Measurement report reporting method and device

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a measurement report reporting method and device, which can be applied to the technical field of communication, and the method executed by terminal equipment comprises the following steps: receiving reporting configuration information sent by network equipment; and according to the reporting configuration information, determining whether to report a measurement report of the RVQoE of the wireless access network to the network equipment. Therefore, the measurement report of the RVQoE can be flexibly reported, so that the network equipment can obtain the more accurate measurement report of the RVQoE according to requirements, and more effective resource scheduling is carried out.

Description

Measurement report reporting method and device Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a measurement report reporting method and device. Background Art

[0002] In related technologies, radio access network visible quality of experience (RVQoE) measurement reports are reported periodically, which is not flexible enough and may report some useless information. How to support more flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports is an urgent problem to be solved.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement report reporting method and apparatus, which can flexibly report RVQoE measurement reports, so that network devices can obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement report reporting method, which is executed by a terminal device. The method includes: the terminal device receives reporting configuration information sent by a network device; and determines whether to report a measurement report of the visible quality of experience RVQoE of the wireless access network to the network device based on the reporting configuration information.

[0006] In this technical solution, a terminal device receives reporting configuration information sent by a network device and, based on the reporting configuration information, determines whether to report a RVQoE measurement report to the network device. This allows for flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports, enabling the network device to obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0007] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another measurement report reporting method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: sending reporting configuration information to a terminal device; wherein the reporting configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine whether to report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0008] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device that implements some or all of the functions of the terminal device described in the method described in the first aspect above. For example, the functions of the communication device may include some or all of the functions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, or may include the functions of implementing any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure separately. The functions may be implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0009] In one implementation, the communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module, wherein the processing module is configured to support the communication device in performing the corresponding functions of the above-mentioned method. The transceiver module is used to support communication between the communication device and other devices. The communication device may also include a storage module, which is coupled to the transceiver module and the processing module and stores computer programs and data necessary for the communication device.

[0010] In one implementation, the communication device includes: a transceiver module configured to receive reporting configuration information sent by a network device; and a processing module configured to determine whether to report a measurement report of the visible quality of experience (RVQoE) of the radio access network to the network device based on the reporting configuration information.

[0011] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another communication device that has some or all of the functions of the network device in the method example described in the second aspect above. For example, the functions of the communication device may have some or all of the functions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, or may have the functions of implementing any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure alone. The functions may be implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0012] In one implementation, the communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module, the processing module being configured to support the communication device in performing the corresponding functions of the above-described method. The transceiver module is configured to support communication between the communication device and other devices. The communication device may also include a storage module, coupled to the transceiver module and the processing module, which stores computer programs and data necessary for the communication device.

[0013] In one implementation, the communication apparatus includes: a transceiver module configured to send reporting configuration information to a terminal device; wherein the reporting configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine whether to report an RVQoE measurement report to a network device.

[0014] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor. When the processor calls a computer program in a memory, the method described in the first aspect is executed.

[0015] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor. When the processor calls a computer program in a memory, the method described in the second aspect is executed.

[0016] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor and a memory, in which a computer program is stored; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect above.

[0017] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor and a memory, in which a computer program is stored; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the communication device executes the method described in the second aspect above.

[0018] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor and an interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to enable the device to execute the method described in the first aspect above.

[0019] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor and an interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to enable the device to execute the method described in the second aspect above.

[0020] In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, which includes the communication device described in the third aspect and the communication device described in the fourth aspect, or the system includes the communication device described in the fifth aspect and the communication device described in the sixth aspect, or the system includes the communication device described in the seventh aspect and the communication device described in the eighth aspect, or the system includes the communication device described in the ninth aspect and the communication device described in the tenth aspect.

[0021] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions for the above-mentioned terminal device, and when the instructions are executed, the terminal device executes the method described in the first aspect.

[0022] In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a readable storage medium for storing instructions used by the above-mentioned network device, and when the instructions are executed, the network device executes the method described in the above-mentioned second aspect.

[0023] In a fourteenth aspect, the present disclosure further provides a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect above.

[0024] In a fifteenth aspect, the present disclosure further provides a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the second aspect above.

[0025] In a sixteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system comprising at least one processor and an interface for supporting a terminal device in implementing the functions described in the first aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information described in the aforementioned method. In one possible design, the chip system further comprises a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the terminal device. The chip system may consist of a chip alone or may include a chip and other discrete components.

[0026] In a seventeenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system comprising at least one processor and an interface for supporting a network device in implementing the functions described in the second aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information described in the aforementioned method. In one possible design, the chip system further comprises a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the network device. The chip system may consist of a single chip or may include a chip and other discrete components.

[0027] In an eighteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect above.

[0028] In a nineteenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the second aspect above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background technology, the drawings required for use in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background technology will be described below.

[0030] FIG1 is an architecture diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG2 is a flow chart of a measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG2 is a flowchart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG3 is a flowchart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG4 is a flowchart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG5 is a flowchart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG6 is a flowchart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG7 is a flowchart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG8 is a flow chart of a capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG9 is a flowchart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG10 is a flowchart of another capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG11 is a structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG12 is a structural diagram of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG13 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] The embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present disclosure, and are not to be construed as limitations on the present disclosure. In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, " / " means or, for example, A / B can mean A or B; "and / or" in this article is merely a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist, for example, A and / or B can mean: the existence of A alone, the existence of A and B at the same time, and the existence of B alone.

[0045] The terms used in the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular forms "a", "an" and "the" used in the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0046] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the words "if" and "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0047] The embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar elements throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present disclosure, and should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

[0048] Before introducing the embodiments of the present disclosure, some terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are briefly explained to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0049] 1. Quality of Experience (QoE) refers to the user's service quality experience.

[0050] In 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) networks, QoE can be reflected by some application layer parameters. QoE Measurement Collection (QMC) is a method by which operators collect QoE parameters of specific services (such as video and voice) from the application layer of terminal devices through network configuration. Operators can use QMC to obtain the service experience of users in the network, locate users with poor experience and problems, and analyze and optimize the user experience.

[0051] RAN visible QoE (RVQoE) measurements are configured by network equipment (e.g., gNB) to terminal devices, where a subset of the configured QoE metrics are reported from the terminal device to the network equipment as explicit information elements (IEs) readable by the network equipment. RVQoE measurements can be used by network equipment for network optimization. Dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (DASH) and virtual reality (VR) services support RVQoE measurements. Network equipment configures RVQoE parameters to collect all or a subset of available RVQoE parameters.

[0052] RVQoE visible parameters include the buffer level (also known as the buffer level) and the playout delay for media startup (Playout Delay for Media Startup).

[0053] RVQoE Buffer Level

[0054] Annex D.4.5 of ISO / IEC 23009-1 defines the metrics for buffer-level status events.

[0055] Table 1 below defines the metrics for the BufferLevel status event. The keys in Table 1 should be used to reference the metrics defined in Table 1.

[0056] Table 1

[0057] The key is Bufferlevel(n), where n is a positive integer defined to refer to a metric that records the buffer level every n milliseconds.

[0058] It should be understood that each element in Table 1 exists independently. These elements are illustratively listed in the same table, but this does not necessarily mean that all elements in the table must be present simultaneously as shown. The value of each element is independent of the value of any other element in Table 1. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that the value of each element in Table 1 represents an independent embodiment.

[0059] In order to better understand the measurement report reporting method and apparatus disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication system to which the embodiments of the present disclosure are applicable is first described below.

[0060] Please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include, but is not limited to, one network device and one terminal device. The number and configuration of devices shown in Figure 1 are for example purposes only and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure. In actual applications, two or more network devices and two or more terminal devices may be included. The communication system 10 shown in Figure 1 includes, for example, one network device 101 and one terminal device 102.

[0061] It should be noted that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to various communication systems, such as long-term evolution (LTE) systems, fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication systems, 5G new radio (NR) systems, or other future new mobile communication systems.

