Neighboring area measurement method and device, and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

A method and device for measuring a neighboring cell, and a computer-readable storage medium, the method comprising: obtaining the current mobility when it is detected that the neighboring cell measurement condition is met; determining the target neighboring cell threshold and the target timing duration corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold according to the current mobility, including: selecting the target neighboring cell threshold and the target timing duration from the received neighboring cell threshold set and timing duration set according to the current mobility; and stopping triggering the neighboring cell measurement and maintaining the target timing duration when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold. The above scheme can reduce the neighboring cell measurement activity of the user equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular to a neighboring cell measurement method and device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement is a basic activity to achieve mobility management and is also one of the important reasons for the energy consumption of User Equipment (UE).

[0003] At present, in the existing NB-IOT protocol, the UE does not support RRM measurement in the connected state (RRC_CONNECTDE STATE), that is, when the UE radio link fails, the UE needs to enter the idle state to perform the target cell search process (i.e., RRM measurement activity). After finding a suitable target cell, the UE initiates the RRC re-establishment process. In order to reduce the delay required for the RRC re-establishment process, it is hoped that the UE can perform some RRM measurement activities (i.e., neighboring cell measurement activities) before the radio link fails. In this case, the UE already knows the target cell before the radio link fails, and there is no need to perform the target cell search during the RRC re-establishment process.

[0004] In the existing neighboring cell measurement mechanism, the UE determines whether to perform neighboring cell measurement based on the reference signal quality of the current serving cell. That is, when the reference signal quality (e.g., RSRP) of the serving cell is lower than a certain threshold, the UE starts the neighboring cell measurement activity (i.e., monitoring the reference signal of the neighboring cell to obtain the service quality of the neighboring cell).

[0005] However, the power consumption of the UE when performing neighbor cell measurement activities is relatively large. Summary of the invention

[0006] The embodiment of the present invention solves the technical problem that the power consumption of a user equipment is relatively high when performing a neighboring cell measurement activity.

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a neighboring cell measurement method, including: when it is detected that a neighboring cell measurement condition is met, obtaining the current mobility; determining a target neighboring cell threshold and a target timing duration corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold according to the current mobility, including: selecting the target neighboring cell threshold and the target timing duration from a received neighboring cell threshold set and timing duration set according to the current mobility; when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold, stopping triggering the neighboring cell measurement and maintaining the target timing duration.

[0008] Optionally, the neighborhood threshold set includes a first neighborhood threshold and a second neighborhood threshold, and the first neighborhood threshold is less than the second neighborhood threshold; determining the target neighborhood threshold and the target timing duration corresponding to the target neighborhood threshold based on the current mobility includes: when the current mobility meets a preset low mobility criterion, determining the first neighborhood threshold as the target neighborhood threshold, and selecting a first timing duration corresponding to the first neighborhood threshold from the timing duration set as the target timing duration; when the current mobility does not meet the preset low mobility criterion, determining the second neighborhood threshold as the target neighborhood threshold, and selecting a second timing duration corresponding to the second neighborhood threshold from the timing duration set as the target timing duration.

[0009] Optionally, when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold, the triggering of the neighboring cell measurement is stopped and the target timing duration is maintained, including: when it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the target cell and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than the first neighboring cell threshold, the triggering of the neighboring cell measurement is stopped and the first timing duration is maintained.

[0010] Optionally, when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold, the triggering of the neighboring cell measurement is stopped and the target timing duration is maintained, including: when it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the target cell and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than the second neighboring cell threshold, the triggering of the neighboring cell measurement is stopped and the second timing duration is maintained.

[0011] Optionally, the neighboring cell threshold set and the timing duration set are obtained by receiving high-layer signaling sent by a base station.

[0012] Optionally, the high-level signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control signaling, system broadcast message.

