Electronic device and control method thereof

Abstract

An electronic device includes: a communication circuit configured to perform LTE communication and NR communication; and at least one processor configured to establish, by the communication circuitry, a connection associated with LTE communication with a serving cell provided by an LTE base station, obtain, from the LTE base station via the communication circuitry, first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal to be received from an NR base station, the NR base station is associated with the LTE base station providing the serving cell, in which a first communication signal is associated with the NR communication, obtains second information associated with reporting a measurement result of the first communication signal from the LTE base station via the communication circuitry, obtains a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information, and transmits the measurement period to the LTE base station. A measurement result corresponding to a signal strength of the first communication signal is obtained, and the measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal is reported to the serving cell before a duration corresponding to a trigger time value expires, based on the obtained measurement period being greater than the trigger time value included in the second information.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the following application: Application number: 202080099112.0; Application date: September 10, 2020; Invention name: "Electronic device for measuring communication signals from the outside and method for operating the same". Technical Field

[0002] Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device for measuring a communication signal from the outside and a method of operating the same. Background Art

[0003] With the development of mobile communication technology, multifunctional portable terminals are becoming more and more common. In order to meet the growing demand for radio services, 5G communication systems are being vigorously developed. In order to achieve higher data transmission rates, in addition to considering the frequency bands used by 3G and LTE (e.g., below 6 GHz), 5G communication systems also consider higher frequency bands (such as those exceeding 6 GHz) to achieve faster data transmission.

[0004] In a third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE) communication or 5G communication, a user equipment (UE) may receive a message (e.g., an RRCConnectionReconfiguration or RRCReconfiguration message) to report at least one parameter corresponding to a neighboring cell from a master node. The UE may measure at least one parameter of a signal from a base station of a neighboring cell and report it to the master node. The master node may perform a handover procedure or determine to add a neighboring base station as a secondary node (SN) based on the reported result.

[0005] The UE may be configured to measure communication signals from the outside (e.g., a neighboring cell) not frequently but periodically. In addition, the UE may receive reporting criteria (e.g., at least one or more of a triggering event and a triggering time) for performing a report. The reporting criteria are conditions indicating whether to report measurement results (e.g., at least one of a reference signal, a synchronization signal, or channel state information) from a specific cell (e.g., a reference signal received power (RSRP), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), or a reference signal received quality (RSRQ)). The reporting criteria may also be referred to as a triggering event. The triggering time may represent a period during which the reporting criteria (e.g., a triggering event) needs to be met to trigger a measurement report.

[0006] The above information is provided as background information only to assist in understanding the present disclosure. No determination has been made, and no assertion is made, as to whether any of the above is applicable as prior art to the present disclosure. Summary of the invention

[0007] Technical issues

[0008] As described above, the UE can identify the trigger time and the measurement period. The measurement period can be the same as the trigger time or longer than the trigger time. When the measurement period is the same as the trigger time or longer than the trigger time, the UE can identify that the first measurement result meets the reporting criteria, and then wait until the trigger time timer expires, and then report the measurement result to the network. Unnecessary waiting for the trigger time timer to expire may complicate real-time reporting of the channel environment.

[0009] According to various embodiments, when the measurement period is the same as or longer than the trigger time, the electronic device and the method for operating the electronic device may immediately report the measurement result or adjust the measurement period when a reporting criterion is satisfied.

[0010] Technical Solution

[0011] According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: at least one processor configured to support at least one communication scheme; and at least one antenna configured to send or receive at least one communication signal associated with at least one communication scheme, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: form a connection with a serving cell, obtain first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal received via at least some of the at least one antenna and second information associated with reporting a measurement result of the first communication signal, the first communication signal being associated with a first communication scheme in at least one communication scheme, determine the measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information, when the determined measurement period is greater than or equal to a trigger time value included in the second information, adjust the determined measurement period based on a first measurement value of the first communication signal that satisfies at least one reporting criterion included in the second information, and measure the first communication signal based on the adjusted measurement period while a timer corresponding to the trigger time value is operating, and report the measurement result of the first communication signal to the serving cell based on at least one measurement value of the first communication signal measured according to the adjusted measurement period that satisfies at least one reporting criterion, until the timer corresponding to the trigger time value expires.

[0012] According to various embodiments, a method for operating an electronic device, the electronic device comprising at least one processor configured to support at least one communication scheme, and at least one antenna configured to send or receive at least one communication signal associated with at least one communication scheme, the method comprising: forming a connection with a serving cell; receiving via at least some of the at least one antenna to obtain first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal and second information associated with reporting a measurement result of the first communication signal, the first communication signal being associated with a first communication scheme in at least one communication scheme; determining a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information; when the determined measurement period is greater than or equal to a trigger time value included in the second information, adjusting the determined measurement period based on a first measurement value of the first communication signal that satisfies at least one reporting criterion included in the second information, and measuring the first communication signal based on the adjusted measurement period while a timer corresponding to the trigger time value is operating, and reporting the measurement result of the first communication signal to the serving cell based on at least one measurement value of the first communication signal measured according to the adjusted measurement period that satisfies at least one reporting criterion, until the timer corresponding to the trigger time value expires.

[0013] According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: at least one processor configured to support at least one communication scheme; and at least one antenna configured to send or receive at least one communication signal associated with at least one communication scheme, wherein the at least one processor is configured to form a connection with a serving cell, receive via at least some of the at least one antenna to obtain first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal and second information associated with reporting a measurement result of the first communication signal, the first communication signal being associated with a first communication scheme in the at least one communication scheme, when the determined measurement period is greater than or equal to a trigger time value included in the second information, determine the measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information, and based on the first measurement value of the first communication signal satisfying at least one reporting criterion included in the second information, report the measurement result of the first communication signal based on the first measurement value to the serving cell.

[0014] Other aspects, advantages, and salient features of the disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, discloses exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.

[0015] Before proceeding to the following inventive mode, it may be helpful to clarify the definitions of certain words and phrases used in this patent document: the terms "include" and "comprising" and their derivatives mean including but not limited to; the term "or" is inclusive, meaning and / or; the phrases "associated with" and "related to" and their derivatives may mean including, included in, interconnected, containing, contained in, connected or connected with..., coupled or coupled with..., communicable with..., interlaced, parallel, close to, bound to or bound with..., having, having... attributes, etc.; and the term "controller" refers to any device, system or part thereof that controls at least one operation, such a device may be implemented in hardware, firmware or software or some combination of at least the two. It should be noted that the functions associated with any particular controller may be centralized or distributed, whether local or remote.

[0016] In addition, the various functions described below can be implemented or supported by one or more computer programs, each of which is formed by a computer-readable program code and embodied in a computer-readable medium. The terms "application" and "program" refer to one or more computer programs, software components, instruction sets, processes, functions, objects, classes, instances, related data, or parts thereof suitable for implementation in a suitable computer-readable program code. The phrase "computer-readable program code" includes any type of computer code, including source code, object code, and executable code. The phrase "computer-readable medium" includes any type of medium that can be accessed by a computer, such as a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a hard drive, a compact disk (CD), a digital video disk (DVD), or any other type of memory. "Non-transitory" computer-readable media do not include wired, wireless, optical, or other communication links that transmit temporary electrical or other signals. Non-transitory computer-readable media include media that can permanently store data and media that can store data and then rewrite, such as rewritable optical disks or erasable storage devices.

[0017] Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout this patent document, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior, as well as future uses of such defined words and phrases.

[0018] Beneficial Effects

[0019] According to various embodiments, an electronic device and a method for operating the electronic device may be provided, and when the measurement period is the same as or longer than the trigger time, when the reporting criteria are met, the measurement result may be immediately reported or the measurement period may be adjusted. This enables real-time reporting of the channel environment. By performing measurement reports that accurately reflect the current channel state, the handover success rate may be improved or a good channel state may be maintained. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and its advantages, reference is now made to the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts:

[0021] Figure 1 A diagram illustrating an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments;

[0022] Figure 2A A block diagram showing an electronic device supporting network communication and 5G network communication according to an embodiment;

[0023] Figure 2B A block diagram showing an electronic device supporting network communication and 5G network communication according to an embodiment;

[0024] Figure 3A A diagram illustrating a wireless communication system providing a conventional communication network and / or a 5G communication network according to an embodiment;

[0025] Figure 3B A diagram illustrating a wireless communication system providing a conventional communication network and / or a 5G communication network according to an embodiment;

[0026] Figure 3C A diagram illustrating a wireless communication system providing a conventional communication network and / or a 5G communication network according to an embodiment;

[0027] Figure 4A A flowchart showing the operation of an electronic device and a network according to an embodiment;

[0028] Figure 4B A flowchart showing the operation of the electronic device according to the embodiment;

[0029] Figure 5 A flowchart showing a method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment;

[0030] Fig. 6A A diagram showing a reporting process according to a comparative example for comparison with the embodiment;

[0031] Figure 6B A diagram illustrating a reporting process according to an embodiment;

[0032] Figure 7 A flow chart showing a method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment;

[0033] Figure 8 A flow chart of a method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment is shown.

[0034] Fig. 9 A flow chart of a method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment is shown.

[0035] Fig.10 A flowchart showing a method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment; and

[0036] Fig.11 A diagram illustrating a reporting process according to an embodiment.

[0037] Throughout the drawings, like reference numerals will be understood to refer to like parts, components, and structures. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] Discussed below Figures 1 to 11 The various embodiments used to describe the principles of the present disclosure in this patent document are only for illustration and should not be interpreted in any way as limiting the scope of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present disclosure can be implemented in any appropriately arranged system or device.

