Signal measurement method and related device

Abstract

The invention provides a signal measurement method and a related device. The signal measurement method is applied to first equipment comprising a main receiver and a low-power-consumption wake-up receiver. The signal measurement method comprises the following steps: performing co-frequency measurement through a low-power-consumption wake-up receiver; under the condition that the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state, pilot frequency measurement is carried out in the measurement interval through the main receiver; wherein the state of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, and the first condition comprises the following information: the low-power-consumption wake-up signal indicates whether data transmission is about to exist or not, and whether the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than a first threshold value or not. By adopting the method, the technical effect of saving energy consumption can be achieved on the premise of not influencing the data transmission of the main receiver in the terminal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a signal measurement method and related devices. Background Art

[0002] The design and development of the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication system targets mobile phones and vertical use cases. In addition to latency, reliability, and feasibility, user equipment (UE) energy efficiency is also critical to 5G. Currently, 5G devices may need to be charged weekly or daily, depending on individual usage time. Generally speaking, 5G devices consume tens of milliwatts in the idle / inactive state of radio resource control (RRC) and hundreds of milliwatts in the RRC connected state. Designing for extended battery life is a prerequisite for improving energy efficiency and a better user experience.

[0003] Energy efficiency is even more critical for UEs without continuous power sources, such as those using small rechargeable batteries and single-coin batteries. In vertical use cases, sensors and actuators are widely deployed for monitoring, measurement, and charging. Their batteries are typically non-rechargeable and expected to last for at least several years. In some IoT scenarios, wearable devices such as smartwatches, rings, electronic health devices, and medical monitoring equipment face challenges maintaining performance while maintaining a battery life of one to two weeks at typical battery capacities.

[0004] Power consumption depends on the configured wake-up cycle length. For example, in the RRC idle state, power consumption depends on the configured paging cycle. A longer paging cycle means the UE will spend more time in sleep mode, which results in energy savings. To meet the aforementioned battery life requirements, it is expected that a high-value extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle will be used, with a large value. However, while using eDRX to achieve higher energy efficiency, it also results in higher latency, making it unsuitable for services that require both long battery life and low latency. For example, in a fire detection and extinguishing use case, fire shutters should be closed and actuators should activate fire sprinklers within 1-2 seconds after a sensor detects a fire. A longer eDRX cycle would not meet the latency requirements. eDRX is clearly not suitable for scenarios with high latency requirements. Therefore, research on technologies that can support both ultra-low power consumption mechanisms and ultra-low latency is crucial.

[0005] Currently, UEs need to wake up periodically during each discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. When a UE is awake but no signaling or data services are being transmitted during the awake period, it is considered an invalid awake state, and the power consumption during this period dominates the UE's overall power consumption. If the UE wakes up only when signaling or data services are required, such as when receiving its own paging message, the UE's power consumption can be significantly reduced. This energy saving is also an important means of further improving the user experience.

[0006] Higher energy savings can be achieved by using a wake-up signal to trigger the main receiver and a separate receiver with ultra-low power monitoring wake-up signal capability. The main receiver is used for data transmission and reception and can be turned off or set to deep sleep unless turned on. The power consumption of monitoring the wake-up signal depends on the wake-up signal design and the hardware modules of the wake-up receiver for signal detection and processing. The research should mainly focus on low power wake-up signals (LP-WUS) / low power wake-up receivers (LP-WUR) for power-sensitive, small devices, including IoT use cases (such as industrial sensors, controllers) and wearable devices. It can also be used in other scenarios, such as extended reality (XR) / smart glasses, and smartphones.

[0007] Measurement is one of the contents of the radio resource management (RMM) function, and its purpose is to monitor the communication quality of the UE's serving cell and / or neighboring cells in real time, so that when the signal quality of the serving cell deteriorates to a certain extent, the UE's serving cell is changed by switching (RRC connected state) or cell selection / reselection (RRC idle state and RRC inactive state) to ensure the continuity of UE services. The NR network can configure the UE to perform two types of NR measurements, including same-frequency measurement and different-frequency measurement. When both LP-WUR and the main receiver are deployed in the UE, how to set the different-frequency measurement rules to achieve better communication and energy saving effects is an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0008] An embodiment of the present application provides a signal measurement method and related devices, which can simultaneously combine multiple information, including a low-power wake-up signal indicating whether data will be transmitted, and whether the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than a first threshold value, to determine whether the terminal performs different-frequency measurement, so as to achieve the technical effect of saving energy without affecting the data transmission of the main receiver in the terminal.

