Interruption arrangement for gapless measurement

Abstract

Techniques described herein include a solution for disruption arrangement of a user equipment (UE) that performs gapless measurements. Conventionally, the UE configures a duration, referred to as a measurement gap, to prepare a radio frequency (RF) circuit for performing the measurement and perform the measurement. By performing measurements using a backup RF circuit, the UE may perform "gapless" measurements without measurement gaps. When a gapless measurement is ready, the interruption may occur depending on many factors, which may vary depending on the UE and the currently active frequency band. The UE may use the interrupt for a time required to prepare the backup RF circuit to perform the gapless measurement. The UE may transmit the time location and duration of the interrupt to the network via various information elements (IEs) such that the network may know when the interrupt is allocated.

Description

[0001] Citation of Related Applications

[0002] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63 / 393,291, filed on July 29, 2022, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to wireless communication networks, including techniques for conserving power within wireless communication networks. Background Art

[0004] A wireless communication network may include user equipment (UE), base stations, and / or other types of wireless devices capable of communicating with each other. During operation, a UE may measure the signal quality of an active cell and / or neighboring cells to facilitate handover, carrier aggregation, etc., thereby improving performance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0005] Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless network including a user equipment (UE) for performing gapless measurements in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0006] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating signaling between a UE and a base station for an interruption arrangement for performing gapless UE measurements according to some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0007] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an interruption arrangement for gapless UE measurements according to some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0008] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an interruption arrangement for gapless UE measurements according to some additional aspects of the present disclosure.

[0009] FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram illustrating an interruption arrangement for gapless UE measurements according to some additional aspects of the present disclosure.

[0010] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an interruption arrangement for gapless UE measurements according to some additional aspects of the present disclosure.

[0011] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an interruption arrangement for gapless UE measurements according to some additional aspects of the present disclosure.

[0012] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating an interruption arrangement for gapless UE measurements according to some additional aspects of the present disclosure.

[0013] Fig. 9is a block diagram illustrating interrupt eligibility parameters according to some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 10A to FIG. 10C is a diagram illustrating a table of interruption eligibility parameters according to some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0015] Fig.11A is a diagram illustrating interruption length parameters according to some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 11B to FIG. 11E is a diagram illustrating a table of interruption length parameters according to some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0017] Fig.12 is a flow chart illustrating a method for performing gapless UE measurements according to some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0018] Fig.13 is a block diagram illustrating a device that may be used to perform gapless UE measurements in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0019] Fig.14 is a block diagram illustrating baseband circuitry that may be used to perform gapless UE measurements in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals may be used in different drawings to identify the same or similar elements. In addition, the present disclosure is not limited to the following description, as other specific implementations may be utilized and structural or logical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For the purposes of this document, the term "processor" refers to one or more processors, and the term "A or B" refers to (A), (B), or (A and B).

[0021] User equipment (UE) can measure the signal quality of active cells and / or neighboring cells to facilitate processes such as handover, carrier aggregation, etc. Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel (SS / PBCH) Blocks (SSBs) introduced in 5G are used for UE measurements. For each cell, one or more SSBs are allocated to beams extending in different directions from the cell and are transmitted in a "burst" manner on the allocated beams. The burst transmission falls within the SSB Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC) window and may include sweeping the allocated beams and transmitting one or more SSBs at each of the allocated beams.

[0022] The cell may be spread over multiple carrier frequencies, such as multiple frequency bands, multiple carrier frequencies, multiple radio access technologies (RATs), multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs) within a frequency band, or any combination of the foregoing. In order to measure signals from cells spread over as above, radio frequency (RF) resources (e.g., links, baseband circuits, etc.) may rely on retuning. Retuning may involve converting RF resources from being used for communication on one frequency band to a different second frequency band for measurement on the second frequency band. However, retuning may interrupt the transmission / reception of data. Therefore, a measurement gap starting before the SMTC window and ending after the SMTC window may be allocated for UE measurement. The measurement gap corresponds to a period during which the transmission and reception of data on at least one frequency band is suspended so as to perform measurements on different frequency bands in some cases, whereby the measurement gap reduces the transmission / reception efficiency. Therefore, a continuous goal of wireless communication is to reduce or eliminate measurement gaps.

[0023] In order to reduce or eliminate measurement gaps, New Radio (NR) Release 16 introduces gapless UE measurement. The UE capability parameter NeedForGap (or NeedForGapsInfoNR, intraFreq-needForGap, interFreq-needForGap or other similar terms, hereinafter referred to as NeedForGap) is used to indicate the applicability of gapless UE measurement. The UE reports "gap" or "no gap" for each frequency band or frequency band combination, where "gap" indicates that the measurement gap needs to be configured for measuring the corresponding frequency band, and "no gap" indicates that the measurement gap does not need to be used for measuring the corresponding frequency band. Gapless UE measurement can reduce or eliminate the use of measurement gaps by using inactive RF resources for measurement, thereby improving system performance under conditions where gapless UE measurement can be applied. When carrier aggregation is disabled or otherwise turned off, such inactive RF resources may, for example, correspond to RF chains and baseband circuits for a secondary cell group (SCG).

[0024] While some aspects of gapless UE measurements are defined, other aspects are not defined. For example, when turned on / off, inactive RF resources may cause interference to active RF resources. For example, when inactive RF resources share components with active RF resources and / or when inactive RF resources are used to make measurements on a frequency band close to that of active RF resources, such switching may cause interference. Due to this interference, it may be beneficial to allocate an interruption, when the transmission / reception of data is suspended to allow turning on / off. However, such interruptions are undefined. There may be certain restrictions on when or whether interruptions are allowed in certain situations. In addition, with respect to allowing interruptions, there may be restrictions or specifications on when interruptions are allowed, how often interruptions are allowed, and for how long interruptions are allowed.

[0025] Therefore, the present disclosure relates to an interruption arrangement for gapless UE measurements. In some aspects, the UE may be configured to perform a first SSB measurement and a second SSB measurement on a first carrier frequency and a second carrier frequency, respectively. The first SSB measurement and the second SSB measurement are performed within a first SMTC window and a second SMTC window, respectively. In some aspects, the first SSB measurement and the second SSB measurement are performed based on the alignment of the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window. In addition, the first SSB measurement and the second SSB measurement may, for example, be performed to detect signal conditions of potential carrier aggregation or handover frequency candidates when the UE is transmitting and / or receiving. Assuming that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurements on at least the first carrier frequency (as disclosed in more detail below), the present disclosure provides various interruption arrangement aspects (e.g., eligibility, frequency, length, etc.) in different scenarios below.

[0026] Figure 1 The architecture of a network system 100 according to some aspects is illustrated. In some aspects, the network system 100 includes one or more UEs, including UE 101. UE 101 is illustrated as a smartphone (e.g., a handheld touch screen mobile computing device capable of connecting to one or more cellular networks), but can be or include any other mobile or non-mobile computing device. Such other mobile or non-mobile computing devices may be, for example, or include consumer electronic devices, cellular telephones, feature phones, tablet computers, wearable computer devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), pagers, wireless handheld devices, desktop computers, laptop computers, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) devices, in-vehicle entertainment (ICE) devices, instrument clusters (ICs), heads-up display (HUD) devices, on-board diagnostic (OBD) devices, on-board mobile equipment (DME), mobile data terminals (MDTs), electronic engine management systems (EEMS), electronic / engine control units (ECUs), electronic / engine control modules (ECMs), embedded systems, microcontrollers, control modules, engine management systems (EMS), networked or “smart” appliances, machine type communication (MTC) devices, machine-to-machine (M2M) devices, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, etc., and any combination of the foregoing.

[0027] The UE 101 may be configured to be connected (e.g., communicatively coupled) to a radio access network (RAN) 110. The RAN may include a plurality of base stations 111a, 111a', 111b, 111c, each of which defines a cell and may perform one or more operations to implement SSB measurements as described below. In some aspects, the RAN 110 may be a next generation (NG) or fifth generation (5G) RAN, an evolved-universal mobile telecommunications service (UMTS) terrestrial RAN (E-UTRAN), or a traditional RAN. In some aspects, the traditional RAN is a UTRAN, a global system for mobile communications (GSM) enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) RAN (GERAN), etc. As used herein, the term "NGRAN" or the like may refer to a RAN 110 operating in a new radio (NR) or 5G system, and the term "E-UTRAN" or the like may refer to a RAN 110 operating in a long term evolution (LTE) or fourth generation (4G) system. UE 101 may utilize connections (or channels) 102, 104 including physical communication interfaces / layers for downlink and uplink, respectively.

[0028] In some aspects, base station 111a may be a serving base station (or cell) that transmits and receives data with UE 101. Base stations 111b, 111c may be neighboring base stations (or cells) that are not currently connected to UE 101 but may be potential candidates for a handover process. When UE 101 moves away from serving base station 111a or experiences other scenarios that reduce the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) between UE 101 and serving base station 111a, a handover process may be initiated by serving base station 111a. For example, the handover process may handover UE 101 from serving base station 111a to one of neighboring base stations 111b, 111c.