[0039] Figure 1 1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 according to various embodiments. Figure 1 , the electronic device 101 in the network environment 100 may communicate with the electronic device 102 through the first network 198 (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network), or communicate with the electronic device 104 or the server 108 through the second network 199 (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 through the server 108. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may include a processor 120, a memory 130, an input device 150, a sound output device 155, a display device 160, an audio module 170, a sensor module 176, an interface 177, a haptic module 179, a camera module 180, a power management module 188, a battery 189, a communication module 190, a user identification module (SIM) 196, or an antenna module 197. In some embodiments, at least one of the components (e.g., the display device 160 or the camera module 180) may be omitted from the electronic device 101, or one or more other components may be added to the electronic device 101. In some embodiments, some of the components may be implemented as a single integrated circuit.For example, the sensor module 176 (eg, a fingerprint sensor, an iris sensor, or an illumination sensor) may be implemented to be embedded in the display device 160 (eg, a display).

[0040] The processor 120 may run, for example, software (e.g., program 140) to control at least one other component (e.g., hardware component or software component) of the electronic device 101 connected to the processor 120, and may perform various data processing or calculations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing or calculation, the processor 120 may load a command or data received from another component (e.g., sensor module 176 or communication module 190) into the volatile memory 132, process the command or data stored in the volatile memory 132, and store the resultant data in the non-volatile memory 134. According to an embodiment, the processor 120 may include a main processor 121 (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP)) and an auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor (CP)) that is independent of or combined with the main processor 121 in operation. Additionally or alternatively, the auxiliary processor 123 may be adapted to consume less power than the main processor 121, or adapted to be specifically used for a specified function. The auxiliary processor 123 may be implemented separately from the main processor 121 , or as part of the main processor 121 .

[0041] When the main processor 121 is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, the auxiliary processor 123 may control at least some of the functions or states related to at least one component (e.g., display device 160, sensor module 176, or communication module 190) among the components of the electronic device 101 (not the main processor 121), or when the main processor 121 is in an active state (e.g., running an application), the auxiliary processor 123 may control at least some of the functions or states related to at least one component (e.g., display device 160, sensor module 176, or communication module 190) among the components of the electronic device 101 together with the main processor 121. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part of another component (e.g., camera module 180 or communication module 190) that is functionally related to the auxiliary processor 123.

[0042] The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the processor 120 or the sensor module 176). The various data may include, for example, software (e.g., the program 140) and input data or output data for commands related thereto. The memory 130 may include a volatile memory 132 or a nonvolatile memory 134.

[0043] The program 140 may be stored as software in the memory 130 , and may include, for example, an operating system (OS) 142 , middleware 144 , or applications 146 .

[0044] The input device 150 may receive commands or data from outside the electronic device 101 (e.g., a user) to be used by other components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the processor 120). The input device 150 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus).

[0045] The sound output device 155 can output a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device 101. The sound output device 155 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker can be used for general purposes such as playing multimedia or playing records, and the receiver can be used for incoming calls. Depending on the embodiment, the receiver can be implemented as a separate part from the speaker, or as a part of the speaker.

[0046] The display device 160 may visually provide information to the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., a user). The display device 160 may include, for example, a display, a holographic device, or a projector, and a control circuit for controlling a corresponding one of the display, the holographic device, and the projector. According to an embodiment, the display device 160 may include a touch circuit adapted to detect a touch or a sensor circuit (e.g., a pressure sensor) adapted to measure the strength of a force caused by a touch.

[0047] The audio module 170 may convert sound into an electrical signal, or vice versa. According to an embodiment, the audio module 170 may obtain sound through the input device 150, or output sound through the sound output device 155 or an earphone of an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 102) directly (e.g., wired) or wirelessly connected to the electronic device 101.

[0048] The sensor module 176 may detect an operating state (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device 101 or an environmental state (e.g., a state of a user) outside the electronic device 101, and then generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected state. According to an embodiment, the sensor module 176 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illumination sensor.

[0049] The interface 177 may support one or more specific protocols to be used to connect the electronic device 101 directly (e.g., wired) or wirelessly to an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102). According to an embodiment, the interface 177 may include, for example, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a secure digital (SD) card interface, or an audio interface.

[0050] The connection end 178 may include a connector through which the electronic device 101 can be physically connected to an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102). According to an embodiment, the connection end 178 may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

[0051] The haptic module 179 may convert the electrical signal into mechanical stimulation (eg, vibration or motion) or electrical stimulation that can be recognized by the user through his sense of touch or kinesthetic sense. According to an embodiment, the haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulator.

[0052] The camera module 180 may capture still images or moving images. According to an embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, an image sensor, an image signal processor, or a flash.

[0053] The power management module 188 may manage power supply to the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, the power management module 188 may be implemented as, for example, at least a part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

[0054] The battery 189 may power at least one component of the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, the battery 189 may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

[0055] The communication module 190 may support establishing a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 102, electronic device 104, or server 108), and perform communication through the established communication channel. The communication module 190 may include one or more communication processors capable of operating independently from the processor 120 (e.g., an application processor (AP)) and supporting direct (e.g., wired) communication or wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the communication module 190 may include a wireless communication module 192 (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module 194 (e.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module or a power line communication (PLC) module). A corresponding one of these communication modules can communicate with an external electronic device via a first network 198 (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct, or Infrared Data Association (IrDA)) or a second network 199 (e.g., a long-range communication network such as a cellular network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g., a LAN or a Wide Area Network (WAN))). These various types of communication modules may be implemented as a single component (e.g., a single chip), or may be implemented as multiple components (e.g., multiple chips) separated from each other. The wireless communication module 192 may identify and authenticate the electronic device 101 in a communication network (such as the first network 198 or the second network 199) using user information (e.g., an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)) stored in the user identification module 196.

[0056] The antenna module 197 may transmit or receive a signal or power to or from the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., an external electronic device). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include an antenna including a radiating element formed of a conductive material or a conductive pattern formed in or on a substrate (e.g., a PCB). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include a plurality of antennas. In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication scheme used in a communication network (such as the first network 198 or the second network 199) may be selected from the plurality of antennas by, for example, the communication module 190 (e.g., the wireless communication module 192). A signal or power may then be transmitted or received between the communication module 190 and the external electronic device through the selected at least one antenna. According to an embodiment, another component (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) other than the radiating element may be additionally formed as a part of the antenna module 197.

[0057] At least some of the above components can be connected to each other through an inter-peripheral communication scheme (e.g., a bus, a general purpose input output (GPIO), a serial peripheral interface (SPI), or a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)) and communicatively transmit signals (e.g., commands or data) therebetween.

[0058] According to an embodiment, a command or data may be sent or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 through the server 108 connected to the second network 199. Each of the electronic device 102 and the electronic device 104 may be a device of the same type as the electronic device 101, or a device of a different type from the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, all or some operations to be executed in the electronic device 101 may be executed in one or more of the external electronic device 102, the external electronic device 104, or the server 108. For example, if the electronic device 101 should automatically execute a function or service or should execute a function or service in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device 101 may request the one or more external electronic devices to execute at least part of the function or service instead of executing the function or service, or the electronic device 101 may request the one or more external electronic devices to execute at least part of the function or service in addition to executing the function or service. The one or more external electronic devices that receive the request may execute the requested at least part of the function or service, or execute another function or another service related to the request, and transmit the result of the execution to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may provide the result as at least a partial reply to the request with or without further processing the result. To this end, for example, cloud computing technology, distributed computing technology, or client-server computing technology may be used.

[0059] Figure 2A A block diagram 200 of an electronic device 101 supporting network communication and 5G network communication according to an embodiment is shown. Figure 2A As shown, the electronic device 101 may include a first communication processor 212, a second communication processor 214, a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) 222, a second RFIC 224, a third RFIC 226, a fourth RFIC 228, a first radio frequency front end (RFFE) 232, a second RFFE 234, a first antenna module 242, a second antenna module 244, and an antenna 248. The electronic device 101 may also include a processor 120 and a memory 130. The network 199 may include: a first network 292 and a second network 294. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may also include Figure 1The network 199 may further include at least one other network. According to an embodiment, the first communication processor (CP) 212, the second CP 214, the first RFIC 222, the second RFIC 224, the fourth RFIC 228, the first RFFE 232, and the second RFFE 234 may form at least a part of the wireless communication module 192. According to an embodiment, the fourth RFIC 228 may be omitted or included as part of the third RFIC 226.

[0060] The first CP 212 may establish a communication channel for a frequency band to be used for wireless communication with the first network 292, or may support traditional network communication through the established communication channel. According to an embodiment, the first network may be a traditional network including a second generation (2G), a third generation (3G), a fourth generation (4G) or a long term evolution (LTE) network. The second CP 214 may establish a communication channel corresponding to a specified frequency band (e.g., from about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) among the frequency bands to be used for wireless communication with the second network 294, or may support fifth generation (5G) network communication through the established communication channel. According to an embodiment, the second network 294 may be a 5G network defined by the third generation partnership project (3GPP). In addition, according to an embodiment, the first CP 212 or the second CP 214 may establish a communication channel corresponding to another specified frequency band (e.g., about 6 GHz or less) among the frequency bands to be used for wireless communication with the second network 294, or may support fifth generation (5G) network communication through the established communication channel.

[0061] The first communication processor 212 may perform data transmission / reception with the second communication processor 214. For example, data classified as transmitted through the second cellular network 294 may be changed to be transmitted through the first cellular network 292. In this case, the first communication processor 212 may receive transmission data from the second communication processor 214.

