Method and apparatus for determining gap parameters

Abstract

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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular to a method and device for determining a gap parameter. BACKGROUND

[0002] In a new radio (NR) system, a terminal periodically detects frequency points of a serving cell and neighboring cells respectively, and reports detection results to a network device, so that the network device determines signal quality of the serving cell and the neighboring cells respectively based on the detection results, and controls whether the terminal performs cell switching according to the signal quality of the serving cell and the neighboring cells respectively.

[0003] According to an existing NR protocol, before the terminal detects the frequency points of the serving cell and the neighboring cells respectively, the terminal needs to receive a gap parameter configured by the network device, and then performs frequency point detection based on the gap parameter configured by the network device.

[0004] In the prior art, when the network device configures the gap parameter for the terminal, the influence of inconsistent frame header offsets of different frequency points on the configured gap parameter is not considered, which causes the terminal to be unable to perform frequency point detection based on the configured gap parameter, thereby affecting the mobility of the terminal in a connected state. SUMMARY

[0005] Embodiments of the present application provide a method and device for determining a gap parameter, which considers the influence of inconsistent frame header offsets of different frequency points on the configured gap parameter, so that the terminal can accurately perform frequency point detection based on the configured gap parameter, and effectively ensures the mobility of the terminal in a connected state.

[0006] In a first aspect, a method for determining a gap parameter is provided, comprising:

[0007] Determining an inter-frequency SMTC starting position of each of a plurality of to-be-detected frequency points, wherein frame header offsets of at least two frequency points in the plurality of to-be-detected frequency points are different, and the inter-frequency SMTC starting position is determined based on a global positioning system (GPS).

[0008] Determining a target combination parameter and a target gap starting position based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of each of the plurality of to-be-detected frequency points, wherein the target combination parameter includes a target gap measurement duration and a target gap period.

[0009] The gap parameter includes the target gap measurement duration, the target gap period, and the target gap starting position.

[0010] According to the method for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the gap parameters further include a preset gap radio frequency conversion timing. The method for determining the target combination parameters and the target gap start position based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the plurality of frequency points to be detected includes:

[0011] Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, initial combination parameters are determined. Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the timing of the GAP radio frequency conversion, and the initial combination parameters, multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected are determined. The initial combination parameters include the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period.

[0012] Determine whether the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP start position.

[0013] If it is determined that there are no identical candidate GAP start positions, the lowest priority frequency point is removed from the plurality of frequency points to be detected, and the updated frequency point is determined as the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. The above operation is repeated until there are identical candidate GAP start positions among the plurality of candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the new plurality of frequency points to be detected.

[0014] In the case of identical candidate GAP starting positions, the target GAP starting position is determined from the identical candidate GAP starting positions based on the number of terminals corresponding to the identical candidate GAP starting positions, and the initial combination parameters are determined as the target combination parameters.

[0015] According to the method for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the initial combination parameters are determined based on the different frequency SMTC start positions of the plurality of frequency points to be detected, including:

[0016] In the case where there are different frequency points among the multiple frequency points to be detected, multiple candidate combination parameters are determined based on the different frequency SMTC start position of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected and the preset GAP RF conversion timing. Each candidate combination parameter includes the candidate GAP measurement duration and the candidate GAP period.

[0017] The initial combination parameter is determined from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included among the plurality of candidate combination parameters; wherein, the GAP parameter also includes the GAP radio frequency conversion timing.

[0018] According to the method for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the step of determining the initial combination parameter from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest gap period included in the plurality of candidate combination parameters includes:

[0019] Determine the number of candidate combination parameters that include the longest GAP period.

[0020] When the number is one, the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period are determined as the initial combination parameters.

[0021] When there are multiple such parameters, the candidate combination parameter corresponding to the shortest GAP measurement duration among the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period is determined as the initial combination parameter.

[0022] According to the method for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the step of determining multiple candidate gap start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected based on the different frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes:

[0023] For each of the frequency points to be detected, the minimum value of the GAP starting position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters.

[0024] The maximum value of the GAP start position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial GAP period.

[0025] Based on the SMTC cycle index, SMTC cycle, minimum value of the GAP start position, and maximum value of the GAP start position, multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected are determined.

[0026] According to the method for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the step of determining the minimum value of the gap starting position based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency to be detected, the gap radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency to be detected, the gap radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes:

[0027] The minimum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMin = (AbsSmtcOffset + SmtcDuration + RfSwitchTime + GapMgta – GapMgl + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0028] Wherein, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value of the GAP starting position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC, SmtcDuration represents the duration of SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the duration of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgta represents the timing of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgl represents the duration of the initial GAP measurement, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0029] According to the method for determining gap parameters provided in this application, determining the maximum value of the gap start position based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency to be detected, the gap radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial gap period includes:

[0030] The maximum value of the starting position of GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMax = (AbsSmtcOffset – RfSwitchTime + GapMgta + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0031] Wherein, GapOffsetMax represents the maximum value of the determined GAP start position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the start position of the inter-frequency SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the GAP RF conversion duration, GapMgta represents the GAP RF conversion timing, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0032] According to the method for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the step of determining multiple candidate gap start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected based on the SMTC period index, SMTC period, minimum value of the gap start position, and maximum value of the gap start position includes:

[0033] The candidate GAP starting position index is determined based on the minimum and maximum values ​​of the GAP starting position.

[0034] Based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index, the start positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined.

[0035] According to the method for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the step of determining the starting positions of the plurality of candidate gaps based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the gap start position, and the candidate gap start position index includes:

[0036] The starting positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined based on SmtcIndex*SmtcPeriod+(GapOffsetMin+GapOffsetIndex)mod SmtcPeriod.

[0037] Wherein, SmtcIndex represents the SMTC cycle index, SmtcPeriod represents the SMTC cycle, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value for determining the starting position of the GAP, and GapOffsetIndex represents the starting position index of the candidate GAP.

[0038] According to the method for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the method further includes:

[0039] Determine the difference between the candidate GAP period and the SMTC period.

[0040] Based on the difference, the SMTC cycle index is determined.

[0041] Secondly, embodiments of this application also provide a network device, including a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:

[0042] A memory for storing computer programs; a transceiver for sending and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer programs from the memory and performing the following operations:

[0043] The starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected is determined. Among the multiple frequency points to be detected, at least two frequency points have different frame header offsets. The starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC is determined based on the Global Positioning System (GPS).

[0044] Based on the starting position of the different frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the target combination parameters and the starting position of the target GAP are determined. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period.

[0045] The GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position.

[0046] According to a network device provided in this application, the GAP parameters further include a preset GAP radio frequency conversion timing. The step of determining the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the plurality of frequency points to be detected includes:

[0047] Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, initial combination parameters are determined. Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the timing of the GAP radio frequency conversion, and the initial combination parameters, multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected are determined. The initial combination parameters include the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period.

[0048] Determine whether the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP start position.

[0049] If it is determined that there are no identical candidate GAP start positions, the lowest priority frequency point is removed from the plurality of frequency points to be detected, and the updated frequency point is determined as the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. The above operation is repeated until there are identical candidate GAP start positions among the plurality of candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the new plurality of frequency points to be detected.

[0050] In the case of identical candidate GAP starting positions, the target GAP starting position is determined from the identical candidate GAP starting positions based on the number of terminals corresponding to the identical candidate GAP starting positions, and the initial combination parameters are determined as the target combination parameters.

[0051] According to a network device provided in this application, determining the initial combination parameters based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the plurality of frequency points to be detected includes:

[0052] In the case where there are different frequency points among the multiple frequency points to be detected, multiple candidate combination parameters are determined based on the different frequency SMTC start position of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected and the preset GAP RF conversion timing. Each candidate combination parameter includes the candidate GAP measurement duration and the candidate GAP period.

[0053] The initial combination parameter is determined from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included among the plurality of candidate combination parameters; wherein, the GAP parameter also includes the GAP radio frequency conversion timing.

[0054] According to a network device provided in this application, determining the initial combination parameters from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included in the plurality of candidate combination parameters includes:

[0055] Determine the number of candidate combination parameters that include the longest GAP period.

[0056] When the number is one, the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period are determined as the initial combination parameters.

