Communication method and device and electronic equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a communication method and device and electronic equipment, the method is applied to terminal equipment, and the method comprises the following steps: sending a first measurement report of a first event to network equipment; after the first interval, sending the Nth measurement report of the first event to the network equipment, and obtaining a sending power value of the first channel and an electric quantity value of the terminal equipment; sending the N + 1th measurement report of the first event to the network equipment through a first interval, and configuring a second interval and a second number under the condition that the sending power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the electric quantity value of the terminal equipment is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value; and after a second interval, sending the Mth measurement report of the first event to the network equipment, and updating M = M + 1 until the total number of sending times of the measurement reports is equal to a second number. Therefore, the sending frequency of the measurement report is reduced, the signaling overhead of the terminal equipment is reduced, and the energy consumption of the terminal equipment is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communications, and in particular, to a communication method, device, and electronic device. Background Art

[0002] The base station can configure multiple events to monitor the communication status of the terminal device, such as the reference signal reception power, reference signal reception quality or signal to noise ratio of the terminal device. If the terminal device does not meet the configuration conditions of the event, the terminal device will trigger the event and periodically send a measurement report to the base station, so that the base station can make timely processing and adjustments to ensure the communication quality of the terminal device and the stability of data transmission.

[0003] However, this method may send a large number of measurement reports, increase the signaling overhead of the terminal device, increase the energy consumption of the terminal device, and affect the user experience. Therefore, how to reduce the signaling overhead of the terminal device has become an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application provides a communication method, apparatus and electronic device, which can reduce the number of times measurement reports are sent, solve the problem of signaling overhead generated by terminal devices sending a large number of measurement reports in related technologies, and reduce the energy consumption of terminal devices.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the embodiments of the present application adopt the following technical solutions: In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, which is applied to a terminal device, and the method includes: Sending a first measurement report of a first event to a network device, where the first interval is used to indicate a sending period of the measurement report of the first event, the first interval is a predefined minimum period, the first number is used to indicate the number of times the measurement report of the first event is sent, the first number is a predefined maximum value, and the measurement report of the first event is sent periodically; After a first interval, send an Nth measurement report of the first event to the network device, and obtain a transmit power value of the first channel and a power value of the terminal device, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and the first channel is a transmission channel for the measurement report of the first event; After a first interval, send the N+1th measurement report of the first event to the network device, and configure a second interval and a second quantity when the transmit power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the second interval is greater than the first interval, and the second quantity is less than the first quantity; After a second interval, the Mth measurement report of the first event is sent to the network device, and M=M+1 is updated until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the second number, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0006] Based on the method of the first aspect, on the first channel, the terminal device sends the first measurement report of the first event to the network device, and after the first interval, periodically sends the Nth measurement report of the first event to the network device, and obtains the transmit power value of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device. After the first interval, the terminal device sends the N+1th measurement report of the first event to the network device, and determines whether the transmit power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold. In the case where the transmit power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device increases the first interval to the second interval and reduces the first number to the second number. The terminal device periodically sends measurement reports to the network device according to the newly configured second interval until the total number of measurement reports sent by the terminal device reaches the second number. By configuring the second interval and the second number, the terminal device reduces the number of times the measurement report is sent, reduces the signaling overhead of the terminal device, and reduces the energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0007] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the method further includes: When the transmission power value of the first channel is less than the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is greater than the first threshold, update N=N+2 until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the first number.

[0008] Therefore, when the transmission power value of the first channel is less than the maximum power value and / or the battery value of the terminal device is greater than the first threshold, the terminal device will continue to send measurement reports of the first event at a first interval until the total number of measurement reports sent is equal to the first number.

[0009] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the second interval is a maximum value among reporting intervals of all events configured for the network device, where all events include the first event.

[0010] Therefore, the terminal device configures the second interval as the maximum value of the reporting intervals of all events, ensuring that the second interval is greater than the first interval, increasing the duration of the measurement report sending cycle, and reducing the number of measurement reports sent by the terminal device.

[0011] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the second number is a minimum value of the number of reports of all events configured for the network device, where all events include the first event.

[0012] Therefore, the terminal device configures the second number as the minimum value of the report number of all events, ensuring that the second number is smaller than the first number, reducing the number of times the measurement report is sent and reducing signaling overhead.

[0013] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first number is infinite.

[0014] Therefore, when the first number is infinite, the terminal device needs to send infinite measurement reports, which increases the signaling overhead of the terminal device.

[0015] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, sending a first measurement report of a first event to a network device includes: When a triggering condition of the first event is met, a first measurement report of the first event is sent to the network device, where the triggering condition of the first event is used to indicate a triggering timing of the first event.

[0016] Therefore, the terminal device will send the first measurement report of the first event to the network device only when the triggering condition of the first event is met, thereby avoiding false or frequent sending by the terminal device and improving the decision-making efficiency of the network device.

[0017] In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the trigger condition of the first event includes a trigger threshold and a trigger duration, the trigger threshold and the trigger duration are configured by the network device, the trigger threshold is used to indicate the communication quality requirement of the terminal device, and the trigger duration is used to indicate the shortest duration for the terminal device to reach the trigger threshold.

[0018] Therefore, the terminal device needs to meet the triggering conditions of the first event, that is, the terminal device meets the triggering threshold and the duration for which the terminal device meets the triggering threshold is not less than the penalty period, the terminal device will send the first measurement report to the network device at the first time, thereby avoiding resource consumption of the terminal device, improving the decision-making efficiency of the network device, and improving the stability and reliability of the communication system.

[0019] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first event includes at least one of the following: an A series event, a B series event, or a new air interface series event.

[0020] Therefore, the first event may include at least A series events, B series events or new air interface series events, thereby facilitating the terminal device to report the measurement report, so that the network device makes decisions and adjustments based on the measurement report.

[0021] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first channel is a physical uplink shared channel.

[0022] As a result, the terminal device can send the measurement report through the physical uplink shared channel, thereby improving the reliability of the measurement report sending.

[0023] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the measurement report includes at least one of the following: Measurement report identifier, reference signal received power, reference signal received quality or signal to interference and noise ratio.

[0024] Therefore, the measurement report may include any one or more combinations of a measurement report identifier, a reference signal reception power, a reference signal reception quality, or a signal to interference and noise ratio, thereby facilitating the network device to measure the communication quality of the terminal device based on the content in the measurement report and facilitating the network device to make better decisions.

