Measurement method, configuration method, communication device and computer readable storage medium

Abstract

A measurement method, a configuration method, a communication device and a computer readable storage medium, the method comprising: after accessing a target cell, measuring an SSB on a first frequency based on a target synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC corresponding to the target cell; or, the SSB on the first frequency is measured based on the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, and the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time. The scheme provided by the invention is beneficial to realizing cell measurement in a continuous switching scene.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a measurement method, a configuration method, a communication device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In the New Radio (NR) system, the terminal measures the synchronization signal (Synchronization Signal) / Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) block (collectively referred to as the synchronization signal block (SSB) in this article) sent by the cell to achieve cell measurement. In order to reduce the measurement power consumption of the terminal, the NR system introduces the synchronization signal block measurement timing configuration (SS / PBCH blockMeasurement Timing Configuration, SMTC). SMTC is configured by the base station of the serving cell, and the terminal performs cell measurement according to SMTC.

[0003] At present, continuous switching solutions have also been introduced in the NR system, such as Layer 1 / Layer 2 Triggered Mobility (L1 / L2-Triggered Mobility, LMT), and another example, continuous conditional primary and secondary cells (Primary SCG Cell, PSCell) update (Conditional PSCell Change, CPC). In the LMT scenario, the network configures multiple candidate cells. After the terminal switches to the target cell, the terminal continues to retain other candidate cells for subsequent switching. In the continuous CPC scenario, the network configures multiple candidate PSCells and corresponding PSCell update execution conditions for the terminal. The terminal evaluates the candidate PSCells. If the update execution conditions are met, it accesses the PSCell that meets the conditions. After the terminal accesses the new PSCell, the terminal continues to retain other candidate PSCells for subsequent CPC.

[0004] However, the current SMTC mechanism is not well suited for continuous handover scenarios, and a more optimized SMTC mechanism is urgently needed to meet the cell measurement requirements in continuous handover scenarios. Summary of the invention

[0005] One of the technical objectives of the present application is to provide a more optimized SMTC mechanism to meet the cell measurement in a continuous handover scenario.

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a measurement method, the method comprising: after accessing a target cell, measuring the SSB on a first frequency based on a target synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC corresponding to the target cell; or, measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on an absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, wherein the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

[0007] Optionally, the target SMTC is based on a timing reference of the target cell.

[0008] Optionally, the cell is a primary secondary cell PSCell, or the cell is a primary cell PCell.

[0009] Optionally, before measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, the method further includes: adjusting the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency according to a timing offset to obtain the target SMTC.

[0010] Optionally, before adjusting the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency according to the timing offset, the method further includes: receiving first indication information, where the first indication information is at least used to indicate the timing offset.

[0011] Optionally, before adjusting the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency according to the timing offset, the method further includes: determining the timing offset according to a timing reference of the target cell and a timing reference on which the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency is based.

[0012] Optionally, before measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, the method also includes: receiving first configuration information, the first configuration information including multiple SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency, and the multiple SMTCs are used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing different target cells.

[0013] Optionally, before measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, the method also includes: receiving second configuration information, the second configuration information including a first SMTC corresponding to the first cell, the first SMTC being used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing the first cell; wherein the second configuration information also includes: the offset between the timing reference of one or more second cells and the timing reference of the first cell, or the second configuration information also includes the offset between the timing references of each two of the third cells in a plurality of third cells, the third cells including the first cell.

[0014] Optionally, before measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, the method also includes: determining the SSB measurement timing on the first frequency according to the absolute time message of the target cell and the absolute SMTC.

[0015] In second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a configuration method, the method comprising: sending synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC information corresponding to a first frequency; wherein the SMTC information is at least used to determine a target SMTC corresponding to a target cell; or, the SMTC information is used to configure an absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, and the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

[0016] Optionally, the cell is a primary secondary cell PSCell, or the cell is a primary cell PCell.

[0017] Optionally, the SMTC information includes: first indication information, wherein the first indication information is at least used to indicate an offset between a timing reference of the target cell and a timing reference on which the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency is based.

[0018] Optionally, the SMTC information includes: multiple SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency, and the multiple SMTCs are used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing different target cells.

[0019] Optionally, the SMTC information includes a first SMTC corresponding to the first cell, and the first SMTC is used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing the first cell; the SMTC information also includes: the offset between the timing reference of one or more second cells and the timing reference of the first cell, or the SMTC information also includes the offset between the timing references of each two of the third cells in multiple third cells, and the third cells include the first cell.

[0020] In the third aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides a configuration method, which is applied to a terminal, and the method includes: receiving configuration information, the configuration information including: an update execution condition corresponding to a first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second synchronization signal block measurement timing configuration SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

[0021] Optionally, the configuration method is applied to continuous conditional PSCell updates.

[0022] In the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides a configuration method, which is applied to a main base station, and the method includes: sending first information, the first information is used to configure the update execution condition corresponding to the first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second SMTC, the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the main cell PCell, and the update execution condition includes the reporting condition configured by the secondary base station.

[0023] Optionally, the configuration method is applied to continuous conditional PSCell updates.

[0024] Optionally, sending the first information includes any one of the following: sending configuration information to the terminal, the configuration information including the update execution condition; sending the second SMTC to the secondary base station; sending time offset information to the secondary base station, the time offset information being used to indicate the offset between the timing reference of the PCell and the timing reference of the current PSCell, and the offset being used to configure the second SMTC.

[0025] Optionally, before sending the configuration information to the terminal, the method further includes: sending the time offset information or the second SMTC to the secondary base station; and receiving the configuration information from the secondary base station.

[0026] Optionally, before sending the configuration information to the terminal, the method further includes: receiving a reporting condition configuration corresponding to the first candidate PSCell from a secondary base station.

[0027] Optionally, before sending the configuration information to the terminal, the method further includes: receiving second indication information and / or an identifier of the first candidate PSCell, where the second indication information is used to indicate a frequency at which the first candidate PSCell is located.

[0028] In the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides a configuration method, which is applied to a secondary base station, and the method includes: sending second information, the second information is used to configure the update execution conditions corresponding to the first candidate primary and secondary cells PSCell, the measurement objects corresponding to the update execution conditions include a second SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

[0029] Optionally, the configuration method is applied to continuous conditional PSCell updates.

