] As an example, another measurement configuration is shown below: rsrp-ThresholdBFR-r16-RedCap RSRP-Range.

[0118] The above-mentioned method involves the network device sending a first configuration information specifically for the RedCap terminal device to perform cell measurements. This avoids issues such as the RedCap terminal device failing to perform the measurement process correctly, performance degradation in measurement report triggering, or beam management degradation caused by the network device using measurement parameters configured for the non-RedCap terminal device (ordinary terminal device).

[0119] The first configuration information sent by the network device below is configuration information for non-RedCap terminal devices (ordinary terminal devices). The RedCap terminal device determines the measurement parameters for the RedCap terminal device based on the first configuration information (the measurement parameters of the first terminal device).

[0120] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may be configuration information sent by the network device to the first terminal device; the first terminal device may support different capabilities than the RedCap terminal device, such as the RedCap terminal device having lower complexity, lower cost, and lower capabilities compared to the first terminal device. As an example, the first terminal device may be an ordinary terminal device or a traditional terminal device, such as an ordinary terminal device in an NR system.

[0121] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may include at least one of the following configuration information sent by the network device to the first terminal device:

[0122] 6) SpCell measurement configuration information for the first terminal device. As an example, the SpCell measurement configuration information for the first terminal device can be represented as s-MeasureConfig. Correspondingly, the measurement parameters for the first terminal device may include: an RSRP threshold for the first terminal device in a specific cell, which is used by the first terminal device to perform measurements in non-serving cells. As an example, the network device can control the first terminal device to perform measurements in non-serving cells based on the RSRP threshold of the first terminal device in a specific cell.

[0123] 7) Idle state measurement configuration information for the first terminal device. As an example, the idle state measurement configuration information for the first terminal device can be represented as MeasIdleConfig. Correspondingly, the measurement parameters for the first terminal device may include: a quality threshold indicating the cell quality reporting of the first terminal device in the idle state and / or deactivated state.

[0124] In some embodiments, the quality threshold may include a quality threshold for RSRP; and / or a quality threshold for RSRQ.

[0125] 8) Measurement object configuration information for the first terminal device. As an example, the measurement object configuration information for the first terminal device can be represented as MeasObjectNR. Accordingly, the parameters for the measurement configuration of the first terminal device include at least one of the following:

[0126] f. The beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining by the first terminal device based on the CSI-RS measurement results; the beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining by the first terminal device based on the CSI-RS measurement results can be expressed as: absThreshCSI-RS-Consolidation. For example, if the measurement results of the first terminal device for CSI-RS are greater than the configured quality threshold, then the first terminal device can perform beam combining.

[0127] g. The beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining by the first terminal device based on the SSB measurement results; the beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining by the first terminal device based on the SSB measurement results (can be expressed as: absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation). For example, if the measurement result of the first terminal device for the SSB is greater than the configured quality threshold, then the first terminal device can perform beam combining.

[0128] h. The maximum number of averaged measurement results for each beam based on the CSI-RS measurement results of the first terminal device; this maximum number can be expressed as: nrofCSInrofCSI-RS-ResourcesToAverage. For example, if the measurement results of the first terminal device for CSI-RS are greater than this maximum number, then the first terminal device averages the signals within the beam.

[0129] i. The maximum number of averaged measurement results for each beam based on the SSB measurement results of the first terminal device; this maximum number can be expressed as: nrofSS-BlocksToAverage. For example, if the measurement results of the first terminal device for the SSB are greater than this maximum number, then the first terminal device averages the signals within the beam.

[0130] j. The offset of the measurement results for the neighboring cell used by the first terminal device, which can be expressed as offsetMO.

[0131] 9) Measurement report configuration information for the first terminal device. As an example, the measurement report configuration information for the first terminal device can be represented as ReportConfigNR. Accordingly, the measurement parameters for the first terminal device include: a measurement report event triggering threshold for the first terminal device. As an example, the measurement report event triggering threshold for the first terminal device may include at least one of the following: a CSI-RS based RSRP threshold, a CSI-RS based RSRQ threshold, a CSI-RS based SINR threshold, an SSB-based RSRP threshold, an SSB-based RSRQ threshold, and an SSB-based SINR threshold.