[0057] When there are multiple such parameters, the candidate combination parameter corresponding to the shortest GAP measurement duration among the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period is determined as the initial combination parameter.

[0058] According to a network device provided in this application, determining multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes:

[0059] For each of the frequency points to be detected, the minimum value of the GAP starting position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters.

[0060] The maximum value of the GAP start position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial GAP period.

[0061] Based on the SMTC cycle index, SMTC cycle, minimum value of the GAP start position, and maximum value of the GAP start position, multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected are determined.

[0062] According to a network device provided in this application, the step of determining the minimum value of the GAP starting position based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes:

[0063] The minimum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMin = (AbsSmtcOffset + SmtcDuration + RfSwitchTime + GapMgta – GapMgl + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0064] Wherein, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value of the GAP starting position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC, SmtcDuration represents the duration of SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the duration of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgta represents the timing of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgl represents the duration of the initial GAP measurement, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0065] According to a network device provided in this application, determining the maximum value of the GAP start position based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial GAP period includes:

[0066] The maximum value of the starting position of GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMax = (AbsSmtcOffset – RfSwitchTime + GapMgta + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0067] Wherein, GapOffsetMax represents the maximum value of the determined GAP start position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the start position of the inter-frequency SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the GAP RF conversion duration, GapMgta represents the GAP RF conversion timing, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0068] According to a network device provided in this application, the step of determining multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected based on the SMTC period index, the SMTC period, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the maximum value of the GAP start position includes:

[0069] The candidate GAP starting position index is determined based on the minimum and maximum values ​​of the GAP starting position.

[0070] Based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index, the start positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined.

[0071] According to a network device provided in this application, determining the starting positions of the plurality of candidate GAPs based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP starting position, and the candidate GAP starting position index includes:

[0072] The starting positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined based on SmtcIndex*SmtcPeriod+(GapOffsetMin+GapOffsetIndex)mod SmtcPeriod.

[0073] Wherein, SmtcIndex represents the SMTC cycle index, SmtcPeriod represents the SMTC cycle, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value for determining the starting position of the GAP, and GapOffsetIndex represents the starting position index of the candidate GAP.

[0074] According to a network device provided in this application, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0075] Determine the difference between the candidate GAP period and the SMTC period.

[0076] Based on the difference, the SMTC cycle index is determined.

[0077] Thirdly, embodiments of this application also provide a device for determining gap parameters, comprising:

[0078] The first processing unit is used to determine the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, wherein at least two of the multiple frequency points to be detected have different frame header offsets, and the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC is determined based on the Global Positioning System (GPS).

[0079] The second processing unit is used to determine the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position based on the different frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period.

[0080] The GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position.

[0081] According to the device for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the gap parameters further include a preset gap radio frequency conversion timing. The second processing unit is specifically used for:

[0082] Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, initial combination parameters are determined. Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the timing of the GAP radio frequency conversion, and the initial combination parameters, multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected are determined. The initial combination parameters include the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period.

[0083] Determine whether the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP start position;

[0084] If it is determined that there are no identical candidate GAP start positions, the lowest priority frequency point is removed from the plurality of frequency points to be detected, and the updated frequency point is determined as the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. The above operation is repeated until there are identical candidate GAP start positions among the plurality of candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the new plurality of frequency points to be detected.

[0085] In the case of identical candidate GAP starting positions, the target GAP starting position is determined from the identical candidate GAP starting positions based on the number of terminals corresponding to the identical candidate GAP starting positions, and the initial combination parameters are determined as the target combination parameters.

[0086] According to the device for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the second processing unit is specifically used for:

[0087] In the case where there are different frequency points among the multiple frequency points to be detected, multiple candidate combination parameters are determined based on the different frequency SMTC start position of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected and the preset GAP radio frequency conversion timing. Each candidate combination parameter includes the candidate GAP measurement duration and the candidate GAP period.

[0088] The initial combination parameter is determined from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included among the plurality of candidate combination parameters; wherein, the GAP parameter also includes the GAP radio frequency conversion timing.

[0089] According to the device for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the second processing unit is specifically used for:

[0090] Determine the number of candidate combination parameters that include the longest GAP period;

[0091] When the number is one, the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period are determined as the initial combination parameters;

[0092] When there are multiple such parameters, the candidate combination parameter corresponding to the shortest GAP measurement duration among the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period is determined as the initial combination parameter.

[0093] According to the device for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the second processing unit is specifically used for:

[0094] For each of the frequency points to be detected, the minimum value of the GAP starting position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters.

[0095] Based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial GAP period, the maximum value of the GAP start position is determined.

[0096] Based on the SMTC cycle index, SMTC cycle, minimum value of the GAP start position, and maximum value of the GAP start position, multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected are determined.

[0097] According to the device for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the second processing unit is specifically used for:

[0098] The minimum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMin = (AbsSmtcOffset + SmtcDuration + RfSwitchTime + GapMgta – GapMgl + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0099] Wherein, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value of the GAP starting position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC, SmtcDuration represents the duration of SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the duration of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgta represents the timing of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgl represents the duration of the initial GAP measurement, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0100] According to the device for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the second processing unit is specifically used for:

[0101] The maximum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMax = (AbsSmtcOffset – RfSwitchTime + GapMgta + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0102] Wherein, GapOffsetMax represents the maximum value of the determined GAP start position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the start position of the inter-frequency SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the GAP RF conversion duration, GapMgta represents the GAP RF conversion timing, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0103] According to the device for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the second processing unit is specifically used for:

[0104] The candidate GAP starting position index is determined based on the minimum and maximum values ​​of the GAP starting position.

[0105] Based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index, the start positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined.

[0106] According to the device for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the second processing unit is specifically used for:

[0107] The starting positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined based on SmtcIndex*SmtcPeriod+(GapOffsetMin+GapOffsetIndex)mod SmtcPeriod.

[0108] Wherein, SmtcIndex represents the SMTC cycle index, SmtcPeriod represents the SMTC cycle, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value for determining the starting position of the GAP, and GapOffsetIndex represents the starting position index of the candidate GAP.

[0109] According to the apparatus for determining gap parameters provided in this application, the apparatus further includes a third processing unit and a fourth processing unit.

[0110] The third processing unit is used to determine the difference between the candidate GAP period and the SMTC period;

[0111] The fourth processing unit is used to determine the SMTC cycle index based on the difference.

[0112] Fourthly, embodiments of this application also provide a processor-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing the processor to perform the steps of the method for determining the gap parameters as described in the first aspect.

[0113] The gap parameter determination method and apparatus provided in this application, when determining the GAP parameters, can first determine the inter-frequency SMTC start position of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected. At least two of the multiple frequency points to be detected have different frame header offsets, and the inter-frequency SMTC start positions are determined based on GPS. Based on the inter-frequency SMTC start positions of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, target combination parameters and target GAP start positions are determined. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period. The GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP start position. This method of determining GAP parameters based on the inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected can, to some extent, avoid the influence of inconsistent frame header offsets of different frequency points on the configured GAP parameters. This allows the determined GAP parameters to cover the measurement time domain positions of all inter-frequency frequencies as much as possible, thereby enabling the terminal to accurately detect frequency points based on the configured GAP parameters. Attached Figure Description

[0114] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0115] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a GapOffset configuration provided for existing technology;

[0116] Figure 2 A flowchart illustrating a method for determining gap parameters provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0117] Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating the process of determining target combination parameters and the starting position of a target GAP, provided for an embodiment of this application;

[0118] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a GapOffset configuration provided for the implementation of this application;

[0119] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of another GapOffset configuration provided for implementation of this application;

[0120] Figure 6 This application provides a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0121] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a device for determining gap parameters provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0122] In the embodiments of this application, the term "and / or" describes the relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three cases: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following associated objects have an "or" relationship.

[0123] In the embodiments of this application, the term "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar.

[0124] The technical solutions provided in this application can be applied to various systems, such as 5G systems.

[0125] The terminal involved in this application embodiment can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user, a handheld device with wireless connectivity, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. The name of the terminal may differ in different systems; for example, in a 5G system, the terminal can be called a User Equipment (UE). The wireless terminal device can communicate with one or more core networks (CNs) via a Radio Access Network (RAN). The wireless terminal device can be a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) and a computer with a mobile terminal device, for example, a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted mobile device. They exchange voice and / or data with the radio access network. Examples include Personal Communication Service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). Wireless terminal equipment can also be referred to as a system, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, or user device, but is not limited to these terms in the embodiments of this application.