[0025] In a second aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, which is applied to a terminal device. The apparatus includes: a module for executing the method in the above-mentioned first aspect and any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0026] In a third aspect, a communication system is provided, including: a network device and a terminal device, wherein the terminal device is used to execute the method in the above-mentioned first aspect and any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0027] In a fourth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising: at least one processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit being used to receive signals from other communication devices outside the communication device and transmit them to the processor or to send signals from the processor to other communication devices outside the communication device, the processor being used to implement the method in the above-mentioned first aspect and any possible implementation manner of the first aspect through logic circuits or execution of code instructions.

[0028] Optionally, the communication device further comprises: a memory, the memory being used to store program instructions, wherein the processor is coupled to the memory via an interface.

[0029] In a fifth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program or instructions, and the computer program or instructions are configured to execute a method in any one of the above aspects and any possible implementation of the aspect.

[0030] In the sixth aspect, a chip is provided, comprising: an interface circuit and a logic circuit, the interface circuit being used to receive signals from other chips outside the chip and transmit them to the logic circuit, or to send signals from the logic circuit to other chips outside the chip, and the logic circuit being used to implement the method in any one of the above aspects and any possible implementation method of that aspect.

[0031] In a seventh aspect, a computer program product is provided, the computer program product comprising: a computer program or instructions, when the computer program or instructions are run on a computer, the computer executes the method in any one of the above aspects and any possible implementation of the aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] Figure 1A schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 2 A signaling interaction diagram of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 3 A signaling interaction diagram of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 4 A signaling interaction diagram of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. The following terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. "Multiple" can be understood as "at least two"; "multiple" can be understood as "at least two".

[0034] In the present application, the terms "comprises", "comprising" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0035] In the embodiments of the present application, "and / or" is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0036] In the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "set", "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0037] The network device can configure multiple events to monitor the communication status of the terminal device, such as the reference signal reception power, reference signal reception quality or signal to noise ratio of the terminal device. When the communication status of the terminal device does not meet the configuration conditions of the event, the terminal device will trigger the event, generate and periodically send measurement reports to the base station until the number of measurement reports reaches the report amount, so that the network device can obtain the status information of the terminal device in real time, which makes it easier for the network device to make better decisions and adjustments, and improve the performance of the terminal device.

[0038] The transmission period of the measurement report is the report interval (reportInterval) configured by the network device, and the values ​​of the report interval and the number of reports are configuration parameters specified in the 36.331 protocol.

[0039] However, when the reporting interval configured for the network device is very small and / or the number of reports is very large, the terminal device needs to send a large number of measurement reports to the network device, which increases the signaling overhead of the terminal device, consumes the power of the terminal device, and affects the user experience.

[0040] Based on the above description, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method. The method can enable a terminal device to dynamically adjust the reporting interval and the number of reports, thereby reducing the number of times measurement reports are sent. The communication method of the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a communication system.

[0041] Among them, the communication system may include but is not limited to the following systems, such as: long term evolution (LTE) system, universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) communication system, fifth generation (5G) system or new radio (NR), 5.5G system or sixth generation (6G) system and future mobile communication system, vehicle to other equipment (vehicle to X, V2X), where V2X may include vehicle to network (V2N), vehicle to vehicle (V2V), vehicle to infrastructure (V2I), vehicle to pedestrian (V2P), etc., long term evolution technology of vehicle communication (LTE-V), Internet of Vehicles, machine type communication (MTC), Internet of Things (IoT), long term evolution technology of machine-to-machine communication (LTE-V). The communication system can be applied to scenarios including, but not limited to, ground cellular communication, non-terrestrial network (NTN), satellite communication, high altitude platform station (HAPS) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, integrated access and backhaul (IAB) communication, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) communication, etc.

[0042] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 The following is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1As shown, the communication system provided in the embodiment of the present application may include: a network device 10 and a terminal device 20. The network device 10 and the terminal device 20 may communicate.

[0043] The above network device may be a device that makes decisions and processes the terminal device. The embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the form of the network device. For example, the network device may be a base station, which provides various services to the terminal device, such as data transmission services. For another example, the network device may also be a network element in the core network system.

[0044] The base station may be an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in a 5G mobile communication system, a base station in a next generation communication 6G system, a base station in a future mobile communication system or an access point (AP) in a WiFi system, a wireless controller in a cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenario, a relay station, an access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a network device in other communication systems that will evolve in the future, etc. For another example, the network device may also be a module or unit that performs some functions of a base station, for example, a centralized unit (CU) or a distributed unit (DU). The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device.

[0045] The terminal device of the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as: UE, station, mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), access terminal, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication equipment, user agent or user device, etc.

[0046] The terminal device may be a device that provides voice / data connectivity to users, such as a handheld device or vehicle-mounted device with wireless connection function. At present, some examples of terminals are: mobile phones, tablet computers, laptops, PDAs, mobile internet devices (MID), wearable devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (AR) devices, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals equipped with cloud games, wireless terminals in self driving, wireless terminals in remote medical surgery, wireless terminals in smart grids, wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, cellular phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs), handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, terminal devices in 5G networks or future evolved public land mobile communication networks (public land mobile communication networks) Mobile network (PLMN), etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0047] As an example but not limitation, in the embodiments of the present application, the terminal device may also be a wearable device. Wearable devices may also be referred to as wearable smart devices, which are a general term for wearable devices that are intelligently designed and developed using wearable technology for daily wear, such as glasses, gloves, watches, clothing, and shoes. A wearable device is a portable device that is worn directly on the body or integrated into the user's clothes or accessories. Wearable devices are not only hardware devices, but also powerful functions achieved through software support, data interaction, and cloud interaction. Broadly speaking, wearable smart devices include full-featured, large-sized, and fully or partially independent of smartphones, such as smart watches or smart glasses, as well as devices that only focus on a certain type of application function and need to be used in conjunction with other devices such as smartphones, such as various types of smart bracelets and smart jewelry for vital sign monitoring.

[0048] In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the terminal device may also be a terminal device in the Internet of Things (IoT) system. IoT is an important part of the future development of information technology. Its main technical feature is to connect objects to the network through communication technology, thereby realizing an intelligent network of human-machine interconnection and object-to-object interconnection. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal device.

[0049] In an embodiment of the present application, a terminal device may include a hardware layer, an operating system layer running on the hardware layer, and an application layer running on the operating system layer. The hardware layer includes hardware such as a central processing unit (CPU), a memory management unit (MMU), and a memory (also called main memory). The operating system may be any one or more computer operating systems that implement business processing through a process, such as a Linux operating system, a Unix operating system, an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or a Windows operating system. The application layer includes applications such as a browser, an address book, a word processing software, and an instant messaging software. In addition, the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the specific structure of the execution subject of the method provided in the embodiment of the present application, as long as it can communicate according to the method provided in the embodiment of the present application by running a program that records the code of the method provided in the embodiment of the present application, for example, the execution subject of the method provided in the embodiment of the present application may be a terminal device, or a functional module in the terminal device that can call and execute a program.