[0013] To solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention further provides another neighboring area measurement method, including: when it is detected that a neighboring area measurement condition is met, obtaining the current mobility; determining a target neighboring area threshold value set and a target measurement period value set corresponding to the target neighboring area threshold value set according to the current mobility, including: selecting the target neighboring area threshold value set and the target measurement period value set from the received neighboring area threshold value set and the measurement period value set according to the current mobility; the target neighboring area threshold value set includes a first target neighboring area threshold and a second target neighboring area threshold, the target measurement period value set includes a first target measurement period and a second target measurement period, and the first target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the first target measurement period, the second target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the second target measurement period, and the first target neighboring area threshold is greater than the second target neighboring area threshold; when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring area threshold, performing periodic measurement only on the target cell according to the target measurement period.

[0014] Optionally, when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold, periodic measurement activities are only performed on the target cell according to the target measurement period, including: when it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the target cell and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than the first target neighboring cell threshold, periodic measurement activities are only performed on the target cell according to the first target measurement period.

[0015] Optionally, the neighboring cell measurement method further includes: when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is less than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the second target neighboring cell threshold, measuring other neighboring cells.

[0016] Optionally, the neighboring cell threshold set and the measurement period set are obtained by receiving high-layer signaling sent by a base station.

[0017] Optionally, the high-level signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control signaling, system broadcast message.

[0018] An embodiment of the present invention also provides a neighboring cell measurement device, including: a first mobility acquisition unit, used to acquire the current mobility when it is detected that the neighboring cell measurement condition is met; a first determination unit, used to determine the target neighboring cell threshold and the target timing duration corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold according to the current mobility, including: selecting the target neighboring cell threshold and the target timing duration from the received neighboring cell threshold set and timing duration set according to the current mobility; a first measurement control unit, used to stop triggering the neighboring cell measurement and maintain the target timing duration when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold.

[0019] An embodiment of the present invention also provides another neighboring area measurement device, including: a second mobility acquisition unit, used to acquire current mobility when it is detected that a neighboring area measurement condition is met; a second determination unit, used to determine a target neighboring area threshold value set and a target measurement period value set corresponding to the target neighboring area threshold value set according to the current mobility, including: selecting the target neighboring area threshold value set and the target measurement period value set from the received neighboring area threshold value set and measurement period set according to the current mobility; the target neighboring area threshold value set includes a first target neighboring area threshold and a second target neighboring area threshold, the target measurement period value set includes a first target measurement period and a second target measurement period, and the first target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the first target measurement period, the second target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the second target measurement period, and the first target neighboring area threshold is greater than the second target neighboring area threshold; a second measurement control unit, used to perform periodic measurement activities only on the target cell according to the target measurement period when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring area threshold.

[0020] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is a non-volatile storage medium or a non-transient storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of any of the above-mentioned neighboring area measurement methods are executed.

[0021] An embodiment of the present invention also provides another neighboring area measurement device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and the processor executes the steps of any one of the above-mentioned neighboring area measurement methods when running the computer program.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0023] According to the current mobility, the corresponding target neighboring cell threshold and the target timing duration corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold are determined. When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold, the neighboring cell measurement is stopped, and the duration of stopping the triggering of the neighboring cell measurement is the target timing duration. In other words, the neighboring cell measurement is stopped within the target timing duration, thereby reducing the neighboring cell measurement activities of the user equipment and reducing the power consumption of the user equipment.

[0024] According to the current mobility, a corresponding target neighboring cell threshold value set and a target measurement period value set corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold value set are determined. When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold, the target measurement period is used to perform periodic measurement activities only on the target cell without measuring other neighboring cells, thereby reducing the neighboring cell measurement activities of the user equipment and reducing the power consumption of the user equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a neighboring cell measurement method in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 is a flow chart of another neighboring area measurement method in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a neighboring area measurement device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of another neighboring area measurement device in an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In the existing neighboring cell measurement mechanism, the UE determines whether to perform neighboring cell measurement based on the reference signal quality of the current serving cell, that is, when the reference signal quality of the serving cell (for example, RSRP) is lower than a certain threshold, the UE starts the neighboring cell measurement activity (that is, monitoring the reference signal of the neighboring cell to obtain the service quality of the neighboring cell). During the neighboring cell measurement activity, the UE needs to perform corresponding measurement activities on multiple neighboring cells configured by the base station.

