Measurement gap capability reporting method, user terminal, communication system and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a measurement gap capability reporting method, a user terminal, a communication system and a storage medium. The measurement gap capability reporting method comprises: in the case that concurrent measurement gaps are supported and indication information sent by a network side device for indicating that a measurement gap is a preconfigured measurement gap is received, reporting capability information of supporting simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple preconfigured measurement gaps; completing state change of the preconfigured measurement gap within a predetermined time delay.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a method for reporting gap capability, a user terminal, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] As networks continue to develop and evolve, and network and terminal capabilities gradually improve, the requirements for measurement and the corresponding measurement latency are also increasing. Existing standards have introduced concurrent measurement gap configuration, allowing terminals to measure multiple objects using concurrent measurement gaps. This saves resources and reduces overall system latency due to concurrent measurements. Furthermore, the introduction of pre-configured measurement gaps enhances the flexibility of terminal measurement. Terminals can automatically activate or deactivate pre-configured measurement gaps based on service needs, or the network can control their activation or deactivation, thus improving the overall flexibility of mobile communication systems in terms of measurement. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The inventors noted that in existing standards, the concurrent measurement gaps involved are all ordinary measurement gaps, and existing standards do not support the case where the measurement gap in the concurrent measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap.

[0004] Accordingly, this disclosure provides a scheme for reporting measurement gap capabilities, which enables the application of pre-configured measurement gaps to concurrent measurement gaps, saving the consumption of measurement configuration resources, reducing the overall system measurement latency, and improving the system's flexibility in measurement.

[0005] In a first aspect of this disclosure, a method for reporting measurement gap capabilities is provided, executed by a user terminal. The method includes: when concurrent measurement gaps are supported and an indication message sent by a network-side device indicating that the measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap is received, reporting capability information supporting the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps; and completing the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap within a predetermined time delay.

[0006] In some embodiments, the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap includes a change from an active state to a deactivated state, or a change from a deactivated state to an active state.

[0007] In some embodiments, the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps are within the same frequency range.

[0008] In some embodiments, reporting capability information that supports the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps includes: using predetermined parameters to indicate whether the user terminal supports the simultaneous activation or deactivation of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps.

[0009] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameters are included in the measurement and mobility parameters MeasAndMobParameters.

[0010] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameters include the preconfigured-simultaneousActivationDeactivation parameter.

[0011] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameter is per-UE level for each user terminal.

[0012] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameter is optional.

[0013] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameter has the same value for both Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD).

[0014] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameter has the same value for the first frequency range FR1 and the second frequency range FR2.

[0015] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation processes of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps overlap at least partially.

[0016] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation processes of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps completely overlap.

[0017] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation process of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by the same event.

[0018] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation process of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by different events, wherein the different events have the same event type and are triggered at the same time.

[0019] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation processes of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap.

[0020] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation process of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by different events; wherein the different events have the same event type and are triggered at different times; or the different events have different event types and are triggered at different times or at the same time.

[0021] In some embodiments, completing the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap within a predetermined time delay includes: automatically or according to the control of the network-side device, completing the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap within a predetermined time delay.

[0022] In some embodiments, a mechanism is reported that supports the pre-configured measurement gap having automatic activation or deactivation of the user terminal; or a mechanism is reported that supports the pre-configured measurement gap having network-controlled activation or deactivation.

[0023] In some embodiments, when the activation or deactivation processes of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps completely overlap, the predetermined delay includes event processing delay, terminal processing delay, and additional processing delay.

[0024] In some embodiments, the event processing delay includes the processing delay for bandwidth portion BWP handover based on downlink control information (DCI) or timers, secondary cell activation or deactivation, or radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration.

[0025] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal for the activation or deactivation process of a single pre-configured measurement gap.

[0026] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency includes 5ms.

[0027] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps overlap.

[0028] In some embodiments, the additional processing delay is no greater than 5ms.

[0029] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency includes 0ms, 2ms, or 5ms.

[0030] In some embodiments, where the activation or deactivation processes of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap, the predetermined delay includes the duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first pre-configured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last pre-configured measurement gap, and additional processing delay.

[0031] In some embodiments, the duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first preconfigured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last preconfigured measurement gap includes at least one of the following: event processing latency, terminal processing latency, and latency for waiting for the activation or deactivation process of the last preconfigured measurement gap to complete.

[0032] In some embodiments, the event processing delay includes processing delays for BWP handover based on DCI or timers, secondary cell activation or deactivation, or RRC reconfiguration.