[0050] Below, the embodiment of the present application will be described with Figure 1 Taking the network device 10 and the terminal device 20 of the shown structure as an example, the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is explained in detail in combination with the accompanying drawings and application scenarios.

[0051] The method is performed by a network device and a terminal device. The network device may be Figure 1 The network device 10 or the device in the network device 10. The terminal device may be Figure 1 The terminal device 20 in the embodiment or the device in the terminal device 20. In order to simplify the description, the method is explained by taking the method executed by the network device and the terminal device as an example.

[0052] See also Figure 2 , Figure 2 A signaling interaction diagram of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 As shown, the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application may include: S101. The terminal device sends the first measurement report of the first event to the network device.

[0053] Correspondingly, the network device receives the first measurement report of the first event sent by the terminal device.

[0054] Among them, the first interval is used to indicate the sending period of the measurement report of the first event, the first interval is a predefined minimum period, the first number is used to indicate the number of times the measurement report of the first event is sent, the first number is a predefined maximum value, and the sending method of the measurement report of the first event is periodic.

[0055] Among them, the first event is an event triggered by the terminal device. In some embodiments, the first event may be an event in the A series of events in the long term evolution (LTE) system, for example, an A3 event. In other embodiments, the first event may be an event in the B series of events in the LTE system, for example, a B1 event. In other embodiments, the first event may be an event in the new radio (NR) series of events in the fifth generation mobile communication system, for example, a co-frequency measurement event, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0056] The measurement report is a report in which the terminal device performs measurements at the physical layer and reports the measurement results to the radio resource control (RRC) layer for processing and assembly. The measurement report is sent by the physical layer of the terminal device to the network device, and the measurement report can also be sent by other layers of the terminal device, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0057] Among them, the sending period of the measurement report is determined by the network device according to the parameters predefined in the 36.331 protocol. The sending period of the measurement report can also be determined by the network device according to the parameters of other protocols. The embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0058] In some embodiments, the transmission period of the measurement report may be any one of 120 milliseconds, 240 milliseconds, 480 milliseconds, 640 milliseconds, 1024 milliseconds, 2048 milliseconds, 5120 milliseconds, 10240 milliseconds, 1 minute, 6 minutes, 12 minutes, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes. In other embodiments, the transmission period of the measurement report may also be other periods predefined by the protocol, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0059] Among them, the number of times the measurement report is sent is determined by the network device according to the parameters predefined in the 36.331 protocol. The number of times the measurement report is sent can also be determined by the network device according to the parameters of other protocols. The embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0060] In some embodiments, the number of times the measurement report is sent may be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or infinite times. In other embodiments, the measurement report sending period may also be other periods predefined by the protocol, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0061] The first interval is used to indicate a sending period of a measurement report of a first event, and the first interval is a minimum period predefined by the protocol, for example, the first interval is 120 milliseconds.

[0062] The first number is used to indicate the number of times the measurement report of the first event is sent, and the first number is a predefined maximum value, for example, the first number is infinite.

[0063] In summary, the terminal device can send the first measurement report of the first event to the network device. The first measurement report is a report that the terminal device measures at the physical layer and reports to the RRC layer for processing and assembly. The first measurement report is reported by the terminal device at the RRC layer and sent to the network device by the physical layer, which makes it easier for the network device to make decisions and adjustments based on the measurement report to improve the communication quality of the terminal device.

[0064] S102. The terminal device sends the Nth measurement report of the first event to the network device after a first interval, and obtains the transmission power value of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device.

[0065] Correspondingly, the network device receives the Nth measurement report of the first event sent by the terminal device.

[0066] Wherein, N is a positive integer greater than 1, and the first channel is a transmission channel for the measurement report of the first event.

[0067] The terminal device may configure the timing for obtaining the transmit power value of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device. For example, the terminal device may configure a second threshold value, and the second threshold value is used to indicate a preset number of times that the terminal device sends a measurement report.

[0068] In some embodiments, when the number of measurement reports sent by the terminal device reaches a second threshold, the terminal device may obtain the transmit power value of the first channel and the battery value of the terminal device. When the number of measurement reports sent by the terminal device does not reach the second threshold, the terminal device may not obtain the transmit power value of the first channel and the battery value of the terminal device.

[0069] In other embodiments, when the second threshold is less than or equal to half of the first number or two-thirds of the first number, the terminal device may obtain the transmit power value of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device. When the second threshold is greater than half of the first number or two-thirds of the first number, the terminal device may not obtain the transmit power value of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device.

[0070] The first channel is a transmission channel for the measurement report of the first event. In some embodiments, the first channel may be a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). In other embodiments, the first channel may be other channels for transmitting the measurement report of the first event, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0071] The transmission power value of the first channel is the power used by the terminal device when sending a measurement report of the first event.

[0072] The power value of the terminal device is the actual power value currently remaining in the terminal device.

[0073] It should be understood that the terminal device may also only obtain the transmission power value of the first channel, or the terminal device may also only obtain the power value of the terminal device, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0074] In summary, after the first measurement report is sent, after the first interval, the terminal device sends the Nth measurement report of the first event to the network device on the first channel, so that the network device can periodically obtain the communication status of the terminal device. In addition, the terminal device can also obtain the transmission power of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device, so as to facilitate the terminal device to judge its ability to send measurement reports, thereby facilitating the terminal device to decide whether to adjust the report interval and report quantity of the measurement report.

[0075] S103. After a first interval, the terminal device sends the N+1th measurement report of the first event to the network device, and determines whether the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold.

[0076] When the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device executes S104 and S105.

[0077] When the transmission power value of the first channel is less than the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is greater than the first threshold, the terminal device executes S106.

[0078] The maximum power value is the maximum transmit power at which the terminal device can send a measurement report. When the transmit power of the first channel reaches the maximum power value, even if the network device receives the measurement report sent by the terminal device, it cannot improve the communication quality by increasing the transmit power of the terminal device. In this case, the terminal device continues to send measurement reports to the network device, and the network device cannot respond, which increases the signaling overhead of the terminal device.