[0030] In the embodiment of the present invention, the corresponding target neighboring cell threshold and the target timing duration corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold are determined according to the current mobility. When it is detected that the reference signal quality of the target cell is greater than the target neighboring cell threshold, the neighboring cell measurement is stopped from being triggered, and the duration of stopping the triggering of the neighboring cell measurement is the target timing duration. In other words, the neighboring cell measurement is stopped within the target timing duration, thereby reducing the neighboring cell measurement activity of the user equipment and reducing the power consumption of the user equipment.

[0031] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and beneficial effects of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0032] The embodiment of the present invention provides a neighboring area measurement method, referring to Figure 1 , the following is a detailed description through specific steps.

[0033] In the embodiment of the present invention, the neighboring cell measurement method provided in the following steps S101 to S103 may be executed by the user equipment. Specifically, the following steps S101 to S103 may be executed by a baseband chip in the user equipment.

[0034] Step S101: when it is detected that a neighboring cell measurement condition is met, current mobility is obtained.

[0035] In a specific implementation, the user equipment may determine its current corresponding mobility.

[0036] In a specific application, the user equipment may determine the current corresponding mobility according to its current moving speed. When the user equipment meets the preset low mobility criteria, it may be determined that the current moving speed of the user equipment is relatively slow; when the user equipment does not meet the preset low mobility criteria, it may be determined that the current moving speed of the user equipment is relatively fast. Specifically, the specific content of the low mobility criteria and the determination method may refer to the existing communication protocol.

[0037] In a specific implementation, whether the user equipment meets the neighboring cell measurement condition may be determined by using a specific solution defined in an existing protocol, which will not be described in detail here.

[0038] Step S102: determining a target neighboring cell threshold and a target timing duration corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold according to the current mobility.

[0039] In a specific implementation, it is possible to determine whether the current state meets the low mobility criterion according to a preset low mobility criterion, and then determine the target neighboring area threshold and the target timing duration corresponding to the target neighboring area threshold according to the determined mobility result.

[0040] In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station may send the neighboring cell threshold set and the timing duration set to the user equipment in advance through a system broadcast message or a dedicated radio resource control (Radio Resource Control, RRC) signaling.

[0041] In the embodiment of the present invention, in the timing duration set, there is a timing duration corresponding to each element in the neighboring area threshold set. In other words, each element in the neighboring area threshold set has a timing duration corresponding thereto.

[0042] For example, the neighboring cell threshold set includes a neighboring cell threshold C1 and a neighboring cell threshold C2, the timing duration set includes a timing duration T1 and a timing duration T2, the neighboring cell threshold C1 corresponds to the timing duration T1, and the neighboring cell threshold C2 corresponds to the timing duration T2.

[0043] After receiving the system broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling sent by the base station, the user equipment can obtain the neighboring cell threshold set and the timing duration set from the system broadcast message or RRC dedicated signaling. The user equipment can save the obtained neighboring cell threshold set and the timing duration set.

[0044] In an embodiment of the present invention, the neighboring cell threshold may include a threshold of a reference signal received power (Reference Signal Receiving Power, RSRP), may also include a threshold of a reference signal received quality (Reference Signal Receiving Quality, RSRQ), and may also include a threshold of RSRP and a threshold of RSRQ at the same time.

[0045] The value unit of the timing duration may be a DRX cycle, a time slot, or a unit representing time such as a frame, a subframe, or a millisecond.

[0046] In a specific implementation, the neighboring area threshold set may include a first neighboring area threshold and a second neighboring area threshold, wherein the first neighboring area threshold is smaller than the second neighboring area threshold.

[0047] In the embodiment of the present invention, when the current mobility of the mobile terminal meets the preset low mobility criterion, the first neighboring area threshold value can be determined as the target neighboring area threshold value, and accordingly, the first timing duration corresponding to the first neighboring area threshold value is selected from the timing duration set as the target timing duration. When the current mobility of the mobile terminal does not meet the low mobility criterion, the second neighboring area threshold value can be determined as the target neighboring area threshold value, and the second timing duration corresponding to the second neighboring area threshold value is selected from the timing duration set as the target timing duration.