[0033] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal for the activation or deactivation process of a single pre-configured measurement gap.

[0034] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency includes 5ms.

[0035] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency includes the processing latency when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap.

[0036] In some embodiments, the additional processing delay is no greater than 5ms.

[0037] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency includes 0ms, 2ms, or 5ms.

[0038] In some embodiments, information on the ability to support concurrent measurement gaps is reported to support concurrent measurement gaps.

[0039] In some embodiments, the indication information sent by the network-side device is received via RRC signaling.

[0040] In a second aspect of this disclosure, a user terminal is provided, comprising: a first processing module configured to, when supporting concurrent measurement gaps and receiving indication information sent by a network-side device indicating that the measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap, report capability information supporting the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps; and a second processing module configured to complete the state change of the pre-configured measurement gaps within a predetermined time delay.

[0041] In a third aspect of this disclosure, a user terminal is provided, comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to implement the method as described in any of the above embodiments.

[0042] In a fourth aspect of this disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising: a user terminal as described in any of the above embodiments; and a network-side device configured to configure measurement resources based on capability information reported by the user terminal.

[0043] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the method as described in any of the above embodiments.

[0044] Other features and advantages of this disclosure will become clear from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0045] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure 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 only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0046] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart of a method for reporting measurement gap capability according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario where the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps completely overlap, according to an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0048] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario where the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap, according to an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0049] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0050] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0051] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0052] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this disclosure, and not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit this disclosure or its application or use. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this disclosure without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0053] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions, and values ​​of the components and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0054] At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to actual scale.

[0055] Techniques, methods, and equipment known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and equipment should be considered part of the specification.

[0056] In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0057] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items; therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be discussed further in subsequent figures.

[0058] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method for reporting measurement gap capability according to an embodiment of this disclosure. In some embodiments, the following method for reporting measurement gap capability is executed by a user terminal.

[0059] In step 101, if concurrent measurement gaps are supported and an indication message sent by the network-side device indicating that the measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap is received, the capability information supporting the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps is reported.

[0060] In some embodiments, concurrent measurement gaps are supported by reporting capability information that supports concurrent measurement gaps.

[0061] For example, the user terminal reports the UE capability to support concurrentMeasGap-r17, which is used to indicate that the user terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps. concurrentMeasGap-r17 is within the MeasAndMobParameters parameter.

[0062] In some embodiments, indication information sent by network-side devices is received via RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling.

[0063] For example, the network-side device sends preConfigInd to indicate whether the measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap. preConfigInd is in the GapConfig-r17 parameter in MeasGapConfig IE.

[0064] In some embodiments, multiple pre-configured measurement gaps are within the same frequency range (FR). For example, all of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps are within FR1, or all are within FR2. Alternatively, all of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps are within a first sub-frequency range FR2-1 within FR2, or all are within a second sub-frequency range FR2-2 within FR2.

[0065] In some embodiments, predetermined parameters are used to indicate whether the user terminal supports the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps.

[0066] For example, predefined parameters are included in the measurement and mobility parameters MeasAndMobParameters. As another example, predefined parameters include the preconfigured-simultaneousActivationDeactivation parameter.

[0067] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameter is per-UE (per user terminal) level.

[0068] It should be noted that per-UE indicates that the parameter is issued by each UE (User Equipment) level.

[0069] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameters are optional.

[0070] For example, when this parameter is reported, "No" is reported for "M" (short for "Mandatory"), where "M" as "Yes" indicates that the associated feature is mandatory, and "M" as "No" indicates that the associated feature is optional.

[0071] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameters have the same value for both TDD (Time Division Duplexing) and FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing).

[0072] For example, in the predefined parameters, “FDD-TDDDIFF” is set to “No”. “FDD-TDDDIFF” indicates that the UE capability field can have different values ​​between FDD and TDD, while “No” indicates that the UE capability field has the same value between FDD and TDD.

[0073] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameter has the same value for the first frequency range FR1 and the second frequency range FR2.

[0074] For example, in the predefined parameters, “FR1-FR2 DIFF” is set to “No”. “FR1-FR2 DIFF” indicates that the UE capability field can have different values ​​between FR1 and FR2, while “No” indicates that the UE capability field has the same value between FR1 and FR2.

[0075] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps overlap at least partially. That is, the activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps overlap completely or partially.

