Measurement interval configuration method and device

Abstract

The invention provides a measurement interval configuration method and device, and relates to the technical field of communication. By applying the measurement interval configuration method, the terminal UE can receive the measurement interval configuration information issued by the first network, and when the measurement interval configuration information meets the preset measurement condition, the terminal UE measures the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information. The measurement interval information can be reasonably configured, and the service performance of the first network is ensured.

Description

Measurement interval configuration method and device Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a measurement interval configuration method and device. Background Art

[0002] In the MUSIM (Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module) communication scenario, a terminal UE that supports MUSIM capabilities can be connected to two networks simultaneously. However, for a single-transmit single-receive or single-transmit dual-receive UE, since it only has single-transmit capability, the UE cannot maintain RRC radio resource control connections for both networks at the same time. When the first network is in a connected state and the second network is in an idle or inactive state, measurement interval information needs to be configured so that the signal quality of the second network can be measured based on the measurement interval information.

[0003] Currently, measurement interval information is typically configured and issued by the first network. Upon receiving this information, the UE uses it to measure the second network. However, during measurement, data from the first network cannot be sent or received, and the measurement interval information issued by the first network is fixed. Therefore, improperly configured measurement interval information can impact service performance on the first network.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application proposes a measurement interval configuration method and apparatus, which are mainly capable of reasonably configuring measurement interval information to ensure the service performance of the first network.

[0006] A first aspect of the present application provides a measurement interval configuration method, which is applied to a terminal UE. The method includes: receiving measurement interval configuration information sent by a first network; and in response to meeting a preset measurement condition, measuring a second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

[0007] In some embodiments of the present application, the method further includes: calculating network benchmark information according to the measurement interval configuration information; and evaluating the performance of the first network based on the network benchmark information.

[0008] In some embodiments of the present application, in response to satisfying a preset measurement condition, measuring the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information includes: in response to a performance evaluation result of the first network satisfying a preset condition, measuring the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present application, the method further includes: in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting the preset condition, sending an indication message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information; or in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting the preset condition, abandoning the measurement of the second network at the target measurement interval; or in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting the preset condition, abandoning the measurement of the second network at the target measurement interval, and sending an indication message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present application, the indication message is any one of the following, including: a UAI message or an RRC message.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present application, the network benchmark information is network throughput.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present application, calculating the network reference information according to the measurement interval configuration information includes: calculating the network throughput according to the measurement interval period, the measurement interval length, and the measurement interval offset in the measurement interval configuration information.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, the performance evaluation of the first network based on the network benchmark information includes: determining whether the network throughput is greater than a preset throughput threshold; in response to the network throughput being greater than the preset throughput threshold, determining that the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset condition; in response to the network throughput being less than the preset throughput threshold, determining that the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset condition.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present application, the calculating of the network throughput based on the measurement interval period, measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in the measurement interval configuration information includes: when there is only one configuration mode of measurement interval configuration information, calculating the network throughput based on the measurement interval length and measurement interval period corresponding to the one configuration mode; when there are at least two configuration modes of measurement interval configuration information, calculating the network reference information based on the measurement interval period, measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, the calculating of the network throughput according to the measurement interval length and measurement interval period corresponding to the one configuration method includes: determining, according to the measurement interval length corresponding to the one configuration method, a first measurement duration for the second network within the measurement interval period of the one configuration method; and dividing the first measurement duration by the measurement interval period of the one configuration method to obtain the network throughput.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present application, the network reference information is calculated based on the measurement interval period, measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode, including: determining a maximum measurement interval period based on the measurement interval period in each configuration mode; determining a second measurement duration for a second network within the maximum measurement interval period based on the measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode; and dividing the second measurement duration by the maximum measurement interval period to obtain the network throughput.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present application, the method further includes: receiving the preset throughput threshold sent by the first network through an RRC message; or obtaining the preset throughput threshold based on a protocol agreement.

[0018] In some embodiments of the present application, the UE is a MUSIM type UE.

[0019] A second aspect of the present application provides a measurement interval configuration method, which is applied to a first network. The method includes: sending measurement interval configuration information to a terminal UE.

[0020] In some embodiments of the present application, the method further includes: updating the measurement interval configuration information in response to indication information sent by the UE to update the measurement interval configuration information.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present application, updating the measurement interval configuration information includes: lengthening the measurement interval period in the measurement interval configuration information, and / or shortening the measurement interval length in the measurement interval configuration information.

[0022] In some embodiments of the present application, updating the measurement interval configuration information includes: in response to the presence of measurement interval configuration information of at least two configuration modes in the indication information, aligning the measurement interval offset in each measurement interval configuration information.

[0023] In some embodiments of the present application, updating the measurement interval configuration information includes: in response to the presence of measurement interval configuration information of at least two configuration modes in the indication information, reducing the number of at least two types of measurement interval configuration information.

[0024] In some embodiments of the present application, the method further includes: in response to the UE measuring the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information, evaluating the ACK or NACK loss rate of the current primary cell and / or secondary cell under the first network; if the ACK or NACK loss rate is greater than or equal to a preset loss rate threshold, updating the measurement interval configuration information.

[0025] The third aspect embodiment of the present application provides a measurement interval configuration device, which is applied to a terminal UE, including: a receiving module, which is used to receive measurement interval configuration information issued by a first network; and a measurement module, which is used to measure the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information in response to meeting a preset measurement condition.