[0030] Optionally, sending the second information includes any one of the following: sending configuration information to the terminal or the main base station, the configuration information including the update execution condition; sending the reporting configuration condition corresponding to the first candidate PSCell to the main base station.

[0031] Optionally, before sending configuration information to the terminal or the main base station, the method also includes: receiving the second SMTC or time offset information from the main base station, the time offset information is used to indicate the offset between the timing reference of the PCell and the timing reference of the current PSCell, and the offset is used to configure the second SMTC.

[0032] Optionally, the method further includes: sending second indication information and / or an identifier of the first candidate PSCell, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a frequency at which the first candidate PSCell is located.

[0033] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising: a processing module, used to measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the target synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC corresponding to the target cell after accessing the target cell; or, to measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, wherein the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

[0034] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising: a communication module, used to send synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC information corresponding to a first frequency; wherein the SMTC information is at least used to determine the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, or, the SMTC information is used to configure the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, and the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

[0035] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising: a communication module for receiving configuration information, the configuration information comprising: an update execution condition corresponding to a first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition comprising a second synchronization signal block measurement timing configuration SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

[0036] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes: a communication module for sending first information, wherein the first information is used to configure an update execution condition corresponding to a first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, and the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

[0037] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising: a communication module, used to send second information, the second information is used to configure an update execution condition corresponding to a first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

[0038] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method provided in any of the above aspects is executed.

[0039] In the twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be executed on the processor, and the processor executes the steps of the method provided in the first aspect or the third aspect when running the computer program.

[0040] In the thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be executed on the processor, and when the processor runs the computer program, the steps of the method provided in the second aspect or the fourth aspect are executed.

[0041] In a fourteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be executed on the processor, and when the processor runs the computer program, the steps of the method provided in the second aspect or the fifth aspect are executed.

[0042] In a fifteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip (or a communication device) on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by the chip, the method provided in any of the above aspects is executed.

[0043] In the sixteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip module having a computer program stored thereon, and when the computer program is executed by the chip module, the method provided in any of the above aspects is executed.

[0044] In the seventeenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program. When the computer program runs on a computer, the computer executes the method provided in any of the above aspects.

[0045] In the eighteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication system, the communication system comprising at least one of the following: an apparatus for executing the method provided in the first aspect or the third aspect, an apparatus for executing the method provided in the second aspect or the fourth aspect, an apparatus for executing the method provided in the second aspect or the fifth aspect, and an apparatus for executing the communication method provided in the second aspect or the method provided in the fourth aspect.

[0046] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0047] In the scheme of the embodiment of the present application, after the terminal accesses the target cell, the terminal measures the SSB on the first frequency according to the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell. With such a scheme, the terminal always uses the SMTC corresponding to the accessed target cell to perform cell measurement, which is conducive to accurately determining the timing of performing SSB measurement on the first frequency in the target cell, and avoiding the problem of missing measurements when performing cell measurement on the first frequency in the target cell.

[0048] Alternatively, after accessing the target cell, the terminal measures the SSB on the first frequency according to the absolute SMTC corresponding to the target cell. The absolute SMTC is based on absolute time. By adopting such a solution, the SMTC can be decoupled from the timing reference of the cell. The SSB measurement timing determined by the terminal according to the absolute SMTC is also an absolute time and is not affected by the timing reference of the target cell accessed. Therefore, it is helpful to determine the timing of SSB measurement on the first frequency in the target cell, and avoid the problem of missed measurement when performing cell measurement on the first frequency in the target cell.

[0049] Further, in the solution of the embodiment of the present application, the network device configures multiple SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency to the terminal, and the multiple SMTCs are respectively used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing different target cells. With such a solution, the network device configures multiple SMTCs corresponding to the frequency at one time, so that the terminal can select the appropriate SMTC for cell measurement according to the target cell accessed during the continuous switching process, which is conducive to simplifying the complexity of the terminal determining the target SMTC.

[0050] Further, in the solution of the embodiment of the present application, the network device indicates to the terminal the offset between the timing reference of the target cell and the timing reference based on which the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency is based, and the terminal determines the target SMTC according to the timing offset. Adopting such a solution is conducive to reducing signaling overhead while enabling the terminal to determine the target SMTC. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0051] Figure 1 It is a timing diagram of multiple cells.

[0052] Figure 2 It is a flow chart of a measurement method in an embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Figure 3 It is a signaling interaction diagram of the first configuration method in an embodiment of the present application;

[0054] Figure 4 is a flow chart of another measurement method in an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of signaling interaction of the second configuration method in an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of signaling interaction of the third configuration method in the embodiment of the present application;

[0057] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of signaling interaction of the fourth configuration method in the embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Figure 8 It is a structural diagram of the first communication device in the embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second communication device in an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] Fig.10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a third communication device in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] Fig.11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the fourth communication device in the embodiment of the present application.

[0062] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0063] It should be noted that the communication systems applicable to the embodiments of the present application include but are not limited to the third generation system (3rd generation, referred to as 3G), long term evolution (long term evolution, referred to as LTE) system, fourth generation system (4th generation, referred to as 4G), fifth generation (5th generation, referred to as 5G) system, new radio (New Radio, referred to as NR) system, and future evolution system or multiple communication fusion systems. Among them, the 5G system can be a non-standalone (NSA) 5G system or a standalone (SA) 5G system. The solution of the embodiments of the present application can also be applicable to various new communication systems in the future, such as 6G, 7G, etc.