[0029] In some aspects, the network system 100 includes multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC). A group of serving base stations is used as a master cell group (MCG). The MCG includes a primary cell (PCell) (e.g., a serving base station 111a) and optionally includes one or more secondary cells (SCells) (not shown in the figure). Insofar as the MCG includes one or more SCells, the PCell and one or more SCells are coordinated via carrier aggregation. Another group of serving base stations is used as a secondary cell group (SCG). The SCG includes a primary secondary cell (PSCell) (e.g., another serving base station 111a') and optionally includes one or more SCells (not shown in the figure). Insofar as the SCG includes one or more SCells, the PSCell and one or more SCells are coordinated via carrier aggregation.

[0030] During the mobility handover process, UE 101 is disconnected from the source PCell (e.g., serving base station 111a) and connected to the target PCell (e.g., first target base station 111b). In order to shorten the signaling and process time, the target PSCell change or addition process can be performed in parallel with the PCell handover process, wherein the target PSCell (e.g., second target base station 111c) can be added or changed from the source PSCell (e.g., another serving base station 111a') for UE 101.

[0031] The network system 100 may have, for example, Figure 1 More or fewer devices and / or operations may be described in detail, and / or may have more or fewer devices and / or operations than those described in detail, and / or may have more or fewer devices and / or operations than those described in detail. Figure 1 For example, although the above Figure 1 The concepts presented apply to handover procedures and / or MR-DC, but these concepts may also be applied to other network scenarios or events. Such other network scenarios or events may, for example, include adding new carrier components (CCs) for a carrier aggregation procedure. The carrier aggregation procedure may be used to increase bandwidth, and thereby increase bit rate.

[0032] As seen above, UE 101 may perform handover, carrier aggregation, MR-DC, etc., or any combination of the foregoing within network system 100. In any of these scenarios, UE 101 may perform concurrent SSB-based measurements on multiple different carrier frequencies (such as multiple different RATs, multiple different band combinations, multiple frequency bands, multiple different BWPs within a frequency band, or any combination of the foregoing).

[0033] UE 101 may be configured by a network configuration from serving base station 111a to provide measurement gap requirement information for a target carrier frequency. UE 101 may transmit a gapless measurement capability parameter NeedForGap to serving base station 111a to indicate whether UE 101 is capable of performing gapless measurements in a target frequency band or in a combination of FR1 or FR2 or above. In some aspects of the present disclosure, serving base station 111a may transmit an interruption eligibility parameter NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility to UE 101. The interruption eligibility parameter indicates whether UE 101 should perform / allocate interruptions outside of all occurrences of measurement gaps when measurement gaps are allocated for one or more frequency bands (e.g., for target base station 111b) but not for one or more other frequency bands (e.g., for target base station 111c). An interruption may be considered to be outside a measurement gap if a portion of the interruption deviates in time from the measurement gap so that the portion does not fall in time within the measurement gap. In some additional aspects, UE 101 may transmit an interruption length parameter NeedForGap-InterruptionLength to serving base station 111a to indicate the length of the interruption to be performed.

[0034] By introducing the interruption eligibility parameter NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility, the interruption allocation of UE measurements can be based on network signaling that can better meet the measurement needs of UE 101 and RAN 110. For example, the interruption eligibility parameter NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility can indicate that the interruption should be allocated outside the measurement gap in the case where the measurement associated with the interruption has a high priority or there are a large number of carriers to be measured within the measurement gap. Conversely, the interruption eligibility parameter NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility can indicate that the UE 101 should perform the measurement within the measurement gap without allocating additional interruptions outside the measurement gap in the case where the associated measurement has a low priority or there are a small number of carriers to be measured within the measurement gap.

[0035] The interruption length parameter NeedForGap-InterruptionLength provides further flexibility and performance gain based on UE capabilities. In practice, many different types of UEs 101 with different capabilities may communicate with the RAN 110. For example, if the UE 101 has high capabilities, it may indicate a shorter interruption length via the interruption length parameter NeedForGap-InterruptionLength, which may improve the efficiency of the entire system. Conversely, if the UE 101 has low capabilities, it may indicate a longer interruption length via the interruption length parameter NeedForGap-InterruptionLength.

[0036] Figure 2 A more detailed example of a signaling process between UE 101 and base station 111a for an interruption arrangement for performing gapless UE measurements according to some aspects is illustrated. It should be understood that the signaling between UE 101 and base station 111a may include fewer, additional, alternative, or differently arranged or sequenced operations as discussed or inferable from other aspects of the present disclosure.

[0037] As shown in action 202, in some aspects, the base station 111a may send a capability query to the UE 101. When the UE 101 is in RRC_CONNECTED, when it needs (additional) UE radio access capability information, the base station 111a may initiate a signaling procedure to the UE 101. The signaling may be, for example, through radio resource control (RRC) signaling, etc. The capability query may be a request for the UE 101 to respond with capability information.

[0038] As shown in action 204, in some aspects, UE 101 may respond to base station 111a with capability information, which may include a gapless measurement capability parameter (e.g., information element (IE) NeedForGap). The capability information may additionally include an interruption length parameter (e.g., IE NeedForGap-InterruptionLength), which specifies the length of the interruption to be performed. The response may be, for example, via RRC signaling, etc.

[0039] As shown in action 208, in some aspects, network configuration information may be transmitted from base station 111a to UE 101. As an example, the network configuration information may be an RRC message, such as an RRCReconfiguration or RRCResume message triggered by an action. The triggering action may be, for example, handover, carrier aggregation, cell selection / reselection, etc. The RRC message includes information for establishing, modifying, or releasing measurements. The network configuration information includes SMTC parameters (e.g., mode) defining the timing, length, and periodicity of a first SMTC window assigned to a first carrier frequency and a second SMTC window assigned to a second carrier frequency. The network configuration information may also include a gapless measurement configuration parameter (e.g., IE NeedForGapConfig) to configure UE 101 to report measurement gap requirement information for a target frequency band. Upon receiving the RRC message, if the gapless measurement capability parameter is set, UE 101 shall consider itself to be configured to provide measurement gap requirement information for the target frequency band. Otherwise, UE 101 is not configured to provide measurement gap requirement information for the target frequency band.

[0040] In another aspect, the RRC message may also include an interruption eligibility parameter (e.g., IENeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility) for gapless measurement. The interruption eligibility parameter is used to indicate whether the UE 101 should perform gapless measurement outside the measurement gap with interruption. The interruption eligibility parameter can be indicated on a per-carrier frequency basis, on a per-measurement object (MO) basis, or on a per-FR1 / FR2 basis. If the interruption eligibility parameter associated with the carrier frequency is a first value (e.g., a value indicating that the interruption is not qualified), the UE measurement should be performed on the carrier frequency only within the measurement gap. On the other hand, if the interruption eligibility parameter associated with the carrier frequency is a second value (e.g., a value indicating that the interruption is qualified), the UE measurement should be performed on the carrier frequency outside the measurement gap with interruptions arranged before and after the SMTC window, respectively.

[0041] In yet another aspect, the interruption eligibility parameter can be indicated on a per-UE basis. For example, if the interruption eligibility parameter is a first value, the UE 101 should perform all measurements within the measurement gap. If the interruption eligibility parameter is a second value, the UE 101 should perform all measurements outside of the measurement gap with interruptions arranged before and after the associated SMTC window, respectively.

[0042] In some aspects, the interruption eligibility parameter may be based on a priority of the UE or a carrier frequency to be measured. If a low priority is determined, the interruption eligibility parameter may be a first value. Since the measurements are performed within the measurement gap, the scheduling of interruptions is minimized at the expense of a larger time interval between measurements. If a high priority is determined, the interruption eligibility parameter may be a second value. Since the measurements may be performed outside of the measurement gap, the time interval between measurements is reduced, and the SSBs may be measured more frequently with less delay at the expense of requiring more interruption scheduling.

[0043] In some aspects, if the gapless measurement needs to be (re)configured or updated, the RRC message may only include the gapless measurement configuration parameters. If the interruption eligibility information needs to be added or updated, the RRC message may only include the interruption eligibility parameters.

[0044] As shown in action 210, in some aspects, UE 101 sends an RRC response to base station 111a. The RRC response may include a gapless measurement capability parameter (e.g., IE NeedForGap). In some aspects, the gapless measurement capability parameter can be indicated on a per-frequency band basis. If the gapless measurement capability parameter indicates "gaps" for a given frequency band, UE 101 must perform measurements within measurement gaps on the given frequency band. If the gapless measurement capability parameter indicates "no gaps" for a given frequency band, UE 101 may perform measurements outside of measurement gaps on the given frequency band.

[0045] In one example, the RRC response includes a first gapless measurement capability parameter for a first carrier frequency (e.g., a first frequency band) and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for a second carrier frequency (e.g., a second frequency band). Each gapless measurement capability parameter may have a value "Gap" indicating that the UE is capable of gapless measurement on the corresponding carrier frequency, or a value "No Gap" indicating that the UE requires measurement gaps for the corresponding carrier frequency.

[0046] The indication on each frequency band may be based on, for example, the ability of the UE to perform gapless measurements on each frequency band. In some aspects, the ability of the UE to perform gapless measurements depends on the spare RF resources available at the time. The available spare RF resources may vary depending on which frequency bands the UE 101 is currently communicating on.

