Measurement interval determination method, terminal, network side equipment and readable storage medium

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for determining a measurement interval, a terminal, network side equipment and a readable storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of wireless communication, and the method for determining the measurement interval comprises the following steps: under the condition that time domain conflicts occur in measurement intervals with different characteristics of the terminal, determining the time domain conflicts based on a first conflict solution; determining reserved or discarded measurement intervals in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; wherein the first conflict solution is that the reserved or discarded measurement intervals in the measurement intervals with the time domain conflict are determined based on the priorities of the measurement intervals.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of wireless communication technology, and specifically relates to a method for determining a measurement interval, a terminal, a network-side device, and a readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Radio Resource Management (RRM) consistency evaluation mainly tests whether the performance of user equipment (UE, also known as terminal) meets the minimum requirements defined by the standard. The consistency test is of great significance to ensure the interoperability of the network and the user experience of the terminal. RRM measurement includes inter-frequency and inter-RAT measurements. Since the inter-frequency and inter-RAT frequencies of the same service cell are different, the same RF chain cannot be used to complete the service cell signal transmission and reception and inter-frequency point measurement at the same time. Therefore, when the terminal RF chain is limited, a measurement gap needs to be introduced for measurement. During the measurement gap, no signal is transmitted or received between the terminal and the service cell, but the RF chain is used to measure the inter-frequency or inter-RAT frequency.

[0003] In 5G, the network will configure measurement intervals for multiple different features of the terminal. When time domain conflicts occur in the measurement intervals configured for different features, corresponding conflict resolution methods are required. Summary of the invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present application provide a method for determining a measurement interval, a terminal, a network-side device, and a readable storage medium, which can solve the problem of how to solve the situation in which measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal have time domain conflicts.

[0005] In a first aspect, a method for determining a measurement interval is provided, comprising:

[0006] In a case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal conflict in the time domain, the terminal determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal;

[0007] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0008] In a second aspect, a method for determining a measurement interval is provided, comprising:

[0009] In the case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal conflict in the time domain, the network side device determines, based on the first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal;

[0010] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0011] In a third aspect, a device for determining a measurement interval is provided, comprising:

[0012] A first determining module, configured to determine, in the case where a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, based on a first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal;

[0013] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be executed on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0015] In a fifth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine, based on a first conflict resolution method, to retain or discard measurement intervals in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; wherein the first conflict resolution method is: determining, based on the priority of the measurement interval, to retain or discard measurement intervals in the measurement interval where a time domain conflict occurs.

[0016] In a sixth aspect, a network side device is provided, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0017] In the seventh aspect, a network side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine, based on a first conflict resolution method, to retain or discard measurement intervals in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; wherein the first conflict resolution method is: determining, based on the priority of the measurement interval, to retain or discard measurement intervals in the measurement interval where a time domain conflict occurs.

[0018] In an eighth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0019] In a ninth aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the first aspect, and the network side device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0020] In the tenth aspect, a chip is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or instruction to implement the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the method described in the second aspect.

[0021] In the eleventh aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, wherein the computer program / program product is stored in a storage medium, and the program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0022] In an embodiment of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, the terminal and the network side device both determine the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics where the time domain conflict occurs based on the same conflict resolution method (based on the priority of the measurement interval), which can ensure that the network side and the terminal have a consistent understanding of the method for handling measurement interval conflicts, thereby ensuring that the network side and the terminal have a consistent understanding of applicable measurement performance indicators. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 A block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to the embodiments of the present application;

[0024] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a flow chart of a method for determining a measurement interval applied to a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 3 A flowchart of a method for determining a measurement interval applied to a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 4 This is one of the schematic diagrams when there is no time domain conflict in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 5 This is one of the schematic diagrams when measurement intervals of different characteristics in an embodiment of the present application conflict in the time domain;

[0028] Figure 6This is a second schematic diagram of a case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of an embodiment of the present application do not have a time domain conflict;

[0029] Figure 7 This is a second schematic diagram of a case where measurement intervals of different characteristics in an embodiment of the present application conflict in the time domain;

[0030] Figure 8 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the device for determining the measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Fig. 9 This is a second structural diagram of the device for determining the measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Fig.10 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Fig.12 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the network side device of an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0036] The terms "first", "second", etc. of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way are interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "or" in the present application represents at least one of the connected objects. For example, "A or B" covers three schemes, namely, Scheme 1: including A but not including B; Scheme 2: including B but not including A; Scheme 3: including both A and B. The character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0037] The term "indication" in this application can be a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). A direct indication can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, operations to be performed, or request results in the sent indication; an indirect indication can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information according to the indication sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the operation to be performed or the request result according to the judgment result.