[0064] The terminal in the embodiments of the present application may refer to various forms of user equipment (UE), access terminal, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station (MS), remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal equipment (Terminal Equipment), wireless communication equipment, user agent or user device. The terminal may also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal in a future 5G network or a terminal in a future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), etc., and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0065] The network device in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as an access network device, for example, a base station (BS for short) (also referred to as a base station device), which is a device deployed in a radio access network (RAN) to provide wireless communication functions. For example, the equipment that provides base station functions in the second-generation (2G) network includes a base transceiver station (BTS), the equipment that provides base station functions in the third-generation (3G) network includes a node B, and the equipment that provides base station functions in the fourth-generation (4G) network includes an evolved node B (eNB). In wireless local area networks (WLAN), the equipment that provides base station functions is an access point (AP), and the equipment that provides base station functions in NR is the next generation node base station (gNB) and the evolved node B (ng-eNB), where the gNB and the terminal device communicate using NR technology, and the ng-eNB and the terminal device communicate using Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) technology, and both gNB and ng-eNB can be connected to the 5G core network. The network devices in the embodiments of the present application also include devices that provide base station functions in future new communication systems, etc.

[0066] As described in the background art, the current SMTC mechanism is not well suited for continuous handover scenarios, and a more optimized SMTC mechanism is urgently needed to meet the cell measurement requirements in continuous handover scenarios.

[0067] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 1 It is a timing diagram of multiple cells. Figure 1 The timing of cell 1, cell 2 and cell 3 is shown.

[0068] Assume that the current serving cell is cell 1, and the base station configures multiple candidate cells for the terminal, including cell 2 and cell 3, where the frequency corresponding to cell 2 is F1, that is, cell 2 is located on frequency F1 and has a certain bandwidth. In addition, the base station also configures the SMTC corresponding to F1. When cell 1 is used as the serving cell, the terminal determines the timing of measuring the SSB of cell 2 as the position of time slot 5 and time slot 6 according to the SMTC corresponding to F1.

[0069] After the terminal switches to access cell 3, the terminal should measure the SSB on cell 2 at the positions of time slots 2 and 3 on cell 3. However, in the prior art, in a cell switching scenario, SMTC is based on the timing reference of the source cell. If the original SMTC is still used, the measurement timing of SSB on cell 2 will be incorrectly determined to be time slots 5 and 6. Measuring cell 2 at time slots 5 and 6 of cell 3 will result in missed measurements.

[0070] In view of this, an embodiment of the present application provides a measurement method. In the solution of the embodiment of the present application, after accessing the target cell, the terminal measures the SSB on the first frequency according to the target SMTC or absolute SMTC corresponding to the target cell. Adopting such a solution is conducive to accurately determining the timing of SSB measurement on the first frequency in the target cell, and avoiding the problem of missing measurements when performing cell measurement on the first frequency in the target cell.

[0071] It should be noted that the solution provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a single connection scenario, that is, a single base station provides services for the terminal; or, the method provided in the embodiment of the present application can also be applied to a multi-radio dual connection (MultiRadio Dual Connectivity, referred to as MR-DC) scenario. Specifically, the primary base station and the secondary base station provide services to the terminal at the same time. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the type of dual connection, and the dual connection can be LTE dual connection, LTE and NR dual connection, NR dual connection, etc. For the dual connection of LTE and NR, it can include EN-DC (E-UTRAN NR Dual Connectivity, that is, the LTE base station is used as the primary base station of the UE, and the NR base station is used as the secondary base station of the UE), NE-DC (NR E-UTRAN Dual Connectivity, that is, the NR base station is used as the primary base station of the UE, and the LTE base station is used as the secondary base station of the UE), NR-DC (NRNR Dual Connectivity, that is, the primary base station and the secondary base station of the UE are both NR base stations), NGEN-DC (that is, the LTE base station connected to the 5G core network is used as the primary base station of the UE, and the NR base station is used as the secondary base station of the UE), etc.

[0072] It should be noted that the solution provided in the embodiment of the present application can also be applied to scenarios in which more base stations provide services to terminals in the future, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0073] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and beneficial effects of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0074] Reference Figure 2 , Figure 2 It is a flow chart of a measurement method in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 The illustrated measurement method can be applied to a terminal. Figure 2 The illustrated measuring method may include step S21 .

[0075] Step S21: After accessing the target cell, measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell.

[0076] Specifically, in the scenario of continuous switching, after the terminal accesses the target cell, the target SMTC is used to measure the SSB on the first frequency. The target SMTC refers to the SMTC corresponding to the target cell, and the target SMTC is based on the timing reference of the target cell. The first frequency can be any frequency to be measured.

[0077] It should be noted that the correspondence between the cell and the SMTC in the embodiment of the present application may refer to the timing reference of the SMTC based on the cell. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the SMTC may include an offset parameter and a period parameter. In the solution of the embodiment of the present application, the offset parameter in the SMTC corresponding to the cell may be determined based on the timing reference of the cell.

[0078] Specifically, the target SMTC may include parameters such as an offset parameter and a periodicity, and the offset parameter in the target SMTC may be set according to the timing reference of the target cell. The terminal can determine the SSB measurement timing on the first frequency based on the offset parameter and the periodicity parameter in the target SMTC, wherein the determined SSB measurement timing is based on the timing reference of the target cell. In other words, the SSB measurement timing determined according to the target SMTC is the time domain position on the target cell. For example, time slot n is determined based on the offset parameter and the periodicity parameter, and time slot n is time slot n on the target cell.

[0079] Further, the terminal measures the cell on the first frequency at the SSB measurement opportunity determined based on the target SMTC. Exemplarily, the terminal may measure the candidate cell and / or neighboring cell on the first frequency at the SSB measurement opportunity determined based on the target SMTC.

[0080] Afterwards, if the terminal performs handover and accesses a new target cell, the terminal may measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the SMTC corresponding to the new target cell, wherein the SMTC corresponding to the new target cell is based on the timing reference of the new target cell.

[0081] It should be noted that in the scheme of the embodiment of the present application, the target SMTC may be for a specific frequency. If the terminal needs to measure a cell (for example, a neighboring cell or a candidate cell) on a certain frequency (such as the first frequency), the target SMTC is the SMTC used to measure the SSB on the frequency after the terminal accesses the target cell. If the terminal needs to measure cells on multiple frequencies, there are multiple target SMTCs, and the multiple target SMTCs are respectively for multiple frequencies that need to be measured. The multiple target SMTCs can be used to measure the SSBs on multiple frequencies after the terminal accesses the target cell, and the configurations of the multiple target SMTCs may be the same or different.

