A method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for configuring a measurement gap.

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for configuring measurement gaps. The method includes: receiving measurement configuration information sent by a network device, the measurement configuration information including multiple measurement gap configuration information, different measurement gap configuration information corresponding to different measurement objects; and performing measurements on the measurement objects according to the measurement configuration information and a threshold; wherein the threshold is used for measurement gap overhead control. In this method, after receiving the multiple measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device, the user equipment can adaptively perform measurements based on the relationship between the multiple measurement gap configuration information and the threshold used for measurement gap overhead control, thereby helping to reduce the overhead of measurement gaps and ensuring the continuity of serving cell scheduling data.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for configuring a measurement gap. Background Technology

[0002] In New Radio (NR) systems, User Equipment (UE) can perform measurements on neighboring cells within a measurement gap. No data transmission of the serving cell occurs within the measurement gap. Depending on the measurement objective, network equipment can configure multiple measurement gaps for the UE.

[0003] The problem of excessive scheduling overhead caused by measurement gaps in scenarios with multiple measurement gaps needs to be addressed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for configuring a measurement gap.

[0005] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for configuring a measurement gap, executed by a user equipment, the method comprising:

[0006] Receive measurement configuration information sent by network devices, the measurement configuration information including multiple measurement gap configuration information, different measurement gap configuration information corresponding to different measurement objects;

[0007] The measurement object is measured according to the measurement configuration information and the threshold; wherein the threshold is used for measurement gap overhead control.

[0008] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for configuring a measurement gap, executed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0009] The measurement configuration information is sent to the user equipment. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0010] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device that can be used to perform the steps executed by a user equipment in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect. The user equipment can implement the functions of the methods described above through hardware structures, software modules, or a combination of hardware structures and software modules.

[0011] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device that can be used to perform the steps executed by a network device in the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect. The network device can implement the functions of the methods described above through hardware structures, software modules, or a combination of hardware structures and software modules.

[0012] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device, including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program; and the processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0013] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program; and the processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

[0014] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions (or computer programs, programs) that, when invoked and executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0015] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions (or computer programs, programs) that, when invoked and executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect described above.

[0016] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of this disclosure and form part of this application, illustrate exemplary embodiments of this disclosure and, together with their descriptions, serve to explain the embodiments of this disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation of the embodiments of this disclosure. In the drawings:

[0018] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0022] Figure 4This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0024] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0025] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a measurement gap configuration according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0026] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram illustrating another measurement gap configuration according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] Figure 11 This is a structural diagram illustrating a configuration device for measuring gaps according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0030] Figure 12 This is a block diagram illustrating a configuration device for measuring gaps according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0031] Figure 13 This is a structural diagram of another configuration device for measuring gaps, according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0032] Figure 14 This is a block diagram illustrating another configuration device for measuring gaps according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The embodiments of this disclosure will now be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation details.

[0034] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with those of this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0035] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. The singular forms “a” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0036] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used to describe various information in embodiments of this disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information without departing from the scope of embodiments of this disclosure, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the words “if” and “in response” as used herein may be interpreted as “when”, “when”, or “in response to determination”.

[0037] Embodiments of this disclosure are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain this disclosure, and should not be construed as limiting this disclosure.

[0038] like Figure 1 As shown, the method for configuring a measurement gap provided in this embodiment can be applied to a wireless communication system 100, which may include a user equipment 101 and a network device 102. The user equipment 101 is configured to support carrier aggregation and can be connected to multiple carrier units of the network device 102, including a primary carrier unit and one or more secondary carrier units.

[0039] It should be understood that the wireless communication system 100 described above is applicable to both low-frequency and high-frequency scenarios. Application scenarios for the wireless communication system 100 include, but are not limited to, long-term evolution (LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) communication systems, cloud radio access network (CRAN) systems, future 5th-generation (5G) systems, new radio (NR) communication systems, or future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN) systems.

[0040] The user equipment 101 shown above can be user equipment (UE), terminal, access terminal, terminal unit, terminal station, mobile station (MS), remote station, remote terminal, mobile terminal, wireless communication equipment, terminal agent, or user equipment, etc. This user equipment 101 may have wireless transceiver capabilities, enabling it to communicate (e.g., wireless communication) with one or more network devices in one or more communication systems, and to receive network services provided by the network devices. These network devices include, but are not limited to, the network device 102 shown in the figure.

[0041] User equipment 101 may be a cellular phone, cordless phone, session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, wireless local loop (WLL) station, personal digital assistant (PDA) device, handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, vehicle-mounted device, wearable device, user equipment in a future 5G network or user equipment in a future evolved PLMN network, etc.

[0042] Network device 102 can be an access network device (or access point). Access network device refers to equipment that provides network access functionality, such as a radio access network (RAN) base station. Specifically, network device 102 may include a base station (BS), or a base station and radio resource management equipment used to control the base station. Network device 102 may also include relay stations (relay equipment), access points, and base stations in future 5G networks, base stations in future evolved PLMN networks, or NR base stations. Network device 102 can be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device. Network device 102 can also be a communication chip with a communication module.

[0043] For example, network equipment 102 includes, but is not limited to: next-generation base stations (gnodeB, gNB) in 5G, evolved node B (eNB) in LTE systems, radio network controllers (RNC), node B (NB) in WCDMA systems, radio controllers and base station controllers (BSC) in CRAN systems, base transceiver stations (BTS) in GSM or CDMA systems, home base stations (e.g., home evolved nodeB, or home node B, HNB), baseband units (BBU), transmitting and receiving points (TRP), transmitting points (TP), or mobile switching centers, etc.