[0009] In the first aspect, the present application provides a signal measurement method, which is applied to a first device. The first device can be a terminal device or a chip in the terminal device. The first device includes a main receiver and a low-power wake-up receiver. The method includes: performing same-frequency measurement through the low-power wake-up receiver; when it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is in an effective state, performing different-frequency measurement through the main receiver within the measurement interval; wherein the state of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, and the first condition includes the following information: whether the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there will be data transmission, and whether the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than a first threshold value.

[0010] In an embodiment of the present application, the LP-WUS indication of whether data is being transmitted and whether the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value are combined to determine whether the status of the measurement interval is in an effective state. While taking into account the signal quality of the same-frequency measurement, it is also considered whether the different-frequency measurement will affect the data transmission, thereby improving the reliability of determining the status of the measurement interval and applying it to the different-frequency measurement, thereby improving the communication quality of the terminal device.

[0011] In some possible implementations, the state of the measurement interval is determined based on the first condition, including: if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an ineffective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is an effective state, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an effective state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state.

[0012] In some possible implementations, the first condition further includes indication information about the measurement interval in a network message.

[0013] In an embodiment of the present application, the status of the measurement interval is judged based on whether there is data transmission indicated by LP-WUS, whether the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value, and whether the network device indicates that a measurement interval needs to be configured for measurement. While taking into account the signal quality of the same-frequency measurement, whether the different-frequency measurement will affect the data transmission and the demand indication of the network device are taken into account, thereby further improving the reliability of determining the status of the measurement interval and applying it to the different-frequency measurement, thereby improving the communication quality of the terminal device.

[0014] In some possible implementations, the status of the measurement interval is determined by the first device based on the first condition; or, the status of the measurement interval is determined by status indication information received from the second device, the status indication information is generated by the second device based on the first condition, and the status indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: downlink control information DCI, media access control control unit MAC-CE, or radio resource control RRC signaling.

[0015] In the embodiment of the present application, the first device determines the state of the measurement interval according to the first condition, which can ensure the timeliness of determining the state of the measurement interval. The state indication information sent by the second device determines the state of the measurement interval, which can reduce the power consumption of the first device.

[0016] In some possible implementations, the first threshold value is determined based on the second threshold value and the increase value, the second threshold value is determined by the synchronization signal block SSB, the increase value is predefined, or the increase value is determined by the threshold indication information received from the second device, and the threshold indication information is carried in at least one message of the system message block SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0017] In the embodiment of the present application, the first threshold value is determined by using the existing second threshold value and the increase amount of NR, which can reduce the computational cost of determining the first threshold value.

[0018] In some possible implementations, the first threshold is determined by first indication information received from the second device, where the first indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling.

[0019] In some possible implementations, when it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is in an effective state, heterofrequency measurement is performed through the main receiver within the measurement interval, including: when the second condition is met and it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is in an effective state, heterofrequency measurement is performed through the main receiver within the measurement interval, and the second condition includes at least one of the following conditions: the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the serving cell; or the serving cell is the cell with the largest indicator parameter among multiple cells for same-frequency measurement.

[0020] In an embodiment of the present application, it is first determined that the terminal device meets the second condition, and then it is determined that the terminal device performs heterofrequency measurement in a state where the measurement interval is effective. The second condition includes one of the following two conditions: the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the service cell, or the service cell is the cell with the largest index parameter among multiple cells for same-frequency measurement. For the former condition, it can ensure that the terminal device always operates at a frequency with a higher priority in order to better obtain communication services. For the second condition, it can further ensure the accuracy of the judgment that the terminal device needs to perform heterofrequency measurement to obtain better cell service. Avoid the impact on data transmission that may be caused by frequent and unnecessary heterofrequency measurements, and reduce the power consumption that may be caused by unnecessary wake-up of the main receiver.