[0038] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following descriptions, but these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as the 6th generation (6 th Generation, 6G) communication system.

[0039] Figure 1A block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application is shown. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12. Among them, the terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (Ultra-mobile Personal Computer, UMPC), a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), an augmented reality (Augmented Reality, AR), a virtual reality (Virtual Reality, VR) device, a robot, a wearable device (Wearable Device), an aircraft (flight vehicle), a vehicle-mounted device (Vehicle User Equipment, VUE), a ship-mounted device, a pedestrian terminal (Pedestrian User Equipment, PUE), a smart home (home appliances with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines or furniture, etc.), a game console, a personal computer (Personal Computer, PC), a teller machine or a self-service machine and other terminal side devices. Wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among them, the vehicle-mounted device can also be called a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, wherein the access network device may also be referred to as a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN) device, a radio access network function or a radio access network unit. The access network device may include a base station, a wireless local area network (Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN) access point (Access Point, AS) or a wireless fidelity (Wireless Fidelity, WiFi) node, etc.Among them, the base station may be referred to as a Node B (NB), an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a New Radio Node B (NR Node B), an access point, a Relay Base Station (RBS), a Serving Base Station (SBS), a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a Basic Service Set (BSS), an Extended Service Set (ESS), a Home Node B (HNB), a Home Evolved Node B, a Transmission Reception Point (TRP) or other appropriate terms in the field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0040] In conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the following describes in detail the method for determining the measurement interval, the terminal, the network-side device, and the readable storage medium provided in the embodiments of the present application through some embodiments and their application scenarios.

[0041] Please refer to Figure 2 , an embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a measurement interval, including:

[0042] Step 21: In the case where time domain conflicts occur in measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; wherein the first conflict resolution method is: determining, based on a priority of the measurement interval, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs. In the embodiment of the present application, the first conflict resolution method may also be a priority resolution method.

[0043] Through the embodiments of the present application, when measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal have a time domain conflict, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval having the time domain conflict is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the terminal can clearly understand which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0044] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal may have a plurality of the characteristics. The characteristic (feature) may also be expressed as a function (functionality), or a measurement characteristic, or a measurement function. The characteristic may include at least one of the following: measurement of the serving cell, measurement of the neighboring cell, measurement of the Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM), measurement of the non-terrestrial network (NTN), measurement of the positioning information, measurement of the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), etc.

[0045] In the embodiment of the present application, the network side can configure measurement intervals for multiple different characteristics of the terminal, that is, configure the pattern of the measurement interval. Optionally, the pattern of the measurement interval of each characteristic is different.

[0046] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the network side can also configure priorities for the measurement intervals of the above different characteristics. Optionally, the priority of the measurement interval of each characteristic is also different.

[0047] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, determining to retain or discard a measurement interval in a measurement interval where a time domain conflict occurs based on the priority of the measurement interval includes: retaining the measurement interval with the highest priority for multiple measurement intervals where a time domain conflict occurs; or discarding other measurement intervals except the measurement interval with the highest priority. For example, measurement interval gap1 is configured for the NTN of the terminal, measurement interval gap2 is configured for the MUSIM of the terminal, and measurement interval gap3 is configured for positioning information, wherein, in the case of a time domain conflict among gap1, gap2, and gap3, if gap1 has a higher priority than gap2 and gap3, gap1 may be retained, and gap2 and gap3 may be discarded. If gap2 has a higher priority than gap1 and gap3, gap2 may be retained, and gap1 and gap3 may be discarded. If gap3 has a higher priority than gap1 and gap2, gap3 may be retained, and gap1 and gap2 may be discarded.

[0048] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the network side device can configure the terminal to perform actions when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics (determine the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs based on the priority of the measurement interval).

[0049] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the protocol may also stipulate the behavior to be performed by the terminal when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics (determining the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs based on the priority of the measurement interval).

[0050] Through the embodiments of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal and the network side device both determine the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics where the time domain conflict occurs based on the same conflict resolution method (based on the priority of the measurement interval), which can ensure that the network side and the terminal have a consistent understanding of the method for handling the measurement interval conflict, thereby ensuring that the network side and the terminal have a consistent understanding of the applicable measurement performance indicators.

[0051] In an embodiment of the present application, the multiple characteristics of the terminal may include a target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic may include multiple measurement intervals, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the multiple characteristics of the terminal. Different measurement intervals of the target characteristic may also have respective priorities. Optionally, the priorities of the multiple measurement intervals of the target characteristic may be different or at least partially the same.