[0079] The first threshold is a power value that the terminal device can support sending a measurement report. In some embodiments, the first threshold may be 20% of the total power of the terminal device. In other embodiments, the first threshold may be 30% of the total power of the terminal device, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0080] After the first interval, the terminal device sends the N+1th measurement report of the first event to the network device, which avoids the situation where the first interval is too short and the network device cannot timely determine the transmission power value of the first channel and the power of the terminal device, and configure the report interval and the number of reports. In addition, it also avoids the situation where the number of measurement reports sent by the terminal device reaches the first number, and the terminal device configures the report interval and the number of reports meaninglessly.

[0081] The terminal device can also determine whether the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, thereby facilitating the terminal device to determine whether its own situation supports the sending of a large number of measurement reports, thereby facilitating the terminal device to make adjustments.

[0082] It should be understood that the terminal device may first send the N+1th measurement report of the first event to the network device after the first interval, and then determine whether the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold. The terminal device may also first determine whether the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, and then send the N+1th measurement report of the first event to the network device after the first interval. The terminal device may also perform the above two steps simultaneously, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0083] In summary, after the first interval, the terminal device sends the N+1th measurement report of the first event to the network device, and determines whether the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, so that the terminal device can determine whether its own situation supports the sending of a large number of measurement reports, thereby facilitating the terminal device to make adjustments.

[0084] S104. The terminal device configures a second interval and a second quantity.

[0085] wherein the second interval is greater than the first interval, and the second number is less than the first number; The second interval is a value in a measurement report sending period predefined in the protocol, and the second interval is greater than the first interval.

[0086] The second number is a value in the number of measurement report transmissions predefined in the protocol, and the second number is smaller than the first number.

[0087] In summary, when the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device configures the second interval and the second number, increases the second interval, reduces the second number, expands the sending period of the measurement report, and reduces the number of times the measurement report is sent.

[0088] S105. After a second interval, the terminal device sends the Mth measurement report of the first event to the network device, and updates M=M+1 until the total number of times the measurement report is sent equals the second number.

[0089] Correspondingly, the network device receives the Mth measurement report of the first event sent by the terminal device.

[0090] Wherein, M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0091] After the second interval, the terminal device sends the Mth measurement report of the first event to the network device, and determines whether the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the second number. If the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the second number, the terminal device stops sending the measurement report to the network device. If the total number of times the measurement report is sent is not equal to the second number, the terminal device continues to send the next measurement report to the network device until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the second number.

[0092] The total number of times the measurement report is sent is the total number of times the terminal device sends the measurement report to the network device after the first event is triggered. The total number of times the measurement report is sent can be N+M+1.

[0093] In summary, after the terminal device configures the second interval and the second number, the terminal device periodically sends the Mth measurement report of the first event to the network device with the second interval as a period until the total number of measurement reports sent equals the second number, thereby reducing the number of measurement reports sent, reducing signaling overhead, and reducing energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0094] S106. The terminal device updates N=N+2 until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the first number.

[0095] When the transmit power value of the first channel is less than the maximum power value and / or the battery value of the terminal device is greater than the first threshold, the terminal device will continue to execute S102 and S103, that is, the terminal device will send the next measurement report according to the first interval, and obtain the transmit power value of the first channel and the battery value of the terminal device in the next measurement report. After the first interval, the terminal device sends the next measurement report of the first event to the network device, and determines whether the transmit power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the battery value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, and repeats these steps until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the first number.

[0096] The total number of times the measurement report is sent is the total number of times the terminal device sends the measurement report to the network device after the first event is triggered. The total number of times the measurement report is sent is N+1. In some embodiments, the terminal device may end sending the measurement report when N is equal to the first number plus one.

[0097] In summary, when the transmission power value of the first channel is less than the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is greater than the first threshold, the terminal device will continue to send measurement reports of the first event at a first interval until the total number of measurement reports sent reaches the first number.

[0098] In the related art, the terminal device will periodically send measurement reports to the network device according to the report interval configured by the network device until the number of measurement reports reaches the number of reports configured by the network device. However, when the report interval configured by the network device is small and the number of reports is large, the terminal device needs to send a large number of measurement reports to the network device, which increases the signaling overhead of the terminal device.

[0099] Compared with the related art, the terminal device will obtain the transmission power value of the first channel and the battery value of the terminal device. When the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the battery value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device will increase the reporting interval and reduce the number of reports, so that the number of measurement reports sent by the terminal device is less than the number of reports in the method in the related art, thereby reducing the signaling overhead of the terminal device, reducing energy consumption, and improving the communication quality of the terminal device.

[0100] In the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present application, on the first channel, the terminal device sends the first measurement report of the first event to the network device, and after the first interval, periodically sends the measurement report of the first event to the network device, and obtains the transmission power value of the first channel of one or some measurement reports and the power value of the terminal device. After the first interval, the terminal device sends the next measurement report of the first event to the network device, and determines whether the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold. In the case where the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device increases the first interval to the second interval and reduces the first number to the second number. The terminal device periodically sends the measurement report to the network device according to the newly configured second interval until the total number of measurement reports sent by the terminal device reaches the second number. By configuring the second interval and the second number, the terminal device reduces the number of times the measurement report is sent, reduces the signaling overhead of the terminal device, and reduces the energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0101] Based on the above description, the second interval and the second number are values ​​reconfigured by the terminal device. The second interval is the maximum value of the reporting intervals of all events configured by the network device, and the second number is the minimum value of the reporting numbers of all events configured by the network device.

[0102] Among them, all events include the first event.

[0103] In a specific embodiment, the network device is configured with three events, namely, a first event, a second event, and a third event, wherein the first event, the second event, and the third event are different events. The reporting interval of the first event is 120 milliseconds, and the number of reports of the first event is infinite. The reporting interval of the second event is 240 milliseconds, and the number of reports of the second event is 32 times. The reporting interval of the third event is 1024 milliseconds, and the number of reports of the third event is 2 times.

[0104] The second interval is the maximum value of the reporting intervals of all events configured for the network device, that is, the second interval is the maximum value of 120 milliseconds, 240 milliseconds and 1024 milliseconds, that is, the second interval is 1024 milliseconds.

[0105] The second number is the minimum value of the number of reports of all events configured by the network device, that is, the second number is the minimum value of infinity, 32 times and 2 times, that is, the second number is 2 times.

[0106] In summary, the terminal device configures the second interval as the maximum value of the reporting intervals of all events, and the second number as the minimum value of the reporting numbers of all events, ensuring that the second interval is greater than the first interval and the second number is less than the first number, thereby reducing the number of times measurement reports are sent and reducing signaling overhead.