[0044] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap. (Refer to...) Figure 2 , Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the method includes steps S201 to S203, specifically:

[0045] In step S201, network device 102 sends measurement configuration information to user equipment 101. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0046] In step S202, user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0047] In step S203, user equipment 101 performs measurement of the object according to measurement configuration information and threshold; wherein, the threshold is used for measurement gap overhead control.

[0048] In some possible implementations, a threshold is used to control the maximum value of the measurement gap overhead. User equipment 101 can control the measurement gap overhead to be less than or equal to the threshold to prevent the measurement gap overhead from being too large.

[0049] In some possible implementations, the threshold may be agreed upon by the protocol.

[0050] In some possible implementations, the threshold may be determined by network device 102.

[0051] In some possible implementations, the threshold can be set to duration or as a percentage.

[0052] In this embodiment of the disclosure, network device 102 can configure multiple measurement gap configuration information for user equipment 101 for different measurement objects. User equipment 101 can adaptively perform measurements based on the relationship between the multiple measurement gap configuration information and the threshold used for measurement gap overhead control, thereby helping to reduce the overhead of measurement gaps, so as to ensure the continuity of serving cell scheduling data and maintain network throughput performance.

[0053] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, applied to user equipment 101. (Refer to...) Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the method includes steps S301 to S302, specifically:

[0054] In step S301, user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0055] In step S302, the user equipment 101 performs measurement on the object according to the measurement configuration information and the threshold; wherein, the threshold is used for measurement gap overhead control.

[0056] In all embodiments of this disclosure, there are multiple measurement configuration information entries, the number of which is consistent with the number of measurement gap configuration information entries.

[0057] Alternatively, in some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information can be a single entry, and this single entry may contain multiple measurement gap configuration entries. In some examples, this single measurement configuration information may also include: multiple measurement gap configuration entries and a threshold.

[0058] In some possible implementations, when the user equipment 101 performs a measurement of a target, the target may correspond to parameters of a neighboring cell in the same system as the serving cell, or the target may correspond to parameters of a neighboring cell in a different system than the serving cell.

[0059] In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information may indicate the measurement object (MO), measurement gap length (MGL), and measurement gap repetition period (MGRP) corresponding to each measurement gap configuration; or, each measurement gap configuration may indicate the MO, MGL, and MGRP corresponding to that measurement gap. Thus, each measurement configuration corresponds to one MO, one MGL, and one MGRP, thereby different measurement configurations correspond to different measurement purposes.

[0060] In one example, the measurement configuration information includes measurement configuration information for the first mode (Gap Pattern #1), the second mode (Gap Pattern #2), and the third mode (Gap Pattern #3), and the measurement configuration information also indicates:

[0061] Gap Pattern #1 is used for mobility measurement (MO), with MGL of 6ms and MGRP of 20ms.

[0062] Gap Pattern #2 is used for positioning measurement, with MGL of 10ms and MGRP of 80ms.

[0063] Gap Pattern #3 is used for multiple SIM measurement (MUSIM measurement), with MGL of 10ms and MGRP of 80ms.

[0064] In some possible implementations, user equipment 101 may perform adaptive measurements based on multiple measurement configuration information, taking into account the relationship between measurement gap overhead and a threshold. Measurement gap overhead characterizes the total overhead of measurement gaps for a corresponding number of measurements to be performed.

[0065] In one example, in response to a measurement gap overhead being less than or equal to a threshold, user equipment 101 can normally perform measurements based on multiple measurement configuration information. In this case, the measurement gap overhead corresponds to the total overhead of these multiple measurement gaps.

[0066] In one example, in response to a measurement gap overhead exceeding a threshold, user equipment 101 may selectively perform measurements from among multiple measurement gaps included in the measurement configuration information. In this case, the measurement gap corresponds to the total overhead of the selected portion of measurement gaps to be measured.

[0067] In some possible implementations, the threshold may be defined by a protocol.

[0068] In some possible implementations, the threshold may be determined by network device 102.

[0069] In this embodiment of the disclosure, after receiving multiple measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device 102, the user equipment 101 can adaptively perform measurements based on the relationship between the multiple measurement gap configuration information and the threshold used for measurement gap overhead control, thereby helping to reduce the overhead of measurement gaps and ensuring the continuity of serving cell scheduling data.

[0070] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, applied to user equipment 101. (Refer to...) Figure 4 , Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 4 As shown, the method includes steps S401 to S403, specifically:

[0071] In step S401, user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0072] In step S402, in response to the measurement gap overhead determined according to the measurement configuration information being greater than a threshold, at least one measurement gap that does not perform measurement is repeatedly determined among a plurality of measurement gaps in the order of the set measurement gaps.

[0073] Step S403: Until the measurement gap cost of the remaining measurement gaps among the multiple measurement gaps is less than or equal to the threshold, perform the measurement of the corresponding measurement object of the remaining measurement gaps. The measurement gap cost is used to characterize the total cost of the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be performed.

[0074] In some possible implementations, the order in which the measurement gaps are set is, for example, in descending order of the measurement gap length MGL.

[0075] In some possible implementations, multiple measurement gaps are all considered as measurement gaps to be performed before determining which measurement gaps will not be used for measurement. Therefore, the measurement gap overhead characterizes the total overhead of these multiple measurement gaps.

[0076] In some possible implementations, for the remaining measurement gaps—that is, after determining the measurement gaps where no measurement is to be performed—the measurement gaps to be performed become the remaining portion of the measurement gaps. Therefore, the measurement gap overhead characterizes the total overhead of this remaining portion of the measurement gaps.