[0052] In an embodiment of the present application, when a target characteristic has multiple measurement intervals that conflict in the time domain with measurement intervals of other characteristics, the multiple measurement intervals of the target characteristic all participate in the priority comparison. For example, measurement interval gap1 is configured for the NTN of the terminal, and measurement intervals gap2 and gap3 are configured for the MUSIM (i.e., the target characteristic) of the terminal, wherein, when gap1, gap2, and gap3 conflict in the time domain, if gap1 has a higher priority than gap2 and gap3, gap1 can be retained and gap2 and gap3 can be discarded. If gap2 has a higher priority than gap1 and gap3, gap2 can be retained and gap1 and gap3 can be discarded. If gap3 has a higher priority than gap1 and gap2, gap3 can be retained and gap1 and gap2 can be discarded.

[0053] In the embodiment of the present application, when the first conflict resolution method is configured for measurement intervals of different characteristics, a conflict resolution method may also be configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic at the same time. At this time, how to use the conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0054] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval also includes: when there is no time domain conflict between the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict between different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the terminal determines, based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0055] In some embodiments of the present application, the second conflict resolution method may be: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic conflict in time domain, different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the conflict in time domain occurs are retained. The second conflict resolution method may also be described as a coexistence resolution method.

[0056] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, in the case where time domain conflicts occur in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal determines the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal based on the first conflict resolution method, including: if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use the second conflict resolution method, the terminal ignores the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic. Ignoring the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic can also be expressed as: covering the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, or assuming / assuming that the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is invalid.

[0057] For example, measurement interval gap1 is configured for the NTN of the terminal, measurement intervals gap2 and gap3 are configured for the MUSIM (i.e., target characteristic) of the terminal, and a coexistence solution is configured for gap2 and gap3 of MUSIM, wherein, in the case of time domain conflict among gap1, gap2, and gap3, the coexistence solution configured for gap2 and gap3 of MUSIM is ignored, and if the priority of gap1 is higher than gap2 and gap3, gap1 can be retained and gap2 and gap3 are discarded. If the priority of gap2 is higher than gap1 and gap3, then according to the priority solution, gap2 is retained, the coexistence solution configured for gap2 and gap3 of MUSIM is ignored, and gap1 and gap3 are discarded.

[0058] In some other embodiments of the present application, optionally, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the terminal assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid.

[0059] For example, a measurement interval gap1 is configured for the terminal's measurement (such as the measurement of the serving cell or the measurement of the neighboring cell) or NTN, and measurement intervals gap2 and gap3 are configured for the terminal's MUSIM (i.e., the target characteristic), and a coexistence solution is configured for gap2 and gap3 of MUSIM, wherein, in the event of a time domain conflict among gap1, gap2, and gap3, the coexistence solution configured for gap2 and gap3 of MUSIM is effective, and if gap1 has a higher priority than gap2 and gap3, gap1 may be retained, and gap2 and gap3 may be discarded (at this time, the coexistence solution is effective but not used). If gap2 has a higher priority than gap1 and gap3, at this time, gap2 and gap3 may be retained (the coexistence solution is used), and gap1 may be discarded. If gap3 has a higher priority than gap1 and gap2, at this time, gap2 and gap3 may be retained (the coexistence solution is used), and gap1 may be discarded.

[0060] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, if the terminal assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the method further includes:

[0061] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0062] or

[0063] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0064] or

[0065] If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals of the target characteristic are discarded or not retained.

[0066] That is, only when the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, the second conflict resolution method is used to determine the measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0067] The second conflict resolution method is taken as a coexistence solution as an example for description.

[0068] Optionally, if the terminal assumes that a coexistence solution configured with different measurement intervals for a target characteristic is valid, the method further includes:

[0069] If the priorities of different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the coexistence solution, that all different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are retained;

[0070] or

[0071] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same, and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are retained based on the coexistence solution;

[0072] or

[0073] If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals of the target characteristic are discarded.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval further includes: the terminal determining a conflict resolution method used in different measurement intervals of a target characteristic; wherein the conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0075] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, the terminal determines the conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, including: the terminal determines the conflict resolution method used by the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal. The target capability may be some existing terminal capabilities, such as terminal processing capability, etc., or may be a capability specifically defined for a conflict resolution method, such as whether to support the capability of a coexistence solution, etc.

[0076] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, the terminal receives first indication information sent by a network side device, the first indication information being used to indicate a conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; the conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is determined by the network side device according to the target capability of the terminal; the terminal determines the conflict resolution method used for the target characteristic based on the first indication information. In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, different identifiers may be used in the first indication information to indicate the use of different conflict resolution methods, for example, an indication of 0 indicates the use of a priority solution, and an indication of 1 indicates the use of a coexistence solution. Alternatively, different identifiers may be used to indicate whether a certain conflict resolution method is used, for example, 0 indicates the use of a coexistence solution, and 1 indicates that a functional solution is not used, etc. Optionally, before the terminal receives the first indication information sent by the network side device, it also includes: the terminal reports capability indication information, and the capability indication information includes indication information used to indicate whether the terminal has the target capability.