[0047] The RRC response may additionally include an interruption length parameter for gapless measurement (e.g., IE NeedForGap-InterruptionLength). The interruption length parameter indicates the interruption length allocated for gapless measurement. UE 101 may determine the interruption length parameter, for example, based on the capabilities of UE 101. In some aspects, the interruption length parameter may be indicated by frequency band. The indication on each frequency band may be based on the capability of the UE to perform measurements on each frequency band, for example. Depending on the spare RF resources available at this time, the UE may need a longer interruption time to prepare the RF circuit for measurement (e.g., RF on / off, etc.). The available spare RF resources may vary depending on which frequency bands the UE 101 is currently communicating on.

[0048] In some alternative aspects, the interruption length may be fixed (e.g., in RAN4 RRM spec TS.38.133), and an interruption length parameter is not required. For example, the interruption length may be a fixed value for FR1 and another fixed value for FR2. In some aspects, the fixed value for FR1 is 1 millisecond (ms) and the fixed value for FR2 is 0.75 ms.

[0049] In one aspect, the gapless measurement capability parameter and / or the interruption length parameter may be used to update the previous UE capability information from action 204. If the capabilities of the UE have changed since action 204, then an update may be required. For example, if UE 101 is configured to communicate on a different set of frequency bands than action 204, then the UE may have a different set of available spare RF resources and, therefore, different capabilities. Conversely, if the capabilities of the UE have not changed since action 204 (e.g., if UE 101 is configured to communicate on the same frequency band as action 204), then an update to the previous UE capability information from action 204 may not be necessary.

[0050] As shown in action 212, in some aspects, UE 101 may perform SSB measurements on different carrier frequencies, such as bands A and B, according to the measurement configuration received from base station 111a. Based on the configuration, the SSB measurements may be performed with or without measurement gaps. For bands with gapless measurements, UE 101 may perform SSB measurements within a measurement gap configured to another band or outside of a measurement gap with time allocated for the interruption, according to various interruption arrangements including corresponding interruption eligibility parameters and length parameters disclosed in the present disclosure.

[0051] At action 214, in some aspects, a measurement report may be sent by UE 101 to base station 111a. The measurement report may include results of the measurement.

[0052] Figures 3 to 8A radio resource management perspective of an interruption arrangement for gapless measurement according to some aspects is illustrated. The UE may indicate "gap" or "no gap" to the base station, and the base station may configure the UE with or without interruption. The interruption arrangement may correspond to UE capabilities and network signaling as disclosed in the present disclosure. In some aspects, the UE may be a UE 101 as described in other figures of the present specification. The base station may be a base station 111a as described in other figures of the present specification.

[0053] Figure 3 Figure 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario in which measurement gaps are configured for at least one carrier frequency and gapless measurement can be performed for one or more other carrier frequencies. Depending on the coverage of the measurement gaps and the priority of gapless measurement, SSB measurements on one or more other carrier frequencies may be performed within the scheduled measurement gaps or outside the scheduled measurement gaps with additional interruptions.

[0054] Figure 3 An example of a scenario in which gapless measurements may be completely covered by measurement gaps is shown. In this example, the UE indicates "no gap" on the first carrier frequency 150 and indicates "gap" on the second carrier frequency 160. As described above, the indication may be made by the UE to the base station in an RRC response and / or a UE capability information message. As an example, the carrier frequencies 150, 160 may include a frequency band or a frequency band combination for a handover process or a component carrier (CC) for a carrier aggregation process. The base station schedules a first SMTC window 180a for the first carrier frequency 150 and a second SMTC window 180b for the second carrier frequency 160.

[0055] The SMTC window duration and periodicity may be set to match the SSB transmission. For example, the SMTC duration may be 1ms, 2ms, 3ms, 4ms, or 5ms. The SMTC periodicity may be 5ms, 10ms, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, or 160ms. The SMTC window may include one or more SSB bursts, and each SSB burst has one or more SSBs. The maximum number of SSBs within a burst depends on the operating frequency band over which the SSB burst is transmitted. In one example, the first SMTC window 180a may have a duration of 2ms and 4 SSBs in the first SSB burst 192a. The second SMTC window 180b may have a duration of 3ms and 6 SSBs in the second SSB burst 192b. The SMTC windows 180a, 180b may span different numbers of subframes 140 on their respective carrier frequencies. One subframe 140 may be equal to 1ms.

[0056] In some aspects, a measurement gap 182 is configured on the second carrier frequency 160 for SSB measurements corresponding to the second SMTC window 180b. During the measurement gap 182, the UE suspends communication (Tx / Rx) with the serving cell and tunes the RF module to the configured frequency (e.g., the configured MO), and resumes connection with the serving cell after the measurement gap 182. The measurement gap 182 has a measurement gap length (MGL) greater than the second SMTC window 180b, so that the SSB burst 192b is included in the measurement gap 182, and additional time slots 194a, 194b are allocated for RF module retuning at the beginning and end of the measurement gap 182. For example, the MGL of the measurement gap 182 may be configured to be 6ms, where the second SMTC window 180b is 4ms, and 0.5ms is scheduled for the additional time slots 194a, 194b.

[0057] Duration 181 may be a time period required to perform SSB measurements on a first carrier frequency, which may include a first SMTC window 180a plus interruptions 176a, 176b before and after a second SMTC window 180b, even if the SSB measurement on the first carrier frequency does not require a measurement gap, the second SMTC window may be required for performing SSB measurements on the first carrier frequency. In this example, duration 181 is covered in time by a measurement gap 182 configured for the second SMTC window 180b. In addition, the repetition frequency of the first SMTC window 180a is not higher than that of the second SMTC window 180b. For example, the first SMTC window 180a can be repeated at the same or lower frequency as the second SMTC window 180b. In this scenario, a first SSB measurement 190a for the first carrier frequency 150 may be performed within the measurement gap 182, and additional interruptions are not allowed outside the measurement gap 182. The UE should use additional time slots 194a, 194b to turn on / off the RF chain and baseband resources at the beginning and end of each measurement gap opportunity.

[0058] During each occurrence of the measurement gap 182, the network may not schedule the UE for uplink / downlink (e.g., suspend communication). The UE may use the occurrence of the measurement gap 182 to alternate between performing a first SSB measurement 190a within the first SMTC window 180a and performing a second SSB measurement 190b within the second SMTC window 180b. For example, since the measurement gap 182 has been configured and the duration 181 may be completely covered by the measurement gap 182, the measurement 190a may be performed on the first carrier frequency 150 within the first and third occurrences of the measurement gap 182. Because the measurement gap 182 has been configured, there is no need to allocate additional interruptions (e.g., interruptions 176a, 176b) for SSB measurements, thereby simplifying and preventing unnecessary waste of network scheduling.

[0059] Figure 4 An example of a scenario in which a gapless measurement cannot be completely covered by a measurement gap is shown. In this example, the UE still indicates "no gap" on the first carrier frequency 150 and indicates "gap" on the second carrier frequency 160. The duration of the measurement gap 182 scheduled for the second SMTC window 180b cannot temporally cover the duration 181. In this example, the duration 181 includes the duration of the first SMTC window 180a plus the duration of the interruptions 170a, 170b arranged before and after the first SMTC window 180a, respectively.

[0060] Since the duration 181 is not within the bounds of the measurement gap 182, the first SSB measurement 190a requires additional time allocated outside the measurement gap 182. Additional interruptions 170a, 170b may be scheduled before or after the first SMTC window 180a, and a portion of the interruption 170b may fall in time outside the measurement gap 182. During the interruption 170a, 170b, the serving cell may suspend communication (Tx / Rx) with the UE to allow the UE to reallocate / switch RF resources, and the UE resumes connection with the serving cell after the interruption 170a, 170b.

[0061] In this case, the UE may use measurement gaps 182 to alternate between performing a first SSB measurement 190a within a first SMTC window 180a with interruptions 170a, 170b and performing a second SSB measurement 190b within a second SMTC window 180b. By applying gapless measurement to the first SSB measurement 190a, the allocation of measurement gaps is reduced under certain conditions, thereby improving system throughput and mobility performance. By allocating interruptions 170a, 170b for the first SSB measurement 190a, interference between the first SSB measurement 190a and the serving cell communication (Tx / Rx) may be eliminated or at least reduced.

[0062] In some aspects, the UE may receive an SSB from a base station. Because the UE may alternate between performing a first SSB measurement 190a and performing a second SSB measurement 190b, the UE may perform the SSB measurement 190a only during every other occurrence of the SMTC window 180a. Although the UE may be performing the second SSB measurement 190b, the base station may not know which SMTC window the UE is measuring at a given time. In order to avoid conflicts when the UE performs an interruption, the base station may choose to schedule the UE for uplink / downlink communications at each SMTC window 180a during the time when the UE needs an interruption time, even though the UE may be performing measurements in the SMTC window 180b instead of the SMTC window 180a. These dead spaces 174a, 174b. The dead spaces 174a, 174b may have the same length as the interruptions 170a, 170b. Although the interruption is not allocated during the dead spaces 174a, 174b, the base station considers that it is allocated with an interruption.

[0063] FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B Additional examples of scenarios where some of the gapless measurements are not covered by measurement gaps are shown, whereas these gapless measurements are considered to be fully covered if the gapless measurements are aligned with the corresponding measurement gaps. In these examples, the UE still indicates "no gap" on the first carrier frequency 150 and "gap" on the second carrier frequency 160. FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B As shown, in some aspects, the repetition frequency of the first SMTC window 180a for the first carrier frequency 150 is higher than the repetition frequency of the second SMTC window 180b for the second carrier frequency 160. For example, FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B As shown in the example of FIG. 1 , the repetition frequency of the first SMTC window 180 a is twice that of the second SMTC window 180 b .