[0132] 10) Beam failure recovery configuration information or beam failure recovery secondary cell configuration information for the first terminal device. As an example, the beam failure recovery configuration information for the first terminal device can be represented as `BeamFailureRecoveryConfig`, and the beam failure recovery secondary cell configuration information for the first terminal device can be represented as `BeamFailureRecoverySCellConfig`. Accordingly, the measurement parameters for the first terminal device include: a beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the first terminal device.

[0133] In some embodiments, the beam quality threshold for the beam failure recovery configuration information of the first terminal device can be an RSRP threshold based on SSB. For example, if the first configuration information is BeamFailureRecoveryConfig, and the RSRP measured by the first terminal device based on SSB is greater than the RSRP threshold based on SSB, then the first terminal device performs beam failure recovery.

[0134] In other embodiments, regarding the beam failure recovery secondary cell configuration information of the first terminal device, the beam quality threshold can be an RSRP threshold based on the SSB, and / or an RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS. For example, if the first configuration information is BeamFailureRecoverySCellConfig, and the RSRP measured by the first terminal device based on the SSB is greater than the RSRP threshold based on the SSB, then the first terminal device performs beam failure recovery. Alternatively, if the RSRP measured by the first terminal device based on CSI-RS is greater than the RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS, then the first terminal device performs beam failure recovery.

[0135] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters of the RedCap terminal device are determined based on predefined rules. As an example, the predefined rules relate to at least one of the RedCap terminal device type, the number of receiving antennas, and the receiving antenna gain.

[0136] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters of the reduced-capability terminal device are related to at least one of the following: the type of the reduced-capability terminal device, the receiving antenna gain level of the reduced-capability terminal device, and the number of receiving antennas of the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0137] In some embodiments, the type of the reduced-capability terminal device is related to at least one of the following parameters: the receive antenna gain level of the reduced-capability terminal device and the number of receive antennas of the reduced-capability terminal device. As an example, a RedCap terminal device with one receive antenna is a first-type RedCap terminal device, and a RedCap terminal device with two receive antennas is a second-type RedCap terminal device.

[0138] In some embodiments, the value of the measurement parameter of the reduced-capability terminal device is the value obtained by subtracting a first value from the value of the measurement parameter of the first terminal device. The first value may be predefined or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0139] As an example, for a frequency band in an NR system that supports a minimum number of receiving antennas of 4 or 2, and a RedCap terminal device that supports a minimum number of receiving antennas of 1, the RedCap terminal device obtains the RSRP threshold value for the RedCap terminal device by subtracting 6dBm or 3dBm from the measurement threshold configured for non-RedCap terminal devices in the existing first configuration information.

[0140] Taking RSRP as the measurement threshold value as an example, the RSRP-Range value ranges from 0 to 127. Subtracting 156 dBm from this value yields the actual RSRP threshold value. However, there is an exception: when RSRP-Range is 127, the actual RSRP threshold value is infinite. The RSRP-Range value corresponds to the range of measured RSRP, as shown in Table 1 below.

[0141] Table 1. Mapping Table of SS-RSRP and CSI-RSRP Measurement Reports

[0142]

[0143]

[0144]

[0145] The RedCap terminal device calculates its RSRP threshold value by subtracting 156dBm from the existing RSRP-Range value, and then subtracting another 6dBm or 3dBm according to predefined rules. As an example, the calculation process for the RSRP threshold value of a RedCap terminal device is as follows:

[0146] (rsrp-ThresholdSSB–156–6)dBm, or (rsrp-ThresholdSSB–156–3)dBm.

[0147] For example, if the network device indicates that rsrp-ThresholdSSB is 10dBm through the first configuration information, then the threshold value of the RedCap terminal device is 10dBm-3dBm=7dBm, and the RSRP threshold of the RedCap terminal device corresponds to the RSRP range [-150,-149)dBm in the table above.

[0148] In some embodiments, in addition to the number of receiving antennas affecting the measurement results, the receiving antenna gain also affects the measurement results.

[0149] As an example, the calculation process for the RSRP threshold value of RedCap terminal devices can also be shown below:

[0150] (rsrp-ThresholdSSB–156–6-3)dBm, or, (rsrp-ThresholdSSB–156–3-3)dBm.

[0151] For example, if the network device indicates that rsrp-ThresholdSSB is 10dBm through the first configuration information, then the threshold value of the RedCap terminal device is -10dBm-3dBm-3dBm=4dBm, and the RSRP threshold of the RedCap terminal device corresponds to the RSRP range [-153,-152)dBm in the table above.