[0082] Exemplarily, after accessing the target cell, the terminal can measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the first target SMTC, and measure the SSB on the second frequency based on the second target SMTC. The first frequency and the second frequency are different, and the first target SMTC and the second target SMTC are both SMTCs corresponding to the target cell, but are applied to measurements of cells at different frequencies. The embodiment of the present application only describes the target SMTC, absolute SMTC, etc. using the first frequency as an example, but the method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to measurements on multiple frequencies.

[0083] In one embodiment of the present application, the cell may refer to a primary cell (PCell). Specifically, after accessing the target PCell, the terminal may measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the SMTC corresponding to the target PCell.

[0084] In another embodiment of the present application, the cell may refer to a PSCell. Specifically, after accessing the target PSCell, the terminal may measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the SMTC corresponding to the target PSCell. For example, the terminal may measure the SSB on the first frequency (for example, the SSB of the candidate PSCell) based on the SMTC corresponding to the target PSCell.

[0085] From the above, the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application can be applied to the scenario of continuous switching. Whenever the terminal performs switching to access the target cell, for the SSB on the first frequency, the terminal always measures the SMTC corresponding to the accessed target cell. Adopting such a solution is conducive to accurately determining the timing of SSB measurement on the first frequency in the target cell, avoiding measurement failures, and thus ensuring the smooth implementation of continuous switching.

[0086] The specific method for determining the target SMTC can be referred to the specific description below and will not be repeated here.

[0087] Reference Figure 3 , Figure 3 It is a signaling interaction diagram of the first configuration method in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 3 The illustrated method may include step S31 .

[0088] Step S31: the network device sends SMTC information corresponding to the first frequency to the terminal, where the SMTC information is at least used to determine a target SMTC corresponding to a target cell.

[0089] In one embodiment of the present application, the SMTC information may include: first indication information, the first indication information may be used to indicate a timing offset, and the timing offset may refer to an offset between timing references of different cells. Specifically, the timing offset may refer to an offset between a timing reference of a target cell and a timing reference on which the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency is based.

[0090] Specifically, before step S31, the network device may configure the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency to the terminal, and the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency may be recorded as the reference SMTC. More specifically, the network device configures the reference SMTC with the service cell accessed by the terminal as the reference cell. In other words, the reference cell is the service cell accessed by the terminal when the network device configures the reference SMTC. That is, the reference SMTC is based on the timing reference of the reference cell.

[0091] Therefore, the timing offset may also refer to the offset between the timing reference of the target cell and the reference cell. In step S31, the network device may configure or indicate the timing offset to the terminal. Furthermore, the terminal may adjust the reference SMTC according to the timing offset to obtain the target SMTC. Alternatively, after accessing the target cell, the terminal may first determine a reference measurement timing on the first frequency based on the reference SMTC, and then adjust the reference measurement timing based on the timing offset to obtain the adjusted measurement timing, and measure the SSB on the first frequency at the adjusted measurement timing.

[0092] In a specific implementation, step S31 may be performed during the handover process. That is, in a continuous handover scenario, during each handover process, after determining the target cell for this handover, the network device may indicate the timing offset to the terminal. Alternatively, step S31 may be performed after accessing the target cell. That is, after each access to the target cell, the network device may indicate the timing offset to the terminal. For example, the timing offset may be indicated to the terminal via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0093] In other embodiments, the above timing offset may be determined by the terminal. Specifically, the terminal may record the timing reference of the reference cell, and after accessing the target cell, the terminal may record the timing reference of the target cell. Further, the terminal may determine the timing offset based on the timing reference of the target cell and the timing reference of the reference cell.

[0094] In one possible implementation, the above-mentioned timing offset may refer to the offset between the timing reference of the target cell and the timing reference of the source cell. In other words, the source cell may be the above-mentioned reference cell. That is to say, the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency is configured during the period when the source cell is a service cell. Furthermore, after receiving the first indication information, the terminal may adjust the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency based on the timing offset to obtain the target SMTC. Alternatively, after accessing the target cell, the terminal may determine the timing offset based on the timing reference of the target cell and the timing reference of the source cell, and then determine the target SMTC based on the timing offset and the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency.

[0095] In another embodiment of the present application, the SMTC information may include multiple SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency, and the multiple SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency are respectively used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing different target cells. Among them, the information used to configure the multiple SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency can also be referred to as "first configuration information".

[0096] After step S31, the terminal may determine a target SMTC from a plurality of SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency based on the accessed target cell, and measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC. Exemplarily, the target SMTC in step S21 may be selected from a plurality of SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency.

[0097] That is, for the first frequency, the network device may configure SMTCs corresponding to multiple cells, where the multiple cells are cells that may be accessed in the future. If the target cell is one of the multiple cells, the terminal may use the SMTC corresponding to the cell as the target SMTC.

[0098] For example, for SSB measurement on frequency F1, the network device configures SMTCs corresponding to multiple cells (Cell1, Cell2, Cell3, Cell4): F1, [SMTC1, Cell1], [SMTC2, Cell2], [SMTC3, Cell3], [SMTC4, Cell4]. Based on the above configuration, if the terminal accesses one of the multiple cells, the terminal can use the SMTC corresponding to the cell to measure the SSB on F1. For example, when the terminal accesses the target cell Cell3, the SMTC3 corresponding to the Cell3 is used as the SMTC for measuring the SSB on F1.

[0099] In another embodiment of the present application, the SMTC information may include: a first SMTC corresponding to the first cell and an offset between the timing reference of one or more second cells and the timing reference of the first cell, wherein the first cell and the second cell are cells that the terminal may access, the second cell and the first cell are different cells, and the first SMTC is used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing the first cell. Specifically, the first SMTC is based on the timing reference of the first cell. Exemplarily, the first cell may be the above-mentioned reference cell, and the first SMTC may be the above-mentioned reference SMTC.

[0100] Specifically, for the first frequency, the network device can configure the SMTC corresponding to a cell (such as the first cell) and the offset between the timing reference of the other cell (that is, the second cell) and the timing reference of the first cell. During the continuous switching process, if the target cell is a second cell, the terminal can adjust the first SMTC based on the offset between the timing reference of the second cell and the timing reference of the first cell to obtain the target SMTC. If the target cell is the first cell, the first SMTC can be directly applied.