[0064] In some aspects, the first SMTC window 180a may have a duration equal to or less than the second SMTC window 180b. Thus, some occurrences of the first SMTC window 180a ( FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B The first and third occurrences of the first SMTC window 180a in the example of FIG. 1 fall within the measurement gap 182 of the second carrier frequency, while the remaining occurrences of the first SMTC window 180a fall outside the measurement gap 182 ( FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B In this case, some occurrences of the first SMTC window 180a on the first carrier frequency 150 are not covered by the measurement gap 182 configured on the second carrier frequency 160.

[0065] In this scenario, an interruption eligibility parameter (e.g., IE NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility) is included in network signaling indicating whether to enable additional interruptions. As discussed in the present disclosure, the network signaling may be included in an RRC message (such as an RRC reconfiguration or recovery message). In some aspects, the interruption eligibility parameter may be based on the measurement priority. For example, the interruption eligibility parameter may be a first value indicating that additional interruptions are disabled when the measurement priority on the first carrier frequency 150 is a low priority. Conversely, the interruption eligibility parameter may be a second value indicating that additional interruptions are enabled when the measurement priority is a high priority.

[0066] like Figure 5A As shown by example block diagram 500A, for example, if the measurement of the first SMTC window 180a on the first carrier frequency 150 is a low priority, the interruption eligibility parameter may have a first value. In response to the interruption eligibility parameter being the first value, the UE should perform a first SSB measurement 190a on the first carrier frequency 150 using the measurement gap 182 configured on the second carrier frequency 160 without configuring an additional interruption. Since the duration 181 (including the duration of the SMTC window 180a and the duration of the interruptions 170a, 170b) can be covered in time by the measurement gap, the SSB measurement 190a can be performed on the first carrier frequency 150 within the measurement gap 182 configured for the second carrier frequency 160.

[0067] In this case, the UE may alternate between performing a first SSB measurement 190a on the first carrier frequency 150 and performing a second SSB measurement 190b on the second carrier frequency 160 at each occurrence of the measurement gap 182. The first SSB measurement 190a is not performed at each occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a, but is only performed when the occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a coincides with the occurrence of the measurement gap 182. In the example shown in block diagram 500A, the first SSB measurement 190a may be performed at every fourth occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a (shown in block diagram 500A as being performed at the third occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a). The second SSB measurement 190b may be performed at every other occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b (shown in block diagram 500A as being performed at the first occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b). Since the measurement gap 182 has been configured for the second carrier frequency 160 and since it completely covers the duration 181 when aligned with the first SMTC window 180a, no additional interruption needs to be scheduled and thus unnecessary waste of network scheduling is prevented.

[0068] like Figure 5BAs shown in the example block diagram 500B, for example, if the measurement of the first SMTC window 180a on the first carrier frequency 150 is a high priority, or there are a large number of carriers to be measured within the measurement gap 182, the interruption eligibility parameter may have a second value. In response to the interruption eligibility parameter being the second value, interruptions are allowed outside the measurement gap 182. The UE should perform measurements 190a within the first SMTC window 180a, wherein the interruptions 170a, 170b are arranged before and after the first SMTC window 180a, respectively.

[0069] In this case, the UE may use the measurement gap 182 to perform a first SSB measurement 190a on a first SMTC window 180a with interruptions 170a, 170b and to perform a second SSB measurement 190b on a second SMTC window 180b. In the example shown in block diagram 500B, the first SSB measurement 190a may be performed at every other occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a (shown in block diagram 500B as being performed at the second occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a). The second SSB measurement 190b may be performed at each occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b. By allocating interruptions 170a, 170b to the first SSB measurement 190a, the first SSB measurement 190a and the second SSB measurement 190b may be performed more frequently, thereby reducing measurement delays. In addition, the UE may perform high priority measurements in the first SMTC window 180a while being allowed to perform any RF switching / reallocation processes during the interruptions 170a, 170b.

[0070] In some aspects, when performing the first SSB measurement 190a outside the measurement gap 182, the UE may be scheduled by the base station (e.g., returned to normal uplink / downlink operation with the base station). During the interruption 170a, the UE may suspend communication with the base station. Since the interruptions 170a, 170b are used to avoid interference when performing RF on / off, after the spare RF resources are turned on during the interruption 170a, the original RF resources used to communicate with the base station are not interfered. Therefore, after the interruption 170a, the UE can use the original set of RF resources to resume normal communication with the base station while using the spare RF resources to perform measurement 190a. The interruption 170b occurs after the measurement 190a is completed and the spare RF resources are turned off. The UE may suspend the uplink / downlink with the base station until the interruption 170b is completed.

[0071] Figures 6 to 8 This illustrates a scenario where measurement gaps are not configured for all relevant carrier frequencies. Figure 6As shown, it is assumed that the UE indicates "no gap" on the first carrier frequency 150 and also indicates "no gap" on the second carrier frequency 160. In this case, since there is no need to measure the gap, the UE can perform a first SSB measurement 190a on the first carrier frequency 150 and a second SSB measurement 190b on the second carrier frequency 160, where interruptions are allocated for RF turning on / off to reduce interference with data transmission. In one aspect, even if the SMTC length is different on different carriers, the interruption position and the corresponding time position when turning on / off the RF chain and baseband resources are aligned on all carriers to avoid waste of network scheduling. For example, when the occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a and the second SMTC window 180b overlap in time and the duration of the second SMTC window 180b is greater than the duration of the first SMTC window 180a, a pair of interruptions 170a, 170b are allocated before and after the first SMTC window 180a and the second SMTC window 180b, respectively, without scheduling additional interruptions therebetween. For example, the pair of interruptions 170a, 170b is used for the first SSB measurement 190a, without a separate interruption 170c (shown in dashed lines for illustration purposes only) located after the first SMTC window 180a but before the end of the second SMTC window 180b.

[0072] Thus, the first SMTC window 180a and the second SMTC window 180b are sandwiched in time between the pair of interruptions 170a, 170b, such that both SMTC windows 180a, 180b fall within the boundaries of the first interruption 170a and the second interruption 170b. In one aspect, the first interruption 170a may appear directly before the start of the first SMTC window 180a and the second SMTC window 180b as illustrated. As illustrated, the second interruption 170b may appear directly after the end of the second SMTC window 180b.

[0073] Figure 7 An interruption arrangement for gapless UE measurements according to some aspects is illustrated. In this example, the UE indicates "no gap" on the first carrier frequency 150 and also indicates "no gap" on the second carrier frequency 160. Similar to Figure 6In the illustrated example, the interruption is aligned on the first carrier frequency 150 and the second carrier frequency 160. The first interruption 170a is performed before the first SMTC window 180a, and the second interruption 170b is performed after the first SMTC window 180a. The third interruption 172a is performed before the second occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b, and the fourth interruption 172b is performed after the second occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b. The first interruption 170a and the second interruption 170b may have a first duration, and the third interruption 172a and the fourth interruption 172b may have a second duration less than the first duration. The first duration and the second duration may be indicated in the RRC message using, for example, an interruption length parameter. In some aspects, the interruption length parameter is included as part of the UE capability information or included in the RRC response.

[0074] In this case, the UE may perform a first SSB measurement 190a on a first SMTC window 180a with interruptions 170a, 170b. The UE may perform a second SSB measurement at the second occurrence of a second SMTC window 180b with interruptions 172a, 172b. Although interruptions 172a, 172b have a smaller duration than interruptions 170a, 170b, since the network does not know which SMTC the UE is measuring at a given time, the network may choose to conservatively schedule the UE for uplink / downlink transmission. That is, the network may assume a worst-case scenario and not schedule the UE according to the maximum interruption length so that an uplink / downlink with the UE is not accidentally attempted while the UE is performing an interruption. In this case, interruptions 170a, 170b have a longer duration, so the network may not schedule the UE for the duration of interruptions 170a, 170b before / after any SMTC to be measured. Although the UE performs an outage 172a, 172b with a shorter length at the second occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b, the network is unaware and assumes that the UE is performing an outage with a longer duration (worst case scenario). This results in a first dead space 174a before the outage 172a and a second dead space 174b after the outage 172b. The UE does not perform an outage in these dead spaces, and the network does not schedule the UE for uplink / downlink during these dead spaces, resulting in a loss of network efficiency.

[0075] Figure 8 An interruption arrangement for gapless UE measurements according to some aspects is illustrated. In this example, the UE indicates "no gap" on the first carrier frequency 150 and also indicates "no gap" on the second carrier frequency 160. Similar to Figure 6 and Figure 7In the illustrated example, the interrupts are aligned on the first carrier frequency 150 and the second carrier frequency 160. The first interrupt 170a is executed before the first SMTC window 180a, and the second interrupt 170b is executed after the first SMTC window 180a. The third interrupt 172a is executed before the second occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b, and the fourth interrupt 172b is executed after the second occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b. The first interrupt 170a and the second interrupt 170b may have a first duration, and the third interrupt 172a and the fourth interrupt 172b may have a second duration that is less than the first duration.