[0152] This application embodiment only uses the example of the influence of the number of receiving antennas and the receiving antenna gain on the RSRP threshold being 3dBm and 6dBm, respectively. In specific implementations, the influence of the number of receiving antennas and the receiving antenna gain on the RSRP threshold can also be other values, and this application embodiment does not limit them.

[0153] In some embodiments, the RedCap terminal device can determine measurement parameters corresponding to its type based on first configuration information. For example, RedCap terminal devices can be classified into different types based on the number of receiving antennas and / or the receiving antenna gain level; the receiving antenna gain level can include different receiving antenna gain reduction values.

[0154] As an example, the RedCap terminal device can determine the measurement parameters for each type of RedCap terminal device based on the first configuration information. For instance, a RedCap terminal device with one receiving antenna is a Type I RedCap terminal device, and a RedCap terminal device with two receiving antennas is a Type II RedCap terminal device. If the measurement parameter configured in the first configuration information is A, then the measurement parameter for the Type II RedCap terminal device is A-X dBm, and the measurement parameter for the Type I RedCap terminal device is A-2X dBm; where X is a positive integer. For example, if the receiving antenna gain reduction is 1 dBm, then the receiving antenna gain level is 1, and the RedCap terminal device is a Type II RedCap terminal device; if the receiving antenna gain reduction is 2 dBm, then the receiving antenna gain level is 2, and the RedCap terminal device is a Type I RedCap terminal device. If the measurement parameter configured in the first configuration information is A, then the measurement parameter for the Type II RedCap terminal device is A-Y dBm, and the measurement parameter for the Type I RedCap terminal device is A-2Y dBm; where Y is a positive integer.

[0155] As an example, a RedCap terminal device can determine the measurement parameters of one type of RedCap terminal device based on the first configuration information. Based on the measurement parameters of one type of RedCap terminal device, the RedCap terminal device can determine the measurement parameters of other types of RedCap terminal devices. For example, a RedCap terminal device with one receiving antenna is a type 1 RedCap terminal device, and a RedCap terminal device with two receiving antennas is a type 2 RedCap terminal device. If the measurement parameter configured in the first configuration information is A, then the measurement parameter of the type 2 RedCap terminal device can be determined to be A-X dBm based on the first configuration information. Based on the measurement parameters of the type 2 RedCap terminal device, the measurement parameter of the type 1 RedCap terminal device can be determined to be A-2X dBm; where X is a positive integer. For example, if the receiving antenna gain reduction is 1 dBm, then the receiving antenna gain level is 1, and the RedCap terminal device is a type 2 RedCap terminal device; if the receiving antenna gain reduction is 2 dBm, then the receiving antenna gain level is 2, and the RedCap terminal device is a type 1 RedCap terminal device. If the measurement parameter configured in the first configuration information is A, then the measurement parameter of the second type of RedCap terminal device can be determined to be A-YdBm based on the first configuration information, and the measurement parameter of the first type of RedCap terminal device can be determined to be A-2YdBm based on the measurement parameter of the second type of RedCap terminal device; where Y is a positive integer.

[0156] In summary, the RedCap terminal device directly determines the measurement parameters for each type of RedCap terminal device based on the first configuration information. Alternatively, the RedCap terminal device directly determines the measurement parameters for one type of RedCap terminal device based on the first configuration information, and then determines the measurement parameters for other types of RedCap terminal devices based on the measurement parameters of that type of RedCap terminal device. Alternatively, the RedCap terminal device determines the measurement parameters for RedCap terminal devices with different numbers of receiving antennas and / or receiving antenna gain levels based on the first configuration information.

[0157] In this embodiment, different RedCap terminal devices have different measurement parameters based on their type or receiving capabilities (number of receiving antennas and / or receiving antenna gain level), enabling flexible configuration of RedCap terminal device measurement parameters. Furthermore, by using the measurement parameters configured by the network device for ordinary terminal devices (non-RedCap terminal devices), the measurement parameters of RedCap terminal devices can be determined, reducing signaling overhead and maintaining good backward compatibility.

[0158] Another optional processing flow for the measurement parameter determination method provided in this application embodiment is as follows: Figure 3 As shown, it may include at least the following steps:

[0159] Step S301, the network device sends first configuration information, which is used by the reduced-capability terminal device to determine the measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0160] In some embodiments, the description of the first configuration information and the description of determining the measurement parameters for the RedCap terminal device are the same as in step S201 above, and will not be repeated here.