[0026] The fourth aspect of the present application provides a measurement interval configuration device, which is applied to a second network device, including: a receiving module for receiving channel transmission information sent by a first network device; and a processing module for performing signal processing based on the channel transmission information.

[0027] The fifth aspect embodiment of the present application provides a measurement interval configuration system, including: a terminal UE and a first network, wherein the first network sends measurement interval configuration information to the terminal UE; the terminal UE receives the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network, and in response to meeting a preset measurement condition, measures the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

[0028] The sixth aspect embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes: a transceiver; a memory; a processor, which is connected to the transceiver and the memory respectively, and is configured to control the wireless signal reception and transmission of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, and can implement the method of the first aspect embodiment or the second aspect embodiment of the present application.

[0029] The seventh aspect embodiment of the present application provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; after the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor, the method of the first aspect embodiment or the second aspect embodiment of the present application can be implemented.

[0030] Embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatus for configuring a measurement interval, wherein a terminal (UE) receives measurement interval configuration information sent by a first network. When the measurement interval configuration information satisfies a preset measurement condition, the terminal UE performs measurements on a second network based on the measurement interval configuration information. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids impacting data transmission and reception on the first network due to the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thereby ensures service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0031] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given in part in the description below, and in part will become apparent from the description below, or will be learned through practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and easily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0033] FIG1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a measurement interval configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a measurement interval configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a configuration method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a measurement interval configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] FIG6 is a schematic flow chart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a measurement interval configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG8 is a timing diagram of a measurement interval configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG9 is a block diagram of a device for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG10 is a block diagram of a device for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] FIG11 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present application, and should not be construed as limiting the present application. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other unless there is a conflict.

[0046] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0047] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining".

[0048] Since the first network cannot send or receive data when measuring the second network, and the measurement interval information sent by the first network is fixed, once the measurement interval information is configured unreasonably, the service performance of the first network will be affected.

[0049] To this end, this embodiment proposes a measurement interval configuration method and apparatus, which can reasonably configure measurement interval information to ensure the service performance of the first network.

[0050] The measurement interval configuration method and device provided in this application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0051] Figure 1 shows a flow chart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 1 , the method is applied to a terminal UE and may include the following steps.

[0052] Step 101: Receive measurement interval configuration information sent by a first network.

[0053] Among them, the UE is a MUSIM (Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module) type UE, that is, the UE in the embodiment of the present invention has MUSIM capability, supports at least two card slots, and can be connected to at least two networks at the same time. The UE can receive measurement interval configuration information of one configuration method, or measurement interval configuration information of two configuration methods, or measurement interval configuration information of multiple configuration methods. The measurement interval configuration information includes a measurement interval period, a measurement interval length, and a measurement interval offset. The measurement interval period includes at least one measurement interval length. Within the measurement interval length, the UE measures the second network. At this time, the first network cannot send or receive data. The measurement interval offset is the starting time of the measurement interval length within a measurement interval period.

[0054] For an embodiment of the present invention, the first network of the UE is in a connected state, and the second network of the UE is in an idle state or an inactive state. In this scenario, the first network will send measurement interval configuration information of at least one pre-configured configuration mode to the UE. After receiving the measurement interval configuration information, the UE will measure the signal quality of the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information.

[0055] Step 102: In response to a preset measurement condition being met, measure the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

[0056] In order to avoid affecting the service performance of the first network due to unreasonable measurement interval information configured by the first network, after receiving the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network, the UE will first determine whether the measurement interval configuration information meets the preset measurement conditions. If the measurement interval configuration information meets the preset measurement conditions, it means that when the UE uses the measurement interval configuration information to measure the second network, it will not affect the performance of the first network; if the measurement interval configuration information does not meet the preset measurement conditions, it means that when the UE uses the measurement interval configuration information to measure the second network, it will affect the performance of the first network. At this time, the UE will report to the first network and notify the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information.

[0057] By applying the measurement interval configuration method provided in this embodiment, a terminal UE can receive measurement interval configuration information sent by a first network. When the measurement interval configuration information meets a preset measurement condition, the terminal UE measures the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids the impact on data transmission and reception of the first network caused by the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thus ensures service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0058] Figure 2 shows a flow chart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application. The method is applied to a UE, and based on the embodiment shown in Figure 1, as shown in Figure 2, the method may include the following steps.

[0059] Step 201: Receive measurement interval configuration information sent by a first network.

[0060] In the embodiment of the present invention, the process of obtaining the measurement interval configuration information is exactly the same as step 101 and will not be repeated here.

[0061] Step 202: Calculate network reference information according to the measurement interval configuration information.

[0062] The network benchmark information may specifically be network throughput. The network benchmark information in the embodiment of the present invention may also be other information, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0063] In this embodiment of the present invention, to determine whether the measurement interval configuration information issued by the first network is reasonable, it is necessary to evaluate the performance of the first network based on the measurement interval configuration information. During the evaluation process, network benchmark information, such as network throughput, can be calculated based on the measurement interval configuration information issued by the first network. The performance of the first network can then be evaluated based on this network benchmark information. Specifically, when calculating the network benchmark information, the network benchmark information (network throughput) can be determined based on the measurement interval period, measurement interval length, and measurement interval offset in the measurement interval configuration information.

[0064] Step 203: Evaluate the performance of the first network based on the network benchmark information.