[0101] In another embodiment of the present application, the SMTC information may include: the offset between the timing references of each two third cells in the plurality of third cells and the first SMTC corresponding to the first cell. The third cells are all cells that the terminal may access, and the first cell is one of the plurality of third cells.

[0102] Further, after determining the target cell, the terminal may determine the target SMTC based on the offset between the timing references of the third cell and the first SMTC corresponding to the first cell.

[0103] Among them, the information used to configure the first SMTC corresponding to the first cell and the offset between the timing reference of one or more second cells and the timing reference of the first cell, or the information used to configure the SMTC corresponding to the first cell and the offset between the timing references of each two third cells in multiple third cells can be called second configuration information.

[0104] It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present application describes: adjusting SMTC according to the offset between timing references may refer to adjusting SMTC according to the offset between timing references to obtain an adjusted SMTC. Alternatively, adjusting SMTC according to the offset between timing references may also refer to adjusting the SSB measurement timing determined by SMTC according to the offset between timing references to obtain an adjusted SSB measurement timing.

[0105] about Figure 3 For more information, see Figure 2 The relevant description will not be repeated here.

[0106] Reference Figure 4 , Figure 4 It is a flow chart of another measurement method in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 4 The method shown can be applied to a terminal. Figure 4 The illustrated method may include step S41.

[0107] Step S41: after accessing the target cell, measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, wherein the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

[0108] The absolute time may refer to Greenwich Mean Time or Coordinated Universal Time.

[0109] Before step S41, the network device may send SMTC information corresponding to the first frequency to the terminal, wherein the SMTC information may be used to configure an absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency.

[0110] Specifically, the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency may include an offset parameter and a period parameter, and the offset parameter and the period parameter may be used to determine the timing of SSB measurement on the first frequency. Among them, the offset parameter may be set by the network device according to a certain absolute time. Exemplarily, the offset parameter may be set at the start time of Greenwich Mean Time or Coordinated Universal Time. In other words, the absolute SMTC is based on the start time of Greenwich Mean Time or Coordinated Universal Time, but is not limited thereto.

[0111] In step S41, the terminal can determine the SSB measurement timing on the first frequency according to the absolute SMTC. Since the absolute SMTC is based on the absolute time, the determined SSB measurement timing is also the absolute time. Further, the terminal can determine the time domain position of the SSB measurement timing determined based on the absolute SMTC on the target cell according to the absolute time message of the target cell.

[0112] Exemplarily, the absolute time message can be carried in a system information block (SIB), for example, SIB9. Specifically, the terminal can determine the reception time of SIB9 according to the absolute time message carried in SIB9 broadcast by the target cell, and the reception time is the absolute time. Furthermore, combining the reception time of SIB9 and the absolute SMTC can determine the timing of the terminal to perform SSB measurement on the first frequency when accessing the target cell.

[0113] From the above, in the scheme of the embodiment of the present application, the network device can configure the SMTC based on absolute time. With such a scheme, the offset parameter in the SMTC can be decoupled from the timing reference of the cell. Since the reference time (or time reference) on which the offset parameter is based is always fixed, the SSB measurement timing determined based on the absolute SMTC is also an absolute time. In the continuous switching scenario, no matter which cell the terminal switches to, the terminal can always accurately determine the SSB measurement timing on the first frequency, which is not affected by the timing reference of the target cell accessed. Therefore, it is helpful to determine the timing of the terminal to perform SSB measurement on the first frequency when accessing the target cell, and avoid the problem of missing measurements when performing cell measurements on the first frequency in the target cell.

[0114] about Figure 4 For more details, please refer to the above description and will not be repeated here.

[0115] Reference Figure 5 , Figure 5 This is a signaling interaction diagram of the second configuration method in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 5 The illustrated method may include step S51 . Figure 5 The method shown can be applied to continuous CPC.

[0116] Step S51: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal. The configuration information may include an update execution condition corresponding to the first candidate PSCell. The measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second SMTC. The second SMTC is based on a timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

[0117] The first candidate PSCell may be any candidate PSCell configured by the secondary base station in the continuous CPC scenario. It should be noted that the secondary base station in the embodiment of the present application may refer to a candidate secondary base station in the CPC scenario.

[0118] It can be understood by those skilled in the art that the update execution condition can be configured by a measurement identifier (MeasurementIdentity, MeasId), and a measurement identifier is associated with a measurement object identifier (MeasObjectID) and a reporting configuration identifier (ReportConfigId). Specifically, the configuration information may include the measurement identifier of the update execution condition, and the measurement object identifier and reporting configuration identifier associated with the measurement identifier.

[0119] Therefore, the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition in the embodiment of the present application may refer to the measurement object identified by the measurement object identifier associated with the measurement identifier of the update execution condition.

[0120] In the solution of the embodiment of the present application, the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition may include a second SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the PCell.

[0121] In a specific implementation, the timing reference of the second SMTC based on PCell can be indicated by an explicit information element. Exemplarily, the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition may include an indication information element, which can be used to indicate that the second SMTC in the measurement object is based on the timing reference of PCell. Alternatively, the timing reference of the second SMTC based on PCell can be implicitly determined. Exemplarily, for the continuous CPC scenario, the protocol defaults that the SMTC configured in the update execution condition of the candidate PSCell is based on PCell as the timing reference.

[0122] With such a solution, in a continuous CPC scenario, when the network device (herein, the candidate secondary base station) configures the SMTC for the measurement object to which the candidate PSCell belongs based on the timing reference of the PCell when configuring the update execution conditions of the candidate PSCell. The terminal can determine the SSB measurement timing on the candidate PSCell based on the second SMTC in the measurement object corresponding to the update execution conditions of the candidate PSCell. Since the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the PCell, no matter which PSCell the terminal accesses, as long as the PCell to which the terminal accesses remains unchanged, the terminal can accurately determine the SSB measurement timing on the candidate PSCell based on the timing reference of the PCell and the second SMTC.

[0123] In the specific implementation, Figure 5 The network device in the network can be a primary base station or a secondary base station. Figure 5 For more information, please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7 For the related description, please refer to the above related description, which will not be repeated here.