[0126] The network device involved in this application embodiment can be a base station, which may include multiple cells providing services to terminals. Depending on the specific application, a base station may also be called an access point, or a device in an access network that communicates with a wireless terminal device through one or more sectors on the air interface, or other names. The network device can be used to exchange received air frames with Internet Protocol (IP) packets, acting as a router between the wireless terminal device and the rest of the access network, where the rest of the access network may include an Internet Protocol (IP) communication network. The network device can also coordinate the attribute management of the air interface. For example, the network equipment involved in the embodiments of this application can be a base transceiver station (BTS) in a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), a NodeB in a Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, an evolved Node B (eNB or e-NodeB) in a long term evolution (LTE) system, a 5G base station (gNB) in a next generation system, a Home evolved Node B (HeNB), a relay node, a femto, a pico, etc., and is not limited in the embodiments of this application. In some network structures, the network equipment may include centralized unit (CU) nodes and distributed unit (DU) nodes, and the centralized unit and distributed unit may be geographically separated.

[0127] For example, in the embodiments of this application, the network device and the terminal device can each use one or more antennas to perform multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission. MIMO transmission can be single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) or multiple user MIMO (MU-MIMO). Depending on the shape and number of antenna combinations, MIMO transmission can be 2D-MIMO, 3D-MIMO, FD-MIMO, or massive-MIMO, or it can be diversity transmission, precoding transmission, or beamforming transmission, etc.

[0128] In a New Radio (NR) system, a terminal periodically detects the frequency points of its serving cell and neighboring cells and reports the detection results to the network equipment. The network equipment then determines the signal quality of the serving cell and neighboring cells based on the detection results. If the signal quality of the reference signal of a neighboring cell is lower than a specified signal quality threshold, the terminal is instructed to continue camping on the serving cell. Conversely, if the signal quality of the reference signal of a neighboring cell is higher than a specified signal quality threshold, the terminal is instructed to switch from the serving cell to that neighboring cell to ensure that the terminal always camps on a cell with a better reference signal.

[0129] Based on the existing NR protocol, the terminal typically needs to first receive the GAP parameters configured for it by the network device, and then perform frequency point detection based on the GAP parameters configured for it by the network device. The GAP parameters mainly include GapMgl, GapMgrp, GapOffset, and GapMgta. GapMgl represents the GAP measurement duration, GapMgrp represents the GAP period, GapOffset represents the GAP start position, and GapMgta represents the GAP RF conversion timing.

[0130] It is understandable that the GAP parameters may include other parameters besides the four mentioned above, and the specific settings can be configured according to actual needs. The following descriptions will use GAP parameters including GapMgl, GapMgrp, GapOffset, and GapMgta as examples.

[0131] In existing technologies, network devices do not consider the impact of inconsistent frame header offsets at different frequency points on the configuration of GAP parameters when configuring GAP parameters for terminals. This can prevent terminals from performing frequency point detection based on the configured GAP parameters, thereby affecting the mobility of the terminal in connected mode.

[0132] Specifically, in the existing technology, in the process of determining the values ​​of GapMgl and GapMgrp, these two parameters are treated as a combined parameter called GapPattern, and the values ​​of GapMgl and GapMgrp are determined together.

[0133] In the presence of different system frequencies, the GapPattern with a GapMgl value of 6ms among the preset GapPatterns can be identified as multiple candidate GapPatterns. Then, based on the longest GapMgrp and the shortest GapMgl among the multiple candidate GapPatterns, the final GapPattern can be determined from the multiple candidate GapPatterns. The GapMgl and GapMgrp in the final GapPattern are the determined GapMgl and GapMgrp.

[0134] In the presence of different frequency points, the value of GapMgl can be determined according to GapMgl>=(SmtcDuration+2*GapMgta). Assuming that the value of GapMgl is Ams, the GapPattern with GapMgl value Ams among the multiple preset GapPatterns is determined as multiple candidate GapPatterns. Then, based on the longest GapMgrp and the shortest GapMgl among the multiple candidate GapPatterns, the final GapPattern is determined. The GapMgl and GapMgrp in the final GapPattern are the determined GapMgl and GapMgrp.

[0135] Based on the above description, the values ​​of GapMgl and GapMgrp can be determined. When determining the value of GapOffset, it can be calculated using the formula: SmtcIndex*SmtcPeriod+(SmtcOffset+SmtcPeriod-GapOffsetIndex)%SmtcPeriod.

[0136] Wherein, SmtcIndex represents the SMTC cycle index within the GAP cycle, SmtcPeriod represents the SMTC cycle, SmtcOffset represents the SMTC start position, GapOffsetIndex represents the available GapOffset position index within the SMTC measurement cycle, and SMTC stands for SSB Measurement Timing Configuration.

[0137] The SmtcIndex ranges from [0, GapMgrp / SmtcPeriod-1] and represents the SMTC period index within the GAP period. Typically, the GAP period is longer than the SMTC period, and they are multiples of each other. The GapOffsetIndex ranges from [0, GapMgl – SmtcDuration – 2 * GapMgta] and represents the available GapOffset location index within one SMTC measurement period.

[0138] When determining GapMgta, considering that the value of GapMgta is the same as the RF conversion time, the value of GapMgta is fixed at 0.5ms.

[0139] Based on the above description, the values ​​of the GAP parameters, including GapMgl, GapMgrp, GapOffset, and GapMgta, can be determined. If multiple GapOffsets exist, the discrete configuration of GAP among cell users needs to be considered to stagger the scheduling times of different users as much as possible. Specifically, this includes: prioritizing discrete scheduling between SMTC cycles; secondly, discrete scheduling within the SMTC cycle; and within the SMTC discrete interval, selecting the GapOffset with fewer users as the final GapOffset, thereby determining the GAP parameters.

[0140] To facilitate understanding, an example of an existing GAP parameter configuration is provided. In this example, assume that for frequency point 1: frame header offset is configured as 0, SmtcPeriod = 20ms, SmtcOffset = 0ms, SmtcDuration = 2ms; and for frequency point 2: frame header offset is configured as 3ms, SmtcPeriod = 20ms, SmtcOffset = 0ms, SmtcDuration = 2ms. However, the existing GAP parameter configuration method does not consider the impact of the inconsistent frame header offsets between frequency points 1 and 2 on the GAP parameter configuration. The calculated GapOffset can be found in [reference needed]. Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 The diagram illustrates a GapOffset configuration for existing technology, where the GapOffset is configured as 47ms, 48ms, 49ms, and 0ms. At any of these GapOffset positions, only inter-frequency point 1 can be measured, while inter-frequency point 2 cannot be measured. This results in the terminal being unable to perform frequency point detection based on the configured GAP parameters, thereby affecting the terminal's mobility in the connected state.

[0141] To fully account for the impact of inconsistent frame header offsets at different frequency points on the configuration of GAP parameters, and to enable the terminal to accurately detect frequency points based on the configured GAP parameters, in this embodiment, the SmtcOffset of each frequency point can be uniformly converted into the inter-frequency SMTC starting position based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) to obtain the GPS-based inter-frequency SMTC starting position of each frequency point, which can be denoted as AbsSmtcOffset. The GAP parameters are then determined based on the GPS-based inter-frequency SMTC starting position of each frequency point.

[0142] It can be seen that by determining the GPS-based inter-frequency SMTC start position for each frequency point, and determining the GAP parameters based on the GPS-based inter-frequency SMTC start position for each frequency point, the influence of inconsistent frame header offsets on the configuration of GAP parameters can be avoided to a certain extent. This allows the determined GAP parameters to cover the measurement time domain positions of all inter-frequency points as much as possible, thereby enabling the terminal to accurately perform frequency point detection based on the configured GAP parameters.

[0143] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will now be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0144] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining gap parameters according to an embodiment of this application. This method can be applied to network devices. For example, please refer to... Figure 2 As shown, the method for determining the gap parameter may include:

[0145] S201. Determine the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected. Among the multiple frequency points to be detected, at least two frequency points have different frame header offsets. The starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC is determined based on the Global Positioning System (GPS).