[0076] The second SMTC window 180b on the second carrier frequency 160 may have a higher periodicity than the first SMTC window 180a on the first carrier frequency 150. For example, the first occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a may be aligned with the first occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b. The second occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a may be aligned with the third occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b. The second occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b may be offset from the first and second occurrences of the first SMTC window 180a.

[0077] In this case, the UE may perform measurement 190a at the first occurrence of the first SMTC window 180a with interruptions 170a, 170b. The UE may perform measurement 190b at the second occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b with interruptions 172a, 172b. Since the second occurrence of the second SMTC window 180b deviates from the first SMTC window 180a, the UE only has the option of measuring the second carrier frequency 160 within the second SMTC window 180b. Since the UE is only able to measure the second SMTC window 180b at this time, the network knows that the interruption will have the duration of interruptions 172a, 172b. Since the duration of interruptions 172a, 172b is less than the duration of interruptions 170a, 170b, the network can use this extra time to schedule the UE for uplink / downlink, thereby improving network efficiency.

[0078] Fig. 9Possible values ​​for the NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility parameter are illustrated. The parameter may indicate whether gapless measurements on a band (e.g., target band A) for which the UE indicates "gap" should be performed within a configured measurement gap for a band (e.g., target band B) for which the UE indicates "gap". A first value may indicate that the UE is to measure target band A within a measurement gap configured for target band B, where no additional interruptions are allowed outside of the measurement gap. In some aspects, the first value may be a value of "0" or "false". A second value may indicate that the UE is to measure target band A outside of a measurement gap for target band B, where there are interruptions before and after the SMTC window to be measured on band A. In some aspects, the second value may be a value of "1" or "true".

[0079] FIG. 10A to FIG. 10C A table of outage eligibility parameters according to some aspects is depicted. As shown in Table 1010, parameters can be assigned on a per-UE basis. The network can be configured to communicate with N UEs and different parameter values ​​can be assigned to each UE to be used. As shown in Table 1020, parameters can be assigned by FR. For example, the network can assign different parameter values ​​for FR1 and FR2 to each UE, respectively. Different UEs can be assigned different values ​​for FR1 and FR2. As shown in Table 1030, parameters can be assigned on a per-MO basis. For example, each UE can be configured to measure N MOs and different parameter values ​​can be assigned for each MO. Different UEs can be assigned different values ​​for their corresponding MOs.

[0080] FIG. 11A to FIG. 11E An interruption length parameter according to some aspects is depicted. In some aspects, the interruption length parameter is the IE NeedForGap-InterruptionLength. According to element 1100, the interruption length parameter indicates an interruption length to be used by the UE for gapless measurement. The parameter may be indicated from the UE to the network. In some examples, the parameter is indicated in an RRC message or may be part of the UE capability information.

[0081] In some aspects, the interruption length parameter is a fixed value based on the UE's ability to measure on FR1. The capability type (e.g., type A, type B, type C, etc.) of FR1 for the UE may be fixed based on the known capability of the UE to measure on FR1. As shown in Table 1110, the interruption length parameter value varies based on the capability type of FR1. Each type may have a different interruption length parameter value. As an example, the value may be 0.5 ms for type A, 1 ms for type B, and 0 ms for type C. A value of 0 ms may correspond to no interruption.

[0082] In some aspects, the interruption length parameter is a fixed value based on the UE's ability to measure in FR2. The capability type (e.g., Type A, Type B, Type C, etc.) for FR2 of the UE may be fixed according to the known capability of the UE to measure in FR2. As shown in Table 1120, the interruption length parameter value varies according to the capability type of FR2. Each type may have a different interruption length parameter value. In some examples, the value may be 0.25 ms for Type A, 0.75 ms for Type B, and 0 ms for Type C. A value of 0 ms may correspond to no interruption.

[0083] In some aspects, the interruption length parameter is a fixed value per UE. The capability type of the UE (e.g., type A, type B, type C, etc.) may be fixed according to the known capabilities of the UE to perform measurements. As shown in Table 1130, the interruption length parameter value varies according to the UE capability type. Each type may have a different interruption length parameter value. In some examples, the value may be 0.5 ms for type A, 1 ms for type B, and 0 ms for type C. A value of 0 ms may correspond to no interruption.

[0084] In some aspects, the interruption length parameter is assigned on a per-band basis. The capability type (e.g., type A, type B, type C, etc.) is selected by the UE based on the UE's ability to measure on one or more frequency bands. In some aspects, the UE's ability to measure includes the UE's ability to measure on the target frequency band (e.g., in order to select the capability type of frequency band A, the UE selects based on the ability to measure frequency band A). In one aspect, the UE's ability to measure may be based on any of the foregoing examples, plus the capability of the RF circuit based on the UE. The capability of the RF circuit may depend on the currently available spare RF resources that can be used to perform the measurement. The available spare RF resources may depend on which frequency bands are currently active. As shown in Table 1140, in some examples, the value may be 0ms for type A, 0.25ms for type B, 0.5ms for type C, 0.75ms for type D, and 1ms for type E.

[0085] Although explicit values ​​are given, these values ​​are merely examples. It should be understood that other values ​​fall within the scope of the present disclosure, and these values ​​may vary depending on UE capabilities or network capabilities.

[0086] Fig.12A block diagram 1200 of a method for performing gapless UE measurements according to some aspects is depicted. In some aspects, a UE is configured with gapless measurements on at least one carrier frequency, such as a frequency band or a frequency band combination. Based on various conditions, a base station may configure the UE with or without an interruption on a particular carrier frequency. Such conditions may include whether measurement gaps are configured on at least one other carrier frequency, whether the measurement gaps completely cover the SMTC window for gapless measurements, and interruption eligibility (e.g., whether the interruption is allowed). The interruption arrangement may correspond to UE capabilities and network signaling as disclosed in the present disclosure. In some aspects, the interruption arrangement may be based on Figures 3 to 8 The measurement gap configuration is determined according to the examples given in any one of the foregoing. The UE may be the UE 101 as described with respect to other figures of this specification. The base station may be the base station 111a as described with respect to other figures of this specification.

[0087] As shown in action 1202, the UE may indicate its gapless measurement capability to the base station via RRC signaling. The UE may indicate its gapless measurement capability ("gap" or "gapless") on each relevant frequency band. In one aspect, the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on at least one frequency band or frequency band combination.

[0088] As shown in action 1204, the UE measurement configuration is determined based on whether measurement gaps are configured on at least one relevant frequency band. In some examples, as shown in action 1214, if the UE indicates "no gaps" on all relevant frequency bands (such as band A and band B), measurements are performed with interruptions before and after each SMTC to be measured. Figures 6 to 8 Non-limiting examples are provided. In some aspects, a pair of interruptions is shared by multiple frequency bands. The pair of interruptions can be arranged before and after the SMTC windows of multiple frequency bands with longer durations.

[0089] Alternatively, as shown in action 1206, if the UE indicates "no gap" on some frequency bands (e.g., frequency band A) and "gap" on other frequency bands (e.g., frequency band B) when measurement gaps are configured, the UE measurement configuration may also be determined based on whether the SMTC window and the corresponding interruption on the gap-free frequency band (e.g., frequency band A) can be completely covered by the measurement gap. As shown in action 1208, if the SMTC window and the corresponding interruption on the gap-free frequency band (e.g., frequency band A) can be completely covered by the measurement gap, the measurement is performed on frequency band A within the measurement gap. Additional interruptions are not allowed outside the measurement gap. Figure 3 Non-limiting examples are provided.

[0090] Alternatively, as shown in action 1210, if the SMTC window and corresponding interruption on the gapless band (e.g., band A) cannot be completely covered by the measurement gap, network signaling is introduced. In some aspects, the introduced network signaling may include RRCIE NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility. Based on the value of NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility, the UE may choose how to measure. For example, as shown in action 1208, if the value of NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility is a first value indicating that additional interruptions are not allowed, the UE may measure on the gapless band (e.g., band A) within the gap, while additional interruptions are not allowed outside the gap. As shown in action 1212, if the value of NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility is a second value indicating that additional interruptions are allowed, the UE may measure on the gapless band (e.g., band A), where corresponding interruptions are allocated before and after each SMTC window. The SMTC window and / or the corresponding interruption may be located outside the measurement gap. Figure 4 Non-limiting examples are provided in Figures 12 and 5. Finally, as indicated by action 1216, a measurement report is sent to the base station.

[0091] In various aspects, CN 120 can be a 5GC (referred to as “5GC 120” or the like), and RAN 110 can be connected to CN 120 via two parts: a next generation (NG) user plane (NG-U) interface 114, which carries traffic data between the RAN node and the user plane function (UPF); and an S1 control plane (NG-C) interface 115, which is a signaling interface between the RAN node and the access and mobility management function (AMF).