[0124] Reference Figure 6 , Figure 6 This is a signaling interaction diagram of the third configuration method in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 6 The illustrated solution may include steps S61 to S63. Optionally, Figure 6 The illustrated solution may further include step S60. Figure 6 The method shown can be used for continuous CPC scenarios.

[0125] Step S61: The primary base station sends second SMTC or time offset information to the secondary base station.

[0126] Before step S61, step S60 may be performed first. In step S60, the secondary base station sends second indication information and / or the identifier of the first candidate PSCell to the primary base station. The second indication information may be used to indicate the frequency where the first candidate PSCell is located.

[0127] After receiving the second indication information and / or the identifier of the first candidate PSCell, the primary base station may return the second SMTC or time offset information to the secondary base station.

[0128] The second SMTC can be applied to the frequency where the first candidate PSCell is located, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the PCell. The time offset information can be used to indicate the offset between the timing reference of the PCell and the timing reference of the current PSCell, and the time offset information can be used to determine the second SMTC. The current PSCell may refer to the PSCell to which the terminal is connected when step S61 is executed. The current PSCell and the first candidate PSCell may belong to the same secondary base station, or may belong to different secondary base stations.

[0129] In a possible implementation, in step S61, the primary base station sends the second SMTC to the secondary base station. Further, the secondary base station can configure an update execution condition for the first candidate PSCell, and configure a measurement identifier corresponding to the update execution condition, a measurement object identifier associated with the measurement identifier, and a reporting configuration identifier to generate configuration information. The measurement object identified by the measurement object identifier includes the second SMTC.

[0130] In another possible implementation, in step S61, the primary base station sends time offset information to the secondary base station, so that the secondary base station can learn the timing reference of the PCell. After step S61, the secondary base station can first configure the second SMTC according to the timing reference of the PCell. Further, the secondary base station can configure the update execution condition for the first candidate PSCell, and configure the measurement identifier corresponding to the update execution condition, the measurement object identifier associated with the measurement identifier, and the reporting configuration identifier to generate configuration information.

[0131] In other embodiments of the present application, the primary base station may also actively send the second indication information and / or the time offset information to the secondary base station, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0132] Step S62: The secondary base station sends configuration information to the primary base station.

[0133] Specifically, after the secondary base station generates the configuration information, the secondary base station may send the complete configuration information (ie, the update execution condition of the candidate PSCell) to the primary base station. Optionally, the configuration information may also include an identifier of the first candidate PSCell.

[0134] Step S63: The primary base station sends configuration information to the terminal.

[0135] In other embodiments of the present application, after step S61, the secondary base station may also directly send configuration information to the terminal. Specifically, if the first candidate PSCell is a candidate PSCell of the intra-SN configured by the secondary base station for the terminal, the secondary base station may directly send configuration information to the terminal.

[0136] Reference Figure 7 , Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of signaling interaction of the fourth configuration method in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 7 The illustrated solution may include steps S71 to S72. Figure 7 The illustrated solution may further include step S70.

[0137] Step S70: The secondary base station sends second indication information and / or an identifier of the first candidate PSCell to the primary base station.

[0138] The second indication information may be used to indicate the frequency at which the first candidate PSCell is located.

[0139] Step S71: The secondary base station sends a reporting condition configuration corresponding to the first candidate PSCell to the primary base station.

[0140] Among them, the reporting condition configuration can be used to configure the event corresponding to the update execution condition, and the event can also be called a reporting condition. Specifically, the event may include at least one of the following: A3 event, A5 event, etc. Among them, the A3 event is that the signal quality of the candidate PSCell is higher than the serving PSCell by a preset offset; the A5 event is that the signal quality of the serving PSCell is lower than threshold 1, and the signal quality of the candidate PSCell is higher than threshold 2. The reporting condition configuration can be used to configure the event that triggers CPC, and the event can be an event defined in an existing protocol or an event defined in a future protocol, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0141] Optional, Figure 7 The illustrated solution may further include step S70. Exemplarily, step S70 may be performed together with step S71. In other embodiments, step S70 may be performed before step S71, or may be performed after step S71.

[0142] After receiving the reporting condition configuration corresponding to the first candidate PSCell, the master base station may generate the update execution condition or the measurement identifier corresponding to the update execution condition according to the reporting condition configuration. In addition, the master base station may also configure the second SMTC in the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition.

[0143] Furthermore, the master base station may generate configuration information according to the measurement identifier, the measurement object identifier associated with the measurement identifier, and the reporting configuration identifier.

[0144] Step S72: The primary base station sends configuration information to the terminal.

[0145] Different from Figure 6 The scheme shown, Figure 7 In the illustrated solution, the master base station generates complete configuration information of the update execution condition of the first candidate PSCell.

[0146] In other embodiments of the present application, in a continuous CPC scenario, the main base station or the secondary base station may configure an SMTC reference configuration (or referred to as a "reference SMTC configuration") on a certain frequency to the terminal, wherein the SMTC reference configuration may be based on the timing reference of the current PSCell, and the "current PSCell" here may refer to the PSCell to which the terminal is connected when the base station configures the SMTC reference configuration. In this case, the terminal may always record the downlink timing information of the cell, so that the terminal can adjust the SMTC reference configuration according to the offset between the timing reference of the latest target PSCell and the downlink timing information of the cell during the continuous CPC process, obtain the target SMTC, and thereby determine the SSB measurement timing on the target PSCell.

[0147] From the above, the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application can address the problem that the SMTC configured in the existing solution cannot be applied to different service cells due to the lack of synchronization between different cells in the continuous switching scenario. Based on the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, the SMTC can be reasonably adjusted, so that the SSB measurement timing can be accurately determined when accessing different target cells, thereby ensuring the order of continuous switching.

[0148] It can be understood that, in a specific implementation, the above method can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs in a processor integrated inside a chip or a chip module; or, the method can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and software, such as using a dedicated chip or chip module, or using a dedicated chip or chip module in combination with a software program.