[0077] In some possible implementations, if the measurement gap overhead is still greater than a threshold when the last measurement gap remains during the process of determining the measurement gaps for which no measurement is to be performed, then the measurement task corresponding to any measurement gap cannot be completed at this time.

[0078] In some possible implementations, the threshold is configured as a percentage. For example, the threshold may be configured as 30%, or 40%, or between 30% and 40%.

[0079] In some possible implementations, among multiple measurement configuration information, user equipment 101 can determine the measurement gap overhead based on the ratio of the sum of measurement gap lengths (MGL) of the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be measured (these measurement gaps are included in the multiple measurement gap configurations of the aforementioned multiple measurement configuration information) to the first duration, where the first duration is the duration of the maximum MGRP among the measurement gap repetition periods (MGRP) corresponding to the multiple measurement gap configuration information. The ratio can be a percentage value. Here, the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be measured refers to the remaining measurement gaps that need to be measured after all measurement gaps involved in the measurement configuration information have been compared sequentially according to the measurement gap overhead and a threshold; if the result is greater than the threshold, the remaining measurement gaps will be measured.

[0080] In some possible implementations, the threshold is configured as a duration. For example, the threshold is configured as 30ms.

[0081] In some possible implementations, the measurement gap overhead can be determined as: the measurement gap length MGL and value corresponding to the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be measured (these measurement gaps are included in the multiple measurement gap configurations of the aforementioned multiple measurement configuration information) during the first duration. Here, the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be measured are: the remaining measurement gaps that need to be measured after all measurement gaps involved in the measurement configuration information are compared with the threshold in sequence according to the measurement gap overhead and the threshold.

[0082] In the first example:

[0083] The measurement configuration information includes the measurement configuration information for the first mode (Gap Pattern #1), the measurement configuration information for the second mode (Gap Pattern #2), and the measurement configuration information for the third mode (Gap Pattern #3). In this example, the first duration is the duration of the MGRP of Gap Pattern #2 or the MGRP of Gap Pattern #3, which is 80ms.

[0084] like Figure 7 As shown, based on the MGRP with different measurement configuration information, it can be determined that the first duration includes 4 Gap Pattern #1 (Gap #1), 1 Gap Pattern #2 (Gap #2), and 1 Gap Pattern #3 (Gap #3). The sum of the MGL values ​​for multiple measurement gaps in the first duration is: 6×4 + 10×1 + 10×1 = 44 (ms). The measurement gap overhead in this example is: (44 / 80)% = 55%.

[0085] In this example, if the measurement gap overhead exceeds a threshold, user equipment 101 can determine at least one measurement gap where no measurement will be performed, based on requirements or priorities. If it is determined that Gap Pattern #2 and Gap Pattern #3 will not be performed, the measurement gap overhead is again determined to be (6 × 4) / 80 = 30%, which is less than or equal to the threshold. In this example, only the measurement of Gap Pattern #1 can be performed.

[0086] In the second example:

[0087] The measurement configuration information includes Gap Pattern #1, Gap Pattern #2, and Gap Pattern #3. The first duration is the duration of the MGRP of Gap Pattern #2 or Gap Pattern #3, which is 80ms. The threshold can be configured to 30ms.

[0088] refer to Figure 7 or Figure 9 Based on the MGRP with different measurement configuration information, it can be determined that the first duration includes 4 Gap#1, 1 Gap#2 and 1 Gap#3. The sum of the MGL values ​​(i.e. measurement gap overhead) of these three measurement gaps in the first duration is 44ms.

[0089] In this example, if the measurement gap overhead is greater than the threshold, user equipment 101 can determine at least one measurement gap that should not be measured, based on the MGL of each measurement gap in descending order. For example, if gap patterns #2 and #3 with the largest MGLs are determined to be non-executable, the measurement gap overhead is again determined to be 6 × 4 = 24 (ms), which is less than the threshold. In this example, only the measurement of gap pattern #1 can be performed.

[0090] In this embodiment of the disclosure, in scenarios where the measurement gap overhead is greater than a threshold, the user equipment 101 selectively performs measurements in multiple measurement gaps in order to save measurement gap overhead.

[0091] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, applied to user equipment 101. (Refer to...) Figure 5 , Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 5 As shown, the method includes steps S501 to S502, specifically:

[0092] In step S501, user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0093] Step S502: In response to the measurement gap overhead determined according to the measurement configuration information being less than or equal to a threshold, the measurement of the corresponding measurement object is performed according to multiple measurement gap configuration information.

[0094] In some possible implementations, the threshold is configured as a percentage. For example, the threshold is configured as 30% or 40%. Alternatively, the threshold is configured as a duration.

[0095] In some possible implementations, user equipment 101 may determine the measurement gap overhead based on the ratio of the sum of measurement gap lengths (MGL) of the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be measured (these measurement gaps are included in the multiple measurement gap configurations of the aforementioned multiple measurement configuration information) to the first duration. That is, the measurement gap overhead is determined based on the MGL of the measurement gaps appearing in the first duration. The first duration is the duration of the maximum MGRP among the measurement gap repetition periods (MGRP) corresponding to the multiple measurement gap configuration information. Here, the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be measured refers to the remaining measurement gaps that need to be measured after sequentially comparing the measurement gap overhead with a threshold, where the result is greater than the threshold.

[0096] In some possible implementations, in scenarios where the measurement gap overhead is less than or equal to a threshold, measurements of the measurement objects corresponding to each measurement gap can be performed separately according to the measurement configuration information. For example, if the measurement configuration information includes GapPattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#3, then mobility measurements corresponding to Gap Pattern#1, positioning measurements corresponding to Gap Pattern#2, and multi-SIM measurements corresponding to Gap Pattern#3 can be performed respectively.