[0146] In this embodiment of the application, the impact of inconsistent frame header offsets at different frequency points on the configuration of GAP parameters is taken into consideration. Therefore, when configuring GAP parameters, the SmtcOffset of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected is uniformly converted into the starting position of the different frequency SMTC based on GPS, so as to avoid the impact of inconsistent frame header offsets at different frequency points on the configuration of GAP parameters to a certain extent.

[0147] After determining the starting position of the different frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequencies to be detected, the following step S202 can be executed:

[0148] S202. Based on the starting positions of the different frequencies of the multiple frequency points to be detected, determine the target combination parameters and the target GAP starting position. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period. Among them, the GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position.

[0149] For example, in the embodiments of this application, the GAP parameters include not only the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position, but may also include the GAP RF conversion timing, which can be set according to actual needs.

[0150] It should be noted that, in this embodiment of the application, unlike the existing GAP radio frequency conversion timing which is fixed at 0.5ms, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing can be configured to 0ms, 0.25ms, or 0.5ms, allowing for adjustment of the GAP time domain position within a finer time domain range, including STMCs ​​with different frame header offsets.

[0151] As can be seen from the embodiments of this application, when determining the GAP parameters, the starting positions of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected can be determined first. At least two of the multiple frequency points to be detected have different frame header offsets, and the starting positions of the inter-frequency SMTC are determined based on GPS. Then, based on the starting positions of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the target combination parameters and the target GAP starting position are determined. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period; the GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position. This method of determining the GAP parameters based on the starting positions of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected can, to some extent, avoid the impact of inconsistent frame header offsets of different frequency points on the configured GAP parameters. This allows the determined GAP parameters to cover the measurement time domain positions of all inter-frequency frequencies as much as possible, thereby enabling the terminal to accurately detect frequency points based on the configured GAP parameters.

[0152] Based on the above Figure 2 The illustrated embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding of how the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position are determined based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of multiple target frequency points in this application embodiment, will be explained below through... Figure 3 The embodiments shown are described in detail below.

[0153] Figure 3This is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining target combination parameters and the starting position of a target GAP, provided as an embodiment of this application. This method can be applied to network devices. For example, please refer to... Figure 2 As shown, the method may include:

[0154] S301. Based on the starting position of the different frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, determine the initial combination parameters. Based on the starting position of the different frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the timing of the GAP RF conversion, and the initial combination parameters, determine the multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected. The initial combination parameters include the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period.

[0155] For example, in the embodiments of this application, when determining the initial combination parameters, i.e., determining the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period, based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of multiple frequency points to be detected, two possible scenarios may be included:

[0156] In one possible scenario, there are heterogeneous system frequencies among the multiple frequency points to be detected. When determining the initial combination parameters, the combination parameters with a GapMgl value of 6ms from the preset multiple combination parameter GapPattern are identified as multiple candidate combination parameters; each candidate combination parameter includes the candidate GAP measurement duration and the candidate GAP period; then, based on the longest GAP period included among the multiple candidate combination parameters, the target combination parameter is determined from the multiple candidate combination parameters.

[0157] For example, in the embodiments of this application, the preset combination parameters can be seen in Table 1 below:

[0158] Table 1

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[0160]

[0161] Based on Table 1 above, the preset number of multiple combination parameters can be 24. Among the 24 combination parameters GapPattern, the combination parameter with a GapMgl value of 6ms is determined as multiple candidate combination parameters. These multiple candidate combination parameters are the combination parameters with combination parameter identifiers of 0, 1, 4 and 5.

[0162] In another possible scenario, there are inter-frequency points among the multiple frequencies to be detected. When determining the initial combination parameters, multiple candidate combination parameters can be determined based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequencies to be detected and the preset GAP RF conversion timing. Each candidate combination parameter includes the candidate GAP measurement duration and the candidate GAP period. Then, based on the longest GAP period included in the multiple candidate combination parameters, the target combination parameter is determined from the multiple candidate combination parameters.

[0163] The GAP parameters also include the timing of GAP radio frequency conversion.

[0164] For example, in this possible scenario, when determining multiple candidate combination parameters based on the starting position of the different frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected and the preset GAP RF conversion timing, the value of GapMgl can be determined based on GapMgl>=(SmtcDuration+2*GapMgta), and multiple candidate combination parameters can be determined from the preset multiple combination parameters GapPattern based on the value of GapMgl. The preset multiple combination parameters are shown in Table 1, and will not be elaborated further here.

[0165] In combination with any of the above possible scenarios, when determining the target combination parameter from multiple candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included among multiple candidate combination parameters, the number of candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period can be determined first. If there is only one candidate combination parameter, the candidate combination parameter including the longest GAP period can be directly determined as the initial combination parameter. If there are multiple candidate combination parameters, the candidate combination parameter including the shortest GAP measurement duration among the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period can be determined as the initial combination parameter.

[0166] Among them, the GAP measurement duration in the initial combination parameters is the initial GAP measurement duration; the GAP period in the initial combination parameters is the initial GAP period, thus determining the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period.

[0167] For example, multiple candidate combination parameters include those identified as 0, 1, 4, and 5, namely combination parameter 0, combination parameter 1, combination parameter 4, and combination parameter 5. In combination parameter 0, the GAP measurement duration is 6 and the GAP period is 40; in combination parameter 1, the GAP measurement duration is 6 and the GAP period is 80; in combination parameter 4, the GAP measurement duration is 6 and the GAP period is 20; and in combination parameter 5, the GAP measurement duration is 6 and the GAP period is 160. The longest GAP period is 160, and the candidate combination parameter including this longest GAP period of 160 is combination parameter 5. Therefore, combination parameter 5 can be directly determined as the initial combination parameter.

[0168] For example, multiple candidate combination parameters include those identified as 0, 1, 3, and 4, namely combination parameter 0, combination parameter 1, combination parameter 3, and combination parameter 4. In combination parameter 0, the GAP measurement duration is 6 and the GAP period is 40; in combination parameter 1, the GAP measurement duration is 6 and the GAP period is 80; in combination parameter 3, the GAP measurement duration is 3 and the GAP period is 80; and in combination parameter 4, the GAP measurement duration is 6 and the GAP period is 20. The longest GAP period is 80, and the candidate combination parameters including this longest GAP period of 80 are combination parameter 1 and combination parameter 3. In this case, the shortest GAP measurement duration between combination parameter 1 and combination parameter 3 is further determined. The shortest GAP measurement duration is 3, and combination parameter 1, which includes the shortest GAP measurement duration of 3, is determined as the initial combination parameter.

[0169] Based on the above description, the GAP measurement duration in the initial combination parameters is the initial GAP measurement duration; the GAP period in the initial combination parameters is the initial GAP period, thus determining the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period.

[0170] For example, in the embodiments of this application, when determining the starting positions of multiple candidate GAPs corresponding to multiple frequency points to be detected based on their respective inter-frequency SMTC starting positions, GAP RF conversion timing, and initial combination parameters, the configuration granularity of GAP measurement can be appropriately relaxed. Existing technologies can only configure the GAP measurement interval with 1ms accuracy, while in the embodiments of this application, by flexibly configuring the GAP RF conversion timing, i.e., GapMgta configuration, the GAP measurement interval can be configured with 0.5ms accuracy. Simultaneously, the calculation of the candidate GAP starting positions considers the influence of inter-frequency frame header offset, as detailed below:

[0171] For each frequency to be detected, the minimum value of the GAP starting position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position, the GAP RF conversion duration, the GAP RF conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters of the frequency to be detected; and the maximum value of the GAP starting position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position, the GAP RF conversion duration, and the initial GAP period of the frequency to be detected; and then, based on the SMTC period index, the SMTC period, the minimum value of the GAP starting position, and the maximum value of the GAP starting position, multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to the frequency to be detected are jointly determined.

[0172] The minimum value of the GAP starting position can be understood as the lower limit of the configuration of the GAP starting position, and the maximum value of the GAP starting position can be understood as the upper limit of the configuration of the GAP starting position.

[0173] For example, in the embodiments of this application, when determining the minimum value of the GAP starting position based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing and the initial combination parameters, the minimum value of the GAP starting position can be determined based on GapOffsetMin=(AbsSmtcOffset+SmtcDuration+RfSwitchTime+GapMgta–GapMgl+GapMgrp)mod GapMgrp, thereby calculating the minimum value of the GAP starting position.