[0161] To implement the measurement parameter determination method provided in the embodiments of this application, the embodiments of this application also provide a terminal device, which is a reduced-capacity terminal device. The optional structural configuration of the terminal device 400 includes, for example... Figure 4 As shown, including:

[0162] Processing unit 401 is configured to determine measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device based on first configuration information.

[0163] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device include:

[0164] This is used to configure the RSRP threshold of the reduced-capability terminal device in a specific cell.

[0165] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device include:

[0166] Parameters used by the reduced-capability terminal device to perform measurements of non-serving cells.

[0167] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: special cell measurement configuration information for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0168] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device include:

[0169] This is used to indicate the quality threshold for the measurement cell quality reporting of the reduced-capability terminal device in idle and / or deactivated states.

[0170] In some embodiments, the quality threshold includes: a quality threshold for RSRP; and / or, a quality threshold for RSRQ.

[0171] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: idle state measurement configuration information for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0172] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device include parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0173] In some embodiments, the parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced-capability terminal device include at least one of the following:

[0174] The reduced capability terminal equipment sets a beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on CSI-RS measurement results.

[0175] The reduced capability terminal equipment uses a beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the measurement results of SSB.

[0176] The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the CSI-RS measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam.

[0177] The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the SSB measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam.

[0178] The offset of the measurement results for neighboring cells used by the reduced capability terminal equipment.

[0179] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: measurement object configuration information for the reduced capability terminal device.

[0180] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the degraded terminal device include: a measurement report event triggering threshold for the degraded terminal device.

[0181] In some embodiments, the measurement reporting event trigger threshold for the degraded terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0182] RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRQ threshold based on CSI-RS; SINR threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRP threshold based on SSB; RSRQ threshold based on SSB; and SINR threshold based on SSB.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: measurement report configuration information for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0184] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the degraded terminal device include: a beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device.

[0185] In some embodiments, the beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the reduced capability terminal device includes: an RSRP threshold based on SSB.

[0186] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: beam failure recovery configuration information for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0187] In some embodiments, the beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the reduced capability terminal device includes: an RSRP threshold based on SSB; and / or an RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS.

[0188] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: secondary cell configuration information for beam failure recovery of the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0189] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes measurement parameters for a first terminal device, the first terminal device having different capabilities than the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0190] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters of the reduced-capability terminal device are determined based on the measurement parameters of the first terminal device.

[0191] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters of the reduced-capability terminal device are determined based on predefined rules.

[0192] In some embodiments, the predefined rules relate to the number of receiving antennas and / or the gain of the receiving antennas.

[0193] In some embodiments, the predefined rules include at least one of the following:

[0194] The value of the measurement parameter of the reduced capability terminal device is the value obtained by subtracting the first value from the value of the measurement parameter of the first terminal device.

[0195] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are related to at least one of the following:

[0196] The type of terminal equipment with reduced capabilities;

[0197] The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level;

[0198] The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

[0199] In some embodiments, the type of the reduced-capability terminal device is related to at least one of the following parameters:

[0200] The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level;

[0201] The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

[0202] To implement the measurement parameter determination method provided in the embodiments of this application, the embodiments of this application also provide a network device, wherein the optional structural composition of the network device 500 is as follows: Figure 5 As shown, including:

[0203] The sending unit 501 is configured to send first configuration information, which is used by the reduced-capability terminal device to determine measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0204] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the degraded terminal device include: configuring the RSRP threshold of the degraded terminal device in a specific cell.

[0205] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the degraded terminal device include parameters for the degraded terminal device to perform measurements of non-serving cells.

[0206] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: special cell measurement configuration information for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0207] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the degraded terminal device include: a quality threshold for indicating the measurement cell quality reporting of the degraded terminal device in an idle state and / or a deactivated state.

[0208] In some embodiments, the quality threshold includes: a quality threshold for RSRP; and / or, a quality threshold for RSRQ.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: idle state measurement configuration information for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0210] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device include parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0211] In some embodiments, the parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced-capability terminal device include at least one of the following:

[0212] The reduced capability terminal equipment sets a beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on CSI-RS measurement results.

[0213] The reduced capability terminal equipment uses a beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the measurement results of SSB.