[0048] Continuing with the above example, after the neighboring cell threshold C1 is selected as the target neighboring cell threshold, the timing duration T1 is determined as the target timing duration.

[0049] Step S103: When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold, stop triggering neighboring cell measurement and maintain the target timing duration.

[0050] In a specific implementation, the base station may pre-configure a list of neighboring cells that need to be measured for the user equipment, and the user equipment may measure the neighboring cells in the neighboring cell list in sequence. When the user equipment detects that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold, the neighboring cell measurement may be stopped and the target timing duration may be maintained.

[0051] In a specific implementation, when the user equipment detects that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold, the triggering of the neighboring cell measurement can be stopped and a timer can be started, and the timing duration of the timer is the target timing duration. When the timing duration of the timer does not reach the target timing duration, the user equipment temporarily stops performing the neighboring cell measurement activity, thereby reducing the power consumption of the user equipment.

[0052] In the embodiment of the present invention, when the current mobility of the user equipment meets the preset low mobility criterion, the first neighboring cell threshold is used as the target neighboring cell threshold, and the first timing duration is used as the target duration. When measuring neighboring cell A, if it is detected that the reference signal quality value of neighboring cell A is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first neighboring cell threshold, the neighboring cell measurement is stopped and the timer is started. When the timing duration of the timer does not reach the first timing duration, the user equipment does not perform the neighboring cell measurement activity.

[0053] For example, the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first neighboring cell threshold is C1, and the first timing duration is T1. When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of neighboring cell A is greater than C1, the user equipment does not perform the neighboring cell measurement operation when the timing duration of the timer does not reach T1.

[0054] In an embodiment of the present invention, when the current mobility of the user equipment does not meet the preset low mobility criterion, the second neighboring cell threshold is used as the target neighboring cell threshold, and the second timing duration is used as the target duration. When measuring neighboring cell A, if it is detected that the reference signal quality value of neighboring cell A is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the second neighboring cell threshold, the neighboring cell measurement is stopped and the timer is started. When the timing duration of the timer does not reach the second timing duration, the user equipment does not perform the neighboring cell measurement activity.

[0055] For example, the reference signal quality value corresponding to the second neighboring cell threshold is C2, and the second timing duration is T2. When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of neighboring cell A is greater than C2, the user equipment does not perform the neighboring cell measurement operation when the timing duration of the timer does not reach T2.

[0056] In an embodiment of the present invention, to simplify the description, when the target neighboring cell threshold is the RSRP threshold, if the user equipment detects that the RSRP value of neighboring cell A is greater than the target neighboring cell threshold, the timer is triggered. When the timing duration does not reach the target duration, the user equipment stops performing the neighboring cell measurement activity.

[0057] When the target neighboring cell threshold is the RSRQ threshold, if the user equipment detects that the RSRQ value of neighboring cell A is greater than the target neighboring cell threshold, the timer is triggered. When the timing duration does not reach the target duration, the user equipment stops performing the neighboring cell measurement activity.

[0058] When the target neighboring cell threshold includes an RSRP threshold and an RSRQ threshold, if the user equipment detects that the RSRP value of neighboring cell A is greater than the RSRP threshold in the target neighboring cell threshold and the RSRQ value is greater than the RSRQ threshold in the target neighboring cell threshold, the timer is triggered. When the timing duration does not reach the target duration, the user equipment stops performing the neighboring cell measurement activity.

[0059] In the above embodiment of the present invention, the reference signal quality value of the target cell is directly compared with the reference signal quality value corresponding to the determined target neighboring cell threshold.

[0060] In another embodiment of the present invention, when the current mobility of the user equipment meets the low mobility criterion, if it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the target cell and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than the first neighboring cell threshold, the neighboring cell measurement activity is stopped from being triggered and the first timing duration is maintained; when the current mobility of the user equipment does not meet the low mobility criterion, if it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the target cell and the reference signal quality value corresponding to the reference signal quality of the current serving cell is greater than the second neighboring cell threshold, the neighboring cell measurement activity is stopped from being triggered and the second timing duration is maintained.