[0077] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, the terminal receives configuration information sent by a network side device, the configuration information being used to indicate conflict resolution methods configured by the network side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal; the terminal determines the conflict resolution method used by the target characteristic based on the configuration information. The configuration information may be 1 bit or several bits.

[0078] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the terminal determines that different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method. That is, whether different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method depends on whether different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority. If they have the same priority, the terminal determines that different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method. If they do not have the same priority, the terminal determines that different measurement intervals of the target characteristic do not use the second conflict resolution method.

[0079] In this embodiment, optionally, whether different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method is determined based on whether the priorities of different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same, which is applicable to embodiments in which the terminal assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid.

[0080] For example, in one embodiment, different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority. At this time, the terminal determines that different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use a coexistence solution. If the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, then based on the coexistence solution, it is determined that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are retained; if the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, then all measurement intervals of the target characteristic are discarded.

[0081] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval further includes: the terminal reports second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate the conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic recommended by the terminal. The second indication information may be 1 bit or several bits. In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, different identifiers may be used in the second indication information to indicate different recommended conflict resolution methods, such as indicating 0, indicating that the priority solution is recommended, and indicating 1 indicating that the coexistence solution is recommended. Alternatively, different identifiers may be used to indicate whether a certain conflict resolution method is recommended, such as 0 indicating that the coexistence solution is recommended, and 1 indicating that the functional solution is not recommended. Optionally, the terminal may report the second indication information when applying for a measurement interval for a target characteristic (such as MUSIM). In an embodiment of the present application, an identification symbol or an identification bit or an indication symbol or an indication bit may be added to the existing signaling to carry the second indication information. In some embodiments, the network side device may configure the conflict resolution method for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic for the terminal according to the suggestion of the terminal.

[0082] Please refer to Figure 3 , an embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a measurement interval, including:

[0083] Step 31: When a time domain conflict occurs between measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the network-side device determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal;

[0084] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0085] Through the embodiments of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the network side can clearly identify which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0086] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval also includes: when there is no time domain conflict in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the network side device determines the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0087] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the network side device determines, based on the first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, including:

[0088] If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the network-side device ignores the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0089] or

[0090] If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the network-side device assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid;

[0091] The target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0092] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, if the network side device assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the method further includes:

[0093] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0094] or

[0095] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0096] or

[0097] If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals of the target characteristic are discarded or not retained.

[0098] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the second conflict resolution method is different from the first conflict resolution method.

[0099] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained at the same time.

[0100] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval further includes:

[0101] The network side device determines a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0102] The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0103] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the conflict resolution method used by the network side device to determine different measurement intervals of the target characteristic includes:

[0104] The network side device receives second indication information reported by the terminal, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic suggested by the terminal;

[0105] The network side device determines, according to the second indication information, a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0106] or

[0107] The network side device receives capability indication information reported by the terminal, where the capability indication information includes indication information for indicating whether the terminal has a target capability;

[0108] The network side device determines a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal;

[0109] or

[0110] The network side device configures conflict resolution methods for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal;

[0111] or

[0112] If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the network-side device determines that different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method;

[0113] The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0114] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, after the network side device determines the conflict resolution method used for the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal, it also includes: the network side device sends a first indication information to the terminal, and the first indication information is used to indicate the conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0115] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, after the network side device configures a conflict resolution method for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal, the method further includes: the network side device sends configuration information to the terminal, and the configuration information is used to indicate the conflict resolution method configured by the network side device for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal.

[0116] The following is an example of the method for determining the measurement interval of the present application in conjunction with a specific scenario.

[0117] Embodiment 1 of the present application:

[0118] In this embodiment, when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal determines, based on a priority solution, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, and if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a coexistence solution, the terminal ignores the coexistence solution configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0119] In this embodiment, the terminal reports second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate whether different measurement intervals of the target characteristic recommended by the terminal use a coexistence solution. The terminal may report the second indication information when applying for a measurement interval for a target characteristic (such as MUSIM). In an embodiment of the present application, an identification symbol or identification bit or an indication symbol or indication bit may be added to the existing signaling to carry the second indication information.

[0120] In this embodiment, Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown in the figure, gap2 and gap3 are measurement intervals allocated by the network for the MUSIM feature, the priorities of gap2 and gap3 are P2 and P3 respectively, gap 1 is the measurement interval allocated by the network for terminal type-2 measurement, the priority of gap1 is P1, P1≠P2≠P3.