[0097] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the measurement gap overhead is less than or equal to the threshold, the user equipment 101 can perform the measurement of each measurement gap normally according to the measurement configuration information.

[0098] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, applied to user equipment 101.

[0099] The method includes steps S301 to S303:

[0100] In step S301, user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0101] In step S302, the user equipment 101 determines at least two measurement gaps that have temporal overlap based on the configuration information of multiple measurement gaps.

[0102] Step S303: Only the measurement object of one of the at least two measurement gaps is measured, and the measurement of the measurement object corresponding to the remaining measurement gaps of the at least two measurement gaps is not performed.

[0103] Alternatively, the method includes steps S401 to S404:

[0104] In step S401, user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0105] Step S402: In response to the measurement gap overhead determined according to the measurement configuration information being greater than a threshold, at least two measurement gaps with temporal overlap are determined according to the multiple measurement gap configuration information.

[0106] Step S403: In at least two measurement gaps, determine at least one measurement gap that will not be measured, in the order of the set measurement gaps.

[0107] Step S404: In response to the measurement gap overhead of the remaining measurement gap in at least two measurement gaps being less than or equal to a threshold, only the measurement object of the remaining measurement gap in at least two measurement gaps is measured.

[0108] Alternatively, the method includes steps S501 to 502:

[0109] In step S501, user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0110] Step S502: In response to the measurement gap overhead determined according to the measurement configuration information being less than or equal to a threshold, at least two measurement gaps with temporal overlap are determined according to multiple measurement gap configuration information.

[0111] Step S503: Only the measurement of the object corresponding to one of the at least two measurement gaps is performed, and the measurement of the object corresponding to the remaining measurement gaps of the at least two measurement gaps is not performed.

[0112] In some possible implementations, when at least two measurement gaps overlap in the time domain, only one of the measurement gaps may be selected for measurement.

[0113] In some possible implementations, in scenarios where the measurement gap overhead is greater than a threshold, if the overhead of only one measurement gap with temporal overlap is retained, and that measurement gap still exceeds the threshold, the user equipment 101 may continue to determine the measurement gaps from which no measurement is performed. If the measurement gap overhead cannot be less than or equal to the threshold at all, the user equipment 101 may choose not to perform the current neighbor cell measurement.

[0114] In this embodiment of the disclosure, selective measurement can be performed on at least two measurement gaps that have temporal overlap, which can reduce measurement gap overhead and improve the collision prevention between overlapping measurement gaps.

[0115] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, applied to user equipment 101. The method includes steps S301-S302, wherein the measurement gap configuration information further includes the priority of the measurement gap.

[0116] In some possible implementations, a set number of bits in the measurement gap configuration information may indicate the priority of the corresponding measurement gap.

[0117] In one example, the measurement configuration information includes Gap Pattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#3. Wherein:

[0118] The priority of Gap Pattern #1 is 000;

[0119] The priority of Gap Pattern #2 is 001;

[0120] The priority of Gap Pattern #3 is 010;

[0121] The network device 102 can define the priority of three bits in the priority field. For example, the priority of occupying only the last bit is higher than the priority of occupying two bits, and the priority of the last bit being 0 is higher than the priority of the last bit being 1. In this case, the priorities from high to low are: Gap Pattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#3.

[0122] Alternatively, network device 102 can define the priority of three bits in the priority list. For example, the highest priority is when two bits are occupied, and the priority is greater when the last bit is 1 than when it is 0. In this case, the priorities from high to low are: GapPattern#3, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#1.

[0123] In one example, the measurement configuration information includes Gap Pattern #1, Gap Pattern #2, Gap Pattern #3, and Gap Pattern #4, where Gap Pattern #4 is used for Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) measurements. Specifically:

[0124] The priority of Gap Pattern #1 is 000;

[0125] The priority of Gap Pattern #2 is 001;

[0126] The priority of Gap Pattern #3 is 010;

[0127] The priority of Gap Pattern #4 is 011;

[0128] When the priority occupies two bits, the priority when the last bit is 0 can still be greater than the priority when the last bit is 1. For example, the priorities from high to low are: Gap Pattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, Gap Pattern#3 and Gap Pattern#4.

[0129] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when configuring measurement configuration information, the network device 102 adds the priority of the corresponding measurement gap to each measurement gap configuration information so that the user device 101 can selectively perform measurements according to the priority.

[0130] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, applied to user equipment 101. (Refer to...) Figure 6 , Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the method includes steps S601 to S603, specifically:

[0131] In step S601, user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0132] In step S602, in response to the measurement gap overhead determined according to the measurement configuration information being greater than a threshold, the user equipment 101 repeatedly determines the measurement gaps for which measurements will not be performed in order of priority from low to high, until the measurement gap overhead of the remaining measurement gaps is less than or equal to the threshold.

[0133] Step S603: Perform the measurement of the remaining measurement gap of the measurement object.

[0134] The measurement gap configuration information also includes the priority of the measurement gap.

[0135] In some possible implementations, user equipment 101 may sequentially determine measurement gaps from which measurements will not be performed, according to configured priorities, such as first determining the measurement gap with the lowest priority for not performing measurements. After each measurement gap from which measurements will not be performed, user equipment 101 determines whether the cost of the remaining measurement gaps is less than or equal to a threshold. If not, it continues to determine the next lowest priority measurement gaps from which measurements will not be performed, until the cost of the remaining measurement gaps is less than or equal to the threshold.

[0136] In some possible implementations, the user equipment 101 may determine the measurement gap overhead based on the ratio of the measurement gap length MGL and value corresponding to the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be performed in the first duration (these measurement gaps are contained in the measurement gap configuration of multiple measurement configuration information) to the first duration, wherein the first duration is the duration of the maximum MGRP among the measurement gap repetition periods MGRP corresponding to the multiple measurement gap configuration information.