[0062] The network device 101 in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be an entity on the network side for transmitting or receiving signals. For example, the network device can be an access network device such as a base station, and the base station can be a base transceiver station (BTS) in a global system of mobile communication (GSM) system or code division multiple access (CDMA), or a base station in a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) system, or an evolutionary base station (eNB or eNodeB) in a long term evolution (LTE) system, a next generation base station (next generation NodeB, gNB) in a fifth generation (5G) mobile communication system, a next generation base station in a sixth generation (6G) mobile communication system, or a base station in a future mobile communication system. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device. For example, the network device can also be a module or unit that performs part of the functions of a base station, for example, a centralized unit (CU) or a distributed unit (DU). The CU and DU each implement a portion of the base station's protocol stack functions. Furthermore, the CU's functions can be implemented by multiple entities. For example, the CU's control plane (CP) and user plane (UP) functions can be separated to form the CU control plane (CU-CP) and CU user plane (CU-UP). For example, the CU-CP and CU-UP can be implemented by different functional entities and connected via an E1 interface. The CU-CP and CU-UP can also be coupled to the DU.

[0063] The terminal device 102 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is an entity on the user side for receiving or transmitting signals, such as a mobile phone. The terminal device can also be called a user equipment (UE) terminal, a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), etc. The terminal device can be a car with communication functions, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver functions, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, etc. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal device.

[0064] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0065] In addition, in order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following points are explained.

[0066] First, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, "used to indicate" can include being used for direct indication and being used for indirect indication. When describing that certain information is used to indicate A, it can include that the information carries A, or it can also include that the information directly indicates A or indirectly indicates A, but it does not necessarily mean that the information carries A.

[0067] The information indicated by the information is called the information to be indicated. In the specific implementation process, there are many ways to indicate the information to be indicated. For example, but not limited to, the information to be indicated can be directly indicated, such as the information to be indicated itself or the index of the information to be indicated. The information to be indicated can also be indirectly indicated by indicating other information, where there is an association between the other information and the information to be indicated. It is also possible to indicate only a part of the information to be indicated, while the other parts of the information to be indicated are known or agreed in advance. For example, the indication of specific information can be achieved by using the arrangement order of each piece of information that is pre-agreed (for example, specified by the protocol), thereby reducing the indication overhead to a certain extent.

[0068] The information to be indicated can be sent as a whole or as multiple sub-information messages that are sent separately. The transmission periods and / or timings of these sub-information messages can be the same or different. The specific transmission method is not limited in this disclosure. The transmission periods and / or timings of these sub-information messages can be predefined, for example, according to a protocol.

[0069] Second, the first, second, and various numbers in this disclosure are only used for the convenience of description and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of this disclosure. For example, to distinguish different information, etc.

[0070] Third, the embodiments of the present disclosure list multiple implementation methods to clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Of course, those skilled in the art will understand that the multiple embodiments provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented individually, combined with the methods of other embodiments of the embodiments of the present disclosure, or implemented individually or in combination with some methods in other related technologies; the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to this.

[0071] In related technologies, radio access network visible quality of experience (RVQoE) measurement reports are reported periodically, which is not flexible enough and may report some useless information. How to support more flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports is an urgent problem to be solved.

[0072] Based on this, embodiments of the present disclosure propose a measurement report reporting method in which a terminal device receives reporting configuration information sent by a network device and, based on the reporting configuration information, determines whether to report a measurement report of the radio access network visible quality of experience (RVQoE) to the network device. This allows for flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports, enabling network devices to obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0073] A measurement report reporting method and apparatus provided by the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0074] Please refer to Figure 2, which is a flow chart of a measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0075] S21: Receive configuration information reported by the network device.

[0076] S22: Determine whether to report a measurement report of the radio access network visible quality of experience RVQoE to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0077] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device may receive reporting configuration information sent by the network device, and then determine whether to report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0078] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information sent by the network device, and can receive at least one of the radio resource control (RRC) message, media access control control element (MAC CE), downlink control information (DCI), etc. sent by the network device, wherein the RRC message, MAC CE, and DCI include the reporting configuration information.

[0079] In some embodiments, when the terminal device determines to cancel reporting the RVQoE measurement report to the network device, the terminal device may not report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0080] In some embodiments, in response to determining to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device, the terminal device reports the RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0081] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal device determines to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device, the terminal device may report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0082] In some embodiments, the reported configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0083] Evaluation time conditions for triggering measurement reporting;

[0084] The evaluation times conditions that trigger measurement reporting;

[0085] A first threshold condition of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting;

[0086] A second threshold condition of the ratio of the measurement value to the maximum value for triggering measurement reporting;

[0087] A third threshold condition of the ratio of the measured value to the target value for triggering measurement reporting;

[0088] A fourth threshold condition for triggering the change trend of the measurement value reported;

[0089] Stop measuring and reporting condition information;

[0090] Report exception condition information;

[0091] Indicative information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value;

[0092] Report duration;

[0093] Report quantity.

[0094] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include an evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting.

[0095] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving the reporting configuration information sent by the network device and including the evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting, the terminal device can report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device if it determines that the evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting is met. As a result, the terminal device can report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device if the evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting indicated by the network device is met, making the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report more flexible.

[0096] The evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting may be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the measurement reaches the evaluation time requirement.

[0097] It is understandable that the measurement meeting the evaluation time requirement may be that the measurement duration is longer than the evaluation time.

[0098] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a condition for the number of evaluations that triggers measurement reporting.

[0099] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving reporting configuration information sent by a network device that includes a condition for the number of evaluations that trigger measurement reporting, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if it determines that the condition for the number of evaluations that trigger measurement reporting is met. Thus, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if the condition for the number of evaluations that trigger measurement reporting indicated by the network device is met, making reporting of the RVQoE measurement report more flexible.

[0100] The evaluation number condition for triggering measurement reporting may be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the number of measurements reaches a requirement for the evaluation number.

[0101] It can be understood that the number of measurements that meets the requirement of the number of evaluations may be the number of measurements that meets the number of evaluations.

[0102] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a first threshold condition of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting.

[0103] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving reporting configuration information sent by a network device that includes a first threshold condition for a measurement value that triggers measurement reporting, the terminal device may report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if it determines that the measurement value meets the first threshold condition for the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting. Thus, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if the measurement value meets the first threshold condition for the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting indicated by the network device, making the reporting of RVQoE measurement reports more flexible.

[0104] The first threshold condition of the measurement value that triggers the measurement report may be used to indicate that the measurement report is triggered after the measured value reaches the first threshold requirement.

[0105] It is understandable that the measurement value meeting the first threshold requirement may be that the measurement value is greater than the first threshold, or that the measurement value is less than the first threshold, or that the measurement value falls within the interval required by the first threshold, and so on.

[0106] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a second threshold condition of the ratio of the measurement value to the maximum value that triggers the measurement report.

[0107] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving reporting configuration information sent by a network device that includes a second threshold condition for the ratio of a measured value to a maximum value that triggers measurement reporting, the terminal device may report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if it is determined that the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value satisfies the second threshold condition for the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value that triggers measurement reporting. Thus, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value satisfies the second threshold condition for the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value that triggers measurement reporting indicated by the network device, thereby enabling more flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports.

[0108] The maximum value may be the minimum buffer time (Minimum Buffer Time).

[0109] The second threshold condition of the ratio of the measurement value to the maximum value for triggering measurement reporting may be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the ratio of the measurement value to the maximum value reaches the second threshold requirement.

[0110] It can be understood that the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value meets the requirement of the second threshold, which may be that the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value is greater than the second threshold, or that the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value is less than the second threshold, or that the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value falls within the interval range required by the second threshold, and so on.

[0111] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a third threshold condition of the ratio of the measurement value to the target value that triggers the measurement report.

[0112] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving reporting configuration information sent by a network device that includes a third threshold condition for the ratio of a measured value to a target value that triggers measurement reporting, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if it is determined that the ratio of the measured value to the target value meets the third threshold condition for the ratio of the measured value to the target value that triggers measurement reporting. Thus, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if the ratio of the measured value to the target value meets the third threshold condition for the ratio of the measured value to the target value that triggers measurement reporting indicated by the network device, making the reporting of RVQoE measurement reports more flexible.