[0107] Based on the above description, the first event includes at least one of the following: A series events, B series events or new air interface series events.

[0108] Among them, the A series events are switching events of terminal devices under the same system, for example, the terminal device switches between cells within the LTE network. The A series events may include at least one of the following: A1 event, A2 event, A3 event, A4 event, A5 event or A6 event. The A series events may also include other events, which are not limited to the embodiments of the present application.

[0109] Among them, the B series events are switching events of terminal devices under different systems, for example, the terminal device switches from the LTE system to the wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi) system. The B series events may include at least one of the following: B1 event or B2 event. The B series events may also include other events, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0110] Among them, the new radio series events are events under the new radio (NR) system. The NR series events are mainly used for measurement and evaluation between NR frequencies. The NR series events may include at least one of the following: same-frequency measurement events or different-frequency measurement events. The NR series events may also include other events, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0111] It should be understood that, in addition to the above events, the first event may also include other events, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0112] In summary, the first event may include at least A series events, B series events or new air interface series events, thereby facilitating the terminal device to report a measurement report, so that the network device makes decisions and adjustments based on the measurement report.

[0113] Based on the above description, the measurement report includes at least one of the following: Measurement report identifier, reference signal received power, reference signal received quality or signal to interference and noise ratio.

[0114] The measurement report identifier is a unique identifier provided for each measurement report, ensuring that the network device accurately identifies the source of each measurement report. For example, the measurement report identifier is 4, which is used to indicate that the measurement report is a measurement report triggered by the A4 event. The measurement report identifier can also indicate other content, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0115] The reference signal receiving power (RSRP) refers to the power of a reference signal received by a terminal device from a network device, and is used to indicate the strength of the reference signal received by the terminal device.

[0116] The reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) refers to the receiving quality of a reference signal received by a terminal device from a network device.

[0117] Among them, signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) refers to the ratio of useful signal power to the sum of interference and noise power. The larger the ratio, the better the signal quality of the terminal equipment.

[0118] In summary, the measurement report may include any one or more combinations of a measurement report identifier, a reference signal received power, a reference signal received quality, or a signal to interference and noise ratio, thereby facilitating the network device to measure the communication quality of the terminal device based on the content in the measurement report, thereby facilitating the network device to make better decisions.

[0119] Based on the above description, the terminal device will send the first measurement report of the first event to the network device only when the triggering condition of the first event is met.

[0120] The triggering condition of the first event is used to indicate the triggering timing of the first event.

[0121] The triggering conditions of the first event include a triggering threshold and a triggering duration. The triggering threshold and the triggering duration are configured by the network device. The triggering threshold is used to indicate the communication quality requirement of the terminal device, and the triggering duration is used to indicate the shortest duration for the terminal device to reach the triggering threshold.

[0122] The trigger threshold is used to indicate the communication quality requirement of the terminal device, and the trigger threshold may include any one or more thresholds of RSRP, RSRQ or SINR. In some embodiments, the trigger threshold may be RSRQ is -10dB. In other embodiments, RSRP is -40dBm, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0123] The trigger duration is used to indicate the shortest duration for the terminal device to reach the trigger threshold. For example, the trigger duration may be 320 milliseconds, which indicates that the duration after the first event reaches the trigger threshold is greater than or equal to 320 milliseconds, which is not limited in the present embodiment.

[0124] In the case that the duration after the first event reaches the trigger threshold is less than the trigger duration, the first event will not be triggered.

[0125] It should be understood that the triggering condition of the first event may include other conditions in addition to the triggering threshold and the triggering duration, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0126] In summary, the terminal device needs to meet the triggering conditions of the first event, that is, the terminal device meets the triggering threshold and the duration for which the terminal device meets the triggering threshold is not less than the triggering duration. The terminal device will then send the first measurement report to the network device at the first time, thereby avoiding resource consumption of the terminal device, improving the decision-making efficiency of the network device, and improving the stability and reliability of the communication system.

[0127] Based on the above description, the terminal device may also send the N+1th measurement report of the first event to the network device after configuring the second quantity and the second interval and after the second interval. Figure 3 , the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is elaborated in detail.

[0128] See also Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is a signaling interaction diagram of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 3 As shown, the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application may include: S201. The terminal device sends the first measurement report of the first event to the network device.

[0129] Correspondingly, the network device receives the first measurement report of the first event sent by the terminal device.

[0130] S202. The terminal device sends the Nth measurement report of the first event to the network device after a first interval, and obtains the transmission power value of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device.

[0131] Correspondingly, the network device receives the Nth measurement report of the first event sent by the terminal device.

[0132] S203: The terminal device determines whether the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold.

[0133] When the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device executes S204 and S205.

[0134] When the transmission power value of the first channel is less than the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is greater than the first threshold, the terminal device executes S206.

[0135] S204. The terminal device configures a second interval and a second quantity.

[0136] S205. After a second interval, the terminal device sends the Mth measurement report of the first event to the network device, and updates M=M+1 until the total number of times the measurement report is sent equals the second number.

[0137] Correspondingly, the network device receives the Mth measurement report of the first event sent by the terminal device.

[0138] The terminal device sends the Mth measurement report of the first event to the network device after the second interval, and determines whether the total number of times the measurement reports are sent is equal to the second number. If the total number of times the measurement reports are sent is not equal to the second number, the terminal device continues to send the next measurement report of the first event to the network device after the second interval until the total number of times the measurement reports are sent is equal to the second number. If the total number of times the measurement reports are sent is equal to the second number, the terminal device stops sending the measurement report of the first event to the network device.

[0139] S206. The terminal device updates N=N+1 until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the first number.

[0140] When the transmission power value of the first channel is less than the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is greater than the first threshold, the terminal device will continue to send the next measurement report according to the first interval to determine whether the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the first number. When the total number of times the measurement report is sent is not equal to the first number, the terminal device continues to send the next measurement report of the first event to the network device after the first interval until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the first number. When the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the first number, the terminal device stops sending the measurement report of the first event to the network device.

[0141] In summary, the terminal device may also configure a second interval and a second number after the Nth measurement report is sent, when the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, and send the next measurement report after the Nth measurement report after the second interval, until the total number of measurement reports sent by the terminal device reaches the second number.

[0142] Figure 2 and Figure 3 The difference between them is: when does the terminal device determine whether the transmission power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or whether the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold. Figure 2 In the process, the terminal device makes a judgment when it sends the N+1th measurement report of the first event after the first interval. Figure 3In the process, the terminal device makes a judgment when obtaining the transmission power value of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device.