[0065] In the embodiment of the present invention, whether the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions can be determined based on the calculated network benchmark information, such as network throughput. If the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions, it means that when the second network is measured using the measurement interval configuration information issued by the first network, the performance of the first network will not be affected. If the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, it means that when the second network is measured using the measurement interval configuration information issued by the first network, the performance of the first network will be affected.

[0066] Step 204: In response to the performance evaluation result of the first network meeting a preset condition, measure the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

[0067] For an embodiment of the present invention, when the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions, it means that using the measurement interval configuration information issued by the first network to measure the second network will not affect the performance of the first network. At this time, the UE can use the measurement interval configuration information to measure the signal quality of the second network.

[0068] In step 205, which is parallel to step 204, in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting a preset condition, an instruction message for updating the measurement interval configuration information is sent to the first network.

[0069] The indication message may be any of the following messages: a UAI message or an RRC message.

[0070] The UAI message may include an indication of poor signal quality of the current first network and / or measurement interval configuration information preferred by the UE for the second network.

[0071] For an embodiment of the present invention, when the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, it means that using the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network to measure the second network will affect the performance of the first network. At this time, the UE will send an indication message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information. After receiving the indication message, the first network will update the measurement interval configuration information previously sent. The first network will re-send the updated measurement interval configuration information to the UE, and the UE will continue to evaluate the performance of the first network based on the updated measurement interval configuration information.

[0072] In step 206 , which is parallel to step 204 , in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not satisfying a preset condition, the measurement of the second network at the target measurement interval is abandoned.

[0073] The target measurement interval is any measurement interval within the measurement interval period.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present invention, when the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, the UE can not only send an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information, but can also proactively abandon the measurement of the first network in certain measurement intervals. For example, the measurement interval period of the measurement configuration information includes two measurement intervals, namely measurement interval 1 and measurement interval 2. The UE normally measures the second network in both measurement interval 1 and measurement interval 2. However, because the current performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, the UE can proactively abandon the measurement of the second network in measurement interval 2 to increase the data transmission and reception time of the first network, thereby ensuring the service performance of the first network.

[0075] In step 207, which is parallel to step 204, in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting a preset condition, measurement of the second network at the target measurement interval is abandoned, and an instruction message for updating the measurement interval configuration information is sent to the first network.

[0076] For an embodiment of the present invention, in order to further ensure the service performance of the first network, when the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, the UE may simultaneously perform the following operations: send an indication message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information, and abandon the measurement of the second network in certain measurement intervals.

[0077] By applying the precoding method provided in this embodiment, the terminal UE can calculate network benchmark information based on the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network, and evaluate the performance of the first network based on the network benchmark information. When the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions, the UE can measure the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information; when the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, the UE will send an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids the impact on data transmission and reception of the first network due to the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thus ensures service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0078] Figure 3 shows a flow chart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application. The method is applied to a UE, based on the embodiment shown in Figure 2, as shown in Figure 3, the network reference information may specifically be network throughput, and the method may include the following steps.

[0079] Step 301: Receive measurement interval configuration information sent by a first network.

[0080] Step 302: Calculate the network throughput according to the measurement interval period, measurement interval length, and measurement interval offset in the measurement interval configuration information.

[0081] For an embodiment of the present invention, with respect to the calculation process of the network throughput, as an optional implementation method, step 302 includes: when there is measurement interval configuration information of only one configuration mode, calculating the network throughput according to the measurement interval length and measurement interval period corresponding to the one configuration mode; when there is measurement interval configuration information of at least two configuration modes, calculating the network reference information according to the measurement interval period, measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode.

[0082] Optionally, the calculating of the network throughput according to the measurement interval length and measurement interval period corresponding to the one configuration method includes: determining, according to the measurement interval length corresponding to the one configuration method, a first measurement duration for the second network within the measurement interval period of the one configuration method; and dividing the first measurement duration by the measurement interval period of the one configuration method to obtain the network throughput.

[0083] For example, a measurement interval period of one configuration includes two measurement intervals, the lengths of both measurement intervals are 0.3s, and the measurement interval period is 2s. Since the UE measures the second network within the measurement interval, the first measurement duration for the second network within the measurement interval period can be obtained as 0.3+0.3=0.6s. Then, the first measurement duration 0.6s is divided by the measurement interval period 2s, and the network throughput is obtained as 30%.

[0084] Optionally, the calculating of the network benchmark information according to the measurement interval period, measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode includes: determining a maximum measurement interval period according to the measurement interval period in each configuration mode; determining a second measurement duration for a second network within the maximum measurement interval period according to the measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode; and dividing the second measurement duration by the maximum measurement interval period to obtain the network throughput.

[0085] For example, Figure 4 shows measurement interval configuration information for three configurations. For each configuration, MGRP is the measurement interval period, MGL is the measurement interval length, and offset is the measurement interval offset. When calculating network throughput, the maximum measurement interval period is determined based on the measurement interval period for each configuration. As shown in Figure 4, the maximum measurement interval period for the third configuration is T. Figure 4 also shows that within the maximum measurement interval period T, the measurement time periods for the second network are T1, T2, T3, and T4, respectively. T1, T2, T3, and T4 are then added together to obtain the second measurement duration for the second network. The network throughput is ultimately calculated as (T1+T2+T3+T4) / T.

[0086] Step 303: Determine whether the network throughput is greater than a preset throughput threshold.