[0113] For example, the target value may be a minimum buffer time (Minimum Buffer Time).

[0114] The third threshold condition of the ratio of the measured value to the target value for triggering measurement reporting may be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the ratio of the measured value to the target value reaches the third threshold requirement.

[0115] It can be understood that the ratio of the measured value to the target value meets the requirement of the third threshold, which can be that the ratio of the measured value to the target value is greater than the third threshold, or that the ratio of the measured value to the target value is less than the third threshold, or that the ratio of the measured value to the target value falls within the interval required by the third threshold, and so on.

[0116] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a fourth threshold condition for triggering the measurement reporting of the change trend of the measurement value.

[0117] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving reporting configuration information sent by a network device that includes a fourth threshold condition for a change trend of a measurement value that triggers measurement reporting, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if it is determined that the change trend of the measurement value meets the fourth threshold condition for a change trend of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting. Thus, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if the change trend of the measurement value meets the fourth threshold condition for a change trend of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting indicated by the network device, making the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report more flexible.

[0118] The fourth threshold condition of the change trend of the measurement value that triggers the measurement report may be used to indicate that the measurement report is triggered after the change trend of the measurement value reaches the fourth threshold requirement.

[0119] It can be understood that the change trend of the measured value meets the requirement of the fourth threshold, which can be that the change of the measured value compared with the previous measurement value is greater than the fourth threshold, or the change of the measured value compared with the previous measurement value is less than the fourth threshold, or the change of the measured value compared with the previous measurement value falls within the interval range required by the fourth threshold, and so on.

[0120] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include condition information for stopping measurement reporting.

[0121] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving reporting configuration information sent by a network device that includes conditional information for stopping measurement reporting, the terminal device may stop reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device if it determines that the conditional information for stopping measurement reporting is met. Thus, the terminal device can stop reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device if the conditional information for stopping measurement reporting indicated by the network device is met, making reporting of RVQoE measurement reports more flexible.

[0122] It is understandable that the terminal device stops reporting the RVQoE measurement report when it determines that the condition information for stopping measurement reporting is met.

[0123] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include condition information of reporting exceptions.

[0124] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving reporting configuration information sent by a network device that includes conditional information for reporting exceptions, the terminal device may stop reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device if it determines that the conditional information for reporting exceptions is met. Thus, the terminal device can stop reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device if the conditional information for reporting exceptions indicated by the network device is met, making reporting of RVQoE measurement reports more flexible.

[0125] It can be understood that when the terminal device determines that the condition information for stopping measurement reporting is met, the terminal device stops reporting the RVQoE measurement report regardless of whether it is necessary to report the RVQoE measurement report.

[0126] In some embodiments, the conditional information for reporting an exception may be a situation where the buffer has no output, i.e., video playback is paused, or the conditional information for stopping measurement reporting may be that the buffer has been completely cached and no further caching is required, e.g., the video has been completely cached and no further caching is required. If the conditional information for stopping measurement reporting is met, even if the measurement value (e.g., Buffer Level) is very low (e.g., below a predefined first threshold) or is 0 (i.e., meets the condition), measurement reporting may not be performed.

[0127] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reported configuration information may include indication information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value.

[0128] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving the reporting configuration information sent by the network device and including indication information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value, the terminal device can report the auxiliary information related to the measurement value together with the RVQoE measurement report. Thus, after receiving the indication information from the network device for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value, the terminal device can report the auxiliary information together with the RVQoE measurement report, making the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report more flexible.

[0129] It can be understood that the auxiliary information related to the measurement value can be used to further determine the measurement content of the RVQoE measurement report.

[0130] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a reporting duration.

[0131] In an exemplary embodiment, after the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information including the reporting duration sent by the network device, it can continue to report the RVQoE measurement report within the reporting duration after starting to report the RVQoE measurement report. As a result, after receiving the reporting duration indicated by the network device, the terminal device can continue to report the RVQoE measurement report within the reporting duration, and can stop reporting after the reporting duration exceeds, so that the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report can be more flexible.

[0132] The reporting duration may be used to indicate that after the RVQoE measurement report is started to be reported, the RVQoE measurement report is continuously reported within the reporting duration.

[0133] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include the reporting quantity.

[0134] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving the reporting configuration information including the reporting quantity sent by the network device, the terminal device may report a number of RVQoE measurement reports corresponding to the reporting quantity after starting to report the RVQoE measurement report. After reaching the number corresponding to the reporting quantity, the terminal device stops reporting the RVQoE measurement report. Thus, after receiving the reporting quantity indicated by the network device, the terminal device may report the RVQoE measurement reports corresponding to the reporting quantity, and the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report can be more flexible.

[0135] Among them, the reporting quantity can be used to indicate that after the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report begins, the number of RVQoE measurement reports continuously reported can be at most the number corresponding to the reporting quantity. After exceeding the number corresponding to the reporting quantity, the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report can be stopped.

[0136] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive and are only illustrations of some embodiments. The above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only for illustration and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0137] In an exemplary embodiment, when the reporting configuration information includes an evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting and a first threshold condition for the measurement value for triggering measurement reporting, if the measurement value continues to meet the first threshold requirement within the evaluation time requirement, the terminal device may determine to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device. If the measurement value does not meet the first threshold requirement within the evaluation time requirement, the terminal device may determine to cancel reporting the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0138] In an exemplary embodiment, when the reporting configuration information includes an evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting and a fourth threshold condition for a change trend of a measurement value that triggers measurement reporting, if the change trend of the measurement value continues to meet the fourth threshold requirement within the evaluation time requirement, the terminal device may determine to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device. If the change trend of the measurement value does not meet the fourth threshold requirement within the evaluation time requirement, the terminal device may determine to cancel reporting the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0139] In some embodiments, the RVQoE measurement report includes auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist in making an auxiliary judgment on the RVQoE measurement report.

[0140] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the RVQoE measurement report may include auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist in making an auxiliary judgment on the RVQoE measurement report.

[0141] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0142] Reason value;

[0143] Message used to request additional transmission.

[0144] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the auxiliary information includes a cause value, wherein the cause value is used to indicate the cause of the RVQoE measurement report. For example, the cause value is cache completion, etc.

[0145] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the auxiliary information includes information for requesting to increase transmission. The information for requesting to increase transmission can be used to indicate to the terminal device the information for requesting to increase transmission, so that the network device increases the transmission of corresponding information for the terminal device. For example, the information for requesting to increase transmission can be a delivery boost request (DeliveryBoostRequest)

[0146] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0147] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal device receives reporting configuration information sent by a network device and, based on the reporting configuration information, determines whether to report a measurement report of the radio access network visible quality of experience (RVQoE) to the network device. This allows for flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports, enabling the network device to obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0148] Please refer to Figure 3, which is a flow chart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0149] S31: The access layer entity of the terminal device receives the reported configuration information sent by the network device.

[0150] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the access layer entity of the terminal device can receive the reported configuration information sent by the network device.

[0151] S32: The application layer entity of the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device.

[0152] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving the configuration information reported by the network device, the access layer entity of the terminal device can send the configuration information to the application layer entity of the terminal device. Thus, the application layer entity of the terminal device can receive the configuration information reported by the access layer entity of the terminal device.

[0153] S33: The application layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to send an RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device according to the reported configuration information.

[0154] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device, the application layer entity of the terminal device can determine whether to send an RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device based on the reporting configuration information.

[0155] In a possible implementation, after receiving the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device, the application layer entity of the terminal device determines to send an RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0156] In which case, when it is determined to send the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device, the application layer entity of the terminal device may send the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device.

[0157] In another possible implementation, after receiving the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device, the application layer entity of the terminal device determines to cancel or stop sending the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device based on the reporting configuration information.

[0158] In which case, when it is determined to cancel or stop sending the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device, the application layer entity of the terminal device may not send the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device.