[0143] In a specific embodiment, the network device may be a base station, the first event may be event 1, the first channel may be PUSCH, the base station may configure a reporting interval of event 1 of 120 milliseconds, the number of reports for event 1 to be infinite, the maximum interval of the reporting intervals for all events to be 60 minutes, that is, the second interval to be 60 minutes, and the minimum number of reports for all events to be 8 times, that is, the second number to be 8 times.

[0144] Below, based on Figure 2 , the communication method proposed in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail.

[0145] See also Figure 4 , Figure 4 This is a signaling interaction diagram of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 4 As shown, the communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application may include: S301. The terminal device sends the first measurement report of event 1 to the base station.

[0146] Correspondingly, the base station receives the first measurement report of event 1 sent by the terminal device.

[0147] S302. After 120 milliseconds, the terminal device sends the second measurement report of event 1 to the base station, and obtains the transmission power value of the PUSCH and the power value of the terminal device.

[0148] Correspondingly, the base station receives the second measurement report of event 1 sent by the terminal device.

[0149] S303. After 120 milliseconds, the terminal device sends the third measurement report of event 1 to the base station.

[0150] S304: When the transmission power value of PUSCH is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device configures the second interval to be 60 minutes and the second number to be 8 times.

[0151] After the terminal device sends the third measurement report of event 1 to the base station, it sends a measurement report to the base station every 60 minutes and determines whether the total number of measurement report transmissions reaches 8. If the total number of measurement report transmissions does not reach 8, the terminal device continues to send the next measurement report, as shown in S305-S308. If the total number of measurement report transmissions reaches 8, the terminal device stops sending the next measurement report, as shown in S309.

[0152] S305. After 60 minutes, the terminal device sends the fourth measurement report of event 1 to the base station.

[0153] Correspondingly, the base station receives the 4th measurement report of event 1 sent by the terminal device.

[0154] When sending the fourth measurement report, the terminal device determines that the total number of measurement report sending times 4 is not equal to the second number 8, and the terminal device continues to send the next measurement report.

[0155] S306. After 60 minutes, the terminal device sends the fifth measurement report of event 1 to the base station.

[0156] Correspondingly, the base station receives the 5th measurement report of event 1 sent by the terminal device.

[0157] When sending the fifth measurement report, the terminal device determines that the total number of measurement report sending times 5 is not equal to the second number 8, and the terminal device continues to send the next measurement report.

[0158] S307. After 60 minutes, the terminal device sends the sixth measurement report of event 1 to the base station.

[0159] Correspondingly, the base station receives the 6th measurement report of event 1 sent by the terminal device.

[0160] When sending the sixth measurement report, the terminal device determines that the total number of measurement report sending times 6 is not equal to the second number 8, and the terminal device continues to send the next measurement report.

[0161] S308. After 60 minutes, the terminal device sends the 7th measurement report of event 1 to the base station.

[0162] Correspondingly, the base station receives the 7th measurement report of event 1 sent by the terminal device.

[0163] When sending the 7th measurement report, the terminal device determines that the total number of measurement report sending times 7 is not equal to the second number 8, and the terminal device continues to send the next measurement report.

[0164] S309. After 60 minutes, the terminal device sends the 8th measurement report of event 1 to the base station.

[0165] Correspondingly, the base station receives the 8th measurement report of event 1 sent by the terminal device.

[0166] When sending the 8th measurement report, the terminal device determines that the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the second number 8, and the terminal device stops sending the next measurement report.

[0167] In summary, the terminal device sends the first measurement report of event 1 to the base station, and after 120 milliseconds, sends the second measurement report of event 1 to the base station, and obtains the transmit power value of PUSCH and the power value of the terminal device. When the transmit power value of PUSCH is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device will increase the reporting interval of the measurement report, for example, the reporting interval increases from 120 milliseconds to 60 minutes. The terminal device will also reduce the number of measurement reports reported, for example, the number of reports is reduced from infinity to 8 times. The terminal device reduces the number of measurement reports reported, avoids the sending of invalid measurement reports, reduces signaling overhead, and reduces the energy consumption of the terminal device.

[0168] Exemplarily, an embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device.

[0169] See also Figure 5 , Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0170] like Figure 5 As shown, the communication device 500 can exist independently or be integrated in other devices, and can communicate with the network devices mentioned above to implement the operations corresponding to the terminal device in any of the above method embodiments.

[0171] The communication device 500 may include: a transceiver unit 501. The communication device 500 may also include: a processing unit. The transceiver unit 501 may implement corresponding communication functions, and the processing unit is used to perform data processing. The transceiver unit 501 may also be called a communication interface or a communication unit.

[0172] Optionally, the communication device 500 may further include a storage unit, which may be used to store instructions and / or data, and the processing unit may read the instructions and / or data in the storage unit so that the communication device 500 implements the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0173] The communication device 500 can be used to perform the actions performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment. The communication device 500 can be a terminal device or a component that can be configured in a terminal device. The transceiver unit 501 is used to perform the reception-related operations of the terminal device in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit is used to perform the processing-related operations of the terminal device in the above method embodiment.

[0174] Optionally, the transceiver unit 501 may include a sending unit and a receiving unit. The sending unit is used to perform the sending operation in the above method embodiment. The receiving unit is used to perform the receiving operation in the above method embodiment.

[0175] It should be noted that the communication device 500 may include a sending unit but not a receiving unit. Alternatively, the communication device 500 may include a receiving unit but not a sending unit. Specifically, it may depend on whether the above solution executed by the communication device 500 includes a sending action and a receiving action.

[0176] As an example, the communication device 500 is used to execute the above Figure 1-Figure 4 Actions performed by the terminal device in the illustrated embodiment.

[0177] The communication device 500 may include: a transceiver unit 501 .

[0178] The transceiver unit 501 is used to send a first measurement report of a first event to the network device, the first interval is used to indicate a sending period of the measurement report of the first event, the first interval is a predefined minimum period, the first number is used to indicate the number of times the measurement report of the first event is sent, the first number is a predefined maximum value, and the sending mode of the measurement report of the first event is periodic; The transceiver unit 501 is used to send the Nth measurement report of the first event to the network device after the first interval, and obtain the transmission power value of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and the first channel is a transmission channel for the measurement report of the first event; When the transmit power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, configure a second interval and a second number, the second interval is greater than the first interval, and the second number is less than the first number; The transceiver unit 501 is used to send the Mth measurement report of the first event to the network device after a second interval, and update M=M+1 until the total number of measurement report transmissions is equal to the second number, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0179] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 501 is further configured to: When the transmission power value of the first channel is less than the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is greater than the first threshold, update N=N+2 until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the first number.