[0062] For example, the first communication processor 212 may send data to / receive data from the second communication processor 214 through the inter-processor interface 213. The inter-processor interface 213 may be implemented as, for example, a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) (e.g., a high-speed UART (HS-UART)) or a peripheral component interconnect bus express (PCIe) interface, but is not limited to a specific type. The first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may exchange packet data information and control information using, for example, a shared memory. The first communication processor 212 may send / receive various information to / from the second communication processor 214, such as sensing information, output strength information, or resource block (RB) allocation information.

[0063] According to the implementation, the first communication processor 212 may not be directly connected to the second communication processor 214. In this case, the first communication processor 212 may send data to / receive data from the first communication processor 214 through the processor 120 (e.g., an application processor). For example, the first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may send / receive data to / from the processor 120 (e.g., an application processor) through a US-UART interface or a PCIe interface, but the type of interface is not limited thereto. The first communication processor 212 and the second communication processor 214 may exchange control information and packet data information with the processor 120 (e.g., an application processor) using a shared memory.

[0064] According to an embodiment, the first CP 212 and the second CP 214 may be implemented in a single chip or a single package. According to an embodiment, the first CP 212 or the second CP 214 together with the processor 120, the auxiliary processor 123 or the communication module 190 may be formed in a single chip or a single package. Figure 2B As shown, the integrated communication processor 260 may support all functions for communicating with the first cellular network and the second cellular network.

[0065] During transmission, the first RFIC 222 may convert the baseband signal generated by the first CP 212 into a radio frequency (RF) signal having a frequency range of about 700 MHz to about 3 GHz used by the first network 292 (e.g., a legacy network). After reception, the RF signal may be obtained from the first network 292 (e.g., a legacy network) through an antenna (e.g., the first antenna module 242) and pre-processed by an RFFE (e.g., the first RFFE 232). The first RFIC 222 may convert the pre-processed RF signal into a baseband signal that may be processed by the first CP 212.

[0066] During transmission, the second RFIC 224 may convert a baseband signal generated by the first CP 212 or the second CP 214 into a Sub6 band (e.g., approximately 6 GHz or less) RF signal (hereinafter, “5G Sub6 RF signal”), which is used by the second network 294 (e.g., 5G network). After reception, the 5G Sub6 RF signal may be obtained from the second network 294 (e.g., 5G network) through an antenna (e.g., the second antenna module 244) and pre-processed by an RFFE (e.g., the second RFFE 234). The second RFIC 224 may convert the pre-processed 5G Sub6 RF signal into a baseband signal that may be processed by the corresponding processors of the first CP 212 and the second CP 214.

[0067] The third RFIC 226 may convert the baseband signal generated by the second CP 214 into a 5G Above 6 frequency band (e.g., from about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) RF signal (hereinafter, “5G Above 6 RF signal”) to be used by the second network 294 (e.g., 5G network). After reception, the 5G Above 6 RF signal may be obtained from the second network 294 (e.g., 5G network) through an antenna (e.g., antenna 248) and pre-processed by the third RFFE 236. The third RFIC 226 may convert the pre-processed 5G Above 6 RF signal into a baseband signal that may be processed by the second CP 214. According to an embodiment, the third RFFE 236 may be formed as a part of the third RFIC 226.

[0068] According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may include a fourth RFIC 228 that is separate from the third RFIC 226 or as at least a part of the third RFIC 226. In this case, the fourth RFIC 228 may convert the baseband signal generated by the second CP 214 into an intermediate frequency band (e.g., from about 9 GHz to about 11 GHz) RF signal (hereinafter referred to as "IF signal") and transmit the IF signal to the third RFIC 226. The third RFIC 226 may convert the IF signal into a 5G Above 6 RF signal. After reception, the 5G Above 6 RF signal may be received from the second network 294 (e.g., 5G network) through an antenna (e.g., antenna 248) and converted into an IF signal by the third RFIC 226. The fourth RFIC 228 may convert the IF signal into a baseband signal that may be processed by the second CP 214.

[0069] According to an embodiment, the first RFIC 222 and the second RFIC 224 may be implemented as at least a portion of a single chip or a single package. According to an embodiment, the first RFFE 232 and the second RFFE 234 may be implemented as at least a portion of a single chip or a single package. According to an embodiment, at least one of the first antenna module 242 or the second antenna module 244 may be omitted or combined with another antenna module to process a multi-band RF signal.

[0070] According to an embodiment, the third RFIC 226 and the antenna 248 may be disposed on the same substrate to form a third antenna module 246. For example, the wireless communication module 192 or the processor 120 may be disposed on a first substrate (e.g., a main printed circuit board (PCB)). In this case, the third RFIC 226 and the antenna 248 may be disposed on an area (e.g., bottom) and another area (e.g., top) of a second substrate (e.g., a sub-PCB), respectively, and the second substrate is disposed separately from the first substrate to form a third antenna module 246. Placing the third RFIC 226 and the antenna 248 on the same substrate can shorten the length of the transmission line therebetween. This can reduce the loss (e.g., attenuation) of high-frequency band (e.g., from about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) signals used for 5G network communication due to transmission line losses. Therefore, the electronic device 101 can improve the communication quality with the second network 294 (e.g., 5G network).

[0071] According to an embodiment, the antenna 248 may be formed as an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements that may be used for beamforming. In this case, the third RFIC 226 may include a plurality of phase shifters 238 corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements as part of the third RFFE 236. During transmission, the plurality of phase shifters 238 may change the phase of a 5G Above6 RF signal that will be sent to the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., a 5G network base station) through their respective corresponding antenna elements. After reception, the plurality of phase shifters 238 may change the phase of the 5G Above6 RF signal received from the outside through their respective corresponding antenna elements to the same or substantially the same phase. This enables transmission or reception between the electronic device 101 and the outside through beamforming.

[0072] The second network 294 (e.g., a 5G network) can operate independently of the first network 292 (e.g., a traditional network) (e.g., as a standalone (SA)) or in combination with the first network 292 (e.g., as a non-standalone (NSA)). For example, the 5G network may include an access network (e.g., a 5G access network (RAN)) but lack any core network (e.g., a next generation core (NGC)). In this case, after accessing the 5G network access network, the electronic device 101 can access an external network (e.g., the Internet) under the control of the core network (e.g., the evolved packet core (EPC)) of the traditional network. Protocol information for communicating with a traditional network (e.g., LTE protocol information) or protocol information for communicating with a 5G network (e.g., new radio (NR) protocol information) can be stored in the memory 130 and accessed by other components (e.g., the processor 120, the first CP 212, or the second CP 214).

[0073] Although Figure 2A and Figure 2B An example is shown in which the processor 120 is separated from the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, or the integrated communication processor 260, which is merely an example. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may include an integrated system on chip (SoC) that supports all functions of the processor 120, the first network communication function of the first communication processor 212, and the second network communication function of the second communication processor 214. It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the operations of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, or the second communication processor 214 described herein may be performed by the integrated SoC.

[0074] Although not shown, the embodiments of the present disclosure may also be applied to an electronic device 101 that supports only LTE communication. In this case, the electronic device 101 may be implemented to include the processor 120 and / or the first communication processor 212, the first RFIC 222, the first RFFE 232, and the first antenna module 242, but does not include components associated with 5G communication (e.g., at least one of the second RFIC 224, the second RFFE 234, the second antenna module 244, the second communication processor 214, the fourth RFIC 228, and the third antenna module 246).

[0075] Figure 3A , Figure 3B and Figure 3C 2 is a diagram showing a wireless communication system providing a conventional communication network and / or a 5G communication network according to an embodiment. Figures 3A to 3C , the network environments 301a to 300c may include at least one of a conventional network and a 5G network. The conventional network may include, for example, a 3GPP standard 4G or LTE base station 340 (e.g., eNodeB (eNB)) supporting radio access with the electronic device 101 and an evolved packet core (EPC) 342 managing 4G communications. The 5G network may include, for example, a new radio (NR) base station 350 (e.g., gNodeB (gNB)) supporting radio access with the electronic device 101 and a fifth generation core (5GC) 352 managing 5G communications of the electronic device 101.

[0076] According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may send or receive control messages and user data through traditional communication and / or 5G communication. The control message may include, for example, a message related to at least one of security control, bearer setting, authentication, registration, or mobility management of the electronic device 101. The user data may represent, for example, user data other than the control message sent or received between the electronic device 101 and the core network 330 (e.g., EPC 342).

[0077] Reference Figure 3AAccording to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 can send or receive at least one of a control message or user data to or from at least one of a part of a 5G network (e.g., an NR base station 350 or 5GC 352) through at least one part of a conventional network (e.g., an LTE base station 340 or an EPC 342).

[0078] According to an embodiment, the network environment 300a may include a network environment that provides wireless communication dual connectivity (DC) to the LTE base station 340 and the NR base station 350 and sends / receives control messages to / from the electronic device 101 through a core network 330 of the EPC 342 or the 5GC 352.

[0079] According to an embodiment, in a DC environment, one of the LTE base station 340 or the NR base station 350 may operate as a master node (MN) 310, and the other as a secondary node (SN) 320. The MN 310 may be connected to the core network 330 to send or receive control messages. The MN 310 and the SN 320 may be connected to each other through a network interface to send or receive messages related to radio resource (e.g., communication channel) management therebetween.

[0080] According to an embodiment, the MN 310 may include an LTE base station 340, the SN 320 may include an NR base station 350, and the core network 330 may include an EPC 342. For example, a control message may be transmitted / received through the LTE base station 340 and the EPC 342, and user data may be transmitted / received through at least one of the LTE base station 340 or the NR base station 350.