[0159] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the application layer entity of the terminal device determines to send an RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device based on the reported configuration information, then after the access layer entity of the terminal device receives the RVQoE measurement report sent by the application layer entity of the terminal device, it can report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0160] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of reporting configuration information, reference can be made to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0161] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0162] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, S31 to S33 can be implemented separately or in combination with any other steps in the embodiment of the present disclosure, such as being implemented in combination with S21 and S22 in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0163] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the access layer entity of a terminal device receives reporting configuration information sent by a network device; the application layer entity of the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device; and the application layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to send an RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device based on the reporting configuration information. Thus, RVQoE measurement reports can be reported flexibly, enabling network devices to obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0164] Please refer to Figure 4, which is a flow chart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, the method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0165] S41: The access layer entity of the terminal device receives the reported configuration information sent by the network device.

[0166] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the access layer entity of the terminal device can receive the reported configuration information sent by the network device.

[0167] S42: The application layer entity of the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device.

[0168] S43: The application layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to send an RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device according to the reported configuration information.

[0169] For the relevant descriptions of S41 to S43, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions in the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0170] S44: The access layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to whether the RVQoE measurement report sent by the application layer entity of the terminal device is received and the reporting configuration information.

[0171] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the access layer entity of the terminal device may determine whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on whether the RVQoE measurement report sent by the application layer entity of the terminal device is received and the reporting configuration information.

[0172] In a possible implementation, the access layer entity of the terminal device receives the RVQoE measurement report sent by the application layer entity of the terminal device, and determines to send the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0173] In which case, when it is determined to send the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device, the access layer entity of the terminal device may send the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device.

[0174] In another possible implementation, the access layer entity of the terminal device receives the RVQoE measurement report sent by the application layer entity of the terminal device, and determines to cancel or stop sending the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device based on the reported configuration information.

[0175] In which case, when it is determined to cancel or stop sending the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device, the access layer entity of the terminal device may not send the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device.

[0176] In another possible implementation, the access layer entity of the terminal device does not receive the RVQoE measurement report sent by the application layer entity of the terminal device, and determines to cancel or stop sending the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device based on the reported configuration information.

[0177] In which case, when it is determined to cancel or stop sending the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device, the access layer entity of the terminal device may not send the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device.

[0178] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of reporting configuration information, reference can be made to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0179] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0180] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, S41 to S44 can be implemented separately or in combination with any other steps in the embodiment of the present disclosure, such as being implemented in combination with S21 and S22 in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0181] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the access layer entity of the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information sent by the network device; the application layer entity of the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device; the application layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to send an RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device based on the reporting configuration information; the access layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on whether it receives the RVQoE measurement report sent by the application layer entity of the terminal device and the reporting configuration information. In this way, the RVQoE measurement report can be reported flexibly, so that the network device can obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports according to needs and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0182] Please refer to Figure 5, which is a flow chart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0183] S51: The access layer entity of the terminal device receives the reported configuration information sent by the network device.

[0184] For the relevant description of S51, reference may be made to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0185] S52: The access layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to the reporting configuration information and the RVQoE measurement report received from the application layer entity of the terminal device.

[0186] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device, the application layer entity of the terminal device can determine whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on the reporting configuration information and the RVQoE measurement report received from the application layer entity of the terminal device.

[0187] In one possible implementation, after the access layer entity of the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information from the network device, it determines to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on the reporting configuration information and the RVQoE measurement report received from the application layer entity of the terminal device.

[0188] Wherein, in the case of determining to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device, the RVQoE measurement report is reported to the network device.

[0189] In which case, when it is determined to cancel reporting the RVQoE measurement report to the network device, the application layer entity of the terminal device may not report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0190] It should be noted that the RVQoE measurement report received by the access layer entity of the terminal device from the application layer entity of the terminal device may be a RVQoE measurement report periodically generated by the terminal device.

[0191] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of reporting configuration information, reference can be made to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0192] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0193] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, S51 to S52 can be implemented separately or in combination with any other steps in the embodiment of the present disclosure, such as being implemented in combination with S21 and S22 in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0194] By implementing the disclosed embodiments, the access layer entity of a terminal device receives reporting configuration information sent by a network device. Based on the reporting configuration information and the RVQoE measurement report received from the application layer entity of the terminal device, the access layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device. This allows for flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports, enabling the network device to obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0195] Please refer to Figure 6, which is a flow chart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, the method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0196] S61: The access layer entity of the terminal device receives the reported configuration information sent by the network device.

[0197] For the relevant description of S61, reference may be made to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0198] S62: The access layer entity of the terminal device determines to discard the RVQoE measurement report obtained from the application layer entity of the terminal device according to the reported configuration information.

[0199] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, upon receiving reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device, the application layer entity of the terminal device may determine to discard the RVQoE measurement report obtained from the application layer entity of the terminal device based on the reporting configuration information.

[0200] It should be noted that the RVQoE measurement report received by the access layer entity of the terminal device from the application layer entity of the terminal device may be a RVQoE measurement report periodically generated by the terminal device.

[0201] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of reporting configuration information, reference can be made to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0202] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0203] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, S61 to S62 can be implemented separately or in combination with any other steps in the embodiment of the present disclosure, such as being implemented in combination with S21 and S22 in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0204] By implementing the disclosed embodiments, an access layer entity of a terminal device receives reporting configuration information sent by a network device; based on the reporting configuration information, the access layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to discard RVQoE measurement reports obtained from the application layer entity of the terminal device. This allows for flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports, enabling network devices to obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0205] Please refer to Figure 7, which is a flow chart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7, the method is executed by a terminal device, and the method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0206] S71: The access layer entity of the terminal device receives the reported configuration information sent by the network device.

[0207] S72: The access layer entity of the terminal device determines to cancel reporting the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on the reported configuration information and the RVQoE measurement report received from the application layer entity of the terminal device.

[0208] Among them, the relevant descriptions of S71 to S72 can be found in the relevant descriptions in the above embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0209] S73: The access layer entity of the terminal device determines to discard the RVQoE measurement report obtained from the application layer entity of the terminal device according to the reported configuration information.

[0210] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the access layer entity of the terminal device determines to cancel reporting the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on the reported configuration information and the RVQoE measurement report received from the application layer entity of the terminal device, it can determine to discard the RVQoE measurement report obtained from the application layer entity of the terminal device based on the reported configuration information.

[0211] It should be noted that the RVQoE measurement report received by the access layer entity of the terminal device from the application layer entity of the terminal device may be a RVQoE measurement report periodically generated by the terminal device.

[0212] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of reporting configuration information, reference can be made to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0213] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0214] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, S71 to S73 can be implemented separately or in combination with any other steps in the embodiment of the present disclosure, such as being implemented in combination with S21 and S22 in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0215] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the access layer entity of the terminal device receives reporting configuration information sent by the network device; the access layer entity of the terminal device determines to cancel the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on the reporting configuration information and the RVQoE measurement report received from the application layer entity of the terminal device; and the access layer entity of the terminal device determines to discard the RVQoE measurement report obtained from the application layer entity of the terminal device based on the reporting configuration information. Thus, the RVQoE measurement report can be reported flexibly, so that the network device can obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports according to needs and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0216] Please refer to Figure 8, which is a flow chart of a capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 8, the method is executed by a terminal device and may include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0217] S81: Report capability information to the network device, where the capability information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0218] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal device may report capability information to a network device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device based on reporting configuration information. In this case, the terminal device may receive reporting configuration information sent by the network device after determining the capability information reported by the terminal device.

[0219] For example, the capability information may indicate whether the access layer entity of the terminal device supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device according to the reporting configuration information, and / or the capability information may indicate whether the application layer entity supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0220] Among them, the relevant description of the terminal device receiving the reported configuration information sent by the network device can be found in the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0221] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of reporting configuration information, reference can be made to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0222] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0223] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, S81 can be implemented alone or in combination with any other step in the embodiment of the present disclosure, such as being implemented in combination with S21 and S22 and / or S31 to S33 and / or S41 to S44 and / or S51 to S52 and / or S61 to S62 and / or S71 to S73 in the embodiment of the present disclosure, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to this.