[0149] Reference Figure 8 , Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first communication device in the embodiment of the present application, Figure 8 The communication device shown can be deployed in the above-mentioned terminal. Figure 8 The apparatus shown may include:

[0150] Processing module 81 is used to measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the target synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC corresponding to the target cell after accessing the target cell; or, to measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, wherein the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

[0151] Reference Fig. 9 , Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second communication device in an embodiment of the present application, Fig. 9 The communication device shown can be deployed in the above-mentioned terminal. Fig. 9 The apparatus shown may include:

[0152] The communication module 91 is used to receive configuration information, which includes: an update execution condition corresponding to the first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, and the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second synchronization signal block measurement timing configuration SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

[0153] In the specific implementation, Figure 8 or Fig. 9 The communication device shown may correspond to a chip with a communication function in a terminal; or correspond to a chip or chip module with a communication function in a terminal, or correspond to a terminal.

[0154] Reference Fig.10 , Fig.10is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second communication device in an embodiment of the present application, Fig.10 The communication device shown can be deployed in a network device. For example, it can be deployed in the above-mentioned main base station. Fig.10 The apparatus shown may include:

[0155] The communication module 101 is used to send the synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC information corresponding to the first frequency; wherein the SMTC information is at least used to determine the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, or the SMTC information is used to configure the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, and the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

[0156] Alternatively, the communication module 101 can be used to send first information, wherein the first information is used to configure the update execution conditions corresponding to the first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, the measurement objects corresponding to the update execution conditions include the second SMTC, the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell, and the update execution conditions include the reporting conditions configured by the secondary base station.

[0157] Reference Fig.11 , Fig.11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a third communication device in an embodiment of the present application, Fig.11 The communication device shown can be deployed in a network device. For example, it can be deployed in the above-mentioned secondary base station. Fig.11 The apparatus shown may include:

[0158] The communication module 111 is used to send the synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC information corresponding to the first frequency; wherein the SMTC information is at least used to determine the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, or the SMTC information is used to configure the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, and the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

[0159] Alternatively, the communication module 111 can be used to send second information, where the second information is used to configure the update execution condition corresponding to the first candidate primary secondary cell PSCell, and the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

[0160] In the specific implementation, Fig.10 Or the communication device shown in 11 may correspond to a chip with communication function in a network device; or correspond to a chip or chip module with communication function in a network device, or correspond to a network device.

[0161] For more information about the working principle, working method, beneficial effects, etc. of the communication device in the embodiment of the present application, please refer to the relevant description of the method above, which will not be repeated here.

[0162] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the above method is executed. The storage medium may include ROM, RAM, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc. The storage medium may also include a non-volatile memory (non-volatile) or a non-transitory memory, etc.

[0163] The embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and the processor executes the steps of the above method when running the computer program. The communication device can be a terminal, and the terminal includes but is not limited to terminal devices such as mobile phones, computers, and tablet computers. The terminal can be a mobile phone, a computer, a tablet computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, etc., but is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the communication device can be a network device, for example, it can be the above-mentioned primary base station or secondary base station.

[0164] Reference Fig.12 , Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device in an embodiment of the present application. Fig.12 The communication device shown includes a memory 121, a processor 122 and a transceiver 123. The processor 122 is coupled to the memory 121 and the transceiver 123. The memory 121 may be located inside the communication device or outside the communication device. The memory 121, the processor 122 and the transceiver 123 may be connected via a communication bus. The transceiver 123 is used to communicate with other devices or a communication network. Optionally, the transceiver 123 may be a transmitter. The memory 121 stores a computer program that can be run on the processor 122. When the processor 122 runs the computer program, the transceiver 123 performs the steps in the method provided in the above embodiment.

[0165] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), and the processor may also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor, etc.

[0166] It should also be understood that the memory in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example but not limitation, many forms of random access memory (RAM) are available, such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link DRAM (SLDRAM) and direct rambus RAM (DR RAM).

[0167] The above embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any other combination thereof. When implemented using software, the above embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions or computer programs. When the computer instructions or computer programs are loaded or executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application are generated in whole or in part. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or may be transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer program may be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center by wired or wireless means.

[0168] It should be understood that in the various embodiments of the present application, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0169] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed methods, devices and systems can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic; for example, the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation; for example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0170] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0171] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units. For example, for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip, each module / unit contained therein may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, or at least some of the modules / units may be implemented in the form of software programs, which run on a processor integrated inside the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules / units may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip module, each module / unit contained therein may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units may be located in the same component (such as a chip, circuit module, etc.) or different components of the chip module, or at least some of the modules / units may be implemented in the form of software programs. The software programs may run on a processor integrated inside the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules / units may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits. The element can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the chip module, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for various devices and products applied to or integrated in the terminal, the various modules / units contained therein can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units can be located in the same component (for example, chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components in the terminal, or, at least some modules / units can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the terminal, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits.

[0172] The above-mentioned integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned software functional unit is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform some steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, referred to as ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, referred to as RAM), disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes.

[0173] It should be understood that the term "and / or" in this article is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0174] The "plurality" appearing in the embodiments of the present application refers to two or more.

[0175] The first, second, etc. descriptions appearing in the embodiments of the present application are only used for illustration and distinction of the description objects. There is no order, nor do they indicate any special limitation on the number of devices in the embodiments of the present application, and cannot constitute any limitation on the embodiments of the present application.

[0176] Although the present application is disclosed as above, the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A measurement method, characterized in that: The method comprises: After accessing the target cell, the SSB on the first frequency is measured based on the target synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC corresponding to the target cell; or, the SSB on the first frequency is measured based on the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, wherein the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

2. The measuring method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The target SMTC is based on a timing reference of the target cell.

3. The measuring method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cell is a primary secondary cell PSCell, or the cell is a primary cell PCell.

4. The measuring method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Before measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, the method further includes: The SMTC corresponding to the first frequency is adjusted according to the timing offset to obtain the target SMTC.

5. The measuring method according to claim 4, characterized in that: Before adjusting the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency according to the timing offset, the method further includes: First indication information is received, where the first indication information is at least used to indicate the timing offset.

6. The measuring method according to claim 4, characterized in that: Before adjusting the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency according to the timing offset, the method further includes: The timing offset is determined according to a timing reference of the target cell and a timing reference on which the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency is based.