[0081] According to an embodiment, the MN 310 may include an NR base station 350, the SN 320 may include an LTE base station 340, and the core network 330 may include a 5GC 352. For example, a control message may be transmitted / received through the NR base station 350 and the 5GC 352, and user data may be transmitted / received through at least one of the LTE base station 340 or the NR base station 350.

[0082] Reference Figure 3B According to an embodiment, the 5G network 300b may include an NR base station 350 and a 5GC 352, and transmit or receive control messages and user data independently of the electronic device 101. Although not shown, the electronic device 101 may be connected to a core network (e.g., EPC 342) through an LTE base station 340 (e.g., eNB). Embodiments of the present invention may be applicable to an electronic device 101 that supports only LTE communication.

[0083] Reference Figure 3CAccording to an embodiment, the traditional network and the 5G network can each independently provide data transmission / reception. For example, the electronic device 101 and the EPC 342 can send or receive control messages and user data through the LTE base station 340. As another example, the electronic device 101 and the 5GC 352 can send or receive control messages and user data through the NR base station 350.

[0084] According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may be registered in at least one of the EPC 342 or the 5GC 352 to send or receive a control message.

[0085] According to an embodiment, the EPC 342 or the 5GC 352 may cooperate with each other to manage the communication of the electronic device 101. For example, the mobility information of the electronic device 101 may be transmitted or received through the interface between the EPC 342 and the 5GC 352.

[0086] As described above, the dual connectivity through the LTE base station 340 and the NR base station 350 may be referred to as E-UTRA New Radio Dual Connectivity (EN-DC).

[0087] Figure 4A An operation flow chart of an electronic device and a network according to an embodiment is shown.

[0088] According to an embodiment, in operation 401, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)) may receive an RRC connection reconfiguration (or RRC reconfiguration) message from the network 400. The electronic device 101 may reconfigure the RRC connection based on the RRC connection reconfiguration message. In the present disclosure, the RRC connection reconfiguration message may include any one of the RRC connection reconfiguration message or the RRC reconfiguration message. The electronic device 101 may form an RRC connection with, for example, the network 400, and then may receive the RRC connection reconfiguration message. In operation 403, the electronic device 101 may send an RRC connection reconfiguration completion message indicating that the reconfiguration is complete to the network 400. The network 400 may be a base station (e.g., at least one of an eNB, a gNB, an ng-eNB, or an en-gNB) corresponding to communication for configuring an RRC connection reconfiguration message, but if some functions of the base station are virtualized, the network 400 may be implemented as at least a portion of a server for performing virtualized functions and hardware of radio control. The network 400 may be referred to as a serving cell.

[0089] According to an embodiment, the process of RRC connection reconfiguration may be for reconfiguring the RRC connection (e.g., configuring, adjusting and / or releasing resource blocks (RBs)) and synchronizing and reconfiguring, establishing, adjusting and / or releasing measurements, and adding, adjusting and / or releasing one of the SCells. As part of the RRC connection reconfiguration process, NAS-specific information may be sent from the network 400 to the electronic device 101. When the electronic device 101 is in, for example, an RRC connected state (RRC_CONNECTED state), the network 400 may perform the RRC connection reconfiguration process. For example, if the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes a measurement configuration (e.g., measConfig of 3GPPTS 38.331 or 36.331), the electronic device 101 may perform a measurement configuration process (e.g., the measurement configuration process described in 3GPPTS 38.331 or 36.331).

[0090] As described above, according to an embodiment, the network 400 may be configured to allow the electronic device 101 to perform measurement and reporting according to the measurement configuration. The measurement configuration may be provided through UE-specific RRC signaling (e.g., RRC connection reconfiguration message). For example, if the electronic device 101 performs 3GPP LTE communication with the network 400 or the communication for controlling dual connectivity is set to 3GPP LTE communication, the electronic device 101 may be requested to perform the following types of communication:

[0091] - Intra-frequency measurements: measurements are performed on the downlink carrier frequency(s) of the serving cell(s)

[0092] - Inter-frequency measurements: measurements are made on any frequency that is different from the downlink carrier frequency(s) of the serving cell(s)

[0093] -Inter-RAT frequency measurements (e.g., NR, UTRA, GERAN, CDMA 2000 HRPD or CDMA 2000 1xRTT)

[0094] For example, if the electronic device 101 performs 5G communication with the network 400 or communication for controlling dual connectivity is set to 5G communication, the following types of measurements may be performed.

[0095] - As NR measurements, e.g. intra-frequency measurements and / or inter-frequency measurements in NR

[0096] -Inter-RAT measurements on E-UTRA frequencies

[0097] The measurement configuration may include information about the measurement object. The measurement object may include, for example, the subcarrier spacing and frequency / time position of the reference signal to be measured. The electronic device 101 may identify the frequency for measurement based on the measurement object in the measurement configuration. The measurement object may include a measurement object identifier (e.g., ARFCN-ValueEUTRA and / or ARFCN-ValueNR), which is information indicating the frequency to be measured, or a cell blacklist and / or a cell whitelist.

[0098] According to an embodiment, the measurement configuration of the RRC connection reconfiguration message may include a report configuration. For example, the report configuration may include at least one of a reporting criterion, a reporting format, or an RS type, but is not limited thereto. The reporting criterion is a condition that triggers the UE to send a measurement report, and may be a periodic or single event description. For example, for LTE communications, the report format may be information about quantity and related information included in the measurement report by the UE (e.g., the number of cells to be reported). For example, for 5G communications, the report format may be the number of each cell and each beam and other related information to be included in the measurement report (e.g., the maximum number of each cell and the maximum number of cells to be reported). The RS type may represent, for example, the RS and measurement results of the beam to be used by the UE.

[0099] According to an embodiment, the measurement configuration of the RRC connection reconfiguration message may include at least one of a measurement identifier, a quantity configuration, or a measurement gap. The measurement identifier may be a list of measurement identifiers associated with the measurement object. The quantity configuration may define the measurement filter configuration and the periodic reporting of the measurement used in all event evaluations and related reports. The measurement gap may be a time period during which the UE performs measurements, for example, a time interval during which no uplink or downlink transmission is scheduled.

[0100] Figure 4B An operation flow chart of an electronic device according to an embodiment is shown.

[0101] According to an embodiment, at operation 411, the RRC-connected electronic device 101 may perform measurements. For example, the electronic device 101 may measure at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, RSSI, or SINR corresponding to at least one of inter-frequency, intra-frequency, or inter-RAT based on the measurement configuration corresponding to each serving cell. In the present disclosure, "the electronic device 101 performs measurements on communication signals" may mean that the electronic device 101 performs measurements on at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, RSSI, or SINR at a reference point through a communication signal from the outside.

[0102] According to an embodiment, "the electronic device 101 performs RSRP measurement" may mean that at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown) identifies the RSRP measurement, but is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic device 101 may identify the linear average (in watts (W)) of the power distribution of the resource elements carrying at least one of the reference signal or synchronization signal in the frequency bandwidth to be measured as the RSRP measurement. At the same time, the reference signal and the synchronization signal are not limited to specific signals, but may be any signal defined in 3GPP. For example, the electronic device 101 may identify the RSRP measurement based on the linear average of the power distribution at the reference point. For example, in the case of LTE communication, the electronic device 101 may identify the RSPR measurement based on the linear average of the power distribution at the antenna connector of the antenna receiving the communication signal (e.g., the first antenna module 242). For example, in the case of FR1 of NR, the electronic device 101 may identify the RSPR measurement based on the linear average of the power distribution at the antenna connector of the antenna receiving the communication signal (e.g., the first antenna module 242). For example, in the case of FR2 of NR, the electronic device 101 may be based on combined signals from antenna elements corresponding to a given receiver branch (eg, at least one antenna element of antenna 248).

[0103] Although not shown, the electronic device 101 may include at least one sensor (e.g., at least one of a voltage sensor, a current sensor, or a power sensor) capable of measuring power at a reference point (e.g., an antenna connector) and measure the power at the reference point based on sensing data from the at least one sensor. As described above, since the reference point is not limited to a specific one, there is no limitation on the position where the at least one sensor is connected.

[0104] According to an embodiment, “the electronic device 101 performs RSRQ measurement” may mean that at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown) recognizes RSRQ measurement, but is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic device 101 may perform RSRQ measurement based on Mathematical Formula 1.

[0105]

Mathematical formula 1

[0106] RSRQ=N×RSRP / RSSI

[0107] RSSI is the RSSI of the carrier and may refer to the linear average of all received power values ​​observed at a particular OFDM symbol of a measurement subframe in a measurement bandwidth of, for example, N resource blocks, and may include interference from adjacent channels and thermal noise. N may be the number of resource blocks. The electronic device 101 may measure RSSI and RSRP and identify RSRQ from the RSSI and RSRP measurements. Alternatively, the electronic device 101 may measure SINR based on the signal power of the serving cell relative to noise with respect to the RS and PDSCH power of the serving cell.

[0108] Through the above operation, the electronic device 101 can identify the measurement result from, for example, the physical layer, and the electronic device 101 can determine whether the reporting criteria are met based on the measurement result. The electronic device 101 can perform filtering (e.g., layer 3 filtering) on ​​the result and determine whether the reporting criteria are met based on the filtered result. Mathematical formula 2 represents the layer 3 filtering process.