[0224] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal device reports capability information to the network device before receiving the reporting configuration information sent by the network device. The capability information indicates that the terminal device supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device based on the reporting configuration information. This allows for flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports, enabling the network device to obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0225] Please refer to Figure 9, which is a flow chart of another measurement report reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 9, the method is executed by a network device and may include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0226] S91: Send reporting configuration information to the terminal device; wherein the reporting configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0227] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device may send reporting configuration information to a terminal device, wherein the reporting configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine whether to report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device. In some embodiments, the network device sends the reporting configuration information to the terminal device, and may send at least one of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message, a Media Access Control (MAC CE) control element, and Downlink Control Information (DCI) to the terminal device, wherein the RRC message, MAC CE, and DCI include the reporting configuration information.

[0228] In some embodiments, the network device receives the RVQoE measurement report sent by the terminal device according to the reported configuration information.

[0229] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device sends reporting configuration information to the terminal device. When the terminal device determines to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on the reporting configuration information, the RVQoE measurement report sent by the terminal device based on the reporting configuration information can be received.

[0230] In some embodiments, the network device receives the RVQoE measurement report reported by the terminal device according to the reported configuration information, including: the first sub-device of the network device receives the RVQoE measurement report reported by the terminal device, and sends the RVQoE measurement report to the second sub-device of the network device.

[0231] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first sub-device of the network device may receive the RVQoE measurement report reported by the terminal device, and send the RVQoE measurement report to the second sub-device of the network device.

[0232] In some embodiments, the network device sends the reporting configuration information to the terminal device, including: a first sub-device of the network device obtains the reporting configuration information from a second sub-device of the network device, and sends the reporting configuration information to the terminal device.

[0233] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first sub-device of the network device may obtain the reporting configuration information from the second sub-device of the network device, and send the reporting configuration information to the terminal device.

[0234] In some embodiments, the first sub-device is a centralized unit-control plane CU-CP, and the second sub-device is a distributed unit DU.

[0235] Exemplarily, the CU-CP receives the RVQoE measurement report reported by the terminal device, and sends the RVQoE measurement report to the DU.

[0236] Exemplarily, the CU-CP obtains reporting configuration information from the DU and sends the reporting configuration information to the terminal device.

[0237] In some embodiments, the reported configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0238] Evaluation time conditions for triggering measurement reporting;

[0239] The evaluation times conditions that trigger measurement reporting;

[0240] A first threshold condition of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting;

[0241] A second threshold condition of the ratio of the measurement value to the maximum value for triggering measurement reporting;

[0242] A third threshold condition of the ratio of the measured value to the target value for triggering measurement reporting;

[0243] A fourth threshold condition for triggering the change trend of the measurement value reported;

[0244] Stop measuring and reporting condition information;

[0245] Report exception condition information;

[0246] Indicative information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value;

[0247] Report duration;

[0248] Report quantity.

[0249] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include an evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting.

[0250] In an exemplary embodiment, the network device sends reporting configuration information including an evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting to the terminal device. The evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting can be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the measurement meets the evaluation time requirement. As a result, the terminal device can report RVQoE measurement reports to the network device when the evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting indicated by the network device is met, making the reporting of RVQoE measurement reports more flexible.

[0251] It is understandable that the measurement meeting the evaluation time requirement may be that the measurement duration is longer than the evaluation time.

[0252] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a condition for the number of evaluations that triggers measurement reporting.

[0253] In an exemplary embodiment, the network device sends reporting configuration information to the terminal device, including a condition for the number of evaluations that triggers measurement reporting. The condition for the number of evaluations that triggers measurement reporting can be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the number of measurements reaches a required number of evaluations. Thus, the terminal device can report RVQoE measurement reports to the network device if the condition for the number of evaluations that triggers measurement reporting indicated by the network device is met, making reporting of RVQoE measurement reports more flexible.

[0254] It can be understood that the number of measurements that meets the requirement of the number of evaluations may be the number of measurements that meets the number of evaluations.

[0255] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a first threshold condition of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting.

[0256] In an exemplary embodiment, the network device sends reporting configuration information including a first threshold condition for a measurement value that triggers measurement reporting to the terminal device. The first threshold condition for the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting can be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the measured value reaches the first threshold requirement. As a result, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if the measurement value meets the first threshold condition for triggering measurement reporting indicated by the network device, making the reporting of RVQoE measurement reports more flexible.

[0257] It is understandable that the measurement value meeting the first threshold requirement may be that the measurement value is greater than the first threshold, or that the measurement value is less than the first threshold, or that the measurement value falls within the interval required by the first threshold, and so on.

[0258] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a second threshold condition of the ratio of the measurement value to the maximum value that triggers the measurement report.

[0259] In an exemplary embodiment, the network device sends reporting configuration information including a second threshold condition for the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value that triggers measurement reporting to the terminal device. The second threshold condition for the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value that triggers measurement reporting can be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value reaches the second threshold requirement. As a result, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device when the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value satisfies the second threshold condition for the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value that triggers measurement reporting, as indicated by the network device. This allows for more flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports.

[0260] The maximum value may be the minimum buffer time (Minimum Buffer Time).

[0261] It can be understood that the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value meets the requirement of the second threshold, which may be that the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value is greater than the second threshold, or that the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value is less than the second threshold, or that the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value falls within the interval range required by the second threshold, and so on.

[0262] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a third threshold condition of the ratio of the measurement value to the target value that triggers the measurement report.

[0263] In an exemplary embodiment, the network device sends reporting configuration information including a third threshold condition for the ratio of a measured value to a target value that triggers measurement reporting to the terminal device. The third threshold condition for the ratio of the measured value to the target value that triggers measurement reporting can be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the ratio of the measured value to the target value reaches the third threshold requirement. As a result, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device when the ratio of the measured value to the target value meets the third threshold condition for the ratio of the measured value to the target value that triggers measurement reporting, as indicated by the network device. This allows for more flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports.

[0264] For example, the target value may be a minimum buffer time (Minimum Buffer Time).

[0265] It can be understood that the ratio of the measured value to the target value meets the requirement of the third threshold, which can be that the ratio of the measured value to the target value is greater than the third threshold, or that the ratio of the measured value to the target value is less than the third threshold, or that the ratio of the measured value to the target value falls within the interval required by the third threshold, and so on.

[0266] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a fourth threshold condition for triggering the measurement reporting of the change trend of the measurement value.

[0267] In an exemplary embodiment, the network device sends reporting configuration information to the terminal device, including a fourth threshold condition for a measurement value change trend that triggers measurement reporting. The fourth threshold condition for a measurement value change trend that triggers measurement reporting can be used to indicate that measurement reporting is triggered after the measurement value change trend reaches the fourth threshold requirement. As a result, the terminal device can report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device if the measurement value change trend meets the fourth threshold condition for a measurement value change trend that triggers measurement reporting, as indicated by the network device. This allows for more flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports.

[0268] It can be understood that the change trend of the measured value meets the requirement of the fourth threshold, which can be that the change of the measured value compared with the previous measurement value is greater than the fourth threshold, or the change of the measured value compared with the previous measurement value is less than the fourth threshold, or the change of the measured value compared with the previous measurement value falls within the interval range required by the fourth threshold, and so on.

[0269] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include condition information for stopping measurement reporting.

[0270] In an exemplary embodiment, the network device sends reporting configuration information including conditional information for stopping measurement reporting to the terminal device. The terminal device may stop reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device if the conditional information for stopping measurement reporting is determined to be met. Thus, the terminal device can stop reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device if the conditional information for stopping measurement reporting indicated by the network device is met, thereby enabling more flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports.

[0271] It is understandable that the terminal device stops reporting the RVQoE measurement report when it determines that the condition information for stopping measurement reporting is met.

[0272] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include condition information of reporting exceptions.