[0174] Wherein, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value of the GAP start position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the start position of the inter-frequency SMTC, SmtcDuration represents the duration of SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the duration of GAP RF conversion, GapMgta represents the timing of GAP RF conversion, GapMgl represents the duration of the initial GAP measurement, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0175] For example, in the embodiments of this application, when determining the maximum value of the GAP starting position based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration and the initial GAP period can be based on GapOffsetMax=(AbsSmtcOffset–RfSwitchTime+GapMgta+GapMgrp)mod GapMgrp, thereby calculating the maximum value of the GAP starting position.

[0176] Wherein, GapOffsetMax represents the maximum value for determining the GAP start position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the start position of the inter-frequency SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the GAP RF conversion duration, GapMgta represents the GAP RF conversion timing, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP cycle. For example, the GAP RF conversion duration can be set to 0.5ms, but the specific setting can be adjusted according to actual needs.

[0177] For example, in the embodiments of this application, when determining multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected based on the SMTC period index, SMTC period, minimum value of GAP start position, and maximum value of GAP start position, the candidate GAP start position index can be determined first based on the minimum value of GAP start position and maximum value of GAP start position; then, multiple candidate GAP start positions can be determined together based on the SMTC period index, SMTC period, minimum value of GAP start position, and candidate GAP start position index.

[0178] For example, when determining multiple candidate GAP start positions based on the SMTC cycle index, SMTC cycle, minimum GAP start position, and candidate GAP start position index, multiple candidate GAP start positions can be determined based on SmtcIndex*SmtcPeriod+(GapOffsetMin+GapOffsetIndex)mod SmtcPeriod, thereby calculating multiple candidate GAP start positions.

[0179] Wherein, SmtcIndex represents the SMTC period index, SmtcPeriod represents the SMTC period, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value for determining the starting position of the GAP, and GapOffsetIndex represents the starting position index of the candidate GAP.

[0180] For example, when determining the SMTC cycle index, the difference between the candidate GAP cycle and the SMTC cycle can be determined first; then, based on the difference, the SMTC cycle index can be determined, thereby calculating the SMTC cycle index.

[0181] For example, the range of the SMTC period index is [0, GapOffsetMax – GapOffsetMin].

[0182] Based on the above description, for multiple frequency points to be detected, the starting positions of multiple candidate GAPs can be calculated. This allows for the determination of the target GAP starting position and target combination parameters based on the starting positions of the multiple candidate GAPs corresponding to the multiple frequency points to be detected, i.e., the following steps S302-S304 are executed.

[0183] Among them, the target GAP start position is the GAP start position in the final configured GAP parameters, the GAP measurement duration in the target combination parameters is the GAP measurement duration in the final configured GAP parameters, and the GAP cycle in the target combination parameters is the GAP cycle in the final configured GAP parameters.

[0184] S302. Determine whether the starting positions of multiple candidate GAPs corresponding to multiple frequency points to be detected have the same starting position.

[0185] It is understood that, in the embodiments of this application, after introducing frame header offset, theoretically there may be a situation where the configuration of GAP parameters can cover all different frequency points, or there may be a situation where the configuration of GAP parameters cannot cover all different frequency points. Specifically, this can be determined by determining whether there is a common candidate GAP starting position for the multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to the multiple frequency points to be detected.

[0186] For example, in this embodiment of the application, when determining whether the multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP starting position, the multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to the first priority frequency point among the multiple frequency points to be detected can be denoted as the first GapOffset set and saved as the available GapOffset set; the intersection of the available GapOffset set and the second GapOffset set corresponding to the second priority frequency point is taken to obtain a new available GapOffset set; then the intersection of the new available GapOffset set and the third GapOffset set corresponding to the third priority frequency point is taken to obtain a new available GapOffset set; and so on, continuously updating the available GapOffset set until all multiple frequency points to be detected have been traversed. If the available GapOffset set is empty, it means that the multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to the multiple frequency points to be detected do not have the same candidate GAP starting position; if the available GapOffset set is not empty, it means that the multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP starting position.

[0187] It is understandable that the above method for determining whether multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP starting position is only an example of taking the intersection according to the priority order. Other orders can also be used, such as taking the intersection according to the order of the detection point identifiers, to determine whether there is a common candidate GAP starting position. The specific method can be set according to actual needs.

[0188] For example, if multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to multiple frequency points to be detected do not have the same candidate GAP starting position, it indicates that the configuration of GAP parameters cannot cover all inter-frequency points. In this case, in order to detect as many high-priority inter-frequency points as possible, this application embodiment introduces an inter-frequency point backoff mechanism. Specifically, when configuring GAP parameters, high-priority frequency points are given priority, followed by low-priority frequency points. If it is not possible to cover all inter-frequency points, the coverage of low-priority frequency points can be abandoned, and the coverage of high-priority frequency points can be retained, i.e., the following S303 is executed. If multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP starting position, it indicates that the configuration of GAP parameters can cover all inter-frequency points. In this case, the following S304 is executed.

[0189] S303. If it is determined that there are no identical candidate GAP start positions, the lowest priority frequency point is removed from the multiple frequency points to be detected, and the updated frequency point is determined as the new multiple frequency points to be detected. The above operation is repeated until there are identical candidate GAP start positions among the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the new frequency points to be detected.

[0190] Assuming there are multiple frequency points to be detected, including frequency point 1, frequency point 2, frequency point 3, frequency point 4 and frequency point 5, these multiple frequency points to be detected are sorted in descending order of priority, namely frequency point 1, frequency point 2, frequency point 3, frequency point 4 and frequency point 5, that is, frequency point 1 has the highest priority and frequency point 5 has the lowest priority.

[0191] For example, if there are no common candidate GAP starting positions among the multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to frequency points 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, it indicates that the configuration of GAP parameters cannot cover all inter-frequency points. In this case, high-priority frequency points are considered first, followed by low-priority frequency points. Frequency point 5, with the lowest priority, is removed from the multiple frequency points to be detected, resulting in a new set of multiple frequency points to be detected, including frequency points 1, 2, 3, and 4. Then, based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting positions of frequency points 1, 2, 3, and 4, new initial combination parameters are determined. Based on the starting positions of the inter-frequency SMTC, the timing of GAP RF conversion, and the new initial combination parameters of frequency points 1, 2, 3, and 4, the starting positions of multiple candidate GAPs corresponding to each frequency point 1, 2, 3, and 4 are determined. Then, it is determined whether the starting positions of multiple candidate GAPs corresponding to each frequency point 1, 2, 3, and 4 have the same starting position, until the starting positions of multiple candidate GAPs corresponding to the new multiple frequencies to be detected have the same starting position, and the same starting position can cover all inter-frequency points.

[0192] Given the same candidate GAP starting position, the specific implementation of determining the target GAP starting position and target combination parameters can be found in S304 below.

[0193] S304. In the case of the same candidate GAP starting position, based on the number of terminals corresponding to the same candidate GAP starting position, determine the target GAP starting position from the same candidate GAP starting positions, and determine the initial combination parameters as the target combination parameters.

[0194] Based on the description in S303 above, for example, if it is determined that multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to frequency points 1, 2, 3, and 4 each have the same candidate GAP starting position, assuming that the same candidate GAP starting position includes candidate GAP starting position 1, candidate GAP starting position 2, and candidate GAP starting position 3, then based on the number of terminals served by each candidate GAP starting position 1, candidate GAP starting position 2, and candidate GAP starting position 3, the candidate GAP starting position with the fewest served terminals is determined from among candidate GAP starting positions 1, candidate GAP starting position 2, and candidate GAP starting position 3. The candidate GAP starting position with the fewest served terminals is determined as the target GAP starting position. Correspondingly, the calculated initial combination parameters are determined as the target combination parameters. The GAP measurement duration in the target combination parameters is the target GAP measurement duration; the GAP period in the target combination parameters is the target GAP period.