[0137] In some possible implementations, the measurement gap overhead is used to characterize the total overhead of the measurement gaps for a corresponding number of measurements to be performed.

[0138] In one example, when the measurement gaps for which no measurement is performed are not determined, the measurement gap overhead corresponds to the total overhead of all measurement gaps.

[0139] In one example, each time a measurement gap is determined not to be performed, the measurement gap overhead corresponds to the total overhead of the remaining measurement gaps.

[0140] In the first example:

[0141] The measurement configuration information includes Gap Pattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#3. In this example, the first duration is the duration of either the MGRP of Gap Pattern#2 or the MGRP of Gap Pattern#3, which is 80ms. The priorities from highest to lowest are: Gap Pattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#3.

[0142] like Figure 7 As shown, after receiving the measurement configuration information from network device 102, user equipment 101 can determine the measurement gap overhead as (44 / 80)% = 55% based on the measurement configuration information. At this time, the measurement gap overhead is greater than the threshold, which can be set between 30% and 40%.

[0143] In this example, to reduce measurement gap overhead, the lowest priority Gap Pattern #3 is initially excluded from execution based on priority order. At this point, the remaining measurement gap overhead is (6×4+10) / 80 = 42%, still greater than the threshold. This process is repeated to exclude measurement gaps. The second time, the second lowest priority Gap Pattern #2 is excluded. The remaining measurement gap overhead is now (6×4) / 80 = 30%, less than or equal to the threshold.

[0144] Therefore, in this example, only the measurement of Gap Pattern #1 can be performed.

[0145] In the second example:

[0146] The measurement configuration information includes Gap Pattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#3. The first duration is the duration of the MGRP of Gap Pattern#2 or Gap Pattern#3, which is 80ms. The priorities from high to low are: Gap Pattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#3. The threshold can be configured to 30ms.

[0147] refer to Figure 7 or Figure 9Based on the MGRP with different measurement configuration information, it can be determined that the first duration includes 4 Gap#1, 1 Gap#2 and 1 Gap#3. The sum of the MGL values ​​(i.e. measurement gap overhead) of these three measurement gaps in the first duration is 44ms.

[0148] In this example, the measurement gap overhead exceeds the threshold. User equipment 101 can determine, based on the order of priority from low to high, that the lowest priority Gap Pattern #3 should not be executed. At this point, the measurement gap overhead is 6 × 4 + 10 = 34 (ms), which is still greater than the threshold. The process of determining which measurement gaps should not be executed continues. The second time, the next lowest priority Gap Pattern #2 should not be executed. At this point, the measurement gap overhead is determined to be 6 × 4 = 24 (ms), which is less than the threshold.

[0149] In this example, only the measurement of Gap Pattern #1 can be performed.

[0150] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the user equipment 101 can selectively determine the measurement gaps to be measured according to the priority order, thereby enabling the measurement to be completed in the highest priority measurement gap while minimizing the measurement gap overhead, which is beneficial for the network equipment 102 to achieve accurate scheduling.

[0151] This disclosure provides a method for configuring measurement gaps, applied to user equipment 101. The method includes steps S601 to S603, wherein step S602, which involves repeatedly determining measurement gaps for which measurements are not performed, may include:

[0152] Step S602-1: Determine at least one unit duration; the different unit durations contained in the at least one unit duration have the same duration, each unit duration corresponds to at least two measurement gaps, and each unit duration is the duration of the minimum MGRP in the measurement gap repetition period MGRP of the at least two measurement gaps corresponding to it.

[0153] Step S602-2: According to the sorting of each unit duration, in order of priority from low to high, determine the individual measurement gaps that will not be performed from the at least two measurement time slots corresponding to each unit duration, and determine the measurement gap cost corresponding to the remaining measurement gaps after each determination of the measurement gaps that will not be performed.

[0154] In some possible implementations, user equipment 101 may filter measurement gaps to be measured in order of priority within a unit duration (min) (MGRPi). If the filtering within one unit duration still fails to satisfy the requirement that the measurement gap cost is less than or equal to a threshold, filtering may continue within the next unit duration.

[0155] In some possible implementations, each unit duration can be considered as a group, and each group may include a different number of measurement gaps, such as one measurement gap or at least two measurement gaps.

[0156] In some possible implementations, the unit durations or groups comprising at least two measurement gaps will be ordered chronologically along a time axis. In the first group at the beginning of the time axis, one measurement gap that is not used for measurement is determined at a time, and after each determination of a measurement gap that is not used for measurement, the measurement gap cost corresponding to the remaining measurement gaps is calculated.

[0157] If the measurement gap cost is less than or equal to a threshold, the corresponding measurement for the remaining measurement gaps can be performed. If the measurement gap cost is still greater than the threshold, in the second group following the first group, one measurement gap that is not performed is determined each time, and after each determination of a measurement gap that is not performed, the measurement gap cost corresponding to the remaining measurement gap is calculated until the measurement gap cost is less than or equal to the threshold, at which point the measurement corresponding to the remaining measurement gap is performed. In this embodiment of the disclosure, the remaining measurement gaps are specifically the measurement gaps remaining after excluding the measurement gaps that are not performed from a plurality of measurement gaps.

[0158] This method involves filtering within any given unit of time or group, then filtering again within the next unit of time or group, until a measurement gap cost that meets the threshold requirement is obtained. If the measurement gap cost requirement cannot be met, the current gap measurement may not be performed.