[0214] The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the CSI-RS measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam.

[0215] The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the SSB measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam.

[0216] The offset of the measurement results for neighboring cells used by the reduced capability terminal equipment.

[0217] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: measurement object configuration information for the reduced capability terminal device.

[0218] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the degraded terminal device include: a measurement report event triggering threshold for the degraded terminal device.

[0219] In some embodiments, the measurement reporting event trigger threshold for the degraded terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0220] RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRQ threshold based on CSI-RS; SINR threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRP threshold based on SSB; RSRQ threshold based on SSB; and SINR threshold based on SSB.

[0221] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: measurement report configuration information for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0222] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters for the degraded terminal device include: a beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device.

[0223] In some embodiments, the beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the reduced capability terminal device includes: an RSRP threshold based on SSB.

[0224] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: beam failure recovery configuration information for the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0225] In some embodiments, the beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the reduced capability terminal device includes: an RSRP threshold based on SSB; and / or an RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS.

[0226] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes: secondary cell configuration information for beam failure recovery of the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0227] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes measurement parameters for a first terminal device, the first terminal device having different capabilities than the reduced-capability terminal device.

[0228] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters of the reduced-capability terminal device are determined based on the measurement parameters of the first terminal device.

[0229] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters of the reduced-capability terminal device are determined based on predefined rules.

[0230] In some embodiments, the predefined rules relate to the number of receiving antennas and / or the gain of the receiving antennas.

[0231] In some embodiments, the predefined rules include at least one of the following:

[0232] The value of the measurement parameter of the reduced capability terminal device is equal to the value of the measurement parameter of the first terminal device minus the first value.

[0233] In some embodiments, the measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are related to at least one of the following:

[0234] The type of terminal equipment with reduced capabilities;

[0235] The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level;

[0236] The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

[0237] In some embodiments, the type of the reduced-capability terminal device is related to at least one of the following parameters:

[0238] The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level;

[0239] The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

[0240] It should be noted that the function of the processing unit 401 in this embodiment can be implemented by a processor, and the function of the sending unit 501 can be implemented by a transmitter or a transceiver.

[0241] This application embodiment also provides a terminal device, including a processor and a memory for storing a computer program that can run on the processor, wherein when the processor runs the computer program, it executes the steps of the measurement parameter determination method executed by the terminal device described above.

[0242] This application also provides a network device, including a processor and a memory for storing a computer program that can run on the processor, wherein when the processor runs the computer program, it executes the steps of the measurement parameter determination method executed by the network device described above.

[0243] This application also provides a chip, including: a processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, causing a device equipped with the chip to execute the measurement parameter determination method executed by the terminal device described above.

[0244] This application also provides a chip, including: a processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, causing a device equipped with the chip to execute the measurement parameter determination method executed by the network device described above.

[0245] This application embodiment also provides a storage medium storing an executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the measurement parameter determination method executed by the aforementioned terminal device.

[0246] This application embodiment also provides a storage medium storing an executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the measurement parameter determination method executed by the network device described above.

[0247] This application also provides a computer program product, including computer program instructions that cause a computer to execute the measurement parameter determination method executed by the terminal device described above.

[0248] This application also provides a computer program product, including computer program instructions that cause a computer to execute the measurement parameter determination method performed by the network device described above.

[0249] This application also provides a computer program that enables a computer to execute the measurement parameter determination method executed by the terminal device described above.

[0250] This application also provides a computer program that enables a computer to execute the measurement parameter determination method performed by the network device described above.

[0251] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device (terminal device or network device) according to an embodiment of this application. The electronic device 700 includes at least one processor 701, a memory 702, and at least one network interface 704. The various components in the electronic device 700 are coupled together through a bus system 705. It is understood that the bus system 705 is used to implement communication between these components. In addition to a data bus, the bus system 705 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, in... Figure 6 The general labeled all buses as Bus System 705.

[0252] It is understood that memory 702 can be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or both. Non-volatile memory can be ROM, programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), magnetic random access memory (FRAM), flash memory, magnetic surface memory, optical disc, or compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM); magnetic surface memory can be disk storage or magnetic tape storage. 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), Synchronous Static Random Access Memory (SSRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDRSDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (ESDRAM), SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus Random Access Memory (DRRAM). The memory 702 described in this application embodiment is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0253] The memory 702 in this embodiment is used to store various types of data to support the operation of the electronic device 700. Examples of such data include any computer program for operation on the electronic device 700, such as application program 7022. A program implementing the method of this embodiment may be included in application program 7022.