[0195] As can be seen from the embodiments of this application, when determining the GAP parameters, the initial combination parameters can be determined first based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, and the multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected can be determined based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the GAP RF conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters. It can also be determined whether the multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP starting position. Then, the target GAP starting position, target GAP measurement duration, and target GAP period are determined according to whether there is the same candidate GAP starting position. This fully considers the impact of introducing frame header offset on the GAP parameter configuration. This can avoid the impact of inconsistent frame header offsets of different frequency points on the configuration of GAP parameters to a certain extent, so that the determined GAP parameters can cover the measurement time domain position of all inter-frequency points as much as possible, thereby enabling the terminal to accurately detect frequency points based on the configured GAP parameters.

[0196] To facilitate understanding of the method for determining the gap parameters provided in the embodiments of this application, the following two examples of GAP parameter configurations are provided for illustration.

[0197] Example 1

[0198] Assume inter-frequency point 1: frame header offset configured as 0, SmtcPeriod = 20ms, SmtcOffset = 0ms, SmtcDuration = 2ms; inter-frequency point 2: frame header offset configured as 3ms, SmtcPeriod = 20ms, SmtcOffset = 0ms, SmtcDuration = 2ms; current serving cell frame header offset configured as 0.

[0199] Using the method for determining the gap parameters provided in this application, GapPattern = 0, GapMgrp = 40ms, GapMgl = 6ms, and GapMgta = 0.5ms can be calculated. The corresponding reference diagram for GapOffset can be found in [reference image]. Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 This diagram illustrates a GapOffset configuration provided for implementation of this application. The GapOffset is configured to 0ms, which can cover the measurement time domain positions of frequency point 1 and frequency point 2, thereby enabling the terminal to accurately detect frequency points based on the configured GAP parameters.

[0200] Example 2

[0201] Example 2 includes two different frequency points with different frame header offsets and their corresponding SMTC configurations. The serving cell can select the GAP parameter configuration that simultaneously measures the two different frequency points by using the method for determining the gap parameters provided in this application embodiment. That is, the determined GAP parameters can simultaneously cover the measurement time domain positions of the two different frequency points.

[0202] Assume inter-frequency point 1: frame header offset configured as 0, SmtcPeriod = 20ms, SmtcOffset = 0ms, SmtcDuration = 2ms; inter-frequency point 2: frame header offset configured as 2.5ms, SmtcPeriod = 20ms, SmtcOffset = 0ms, SmtcDuration = 2ms; current serving cell frame header offset configured as 0.

[0203] Using the method for determining the gap parameters provided in this application, GapPattern = 0, GapMgrp = 40ms, GapMgl = 6ms, and GapMgta = 0.5ms can be calculated. The corresponding reference diagram for GapOffset can be found in [reference image]. Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 The diagram illustrates another GapOffset configuration provided for implementation of this application. In Gap parameter configuration 1, GapOffset is configured as 49ms and GapMgta as 0ms. In Gap parameter configuration 2, GapOffset is configured as 0ms and GapMgta as 0.5ms. By flexibly configuring GapMgta, the selectable positions of GapOffset can be increased. Furthermore, when GapOffset is configured as 49ms or 0ms, the measurement time domain positions of frequency point 1 and frequency point 2 can be covered, thereby enabling the terminal to accurately perform frequency point detection based on the configured GAP parameters.

[0204] Figure 6This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of this application, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the transmit / receive point includes a memory 620, a transceiver 600, and a processor 610, wherein:

[0205] The memory 620 is used to store computer programs; the transceiver 600 is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor 610; the processor 610 is used to read the computer program in the memory 620 and perform the following operations:

[0206] The starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected is determined. Among the multiple frequency points to be detected, at least two frequency points have different frame header offsets. The starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC is determined based on the Global Positioning System (GPS).

[0207] Based on the starting position of the different frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the target combination parameters and the starting position of the target GAP are determined. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period.

[0208] The GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position.

[0209] Specifically, transceiver 600 is used to receive and send data under the control of processor 610.

[0210] Among them, Figure 6 In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits together, represented by one or more processors (processor 610) and memory (memory 620). The bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 600 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing units for communicating with various other devices over transmission media, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, etc. The processor 610 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 620 can store data used by the processor 610 during operation.

[0211] The processor 610 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD). The processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0212] For example, in this embodiment of the application, the GAP parameters further include a preset GAP RF conversion timing, and the determination of the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the plurality of detectable frequency points includes:

[0213] Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, initial combination parameters are determined. Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the timing of the GAP radio frequency conversion, and the initial combination parameters, multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected are determined. The initial combination parameters include the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period.

[0214] Determine whether the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP start position.

[0215] If it is determined that there are no identical candidate GAP start positions, the lowest priority frequency point is removed from the plurality of frequency points to be detected, and the updated frequency point is determined as the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. The above operation is repeated until there are identical candidate GAP start positions among the plurality of candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the new plurality of frequency points to be detected.

[0216] In the case of identical candidate GAP starting positions, the target GAP starting position is determined from the identical candidate GAP starting positions based on the number of terminals corresponding to the identical candidate GAP starting positions, and the initial combination parameters are determined as the target combination parameters.

[0217] For example, in an embodiment of this application, determining the initial combination parameters based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the plurality of frequency points to be detected includes:

[0218] In the case where there are different frequency points among the multiple frequency points to be detected, multiple candidate combination parameters are determined based on the different frequency SMTC start position of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected and the preset GAP RF conversion timing. Each candidate combination parameter includes the candidate GAP measurement duration and the candidate GAP period.

[0219] The initial combination parameter is determined from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included among the plurality of candidate combination parameters; wherein, the GAP parameter also includes the GAP radio frequency conversion timing.

[0220] For example, in an embodiment of this application, determining the initial combination parameter from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included in the plurality of candidate combination parameters includes:

[0221] Determine the number of candidate combination parameters that include the longest GAP period.

[0222] When the number is one, the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period are determined as the initial combination parameters.

[0223] When there are multiple such parameters, the candidate combination parameter corresponding to the shortest GAP measurement duration among the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period is determined as the initial combination parameter.

[0224] For example, in an embodiment of this application, determining the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected based on their respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions, the GAP RF conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes:

[0225] For each of the frequency points to be detected, the minimum value of the GAP starting position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters.

[0226] The maximum value of the GAP start position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial GAP period.

[0227] Based on the SMTC cycle index, SMTC cycle, minimum value of the GAP start position, and maximum value of the GAP start position, multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected are determined.

[0228] For example, in an embodiment of this application, determining the minimum value of the GAP starting position based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes:

[0229] The minimum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMin = (AbsSmtcOffset + SmtcDuration + RfSwitchTime + GapMgta – GapMgl + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0230] Wherein, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value of the GAP starting position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC, SmtcDuration represents the duration of SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the duration of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgta represents the timing of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgl represents the duration of the initial GAP measurement, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0231] For example, in an embodiment of this application, determining the maximum value of the GAP start position based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial GAP period includes:

[0232] The maximum value of the starting position of GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMax = (AbsSmtcOffset – RfSwitchTime + GapMgta + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0233] Wherein, GapOffsetMax represents the maximum value of the determined GAP start position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the start position of the inter-frequency SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the GAP RF conversion duration, GapMgta represents the GAP RF conversion timing, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0234] For example, in an embodiment of this application, determining multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected based on the SMTC period index, the SMTC period, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the maximum value of the GAP start position includes:

[0235] The candidate GAP starting position index is determined based on the minimum and maximum values ​​of the GAP starting position.

[0236] Based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index, the start positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined.

[0237] For example, in an embodiment of this application, determining the multiple candidate GAP start positions based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index includes:

[0238] The starting positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined based on SmtcIndex*SmtcPeriod+(GapOffsetMin+GapOffsetIndex)mod SmtcPeriod.

[0239] Wherein, SmtcIndex represents the SMTC cycle index, SmtcPeriod represents the SMTC cycle, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value for determining the starting position of the GAP, and GapOffsetIndex represents the starting position index of the candidate GAP.

[0240] For example, in an embodiment of this application, the processor also performs the following operations:

[0241] Determine the difference between the candidate GAP period and the SMTC period.

[0242] Based on the difference, the SMTC cycle index is determined.

[0243] It should be noted that the network device provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-mentioned method embodiment for determining gap parameters, and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0244] Furthermore, this application also provides a device for determining gap parameters. It is understood that the device for determining gap parameters and the method for determining gap parameters are based on the same concept and have similar problem-solving principles. Therefore, the implementation of the device for determining gap parameters and the method for determining gap parameters can refer to each other, and repeated details will not be repeated.