[0273] In an exemplary embodiment, the network device sends reporting configuration information including reporting exception condition information to the terminal device. The terminal device may stop reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device if the reporting exception condition information is determined to be met. Thus, the terminal device can stop reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device if the reporting exception condition information indicated by the network device is met, making the reporting of RVQoE measurement reports more flexible.

[0274] It can be understood that when the terminal device determines that the condition information for stopping measurement reporting is met, the terminal device stops reporting the RVQoE measurement report regardless of whether it is necessary to report the RVQoE measurement report.

[0275] In some embodiments, the conditional information for reporting an exception may be a situation where the buffer has no output, i.e., video playback is paused, or the conditional information for stopping measurement reporting may be that the buffer has been completely cached and no further caching is required, e.g., the video has been completely cached and no further caching is required. If the conditional information for stopping measurement reporting is met, even if the measurement value (e.g., Buffer Level) is very low (e.g., below a predefined first threshold) or is 0 (i.e., meets the condition), measurement reporting may not be performed.

[0276] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reported configuration information may include indication information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value.

[0277] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving the reporting configuration information sent by the network device and including indication information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value, the terminal device can report the auxiliary information related to the measurement value together with the RVQoE measurement report. Thus, after receiving the indication information from the network device for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value, the terminal device can report the auxiliary information together with the RVQoE measurement report, making the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report more flexible.

[0278] It can be understood that the auxiliary information related to the measurement value can be used to further determine the measurement content of the RVQoE measurement report.

[0279] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include a reporting duration.

[0280] In an exemplary embodiment, after the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information including the reporting duration sent by the network device, it can continue to report the RVQoE measurement report within the reporting duration after starting to report the RVQoE measurement report. As a result, after receiving the reporting duration indicated by the network device, the terminal device can continue to report the RVQoE measurement report within the reporting duration, and can stop reporting after the reporting duration exceeds, so that the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report can be more flexible.

[0281] The reporting duration may be used to indicate that after the RVQoE measurement report is started to be reported, the RVQoE measurement report is continuously reported within the reporting duration.

[0282] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting configuration information may include the reporting quantity.

[0283] In an exemplary embodiment, after receiving the reporting configuration information including the reporting quantity sent by the network device, the terminal device may report a number of RVQoE measurement reports corresponding to the reporting quantity after starting to report the RVQoE measurement report. After reaching the number corresponding to the reporting quantity, the terminal device stops reporting the RVQoE measurement report. Thus, after receiving the reporting quantity indicated by the network device, the terminal device may report the RVQoE measurement reports corresponding to the reporting quantity, and the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report can be more flexible.

[0284] Among them, the reporting quantity can be used to indicate that after the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report begins, the number of RVQoE measurement reports continuously reported can be at most the number corresponding to the reporting quantity. After exceeding the number corresponding to the reporting quantity, the reporting of the RVQoE measurement report can be stopped.

[0285] It should be noted that the above embodiments are not exhaustive and are only illustrations of some embodiments. The above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination. The above embodiments are only for illustration and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0286] In an exemplary embodiment, when the reporting configuration information includes an evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting and a first threshold condition for the measurement value for triggering measurement reporting, if the measurement value continues to meet the first threshold requirement within the evaluation time requirement, the terminal device may determine to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device. If the measurement value does not meet the first threshold requirement within the evaluation time requirement, the terminal device may determine to cancel reporting the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0287] In an exemplary embodiment, when the reporting configuration information includes an evaluation time condition for triggering measurement reporting and a fourth threshold condition for a change trend of a measurement value that triggers measurement reporting, if the change trend of the measurement value continues to meet the fourth threshold requirement within the evaluation time requirement, the terminal device may determine to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device. If the change trend of the measurement value does not meet the fourth threshold requirement within the evaluation time requirement, the terminal device may determine to cancel reporting the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0288] In some embodiments, the RVQoE measurement report includes auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist in making an auxiliary judgment on the RVQoE measurement report.

[0289] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the RVQoE measurement report may include auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist in making an auxiliary judgment on the RVQoE measurement report.

[0290] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0291] Reason value;

[0292] Message used to request additional transmission.

[0293] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the auxiliary information includes a cause value, wherein the cause value is used to indicate the cause of the RVQoE measurement report. For example, the cause value is cache completion, etc.

[0294] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the auxiliary information includes information for requesting to increase transmission. The information for requesting to increase transmission can be used to indicate to the terminal device the information for requesting to increase transmission, so that the network device increases the transmission of corresponding information for the terminal device. For example, the information for requesting to increase transmission can be a delivery boost request (DeliveryBoostRequest)

[0295] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0296] By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal device receives reporting configuration information sent by a network device and, based on the reporting configuration information, determines whether to report a measurement report of the radio access network visible quality of experience (RVQoE) to the network device. This allows for flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports, enabling the network device to obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0297] Please refer to Figure 10, which is a flow chart of another capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 10, the method is executed by a network device and may include but is not limited to the following steps:

[0298] S101: Receive capability information reported by a terminal device, where the capability information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to a network device according to reporting configuration information.

[0299] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may receive capability information reported by the terminal device, where the capability information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0300] In addition, after receiving the capability information reported by the terminal device, if the network device determines that it supports reporting the RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to the reporting configuration information, the network device can send the reporting configuration information to the terminal device.

[0301] For example, the capability information may indicate whether the access layer entity of the terminal device supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device according to the reporting configuration information, and / or the capability information may indicate whether the application layer entity supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0302] Among them, the relevant description of the network device sending the reported configuration information to the terminal device can be found in the relevant description in the above embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0303] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of reporting configuration information, reference can be made to the relevant description in the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0304] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, and the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined and can be arbitrarily combined with other embodiments or examples.

[0305] It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, S101 can be implemented alone or in combination with any other step in the embodiment of the present disclosure, such as being implemented in combination with S91 in the embodiment of the present disclosure, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0306] By implementing the disclosed embodiments, a network device receives capability information reported by a terminal device before sending reporting configuration information to the terminal device. The capability information indicates that the terminal device supports reporting RVQoE measurement reports to the network device based on the reporting configuration information. This allows for flexible reporting of RVQoE measurement reports, enabling the network device to obtain more accurate RVQoE measurement reports as needed and perform more efficient resource scheduling.

[0307] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an exemplary embodiment is provided.

[0308] In the exemplary embodiment, description is given by taking the reported configuration information as the first information, the network device as the first node or the second node, and the measurement report as the RVQoE measurement report as an example.

[0309] The terminal device executes: determining first information for triggering measurement reporting, and sending a measurement report to the first node or the second node based on the first information.

[0310] In some embodiments, the first node includes at least one of a base station, a gNB-CU, a gNB-CU-CP, or a gNB-DU.

[0311] In some embodiments, the terminal device determines the first information for triggering the measurement report, including: the terminal device receives the first information for triggering the measurement report according to or from the first node.

[0312] In some embodiments, the first information for triggering measurement reporting includes at least one of the following:

[0313] The evaluation time for triggering measurement reporting is used to evaluate whether the measurement value or the change trend of the measurement value has always met the threshold within the evaluation time. If the threshold is always met, the measurement is reported; if not, no report is made;

[0314] The evaluation number for triggering measurement reporting is used to evaluate the number of times that consecutive measurement values ​​or the trend of measurement value changes meet the threshold. If the evaluation number is reached, the measurement is reported; if not, no report is made;

[0315] A measurement threshold for triggering reporting, wherein the measurement threshold is a specific measurement value or a ratio, wherein the ratio is a percentage between the measurement value and the maximum value or target value;

[0316] The threshold for triggering the reported measurement value change trend is used to indicate the change trend of the measurement value. If each measurement value continuously decreases or continuously increases compared to the previous measurement value, it can be determined that the change trend is met;

[0317] Reporting exception condition information, used to indicate that even if the threshold is met, measurement reporting is not required under the conditions;

[0318] The auxiliary information indication related to the measurement value is used to instruct the terminal device to report the auxiliary information together with the measurement report after triggering the measurement report. The auxiliary information can be used for further judgment of the measurement content.