[0061] If it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the target cell and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than the first neighboring cell threshold, it means that the reference signal quality of the target cell is better. At this time, the user equipment can stop the neighboring cell measurement activity and start the timer. The neighboring cell measurement activity will not be performed when the timer has not reached the first timing duration.

[0062] For example, the first measurement threshold is C. If it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the neighboring cell A and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than C, the user equipment stops the neighboring cell measurement activity and starts a timer, and does not perform the neighboring cell measurement activity when the timer does not reach the first timing duration.

[0063] If it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the target cell and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than the second neighboring cell threshold, it means that the reference signal quality of the target cell is better. At this time, the user equipment can stop the neighboring cell measurement activity and start the timer. The neighboring cell measurement activity will not be performed when the timer does not reach the second timing duration.

[0064] For example, the second measurement threshold is D. If it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the neighboring cell A and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than D, the user equipment stops the neighboring cell measurement activity and starts a timer, and does not perform the neighboring cell measurement activity when the timer does not reach the second timing duration.

[0065] In a specific implementation, after the timing duration of the timer reaches the target timing duration, the user equipment may preferentially measure the target cell.

[0066] For example, the target cell is neighboring cell A. The current mobility of the user equipment meets the low mobility criterion, and when the timing duration of the timer reaches the first timing duration, the user equipment preferentially measures the target cell.

[0067] It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present invention, the corresponding target neighboring cell threshold and the target timing duration corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold are determined according to the current mobility. When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold, the neighboring cell measurement is stopped from being triggered, and the duration of stopping the triggering of the neighboring cell measurement is the target timing duration. In other words, the neighboring cell measurement is stopped within the target timing duration, thereby reducing the neighboring cell measurement activity of the user equipment and reducing the power consumption of the user equipment.

[0068] Reference Figure 2 , another neighboring area measurement method in an embodiment of the present invention is given, which is described in detail through specific steps below.

[0069] In the embodiment of the present invention, the neighboring cell measurement method provided in the following steps S201 to S203 may be executed by the user equipment. Specifically, the following steps S201 to S203 may be executed by a baseband chip in the user equipment.

[0070] Step S201: when it is detected that a neighboring cell measurement condition is met, current mobility is obtained.

[0071] In a specific implementation, the user equipment may determine its current corresponding mobility.

[0072] In a specific application, the user equipment may determine the current corresponding mobility according to its current moving speed. When the user equipment meets the preset low mobility criteria, it may be determined that the current moving speed of the user equipment is relatively slow; when the user equipment does not meet the preset low mobility criteria, it may be determined that the current moving speed of the user equipment is relatively fast. Specifically, the specific content of the low mobility criteria and the determination method may refer to the existing communication protocol.

[0073] In a specific implementation, whether the user equipment meets the neighboring cell measurement condition may be determined by using a specific solution defined in an existing protocol, which will not be described in detail here.

[0074] Step S202: determining a target neighboring cell threshold value set and a target measurement period value set corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold value set according to the current mobility.

[0075] In a specific implementation, it is possible to determine whether the current mobility of the user equipment meets the low mobility criterion based on a preset low mobility criterion, and then determine a target neighboring area threshold value set and a target measurement period value set corresponding to the target neighboring area threshold value set based on the determined mobility result.

[0076] In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station may send the neighboring cell threshold set and the measurement cycle set to the user equipment in advance through a system broadcast message or a high-level signaling such as a radio resource control (RRC) signaling. The elements in the neighboring cell threshold set and the measurement cycle set may correspond one to one.

[0077] The target neighboring area threshold value set may include a first target neighboring area threshold and a second target neighboring area threshold. Accordingly, the target measurement period value set may include a first target measurement period and a second target measurement period, wherein: the first target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the first target measurement period, the second target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the second target measurement period, and the first target neighboring area threshold is greater than the second target neighboring area threshold.

[0078] In an embodiment of the present invention, the neighboring cell threshold in the neighboring cell threshold set may include a reference signal received power (Reference Signal Receiving Power, RSRP) threshold, may also include a reference signal received quality (Reference Signal Receiving Quality, RSRQ) threshold, and may also include both the RSRP threshold and the RSRQ threshold.