[0021] In some possible implementations, the method further includes: determining the first cell as a new serving cell, an index parameter of the first cell is greater than that of the serving cell, and a difference between the index parameter of the first cell and the index parameter of the serving cell is greater than a preset threshold.

[0022] In some possible implementations, the method further includes: determining the second cell as a new serving cell, the index parameter of the second cell is greater than the index parameter of the serving cell, and within the first time period, the index parameter of the second cell is greater than other cells measured in different frequencies.

[0023] In the second aspect, the present application provides a signal measurement method, which is applied to an access network device or a chip in an access network device, the method comprising: determining the state of a measurement interval, wherein the state of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, and the first condition includes the following information: a low-power wake-up signal indicates whether there is data transmission, and whether the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than a first threshold value; sending status indication information, the status indication information is used to indicate the state of the measurement interval.

[0024] In some possible implementations, the state of the measurement interval is determined based on the first condition, including: if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an ineffective state; or if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is an effective state, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an effective state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state.

[0025] In some possible implementations, the first condition further includes indication information about the measurement interval in a network message.

[0026] In some possible implementations, the method further includes: sending threshold indication information, the threshold indication information is used to indicate an increased value, the increased value is used to determine a first threshold value in combination with a second threshold value, and the second threshold value is determined by a synchronization signal block SSB; the threshold indication information is carried in at least one message of a system message block SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0027] In some possible implementations, the method further includes: sending first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a first threshold value, and the first indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling.

[0028] In the third aspect, the present application provides a signal measurement method, which is applied to a first device. The first device can be a terminal device or a chip in the terminal device. The first device includes a main receiver and a low-power wake-up receiver. The method includes: performing same-frequency measurement through the low-power wake-up receiver; within the measurement interval, performing different-frequency measurement through the low-power wake-up receiver or the main receiver, wherein, in the case of performing different-frequency measurement through the low-power wake-up receiver, the measurement rule of the different-frequency measurement is one of the following: determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS; or determining the measurement quality based on the SSS and the demodulation reference signal DMRS of the physical broadcast channel PBCH.

[0029] In the embodiment of the present application, inter-frequency measurements can be performed using either the LP-WUR or the MR during the measurement interval. Using the LP-WUR for inter-frequency measurements avoids waking up the MR when no data is being transmitted, reducing power consumption in the terminal device. Using the MR for inter-frequency measurements improves the effectiveness and efficiency of inter-frequency measurements due to its greater processing power.

[0030] In addition, in an embodiment of the present application, the low-power wake-up receiver can perform inter-frequency measurements and determine the measurement quality through SSS, or SSS and PBCH DMRS. Using a low-power wake-up receiver for inter-frequency measurements can reduce the frequency of waking up the main receiver and reduce the energy consumption of the terminal device. The measurement rules configured for the low-power wake-up receiver can meet the low processing performance requirements of the low-power wake-up receiver or meet the requirements of higher measurement accuracy, thereby improving the reliability of the low-power wake-up receiver's inter-frequency measurements.

[0031] In some possible implementations, the method further includes: if the inter-frequency measurement is performed by the main receiver, switching from performing the intra-frequency measurement by the low-power wake-up receiver to performing the intra-frequency measurement by the main receiver.

[0032] In the embodiment of the present application, when the main receiver has been awakened for performing inter-frequency measurement, the main receiver is used to perform intra-frequency measurement, which can improve the measurement accuracy of the intra-frequency measurement without increasing energy consumption.

[0033] In some possible implementations, when the intra-frequency measurement is performed by the primary receiver, a measurement rule of the intra-frequency measurement is: determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS.

[0034] In the embodiment of the present application, the main receiver uses SSS to perform co-frequency measurement, which can ensure good measurement accuracy and reduce measurement errors with less data processing consumption.