[0076] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation procedures of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps completely overlap. In this case, either condition 1 or condition 2 is satisfied.

[0077] 1. The activation or deactivation process of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by the same event.

[0078] 2. The activation or deactivation process of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by different events, where the different events have the same event type and are triggered at the same time.

[0079] For example, all events are triggered by MAC (Medium Access Control) CE (Control Element) for secondary cell activation, or all events are triggered by DCI (Downlink Control Information) for BWP (Bandwidth Part) handover, or all events are triggered by adding / removing measurement objects, or all events are triggered by adding / releasing / changing secondary cells for carrier aggregation, or other events not limited to the above types.

[0080] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap. In this case, the activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps are triggered by different events and satisfy either condition 1 or condition 2 below.

[0081] 1. Different events have the same event type but are triggered at different times.

[0082] For example, all events are MAC CE triggers for secondary cell activation, or all events are DCI triggers for BWP handover, or all events are triggers for adding / removing measurement objects, or all events are triggers for adding / releasing / changing secondary cells in carrier aggregation, or other events not limited to the above types.

[0083] 2. Different events have different event types and are triggered at different times or at the same time.

[0084] For example, multiple events may be a MAC CE trigger for secondary cell activation and a DCI trigger for BWP handover, or other combinations of events not limited to the types mentioned above.

[0085] In step 102, the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap is completed within a predetermined time delay.

[0086] In some embodiments, the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap includes from an active state to a deactivated state, or from a deactivated state to an active state.

[0087] In some embodiments, the user terminal automatically or under the control of the network-side device completes the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap within a predetermined time delay.

[0088] In some embodiments, the user terminal reports support for pre-configured measurement gaps via terminal capability reporting, which includes a mechanism for automatic activation or deactivation by the user terminal.

[0089] For example, if the user terminal uses existing terminal capabilities, it reports these capabilities using the `preconfiguredUE-AutonomousMeasGap-r17` parameter within the `MeasAndMobParameters` parameter. If a new terminal capability is defined, it can be used within the `MeasAndMobParameters` parameter to indicate whether the user terminal supports multiple preconfigured measurement gaps with automatic terminal activation or deactivation mechanisms.

[0090] In some embodiments, the user terminal reports a mechanism that supports pre-configured measurement gaps with network-controlled activation or deactivation.

[0091] For example, if the user terminal uses existing terminal capabilities, it reports these capabilities using the `preconfiguredNW-ControlledMeasGap-r17` parameter within the `MeasAndMobParameters` parameter. If a new terminal capability is defined, it can be used within the `MeasAndMobParameters` parameter to indicate whether the user terminal supports multiple preconfigured measurement gaps with network-controlled activation or deactivation mechanisms.

[0092] In some embodiments, when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps completely overlap, the predetermined delay includes event processing delay, terminal processing delay, and additional processing delay, such as... Figure 2 As shown.

[0093] In some embodiments, event processing latency includes processing latency for BWP handover based on DCI or timers, secondary cell activation or deactivation, or RRC reconfiguration.

[0094] For example, the event processing delay is the processing delay triggered by the DCI for BWP handover, or the processing delay triggered by secondary cell activation / deactivation, or the processing delay triggered by adding / removing measurement objects, or the processing delay triggered by adding / releasing / changing secondary cells in carrier aggregation.

[0095] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal for the activation or deactivation process of a single pre-configured measurement gap.

[0096] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency includes 5ms.

[0097] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps overlap.

[0098] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency is no more than 5ms. For example, the additional processing latency may be 0ms, 2ms, or 5ms.

[0099] For example, the additional processing delay can be set to the same uniform value, such as 2ms, for different situations. Alternatively, different values ​​can be set for different situations. For example, 0ms or 2ms can correspond to multiple pre-configured measurement intervals triggered by the same event, while values ​​greater than or equal to 0ms or greater than or equal to 2ms can correspond to multiple pre-configured measurement intervals triggered by different events of the same type at the same time.

[0100] In some embodiments, where the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap, the predetermined delay includes the duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first pre-configured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last pre-configured measurement gap, and additional processing delay, such as... Figure 3 As shown.

[0101] In some embodiments, the duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first preconfigured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last preconfigured measurement gap includes at least one of the following: event processing latency, terminal processing latency, and latency for waiting for the activation or deactivation process of the last preconfigured measurement gap to complete.

[0102] In some embodiments, event processing latency includes processing latency for BWP handover based on DCI or timers, secondary cell activation or deactivation, or RRC reconfiguration.