[0121] like Figure 4 As shown, gap 3 of the MUSIM feature conflicts with gap 2, and gap 2 and gap 3 do not conflict with gap 1, so gap 1 is retained. At this time, gap 2 and gap 3 are both measurement intervals of the MUSIM feature, and the solution to the measurement interval conflict in the MUSIM feature is a coexistence solution, so gap 2 and gap 3 are also retained.

[0122] like Figure 5As shown in the figure, both gap 2 and gap 3 of the MUSIM feature conflict with measurement interval 1 of type-2 measurement. According to the priority solution between different features, only the gap with the highest priority remains at this time. For example, if P3 > P2 > P1, only gap3 remains, and gap2 no longer remains. That is, the coexistence solution between gap2 and gap3 is ignored or overwritten by the priority solution.

[0123] Embodiment 2 of the present application:

[0124] In this embodiment, in the case where time domain conflicts occur in the measurement intervals of different features of the terminal, the terminal determines the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different features of the terminal based on the priority solution. And if the coexistence solution is configured for different measurement intervals of the target feature of the terminal, the terminal assumes that the coexistence solution configured for different measurement intervals of the target feature is effective.

[0125] In this embodiment, the terminal reports second indication information (1 bit or several bits), and the second indication information is used to indicate whether the coexistence solution is used for different measurement intervals of the target feature recommended by the terminal. The terminal may report the second indication information when applying for a measurement interval for the target feature (such as MUSIM). In the embodiments of the present application, identification symbols or identification bits or indication symbols or indication bits may be added to the existing signaling to carry the second indication information.

[0126] Still taking the Figure 4 and Figure 5 as examples for illustration.

[0127] As Figure 4 shown, gap 3 and gap 2 of the MUSIM feature conflict, and neither gap2 nor gap3 conflicts with gap 1, so gap1 remains. At this time, both gap2 and gap3 are measurement intervals of the MUSIM feature, and the solution to the conflict in the measurement intervals within the MUSIM feature is the coexistence solution, so both gap2 and gap3 also remain.

[0128] As Figure 5 shown, both gap 2 and 3 of the MUSIM feature conflict with measurement interval 1 of type-2 measurement. If it is assumed that the coexistence solution for gap2 and gap3 is effective, only the priority comparison between gap1 and gap2 or gap3 needs to be performed. For example, when P1 < P2 (at this time, P1 > P3 or P1 < P3 is possible), or when P1 < P3 (at this time, P1 > P2 or P1 < P2 is possible), gap1 is discarded, and both gap2 and gap3 are retained. Only when P1 > P2 and P1 > P3, gap1 is retained, and gap2 and gap3 are discarded.

[0129] Embodiment 3 of the present application:

[0130] In this embodiment, when there is a time-domain conflict in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal determines the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal based on the priority solution, and if the coexistence solution is configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal, the terminal assumes that the coexistence solution configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is effective.

[0131] In this embodiment, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the terminal determines that the coexistence solution is used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic. That is, whether the coexistence solution is used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic depends on whether different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority. If they have the same priority, the terminal determines that the coexistence solution is used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic. If they do not have the same priority, the terminal determines that the coexistence solution is not used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0132] In this embodiment, as Figure 6 and Figure 7 shown, gap2 and gap3 are the measurement intervals allocated by the network for the MUSIM characteristic, and the priorities of gap2 and gap3 are the same, both being P2. Gap 1 is the measurement interval allocated by the network for the terminal type-2 measurement, and the priority of gap1 is P1, where P1≠P2.

[0133] As Figure 6 shown, gap 3 and gap 2 of the MUSIM characteristic have the same priority. At this time, the conflict solution for gap2 and gap3 is determined to be the coexistence solution. Neither gap2 nor gap 3 conflicts with gap 1, so gap1 is retained. Although gap2 and gap3 conflict, based on the coexistence solution, both gap2 and gap3 are retained.

[0134] As Figure 7 shown, both gap 2 and gap3 of the MUSIM characteristic conflict with measurement interval 1 of the type-2 measurement. If P1>P2, then gap1 is retained and gap2 and gap3 are discarded. If P1<P2, gap 2 and gap3 are all retained based on the coexistence solution, and gap1 is discarded.

[0135] Embodiment 4 of the present application:

[0136] In this embodiment, the terminal reports second indication information (1 bit or several bits), and the second indication information is used to indicate whether different measurement intervals of the target characteristic recommended by the terminal use a coexistence solution. The terminal may report the second indication information when applying for a measurement interval for a target characteristic (such as MUSIM). In this embodiment of the present application, an identification symbol or an identification bit or an indication symbol or an indication bit may be added to the existing signaling to carry the second indication information.