[0180] In some embodiments, the second interval is a maximum value among reporting intervals of all events configured for the network device, where all events include the first event.

[0181] In some embodiments, the second number is a minimum value among the report numbers of all events configured for the network device, and all events include the first event.

[0182] In some embodiments, the first number is infinite.

[0183] In some embodiments, sending a first measurement report of a first event to a network device includes: When a triggering condition of the first event is met, a first measurement report of the first event is sent to the network device, where the triggering condition of the first event is used to indicate a triggering timing of the first event.

[0184] In some embodiments, the trigger condition of the first event includes a trigger threshold and a trigger duration, which are configured by the network device. The trigger threshold is used to indicate the communication quality requirement of the terminal device, and the trigger duration is used to indicate the shortest duration for the terminal device to reach the trigger threshold.

[0185] In some embodiments, the first event includes at least one of the following: an A series event, a B series event, or a New Air Interface series event.

[0186] In some embodiments, the first channel is a physical uplink shared channel.

[0187] In some embodiments, the measurement report includes at least one of the following: Measurement report identifier, reference signal received power, reference signal received quality or signal to interference and noise ratio.

[0188] Exemplarily, an embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device.

[0189] See also Figure 6 , Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0190] like Figure 6 As shown, the communication device 600 can exist independently or be integrated in other devices, and can communicate with the terminal devices mentioned above to implement the operations corresponding to the network devices in any of the above method embodiments.

[0191] The communication device 600 may include: a transceiver unit 601. The communication device 600 may also include: a processing unit. The transceiver unit 601 may implement corresponding communication functions, and the processing unit is used to perform data processing. The transceiver unit 601 may also be called a communication interface or a communication unit.

[0192] Optionally, the communication device 600 may further include a storage unit, which may be used to store instructions and / or data, and the processing unit may read the instructions and / or data in the storage unit, so that the communication device 600 implements the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0193] The communication device 600 can be used to perform the actions performed by the network device in the above method embodiment. The communication device 600 can be a network device or a component that can be configured in a network device. The transceiver unit 601 is used to perform the reception-related operations of the network device in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit is used to perform the processing-related operations of the network device in the above method embodiment.

[0194] Optionally, the transceiver unit 601 may include a sending unit and a receiving unit. The sending unit is used to perform the sending operation in the above method embodiment. The receiving unit is used to perform the receiving operation in the above method embodiment.

[0195] It should be noted that the communication device 600 may include a sending unit but not a receiving unit. Alternatively, the communication device 600 may include a receiving unit but not a sending unit. Specifically, it may depend on whether the above solution executed by the communication device 600 includes a sending action and a receiving action.

[0196] As an example, the communication device 600 is used to execute the above Figure 1-Figure 4 Actions performed by the network device in the illustrated embodiment.

[0197] The communication device 600 may include: a transceiver unit 601 .

[0198] Exemplarily, an embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device.

[0199] See also Figure 7 , Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0200] The communication device 700 includes a processor 701, which is coupled to a memory 702. The memory 702 is used to store computer programs or instructions and / or data. The processor 701 is used to execute the computer programs or instructions and / or data stored in the memory 702, so that the method in the above method embodiment is executed.

[0201] Optionally, the communication device 700 includes one or more processors 701 .

[0202] Alternatively, if Figure 7 As shown, the communication device 700 may further include a memory 702 .

[0203] Optionally, the communication device 700 may include one or more memories 702 .

[0204] Optionally, the memory 702 may be integrated with the processor 701 or provided separately.

[0205] like Figure 7As shown, the communication device 700 may further include a transceiver 703, and the transceiver 703 is used for receiving and / or sending signals. For example, the processor 701 is used to control the transceiver 703 to receive and / or send signals.

[0206] As a solution, the communication device 700 is used to implement the operations performed by the terminal device or the network device in the above method embodiment.

[0207] For example, the processor 701 is used to implement the processing-related operations performed by the terminal device or the network device in the foregoing method embodiment, and the transceiver 703 is used to implement the sending and receiving-related operations performed by the terminal device or the network device in the foregoing method embodiment.

[0208] As another solution, the communication device 700 is used to implement the operations performed by the terminal device or the network device in the above method embodiment.

[0209] For example, the processor 701 is used to implement the processing-related operations performed by the terminal device or the network device in the foregoing method embodiment, and the transceiver 703 is used to implement the sending and receiving-related operations performed by the terminal device or the network device in the foregoing method embodiment.

[0210] Above Figure 7 In the communication device shown, the device for receiving power in the transceiver 703 can be regarded as a receiving unit, and the device for the sending function of the transceiver 703 can be regarded as a sending unit. That is, the transceiver 703 can include a receiver and a transmitter. The transceiver 703 can also be called a transceiver, a transceiver unit, or a transceiver circuit, etc. The receiver can also be called a receiver, a receiving unit, a receiver, or a receiving circuit, etc. The transmitter can also be called a transmitter, a transmitter, a transmitting unit or a transmitting circuit, etc. The processor 701 has a processing function, and the processor 701 can be called a processing unit. The memory 702 is used to store computer program code and data, and the memory 702 can also be called a storage unit.

[0211] Exemplarily, an embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device.

[0212] The communication device 800 may be a terminal device or a network device, or a chip of the terminal device or the network device. The communication device 800 may be used to execute the operations executed by the terminal device or the network device in the above method embodiment.

[0213] See also Figure 8 , Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0214] The communication device 800 includes a part 810, a part 820 and a part 830. The part 810 is mainly used for baseband processing, controlling the base station, etc.; the part 810 is usually the control center of the base station, which can be usually called a processor or a processing unit, and is used to control the terminal device or the network device to perform the processing operation of the terminal device or the network device in the above method embodiment. The part 820 is mainly used to store computer program code and data, and can usually be a memory or a storage unit. The part 830 is mainly used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals to baseband signals; the part 830 can usually be called a transceiver unit, a transceiver, a transceiver circuit, or a transceiver. The transceiver unit of the part 830 can also be called a transceiver or a transceiver, etc., which includes an antenna 833 and a radio frequency circuit (not shown in the figure), wherein the radio frequency circuit is mainly used for radio frequency processing. Optionally, the device used to realize the receiving function in the part 830 can be regarded as a receiver, and the device used to realize the sending function can be regarded as a transmitter, that is, the part 830 includes a receiver 832 and a transmitter 831. A receiver may also be referred to as a receiving unit, a receiver, or a receiving circuit, etc., and a transmitter may be referred to as a transmitting unit, a transmitting unit, a transmitter, or a transmitting circuit, etc.