[0092] Fig.13 1 is a diagram illustrating example components of a device 1300 that may be employed in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. In some aspects, the device 1300 may include at least application circuitry 1302, baseband circuitry 1304, radio frequency (RF) circuitry 1306, front end module (FEM) circuitry 1308, one or more antennas 1310, and power management circuitry (PMC) 1312 coupled together as shown. The illustrated components of the device 1300 may be included in a UE or a RAN node (such as UE 101 or base station 111), as described, for example, with reference to FIG. Figure 1 to Figure 2and as described throughout the present disclosure. UE 101 may be configured to perform gapless measurements as described throughout the present disclosure. In some implementations, device 1300 may include fewer elements (e.g., the RAN node may not utilize application circuit 1302, but instead include a processor / controller to process IP data received from the CN (which may be a 5GC or an evolved packet core (EPC))). In some implementations, device 1300 may include additional elements, such as, for example, a memory / storage device, a display, a camera, a sensor (including one or more temperature sensors, such as a single temperature sensor, multiple temperature sensors at different locations in device 1300, etc.), or an input / output (I / O) interface. In other implementations, the components described below may be included in more than one device (e.g., the circuit may be separately included in more than one device for a cloud-RAN (C-RAN) implementation).

[0093] The application circuit 1302 may include one or more application processors. For example, the application circuit 1302 may include circuits such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The processor may include any combination of general-purpose processors and special-purpose processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, etc.). The processor may be coupled to or may include a memory / storage device and may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory / storage device to enable various applications or operating systems to run on the device 1300. In some specific implementations, the processor of the application circuit 1302 may process IP data packets received from the EPC.

[0094] The baseband circuit 1304 may include circuits such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The baseband circuit 1304 may include one or more baseband processors or control logic components to process baseband signals received from the receive signal path of the RF circuit 1306 and generate baseband signals for the transmit signal path of the RF circuit 1306. The baseband circuit 1304 may interact with the application circuit 1302 to generate and process baseband signals and control the operation of the RF circuit 1306. For example, in some specific implementations, the baseband circuit 1304 may include a 3G baseband processor 1304A, a 4G baseband processor 1304B, a 5G baseband processor 1304C, or other baseband processors 1304D for other existing generations, generations under development, or generations to be developed in the future (e.g., 2G, 6G, etc.).

[0095] The baseband circuitry 1304 (e.g., one or more baseband processors 1304A-1304D) may handle various radio control functions that enable communication with one or more radio networks via the RF circuitry 1306. In other implementations, some or all of the functions of the baseband processors 1304A-1304D may be included in a module stored in the memory 1304G and executed via the central processing unit (CPU) 1304E. The radio control functions may include, but are not limited to, signal modulation / demodulation, encoding / decoding, radio frequency shifting, etc. In some implementations, the baseband circuitry 1304 may include one or more audio digital signal processors (DSPs) 1304F.

[0096] RF circuit 1306 may communicate with a wireless network using modulated electromagnetic radiation through a non-solid medium. In various specific implementations, RF circuit 1306 may include switches, filters, amplifiers, etc. to facilitate communication with a wireless network. RF circuit 1306 may include a receive signal path, which may include circuits that down-convert RF signals received from FEM circuit 1308 and provide baseband signals to baseband circuit 1304. RF circuit 1306 may also include a transmit signal path, which may include circuits that up-convert baseband signals provided by baseband circuit 1304 and provide RF output signals to FEM circuit 1308 for transmission.

[0097] In some implementations, the receive signal path of the RF circuit 1306 may include a mixer circuit 1306A, an amplifier circuit 1306B, and a filter circuit 1306C. In some implementations, the transmit signal path of the RF circuit 1306 may include a filter circuit 1306C and a mixer circuit 1306A. The RF circuit 1306 may also include a synthesizer circuit 1306D for synthesizing frequencies used by the receive signal path and the mixer circuit 1306A of the transmit signal path.

[0098] Fig.14 A diagram illustrating an example interface of a baseband circuit that may be employed according to some aspects is illustrated. As discussed above, Fig.13 The baseband circuit 1304 may include processors 1304A-1304E and a memory 1304G utilized by the processors. Each of the processors 1304A-1304E may include a corresponding memory interface 1404A-1404E for sending / receiving data to / from the memory 1304G.

[0099] The baseband circuit 1304 may also include: one or more interfaces to communicate with other circuits / devices, such as a memory interface 1412 (e.g., an interface for sending / receiving data to / from a memory external to the baseband circuit 1304); an application circuit interface 1414 (e.g., an interface for sending / receiving data to / from a memory external to the baseband circuit 1304); Fig.13 RF circuit interface 1416 (for example, for sending / receiving data to / from the application circuit 1302); Fig.13 an interface for sending / receiving data to / from a RF circuit 1306); a wireless hardware connection interface 1418 (e.g., for sending / receiving data to / from a near field communication (NFC) component, Components (e.g. Low power consumption), components and other communication components to send / receive data); and a power management interface 1420 (e.g., an interface for sending / receiving power or control signals to / from PMC 1312).

[0100] Examples herein may include subject matter, such as a method, components for performing actions or blocks of the method, and at least one machine-readable medium including executable instructions that, when executed by a machine (e.g., a processor with memory, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc.), cause the machine to perform actions of a method or apparatus or system for concurrent communication using multiple communication technologies according to the described specific implementations and examples.

[0101] In one example, it is assumed that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on a first carrier frequency and a measurement gap for a second carrier frequency is required. It is further assumed that the first SMTC window of the first carrier frequency is not completely covered by the measurement gap of the second carrier frequency. In this example, whether to allocate additional interruptions may be based on network signaling. The UE may receive an interruption qualification parameter (e.g., a parameter "NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility" in an information element of a measurement configuration) from a base station to indicate whether the UE should perform a first SSB measurement on the first carrier frequency within a measurement gap allocated to the second carrier frequency. The first value of NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility may indicate that the UE performs a first SSB measurement within the measurement gap, and additional interruptions are not allowed outside the measurement gap. The second value of NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility may indicate that the UE performs a first SSB measurement outside the measurement gap, with interruptions before and after the first SMTC window. By introducing an interruption qualification parameter, the base station can flexibly schedule gapless SSB measurements based on application needs. If the SSB measurement has a high priority, or there are a large number of carriers to be measured within the measurement gap, the gapless measurement may be scheduled outside the measurement gap to reduce the measurement delay. The NeedForGap-InterruptionEligibility parameter may be indicated per MO, per carrier frequency 1 (FR1) / carrier frequency 2 (FR2), or per UE. As described herein, FR1 may refer to a radio carrier frequency of 410 MHz to 7.125 GHz. As described herein, FR2 may refer to a radio carrier frequency of 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz.

[0102] In another example, it is assumed that the UE is able to perform gapless measurements on both the first carrier frequency and the second carrier frequency. The SMTC window on the first carrier frequency may have a longer duration than the SMTC window on the second carrier frequency. In this example, the UE should perform a first measurement on the first carrier frequency using a pair of interruptions. The pair of interruptions may be arranged before and after the SMTC window on the first carrier frequency, respectively. The UE should perform a second measurement on the second carrier frequency using the same pair of interruptions so that the interruptions are aligned on all carriers.

[0103] The base station may not know which carrier frequency the UE is measuring on at a given time. By aligning these interruptions across all carriers, the base station does not need to know which carrier frequency the UE is measuring on in order to optimize performance. The base station is able to maximize UE uplink / downlink scheduling because it minimizes the number of occurrences that the UE may be busy performing an interruption. Since these interruptions are aligned across all carriers, the location of the interruption being performed does not depend on which carrier frequency the UE is measuring on.

[0104] If an interruption is to be allocated, the interruption length needs to be specified. In some aspects, the UE may transmit the interruption length to be used to the network via an interruption length parameter (e.g., the parameter "NeedForGap-InterruptionLength" in the information element of the UE capability). In one aspect, the interruption length may be a fixed value assigned on a per-UE basis. On the other hand, the value may be a fixed value for FR1 and another fixed value for FR2. These values ​​may be predetermined for the UE and based on the ability of the UE to measure on FR1 and FR2. On the other hand, the value can be assigned on a per-band basis. The UE may select a value based on the ability of the UE to measure on one or more frequency bands. In some aspects, the ability to measure on one or more frequency bands may be based on the standby RF circuit of the UE. In some aspects, the ability to measure on one or more frequency bands may be based on the active frequency band being used by other cells (e.g., serving base stations).

[0105] Additional Embodiments

[0106] Embodiments of the present invention may include subject matter, such as a method, components for performing actions or blocks of the method, and at least one machine-readable medium including executable instructions that, when executed by a machine (e.g., a processor with memory, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc.), cause the machine to perform actions of a method or apparatus or system for concurrent communication using multiple communication technologies according to the various aspects and examples described.

[0107] Embodiment 1 is a device for user equipment (UE), the device comprising one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: receive network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window defined for a second carrier frequency; transmit UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for measurement on the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for measurement on the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency, and wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for measurement on the second carrier frequency; and perform a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement on the first carrier frequency within the first occurrence of the measurement gap and perform a second SSB measurement on the second carrier frequency within the second occurrence of the measurement gap.

[0108] Embodiment 2 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 1, wherein the measurement gap temporally covers the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window.

[0109] Embodiment 3 is a device for a user equipment (UE), the device comprising one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: receive network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window defined for a second carrier frequency; transmit UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for measurement on the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for measurement on the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency, and wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for measurement on the second carrier frequency; receive an interruption eligibility parameter, the interruption eligibility parameter indicating whether to allocate additional interruptions outside the measurement gap; in response to the interruption eligibility parameter being a first value, perform a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement on the first carrier frequency only within the measurement gap; and in response to the interruption eligibility parameter being a second value, perform the first SSB measurement outside the measurement gap using a first interrupt arranged before the first SMTC window and a second interrupt arranged after the first SMTC window.