[0079] In a specific implementation, the measurement period in the measurement period set may be configured and issued by the base station. The base station may configure different measurement periods according to specific application scenarios.

[0080] Step S203: When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold, periodic measurement activities are performed only on the target cell according to the first target measurement period.

[0081] In a specific implementation, after the user equipment detects that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold, the target measurement period is used to perform periodic measurement activities only on the target cell, and other neighboring cells in the neighboring cell list configured by the base station are not measured, thereby reducing the neighboring cell measurement activities of the user equipment.

[0082] After detecting that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is less than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the second target neighboring cell threshold, the user equipment may start measuring other neighboring cells.

[0083] For example, when the current mobility of the user equipment meets the low mobility criterion, the target neighboring area threshold value set determined from the neighboring area threshold set includes: a first target neighboring area threshold C1 and a second target neighboring area threshold D1, and the target measurement period value set determined from the measurement period set includes: a first target measurement period P1 and a second target measurement period P2, and the first target neighboring area threshold C1 corresponds to the first target measurement period P1, and the second target neighboring area threshold D1 corresponds to the second target measurement period P2.

[0084] If the user equipment finds that the reference signal quality value of the target cell A is greater than the reference signal quality value C1 corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold according to the neighboring cell measurement result, the user equipment performs periodic measurement activities only on the target cell A with the first target measurement period P1 as the period.

[0085] During the measurement of the target cell A, if it is detected that the reference signal quality of the target cell A gradually deteriorates and is lower than the reference signal quality value D1 corresponding to the second target neighboring cell threshold, the user equipment may measure other neighboring cells in the neighboring cell list.

[0086] For example, when the current mobility of the user equipment does not meet the low mobility criterion, the target neighboring cell threshold value set determined from the neighboring cell threshold set includes: a reference signal quality value C2 corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold and a reference signal quality value D2 corresponding to the second target neighboring cell threshold, and the target measurement period value set determined from the measurement period set includes: a first target measurement period P1 and a second target measurement period P2, and the reference signal quality value C2 corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold corresponds to the first target measurement period P1, and the reference signal quality value D2 corresponding to the second target neighboring cell threshold corresponds to the second target measurement period P2.

[0087] If the user equipment finds, based on the neighboring cell measurement result, that the reference signal quality value of the target cell A is greater than the reference signal quality value C2 corresponding to the second target neighboring cell threshold, the user equipment performs periodic measurement activities only on the target cell A with the first target measurement period P1 as the period.

[0088] During the measurement of the target cell A, if it is detected that the reference signal quality of the target cell A gradually deteriorates and is lower than the reference signal quality value D2 corresponding to the second target neighboring cell threshold, the user equipment may measure other neighboring cells in the neighboring cell list.

[0089] In a specific implementation, the neighbor cell list may be pre-issued by the base station or pre-stored by the user equipment. The user equipment may perform corresponding measurement activities on the neighbor cells in the neighbor cell list.

[0090] In the embodiment of the present invention, to simplify the description, when the target neighboring cell threshold is the RSRP threshold, if the user equipment detects that the RSRP value of the target cell A is greater than the first target neighboring cell threshold, the first target measurement period P1 is used as the period, and only the target cell A is subjected to periodic measurement activities. If during the measurement of the target cell A, the user equipment detects that the RSRP value of the target cell A is lower than the second target neighboring cell threshold, the measurement of other neighboring cells is initiated.

[0091] When the target neighboring cell threshold is the RSRQ threshold, if the user equipment detects that the RSRQ value of the target cell A is greater than the first target neighboring cell threshold, the first target measurement period P1 is used as the period, and only the target cell A is periodically measured. If during the measurement of the target cell A, the user equipment detects that the RSRQ value of the target cell A is lower than the second target neighboring cell threshold, the measurement of other neighboring cells is started.