[0319] In some embodiments, the measured value is a buffer level, and the target value or maximum value is MBT (Minimum Buffer Time).

[0320] In some embodiments, the measured value is the buffer level, and the reporting exception condition may be when there is no buffer output, i.e., video playback is paused, or when the video has been completely buffered and no further buffering is required. If the above conditions are met, measurement reporting may not be performed even if the measured value (e.g., buffer level) is very low (e.g., below a predefined threshold) or is 0 (i.e., meets the conditions).

[0321] In some embodiments, “the terminal device determines first information for triggering measurement reporting, and sends a measurement report to the first node or the second node based on the first information” includes:

[0322] The application layer of the terminal device determines the first information, and determines to send a first measurement report to the access layer of the terminal device based on the first information, and the access layer of the terminal device sends the first measurement report from the application layer to the first node; or

[0323] The access layer of the terminal device determines the first information, generates a first measurement report based on the first information and the second measurement report from the application layer, and sends the first measurement report to the first node, wherein the second measurement report is a measurement report generated based on a period.

[0324] In some embodiments, if the application layer of the terminal device determines the first information, the application layer of the terminal device receives the first information for triggering measurement reporting from the access layer of the terminal device.

[0325] In some embodiments, “sending a measurement report to the first node or the second node” further includes:

[0326] The measurement report includes auxiliary information of the measurement, and the auxiliary information of the measurement is used to assist in determining the measurement result.

[0327] In some embodiments, the measured assistance information includes at least one of the following:

[0328] A cause value, used to indicate the cause of the measurement report, such as cache completion;

[0329] Information used to request a delivery boost, for example, DeliveryBoostRequest.

[0330] In some embodiments, "the terminal device receives first information for triggering measurement reporting from the first node", wherein the first information for triggering measurement reporting is received by the first node from the second node.

[0331] In some embodiments, the first node is a gNB-CU-CP and the second node is a gNB-DU.

[0332] In the disclosed embodiments, a flexible RVQoE reporting configuration and mechanism is used to allow network devices to obtain more accurate RVQoE information as needed, thereby enabling more efficient resource scheduling.

[0333] In the above embodiments provided by the present disclosure, the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced from the perspectives of terminal devices and network devices respectively.

[0334] Please refer to Figure 9, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 1 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 1 shown in Figure 9 may include a transceiver module 11 and a processing module 12. The transceiver module may include a sending module and / or a receiving module. The sending module is used to implement a sending function, and the receiving module is used to implement a receiving function. The transceiver module can implement the sending function and / or the receiving function.

[0335] The communication device 1 may be a terminal device, a device in a terminal device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with a terminal device. Alternatively, the communication device 1 may be a network device, a device in a network device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with a network device.

[0336] Communication device 1, configured on the terminal device side:

[0337] The device includes a transceiver module 11 and a processing module 12 .

[0338] The transceiver module 11 is configured to receive the reported configuration information sent by the network device.

[0339] The processing module 12 is configured to determine whether to report a measurement report of the radio access network visible quality of experience RVQoE to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0340] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to the reporting configuration information in response to determining to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0341] In some embodiments, the reported configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0342] Evaluation time conditions for triggering measurement reporting;

[0343] The evaluation times conditions that trigger measurement reporting;

[0344] A first threshold condition of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting;

[0345] A second threshold condition of the ratio of the measurement value to the maximum value for triggering measurement reporting;

[0346] A third threshold condition of the ratio of the measured value to the target value for triggering measurement reporting;

[0347] A fourth threshold condition for triggering the change trend of the measurement value reported;

[0348] Stop measuring and reporting condition information;

[0349] Report exception condition information;

[0350] Indicative information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value;

[0351] Report duration;

[0352] Report quantity.

[0353] In some embodiments, the access layer entity of the terminal device receives the reported configuration information sent by the network device.

[0354] In some embodiments, the application layer entity of the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device.

[0355] In some embodiments, the application layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to send an RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device based on the reported configuration information;

[0356] In some embodiments, the access layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on whether the RVQoE measurement report and / or reporting configuration information sent by the application layer entity of the terminal device is received.

[0357] In some embodiments, the access layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on the reporting configuration information and the RVQoE measurement report received from the application layer entity of the terminal device.

[0358] In some embodiments, the access layer entity of the terminal device determines to discard the RVQoE measurement report obtained from the application layer entity of the terminal device based on the reported configuration information.

[0359] In some embodiments, the RVQoE measurement report includes auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist in making an auxiliary judgment on the RVQoE measurement report.

[0360] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0361] Reason value;

[0362] Message used to request additional transmission.

[0363] Communication device 1, configured on the network device side:

[0364] The device includes: a transceiver module 11.

[0365] The transceiver module 11 is configured to send reporting configuration information to the terminal device; wherein the reporting configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

[0366] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 11 is further configured to receive an RVQoE measurement report sent by the terminal device according to the reporting configuration information.

[0367] In some embodiments, the first sub-device of the network device receives the RVQoE measurement report reported by the terminal device, and sends the RVQoE measurement report to the second sub-device of the network device.

[0368] In some embodiments, the first sub-device of the network device obtains the reporting configuration information from the second sub-device of the network device, and sends the reporting configuration information to the terminal device.

[0369] In some embodiments, the first sub-device is a centralized unit-control plane CU-CP, and the second sub-device is a distributed unit DU.

[0370] In some embodiments, the reported configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0371] Evaluation time conditions for triggering measurement reporting;

[0372] The evaluation times conditions that trigger measurement reporting;

[0373] A first threshold condition of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting;

[0374] A second threshold condition of the ratio of the measurement value to the maximum value for triggering measurement reporting;

[0375] A third threshold condition of the ratio of the measured value to the target value for triggering measurement reporting;

[0376] A fourth threshold condition for triggering the change trend of the measurement value reported;

[0377] Stop measuring and reporting condition information;

[0378] Report exception condition information;

[0379] Indicative information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value;

[0380] Report duration;

[0381] Report quantity.

[0382] In some embodiments, the RVQoE measurement report includes auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist in making an auxiliary judgment on the RVQoE measurement report.

[0383] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0384] Reason value;

[0385] Message used to request additional transmission.

[0386] Regarding the communication device 1 in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the method, and will not be elaborated on here.

[0387] The communication device 1 provided in the above embodiments of the present disclosure achieves the same or similar beneficial effects as the measurement report reporting methods provided in some of the above embodiments, and will not be described in detail here.

[0388] Please refer to Figure 10, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 1000 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 1000 can be a terminal device, a network device, a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal device to implement the above-mentioned method, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement the above-mentioned method. Communication device 1000 can be used to implement the method described in the above-mentioned method embodiment. For details, please refer to the description of the above-mentioned method embodiment.

[0389] The communication device 1000 may include one or more processors 1001. The processor 1001 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor. For example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control the communication device (e.g., network equipment, baseband chips, terminal equipment, terminal equipment chips, DU or CU, etc.), execute computer programs, and process computer program data.

[0390] Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include one or more memories 1002, on which a computer program 1004 may be stored. The memory 1002 executes the computer program 1004 to enable the communication device 1000 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. Optionally, the memory 1002 may also store data. The communication device 1000 and the memory 1002 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0391] Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include a transceiver 1005 and an antenna 1006. The transceiver 1005 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, etc., and is configured to implement transceiver functions. The transceiver 1005 may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc., and is configured to implement a receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, etc., and is configured to implement a transmitting function.

[0392] Optionally, the communication device 1000 may further include one or more interface circuits 1007. The interface circuit 1007 is configured to receive code instructions and transmit the code instructions to the processor 1001. The processor 1001 executes the code instructions to enable the communication device 1000 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment.

[0393] The communication device 1000 is a terminal device: the transceiver 1005 and the processor 1001 are used to execute S21 to S22 in Figure 2; S31 to S33 in Figure 3; S41 to S44 in Figure 4; S51 to S52 in Figure 5; S61 to S62 in Figure 6; S71 to S73 in Figure 7; and S81 in Figure 8.