[0109]

Mathematical formula 2

[0110] F n =(1-a)*F n-1 +a*M n

[0111] M n It can be the latest measurement result (e.g., RSRP and / or RSRQ) received from the physical layer. n It can be an updated filtered measurement result and can be used for measurement reporting or reporting criteria evaluation. n-1 It can be an existing filtered measurement result. When the first measurement result is received from the physical layer, F 0 Can be set to M 1 . a can be 1 / 2 (ki / 4) , where ki may be a filter coefficient corresponding to the measurement quantity of the i-th quantity configuration in the quantity configuration list, and i may be a quantity configuration index of the measurement object. According to an embodiment, the “measurement result” may represent, for example, at least one of a value obtained from a physical layer or a value obtained by filtering a value obtained from a physical layer.

[0112] According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may determine whether the measurement result meets the reporting criteria. The reporting criteria may include but are not limited to the following:

[0113] - Event A1: Service becomes better than threshold

[0114] - Event A2: Service becomes worse than threshold

[0115] - Event A3: Neighbor becomes better than PCell / PSCell (or SpCell for NR) by offset

[0116] - Event A4: Neighbor becomes worse than threshold

[0117] - Event A5: PCell / PSCell (or SpCell of NR) becomes worse than threshold 1, and neighbor (or neighbor / SCell of NR) becomes better than threshold 2

[0118] - Event A6: Neighbor becomes better than SCell (or NR's SCell) by offset

[0119] - Event B1: Inter-RAT neighbors become better than threshold

[0120] - Event B2: PCell becomes worse than threshold 1, and inter-RAT neighbors become better than threshold 2

[0121] The reporting criteria listed above may comply with, for example, 3GPP TS 36.331 or 3GPP TS 38.331, but are not limited to a specific category.

[0122] According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may perform measurement not constantly but in a measurement period, which measurement needs to be performed by a measurement configuration.

[0123] According to an embodiment, based on satisfying the reporting criteria, the electronic device 101 may send a measurement report message to the network 400 (e.g., a serving cell) in operation 413. For example, if the reporting criteria satisfied in the above-mentioned reporting criteria are maintained while the timer corresponding to the trigger time value is running (e.g., before the timer expires), the electronic device 101 may send a measurement report message to the network 400. For the measurement identifier triggered by the measurement report processing, the electronic device 101 may configure the measurement result (e.g., measResults of 3GPP TS 38.331 or 3GPP TS 36.331) in the measurement report message. The information element (IE) of the measurement result may include measurement results for intra-frequency, inter-frequency, and inter-RAT mobility (e.g., at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR). For example, the measurement report message may include a measurement identifier and a measurement result.

[0124] Figure 5 A flowchart illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment. Figure 5 For example, refer to Fig. 6A and Figure 6B describe. Fig. 6A A diagram showing a reporting process according to a comparative example for comparison with the embodiment. Figure 6B A diagram illustrating a reporting process according to an embodiment.

[0125] According to an embodiment, in operation 501, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)) may form an RRC connection with a serving cell. For example, the electronic device 101 may send an RRC connection request message to a serving cell (e.g., the network 400). In response to the RRC connection request message, the serving cell may send an RRC connection establishment message to the electronic device 101, thereby allocating resources dedicated to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may perform configuration based on the configuration information included in the RRC connection establishment and send an RRC connection establishment completion message to the serving cell. The above process is only an example and there is no limitation on the RRC connection process.

[0126] According to an embodiment, in operation 503, the electronic device 101 may obtain first information associated with the measurement period of the first communication signal and second information associated with the report of the measurement result of the first communication signal. The first information associated with the communication signal measurement period may refer to information that can be used for the UE to determine the measurement period. The second information may be information associated with the report, such as information about the above-mentioned reporting criteria. Information about the reporting criteria may include a trigger time value. Here, the electronic device 101 may include, for example, receiving at least a portion of the first information from the network and / or the electronic device 101 directly identifying at least a portion of the first information stored in the electronic device 101. For example, the electronic device 101 may store and use system information and / or information received via an RRC message and / or a prior value used. The electronic device 101 may include, for example, receiving at least a portion of the second information from the network. Here, according to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may receive a message (e.g., an RRC connection reconfiguration message or an RRC reconfiguration message) including at least a portion of the first information and the second information from the network, and may identify at least another portion of the first information from the message. In another example, the electronic device 101 may receive at least a portion of the first information and the second information respectively through different messages. The trigger time value may represent a period during which a reporting criterion (e.g., a trigger event) needs to be met to trigger a measurement report, and may be represented as a "ms (milliseconds)" number (e.g., ms0, ms40, ms64, ms80, ms100, ms128, ms160, ms256, ms320, ms480, ms512, ms640, ms1024, ms1280, ms2560, ms5120). For example, the trigger time value may be set per reporting criterion.

[0127] According to an embodiment, at operation 505, the electronic device 101 may determine a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may obtain (or identify) information about a measurement gap repetition period (MPRP), a discontinuous reception (DRX) period, a SSB-based measurement timing configuration (SMTC) period, or a carrier specific scaling factor (CSSF). intra At least one piece of information in the frequency measurement of FR1 is used as the first information of the measurement within the frequency of FR1. At least a part of the first information (for example, DRX period, STMC period or MGRP) can be received by the electronic device 101 from the network, and at least another part of the first information (for example, CSSF intra ) can be directly recognized by the electronic device 101. For example, the electronic device 101 can recognize the information stored in the electronic device 101 (for example, CSSF intra ). For example, MGRP and SMTC periods may be included in measConfig, and the DRX period may be included in MAC-CellGroupConfig in cellGroupConFIG. MeasConfig may be included in an RRC connection reconfiguration message, an RRC reconfiguration message, or an RRCResume message. cellGroupConfig may be included in an RRC connection reconfiguration message, an RRC reconfiguration message, an RRCResume message, or an RRCSetup message. The electronic device 101 may receive an RRC connection reconfiguration message including, for example, MGRP, SMTC period, DRX period, measurement conditions, and a trigger time value. Alternatively, the electronic device 101 may receive an RRC connection reconfiguration message or an RRC reconfiguration message including at least one of MGRP, SMTC period, DRX period, measurement conditions, or a trigger time value, and may receive the remaining information through another message.

[0128] According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may determine a measurement period within the frequency of FR1 having a gap such as shown in Table 1.

[0129]

Table 1

[0130]

[0131] Table 1 represents the measurement period within the frequency of FR1 and can be determined according to, for example, 3GPP TS 38.133. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may determine that the value in Table 1 is actually the measurement period, or according to an implementation, the electronic device 101 may determine that a value derived based on the value in Table 1 or a value less than the value in Table 1 is the measurement period. According to an embodiment, determining the measurement period based on the first information may include, for example, determining the measurement period according to a scheme set forth in a 3GPP TS document or determining the measurement period based on a value determined according to a scheme set forth in a 3GPP TS document.

[0132] According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may identify multiple measurement periods according to, for example, 3GPP TS 38.133 and the measurement period within the frequency of FR1 as shown in Table 1. For example, the electronic device 101 may use MPRP information, DRX period, SMTC period, or CSSF inter At least one of the above identifies a measurement period for an inter-frequency measurement with a gap at FR1 (e.g., a measurement period shown in Table 9.3.5-1 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may use Mmeas_period_inter, MPRP information, DRX period, SMTC period, or CSSF inter At least one of identifies a measurement period between frequencies with gaps at FR2 (e.g., the measurement period shown in Table 9.3.5-2 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may use Kp, the SMTC period, and the DRX period to identify a measurement period within a frequency with gaps at FR1 (e.g., the measurement period shown in Table 9.2.5.2-1 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. For example, when the intra-frequency STMC does not overlap with the measurement gap, Kp may be set to 1. For example, the electronic device 101 may use Kp, the SMTC period, and the DRX period to identify a measurement period within a frequency without gaps at FR1 (e.g., the measurement period shown in Table 9.2.5.2-1 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may use Mmeas_period_w / o_gaps, Kp, K RLM, SMTC period, and DRX period identify the measurement period of intra-frequency measurement without gaps at FR2 (e.g., the measurement period shown in Table 9.2.5.2-2 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may use meascycleSCell and DRX period to identify the measurement period of intra-frequency measurement without gaps at FR1 (e.g., the measurement period shown in Table 9.2.5.2-3 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may use Mmeas_period with_gaps, meascycleSCell, and DRX period to identify the measurement period of intra-frequency measurement without gaps at FR2 (e.g., the measurement period shown in Table 9.2.5.2-4 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may use Mmeas_period with_gaps, MGRP, SMTC period, and DRX period to identify the measurement period of intra-frequency measurement with gaps at FR2 (e.g., the measurement period shown in Table 9.2.6.3-2 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may use meascycleSCell and DRX period to identify the measurement period of intra-frequency measurement without gaps at FR1 (e.g., the measurement period shown in Table 9.2.6.3-3 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may use Mmeas_period with_gaps, meascycleSCell, and DRX period to identify the measurement period of intra-frequency measurement without gaps at FR2 (e.g., the measurement period shown in Table 9.2.5.3-4 of 3GPP TS 38.133) as the first information. Meanwhile, the above examples are for illustrative purposes only, and the electronic device 101 may identify other measurement periods other than those described above. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that no limitation is imposed on the parameters and calculation schemes used to identify the measurement period. The above parameter combinations are merely examples. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may identify the measurement period based on at least one parameter (eg, a separate MGRP) in the above parameter combination.