[0159] In some possible implementations, user equipment 101 may determine the measurement gap overhead based on the ratio of the sum of measurement gap lengths (MGL) of the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be measured (these measurement gaps are included in the measurement gap configurations of multiple measurement configuration information) to the first duration, where the first duration is the duration of the maximum MGRP among the measurement gap repetition periods (MGRP) corresponding to the multiple measurement gap configuration information. Here, the corresponding number of measurement gaps to be measured refers to the remaining measurement gaps that need to be measured after all measurement gaps involved in the measurement configuration information have been compared with the measurement gap overhead and a threshold in sequence, if the result is greater than the threshold.

[0160] In some possible implementations, the at least one unit duration is not limited to adjacent unit durations, nor is the order of screening within the at least one unit duration limited. The at least one unit duration may contain at least two measurement intervals.

[0161] In one example:

[0162] The measurement configuration information includes Gap Pattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#3. In this example, the first duration is the duration of either the MGRP of Gap Pattern#2 or the MGRP of Gap Pattern#3, which is 80ms. The priorities from high to low are: Gap Pattern#1, Gap Pattern#2, and Gap Pattern#3. The first duration includes four units of duration, namely the first unit of duration T1, the second unit of duration T2, the third unit of duration T3, and the fourth unit of duration T4. Each unit of duration is the duration of the MGRP of Gap Pattern#1, which is 20ms. T1 and T4 contain at least two measurement gaps.

[0163] like Figure 7 As shown, after receiving the measurement configuration information from network device 102, user equipment 101 can determine the measurement gap overhead as (44 / 80)% = 55% based on the measurement configuration information. At this time, the measurement gap overhead is greater than the threshold, which can be set between 30% and 40%.

[0164] In this example, the measurement gaps that do not perform measurements can be determined one by one in order of priority from low to high in T1, from T1 to T4, until the measurement gap cost is less than or equal to the threshold.

[0165] For example, in T1, it is initially determined that the low-priority Gap Pattern #2 will not be executed. The measurement gap cost at this point is (6×4+10×1) / 80=42%, which is still greater than the threshold. If T1 also contains a low-priority measurement gap, such as Gap Pattern #4, it is determined a second time that Gap Pattern #4 will not be executed, and the measurement gap cost is reassessed. In this example, the highest-priority Gap Pattern #1 remains in T1 and can be retained.

[0166] Then, the next unit duration T4 is filtered. In T4, the same method is used to successively determine individual measurement gaps where no measurement is performed. For example, in T4, the first determination is to not perform the low-priority Gap Pattern #3, and then the measurement gap cost at this time is determined to be (6×4) / 80 = 30%, which is less than or equal to the threshold. Therefore, in this example, only the measurement of Gap Pattern #1 can be performed.

[0167] In this embodiment of the disclosure, measurement gaps that will not be measured can be determined sequentially within at least one unit of time according to a certain priority order, thereby maximizing the retention of measurement gaps that need to be measured while reducing measurement gap overhead.

[0168] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, applied to user equipment 101. (Refer to...) Figure 8 , Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 8 As shown, the method includes steps S801 to S804, specifically:

[0169] In step S801, user equipment 101 receives measurement configuration information sent by network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0170] In step S802, in response to the measurement gap overhead determined according to the measurement configuration information being less than or equal to a threshold, at least two measurement gaps with temporal overlap are determined according to multiple measurement gap configuration information.

[0171] Step S803: Determine the measurement gap with the highest priority among at least two measurement gaps.

[0172] Step S804: Perform the measurement corresponding to the highest priority measurement gap.

[0173] The measurement gap configuration information also includes the priority of the measurement gap.

[0174] In some possible implementations, for measurement gaps where measurement time domain intervals overlap, user equipment 101 may determine, according to priority order, not to perform measurements within the measurement gaps with lower priority.

[0175] In one example:

[0176] like Figure 9 As shown, the measurement configuration information includes Gap Pattern#1 (Gap#1) and Gap Pattern#4 (Gap#4), and the measurement time domain intervals of Gap Pattern#1 and Gap Pattern#4 overlap. Furthermore, Gap Pattern#1 has a higher priority than Gap Pattern#4.

[0177] In this example, according to the measurement configuration information, user equipment 101 can know that Gap Pattern #1 has a higher priority than Gap Pattern #4. Therefore, it can perform the measurement of Gap Pattern #1 instead of the measurement corresponding to Gap Pattern #4.

[0178] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the user equipment 101 can reasonably determine the measurement behavior in scenarios where the measurement gaps overlap, thereby ensuring the measurement effect.

[0179] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, applied to user equipment 101. The method includes steps S301-S302, and further includes:

[0180] In step S301', user equipment 101 receives information sent by network device 102 to indicate a threshold.

[0181] In some possible implementations, network devices may carry thresholds in the measurement configuration information.

[0182] In some possible implementations, step S301 may be: receiving Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling sent by network device 102, wherein the RRC signaling includes measurement configuration information.

[0183] In this embodiment of the disclosure, corresponding to the scenario where the threshold is determined and configured by the network device 102, the user equipment 101 can receive the measurement configuration information and the threshold sent by the network device 102 through a setting method.

[0184] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, which is performed by a network device 102. (Refer to...) Figure 10 , Figure 10 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement gap according to an exemplary embodiment, such as... Figure 10 As shown, the method includes step S1001, specifically:

[0185] In step S1001, network device 102 sends measurement configuration information to user equipment 101. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0186] In this embodiment of the disclosure, network device 102 can configure multiple measurement gap configuration information for different measurement objects for user device 101. User device 101 can adaptively perform measurements based on the relationship between the multiple measurement gap configuration information and the threshold used for measurement gap overhead control, thereby helping to reduce the overhead of measurement gaps.