[0092] When the target neighboring cell threshold includes an RSRP threshold and an RSRQ threshold, if the user equipment detects that the RSRP value of the target cell A is greater than the RSRP threshold in the first target neighboring cell threshold and the RSRQ value is greater than the RSRQ threshold in the first target neighboring cell threshold, the first target measurement period P1 is used as the period, and only the target cell A is subjected to periodic measurement activities. If during the measurement of the target cell A, the user equipment detects that the RSRP value of the target cell A is lower than the RSRP threshold in the second target neighboring cell threshold and the RSRQ value is lower than the RSRQ threshold in the second target neighboring cell threshold, the measurement of other neighboring cells is initiated.

[0093] In a specific implementation, when it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the target cell and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than the first target neighboring cell threshold, the first target measurement period is used to perform periodic measurement activities only on the target cell. During the measurement of the target cell, if it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is lower than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the second target neighboring cell threshold, the measurement of other neighboring cells is started.

[0094] It can be seen that, according to the current mobility, the corresponding target neighboring cell threshold value set and the target measurement period value set corresponding to the target neighboring cell threshold value set are determined. When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold, the target measurement period is used to perform periodic measurement activities only on the target cell, and no longer measure other neighboring cells, thereby reducing the neighboring cell measurement activities of the user equipment and reducing the power consumption of the user equipment.

[0095] Reference Figure 3 , a neighboring cell measurement device 30 in an embodiment of the present invention is provided, comprising: a first mobility acquisition unit 301, a first determination unit 302 and a first measurement control unit 303, wherein:

[0096] A first mobility acquisition unit 301 is configured to acquire current mobility when it is detected that a neighboring cell measurement condition is met;

[0097] The first determining unit 302 is configured to determine, according to the current mobility, a target neighboring area threshold and a target timing duration corresponding to the target neighboring area threshold, including: selecting, according to the current mobility, the target neighboring area threshold and the target timing duration from a received neighboring area threshold set and timing duration set;

[0098] The first measurement control unit 303 is configured to stop triggering neighbor cell measurement and maintain the target timing duration when detecting that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the target neighbor cell threshold.

[0099] In a specific implementation, the specific execution process of the first mobility acquisition unit 301, the first determination unit 302 and the first measurement control unit 303 may refer to the above steps S101 to S103, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment of the present invention.

[0100] In a specific implementation, the above-mentioned neighboring cell measurement device 30 may correspond to a chip with a data processing function in a user equipment, such as a baseband chip; or correspond to a chip module including a chip with a data processing function in the user equipment, or correspond to the user equipment.

[0101] Reference Figure 4 The embodiment of the present invention further provides another neighboring cell measurement device 40, comprising: a second mobility acquisition unit 401, a second determination unit 402 and a second measurement control unit 403, wherein:

[0102] The second mobility acquisition unit 401 is configured to acquire current mobility when it is detected that a neighboring cell measurement condition is met;

[0103] The second determining unit 402 is configured to determine, according to the current mobility, a target neighboring area threshold value set and a target measurement period value set corresponding to the target neighboring area threshold value set, including: selecting, according to the current mobility, the target neighboring area threshold value set and the target measurement period value set from the received neighboring area threshold value set and the measurement period value set; the target neighboring area threshold value set includes a first target neighboring area threshold and a second target neighboring area threshold, the target measurement period value set includes a first target measurement period and a second target measurement period, the first target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the first target measurement period, the second target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the second target measurement period, and the first target neighboring area threshold is greater than the second target neighboring area threshold;

[0104] The second measurement control unit 403 is configured to perform periodic measurement activities on only the target cell according to the target measurement period when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold.

[0105] In a specific implementation, the specific execution process of the second mobility acquiring unit 401, the second determining unit 402 and the second measurement control unit 403 may refer to the above steps S201 to S203, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment of the present invention.

[0106] In a specific implementation, the above-mentioned neighboring cell measurement device 40 may correspond to a chip with a data processing function in a user equipment, such as a baseband chip; or correspond to a chip module including a chip with a data processing function in the user equipment, or correspond to the user equipment.

[0107] In a specific implementation, each module / unit included in each device or product described in the above embodiments may be a software module / unit or a hardware module / unit, or may be partly a software module / unit and partly a hardware module / unit.