[0133] According to an embodiment, in operation 507, when the measurement period of the first communication signal is equal to or greater than the trigger time value included in the second information, the electronic device 101 may adjust the measurement period and measure the first communication signal based on the first measurement of the first communication signal satisfying the reporting criteria included in the second information. According to an embodiment, when the measurement period of the first communication signal is greater than the trigger time value, the electronic device 101 may be configured to adjust the measurement period and measure the first communication signal based on the first measurement of the first communication signal satisfying the reporting criteria included in the second information. In operation 509, the electronic device 101 may report the measurement result of the first communication signal to the serving cell based on the measurement result of the first communication signal satisfying the reporting criteria when the timer corresponding to the trigger time value operates (for example, before the timer expires). According to an embodiment, unless the measurement result of the first communication signal meets the reporting criteria and the timer corresponding to the trigger time value operates at the same time, the measurement result of the first communication signal may not be reported to the serving cell.

[0134] For example, refer to Fig. 6A According to the comparative example, the electronic device 101 may be configured to measure a communication signal from a neighboring cell A. For example, the electronic device 101 may identify the measurement periods of the neighboring cells A 611 and 612 and identify a trigger time (TTT) value 660. In the comparative example, the trigger time value 660 may be set to be less than the measurement periods 611 and 612. Therefore, in the comparative example, the electronic device 101 may perform a first measurement 601 on the cell A, and if the measurement period 611 expires, perform a second measurement 602. Fig. 6A As shown, it is assumed that the reporting criteria are met in the second measurement. The electronic device 101 can start (603) a trigger time (TTT) timer based on meeting the reporting criteria. The electronic device 101 may include a timer implemented in software or hardware, and when the trigger time information is received from the network, the timer is set to a value corresponding to the trigger time. According to an embodiment, although the use of a timer as an example of a method for identifying the passage of the trigger time is used, it is easy for a person of ordinary skill in the art to understand that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to this. In a comparative example, the electronic device 101 can wait for a reporting period 612 and can perform a third measurement 605. The electronic device 101 can recognize that the trigger time timer expires and triggers (604) a measurement report (MR) based on this. However, the measurement result included in the measurement report trigger (604) may include a measurement result from the second measurement 602 (e.g., the result of the second measurement 602 and the value filtered based on the existing filter value). Therefore, the measurement result of a time earlier than the time when the measurement report (MR) is performed may be reported to the network, and the real-time channel state may not be reported to the network.

[0135] For example, refer to Figure 6B According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may be configured to measure a communication signal from a neighboring cell A. For example, the electronic device 101 may identify a measurement period of neighboring cells A 631 and 632 and identify a trigger time (TTT) value 660. As described above, for example, for intra-frequency FR1, the measurement period may be determined by the electronic device 101 based on MPRP information, DRX period, SMTC period, or CSSF inter In addition, a trigger time (TTT) value 660 may be identified based on information in the measurement configuration. According to an embodiment, the trigger time value 660 may be set to be less than the measurement periods 631 and 632. The electronic device 101 may perform a first measurement 621 on the cell A, and if the measurement period 631 expires, perform a second measurement 622. Figure 6B In the second measurement, it is assumed that the reporting criteria are met. The electronic device 101 may start (623) a time-to-trigger (TTT) timer based on meeting the reporting criteria.

[0136] According to an embodiment, when the trigger time value is set to be smaller than the measurement periods 631 and 632, the electronic device 101 may adjust the measurement period based on the satisfaction of the reporting criteria (or the start of the trigger time timer). Figure 6B , the electronic device 101 may perform additional measurements on the cell A according to the adjusted measurement periods 641, 642, and 643 based on the satisfaction of the reporting criteria (or the start of the trigger time timer). The electronic device 101 may identify whether the reporting criteria are still satisfied based on the results of the additional measurements 624, 625, and 626 until the trigger time (TTT) timer expires. For example, the electronic device 101 may update the filtered measurement result F by performing layer 3 filtering (e.g., Mathematical Formula 2) on the additional measurements 624, 625, and 626. n If the filtered measurement result F is reached before the trigger time (TTT) timer expires n If the reporting criteria continue to be met, the electronic device 101 may measure and report (MR) the latest measurement result (e.g., 626). For example, the electronic device 101 may perform a measurement report (MR) at time 627 when the trigger time (TTT) timer expires. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may update the filtered measurement result F by performing layer 3 filtering on the additional measurements 624, 625, and 626, such as Mathematical Formula 2. n If the filtered measurement result F n In the embodiment, until the measurement result that does not meet the reporting criteria is identified before the trigger time (TTT) timer expires, the electronic device 101 can suppress the measurement report (MR) measurement result. At the same time, if the measurement report is completed, the electronic device 101 can perform measurement 628 according to the previously identified measurement period 632. Although Figure 6B The electronic device 101 is shown to perform measurement (628) at a measurement period 632 after the time of measurement 622, but this is merely an example, and the electronic device 101 may wait for the measurement period 632 after the additional measurement 626, and then perform measurement. The electronic device 101 may maintain the adjusted measurement period and perform measurement. It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that Figure 6B The number of additional measurements 626 in (three times) is only an example. As described above, since the results of the measurements 626 performed near the expiration time 627 are used to determine whether the reporting criteria are met and the measurement report, Fig. 6A Compared to the comparative example, real-time reporting of the channel environment is possible. Since the measurement period is adjusted as described above, the frequency at which the electronic device 101 measures information related to the power at the reference point of the measurement object can be changed. For example, when the measurement period within the frequency changes, the update period of the filter value of layer 3 can be changed. For example, when the measurement period between frequencies changes, the occurrence period of the operation of measuring power at the reference point of the inter-frequency band can be changed and / or the update period of the filter value of layer 3 can be changed. For example, when the measurement period between RATs changes, the occurrence period of the power measurement operation at the RAT antenna port can be changed and / or the update period of the filter value of layer 3 can be changed.

[0137] Figure 7 A flow chart of a method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment is shown.

[0138] According to an embodiment, in operation 701, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)) may determine a measurement period for a communication signal from a specific cell (or at a specific frequency). As described above, for example, for intra-frequency FR1, the electronic device 101 may determine a measurement period for a communication signal from a specific cell (or at a specific frequency) based on MPRP information, DRX period, SMTC period, or CSSF period. inter At least one of determines the measurement period. In operation 703, the electronic device 101 may identify whether the measurement period is equal to (or greater than) the trigger time value. When the measurement period is equal to (or greater than) the trigger time value (yes in 703), in operation 705, the electronic device 101 may identify whether the reporting criteria are met. When the measurement period is less than (or equal to or less than) the trigger time value (no in 703), the electronic device 101 may perform measurement in the measurement period determined in operation 707. Thereafter, the electronic device 101 may determine whether the reporting criteria are met.

[0139] According to an embodiment, when the reporting criteria are met (Yes in 705), in operation 709, the electronic device 101 may perform measurement in a period shorter than the determined measurement period. Figure 6B As shown, the electronic device 101 can change the measurement period 631 to the adjusted measurement period 641 and perform measurement. In one example, when the measurement period is equal to or greater than the trigger time value, the electronic device 101 can adjust the measurement period to a default value based on the reporting criteria being met. In one example, when the measurement period is equal to or greater than the trigger time value, the electronic device 101 can adjust the measurement period based on the reporting criteria being met, taking into account the trigger time value. For example, the electronic device 101 can store association information between multiple trigger time values ​​and the adjusted measurement period, and identify and adjust the measurement period corresponding to the identified trigger time value. For example, the adjusted measurement period can be set to perform at least one measurement before the trigger time timer expires. At the same time, unless the reporting criteria (No in 705) are met, the electronic device 101 can perform measurement in a determined measurement period.

[0140] Figure 8 A flowchart of a method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0141] According to an embodiment, in operation 801, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)) may update the filter value while measuring the communication signal in the first time period. For example, the electronic device 101 may apply the measurement result from the physical layer to the layer 3 filtering of mathematical formula 2, and thus may update the filter value. In operation 803, the electronic device 101 may determine whether the updated value satisfies the reporting criteria. Unless the updated value satisfies the reporting criteria (No in 803), the electronic device 101 may update the filter value while measuring the communication signal in the first time period.

[0142] According to an embodiment, if the update value meets the reporting criteria (yes in 803), in operation 805, the electronic device 101 can update the filter value while measuring the communication signal in the second time period. The electronic device 101 can trigger the time timer based on meeting the reporting criteria. For example, the second time period can be shorter than the first time period, but the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. In operation 807, the electronic device 101 can determine whether the update value meets the reporting criteria. Unless the update value meets the reporting criteria (no in 807), the electronic device 101 can update the filter value again while measuring the communication signal in the first time period. When the update value meets the reporting criteria (yes in 807), the electronic device 101 can determine whether the trigger time timer expires. Before the trigger time timer expires (no in 809), the electronic device 101 can update the filter value while measuring the communication signal in the second time period. If the trigger time timer expires (yes in 809), in operation 811, the electronic device 101 can report the update value to the serving cell.

[0143] Fig. 9 A flow chart of a method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment is shown.

[0144] According to an embodiment, in operation 901, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)) can update the filter value while measuring the communication signal related to the first cell (or the first frequency) in the first time period. In operation 903, the electronic device 101 can update the second value (or the second frequency) of the filter while measuring the communication signal related to the second cell in the second time period. The first time period and the second time period can be set to be different from each other, but according to the implementation, they can be the same. In operation 905, the electronic device 101 can identify whether the updated first value meets the reporting criteria. In operation 907, the electronic device 101 can adjust the first time period. In addition, the electronic device 101 can start the trigger time timer of the first cell. At the same time, the electronic device 101 can maintain the existing measurement period of the second cell, that is, the second time period. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 can adjust the measurement period only for the reporting criteria that meet the reporting criteria among the multiple reporting criteria, while maintaining the measurement period for the reporting criteria that are not met.