[0254] The methods disclosed in the embodiments of this application can be applied to processor 701, or implemented by processor 701. Processor 701 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 701 or by instructions in the form of software. The processor 701 may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. Processor 701 can implement or execute the methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of this application. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the methods disclosed in the embodiments of this application can be directly manifested as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or being executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software modules may be located in a storage medium, which is located in memory 702. Processor 701 reads the information in memory 702 and combines its hardware to complete the steps of the aforementioned method.

[0255] In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 700 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), DSPs, programmable logic devices (PLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), FPGAs, general-purpose processors, controllers, MCUs, MPUs, or other electronic components to perform the aforementioned method.

[0256] The present application is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of the methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that each process and / or box in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of the processes and / or boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device generate instructions for implementing the steps in the process. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0257] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to function 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.

[0258] These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable equipment to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable 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.

[0259] It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in this application. The term "and / or" in this application is merely a description of the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A existing alone, A and B existing simultaneously, or B existing alone. Furthermore, the character " / " in this application generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0260] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A method for determining measurement parameters, the method comprising: The reduced-capability terminal device determines the measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device based on the measurement parameters for the first terminal device included in the first configuration information. The first terminal device and the reduced-capability terminal device support different capabilities. The measurement parameters for the reduced capability terminal device include: parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced capability terminal device, and the parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced capability terminal device include: the beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the measurement results of the synchronization signal block SSB of the reduced capability terminal device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: This is used to configure the reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold of the reduced-capability terminal equipment in a specific cell.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: Parameters used by the reduced-capability terminal device to perform measurements of non-serving cells.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: This is used to indicate the quality threshold for the measurement cell quality reporting of the reduced-capability terminal device in idle and / or deactivated states.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The quality threshold includes: Quality thresholds for RSRP; And / or, a quality threshold for the Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ).

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced-capacity terminal device also include at least one of the following: The reduced capability terminal equipment performs beam measurement quality thresholds for beam combining based on the measurement results of the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the CSI-RS measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam. The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the SSB measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam. The offset of the measurement results for neighboring cells used by the reduced capability terminal equipment.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: The measurement report event trigger threshold for the reduced capability terminal device.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, The measurement reporting event triggering threshold for the degraded terminal device includes at least one of the following: RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRQ threshold based on CSI-RS; SINR threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRP threshold based on SSB; SSB-based RSRQ threshold; SINR threshold based on SSB.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: Beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the reduced-capability terminal device.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device includes: RSRP threshold based on SSB.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device includes: RSRP threshold based on SSB; And / or, RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein, The measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are determined based on predefined rules.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, The predefined rules are related to the number of receiving antennas and / or the gain of the receiving antennas.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein, The predefined rules include: The value of the measurement parameter of the reduced capability terminal device is the value obtained by subtracting the first value from the value of the measurement parameter of the first terminal device.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein, The measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are related to at least one of the following: The type of terminal equipment with reduced capabilities; The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level; The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein, The type of the reduced-capability terminal device is related to at least one of the following parameters: The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level; The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

17. A method for determining measurement parameters, the method comprising: The network device sends first configuration information, which includes measurement parameters for a first terminal device and is used to reduce the capability of the terminal device by determining measurement parameters for the terminal device based on the measurement parameters for the first terminal device. The first terminal device and the reduced-capability terminal device support different capabilities. The measurement parameters for the reduced capability terminal device include: parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced capability terminal device, and the parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced capability terminal device include: the beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the measurement results of the synchronization signal block SSB of the reduced capability terminal device.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: This is used to configure the reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold of the reduced-capability terminal equipment in a specific cell.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: Parameters used by the reduced-capability terminal device to perform measurements of non-serving cells.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: This is used to indicate the quality threshold for the measurement cell quality reporting of the reduced-capability terminal device in idle and / or deactivated states.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein, The quality threshold includes: Quality thresholds for RSRP; And / or, a quality threshold for the Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ).

22. The method according to claim 17, wherein, The parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced-capacity terminal device also include at least one of the following: The reduced capability terminal equipment performs beam measurement quality thresholds for beam combining based on the measurement results of the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the CSI-RS measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam. The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the SSB measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam. The offset of the measurement results for neighboring cells used by the reduced capability terminal equipment.