[0187] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, which is performed by a network device 102. The method includes step S1001':

[0188] In step S1001', network device 102 sends Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to user equipment 101. The RRC signaling includes measurement configuration information.

[0189] In some possible implementations, the measurement configuration information also includes the priority of the measurement gap.

[0190] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, network device 102 may use RRC signaling to send measurement gap configuration information and priority, so that user equipment 101 can selectively perform measurements according to the priority of the measurement gap, thereby reducing measurement gap overhead.

[0191] This disclosure provides a method for configuring a measurement gap, which is performed by a network device 102. The method includes:

[0192] Step S1000: Determine the threshold value, which is used to control the measurement gap overhead.

[0193] Step S1001” sends information indicating the threshold and measurement configuration information to the user equipment. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, with different measurement gap configuration information corresponding to different measurement objects.

[0194] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 can configure both the determined threshold and the measurement gap configuration information to the user device 101, so that the user device 101 can make a determination on the measurement gap overhead based on the measurement gap configuration information and the threshold, which is beneficial for the user device 101 to perform measurements adaptively and reduce the measurement gap overhead.

[0195] Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, this disclosure also provides a communication device that can have the functions of the user equipment 101 in the above method embodiments and is used to execute the steps performed by the user equipment 101 provided in the above embodiments. This function can be implemented in hardware, or in software, or in hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0196] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 11 The apparatus 1100 shown can serve as the user equipment 101 involved in the above method embodiments, and perform the steps executed by the user equipment 101 in the above method embodiments. The apparatus 1100 includes a transceiver module 1101 and a processing module 1102 coupled to each other. The processing module 1102 can be used by the communication device to perform processing operations, such as generating information / messages to be sent, or processing received signals to obtain information / messages. The transceiver module 1101 can be used to support the communication device in communication.

[0197] When performing the steps executed by the user equipment 101, the transceiver module 1101 is used to receive the measurement configuration information sent by the network device 102. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects. The processing module 1102 is used to perform the measurement of the measurement object according to the measurement configuration information and the threshold. The threshold is used for measurement gap overhead control.

[0198] When the communication device is user equipment 101, it may also include, for example: Figure 12 The apparatus shown. Figure 12 This is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus 1200 for transmitting user equipment capabilities according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, apparatus 1200 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0199] Reference Figure 12 The device 1200 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1202, a memory 1204, a power component 1206, a multimedia component 1208, an audio component 1210, an input / output (I / O) interface 1212, a sensor component 1214, and a communication component 1216.

[0200] Processing component 1202 typically controls the overall operation of device 1200, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 1202 may include one or more processors 1220 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 1202 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 1202 and other components. For example, processing component 1202 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 1208 and processing component 1202.

[0201] Memory 1204 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 1200. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 1200, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 1204 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0202] The power supply component 1206 provides power to the various components of the device 1200. The power supply component 1206 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 1200.

[0203] Multimedia component 1208 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 1200 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 1208 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 1200 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0204] Audio component 1210 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 1210 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 1200 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 1204 or transmitted via communication component 1216. In some embodiments, audio component 1210 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0205] I / O interface 1212 provides an interface between processing component 1202 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0206] Sensor assembly 1214 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 1200. For example, sensor assembly 1214 may detect the on / off state of device 1200, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 1200, changes in the position of device 1200 or a component of device 1200, the presence or absence of user contact with device 1200, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 1200, and temperature changes of device 1200. Sensor assembly 1214 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 1214 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 1214 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0207] Communication component 1216 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 1200 and other devices. Device 1200 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 4G, or 5G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1216 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 1216 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0208] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 1200 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the methods described above.

[0209] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 1204 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 1220 of the device 1200 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0210] Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, this disclosure also provides a communication device that can have the functions of the network device 102 in the above method embodiments and is used to execute the steps performed by the network device 102 provided in the above embodiments. This function can be implemented by hardware, or by software, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0211] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 13 The apparatus 1300 shown can serve as the network device 102 involved in the above method embodiment, and perform the steps executed by the network device 102 in the above method embodiment. The apparatus 1300 includes a transceiver module 1301, wherein the transceiver module 1301 can be used to support communication devices in communication.

[0212] When performing the steps executed by the network device 102, the transceiver module 1301 is used to send measurement configuration information to the user equipment 101. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

[0213] When the communication device is network device 102, its structure can also be as follows: Figure 14 As shown. Figure 14 As shown, the device 1400 includes a memory 1401, a processor 1402, a transceiver component 1403, and a power supply component 1406. The memory 1401 is coupled to the processor 1402 and can be used to store the programs and data necessary for the communication device 1400 to implement its various functions. The processor 1402 is configured to support the communication device 1400 in performing the corresponding functions described above; this function can be implemented by calling the programs stored in the memory 1401. The transceiver component 1403 can be a wireless transceiver, used to support the communication device 1400 in receiving signaling and / or data, and transmitting signaling and / or data via a wireless air interface. The transceiver component 1403 can also be referred to as a transceiver unit or communication unit. The transceiver component 1403 may include a radio frequency component 1404 and one or more antennas 1405. The radio frequency component 1404 can be a remote radio unit (RRU), specifically used for transmitting radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals to baseband signals. The one or more antennas 1405 are specifically used for radiating and receiving radio frequency signals.

[0214] When the communication device 1400 needs to send data, the processor 1402 performs baseband processing on the data to be sent and outputs a baseband signal to the radio frequency (RF) unit. The RF unit then performs RF processing on the baseband signal and transmits the RF signal as electromagnetic waves through an antenna. When data is sent to the communication device 1400, the RF unit receives the RF signal through the antenna, converts the RF signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 1402. The processor 1402 converts the baseband signal back into data and processes the data.