[0145] According to an embodiment, in operation 909, the electronic device 101 may determine whether the measurement period of the communication signal related to the first cell overlaps with the measurement period of the communication signal related to the second cell. If the measurement periods overlap (yes in 909), in operation 911, the electronic device 101 may suppress or delay the measurement of the communication signal related to the second cell during the overlapping period, and thus may measure the communication signal related to the first cell. For example, the electronic device 101 may perform the measurement while giving weight to the measurement of the first cell that meets the reporting criteria, and may suppress or delay the measurement of the second cell that does not meet the reporting criteria. Unless the measurement periods overlap with each other (no in 909), in operation 913, the electronic device 101 may update the first filter value while measuring the communication signal related to the first cell in the adjusted first period, and update the second filter value while measuring the communication signal related to the second cell in the second period.

[0146] Fig.10 A flow chart of a method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment is shown. Fig.10 Reference examples Fig.11 describe. Fig.11 A diagram illustrating a reporting process according to an embodiment.

[0147] According to an embodiment, in operation 1001, the electronic device 101 (e.g., at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)) may form an RRC connection with a serving cell. Figure 5 Operation 501 of the present invention describes the formation of the RRC connection in detail, and no further detailed description thereof is given below. In operation 1003, the electronic device 101 may obtain first information associated with the measurement period of the first communication signal and second information associated with the report of the measurement result of the first communication signal. For example, for the intra-frequency FR1, the electronic device 101 may obtain MPRP information, DRX period, SMTC period or CSSF period. inter At least one of the above is used as the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may obtain second information including a reporting criterion and a trigger time value corresponding thereto. In operation 1005, the electronic device 101 may determine a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information. For example, the electronic device 101 may determine a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the obtained MPRP information, DRX period, SMTC period, or CSSF period. inter At least one of the above determines the measurement period within the frequency of FR1. For example, the electronic device 101 may Fig.11 The cell A measurement periods 1111 and 1112 are determined.

[0148] According to an embodiment, if the measurement period of the first communication signal is equal to or greater than the trigger time value 1160 included in the second information, then in operation 1007, the electronic device 101 may report the measurement result of the first communication signal to the serving cell based on satisfying the reporting criteria. Fig.11 , the electronic device 101 may measure cell A (1101). Assume that the result of measurement 1101 does not meet the reporting criteria corresponding to cell A. After waiting for the measurement period 1111, the electronic device 101 may perform measurement 1102 again. Assume that the result of measurement 1102 meets the reporting criteria. If the measurement period is equal to or greater than (or only greater than) the trigger time value 1160, the electronic device 101 may immediately perform a measurement report (MR) 1103 based on meeting the reporting criteria. For example, the electronic device 101 may perform a measurement report 1103 when the measurement 1102 meets the reporting criteria. If the measurement period is equal to or greater than (or only greater than) the trigger time value, the electronic device 101 may perform a measurement report (MR) 1103 within a predetermined time (e.g., from a few microseconds to hundreds of microseconds) based on meeting the reporting criteria. For example, the electronic device 101 may perform a measurement report 1103 within a predetermined time of the time when the measurement 1102 meets the reporting criteria. According to an embodiment, if the measurement period is equal to or greater than (or only greater than) the trigger time value, the electronic device 101 may ignore the trigger time. For example, the electronic device 101 may not start the trigger time timer, or although it starts the trigger time timer and the timer expires, it may suppress the execution of the measurement report at that time. Therefore, the electronic device 101 can perform a measurement report reflecting the current channel state.

[0149] According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may start (1103) a time-to-trigger timer and terminate (1104) the time-to-trigger timer. According to the implementation, if the measurement period is equal to or greater than (or only greater than) the time-to-trigger value, the electronic device 101 may not start the time-to-trigger timer. For example, the electronic device 101 may wait for the measurement period 1112 regardless of whether the time-to-trigger timer expires, and then resume measurement 1105 of cell A.

[0150] If the measurement period is set to be shorter than the trigger time value, the electronic device 101 may perform at least one or more measurements according to the previous measurement period before the trigger time timer expires. If all such measurements meet the reporting criteria, for example, if the reporting criteria are still met before the trigger time timer expires, the electronic device 101 may perform a measurement report.

[0151] According to an embodiment, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101) includes at least one processor (e.g., processor 120, first communication processor 212, second communication processor 214, integrated communication processor 260, or integrated SoC (not shown)), configured to support at least one communication scheme, and at least one antenna, configured to send or receive at least one communication signal associated with at least one communication scheme. At least one processor (for example, at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)) can be configured to: form a connection with a serving cell, obtain first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal received via at least some of the at least one antenna, wherein the first communication signal is associated with a first communication scheme in at least one communication scheme; obtain second information related to reporting a measurement result of the first communication signal; determine a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information; when the determined measurement period is greater than or equal to the trigger time value included in the second information, adjust the determined measurement period based on the first measurement value of the first communication signal satisfying at least one reporting criterion included in the second information; measure the first communication signal based on the adjusted measurement period when a timer corresponding to the trigger time value operates; and report the measurement result of the first communication signal to the serving cell based on at least one measurement value of the first communication signal measured according to the adjusted measurement period satisfying at least one reporting criterion until the timer corresponding to the trigger time value expires.

[0152] According to an embodiment, at least one processor (for example, at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)) may be configured to, after reporting the measurement results of the first communication signal to the serving cell, change the adjusted measurement period back to the measurement period determined based on the first information.

[0153] According to an embodiment, the first measurement value or at least a part of the at least one measurement value may be a value filtered based on a measurement value obtained before obtaining the first measurement value or at least a part of the at least one measurement value.

[0154] According to an embodiment, at least one processor (for example, at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260 or the integrated SoC (not shown)) can be configured to: when the measurement period is greater than or equal to the trigger time value included in the second information, based on the first measurement value, satisfy at least one reporting criterion included in the second information, as part of adjusting the determined measurement period and when measuring the first communication signal based on the adjusted measurement period when the timer corresponding to the trigger time value operates, adjust the measurement period to be shorter than before the at least one reporting criterion is met, and measure the first communication signal at least once before the timer corresponding to the trigger time value expires according to the adjusted measurement period.

[0155] According to an embodiment, the first communication signal may be a communication signal corresponding to any one of inter-frequency, intra-frequency, or inter-RAT of the serving cell.

[0156] According to an embodiment, the first communication signal may be at least one of a reference signal or a synchronization signal transmitted from at least one neighboring cell of the serving cell.

[0157] According to an embodiment, at least one processor (for example, at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or an integrated SoC (not shown)) may be configured to receive an RRC connection reconfiguration message including second information from a serving cell, the second information including at least one reporting criterion and a trigger time value.

[0158] According to an embodiment, at least one processor (for example, at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or an integrated SoC (not shown)) may be configured to: as part of obtaining the first information, identify at least a portion of the first information from an RRC connection reconfiguration message, and identify the remainder of the first information from another message sent from the self-serving cell or based on information configured in the electronic device (for example, the electronic device 101).

[0159] According to an embodiment, at least one processor (for example, at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or an integrated SoC (not shown)) may be configured to suppress or delay measurement of the second communication signal when a measurement period of a second communication signal from a second neighboring cell different from a first neighboring cell associated with the first communication signal overlaps with a measurement period of the first communication signal according to an adjusted measurement period.

[0160] According to an embodiment, a method for operating an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101), the electronic device comprising: at least one processor (e.g., processor 120, first communication processor 212, second communication processor 214, integrated communication processor 260, or at least one of integrated SoC (not shown)), configured to support at least one communication scheme, and at least one antenna, configured to send or receive at least one communication signal associated with at least one communication scheme, the method comprising: forming a connection with a serving cell; obtaining first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal received via at least some of the at least one antenna, wherein the first communication signal is associated with a first one of the at least one communication schemes; The invention relates to a method for transmitting the first communication signal to a cell and a communication scheme; obtaining second information associated with reporting the measurement result of the first communication signal; determining a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information; when the determined measurement period is greater than or equal to the trigger time value included in the second information, adjusting the determined measurement period based on that the first measurement value of the first communication signal satisfies at least one reporting criterion included in the second information; measuring the first communication signal based on the adjusted measurement period when a timer corresponding to the trigger time value operates; and reporting the measurement result of the first communication signal to a serving cell based on that at least one measurement value of the first communication signal measured according to the adjusted measurement period satisfies at least one reporting criterion until the timer corresponding to the trigger time value expires.

[0161] According to an embodiment, the method may further include: after reporting the measurement result report of the first communication signal to the serving cell, changing the adjusted measurement period back to the measurement period determined based on the first information.

[0162] According to an embodiment, the first measurement value or at least a part of the at least one measurement value may be a value filtered based on a measurement value obtained before obtaining the first measurement value or at least a part of the at least one measurement value.

[0163] According to an embodiment, when the measurement period is greater than or equal to the trigger time value included in the second information, adjusting the measurement period based on the first measurement value satisfying at least one reporting criterion included in the second information and measuring the first communication signal based on the adjusted measurement period when the timer corresponding to the trigger time value operates may include: adjusting the measurement period to be shorter than before at least one reporting criterion is met, and measuring the first communication signal at least once before the timer corresponding to the trigger time value expires according to the adjusted measurement period.

[0164] According to an embodiment, the first communication signal may be a communication signal corresponding to any one of inter-frequency, intra-frequency, or inter-RAT of the serving cell.

[0165] According to an embodiment, the first communication signal may be at least one of a reference signal or a synchronization signal transmitted from at least one neighboring cell of the serving cell.

[0166] According to an embodiment, the method may further include receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration message including second information from a serving cell, the second information including at least one reporting criterion and a triggering time value.