[0035] In some possible implementations, before performing inter-frequency measurement by waking up the receiver or the main receiver through low power consumption, the method also includes: receiving second indication information, the second indication information is used to indicate the measurement rules of the inter-frequency measurement, and the second indication information is carried in at least one message of SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0036] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a signal measurement method, which is applied to an access network device or a chip in an access network device, the method comprising: sending second indication information to a first device, the second indication information being used to indicate a measurement rule for performing heterofrequency measurement, the measurement rule being one of the following: determining the measurement quality based on a secondary synchronization signal SSS; or determining the measurement quality based on the SSS and a demodulation reference signal DMRS of a physical broadcast channel PBCH.

[0037] In some possible implementations, the second indication information is carried in at least one message among SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0038] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided, which includes a main receiving module, a low-power wake-up receiving module and a processing module, wherein: the low-power wake-up receiving module is used to perform same-frequency measurement; the processing module is used to determine that the status of the measurement interval is an effective state; the main receiving module is used to perform different-frequency measurement within the measurement interval; wherein the status of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, and the first condition includes the following information: whether the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there will be data transmission, and whether the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value.

[0039] In some possible implementations, the state of the measurement interval is determined based on the first condition, including: if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an ineffective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is an effective state, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an effective state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state.

[0040] In some possible implementations, the first condition further includes indication information about the measurement interval in a network message.

[0041] In some possible implementations, the processing module is used to determine that the status of the measurement interval is an effective state, including the processing module determining that the status of the measurement interval is an effective state based on the first condition; or, the main receiving module is also used to receive status indication information from the second device; the processing module is used to determine that the status of the measurement interval is an effective state according to the status indication information, the status indication information is generated by the second device based on the first condition, and the status indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: downlink control information DCI, media access control control unit MAC-CE, or radio resource control RRC signaling.

[0042] In some possible implementations, the first threshold value is determined based on the second threshold value and the increased value, the second threshold value is determined by the synchronization signal block SSB, and the increased value is predefined; or the main receiving module is further used to receive threshold indication information from the second device, the threshold indication information is used to indicate the increased value, and the threshold indication information is carried in at least one message of the system message block SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0043] In some possible implementations, the main receiving module is further used to receive first indication information from the second device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a first threshold value, and the first indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling.

[0044] In some possible implementations, the processing module is also used to determine whether a second condition is met, and the second condition includes at least one of the following conditions: the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the serving cell; or the serving cell is the cell with the largest indicator parameter among multiple cells measured at the same frequency.

[0045] In some possible implementations, the processing module is further used to: determine the first cell as a new serving cell, the index parameter of the first cell is greater than that of the serving cell, and the difference between the index parameter of the first cell and the index parameter of the serving cell is greater than a preset threshold.

[0046] In some possible implementations, the processing module is further used to: determine the second cell as a new serving cell, the index parameter of the second cell is greater than the index parameter of the serving cell, and within the first time period, the index parameter of the second cell is greater than other cells measured in different frequencies.

[0047] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, which includes: a processing module for determining the state of a measurement interval, wherein the state of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, and the first condition includes the following information: a low-power wake-up signal indicating whether there is data transmission, and whether the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than a first threshold value; a transceiver module for sending status indication information, and the status indication information is used to indicate the state of the measurement interval.

[0048] In some possible implementations, the state of the measurement interval is determined based on the first condition, including: if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an ineffective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is an effective state, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or Alternatively, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an effective state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or, if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state.

[0049] In some possible implementations, the first condition further includes indication information about the measurement interval in a network message.

[0050] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module is also used to: send threshold indication information, the threshold indication information is used to indicate an increased value, the increased value is used to determine a first threshold value in combination with a second threshold value, and the second threshold value is determined by the synchronization signal block SSB; the threshold indication information is carried in at least one message in the system message block SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0051] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module is further used to: send first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a first threshold value, and the first indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling.