[0137] For the MUSIM feature, the terminal may report the second indication information using the following method:

[0138] For example, in R17, the terminal uses the following signaling when applying for MUSIM gap from the network:

[0139]

[0140] In order to report the second indication information, the following expansion can be made in R18:

[0141]

[0142] The supplemented musim-keep may indicate whether to use a coexistence solution when a time domain conflict occurs between MUSIM gaps. If not used, the default conflict resolution is a priority-based solution.

[0143] The supplementary musim-keep-override refers to whether the coexistence solution applied to the MUSIM feature is still valid or invalid when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals between different features if a coexistence solution is used for the conflict between MUSIM gaps.

[0144] When whether to use the coexistence solution is configured by the network, for the target characteristic, the network can use configuration signaling (1 bit or multiple bits) to indicate the use of the coexistence solution for the measurement interval conflict of this target characteristic when configuring the detection interval for this target characteristic. Specifically, in the above signaling, the network can directly configure musim-keep or musim-keep-override to the terminal.

[0145] Implementation method five of this application:

[0146] In this embodiment, whether to use the coexistence solution when a time domain conflict occurs between different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is determined by the terminal capability. The terminal can report the target capability to indicate the use of the coexistence solution. In this case, (1) the network and the terminal can default to using the coexistence solution when a time domain conflict occurs between different measurement intervals of this target characteristic, or (2) after receiving the target capability of the terminal, the network further indicates whether to use the coexistence solution for this target characteristic when a time domain conflict occurs between different measurement intervals of this target characteristic.

[0147] Terminal capabilities can be reported in the following ways:

[0148]

[0149] When the terminal supports the priority of MUSIM gap, it is defaulted that the coexistence solution is used when a time domain conflict occurs in the MUSIM gap.

[0150]

[0151] It can be seen that musim-gapCollisionKeep is introduced in the above code, indicating that a coexistence solution is used when a time domain conflict occurs in the MUSIM gap.

[0152] The method for determining the measurement interval provided in the embodiment of the present application may be executed by a device for determining the measurement interval. In the embodiment of the present application, the device for determining the measurement interval provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the device for determining the measurement interval as an example.

[0153] Please refer to Figure 8 The embodiment of the present application further provides a device 80 for determining a measurement interval, and the device 80 for determining a measurement interval is applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0154] A first determining module 81 is configured to determine, in the case where a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, based on a first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal;

[0155] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0156] Through the embodiments of the present application, when measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal have a time domain conflict, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval having the time domain conflict is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the terminal can clearly understand which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0157] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0158] The second determination module is used to determine, when there is no time domain conflict in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the terminal determines, based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0159] Optionally, the first determining module 81 is configured to ignore the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use the second conflict resolution method;

[0160] or

[0161] The first determining module 81 is configured to, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, assume that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid;

[0162] The target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0163] Optionally, if the terminal assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0164] a third determining module, configured to determine, based on the second conflict resolution method, to retain or discard measurement intervals among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority;

[0165] or

[0166] a fourth determination module, configured to determine, if the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, based on the second conflict resolution method, to retain or discard the measurement intervals of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0167] or

[0168] The fifth determining module is configured to discard or not retain all the measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of all the measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority.

[0169] Optionally, the second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained.

[0170] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0171] A sixth determination module is used to determine a conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic; wherein the conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0172] Optionally, the sixth determination module is used to determine a conflict resolution method for use of the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal;

[0173] or

[0174] The sixth determination module is configured to receive first indication information sent by a network side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; the conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is determined by the network side device according to the target capability of the terminal; and based on the first indication information, determine a conflict resolution method used by the target characteristic;

[0175] or

[0176] The sixth determination module is configured to receive configuration information sent by a network side device, the configuration information being used to indicate a conflict resolution method configured by the network side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal; and determine a conflict resolution method used by the target characteristic based on the configuration information;

[0177] or

[0178] The sixth determination module is configured to determine that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority.

[0179] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0180] The first sending module is used to report second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic recommended by the terminal.

[0181] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0182] The second sending module is used to report capability indication information, where the capability indication information includes indication information used to indicate whether the terminal has a target capability.

[0183] The device for determining the measurement interval in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or may be other devices other than a terminal. Exemplarily, the terminal may include but is not limited to the types of terminals 11 listed above, and other devices may be servers, network attached storage (NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0184] The device for determining the measurement interval provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve Figure 2 The various processes implemented by the method embodiment and achieving the same technical effect are not described here to avoid repetition.