[0087] Optionally, the method further includes: receiving the preset throughput threshold sent by the first network via an RRC message; or obtaining the preset throughput threshold based on a protocol agreement. In this embodiment of the present invention, the first network may, through an RRC connection with the UE, send the preset throughput threshold to the UE together with the measurement interval configuration information. In addition to this method, the UE may also obtain the preset throughput threshold based on a protocol agreement.

[0088] In the embodiment of the present invention, after the network throughput is calculated, the calculated network throughput may be compared with a preset throughput threshold, and the performance evaluation result of the first network may be determined according to the comparison result.

[0089] Step 304a: In response to the network throughput being greater than a preset throughput threshold, determining that the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet a preset condition.

[0090] In the embodiment of the present invention, when the calculated network throughput is greater than the preset throughput threshold, it indicates that the time proportion of measuring the second network is too large, which may affect the service performance of the first network. In this case, it is determined that the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions.

[0091] Step 305a: In response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting the preset condition, send an indication message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information, or abandon measuring the second network at the target measurement interval, or abandon measuring the second network at the target measurement interval, and at the same time send an indication message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information.

[0092] In the embodiment of the present invention, when it is determined that the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset throughput threshold, the related operations in step 205, step 206 and step 207 may be performed, which will not be described in detail here.

[0093] Step 304b: In response to the network throughput being less than a preset throughput threshold, determine that the performance evaluation result of the first network meets a preset condition.

[0094] For the embodiment of the present invention, when the calculated network throughput is less than or equal to the preset throughput threshold, it means that the time proportion of measuring the second network is reasonable and will not affect the service performance of the first network. At this time, it is determined that the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions.

[0095] It should be noted that, in an embodiment of the present invention, when the network throughput is equal to a preset throughput threshold, it can be considered that the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, or it can be considered that the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions. The specific setting can be based on actual business needs, and the embodiment of the present invention does not make specific limitations on this.

[0096] Step 305b: In response to the performance evaluation result of the first network meeting a preset condition, measure the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

[0097] As can be seen from the calculation process of network throughput in step 302 above, network throughput essentially measures the proportion of time occupied by the second network. In embodiments of the present invention, when performing performance evaluation on the first network, in addition to calculating the proportion of time occupied by the second network, the proportion of time occupied by the first network for data transmission and reception can also be calculated. For example, in FIG4 , within a maximum measurement interval T, the measurement time periods for the second network are T1, T2, T3, and T4, respectively. T-(T1+T2+T3+T4) is the data transmission and reception time for the first network within the maximum measurement interval T. [T-(T1+T2+T3+T4)] / T is then calculated to obtain the proportion of time occupied by the first network for data transmission and reception. When the proportion of time occupied by the first network for data transmission and reception is less than a preset threshold, the performance evaluation result of the first network is determined to not meet the preset condition. When the proportion of time occupied by the first network for data transmission and reception is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, the performance evaluation result of the first network is determined to meet the preset condition.

[0098] By applying the measurement interval configuration method provided in this embodiment, the terminal UE can calculate the network throughput based on the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network, and evaluate the performance of the first network based on the network throughput. When the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions, the UE can measure the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information; when the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, the UE will send an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids the impact on data transmission and reception of the first network due to the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thus ensures the service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0099] Figure 5 is a flow chart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 5 , the method is applied to a first network and may include the following steps.

[0100] Step 501: Send measurement interval configuration information to the terminal UE.

[0101] The measurement interval configuration information includes the measurement interval period, the measurement interval length, and the measurement interval offset.

[0102] For the embodiment of the present invention, the first network may send measurement interval configuration information of one configuration mode, or measurement interval configuration information of two configuration modes, or measurement interval configuration information of multiple configuration modes to the UE.

[0103] By applying the measurement interval configuration method provided in this embodiment, the first network sends measurement interval configuration information to the UE. When the UE determines that it does not meet the measurement conditions, it sends an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information, so that the first network can update it. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids the impact on data transmission and reception of the first network due to the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thus ensures service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0104] Figure 6 is a flow chart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application. The method is applied to a first network, based on the embodiment shown in Figure 5, as shown in Figure 6, and the method may include the following steps.

[0105] Step 601: Send measurement interval configuration information to the terminal UE.

[0106] Step 602: In response to the instruction information for updating the measurement interval configuration information sent by the UE, update the measurement interval configuration information.

[0107] The indication message may be any one of the following messages: a UAI message or an RRC message. The UAI message may include an indication of poor signal quality of the current first network and / or measurement interval configuration information preferred by the UE for the second network.

[0108] Optionally, the updating of the measurement interval configuration information includes: lengthening the measurement interval period in the measurement interval configuration information, and / or shortening the measurement interval length in the measurement interval configuration information. For an embodiment of the present invention, when the first network receives an indication message of updating the measurement interval configuration information fed back by the UE, it indicates that the measurement interval information configured by the first network is unreasonable and needs to be updated. Specifically, the first network can lengthen the measurement interval period in the measurement interval configuration information, or shorten the measurement interval length in the measurement interval configuration information based on the poor signal quality indication and / or the UE's preference for the measurement interval configuration information for the second network, or can lengthen the measurement interval period and shorten the measurement interval length at the same time. The above operations can reduce the measurement time ratio of the second network, that is, reduce the network throughput, so that the updated measurement interval configuration information can enable the performance of the first network to meet the preset conditions.