23. The method according to claim 17, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: The measurement report event trigger threshold for the reduced capability terminal device.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein, The measurement reporting event triggering threshold for the degraded terminal device includes at least one of the following: RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRQ threshold based on CSI-RS; SINR threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRP threshold based on SSB; SSB-based RSRQ threshold; SINR threshold based on SSB.

25. The method according to claim 17, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: Beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the reduced-capability terminal device.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein, The beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device includes: RSRP threshold based on SSB.

27. The method according to claim 25, wherein, The beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device includes: RSRP threshold based on SSB; And / or, RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS.

28. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 27, wherein, The measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are determined based on predefined rules.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein, The predefined rules are related to the number of receiving antennas and / or the gain of the receiving antennas.

30. The method according to claim 28, wherein, The predefined rules include: The value of the measurement parameter of the reduced capability terminal device is equal to the value of the measurement parameter of the first terminal device minus the first value.

31. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 27, wherein, The measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are related to at least one of the following: The type of terminal equipment with reduced capabilities; The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level; The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

32. The method according to claim 31, wherein, The type of the reduced-capability terminal device is related to at least one of the following parameters: The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level; The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

33. A terminal device, said terminal device being a reduced-capacity terminal device, said terminal device comprising: The processing unit is configured to determine measurement parameters for the reduced-capability terminal device based on measurement parameters for the first terminal device included in the first configuration information. The first terminal device and the reduced-capability terminal device support different capabilities. The measurement parameters for the reduced capability terminal device include: parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced capability terminal device, and the parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced capability terminal device include: the beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the measurement results of the synchronization signal block SSB of the reduced capability terminal device.

34. The terminal device according to claim 33, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: This is used to configure the reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold of the reduced-capability terminal equipment in a specific cell.

35. The terminal device according to claim 34, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: Parameters used by the reduced-capability terminal device to perform measurements of non-serving cells.

36. The terminal device according to claim 33, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: This is used to indicate the quality threshold for the measurement cell quality reporting of the reduced-capability terminal device in idle and / or deactivated states.

37. The terminal device according to claim 36, wherein, The quality threshold includes: Quality thresholds for RSRP; And / or, a quality threshold for the Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ).

38. The terminal device according to claim 33, wherein, The parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced-capacity terminal device also include at least one of the following: The reduced capability terminal equipment performs beam measurement quality thresholds for beam combining based on the measurement results of the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the CSI-RS measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam. The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the SSB measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam. The offset of the measurement results for neighboring cells used by the reduced capability terminal equipment.

39. The terminal device according to claim 33, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: The measurement report event trigger threshold for the reduced capability terminal device.

40. The terminal device according to claim 39, wherein, The measurement reporting event triggering threshold for the degraded terminal device includes at least one of the following: RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRQ threshold based on CSI-RS; SINR threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRP threshold based on SSB; SSB-based RSRQ threshold; SINR threshold based on SSB.

41. The terminal device according to claim 33, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: Beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the reduced-capability terminal device.

42. The terminal device according to claim 41, wherein, The beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device includes: RSRP threshold based on SSB.

43. The terminal device according to claim 41, wherein, The beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device includes: RSRP threshold based on SSB; And / or, RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS.

44. The terminal device according to any one of claims 33 to 43, wherein, The measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are determined based on predefined rules.

45. The terminal device according to claim 44, wherein, The predefined rules are related to the number of receiving antennas and / or the gain of the receiving antennas.

46. ​​The terminal device according to claim 44, wherein, The predefined rules include: The value of the measurement parameter of the reduced capability terminal device is the value obtained by subtracting the first value from the value of the measurement parameter of the first terminal device.

47. The terminal device according to any one of claims 33 to 43, wherein, The measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are related to at least one of the following: The type of terminal equipment with reduced capabilities; The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level; The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

48. The terminal device according to claim 47, wherein, The type of the reduced-capability terminal device is related to at least one of the following parameters: The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level; The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

49. The terminal device according to any one of claims 33 to 43, wherein, The beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the measurement results of the synchronization signal block (SSB) of the reduced capability terminal equipment is: absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation.