[0185] Please refer to Fig. 9 The embodiment of the present application further provides a device 90 for determining a measurement interval, which is applied to a network side device and includes:

[0186] A first determining module 91 is configured to determine, in the case where a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, based on a first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal;

[0187] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0188] Through the embodiments of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the network side can clearly identify which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0189] Optionally, the measurement interval determination device 90 further includes:

[0190] The second determination module is used to determine the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method when there is no time domain conflict in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0191] Optionally, the first determining module 91 is configured to ignore the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use the second conflict resolution method;

[0192] or

[0193] Optionally, the first determining module 91 is configured to, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, assume that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid;

[0194] The target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0195] Optionally, if the network-side device assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the measurement interval determining device 90 further includes:

[0196] a third determining module, configured to determine, based on the second conflict resolution method, to retain or discard measurement intervals among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority;

[0197] or

[0198] a fourth determination module, configured to determine, if the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, based on the second conflict resolution method, to retain or discard the measurement intervals of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0199] or

[0200] The fifth determining module is configured to discard or not retain all the measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of all the measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority.

[0201] Optionally, the second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained.

[0202] Optionally, the measurement interval determination device 90 further includes:

[0203] A sixth determination module is used to determine the conflict resolution methods used at different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; wherein the conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0204] Optionally, the sixth determination module is configured to receive second indication information reported by the terminal, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic recommended by the terminal; and determine a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic according to the second indication information;

[0205] or

[0206] The sixth determination module is configured to receive capability indication information reported by the terminal, the capability indication information including indication information for indicating whether the terminal has a target capability; and determine a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal;

[0207] or

[0208] The sixth determining module is used to configure a conflict resolution method for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal;

[0209] or

[0210] The sixth determination module is configured to determine that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority;

[0211] The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0212] Optionally, the measurement interval determination device 90 further includes:

[0213] The first sending module is configured to send first indication information to the terminal, where the first indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0214] Optionally, the measurement interval determination device 90 further includes:

[0215] A second sending module, used to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method configured by the network side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal;

[0216] The device for determining the measurement interval in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or may be a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip.

[0217] The device for determining the measurement interval provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve Figure 3 The various processes implemented by the method embodiment and achieving the same technical effect are not described here to avoid repetition.

[0218] like Fig.10As shown, the embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device 100, including a processor 101 and a memory 102, and the memory 102 stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor 101. For example, when the communication device 100 is a terminal, the program or instruction is executed by the processor 101 to implement the various steps of the embodiment of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the terminal, and can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 100 is a network side device, the program or instruction is executed by the processor 101 to implement the various steps of the embodiment of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the network side device, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0219] The embodiment of the present application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or instruction to implement the following Figure 2 The steps in the method embodiment shown. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned terminal side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Specifically, Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal for implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0220] The terminal 110 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 111, a network module 112, an audio output unit 113, an input unit 114, a sensor 115, a display unit 116, a user input unit 117, an interface unit 118, a memory 119 and at least some of the components of a processor 1111.

[0221] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal 110 may also include a power source (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components, and the power source may be logically connected to the processor 1111 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Fig.11 The terminal structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently, which will not be described in detail here.

[0222] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 114 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1141 and a microphone 1142, and the graphics processor 1141 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 116 may include a display panel 1161, and the display panel 1161 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 117 includes a touch panel 1171 and at least one of other input devices 1172. The touch panel 1171 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 1171 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 1172 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be repeated here.

[0223] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from the network side device, the RF unit 111 can transmit the data to the processor 1111 for processing; in addition, the RF unit 111 can send uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the RF unit 111 includes but is not limited to an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0224] The memory 119 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 119 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, an application program or instruction required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 119 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), an enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), a synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM) and a direct memory bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 119 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0225] The processor 1111 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 1111 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes operations related to an operating system, a user interface, and application programs, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understandable that the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 1111.

[0226] Among them, the processor 1111 is used to determine, by the network side device, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal based on the first conflict resolution method when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; wherein the first conflict resolution method is: determining the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs based on the priority of the measurement interval.

[0227] Through the embodiments of the present application, when measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal have a time domain conflict, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval having the time domain conflict is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the terminal can clearly understand which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0228] It can be understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the embodiment of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the terminal, and achieve the same or corresponding technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0229] The embodiment of the present application also provides a network side device, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or instruction to implement the following Fig.12 The steps of the method embodiment shown. This network side device embodiment corresponds to the above network side device method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation mode of the above method embodiment can be applied to this network side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0230] Specifically, the embodiment of the present application also provides a network side device. Fig.12 As shown, the network side device 1200 includes: an antenna 121, a radio frequency device 122, a baseband device 123, a processor 124 and a memory 125. The antenna 121 is connected to the radio frequency device 122. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 122 receives information through the antenna 121 and sends the received information to the baseband device 123 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 123 processes the information to be sent and sends it to the radio frequency device 122. The radio frequency device 122 processes the received information and sends it out through the antenna 121.