[0109] Optionally, updating the measurement interval configuration information includes: in response to the presence of measurement interval configuration information in at least two configuration modes in the indication information, aligning the measurement interval offset in each measurement interval configuration information. In this embodiment of the present invention, when updating the measurement interval configuration information, if measurement interval configuration information in at least two configuration modes exists, the measurement interval offset in each configuration mode may be aligned, thereby shortening the measurement time for the second network, i.e., reducing network throughput.

[0110] Optionally, updating the measurement interval configuration information includes: in response to the presence of measurement interval configuration information in at least two configuration modes in the indication information, reducing the amount of the at least two measurement interval configuration information. In this embodiment of the present invention, if measurement interval configuration information in at least two configuration modes exists, the first network may further limit the amount of measurement interval configuration information. For example, if the first network has measurement interval configuration information in three configuration modes, in order to reduce measurement time for the second network, the measurement interval information in the three configuration modes may be optimized to measurement interval information in two configuration modes.

[0111] It should be noted that, for all the above-described methods for updating the measurement interval configuration information, the first network may adopt only one updating method or may adopt multiple updating methods simultaneously, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0112] By applying the measurement interval configuration method provided in this embodiment, the first network will send measurement interval configuration information to the UE. When the UE determines that it does not meet the measurement conditions, it will send an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information, so that the first network can update the information. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids the impact on data transmission and reception of the first network due to the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thus ensures service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0113] Figure 7 is a flow chart of a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application. The method is applied to a first network, based on the embodiment shown in Figure 5, as shown in Figure 7, and may include the following steps.

[0114] Step 701: Send measurement interval configuration information to the terminal UE.

[0115] Step 702: In response to the UE measuring the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information, evaluate the ACK or NACK loss rate of the current primary cell and / or secondary cell in the first network.

[0116] In this embodiment of the present invention, not only can the UE perform performance evaluation on the first network, but the first network can also perform performance evaluation on its own. Specifically, when the UE performs measurement on the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information, the first network can obtain the ACK loss rate of the SpCell primary cell and / or the SCell secondary cell, or the NACK loss rate of the SpCell primary cell and / or the SCell secondary cell, so that the first network can perform performance evaluation on its own based on the ACK or NACK loss rate.

[0117] Step 703: If the ACK or NACK loss rate is greater than or equal to a preset loss rate threshold, update the measurement interval configuration information.

[0118] For an embodiment of the present invention, if the ACK or NACK loss rate of the primary cell and / or the secondary cell is greater than or equal to a preset loss rate threshold, it means that the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions and the measurement interval configuration information needs to be updated; if the ACK or NACK loss rate of the primary cell and / or the secondary cell is less than the preset loss rate threshold, it means that the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions and the measurement interval configuration information does not need to be updated.

[0119] It should be noted that the preset loss rate threshold is related to the configuration information of the DRX discontinuous mechanism of the first network. When the configuration information of the DRX discontinuous mechanism is different, the preset loss rate threshold may be different. In addition, the preset loss rate threshold is also related to the measurement period measCycleSCell of the inactivated secondary cell. When the first network has an inactivated secondary cell and the measurement period measCycleSCell of the inactivated secondary cell is different, the preset loss rate threshold may be different.

[0120] By applying the measurement interval configuration method provided in this embodiment, when the UE measures the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information, the first network obtains the ACK or NACK loss rate of the current primary cell and / or secondary cell, and independently evaluates performance based on the ACK or NACK loss rate. When the performance evaluation result does not meet the preset conditions, the measurement interval configuration information is automatically updated. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids the impact on data transmission and reception of the first network due to the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thus ensures service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0121] Figure 8 is a timing diagram of a measurement interval configuration method according to an embodiment of the present application. The method is applied to a measurement interval configuration system, which includes: a terminal UE and a first network, wherein the first network sends measurement interval configuration information to the terminal UE; the terminal UE receives the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network, and in response to meeting a preset measurement condition, measures a second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

[0122] Referring to FIG8 , the method includes the following steps.

[0123] Step 801: The first network sends measurement interval configuration information to the terminal UE.

[0124] Step 802: The UE calculates network reference information according to the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network.

[0125] In this embodiment of the present invention, the network throughput may be calculated based on the measurement interval period, measurement interval length, and measurement interval offset in the measurement interval configuration information. Specifically, when there is measurement interval configuration information for only one configuration mode, the network throughput is calculated based on the measurement interval length and measurement interval period corresponding to the one configuration mode; when there is measurement interval configuration information for at least two configuration modes, the network reference information is calculated based on the measurement interval period, measurement interval length, and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode.

[0126] For one configuration mode, a first measurement duration for a second network within the measurement interval period of the one configuration mode may be determined based on the measurement interval length corresponding to the one configuration mode; the first measurement duration may be divided by the measurement interval period of the one configuration mode to obtain the network throughput. For two configuration modes, a maximum measurement interval period may be determined based on the measurement interval period in each configuration mode; a second measurement duration for the second network within the maximum measurement interval period may be determined based on the measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode; the second measurement duration may be divided by the maximum measurement interval period to obtain the network throughput.

[0127] Step 803: The UE evaluates the performance of the first network based on the network benchmark information.

[0128] In an embodiment of the present invention, when performing performance evaluation, it is necessary to determine whether the network throughput is greater than a preset throughput threshold; when the network throughput is greater than the preset throughput threshold, it is determined that the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions; when the network throughput is less than the preset throughput threshold, it is determined that the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions.

[0129] Step 804: In response to the performance evaluation result of the first network meeting a preset condition, the UE measures the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

[0130] Step 805: In response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting a preset condition, the UE sends an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information.