[0167] According to an embodiment, obtaining the first information may include identifying at least a portion of the first information from an RRC connection reconfiguration message, and identifying the remainder of the first information from another message sent from a serving cell or based on information configured in an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101).

[0168] According to an embodiment, the method may further include: suppressing or delaying the measurement of the second communication signal when the measurement period of the second communication signal from the second neighboring cell different from the first neighboring cell associated with the first communication signal overlaps with the measurement period of the first communication signal according to the adjusted measurement period.

[0169] According to an embodiment, the electronic device includes at least one processor (e.g., at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)), configured to support at least one communication scheme; and at least one antenna, configured to send or receive at least one communication signal associated with at least one communication scheme. At least one processor (e.g., at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260, or the integrated SoC (not shown)) is configured to: form a connection with a serving cell; obtain first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal received via at least some of the at least one antenna, wherein the first communication signal is associated with a first communication scheme in at least one communication scheme; obtain second information associated with reporting a measurement result of the first communication signal; when the determined measurement period is greater than or equal to the trigger time value included in the second information, determine the measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information; based on the first measurement value of the first communication signal satisfying at least one reporting criterion included in the second information, report the measurement result of the first communication signal based on the first measurement value to the serving cell.

[0170] According to an embodiment, at least one processor (for example, at least one of the processor 120, the first communication processor 212, the second communication processor 214, the integrated communication processor 260 or the integrated SoC (not shown)) can be configured to: when the measurement period is shorter than the trigger time value included in the second information, when the timer corresponding to the trigger time value operates, measure the first communication signal based on the measurement period; and report the measurement result of the first communication signal to the serving cell based on at least one measurement value of the first communication signal measured according to the measurement period satisfying at least one reporting criterion until the timer corresponding to the trigger time value expires.

[0171] The electronic device according to various embodiments may be one of various types of electronic devices. The electronic device may include, for example, a portable communication device (e.g., a smart phone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a household appliance. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device is not limited to those electronic devices described above.

[0172] It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present disclosure and the terms used therein are not intended to limit the technical features set forth herein to specific embodiments, but include various changes, equivalent forms or alternative forms for corresponding embodiments. For the description of the accompanying drawings, similar reference numerals may be used to refer to similar or related elements. It will be understood that the nouns in the singular form corresponding to the term may include one or more things unless the relevant context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, each of the phrases such as "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B", "A, B or C", "at least one of A, B and C" and "at least one of A, B or C" may include any one or all possible combinations of the items listed together with the corresponding one of the multiple phrases. As used herein, terms such as "1st" and "2nd" or "first" and "second" may be used to simply distinguish the corresponding component from another component, and do not limit the component in other aspects (e.g., importance or order). It will be understood that if an element (e.g., a first element) is referred to as being “combined with another element (e.g., the second element)”, “combined to another element (e.g., the second element)”, “connected with another element (e.g., the second element)” or “connected to another element (e.g., the second element)” with or without the terms “operably” or “communicatively” being used, it means that the element may be directly (e.g., wired) connected to the other element, wirelessly connected to the other element, or connected to the other element through a third element.

[0173] As used herein, the term "module" may include units implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with other terms (e.g., "logic," "logic block," "portion," or "circuit"). A module may be a single integrated component adapted to perform one or more functions or a minimum unit or portion of the single integrated component. For example, according to an embodiment, a module may be implemented in the form of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

[0174] The various embodiments described herein may be implemented as software (e.g., program 140) including one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory 136 or external memory 138) that can be read by a machine (e.g., electronic device 101). For example, under the control of a processor, a processor (e.g., processor 120) of the machine (e.g., electronic device 101) may call at least one of the one or more instructions stored in the storage medium and execute the at least one instruction with or without the use of one or more other components. This enables the machine to operate to perform at least one function according to the at least one instruction called. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code that can be run by an interpreter. A machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Among them, the term "non-transitory" only means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not include a signal (e.g., an electromagnetic wave), but the term does not distinguish between data being semi-permanently stored in a storage medium and data being temporarily stored in a storage medium.

[0175] According to an embodiment, the method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be included and provided in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded between a seller and a buyer as a product. The computer program product may be published in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., a compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM)), or the computer program product may be published online (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) through an application store (e.g., Play StoreTM), or the computer program product may be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) directly between two user devices (e.g., smart phones). If published online, at least part of the computer program product may be temporarily generated, or at least part of the computer program product may be at least temporarily stored in a machine-readable storage medium (such as a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a memory of a forwarding server).

[0176] According to various embodiments, each component (e.g., module or program) in the above-mentioned components may include a single entity or multiple entities. According to various embodiments, one or more components in the above-mentioned components may be omitted, or one or more other components may be added. Alternatively or additionally, multiple components (e.g., module or program) may be integrated into a single component. In this case, according to various embodiments, the integrated component may still perform the one or more functions of each component in the multiple components in the same or similar manner as a corresponding component in the multiple components before integration. According to various embodiments, the operations performed by a module, program or another component may be performed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly or in a heuristic manner, or one or more operations in the operations may be run or omitted in different orders, or one or more other operations may be added.

[0177] Although the present disclosure has been described by various embodiments, various changes and modifications may be suggested to one skilled in the art. The present disclosure is intended to encompass such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: a communication circuit configured to perform LTE communication and NR communication; and At least one processor configured to: establishing, by the communication circuit, a connection associated with LTE communication with a serving cell provided by an LTE base station, obtaining, from the LTE base station via the communication circuit, first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal to be received from an NR base station, the NR base station being associated with the LTE base station providing the serving cell, wherein the first communication signal is associated with the NR communication, obtaining, from the LTE base station via the communication circuit, second information associated with reporting a measurement result of the first communication signal, obtaining a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information, obtaining a measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal, and Based on the obtained measurement period being greater than the trigger time value included in the second information, before the duration corresponding to the trigger time value expires, the measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The at least one processor is configured to: Based on the first measurement value of the measured first communication signal satisfying at least one reporting criterion, before the duration corresponding to the trigger time value expires, reporting a measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal to the serving cell, and The first measurement value includes the signal strength of the first communication signal.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein: The at least one processor is configured to: Within a predetermined period of time after the measured first measurement value of the first communication signal meets the at least one reporting criterion, a measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The at least one processor is further configured to: Prior to expiration of a duration corresponding to the trigger time value, measuring, by the communication circuit, at least one first communication signal based on a measurement period, and Based on at least one measurement value of the at least one first communication signal measured satisfying at least one reporting criterion, a measurement result of the at least one first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein: The at least one processor is configured to: Based on expiration of a duration corresponding to the trigger time value, a measurement result of the at least one first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, in, The measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal includes at least one of a reference signal received power RSRP, a reference signal received quality RSRQ, a received signal strength indicator RSSI, or a signal to interference and noise ratio SINR of the first communication signal.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The at least one processor is further configured to: receiving, by the communication circuit, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message from the LTE base station, and At least one of the first information or the second information is obtained based on the RRC reconfiguration message.

8. A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising: establishing, by the communication circuit, a connection associated with LTE communications with a serving cell provided by the LTE base station, obtaining, from the LTE base station via the communication circuit, first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal to be received from an NR base station, the NR base station being associated with the LTE base station providing the serving cell, wherein the first communication signal is associated with the NR communication, obtaining, from the LTE base station via the communication circuit, second information associated with reporting a measurement result of the first communication signal, obtaining a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information, obtaining a measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal, and Based on the obtained measurement period being greater than the trigger time value included in the second information, before the duration corresponding to the trigger time value expires, the measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein: Reporting a measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal includes: Based on the first measurement value of the measured first communication signal satisfying at least one reporting criterion, reporting a measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal to the serving cell before the duration corresponding to the trigger time value expires, and The first measurement value includes the signal strength of the first communication signal.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein: Reporting a measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal to the serving cell before the duration corresponding to the trigger time value expires includes: Within a predetermined period of time after the measured first measurement value of the first communication signal meets the at least one reporting criterion, a measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

11. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: Prior to expiration of a duration corresponding to the trigger time value, measuring, by the communication circuit, at least one first communication signal based on a measurement period, and Based on at least one measurement value of the at least one first communication signal measured satisfying at least one reporting criterion, a measurement result of the at least one first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein: Reporting a measurement result of at least one first communication signal includes: Based on expiration of a duration corresponding to the trigger time value, a measurement result of the at least one first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

13. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: receiving, by the communication circuit, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message from the LTE base station, and At least one of the first information or the second information is obtained based on the RRC reconfiguration message.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to: establishing, by the communication circuit, a connection associated with LTE communications with a serving cell provided by the LTE base station, obtaining, from the LTE base station via the communication circuit, first information associated with a measurement period of a first communication signal to be received from an NR base station, the NR base station being associated with the LTE base station providing the serving cell, wherein the first communication signal is associated with the NR communication, obtaining, from the LTE base station via the communication circuit, second information associated with reporting a measurement result of the first communication signal, obtaining a measurement period of the first communication signal based on the first information, obtaining a measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal, and Based on the obtained measurement period being greater than the trigger time value included in the second information, before the duration corresponding to the trigger time value expires, the measurement result corresponding to the signal strength of the first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

15. The storage medium according to claim 14, wherein: When executed by the at least one processor, the instructions cause the electronic device to: Based on the measurement period being less than or equal to the trigger time value: Before expiration of a duration corresponding to the trigger time value, measuring at least one first communication signal based on a measurement period, and Based on at least one measurement value of the at least one first communication signal measured satisfying at least one reporting criterion, a measurement result of the at least one first communication signal is reported to the serving cell.

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