[0215] Part 810 and part 820 may include one or more single boards, each of which may include one or more processors and one or more memories. The processor is used to read and execute the program in the memory to realize the baseband processing function and the control of the base station. If there are multiple single boards, each single board can be interconnected to enhance the processing capability. As an optional implementation, multiple single boards may share one or more processors, or multiple single boards may share one or more memories, or multiple single boards may share one or more processors at the same time.

[0216] In one implementation, the transceiver unit of part 830 is used to perform Figure 1-Figure 4 In the embodiment shown, the terminal device or the network device performs the sending and receiving related processes. The processor in part 810 is used to perform Figure 1-Figure 4 The illustrated embodiment is a process related to processing performed by a terminal device or a network device.

[0217] It should be understood that Figure 8 This is only an example and not a limitation. The terminal device or network device including the processor, memory and transceiver may not rely on Figure 8 The structure shown.

[0218] When the communication device 800 is a chip, the chip includes a transceiver, a memory and a processor. The transceiver may be an input / output circuit or a communication interface; the processor may be a processor or a microprocessor or an integrated circuit integrated on the chip. The sending operation of the terminal device or the network device in the above method embodiment may be understood as the output of the chip, and the receiving operation of the terminal device or the network device in the above method embodiment may be understood as the input of the chip.

[0219] Exemplarily, an embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which are stored computer instructions for implementing the method executed by a terminal device or a network device in the above method embodiment, or a method executed by a terminal device or a network device.

[0220] For example, when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can implement the method executed by the terminal device or the method executed by the network device in the above method embodiment.

[0221] Exemplarily, an embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, enables the computer to implement the method executed by a terminal device or a method executed by a network device in the above method embodiment.

[0222] Exemplarily, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication system, which includes a terminal device and a network device. The network device is used to execute the process executed by the network device in the above embodiment. The terminal device is used to execute the process executed by the terminal device in the above embodiment. Exemplarily, an embodiment of the present application further provides a chip device, including a processor, which is used to call the computer program or computer instructions stored in the memory so that the processor executes the method of the above embodiment.

[0223] In a possible implementation, the input of the chip device corresponds to the above Figure 1-Figure 4 In the receiving operation of the embodiment shown, the output of the chip device corresponds to the above Figure 1-Figure 4 The sending operation in the embodiment shown.

[0224] Optionally, the processor is coupled to the memory via an interface.

[0225] Optionally, the chip device further comprises a memory, in which computer programs or computer instructions are stored.

[0226] The processor mentioned in any of the above may be a general-purpose central processing unit, a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of the method of the above embodiment. The memory mentioned in any of the above may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM), etc.

[0227] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity of description, the explanation of the relevant contents and beneficial effects of any of the communication devices provided above can refer to the corresponding method embodiments provided above, and will not be repeated here.

[0228] In an embodiment of the present application, a network device or a terminal device may include a hardware layer, an operating system layer running on the hardware layer, and an application layer running on the operating system layer. Among them, the hardware layer may include hardware such as a central processing unit (CPU), a memory management unit (MMU), and a memory (also called main memory). The operating system of the operating system layer may be any one or more computer operating systems that implement business processing through processes, such as Linux operating system, Unix operating system, Android operating system, iOS operating system, or Windows operating system. The application layer may include applications such as browsers, address books, word processing software, and instant messaging software.

[0229] Those skilled in the art can 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.

[0230] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation. For example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0231] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiments of the present application.

[0232] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.

[0233] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the part of the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application that essentially contributes or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the process of each embodiment method of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory, random access memory, disk or optical disk and other media that can store program code.

[0234] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, a person skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal device, the method comprises: Sending a first measurement report of a first event to a network device, where a first interval is used to indicate a sending period of the measurement report of the first event, where the first interval is a predefined minimum period, and a first number is used to indicate a number of times the measurement report of the first event is sent, where the first number is a predefined maximum value, and the measurement report of the first event is sent periodically; After the first interval, send the Nth measurement report of the first event to the network device, and obtain the transmission power value of the first channel and the power value of the terminal device, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and the first channel is a transmission channel for the measurement report of the first event; After the first interval, send the N+1th measurement report of the first event to the network device, and configure a second interval and a second quantity when the transmit power value of the first channel is equal to the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first threshold, wherein the second interval is greater than the first interval, and the second quantity is less than the first quantity; After the second interval, the Mth measurement report of the first event is sent to the network device, and M=M+1 is updated until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the second number, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the transmission power value of the first channel is less than the maximum power value and / or the power value of the terminal device is greater than a first threshold, update N=N+2 until the total number of times the measurement report is sent is equal to the first number.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The second interval is a maximum value among reporting intervals of all events configured for the network device, and the all events include the first event.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second number is a minimum value of the report numbers of all events configured for the network device, and the all events include the first event.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first number is infinite.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The sending a first measurement report of the first event to the network device includes: When a triggering condition of the first event is met, a first measurement report of the first event is sent to the network device, where the triggering condition of the first event is used to indicate a triggering timing of the first event.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The triggering condition of the first event includes a triggering threshold and a triggering duration, wherein the triggering threshold and the triggering duration are configured by the network device, the triggering threshold is used to indicate the communication quality requirement of the terminal device, and the triggering duration is used to indicate the shortest duration for the terminal device to reach the triggering threshold.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first event includes at least one of the following: A series events, B series events or new air interface series events.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first channel is a physical uplink shared channel.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The measurement report shall include at least one of the following: Measurement report identifier, reference signal received power, reference signal received quality or signal to interference and noise ratio.

11. A communication device, characterized in that: include: Module for performing the method according to any one of claims 1-10.

12. A communication system, characterized in that: include: A terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

13. A communication device, characterized in that: include: At least one processor and an interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit is used to receive signals from other communication devices outside the communication device and transmit them to the processor or send signals from the processor to other communication devices outside the communication device, and the processor is used to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1-10 through logic circuits or execution code instructions.

14. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The method comprises a computer program or an instruction, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

15. A chip, characterized in that: include: An interface circuit and a logic circuit, wherein the interface circuit is used to receive signals from other chips outside the chip and transmit them to the logic circuit, or to send signals from the logic circuit to other chips outside the chip, and the logic circuit is used to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 10.

16. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises: a computer program or instructions, and when the computer program or instructions are executed on a computer, the computer is caused to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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