[0131] Step 806: In response to the instruction information for updating the measurement interval configuration information sent by the UE, the first network updates the measurement interval configuration information.

[0132] During the specific update, the measurement interval period in the measurement interval configuration information may be lengthened and / or the measurement interval length in the measurement interval configuration information may be shortened. When the indication information includes measurement interval configuration information of at least two configuration modes, the measurement interval offset in each type of measurement interval configuration information may be aligned, or the number of at least two types of measurement interval configuration information may be reduced.

[0133] Step 807: In response to the UE measuring the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information, the first network evaluates the ACK or NACK loss rate of the current primary cell and / or secondary cell of the first network.

[0134] Step 808: If the ACK or NACK loss rate is greater than or equal to a preset loss rate threshold, the first network updates the measurement interval configuration information.

[0135] By applying the measurement interval configuration method provided in this embodiment, the terminal UE can calculate the network throughput based on the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network, and evaluate the performance of the first network based on the network throughput. When the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions, the UE can measure the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information; when the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, the UE will send an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids the impact on data transmission and reception of the first network due to the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thus ensures the service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0136] In the embodiments provided above, the methods provided in the embodiments of the present application are described from the perspectives of the first network and the terminal UE. In order to implement the various functions of the methods provided in the embodiments of the present application, the first network and the terminal UE may include hardware structures and software modules, and implement the aforementioned functions in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or hardware structures plus software modules. One of the aforementioned functions may be performed in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or hardware structures plus software modules.

[0137] Corresponding to the measurement interval configuration methods provided in the above-mentioned embodiments, the present application also provides a measurement interval configuration device. Since the measurement interval configuration device provided in the embodiment of the present application corresponds to the measurement interval configuration methods provided in the above-mentioned embodiments, the implementation method of the measurement interval configuration method is also applicable to the measurement interval configuration device provided in this embodiment, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0138] FIG9 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement interval configuration device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which may be used for a terminal UE.

[0139] As shown in FIG9 , the apparatus may include: a receiving module 910 for receiving measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network; and a measuring module 920 for measuring the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information in response to satisfying a preset measurement condition.

[0140] In some embodiments, the device further includes: a calculation module and an evaluation module, the calculation module being configured to calculate network benchmark information according to the measurement interval configuration information; and the evaluation module being configured to evaluate the performance of the first network based on the network benchmark information.

[0141] In some embodiments, the measurement module 920 is specifically configured to measure the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network meeting a preset condition.

[0142] In some embodiments, the device further includes: a sending module, the sending module being configured to send an indication message to the first network for updating the measurement interval configuration information in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting a preset condition; or to abandon measuring the second network at the target measurement interval in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting the preset condition; or to abandon measuring the second network at the target measurement interval in response to the performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting the preset condition, and at the same time send an indication message to the first network for updating the measurement interval configuration information.

[0143] In some embodiments, the indication message is any one of the following, including: a UAI message or an RRC message.

[0144] In some embodiments, the network benchmark information is network throughput.

[0145] In some embodiments, the calculation module is specifically configured to calculate the network throughput according to the measurement interval period, the measurement interval length, and the measurement interval offset in the measurement interval configuration information.

[0146] In some embodiments, the evaluation module is specifically used to determine whether the network throughput is greater than a preset throughput threshold; in response to the network throughput being greater than the preset throughput threshold, it is determined that the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions; in response to the network throughput being less than the preset throughput threshold, it is determined that the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions.

[0147] In some embodiments, the calculation module is further specifically used to calculate the network throughput based on the measurement interval length and measurement interval period corresponding to one configuration mode when there is only one configuration mode of measurement interval configuration information; when there are at least two configuration modes of measurement interval configuration information, calculate the network reference information based on the measurement interval period, measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode.

[0148] In some embodiments, the calculation module is further specifically used to determine the first measurement duration for the second network within the measurement interval period of the one configuration mode according to the measurement interval length corresponding to the one configuration mode; and divide the first measurement duration by the measurement interval period of the one configuration mode to obtain the network throughput.

[0149] In some embodiments, the calculation module is further specifically used to determine the maximum measurement interval period based on the measurement interval period in each configuration mode; determine the second measurement duration for the second network within the maximum measurement interval period based on the measurement interval length and measurement interval offset in each configuration mode; and divide the second measurement duration by the maximum measurement interval period to obtain the network throughput.

[0150] In some embodiments, the receiving module 910 is further configured to receive the preset throughput threshold value sent by the first network via an RRC message; or obtain the preset throughput threshold value based on a protocol agreement.

[0151] In some embodiments, the UE is a MUSIM type UE.

[0152] Through this embodiment, the terminal UE can calculate the network throughput based on the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network, and evaluate the performance of the first network based on the network throughput. When the performance evaluation result of the first network meets the preset conditions, the UE can measure the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information; when the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet the preset conditions, the UE will send an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids the impact on data transmission and reception of the first network due to the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thus ensures the service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0153] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a measurement interval configuration device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The measurement interval configuration device can be applied to the first network.

[0154] As shown in FIG10 , the apparatus may include: a sending module 1010 , configured to send measurement interval configuration information to a terminal UE.

[0155] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes an updating module, configured to update the measurement interval configuration information in response to indication information for updating the measurement interval configuration information sent by the UE.