7. The measuring method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Before measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, the method further includes: First configuration information is received, where the first configuration information includes multiple SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency, and the multiple SMTCs are used to measure SSBs on the first frequency after accessing different target cells.

8. The measuring method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Before measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, the method further includes: receiving second configuration information, where the second configuration information includes a first SMTC corresponding to the first cell, where the first SMTC is used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing the first cell; The second configuration information also includes: the offset between the timing reference of one or more second cells and the timing reference of the first cell, or the second configuration information also includes the offset between the timing references of each two of the third cells in a plurality of third cells, and the third cells include the first cell.

9. The measuring method according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: Before measuring the SSB on the first frequency based on the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, the method further includes: Determine the SSB measurement timing on the first frequency according to the absolute time message of the target cell and the absolute SMTC.

10. A configuration method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Sending synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC information corresponding to the first frequency; The SMTC information is at least used to determine a target SMTC corresponding to a target cell; Alternatively, the SMTC information is used to configure an absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, and the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

11. The configuration method according to claim 10, characterized in that: The target SMTC is based on a timing reference of the target cell.

12. The configuration method according to claim 10, characterized in that: The cell is a primary secondary cell PSCell, or the cell is a primary cell PCell.

13. The configuration method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that: The SMTC information includes: first indication information, where the first indication information is at least used to indicate an offset between a timing reference of the target cell and a timing reference on which the SMTC corresponding to the first frequency is based.

14. The configuration method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that: The SMTC information includes: multiple SMTCs corresponding to the first frequency, and the multiple SMTCs are used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing different target cells.

15. The configuration method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that: The SMTC information includes a first SMTC corresponding to the first cell, where the first SMTC is used to measure the SSB on the first frequency after accessing the first cell; The SMTC information also includes: an offset between a timing reference of one or more second cells and a timing reference of the first cell, or the SMTC information also includes an offset between timing references of every two third cells in a plurality of third cells, wherein the third cells include the first cell.

16. A configuration method, characterized in that: The method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes: Configuration information is received, the configuration information comprising: an update execution condition corresponding to a first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, a measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition comprising a second synchronization signal block measurement timing configuration SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on a timing reference of a primary cell PCell.

17. The configuration method according to claim 16, characterized in that: The configuration method is applied to continuous conditional PSCell update.

18. A configuration method, characterized in that: The method is applied to a primary base station, and the method includes: Send first information, where the first information is used to configure the update execution condition corresponding to the first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, where the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second SMTC, where the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell, and where the update execution condition includes a reporting condition configured by the secondary base station.

19. The configuration method according to claim 18, characterized in that: The configuration method is applied to continuous conditional PSCell update.

20. The configuration method according to claim 18, characterized in that: Sending the first information includes any of the following: Sending configuration information to the terminal, the configuration information including the update execution condition; Sending the second SMTC to the secondary base station; Sending time offset information to the secondary base station, where the time offset information is used to indicate an offset between a timing reference of the PCell and a timing reference of a current PSCell, and the offset is used to configure the second SMTC.

21. The configuration method according to claim 20, characterized in that: Before sending the configuration information to the terminal, the method further includes: Sending the time offset information or the second SMTC to the secondary base station; The configuration information is received from the secondary base station.

22. The configuration method according to claim 20, characterized in that: Before sending the configuration information to the terminal, the method further includes: Receive a reporting condition configuration corresponding to the first candidate PSCell from the secondary base station.

23. The configuration method according to any one of claims 20 to 22, characterized in that: Before sending the configuration information to the terminal, the method further includes: Receive second indication information and / or the identifier of the first candidate PSCell, where the second indication information is used to indicate the frequency where the first candidate PSCell is located.

24. A configuration method, characterized in that: The method is applied to a secondary base station, and the method includes: Send second information, where the second information is used to configure an update execution condition corresponding to the first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, where the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on a timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

25. The configuration method according to claim 24, characterized in that: The configuration method is applied to continuous conditional PSCell update.

26. The configuration method according to claim 24, characterized in that: Sending the second information includes any one of the following: Sending configuration information to the terminal or the primary base station, the configuration information including the update execution condition; Send a reporting configuration condition corresponding to the first candidate PSCell to the primary base station.

27. The configuration method according to claim 26, characterized in that: Before sending the configuration information to the terminal or the primary base station, the method further includes: The second SMTC or time offset information is received from the primary base station, where the time offset information is used to indicate an offset between a timing reference of the PCell and a timing reference of a current PSCell, and the offset is used to configure the second SMTC.

28. The configuration method according to claim 26 or 27, characterized in that: The method also includes: sending second indication information and / or an identifier of the first candidate PSCell, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate a frequency where the first candidate PSCell is located.

29. A communication device, characterized in that: The device comprises: A processing module, configured to measure the SSB on the first frequency based on the target synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC corresponding to the target cell after accessing the target cell; or, The SSB on the first frequency is measured based on an absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, wherein the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

30. A communication device, characterized in that: The device comprises: A communication module is used to send the synchronization signal block SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC information corresponding to the first frequency; wherein the SMTC information is at least used to determine the target SMTC corresponding to the target cell, or the SMTC information is used to configure the absolute SMTC corresponding to the first frequency, and the absolute SMTC is based on absolute time.

31. A communication device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The communication module is used to receive configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes: an update execution condition corresponding to the first candidate primary and secondary cells PSCell, and the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second synchronization signal block measurement timing configuration SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

32. A communication device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The communication module is used to send first information, where the first information is used to configure the update execution condition corresponding to the first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, and the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

33. A communication device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The communication module is used to send second information, where the second information is used to configure the update execution condition corresponding to the first candidate primary and secondary cell PSCell, and the measurement object corresponding to the update execution condition includes a second SMTC, and the second SMTC is based on the timing reference of the primary cell PCell.

34. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 or the configuration method according to any one of claims 10 to 28 is executed.

35. A communication device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor runs the computer program, the processor executes the steps of the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 or the steps of the configuration method according to any one of claims 16 or 17.

36. A communication device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor runs the computer program, the processor executes the steps of the configuration method described in any one of claims 10 to 15, or executes the configuration method described in any one of claims 18 to 23, or executes the steps of the configuration method described in any one of claims 24 to 28.

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