[0052] In the seventh aspect, a communication device is provided, which includes a low-power wake-up receiving module and a main receiving module, wherein: the low-power wake-up receiving module is used to perform same-frequency measurement; the low-power wake-up receiving module or the main receiving module is used to perform different-frequency measurement within the measurement interval, wherein, when different-frequency measurement is performed by the low-power wake-up receiving module, the measurement rule of the different-frequency measurement is one of the following: determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS; or determining the measurement quality based on the SSS and the demodulation reference signal DMRS of the physical broadcast channel PBCH.

[0053] In some possible implementations, if the inter-frequency measurement is performed by the main receiving module, the intra-frequency measurement is switched from performing the intra-frequency measurement by waking up the low-power receiving module to performing the intra-frequency measurement by the main receiving module.

[0054] In some possible implementations, when the intra-frequency measurement is performed by the primary receiving module, a measurement rule of the intra-frequency measurement is: determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS.

[0055] In some possible implementations, the main receiving module is further used to: receive second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a measurement rule for inter-frequency measurement, and the second indication information is carried in at least one message of SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0056] In an eighth aspect, a measurement device is provided, comprising: a transceiver module for sending second indication information to a first device, the second indication information being used to indicate a measurement rule for performing heterofrequency measurement, the measurement rule being one of the following: determining measurement quality based on a secondary synchronization signal SSS; or determining measurement quality based on the SSS and a demodulation reference signal DMRS of a physical broadcast channel PBCH.

[0057] In some possible implementations, the second indication information is carried in at least one message among SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0058] In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, comprising a processor coupled to a memory, wherein when the processor executes a computer program or instruction in the memory, the method of any embodiment of the first aspect is executed, or the method of any embodiment of the third aspect is executed.

[0059] Optionally, the device further comprises a memory.

[0060] Optionally, the device further includes a communication interface, and the processor is coupled to the communication interface.

[0061] Optionally, there are one or more processors and one or more memories.

[0062] Optionally, the memory may be integrated with the processor, or the memory may be provided separately from the processor.

[0063] Optionally, the transceiver may include a transmitter (transmitter) and a receiver (receiver).

[0064] In one implementation, the communication device is a terminal device. When the communication device is a terminal device, the communication interface may be a transceiver or an input / output interface. Alternatively, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit. Alternatively, the input / output interface may be an input / output circuit.

[0065] In another implementation, the communication device is a chip or a chip system. When the device is a chip or a chip system, the communication interface can be an input / output interface, interface circuit, output circuit, input circuit, pin, or related circuit on the chip or chip system. The processor can also be embodied as a processing circuit or a logic circuit.

[0066] In the tenth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, which includes a processor coupled to a memory. When the processor executes a computer program or instruction in the memory, the method of any embodiment of the second aspect is executed, or the method of any embodiment of the fourth aspect is executed.

[0067] Optionally, the device further comprises a memory.

[0068] Optionally, the device further includes a communication interface, and the processor is coupled to the communication interface.

[0069] Optionally, there are one or more processors and one or more memories.

[0070] Optionally, the memory may be integrated with the processor, or the memory may be provided separately from the processor.

[0071] Optionally, the transceiver may include a transmitter (transmitter) and a receiver (receiver).

[0072] In one implementation, the communication device is an access network device. When the communication device is an access network device, the communication interface may be a transceiver or an input / output interface. Alternatively, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit. Alternatively, the input / output interface may be an input / output circuit.

[0073] In another implementation, the communication device is a chip or a chip system. When the device is a chip or a chip system, the communication interface can be an input / output interface, interface circuit, output circuit, input circuit, pin, or related circuit on the chip or chip system. The processor can also be embodied as a processing circuit or a logic circuit.

[0074] In an eleventh aspect, the present application provides a communication system, the communication system including the transmission device of the fifth aspect and the transmission device of the sixth aspect. Alternatively, the communication system includes the transmission device of the seventh aspect and the transmission device of the eighth aspect.

[0075] In the twelfth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, which includes: a computer program (also referred to as code, or instructions), which, when the computer program is run, enables the computer to execute the method in any possible implementation of the above-mentioned first to fourth aspects.

[0076] In the thirteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program (also referred to as code, or instructions) which, when run on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method in any one of the possible implementations of the first to fourth aspects above.