[0156] In some embodiments, the updating module is specifically configured to lengthen the measurement interval period in the measurement interval configuration information and / or shorten the measurement interval length in the measurement interval configuration information.

[0157] In some embodiments, the updating module is further configured to, in response to the presence of measurement interval configuration information of at least two configuration modes in the indication information, align the measurement interval offset in each measurement interval configuration information.

[0158] In some embodiments, the updating module is further configured to reduce the number of at least two types of measurement interval configuration information in response to the presence of measurement interval configuration information of at least two configuration modes in the indication information.

[0159] In some embodiments, the device further includes an evaluation module, which is configured to evaluate the ACK or NACK loss rate of the current primary cell and / or secondary cell under the first network in response to the UE measuring the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information.

[0160] The updating module is further configured to update the measurement interval configuration information if the ACK or NACK loss rate is greater than or equal to a preset loss rate threshold.

[0161] Through this embodiment, the first network sends measurement interval configuration information to the UE. When the UE determines that it does not meet the measurement conditions, it sends an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information, so that the first network can update the information. This ensures the rationality of the measurement interval configuration information, avoids the impact on data transmission and reception of the first network due to the use of unreasonable measurement interval configuration information, and thus ensures service performance and service continuity of the first network.

[0162] Please refer to Figure 11, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 1100 provided in this embodiment. Communication device 1100 can be a network device, a terminal, a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the network device to implement the above method, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the terminal to implement the above method. This device can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiment.

[0163] The communication device 1100 may include one or more processors 1101. The processor 1101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor. For example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU may be used to control a communication device (e.g., a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or CU, etc.), execute computer programs, and process computer program data.

[0164] Optionally, the communication device 1100 may further include one or more memories 1102, on which a computer program 1104 may be stored. The processor 1101 executes the computer program 1104 to cause the communication device 1100 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. Optionally, the memory 1102 may also store data. The communication device 1100 and the memory 1102 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0165] Optionally, the communication device 1100 may further include a transceiver 1105 and an antenna 1106. The transceiver 1105 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, and is configured to implement transceiver functions. The transceiver 1105 may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, and is configured to implement a receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, and is configured to implement a transmitting function.

[0166] Optionally, the communication device 1100 may further include one or more interface circuits 1107. The interface circuit 1107 is configured to receive code instructions and transmit the instructions to the processor 1101. The processor 1101 executes the code instructions to enable the communication device 1100 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment.

[0167] In one implementation, processor 1101 may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and transmitting functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing the receiving and transmitting functions may be separate or integrated. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code / data, or may be used for transmitting or delivering signals.

[0168] In one implementation, processor 1101 may store a computer program 1103. Computer program 1103, when executed on processor 1101, enables communication device 1100 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. Computer program 1103 may be embedded in processor 1101, in which case processor 1101 may be implemented by hardware.

[0169] In one implementation, the communication device 1100 may include a circuit that can implement the functions of sending, receiving, or communicating in the aforementioned method embodiments. The processor and transceiver described in this application can be implemented on an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, a radio frequency integrated circuit RFIC, a mixed signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (nMetal-oxide-semiconductor, NMOS), P-type metal oxide semiconductor (positive channel metal oxide semiconductor, PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (bipolar junction transistor, BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0170] The communication device described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a user device, but the scope of the communication device described in this application is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited to FIG11. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be:

[0171] (1) An independent integrated circuit (IC), or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

[0172] (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally including a storage component for storing data and computer programs;

[0173] (3) ASIC, such as modem;

[0174] (4) Modules that can be embedded in other devices;

[0175] (5) Receivers, terminal devices, intelligent terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handheld devices, mobile units, vehicle-mounted devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, etc.;

[0176] (6)Others, etc.

[0177] If the communication device can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the chip structure shown in Figure 12. The chip shown in Figure 12 includes a processor 1201 and an interface 1202. The number of processors 1201 can be one or more, and the number of interfaces 1202 can be multiple.

[0178] Optionally, the chip further includes a memory 1203, which is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0179] Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functions are implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design requirements of the entire system. Those skilled in the art may use various methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be construed as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0180] The present application also provides a readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0181] The present application also provides a computer program product, which implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0182] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present application are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. Available media may be magnetic media (eg, floppy disks, hard disks, tapes), optical media (eg, high-density digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media (eg, solid state disks (SSDs)).

[0183] Those skilled in the art will understand that the various numerical numbers such as first and second involved in this application are only for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of this application, and also indicate the order of precedence.

[0184] In this application, at least one can also be described as one or more, and multiple can be two, three, four or more, which is not limited in this application. In the embodiments of this application, for a technical feature, the technical features in the technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D", and there is no order of precedence or size between the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D".

[0185] As used herein, the terms "machine-readable medium" and "computer-readable medium" refer to any computer program product, apparatus, and / or device (e.g., a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a memory, a programmable logic device (PLD)) for providing machine instructions and / or data to a programmable processor, including a machine-readable medium that receives machine instructions as a machine-readable signal. The term "machine-readable signal" refers to any signal for providing machine instructions and / or data to a programmable processor.

[0186] The systems and techniques described herein can be implemented in a computing system that includes back-end components (e.g., as a data server), or a computing system that includes middleware components (e.g., an application server), or a computing system that includes front-end components (e.g., a user computer having a graphical user interface or a web browser through which a user can interact with implementations of the systems and techniques described herein), or a computing system that includes any combination of such back-end components, middleware components, or front-end components. The components of the system can be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communication network). Examples of communication networks include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and the Internet.