[0103] For example, event processing latency can be the processing latency triggered by a DCI event for BWP handover, or the processing latency triggered by a secondary cell activation / deactivation event, or the processing latency triggered by adding / removing a measurement object, or the processing latency triggered by adding / releasing / changing a secondary cell in carrier aggregation. The processing latency of the user terminal for a single pre-configured measurement gap activation or deactivation process is typically defined as 5ms. The latency for waiting for the last pre-configured measurement gap activation or deactivation process to complete is used to align multiple pre-configured measurement gap activation or deactivation processes.

[0104] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal for the activation or deactivation process of a single pre-configured measurement gap.

[0105] For example, the terminal processing latency includes 5ms.

[0106] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency includes the processing latency when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap.

[0107] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency is no greater than 5ms. For example, the additional processing latency includes 0ms, 2ms, or 5ms.

[0108] For example, the additional processing latency can be set to the same uniform value, such as 2ms, for different situations. Alternatively, different values ​​can be set for different situations. For example, 2ms corresponds to multiple pre-configured measurement intervals triggered by different events of the same type at different times, while 2ms or greater corresponds to multiple pre-configured measurement intervals triggered by different events of different types at different or the same times.

[0109] In the method for reporting measurement gap capabilities provided in the above embodiments of this disclosure, when the user terminal supports concurrent measurement gaps and receives indication information from the network-side device indicating that the measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap, it reports the capability information supporting the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps, and completes the state change of the pre-configured measurement gaps within a predetermined time delay. This enables the application of pre-configured measurement gaps to concurrent measurement gaps, saving measurement configuration resources, reducing overall system measurement latency, and improving the system's flexibility in measurement.

[0110] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a user terminal according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 4 The user terminal includes a first processing module 41 and a second processing module 42.

[0111] The first processing module 41 is configured to report capability information supporting the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps when it supports concurrent measurement gaps and receives indication information sent by the network-side device to indicate that the measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap.

[0112] In some embodiments, the first processing module 41 supports concurrent measurement gaps by reporting capability information that supports concurrent measurement gaps.

[0113] In some embodiments, the first processing module 41 receives indication information sent by the network-side device via RRC signaling.

[0114] In some embodiments, multiple pre-configured measurement gaps are within the same frequency range. For example, all of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps are within FR1, or all are within FR2. Alternatively, all of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps are within a first sub-frequency range FR2-1 within FR2, or all are within a second sub-frequency range FR2-2 within FR2.

[0115] In some embodiments, predetermined parameters are used to indicate whether the user terminal supports the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps.

[0116] For example, predefined parameters are included in the measurement and mobility parameters MeasAndMobParameters. As another example, predefined parameters include the preconfigured-simultaneousActivationDeactivation parameter.

[0117] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameter is per-UE (per user terminal) level.

[0118] It should be noted that per-UE indicates that the parameter is issued by each UE (User Equipment) level.

[0119] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameters are optional.

[0120] For example, when this parameter is reported, "No" is reported for "M" (short for "Mandatory"), where "M" as "Yes" indicates that the associated feature is mandatory, and "M" as "No" indicates that the associated feature is optional.

[0121] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameters have the same value for TDD and FDD.

[0122] For example, in the predefined parameters, “FDD-TDDDIFF” is set to “No”. “FDD-TDDDIFF” indicates that the UE capability field can have different values ​​between FDD and TDD, while “No” indicates that the UE capability field has the same value between FDD and TDD.

[0123] In some embodiments, the predetermined parameter has the same value for the first frequency range FR1 and the second frequency range FR2.

[0124] For example, in the predefined parameters, “FR1-FR2 DIFF” is set to “No”. “FR1-FR2 DIFF” indicates that the UE capability field can have different values ​​between FR1 and FR2, while “No” indicates that the UE capability field has the same value between FR1 and FR2.

[0125] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps overlap at least partially. That is, the activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps overlap completely or partially.

[0126] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps completely overlap. In this case, either condition 1 or condition 2 is satisfied.

[0127] 1. The activation or deactivation process of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by the same event.

[0128] 2. The activation or deactivation process of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by different events, where the different events have the same event type and are triggered at the same time.

[0129] In some embodiments, the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap. In this case, the activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps are triggered by different events and satisfy either condition 1 or condition 2 below.

[0130] 1. Different events have the same event type but are triggered at different times.

[0131] 2. Different events have different event types and are triggered at different times or at the same time.