[0108] For example, for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip, each module / unit contained therein may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, or at least some of the modules / units may be implemented in the form of software programs, which run on a processor integrated inside the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules / units may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for each device or product applied to or integrated in a chip module, each module / unit contained therein may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units may be located in the same component (such as a chip, circuit module, etc.) or different components of the chip module, or at least some of the modules / units may be implemented in the form of software programs. The element can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the chip module, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for various devices and products applied to or integrated in the terminal, the various modules / units contained therein can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units can be located in the same component (for example, chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components in the terminal, or, at least some modules / units can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the terminal, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits.

[0109] An embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is a non-volatile storage medium or a non-transient storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, steps S101 to S103 of the above-mentioned steps correspond to the steps of the neighboring area measurement triggering method provided in the embodiment, or steps S201 to S203 of the above-mentioned steps correspond to the steps of the neighboring area measurement method provided in the embodiment.

[0110] An embodiment of the present invention also provides another neighboring area measurement device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, and when the processor runs the computer program, the steps S101 to S103 of the neighboring area measurement triggering method provided in the embodiment corresponding to the above-mentioned embodiment are executed, or the steps S201 to S203 of the neighboring area measurement method provided in the embodiment corresponding to the above-mentioned embodiment are executed.

[0111] A person skilled in the art may understand that all or part of the steps in the various methods of the above embodiments may be completed by instructing the relevant hardware through a program, and the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, which may include: ROM, RAM, disk or CD, etc.

[0112] Although the present invention is disclosed as above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A neighboring cell measurement method, characterized in that: include: When it is detected that the neighboring cell measurement condition is met, the current mobility is obtained; Determining, according to the current mobility, a target neighboring area threshold value set and a target measurement period value set corresponding to the target neighboring area threshold value set, including: selecting, according to the current mobility, the target neighboring area threshold value set and the target measurement period value set from the received neighboring area threshold value set and measurement period set; The target neighboring area threshold value set includes a first target neighboring area threshold and a second target neighboring area threshold, the target measurement period value set includes a first target measurement period and a second target measurement period, the first target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the first target measurement period, the second target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the second target measurement period, and the first target neighboring area threshold is greater than the second target neighboring area threshold; When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold, a periodic measurement activity is performed only on the target cell according to the target measurement period.

2. The neighboring cell measurement method according to claim 1, wherein: When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold, performing a periodic measurement activity on only the target cell according to the target measurement period, includes: When it is detected that the difference between the reference signal quality value of the target cell and the reference signal quality value of the current serving cell is greater than the first target neighboring cell threshold, periodic measurement activities are performed only on the target cell according to the first target measurement period.

3. The neighboring cell measurement method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Also includes: When it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is less than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the second target neighboring cell threshold, other neighboring cells are measured.

4. The neighboring cell measurement method according to claim 1, wherein: The neighboring cell threshold value set and the measurement period value set are obtained by receiving high-layer signaling sent by a base station.

5. The neighboring cell measurement method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The high-layer signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control signaling, system broadcast message.

6. A neighboring area measurement device, characterized in that: include: A second mobility acquisition unit, configured to acquire current mobility when it is detected that a neighboring cell measurement condition is met; A second determining unit is configured to determine, according to the current mobility, a target neighboring area threshold value set and a target measurement period value set corresponding to the target neighboring area threshold value set, including: selecting, according to the current mobility, the target neighboring area threshold value set and the target measurement period value set from the received neighboring area threshold value set and the measurement period value set; the target neighboring area threshold value set includes a first target neighboring area threshold and a second target neighboring area threshold, the target measurement period value set includes a first target measurement period and a second target measurement period, the first target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the first target measurement period, the second target neighboring area threshold corresponds to the second target measurement period, and the first target neighboring area threshold is greater than the second target neighboring area threshold; The second measurement control unit is configured to perform periodic measurement activities on only the target cell according to the target measurement period when it is detected that the reference signal quality value of the target cell is greater than the reference signal quality value corresponding to the first target neighboring cell threshold.

7. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is a non-volatile storage medium or a non-transient storage medium, and a computer program is stored thereon, wherein: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the neighboring cell measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 are executed.

8. A neighboring cell measurement device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor runs the computer program, the processor performs the steps of the neighboring cell measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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