[0245] This application also provides a device for determining gap parameters, applied to network devices. For example, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 7 As shown, Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a device for determining gap parameters provided in an embodiment of this application. The device 70 for determining gap parameters may include:

[0246] The first processing unit 701 is used to determine the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, wherein at least two of the multiple frequency points to be detected have different frame header offsets, and the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC is determined based on the Global Positioning System (GPS).

[0247] The second processing unit 702 is used to determine the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position based on the different frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period.

[0248] The GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position.

[0249] For example, in this embodiment of the application, the GAP parameter further includes a preset GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the second processing unit 702 is specifically used for:

[0250] Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, initial combination parameters are determined. Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the timing of the GAP radio frequency conversion, and the initial combination parameters, multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected are determined. The initial combination parameters include the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period.

[0251] Determine whether the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP start position;

[0252] If it is determined that there are no identical candidate GAP start positions, the lowest priority frequency point is removed from the plurality of frequency points to be detected, and the updated frequency point is determined as the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. The above operation is repeated until there are identical candidate GAP start positions among the plurality of candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the new plurality of frequency points to be detected.

[0253] In the case of identical candidate GAP starting positions, the target GAP starting position is determined from the identical candidate GAP starting positions based on the number of terminals corresponding to the identical candidate GAP starting positions, and the initial combination parameters are determined as the target combination parameters.

[0254] For example, in this embodiment of the application, the second processing unit 702 is specifically used for:

[0255] In the case where there are different frequency points among the multiple frequency points to be detected, multiple candidate combination parameters are determined based on the different frequency SMTC start position of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected and the preset GAP radio frequency conversion timing. Each candidate combination parameter includes the candidate GAP measurement duration and the candidate GAP period.

[0256] The initial combination parameter is determined from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included among the plurality of candidate combination parameters; wherein, the GAP parameter also includes the GAP radio frequency conversion timing.

[0257] For example, in this embodiment of the application, the second processing unit 702 is specifically used for:

[0258] Determine the number of candidate combination parameters that include the longest GAP period;

[0259] When the number is one, the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period are determined as the initial combination parameters;

[0260] When there are multiple such parameters, the candidate combination parameter corresponding to the shortest GAP measurement duration among the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period is determined as the initial combination parameter.

[0261] For example, in this embodiment of the application, the second processing unit 702 is specifically used for:

[0262] For each of the frequency points to be detected, the minimum value of the GAP starting position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters.

[0263] Based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial GAP period, the maximum value of the GAP start position is determined.

[0264] Based on the SMTC cycle index, SMTC cycle, minimum value of the GAP start position, and maximum value of the GAP start position, multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected are determined.

[0265] For example, in this embodiment of the application, the second processing unit 702 is specifically used for:

[0266] The minimum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMin = (AbsSmtcOffset + SmtcDuration + RfSwitchTime + GapMgta – GapMgl + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0267] Wherein, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value of the GAP starting position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC, SmtcDuration represents the duration of SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the duration of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgta represents the timing of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgl represents the duration of the initial GAP measurement, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0268] For example, in this embodiment of the application, the second processing unit 702 is specifically used for:

[0269] The maximum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMax = (AbsSmtcOffset – RfSwitchTime + GapMgta + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp.

[0270] Wherein, GapOffsetMax represents the maximum value of the determined GAP start position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the start position of the inter-frequency SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the GAP RF conversion duration, GapMgta represents the GAP RF conversion timing, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

[0271] For example, in this embodiment of the application, the second processing unit 702 is specifically used for:

[0272] The candidate GAP starting position index is determined based on the minimum and maximum values ​​of the GAP starting position.

[0273] Based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index, the start positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined.

[0274] For example, in this embodiment of the application, the second processing unit 702 is specifically used for:

[0275] The starting positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined based on SmtcIndex*SmtcPeriod+(GapOffsetMin+GapOffsetIndex)mod SmtcPeriod.

[0276] Wherein, SmtcIndex represents the SMTC cycle index, SmtcPeriod represents the SMTC cycle, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value for determining the starting position of the GAP, and GapOffsetIndex represents the starting position index of the candidate GAP.

[0277] For example, in an embodiment of this application, the apparatus further includes a third processing unit and a fourth processing unit.

[0278] The third processing unit is used to determine the difference between the candidate GAP period and the SMTC period.

[0279] The fourth processing unit is used to determine the SMTC cycle index based on the difference.

[0280] It should be noted that the gap parameter determination device 70 provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above-mentioned gap parameter determination method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0281] It should be noted that the division of units in the embodiments of this application is illustrative and only represents one logical functional division. In actual implementation, other division methods may be used. Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of this application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated units described above can be implemented in hardware or as software functional units.

[0282] If the integrated unit is implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a processor-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or processor to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0283] On the other hand, embodiments of this application also provide a processor-readable storage medium storing a computer program. The computer program is used to cause the processor to execute the method for determining gap parameters provided in the above embodiments, including: determining the inter-frequency SMTC start position of each of a plurality of frequency points to be detected, wherein at least two of the frequency points to be detected have different frame header offsets, and the inter-frequency SMTC start position is determined based on GPS; determining target combination parameters and target GAP start position based on the inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the plurality of frequency points to be detected, wherein the target combination parameters include target GAP measurement duration and target GAP period; wherein the GAP parameters include target GAP measurement duration, target GAP period, and target GAP start position.

[0284] The processor-readable storage medium can be any available medium or data storage device that the processor can access, including but not limited to magnetic memory (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, magneto-optical disk (MO)), optical memory (e.g., CD, DVD, BD, HVD), and semiconductor memory (e.g., ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, non-volatile memory (NAND FLASH), solid-state drive (SSD)).

[0285] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of this application can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, this application can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, this application can take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage and optical storage) containing computer-usable program code.

[0286] This application is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of this application. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-executable instructions. These computer-executable instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, generate instructions for implementing the flowchart... Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0287] These processor-executable instructions may also be stored in a processor-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the processor-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means, which are implemented in a process Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The function specified in one or more boxes.

[0288] These processors can execute instructions that can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device, causing a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable device for implementing the process. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 Figure 1 The steps of the function specified in one or more boxes.

[0289] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this application without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Therefore, if such modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of this application and their equivalents, this application also intends to include such modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A method for determining gap parameters, characterized in that, include: The starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected is determined. Among the multiple frequency points to be detected, at least two frequency points have different frame header offsets. The starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC is determined based on the Global Positioning System (GPS). Based on the different frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position are determined. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period. The GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position. The GAP parameters also include a preset GAP RF conversion timing. The determination of the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected includes: Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, initial combination parameters are determined. Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the timing of the GAP radio frequency conversion, and the initial combination parameters, multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected are determined. The initial combination parameters include the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period. Determine whether the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP start position; If it is determined that there are no identical candidate GAP start positions, the lowest priority frequency point is removed from the plurality of frequency points to be detected, and the updated frequency point is determined as the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. The above operation is repeated until there are identical candidate GAP start positions among the plurality of candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. In the case of identical candidate GAP starting positions, the target GAP starting position is determined from the identical candidate GAP starting positions based on the number of terminals corresponding to the identical candidate GAP starting positions, and the initial combination parameters are determined as the target combination parameters.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The determination of initial combination parameters based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected includes: In the case where there are different frequency points among the multiple frequency points to be detected, multiple candidate combination parameters are determined based on the different frequency SMTC start position of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected and the preset GAP radio frequency conversion timing. Each candidate combination parameter includes the candidate GAP measurement duration and the candidate GAP period. The initial combination parameter is determined from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included among the plurality of candidate combination parameters; wherein, the GAP parameter also includes the GAP radio frequency conversion timing.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The step of determining the initial combination parameters from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included in the plurality of candidate combination parameters includes: Determine the number of candidate combination parameters that include the longest GAP period; When the number is one, the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period are determined as the initial combination parameters; When there are multiple such parameters, the candidate combination parameter corresponding to the shortest GAP measurement duration among the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period is determined as the initial combination parameter.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The step of determining multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected based on their respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions, the GAP RF conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes: For each of the frequency points to be detected, the minimum value of the GAP starting position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters. Based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial GAP period, the maximum value of the GAP start position is determined. Based on the SMTC cycle index, SMTC cycle, minimum value of the GAP start position, and maximum value of the GAP start position, multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected are determined.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The determination of the minimum GAP starting position based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes: The minimum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMin = (AbsSmtcOffset + SmtcDuration + RfSwitchTime + GapMgta –GapMgl + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp. Wherein, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value of the GAP starting position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC, SmtcDuration represents the duration of SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the duration of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgta represents the timing of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgl represents the duration of the initial GAP measurement, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The determination of the maximum value of the GAP start position based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP RF conversion duration, and the initial GAP period includes: The maximum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMax = (AbsSmtcOffset – RfSwitchTime + GapMgta + GapMgrp)modGapMgrp. Wherein, GapOffsetMax represents the maximum value of the determined GAP start position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the start position of the inter-frequency SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the GAP RF conversion duration, GapMgta represents the GAP RF conversion timing, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The determination of multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected based on the SMTC period index, SMTC period, minimum value of the GAP start position, and maximum value of the GAP start position includes: The candidate GAP starting position index is determined based on the minimum and maximum values ​​of the GAP starting position. Based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index, the start positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The determination of the multiple candidate GAP start positions based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index includes: The starting positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined based on SmtcIndex * SmtcPeriod + (GapOffsetMin + GapOffsetIndex) mod SmtcPeriod. Wherein, SmtcIndex represents the SMTC cycle index, SmtcPeriod represents the SMTC cycle, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value for determining the starting position of the GAP, and GapOffsetIndex represents the starting position index of the candidate GAP.

9. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: Determine the difference between the candidate GAP period and the SMTC period; Based on the difference, the SMTC cycle index is determined.

10. A network device, characterized in that, Includes memory, transceiver, and processor: A memory for storing computer programs; a transceiver for sending and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer programs from the memory and performing the following operations: The starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected is determined. Among the multiple frequency points to be detected, at least two frequency points have different frame header offsets. The starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC is determined based on the Global Positioning System (GPS). Based on the different frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position are determined. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period. The GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position. The GAP parameters also include a preset GAP RF conversion timing. The determination of the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected includes: Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, initial combination parameters are determined. Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the timing of the GAP radio frequency conversion, and the initial combination parameters, multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected are determined. The initial combination parameters include the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period. Determine whether the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP start position; If it is determined that there are no identical candidate GAP start positions, the lowest priority frequency point is removed from the plurality of frequency points to be detected, and the updated frequency point is determined as the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. The above operation is repeated until there are identical candidate GAP start positions among the plurality of candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. In the case of identical candidate GAP starting positions, the target GAP starting position is determined from the identical candidate GAP starting positions based on the number of terminals corresponding to the identical candidate GAP starting positions, and the initial combination parameters are determined as the target combination parameters.

11. The network device according to claim 10, characterized in that, The determination of initial combination parameters based on the respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected includes: In the case where there are different frequency points among the multiple frequency points to be detected, multiple candidate combination parameters are determined based on the different frequency SMTC start position of each of the multiple frequency points to be detected and the preset GAP radio frequency conversion timing. Each candidate combination parameter includes the candidate GAP measurement duration and the candidate GAP period. The initial combination parameter is determined from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included among the plurality of candidate combination parameters; wherein, the GAP parameter also includes the GAP radio frequency conversion timing.

12. The network device according to claim 11, characterized in that, The step of determining the initial combination parameters from the plurality of candidate combination parameters based on the longest GAP period included in the plurality of candidate combination parameters includes: Determine the number of candidate combination parameters that include the longest GAP period; When the number is one, the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period are determined as the initial combination parameters; When there are multiple such parameters, the candidate combination parameter corresponding to the shortest GAP measurement duration among the candidate combination parameters including the longest GAP period is determined as the initial combination parameter.

13. The network device according to any one of claims 10-12, characterized in that, The step of determining multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected based on their respective inter-frequency SMTC start positions, the GAP RF conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes: For each of the frequency points to be detected, the minimum value of the GAP starting position is determined based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters. Based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency point to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration, and the initial GAP period, the maximum value of the GAP start position is determined. Based on the SMTC cycle index, SMTC cycle, minimum value of the GAP start position, and maximum value of the GAP start position, multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected are determined.

14. The network device according to claim 13, characterized in that, The determination of the minimum GAP starting position based on the inter-frequency SMTC starting position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion duration of the frequency to be detected, the GAP radio frequency conversion timing, and the initial combination parameters includes: The minimum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMin = (AbsSmtcOffset + SmtcDuration + RfSwitchTime + GapMgta –GapMgl + GapMgrp) mod GapMgrp. Wherein, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value of the GAP starting position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC, SmtcDuration represents the duration of SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the duration of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgta represents the timing of the GAP RF conversion, GapMgl represents the duration of the initial GAP measurement, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

15. The network device according to claim 13, characterized in that, The determination of the maximum value of the GAP start position based on the inter-frequency SMTC start position of the frequency to be detected, the GAP RF conversion duration, and the initial GAP period includes: The maximum value of the starting position of the GAP is determined based on GapOffsetMax = (AbsSmtcOffset – RfSwitchTime + GapMgta + GapMgrp)modGapMgrp. Wherein, GapOffsetMax represents the maximum value of the determined GAP start position, AbsSmtcOffset represents the start position of the inter-frequency SMTC, RfSwitchTime represents the GAP RF conversion duration, GapMgta represents the GAP RF conversion timing, and GapMgrp represents the initial GAP period.

16. The network device according to claim 13, characterized in that, The determination of multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the frequency point to be detected based on the SMTC period index, SMTC period, minimum value of the GAP start position, and maximum value of the GAP start position includes: The candidate GAP starting position index is determined based on the minimum and maximum values ​​of the GAP starting position. Based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index, the start positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined.

17. The network device according to claim 16, characterized in that, The determination of the multiple candidate GAP start positions based on the SMTC cycle index, the SMTC cycle, the minimum value of the GAP start position, and the candidate GAP start position index includes: The starting positions of the multiple candidate GAPs are determined based on SmtcIndex * SmtcPeriod + (GapOffsetMin + GapOffsetIndex) mod SmtcPeriod. Wherein, SmtcIndex represents the SMTC cycle index, SmtcPeriod represents the SMTC cycle, GapOffsetMin represents the minimum value for determining the starting position of the GAP, and GapOffsetIndex represents the starting position index of the candidate GAP.

18. The network device according to claim 13, characterized in that, The processor also performs the following operations: Determine the difference between the candidate GAP period and the SMTC period; Based on the difference, the SMTC cycle index is determined.

19. A device for determining gap parameters, characterized in that, include: The first processing unit is used to determine the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, wherein at least two of the multiple frequency points to be detected have different frame header offsets, and the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC is determined based on the Global Positioning System (GPS). The second processing unit is used to determine the target combination parameters and the target GAP start position based on the different frequency SMTC start positions of the multiple frequency points to be detected. The target combination parameters include the target GAP measurement duration and the target GAP period. The GAP parameters include the target GAP measurement duration, the target GAP period, and the target GAP starting position. The GAP parameters also include a preset GAP RF conversion timing. The second processing unit is specifically used for: Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, initial combination parameters are determined. Based on the starting position of the inter-frequency SMTC for each of the multiple frequency points to be detected, the timing of the GAP radio frequency conversion, and the initial combination parameters, multiple candidate GAP starting positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected are determined. The initial combination parameters include the initial GAP measurement duration and the initial GAP period. Determine whether the multiple candidate GAP start positions corresponding to each of the multiple frequency points to be detected have the same candidate GAP start position; If it is determined that there are no identical candidate GAP start positions, the lowest priority frequency point is removed from the plurality of frequency points to be detected, and the updated frequency point is determined as the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. The above operation is repeated until there are identical candidate GAP start positions among the plurality of candidate GAP start positions corresponding to the new plurality of frequency points to be detected. In the case of identical candidate GAP starting positions, the target GAP starting position is determined from the identical candidate GAP starting positions based on the number of terminals corresponding to the identical candidate GAP starting positions, and the initial combination parameters are determined as the target combination parameters.

20. A processor-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The processor-readable storage medium stores a computer program for causing the processor to perform the method for determining the gap parameters according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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