[0077] In a fourteenth aspect, the present application also provides a circuit comprising: a processor and an interface for executing a computer program or instruction stored in a memory, and executing a method in any possible implementation of the first to fourth aspects above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0078] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a mobile communication system used in an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] Figure 2A A schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] Figure 2B A flowchart for monitoring LP-WUS provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0081] Figure 2C A schematic diagram of a measurement interval provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] Figure 3A A flow chart of a signal measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0083] Figure 3B A flow chart of another measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0084] Figure 4A A flowchart of another signal measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0085] Figure 4B A schematic diagram of a scenario of switching a serving cell provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0086] Figure 4C A schematic diagram of a process for determining a second cell provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0087] Figure 5 A flow chart of a same-frequency measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0088] Figure 6 A flow chart of another measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0089] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0090] Figure 8 A schematic structural diagram of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0091] Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0092] The embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0093] The terms "first," "second," "third," and "fourth," etc., in the specification and claims of this application and the accompanying drawings are used to distinguish between different objects, rather than to describe a specific order. In addition, the terms "including," "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus comprising a series of steps or elements is not limited to the listed steps or elements, but may optionally include steps or elements not listed, or may optionally include other steps or elements inherent to the process, method, product, or apparatus.

[0094] References herein to "embodiments" mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it constitute an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is understood, both explicitly and implicitly, by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0095] "Multiple" means two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions is used to indicate any combination of the listed items; for example, at least one of A, B and (or) C can represent the following situations: A exists alone, B exists alone, C exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, B and C exist at the same time, A and C exist at the same time, and A, B and C exist at the same time, where A, B, and C can be single or multiple.

[0096] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the mobile communication system used in the embodiment of this application. Figure 1 As shown, the mobile communication system includes a core network (CN) device 110, a radio access network (RAN) device 120 and at least one terminal device (such as Figure 1 The terminal devices are connected to the RAN devices wirelessly, and the RAN devices are connected to the CN devices wirelessly or by wire. The CN devices and RAN devices can be independent and distinct physical devices, or the functions of the CN devices and the logical functions of the RAN devices can be integrated into the same physical device, or a single physical device can integrate some of the functions of the CN devices and some of the functions of the RAN devices. The terminal devices can be fixed or mobile. Figure 1 This is just a schematic diagram. The communication system may also include other network devices, such as wireless relay devices and wireless backhaul devices. Figure 1 The embodiments of the present application do not limit the number of CN devices, RAN devices, and terminal devices included in the mobile communication system.

[0097] The terminal device involved in the embodiments of the present application can be referred to as a terminal, also known as a UE, and is a device with wireless transceiver functions. The terminal device can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; it can also be deployed on the water surface (such as a ship, etc.); it can also be deployed in the air (for example, on an airplane, a drone, a balloon, and a satellite, etc.). The terminal device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver functions, a virtual reality terminal device, an augmented reality terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in unmanned driving, a wireless terminal device in telemedicine, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and a wireless terminal device in a smart home. The terminal device can also be fixed or mobile. The embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0098] In the embodiments of the present application, the apparatus for implementing the functions of the terminal may be a terminal device; or it may be an apparatus capable of supporting the terminal device in implementing the functions, such as a chip system, which may be installed in the terminal device. In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system may be composed of a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices. In the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are described by taking the terminal device as an example of the apparatus for implementing the functions of the terminal device.

[0099] (Radio) access network ((R)AN) device (or node), also known as network device, also known as base station, can be an evolved base station (evoled NodeB, eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, or a wireless controller in a cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenario, or the network device can be a relay station, access point, vehicle-mounted device, wearable device, and network device in a 5G network or a network device in a future evolved wireless communication network, one or a group (including multiple antenna panels) of antenna panels of a base station in a 5G system, or a network node constituting a next-generation base station (next ganeration NodeB, gNB or ng-eNB) or a transmission point, such as a baseband unit (BBU) or a distributed unit (DU), etc., and the embodiments of the present application are not limited.