50. A network device, the network device comprising: The sending unit is configured to send first configuration information, the first configuration information including measurement parameters for a first terminal device, and for reducing the capability of the terminal device to determine measurement parameters for the reduced capability terminal device based on the measurement parameters for the first terminal device. The first terminal device and the reduced-capability terminal device support different capabilities. The measurement parameters for the reduced capability terminal device include: parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced capability terminal device, and the parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced capability terminal device include: the beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the measurement results of the synchronization signal block SSB of the reduced capability terminal device.

51. The network device according to claim 50, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: This is used to configure the reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold of the reduced-capability terminal equipment in a specific cell.

52. The network device according to claim 51, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: Parameters used by the reduced-capability terminal device to perform measurements of non-serving cells.

53. The network device according to claim 50, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: This is used to indicate the quality threshold for the measurement cell quality reporting of the reduced-capability terminal device in idle and / or deactivated states.

54. The network device according to claim 53, wherein, The quality threshold includes: Quality thresholds for RSRP; And / or, a quality threshold for the Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ).

55. The network device according to claim 50, wherein, The parameters for the measurement configuration of the reduced-capacity terminal device also include at least one of the following: The reduced capability terminal equipment performs beam measurement quality thresholds for beam combining based on the measurement results of the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the CSI-RS measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam. The reduced capability terminal equipment is based on the SSB measurement results, and the maximum number of average measurement results for each beam. The offset of the measurement results for neighboring cells used by the reduced capability terminal equipment.

56. The network device according to claim 50, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: The measurement report event trigger threshold for the reduced capability terminal device.

57. The network device according to claim 56, wherein, The measurement reporting event triggering threshold for the degraded terminal device includes at least one of the following: RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRQ threshold based on CSI-RS; SINR threshold based on CSI-RS; RSRP threshold based on SSB; SSB-based RSRQ threshold; SINR threshold based on SSB.

58. The network device according to claim 50, wherein, The measurement parameters for the reduced-capacity terminal device also include: Beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the reduced-capability terminal device.

59. The network device according to claim 58, wherein, The beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device includes: RSRP threshold based on SSB.

60. The network device according to claim 58, wherein, The beam quality threshold for beam failure recovery of the degraded terminal device includes: RSRP threshold based on SSB; And / or, RSRP threshold based on CSI-RS.

61. The network device according to any one of claims 50 to 60, wherein, The measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are determined based on predefined rules.

62. The network device according to claim 61, wherein, The predefined rules are related to the number of receiving antennas and / or the gain of the receiving antennas.

63. The network device according to claim 61, wherein, The predefined rules include: The value of the measurement parameter of the reduced capability terminal device is equal to the value of the measurement parameter of the first terminal device minus the first value.

64. The network device according to any one of claims 50 to 60, wherein, The measurement parameters of the reduced-capacity terminal device are related to at least one of the following: The type of terminal equipment with reduced capabilities; The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level; The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

65. The network device according to claim 64, wherein, The type of the reduced-capability terminal device is related to at least one of the following parameters: The reduced capability terminal equipment's receiving antenna gain level; The number of receiving antennas in the reduced-capability terminal equipment.

66. The network device according to any one of claims 50 to 60, wherein, The beam measurement quality threshold for beam combining based on the measurement results of the synchronization signal block (SSB) of the reduced capability terminal equipment is: absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation.

67. A terminal device, comprising a processor and a memory for storing a computer program capable of running on the processor, wherein, When the processor is used to run the computer program, it performs the steps of the measurement parameter determination method according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

68. A network device comprising a processor and a memory for storing a computer program capable of running on the processor, wherein, When the processor is used to run the computer program, it performs the steps of the measurement parameter determination method according to any one of claims 17 to 32.

69. A storage medium storing an executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the measurement parameter determination method according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

70. A storage medium storing an executable program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the measurement parameter determination method according to any one of claims 17 to 32.

71. A computer program product comprising computer program instructions that cause a computer to perform the measurement parameter determination method as described in any one of claims 1 to 16.

72. A computer program product comprising computer program instructions that cause a computer to perform the measurement parameter determination method as described in any one of claims 17 to 32.

73. A chip, comprising: A processor for retrieving and running a computer program from memory, causing a device with the chip mounted to perform the measurement parameter determination method as described in any one of claims 1 to 16.

74. A chip, comprising: A processor for retrieving and running a computer program from memory, causing a device with the chip mounted to perform the measurement parameter determination method as described in any one of claims 17 to 32.

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