[0231] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband device 123, which includes a baseband processor.

[0232] The baseband device 123 may include, for example, at least one baseband board on which a plurality of chips are arranged. Fig.12 As shown, one of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 125 through a bus interface to call the program in the memory 125 to execute the network device operations shown in the above method embodiment.

[0233] The network side device may further include a network interface 126, which is, for example, a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0234] Specifically, the network side device 120 of the embodiment of the present application further includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 125 and executable on the processor 124, and the processor 124 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 125 to execute Fig. 9 The methods executed by the modules shown achieve the same technical effects, and therefore will not be described here in detail to avoid repetition.

[0235] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned measurement interval determination method embodiment is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0236] The processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory ROM, a random access memory RAM, a magnetic disk or an optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transient readable storage medium.

[0237] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned measurement interval determination method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0238] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0239] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned measurement interval determination method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0240] An embodiment of the present application also provides a communication system, including: a terminal and a network side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the terminal as described above, and the network side device can be used to execute the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the network side device as described above.

[0241] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the method and device in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0242] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of a computer software product plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be implemented by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, disk, CD, etc.), including several instructions to enable a terminal or a network-side device to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0243] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms of implementation methods without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, and these implementation methods are all within the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for determining a measurement interval, characterized in that: include: In a case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal conflict in the time domain, the terminal determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Also includes: When there is no time domain conflict in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the terminal determines, based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that In a case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal conflict in the time domain, the terminal determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, including: If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the terminal ignores the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the terminal assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid; The target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that If the terminal assumes that a second conflict resolution method configured for a different measurement interval of the target characteristic is valid, the method further includes: If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals of the target characteristic are discarded or not retained.

5. The method according to claim 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that: The second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained.

6. The method according to claim 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that: Also includes: The terminal determines a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The conflict resolution method used by the terminal to determine different measurement intervals of the target characteristic includes: The terminal determines, according to the target capability of the terminal, a conflict resolution method used by the target characteristic; or The terminal receives first indication information sent by a network side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; the conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is determined by the network side device according to the target capability of the terminal; The terminal determines, based on the first indication information, a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic; or The terminal receives configuration information sent by a network side device, where the configuration information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method configured by the network side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal; The terminal determines, based on the configuration information, a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic; or If the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the terminal determines that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that Also includes: The terminal reports second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic suggested by the terminal.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that Before the terminal receives the first indication information sent by the network side device, the following step is also included: The terminal reports capability indication information, where the capability indication information includes indication information for indicating whether the terminal has a target capability.

10. A method for determining a measurement interval, characterized in that: include: In the case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal conflict in the time domain, the network side device determines, based on the first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that Also includes: When there is no time domain conflict between the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict between different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the network side device determines the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

12. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that In a case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal conflict in the time domain, the network side device determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, including: If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the network-side device ignores the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the network-side device assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid; The target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that If the network-side device assumes that a second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the method further includes: If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals of the target characteristic are discarded or not retained.

14. The method according to claim 11, 12 or 13, characterized in that: The second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained.

15. The method according to claim 11, 12 or 13, characterized in that: Also includes: The network side device determines a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The conflict resolution method used by the network side device to determine different measurement intervals of the target characteristic includes: The network side device receives second indication information reported by the terminal, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic suggested by the terminal; The network side device determines, according to the second indication information, a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or The network side device receives capability indication information reported by the terminal, where the capability indication information includes indication information for indicating whether the terminal has a target capability; The network side device determines a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal; or The network side device configures conflict resolution methods for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal; or If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the network-side device determines that different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method; The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that After the network side device determines the conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal, the following further comprises: The network side device sends first indication information to the terminal, where the first indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

18. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that After the network side device configures conflict resolution methods for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal, the following further includes: The network side device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method configured by the network side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal.

19. A device for determining a measurement interval, characterized in that: include: A first determining module, configured to determine, in the case where a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, based on a first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

20. A terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval according to any one of claims 1 to 9 are implemented.

21. A network side device, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval according to any one of claims 10 to 18 are implemented.

22. A readable storage medium, characterized in that: The readable storage medium stores a program or instruction, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, it implements the method for determining the measurement interval as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, or implements the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval as described in any one of claims 10 to 18.

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