[0132] The second processing module 42 is configured to complete the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap within a predetermined time delay.

[0133] In some embodiments, the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap includes from an active state to a deactivated state, or from a deactivated state to an active state.

[0134] In some embodiments, the user terminal automatically or under the control of the network-side device completes the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap within a predetermined time delay.

[0135] In some embodiments, the user terminal reports support for pre-configured measurement gaps via terminal capability reporting, which includes a mechanism for automatic activation or deactivation by the user terminal.

[0136] In some embodiments, the user terminal reports a mechanism that supports pre-configured measurement gaps with network-controlled activation or deactivation.

[0137] In some embodiments, when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps completely overlap, the predetermined delay includes event processing delay, terminal processing delay, and additional processing delay, such as... Figure 2 As shown.

[0138] In some embodiments, event processing latency includes processing latency for BWP handover based on DCI or timers, secondary cell activation or deactivation, or RRC reconfiguration.

[0139] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal for the activation or deactivation process of a single pre-configured measurement gap.

[0140] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency includes 5ms.

[0141] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps overlap.

[0142] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency is no more than 5ms. For example, the additional processing latency may be 0ms, 2ms, or 5ms.

[0143] In some embodiments, where the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap, the predetermined delay includes the duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first pre-configured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last pre-configured measurement gap, and additional processing delay, such as... Figure 3 As shown.

[0144] In some embodiments, the duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first preconfigured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last preconfigured measurement gap includes at least one of the following: event processing latency, terminal processing latency, and latency for waiting for the activation or deactivation process of the last preconfigured measurement gap to complete.

[0145] In some embodiments, event processing latency includes processing latency for BWP handover based on DCI or timers, secondary cell activation or deactivation, or RRC reconfiguration.

[0146] In some embodiments, the terminal processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal for the activation or deactivation process of a single pre-configured measurement gap.

[0147] For example, the terminal processing latency includes 5ms.

[0148] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency includes the processing latency when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap.

[0149] In some embodiments, the additional processing latency is no greater than 5ms. For example, the additional processing latency includes 0ms, 2ms, or 5ms.

[0150] Figure 5This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a user terminal according to another embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, the user terminal includes a memory 51 and a processor 52.

[0151] Memory 51 is used to store instructions, and processor 52 is coupled to memory 51. Processor 52 is configured to execute instructions based on memory storage, as shown in the example below. Figure 1 The method involved in any of the embodiments.

[0152] like Figure 5 As shown, the user terminal also includes a communication interface 53 for exchanging information with other devices. Additionally, the user terminal includes a bus 54, through which the processor 52, communication interface 53, and memory 51 communicate with each other.

[0153] The memory 51 may include high-speed RAM, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk drive. The memory 51 may also be a memory array. The memory 51 may also be divided into blocks, and the blocks may be combined into virtual volumes according to certain rules.

[0154] Furthermore, processor 52 may be a central processing unit (CPU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits configured to implement embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0155] This disclosure also relates to a computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement... Figure 1 The method involved in any of the embodiments.

[0156] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 6 As shown, the communication system includes a user terminal 61 and a network-side device 62. The user terminal 61 is... Figure 4 or Figure 5 The user terminal involved in any of the embodiments.

[0157] Network-side device 62 is configured to configure measurement resources based on capability information reported by user terminal 61.

[0158] By implementing the above embodiments of this disclosure, pre-configured measurement gaps can be applied to concurrent measurement gaps, saving measurement configuration resources, reducing overall system measurement latency, and improving the system's flexibility in measurement.

[0159] In some embodiments, the functional units described above may be implemented as general-purpose processors, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, or any suitable combination thereof for performing the functions described herein.

[0160] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps of the above embodiments can be implemented by hardware or by a program instructing related hardware. The program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as a read-only memory, a disk, or an optical disk.

[0161] The description in this disclosure is provided for illustrative and descriptive purposes only and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to its forms. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to better illustrate the principles and practical application of this disclosure and to enable those skilled in the art to understand this disclosure and to design various embodiments with various modifications suitable for a particular purpose.