[0187] A computer system may include clients and servers. A client and server are generally remote from each other and typically interact through a communication network. The client and server relationship arises through computer programs running on the respective computers and having a client-server relationship to each other.

[0188] It should be understood that the various forms of the processes shown above can be used to reorder, add, or delete steps. For example, the steps described in this application can be performed in parallel, sequentially, or in a different order, as long as the desired results of the technical solution of this application can be achieved. This is not limited herein.

[0189] Furthermore, it should be understood that the various embodiments described herein may be implemented individually or in combination with other embodiments where the solution permits.

[0190] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments applied for herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0191] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0192] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included in the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A measurement interval configuration method, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal UE, the method includes: receiving measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network; In response to satisfying a preset measurement condition, measuring the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: Calculating network reference information according to the measurement interval configuration information; Based on the network benchmark information, the performance of the first network is evaluated.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that In response to satisfying a preset measurement condition, measuring the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information includes: In response to a performance evaluation result of the first network meeting a preset condition, measuring the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that Also includes: In response to a performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting a preset condition, sending an instruction message to the first network to update the measurement interval configuration information; or In response to a performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting a preset condition, abandoning measurement of the second network at a target measurement interval; or In response to a performance evaluation result of the first network not meeting a preset condition, the measurement of the second network at the target measurement interval is abandoned, and an indication message for updating the measurement interval configuration information is sent to the first network.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The indication message is any of the following, including: UAI message or RRC message.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that The network benchmark information is network throughput.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Calculating network reference information according to the measurement interval configuration information includes: The network throughput is calculated according to the measurement interval period, the measurement interval length and the measurement interval offset in the measurement interval configuration information.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The evaluating the performance of the first network based on the network benchmark information includes: Determining whether the network throughput is greater than a preset throughput threshold; In response to the network throughput being greater than a preset throughput threshold, determining that the performance evaluation result of the first network does not meet a preset condition; In response to the network throughput being less than a preset throughput threshold, it is determined that the performance evaluation result of the first network meets a preset condition.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The calculating the network throughput according to the measurement interval period, the measurement interval length, and the measurement interval offset in the measurement interval configuration information includes: When there is only one configuration mode of measurement interval configuration information, calculating the network throughput according to the measurement interval length and measurement interval period corresponding to the one configuration mode; When there are measurement interval configuration information of at least two configuration modes, the network reference information is calculated according to the measurement interval period, the measurement interval length and the measurement interval offset in each configuration mode.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The calculating the network throughput according to the measurement interval length and the measurement interval period corresponding to the one configuration mode includes: Determining, according to the measurement interval length corresponding to the one configuration mode, a first measurement duration for the second network within the measurement interval period of the one configuration mode; The first measurement duration is divided by the measurement interval period of the one configuration mode to obtain the network throughput.

11. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The calculating the network reference information according to the measurement interval period, the measurement interval length, and the measurement interval offset in each configuration mode includes: Determine a maximum measurement interval according to the measurement interval in each configuration mode; Determining, according to the measurement interval length and the measurement interval offset in each configuration mode, a second measurement duration for the second network within the maximum measurement interval period; The second measurement duration is divided by the maximum measurement interval period to obtain the network throughput.

12. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving the preset throughput threshold sent by the first network through an RRC message; or The preset throughput threshold is obtained based on protocol agreement.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that The UE is a MUSIM type UE.

14. A measurement interval configuration method, characterized in that: Applied to a first network, the method includes: Send measurement interval configuration information to the terminal UE.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The method further comprises: In response to the indication information for updating the measurement interval configuration information sent by the UE, the measurement interval configuration information is updated.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The updating of the measurement interval configuration information includes: The measurement interval period in the measurement interval configuration information is lengthened, and / or the measurement interval length in the measurement interval configuration information is shortened.

17. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The updating of the measurement interval configuration information includes: In response to the presence of measurement interval configuration information of at least two configuration modes in the indication information, the measurement interval offset in each type of measurement interval configuration information is aligned.

18. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The updating of the measurement interval configuration information includes: In response to the presence of measurement interval configuration information of at least two configuration modes in the indication information, the quantity of at least two measurement interval configuration information is reduced.

19. The method according to claim 14, wherein The method further comprises: In response to the UE measuring the second network based on the measurement interval configuration information, evaluating an ACK or NACK loss rate of a current primary cell and / or secondary cell in the first network; If the ACK or NACK loss rate is greater than or equal to a preset loss rate threshold, the measurement interval configuration information is updated.

20. A measurement interval configuration device, characterized in that: Applied to terminal UE, including: A receiving module, configured to receive measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network; The measurement module is configured to measure the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information in response to a preset measurement condition being met.

21. A measurement interval configuration device, characterized in that: Applied to the first network, including: The sending module is used to send measurement interval configuration information to the terminal UE.

22. A measurement interval configuration system, characterized in that: include: Terminal UE, first network, wherein, The first network sends measurement interval configuration information to the terminal UE; The terminal UE receives the measurement interval configuration information sent by the first network, and in response to meeting a preset measurement condition, performs measurement on the second network according to the measurement interval configuration information.

23. A communication device, wherein: include: transceiver; Memory; A processor is connected to the transceiver and the memory respectively, and is configured to control the wireless signal reception and transmission of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, and can implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19.

24. A computer storage medium, wherein: The computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; after the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19 can be implemented.

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