[0100] In another possible scenario, multiple RAN devices collaborate to assist terminal devices in achieving wireless access, and different RAN devices respectively implement part of the functions of the base station. For example, the RAN device can be a centralized unit (CU), DU, CU-control plane (CP), CU-user plane (UP), or radio unit (RU). The CU and DU can be set separately, or they can be included in the same network element, such as the BBU. The RU can be included in a radio frequency device or radio frequency unit, such as a remote radio unit (RRU), an active antenna unit (AAU), or a remote radio head (RRH).

[0101] In different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU may also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in the ORAN system, CU may also be called O-CU (Open CU), DU may also be called O-DU, CU-CP may also be called O-CU-CP, CU-UP may also be called O-CU-UP, and RU may also be called O-RU. For the convenience of description, this application uses CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU and RU as examples for description. Any unit of CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU and RU in this application can be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0102] The embodiments of the present application can be applied to downlink signal transmission, uplink signal transmission, and device-to-device (D2D) signal transmission. For downlink signal transmission, the transmitting device is a RAN device, and the corresponding receiving device is a terminal device. For uplink signal transmission, the transmitting device is a terminal device, and the corresponding receiving device is a RAN device. For D2D signal transmission, the transmitting device is a terminal device, and the corresponding receiving device is also a terminal device. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the signal transmission direction.

[0103] RAN devices and terminal devices, as well as terminal devices and terminal devices, can communicate through authorized spectrum, through unlicensed spectrum, or through both authorized spectrum and unlicensed spectrum. RAN devices and terminal devices, as well as terminal devices and terminal devices, can communicate through spectrum below the sixth generation (6G), through spectrum above 6G, or through spectrum below 6G and spectrum above 6G at the same time. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the spectrum resources used between RAN devices and terminal devices.

[0104] In addition, the network architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of the present application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0105] The following is an introduction to the prior art of the embodiments of the present application.

[0106] See also Figure 2A , Figure 2A A schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. Figure 2A As shown, the terminal device includes an LP-WUR and a major receiver (MR). The MR is used for wireless communication, and the LP-WUR is used to perform some low-power operations when there is no signal transmission. For example, it can measure cell signals or monitor the LP-WUS to trigger the MR to wake up.

[0107] For monitoring of LP-WUS process, please refer to Figure 2B , Figure 2B A flow chart for monitoring LP-WUS is provided in an embodiment of the present application, such as Figure 2BAs shown, the LP-WUR in the terminal device is in the ON state. When the LP-WUR receives the LP-WUS, it determines whether the LP-WUS indicates to wake up the MR. If it is (Y), and assuming the MR is in the dormant or OFF state, the MR switches from the dormant state to the ON state. If the MR is in the ON state, the MR remains in the ON state. If the LP-WUS does not indicate (N) to wake up the MR, and assuming the MR is in the dormant or OFF state, the MR remains in the dormant or OFF state. If the MR is in the ON state, it switches to the dormant or OFF state.

[0108] New radio (NR) networks can configure terminal devices to perform two types of NR measurements: intra-frequency and inter-frequency measurements. Intra-frequency measurements occur when the terminal device's current cell and the target cell to be measured are on the same carrier frequency (center frequency). Inter-frequency measurements occur when the terminal device's current cell and the target cell are on different carrier frequencies (center frequencies).

[0109] If a terminal device needs to perform inter-frequency measurements (including inter-standard measurements), a simple approach is to install two RF receivers in the terminal device, one to measure the frequency of the local cell and the other to measure the frequency of the target cell. However, this increases costs and can cause interference between the different frequencies. Therefore, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) proposed a measurement gap (GAP). This reserves a certain period of time (the GAP time) during which the terminal device does not send or receive any data. Instead, it tunes the receiver to the target cell frequency to perform inter-frequency measurements. When the GAP time expires, the receiver switches back to the current cell.

[0110] See Figure 2C , Figure 2C A schematic diagram of a measurement interval provided in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in the figure, the essence of the measurement interval is to prohibit data transmission and reception during the GAP time, and to transmit and receive data outside the GAP time.