[0215] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the embodiments of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and embodiments are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the embodiments of the present disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0216] It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from their scope. The scope of the embodiments disclosed herein is limited only by the appended claims.

[0217] Industrial applicability

[0218] In the method disclosed herein, after the user equipment receives multiple measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device, it can adaptively perform measurements based on the relationship between the multiple measurement gap configuration information and the threshold used for measurement gap overhead control, thereby helping to reduce the overhead of measurement gaps and ensuring the continuity of serving cell scheduling data.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a measurement gap, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising: Receive measurement configuration information sent by network devices, the measurement configuration information including multiple measurement gap configuration information, different measurement gap configuration information corresponding to different measurement objects; Based on the measurement configuration information and the threshold, the measurement object is measured, and the measurement gap overhead is controlled to be less than or equal to the threshold; wherein, the threshold is used for measurement gap overhead control.

2. The method as described in claim 1, wherein, The measurement of the object based on the measurement configuration information and threshold includes: In response to the measurement gap overhead determined according to the measurement configuration information being greater than the threshold, the measurement gaps that will not be measured are repeatedly determined in the order of the set measurement gaps among the multiple measurement gaps until the measurement gap overhead of the remaining measurement gaps among the multiple measurement gaps is less than or equal to the threshold, and the measurement of the measurement object corresponding to the remaining measurement gap is performed. The measurement gap overhead is used to characterize the total overhead of the measurement gaps for a corresponding number of measurements to be performed.

3. The method as described in claim 1, wherein, The measurement of the object based on the measurement configuration information and threshold includes: In response to the measurement gap overhead determined according to the measurement configuration information being less than or equal to the threshold, the measurement of the corresponding measurement object is performed according to the plurality of measurement gap configuration information.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, The measurement of the object based on the measurement configuration information and threshold includes: Based on the configuration information of the plurality of measurement gaps, at least two measurement gaps with temporal overlap are identified; Only the measurement of the object in one of the at least two measurement gaps is performed, and the measurement of the object corresponding to the remaining measurement gaps in the at least two measurement gaps is not performed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, The measurement gap configuration information also includes the priority of the measurement gap.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The measurement of the object based on the measurement configuration information and threshold includes: In response to a measurement gap cost determined according to the measurement configuration information being greater than the threshold, the measurement gaps for which no measurement is performed are repeatedly determined in order of priority from low to high, until the measurement gap cost of the remaining measurement gaps is less than or equal to the threshold. Perform the measurement of the object with the remaining measurement gap.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The repeated determination of measurement gaps where measurements are not performed includes: Determine at least one unit duration; the durations of the at least one unit duration are the same, each unit duration corresponds to at least two measurement gaps, and each unit duration is the duration of the minimum MGRP among the measurement gap repetition periods (MGRP) of the at least two measurement gaps corresponding to it; Based on the order of each unit duration, within each unit duration, in order of priority from low to high, a single measurement gap that will not be performed is determined sequentially from the at least two measurement time slots corresponding to each unit duration. After each measurement gap that will not be performed is determined, the measurement gap cost corresponding to the remaining measurement gap is determined once.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein, The measurement of the object based on the measurement configuration information and threshold includes: In response to the measurement gap overhead determined according to the measurement configuration information being less than or equal to the threshold, at least two measurement gaps with temporal overlap are determined according to the plurality of measurement gap configuration information. Determine the measurement gap with the highest priority among the at least two measurement gaps; Perform the measurement corresponding to the highest priority measurement gap.

9. The method as described in claim 2, 3, 6 or 7, wherein, The measurement gap overhead is: the ratio of the sum of the corresponding number of measurement gap lengths MGL to be measured to the first duration during the first duration, where the first duration is the duration of the maximum MGRP among the measurement gap repetition periods MGRP corresponding to the multiple measurement gap configuration information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, The threshold is defined by the protocol.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein, Receive information sent by the network device to indicate the threshold.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, The measurement configuration information sent by the receiving network device includes: The network device receives Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, which includes the measurement configuration information.

13. A method for configuring a measurement gap, performed by a network device, the method comprising: Determine a threshold value, which is used to measure gap overhead control; Send information to the user equipment to indicate the threshold, the user equipment being used to control the measurement gap overhead to be less than or equal to the threshold; The measurement configuration information is sent to the user equipment. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, Sending measurement configuration information to the user equipment includes: Send Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to the user equipment, the RRC signaling including the measurement configuration information.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein, The measurement configuration information also includes the priority of the measurement gap.

16. A communication device configured in a user equipment, the device comprising: The transceiver module is used to receive measurement configuration information sent by the network device. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects. The processing module is used to measure the object according to the measurement configuration information and the threshold, and to control the measurement gap overhead to be less than or equal to the threshold; wherein the threshold is used for measurement gap overhead control.

17. A communication device configured in a network device, the device comprising: A processing module is used to determine a threshold, which is used to measure gap overhead control; The transceiver module is used to send information to the user equipment to indicate the threshold, wherein the user equipment is used to control the measurement gap overhead to be less than or equal to the threshold; The transceiver module is used to send measurement configuration information to the user equipment. The measurement configuration information includes multiple measurement gap configuration information, and different measurement gap configuration information corresponds to different measurement objects.

18. A communication device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein, The memory is used to store computer programs; The processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1-12.

19. A communication device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein, The memory is used to store computer programs; The processor is used to execute the computer program to implement the method as described in any one of claims 13-15.

20. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when invoked and executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1-12.

21. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when invoked and executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method as described in any one of claims 13-15.

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