[0110] Embodiment 4 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 3, wherein the outage eligibility parameter is the second value if a portion of the first SMTC window is temporally outside of the measurement gap.

[0111] Embodiment 5 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 3, wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is the second value, and wherein the UE capability information further includes an interruption length parameter indicating a length of the first interruption or the second interruption.

[0112] Embodiment 6 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 5, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per UE.

[0113] Embodiment 7 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 5, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0114] Embodiment 8 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 5, wherein the interruption length parameter is indicated per frequency band based on the UE's ability to measure one or more frequency bands.

[0115] Embodiment 9 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 3, wherein the length of the first interruption or the second interruption is predetermined by UE.

[0116] Embodiment 10 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 3, wherein the length of the first interruption or the second interruption is predetermined per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0117] Embodiment 11 is a device for user equipment (UE), the device comprising one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: receive network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window defined for a second carrier frequency; transmit UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for measurement on the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for measurement on the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter and the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicate that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency and the second carrier frequency, respectively; and perform a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement on the first carrier frequency and a second SSB measurement on the second carrier frequency using a first interrupt before both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window and a second interrupt after both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window.

[0118] Embodiment 12 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 11, wherein the UE capability information further includes an interruption length parameter indicating a length of the first interruption or the second interruption.

[0119] Embodiment 13 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 12, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per UE.

[0120] Embodiment 14 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 12, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0121] Embodiment 15 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 12, wherein the interruption length parameter is indicated per frequency band based on the UE's ability to measure one or more frequency bands.

[0122] Embodiment 16 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 11, wherein the length of the first interruption or the second interruption is predetermined per UE, or is predetermined per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0123] Embodiment 17 is a device for user equipment (UE), the device comprising one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: receive network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first SMTC allocated to a first carrier frequency; transmit UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for measurement on the first carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency; and perform a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement within the first SMTC window. The first SSB measurement is performed using a first interruption arranged before the first SMTC window and a second interruption arranged after the first SMTC window, and the UE capability information also includes an interruption length parameter indicating the length of the first interruption or the second interruption.

[0124] Embodiment 18 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 17, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per UE.

[0125] Embodiment 19 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 17, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0126] Embodiment 20 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 17, wherein the interruption length parameter is indicated per frequency band based on the UE's ability to measure one or more frequency bands.

[0127] Embodiment 21 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 17, wherein the network configuration information further includes a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window allocated to a second carrier frequency, wherein the UE capability information includes a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform a second SSB measurement within the second SMTC window.

[0128] Embodiment 22 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 21, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the second carrier frequency, and wherein the first interruption is arranged before both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window, and the second interruption is arranged after both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window.

[0129] Embodiment 23 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 21, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for the second carrier frequency, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive an interruption eligibility parameter indicating that the first interruption and the second interruption are allocated outside the measurement gap.

[0130] Embodiment 24 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 23, wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is indicated per measurement object (MO).

[0131] Embodiment 25 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 23, wherein the outage eligibility parameter is indicated for frequency range 1 (FR1) and frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0132] Embodiment 26 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 23, wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is indicated per UE.

[0133] Embodiment 27 is a device for user equipment (UE), the device comprising one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: receive network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window defined for a second carrier frequency; transmit UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency; and perform a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement within the first SMTC window and a second SSB measurement within the second SMTC window.

[0134] Embodiment 28 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 27, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: when the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for measurement on the second carrier frequency, and further when the first SMTC window is completely covered by the measurement gap, perform the first SSB measurement within the measurement gap without additional interruption.

[0135] Embodiment 29 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiments 27 to 28, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: in a case where the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires the measurement gap for measurement on the second carrier frequency, and further in a case where a portion of the first SMTC window is temporally outside the measurement gap, receive an interruption eligibility parameter indicating whether an additional interruption is allocated outside the measurement gap; in a case where the interruption eligibility parameter of the first carrier frequency is a first value indicating that no additional interruption is allocated outside the measurement gap, perform the first SSB measurement within the measurement gap without an additional interruption; and in a case where the interruption eligibility parameter of the first carrier frequency is a second value indicating that an additional interruption is allocated outside the measurement gap, perform the first SSB measurement using a first interrupt before the first SMTC window and a second interrupt after the first SMTC window.

[0136] Embodiment 30 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiments 27 to 29, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: when the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the second carrier frequency, perform the first SSB measurement and the second SSB measurement using a first interruption before both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window and a second interruption after both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window.

[0137] Embodiment 31 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 30, wherein the length of the first interruption or the second interruption is fixed or predetermined per UE, per frequency range 1 (FR1), or per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0138] Embodiment 32 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 30, wherein the length of the first interruption or the second interruption is determined by frequency band based on the ability of the UE to measure one or more frequency bands.

[0139] Embodiment 33 is a device for a base station (BS), the device comprising one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: transmit network configuration information to a user equipment (UE), the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first SMTC allocated to a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window allocated to a second carrier frequency; receive UE capability information, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency, and the second .... The second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE needs a measurement gap for measurement on the second carrier frequency; an interruption eligibility parameter is transmitted to the UE, and the interruption eligibility parameter indicates whether to allocate additional interruptions outside the measurement gap; when the interruption eligibility parameter is a first value, the UE is configured to perform the first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement only within the measurement gap on the first carrier frequency; and when the interruption eligibility parameter is a second value, the UE is configured to perform the first SSB measurement outside the measurement gap using a first interruption arranged before the first SMTC window and a second interruption arranged after the first SMTC window.

[0140] Embodiment 34 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 33, wherein the one or more processors are configured to suspend downlink or uplink communications with the UE during the first interruption and the second interruption.

[0141] Embodiment 35 includes the subject matter of any variation of embodiment 33, wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is based on a priority of the first SSB measurement.

[0142] Embodiment 36 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 33, wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is the second value, and wherein the UE capability information further includes an interruption length parameter indicating a length of the first interruption or the second interruption.

[0143] Embodiment 37 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 36, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per UE.

[0144] Embodiment 38 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 36, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0145] Embodiment 39 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 36, wherein the interruption length parameter is indicated per frequency band based on the UE's ability to measure one or more frequency bands.

[0146] Embodiment 40 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 33, wherein the length of the first interruption or the second interruption is predetermined by UE, or is predetermined by frequency range 1 (FR1) and by frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0147] Embodiment 41 is a method implemented by a user equipment (UE). The method includes: receiving network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window defining a second carrier frequency; transmitting UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency, and wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for performing measurement on the second carrier frequency; receiving an interruption eligibility parameter, the interruption eligibility parameter indicating whether additional interruptions are allowed outside the measurement gap; in response to the interruption eligibility parameter being a first value, performing a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement on the first carrier frequency only within the measurement gap; and in response to the interruption eligibility parameter being a second value, performing the first SSB measurement on the first carrier frequency outside the measurement gap using a first interruption arranged before the first SMTC window and a second interruption arranged after the first SMTC window.

[0148] Embodiment 42 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 41, wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is the second value, and wherein the UE capability information further includes an interruption length parameter indicating a length of the first interruption or the second interruption.

[0149] Embodiment 43 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 42, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per UE.

[0150] Embodiment 44 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 42, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0151] Embodiment 45 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 42, wherein the interruption length parameter is indicated per frequency band based on the UE's ability to measure one or more frequency bands.

[0152] Embodiment 46 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 41, wherein the length of the first interruption or the second interruption is predetermined by UE, or is predetermined by frequency range 1 (FR1) and by frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0153] Embodiment 47 includes a device for user equipment (UE), the device including one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: receive network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window defined for a second carrier frequency; transmit UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency; and perform a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement on the first carrier frequency and a second SSB measurement on the second carrier frequency based on the alignment of the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window.

[0154] Embodiment 48 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 47, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for measuring on the second carrier frequency, wherein the first SSB measurement is performed within a first occurrence of the measurement gap, and wherein the second SSB measurement is performed within a second occurrence of the measurement gap.

[0155] Embodiment 49 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 48, wherein the measurement gap temporally overlaps the first SMTC window and its corresponding interruption, and wherein the measurement gap temporally overlaps the second SMTC window.

[0156] Embodiment 50 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 47, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for measuring on the second carrier frequency, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive an interruption eligibility parameter indicating whether to allocate an additional interruption outside the measurement gap; in response to the interruption eligibility parameter being a first value, perform the first SSB measurement on the first carrier frequency only within the measurement gap; in response to the interruption eligibility parameter being a second value, perform the first SSB measurement using a first interrupt arranged before the first SMTC window and a second interrupt arranged after the first SMTC window, wherein a portion of the first interrupt, a portion of the first SMTC window, or a portion of the second interrupt falls outside the measurement gap in time.

[0157] Embodiment 51 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 50, wherein a portion of the first SMTC window or a portion of the second interruption falls in time within the measurement gap.

[0158] Embodiment 52 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 50, wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is the second value, and wherein the UE capability information further includes an interruption length parameter indicating a length of the first interruption or the second interruption.

[0159] Embodiment 53 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 52, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per UE.