Claims

1. A method for reporting measurement gap capability, executed by a user terminal, the method comprising: When concurrent measurement gaps are supported and an indication message sent by a network-side device indicating that the measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap is received, the capability information supporting the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps is reported. The state change of the pre-configured measurement gap is completed within a predetermined time delay, wherein, in the case that the activation or deactivation processes of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap, the predetermined time delay includes the duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first pre-configured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last pre-configured measurement gap, and an additional processing delay, the duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first pre-configured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last pre-configured measurement gap, including at least one of the following: event processing delay, terminal processing delay, and delay for waiting for the activation or deactivation process of the last pre-configured measurement gap to complete.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The state change of the pre-configured measurement gap includes from an active state to a deactivated state, or from a deactivated state to an active state.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The multiple pre-configured measurement gaps are within the same frequency range.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The reported information regarding the ability to simultaneously activate or deactivate multiple pre-configured measurement gaps includes: The user terminal is instructed using predetermined parameters to determine whether it supports the simultaneous activation or deactivation of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The predetermined parameters are included in the measurement and mobility parameters MeasAndMobParameters.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The predetermined parameters include the preconfigured-simultaneousActivationDeactivation parameter.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The predetermined parameters are per-UE level for each user terminal.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The predetermined parameters are optional.

9. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The predetermined parameters have the same values ​​for both Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD).

10. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The predetermined parameters have the same value for the first frequency range FR1 and the second frequency range FR2.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps overlap at least partially.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, The activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps completely overlap.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, The activation or deactivation process of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by the same event.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein, The activation or deactivation process of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by different events, wherein the different events have the same event type and are triggered at the same time.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein, The activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein, The activation or deactivation process of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps is triggered by different events; Wherein, the different events have the same event type and are triggered at different times; or The different events have different event types and are triggered at different times or at the same time.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The state change of the pre-configured measurement gap completed within the predetermined time delay includes: The state change of the pre-configured measurement gap is completed automatically or according to the control of the network-side device within a predetermined time delay.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, The reporting mechanism supports the pre-configured measurement gap having an automatic activation or deactivation mechanism for the user terminal; or The report supports the pre-configured measurement gap having a network-controlled activation or deactivation mechanism.

19. The method according to claim 1, wherein, When the activation or deactivation processes of the multiple pre-configured measurement gaps completely overlap, the predetermined delay includes event processing delay, terminal processing delay, and additional processing delay.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein, The event processing latency includes the processing latency for bandwidth portion BWP handover based on downlink control information (DCI) or timers, secondary cell activation or deactivation, or radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration.

21. The method according to claim 19, wherein, The terminal processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal for the activation or deactivation process of a single pre-configured measurement gap.

22. The method according to claim 19, wherein, The terminal processing latency is 5ms.

23. The method according to claim 19, wherein, The additional processing delay refers to the processing delay of the user terminal when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps overlap.

24. The method according to claim 19, wherein, The additional processing delay is no more than 5ms.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein, The additional processing latency includes 0ms, 2ms, or 5ms.

26. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The event processing latency includes the processing latency for BWP handover based on DCI or timers, secondary cell activation or deactivation, or RRC reconfiguration.

27. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The terminal processing latency is the processing latency of the user terminal for the activation or deactivation process of a single pre-configured measurement gap.

28. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The terminal processing latency is 5ms.

29. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The additional processing latency includes the processing latency of the user terminal when the activation or deactivation processes of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap.

30. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The additional processing delay is no greater than 5ms.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein, The additional processing latency includes 0ms, 2ms, or 5ms.

32. The method according to any one of claims 1-31, wherein, Report information on the ability to support concurrent gap measurements.

33. The method according to any one of claims 1-31, wherein, The indication information sent by the network-side device is received via RRC signaling.

34. A user terminal, comprising: The first processing module is configured to, when supporting concurrent measurement gaps and receiving indication information sent by the network-side device to indicate that the measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap, report the capability information that supports the simultaneous activation or deactivation of multiple pre-configured measurement gaps. The second processing module is configured to complete the state change of the pre-configured measurement gap within a predetermined time delay. Where the activation or deactivation processes of the plurality of pre-configured measurement gaps partially overlap, the predetermined time delay includes the duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first pre-configured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last pre-configured measurement gap, and an additional processing delay. The duration from the start of the activation or deactivation process of the first pre-configured measurement gap to the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last pre-configured measurement gap includes at least one of the following: event processing delay, terminal processing delay, and delay for waiting for the completion of the activation or deactivation process of the last pre-configured measurement gap.

35. A user terminal, comprising: Memory; A processor, coupled to a memory, configured to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1-33 based on memory-stored instruction execution.

36. A communication system, comprising: The user terminal as described in claim 34 or 35; The network-side device is configured to configure measurement resources based on the capability information reported by the user terminal.

37. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein, The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the method as described in any one of claims 1-33.

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