[0394] The communication device 1000 is a network device: the transceiver 1005 is used to execute S91 in FIG. 9 and S101 in FIG. 10 .

[0395] In one implementation, processor 1001 may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and transmitting functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing the receiving and transmitting functions may be separate or integrated. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code / data, or may be used for transmitting or delivering signals.

[0396] In one implementation, processor 1001 may store a computer program 1003. Computer program 1003, when executed on processor 1001, enables communication device 1000 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. Computer program 1003 may be embedded in processor 1001, in which case processor 1001 may be implemented by hardware.

[0397] In one implementation, the communication device 1000 may include a circuit that can implement the functions of sending, receiving, or communicating in the aforementioned method embodiments. The processor and transceiver described in the present disclosure can be implemented on an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, a radio frequency integrated circuit RFIC, a mixed signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (nMetal-oxide-semiconductor, NMOS), P-type metal oxide semiconductor (positive channel metal oxide semiconductor, PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (bipolar junction transistor, BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0398] The communication device described in the above embodiments may be a terminal device or a network device, but the scope of the communication device described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited to FIG10. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be:

[0399] (1) An independent integrated circuit (IC), or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

[0400] (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally including a storage component for storing data and computer programs;

[0401] (3) ASIC, such as modem;

[0402] (4) Modules that can be embedded in other devices;

[0403] (5) Receivers, terminal devices, intelligent terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handheld devices, mobile units, vehicle-mounted devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, etc.;

[0404] (6)Others, etc.

[0405] For the case where the communication device may be a chip or a chip system, please refer to FIG11 , which is a structural diagram of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0406] The chip 1100 includes a processor 1101 and an interface 1103. There may be one or more processors 1101, and there may be more than one interface 1103.

[0407] For the case where the chip is used to implement the functions of the terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure:

[0408] The interface 1103 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor.

[0409] The processor 1101 is configured to execute code instructions to execute the measurement report reporting method as described in some of the above embodiments.

[0410] For the case where the chip is used to implement the functions of the network device in the embodiments of the present disclosure:

[0411] The interface 1103 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor.

[0412] The processor 1101 is configured to execute code instructions to execute the measurement report reporting method as described in some of the above embodiments.

[0413] Optionally, the chip 1100 further includes a memory 1102 , which is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0414] Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functionality is implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design requirements of the entire system. Those skilled in the art may use various methods to implement the described functionality for each specific application, but such implementation should not be construed as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0415] An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a communication system, which includes the communication device as a terminal device and the communication device as a network device in the embodiment of Figure 9 above, or the system includes the communication device as a terminal device and the communication device as a network device in the embodiment of Figure 10 above.

[0416] The present disclosure also provides a readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0417] The present disclosure also provides a computer program product, which implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0418] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0419] Those skilled in the art will understand that the various numerical numbers such as first and second involved in the present disclosure are only for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and also indicate the order of precedence.

[0420] The at least one in the present disclosure can also be described as one or more, and the multiple can be two, three, four or more, which is not limited in the present disclosure. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, for a technical feature, the technical features in the technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D", and there is no order of precedence or size between the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D".

[0421] Depending on the context, the words "if" and "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when" or "when" or "in response to a determination."

[0422] The correspondences shown in the tables of the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values, which are not limited by the present disclosure. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables of the present disclosure, the correspondences shown in certain rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also adopt other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters may also adopt other values ​​or representations that can be understood by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures may also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables, etc.

[0423] The predefined in the present disclosure may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0424] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0425] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0426] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A measurement report reporting method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal device, and includes: Receive reported configuration information sent by network devices; According to the reporting configuration information, it is determined whether to report a measurement report of the wireless access network visible quality of experience RVQoE to the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: In response to determining to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device, the RVQoE measurement report is reported to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The reporting configuration information includes at least one of the following: Evaluation time conditions for triggering measurement reporting; The evaluation number conditions that trigger measurement reporting; A first threshold condition of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting; A second threshold condition of the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value for triggering the measurement report; A third threshold condition of the ratio of the measured value reported to trigger the measurement to the target value; A fourth threshold condition for triggering the measurement report of the change trend of the measurement value; Stop measuring the reported condition information; Report exception condition information; Indicative information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value; Report duration; Report quantity.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The receiving the reported configuration information sent by the network device includes: The access layer entity of the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information sent by the network device.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: The application layer entity of the terminal device receives the reporting configuration information sent by the access layer entity of the terminal device.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The determining, according to the reporting configuration information, whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device includes: The application layer entity of the terminal device determines, according to the reporting configuration information, whether to send the RVQoE measurement report to the access layer entity of the terminal device; The access layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to whether the RVQoE measurement report sent by the application layer entity of the terminal device and / or the reporting configuration information is received.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The determining, according to the reporting configuration information, whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device includes: The access layer entity of the terminal device determines whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device based on the reporting configuration information and the RVQoE measurement report received from the application layer entity of the terminal device.

8. The method according to claim 4 or 7, characterized in that The method further comprises: The access layer entity of the terminal device determines to discard the RVQoE measurement report obtained from the application layer entity of the terminal device based on the reporting configuration information.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The RVQoE measurement report includes auxiliary information, where the auxiliary information is used to assist in making an auxiliary judgment on the RVQoE measurement report.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Reason value; Message used to request additional transmission.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that Before receiving the reporting configuration information sent by the network device, the method further includes: Report capability information to the network device, wherein the capability information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports reporting an RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

12. A measurement report reporting method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device and includes: Sending reporting configuration information to the terminal device; wherein the reporting configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine whether to report an RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive the RVQoE measurement report sent by the terminal device according to the reporting configuration information.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The receiving the RVQoE measurement report reported by the terminal device according to the reporting configuration information includes: The first sub-device of the network device receives the RVQoE measurement report reported by the terminal device, and sends the RVQoE measurement report to the second sub-device of the network device.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that The sending of reporting configuration information to the terminal device includes: The first sub-device of the network device obtains the reporting configuration information from the second sub-device of the network device, and sends the reporting configuration information to the terminal device.

16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that The first sub-device is a centralized unit-control plane CU-CP, and the second sub-device is a distributed unit DU.

17. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that The reporting configuration information includes at least one of the following: Evaluation time conditions for triggering measurement reporting; The evaluation number conditions that trigger measurement reporting; A first threshold condition of the measurement value that triggers measurement reporting; A second threshold condition of the ratio of the measured value to the maximum value for triggering the measurement report; A third threshold condition of the ratio of the measured value reported to trigger the measurement to the target value; A fourth threshold condition for triggering the measurement report of the change trend of the measurement value; Stop measuring the reported condition information; Report exception condition information; Indicative information for indicating auxiliary information related to the measurement value; Report duration; Report quantity.

18. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that The RVQoE measurement report includes auxiliary information, where the auxiliary information is used to assist in making an auxiliary judgment on the RVQoE measurement report.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Reason value; Message used to request additional transmission.

20. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 19, characterized in that Before sending the reporting configuration information to the terminal device, the method further includes: Receive capability information reported by the terminal device, wherein the capability information is used to indicate that the terminal device supports reporting an RVQoE measurement report to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

21. A communication device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is configured to receive the reported configuration information sent by the network device; The processing module is configured to determine whether to report a measurement report of the visible quality of experience RVQoE of the radio access network to the network device according to the reporting configuration information.

22. A communication device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is configured to send reporting configuration information to the terminal device; wherein the reporting configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine whether to report the RVQoE measurement report to the network device.

23. A communication device, characterized in that: The device includes a processor and a memory, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the device performs the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 11, or the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the device performs the method as described in any one of claims 12 to 20.

24. A communication device, characterized in that: include: processor and interface circuits; The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor; The processor is used to run the code instructions to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, or is used to run the code instructions to execute the method according to any one of claims 12 to 20.

25. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed, enable the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 to be implemented, or, when executed, enable the method according to any one of claims 12 to 20 to be implemented.

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