[0160] Embodiment 54 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 52, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0161] Embodiment 55 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 52, wherein the interruption length parameter is indicated per frequency band based on the UE's ability to measure one or more frequency bands.

[0162] Embodiment 56 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 50, wherein the length of the first interruption or the second interruption is predetermined per UE.

[0163] Embodiment 57 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 50, wherein the length of the first interruption or the second interruption is predetermined per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

[0164] Embodiment 58 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 47, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the second carrier frequency, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: utilize a first interrupt before both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window and a second interrupt after both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window to perform the first SSB measurement on the first carrier frequency and perform the second SSB measurement on the second carrier frequency.

[0165] Embodiment 59 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 58, wherein the UE capability information further includes an interruption length parameter indicating a length of the first interruption or the second interruption.

[0166] Embodiment 60 is a device for a base station, the device comprising one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: transmit network configuration information to a user equipment (UE), the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window defined for a second carrier frequency; receive UE capability information, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency; and configure the UE to perform a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement and a second SSB measurement based on the alignment of the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window.

[0167] Embodiment 61 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 60, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for performing measurements on the second carrier frequency, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit an interruption eligibility parameter to the UE, the interruption eligibility parameter indicating whether to allocate additional interruptions outside the measurement gap; configure the UE to perform the first SSB measurement only within the measurement gap on the first carrier frequency when the interruption eligibility parameter is a first value; and configure the UE to perform the first SSB measurement using a first interrupt arranged before the first SMTC window and a second interrupt arranged after the first SMTC window when the interruption eligibility parameter is a second value, wherein a portion of the first interruption, a portion of the first SMTC window, or a portion of the second interruption falls outside the measurement gap in time.

[0168] Embodiment 62 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 61, wherein the one or more processors are configured to suspend downlink or uplink communications with the UE during the first interruption and the second interruption.

[0169] Example 63 includes the subject matter of any variation of Example 61, wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is based on a priority of the first SSB measurement.

[0170] Embodiment 64 is a method implemented by a user equipment (UE). The method includes: receiving network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC defining a second SMTC window defined for a second carrier frequency; transmitting UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information including a first gapless measurement capability parameter for the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency; and performing a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement on the first carrier frequency and a second SSB measurement on the second carrier frequency based on the alignment of the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window.

[0171] Embodiment 65 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 64, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for measuring on the second carrier frequency, wherein the first SSB measurement is performed within a first occurrence of the measurement gap, and wherein the second SSB measurement is performed within a second occurrence of the measurement gap.

[0172] Embodiment 66 includes the subject matter of any variation of Embodiment 65, wherein the measurement gap temporally overlaps the first SMTC window and its corresponding interruption, and wherein the measurement gap temporally overlaps the second SMTC window.

[0173] The above description of illustrative examples, implementations, aspects, etc. of the disclosed subject matter, including what is described in the abstract, is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosed aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Although specific examples, implementations, aspects, etc. are described herein for illustrative purposes, various modifications can be considered within the scope of such examples, implementations, aspects, etc., as can be appreciated by those skilled in the relevant art.

[0174] In this regard, while the subject matter of the present disclosure has been described in conjunction with various examples, implementations, aspects, etc. and corresponding figures, it should be understood that other similar aspects may be used or modifications and additions may be made to the disclosed subject matter, where applicable, for performing the same, similar, alternative or alternative functions of the subject matter without departing from the disclosed subject matter. Therefore, the disclosed subject matter should not be limited to any single example, implementation, or aspect described herein, but should be interpreted in accordance with the breadth and scope of the following claims.

[0175] In particular, with respect to the various functions performed by the above-described components or structures (assemblies, devices, circuits, systems, etc.), unless otherwise specified, the terms used to describe such components (including references to "components") are intended to correspond to any component or structure that performs the specified function of the component (e.g., functionally equivalent), even if not structurally equivalent to the disclosed structures that perform the functions in the exemplary implementations illustrated herein. In addition, while particular features have been disclosed with respect to only one of a plurality of implementations, for any given or particular application, such features may be combined with one or more other features of other implementations, which may be desirable and advantageous.

[0176] As used herein, the term "or" is intended to mean an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or". That is, unless otherwise specified or clear from the context, "X employs A or B" is intended to mean any of the natural inclusive arrangements. That is, if X employs A; X employs B; or X employs both A and B, then "X employs A or B" is satisfied in any of the foregoing cases. In addition, the articles "a" and "an" used in this application and the appended claims should generally be interpreted as meaning "one or more" unless otherwise specified or clear from the context to be directed to the singular form. In addition, to the extent that the terms "including", "comprising", "having", "having", "with", or variations thereof are used in the detailed description and claims, such terms are intended to be included in a manner similar to the term "comprising". In addition, where one or more numbered items (e.g., "first X", "second X", etc.) are discussed, generally, the one or more numbered items may be different or they may be the same, but in some cases, the context may indicate that they are different or that they are the same.

[0177] It is understood that the use of personally identifiable information should be subject to privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized to meet or exceed industry or government requirements for maintaining user privacy. Specifically, personally identifiable information data should be managed and processed to minimize the risk of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of the authorized use should be clearly stated to users.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a user equipment (UE), comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receiving network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first SMTC allocated to a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC window defining a second SMTC allocated to a second carrier frequency; transmitting UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information comprising a first gapless measurement capability parameter for the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency; and Based on the alignment of the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window, a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement is performed on the first carrier frequency and a second SSB measurement is performed on the second carrier frequency.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for measuring on the second carrier frequency, wherein the first SSB measurement is performed within a first occurrence of the measurement gap, and wherein the second SSB measurement is performed within a second occurrence of the measurement gap.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the measurement gap temporally covers the first SMTC window and its corresponding interruption, and wherein the measurement gap temporally covers the second SMTC window.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires measurement gaps for measuring on the second carrier frequency; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receiving an interruption eligibility parameter indicating whether to allocate an additional interruption outside of the measurement gap; In response to the interruption eligibility parameter being a first value, performing the first SSB measurement on the first carrier frequency only during the measurement gap; and In response to the interruption eligibility parameter being a second value, the first SSB measurement is performed using a first interruption arranged before the first SMTC window and a second interruption arranged after the first SMTC window, wherein a portion of the first interruption, a portion of the first SMTC window, or a portion of the second interruption falls outside the measurement gap in time. 5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a portion of the first SMTC window or a portion of the second interruption temporally falls within the measurement gap. 6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is the second value, and wherein the UE capability information further includes an interruption length parameter indicating a length of the first interruption or the second interruption. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per UE.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the interruption length parameter is fixed per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the interruption length parameter is indicated per frequency band based on a capability of the UE to measure one or more frequency bands.

10. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a length of the first interruption or the second interruption is predetermined per UE.

11. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein a length of the first interruption or the second interruption is predetermined per frequency range 1 (FR1) and per frequency range 2 (FR2).

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the second carrier frequency; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: The first SSB measurement is performed on the first carrier frequency and the second SSB measurement is performed on the second carrier frequency using a first interrupt before both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window and a second interrupt after both the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window. 13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the UE capability information further comprises an interruption length parameter indicating a length of the first interruption or the second interruption.

14. An apparatus for a base station, comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: transmitting network configuration information to a user equipment (UE), the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first SMTC allocated to a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC window defining a second SMTC allocated to a second carrier frequency; receiving UE capability information, the UE capability information comprising a first gapless measurement capability parameter for the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency; as well as The UE is configured to perform a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement and a second SSB measurement based on alignment of the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires measurement gaps for measuring on the second carrier frequency; and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmitting an interruption eligibility parameter to the UE, the interruption eligibility parameter indicating whether to allocate an additional interruption outside the measurement gap; If the interruption eligibility parameter is a first value, configuring the UE to perform the first SSB measurement only within the measurement gap on the first carrier frequency; and If the interruption eligibility parameter is a second value, the UE is configured to perform the first SSB measurement using a first interruption arranged before the first SMTC window and a second interruption arranged after the first SMTC window, wherein a portion of the first interruption, a portion of the first SMTC window, or a portion of the second interruption falls outside the measurement gap in time.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are configured to suspend downlink or uplink communications with the UE during the first interruption and the second interruption.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the interruption eligibility parameter is based on a priority of the first SSB measurement.

18. A method implemented by a user equipment (UE), the user equipment comprising one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to: receiving network configuration information from a serving cell, the network configuration information including a first synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window defining a first SMTC allocated to a first carrier frequency, and also including a second SMTC window defining a second SMTC allocated to a second carrier frequency; transmitting UE capability information to the serving cell, the UE capability information comprising a first gapless measurement capability parameter for the first carrier frequency and a second gapless measurement capability parameter for the second carrier frequency, wherein the first gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE is capable of performing gapless measurement on the first carrier frequency; and Based on the alignment of the first SMTC window and the second SMTC window, a first synchronization signal block (SSB) measurement is performed on the first carrier frequency and a second SSB measurement is performed on the second carrier frequency.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second gapless measurement capability parameter indicates that the UE requires a measurement gap for measuring on the second carrier frequency, wherein the first SSB measurement is performed within a first occurrence of the measurement gap, and wherein the second SSB measurement is performed within a second occurrence of the measurement gap.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the measurement gap temporally covers the first SMTC window and its corresponding interruption, and wherein the measurement gap temporally covers the second SMTC window.

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