[0111] In some cases, GAP is also required for same-frequency measurements in addition to the following:

[0112] 1. The synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel (SS / PBCH) block (SSB) is activated and fully contained within the downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP). Therefore, the terminal device can receive both data and SSB simultaneously without making any radio frequency (RF) adjustments.

[0113] 2. The activated DL BWP is the initial BWP (so the BWP is equal to the bandwidth of CORESET#0). The implicit premise is that the measured SSB is the cell defining (CD) SSB. At this time, the terminal device needs to be able to receive CORESET#0 and SSB at the same time.

[0114] 3. The terminal device supports the RRC based GAP requirement (based NeedForGap) reporting feature of Rel-16 and informs the network that the same-frequency measurement does not require a measurement gap.

[0115] In addition, in some scenarios, different measurements have priorities. For example, the terminal device's positioning measurement has a higher priority, or the terminal device receives positioning reference signals at different frequencies. In these scenarios, positioning measurements also require GAP assistance.

[0116] NR needs to meet certain criteria before performing inter-frequency measurement. The criteria are Srxlev≤SnonIntraSearchP, or Squal≤SnonIntraSearchQ. Among them, Srxlev represents the index parameter of reference signal received power (RSRP) (or the signal quality indicated by RSRP), and Squal represents the index parameter of reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) (or the signal quality indicated by RSRQ). SnonIntraSearchP represents the threshold value corresponding to the index parameter of RSRP, and SnonIntraSearchQ represents the threshold value corresponding to the index parameter of RSRQ. Among them, the parameters used to calculate Srxlev and Squal can be carried by system information block 1 (SIB1). When the terminal device decodes SIB1, the value of Srxlev or Squal can be obtained. The thresholds SnonIntraSearchP and SnonIntraSearchQ are carried by SIB2. The terminal device can determine whether it is necessary to start inter-frequency measurement by judging the size of the received information and the threshold.

[0117] When the terminal equipment includes both LP-WUR and MR, it becomes a problem as to who will perform the inter-frequency measurement and who will perform the same-frequency measurement.

[0118] As a low-power receiver, LP-WUR can implement more functions to achieve energy-saving effects on terminal equipment. For example, LP-WUR is used to receive paging messages LP-WUS, or LP-WUR can be used to receive synchronization signals for synchronization and / or measurement processes. The synchronization signal can be the SSB existing in the NR system, or it can be a redesigned synchronization signal, such as a low-power synchronization signal based on on-off keying (OOK), or a low-power synchronization signal based on frequency shift keying (FSK), or a low-power synchronization signal based on orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), or a low-power synchronization signal based on the fusion of the above-mentioned different modulation methods. The fusion scheme includes the fusion of OOK and OFDM, as well as the fusion of FSK and OFDM. OOK modulation has some symbols that send signals and some symbols that do not. The fusion scheme of OOK and OFDM is: OFDM is used for modulation on the symbols that send OOK signals, that is, the signal part of OOK can carry more information. A common solution is to use different sequences, such as the ZC sequence, to distinguish different terminal devices during the OOK signal portion. This can increase the data rate of signal transmission and improve signal detection performance.

[0119] In short, LP-WUR can at least perform intra-frequency measurements or measurements of the serving cell. For inter-frequency measurements, due to the low power design of LP-WUR, the main receiver can be woken up for inter-frequency measurements.

[0120] In some cases, when the RSRP or RSRQ measured by LP-WUR is greater than a certain threshold value, the main receiver can be awakened to perform heterofrequency measurement. The calculation method of the RSRP threshold value can refer to the above description, and is obtained according to the parameters carried by SIB2. However, for the terminal device of the embodiment of the present application, in addition to considering the problem that MR needs to be turned on for heterofrequency measurement due to poor signal quality, it is also necessary to consider whether MR needs to be turned on for data transmission and reception, and the impact that LP-WUS may have on the communication process of LP-WUR. Therefore, the criteria for NR to start heterofrequency measurement are not applicable to the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application. The rules for GAP to take effect and turn on MR for heterofrequency measurement need to be redefined.

[0121] Based on this, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for signal measurement. The processing described below as being performed by a single execution subject may also be divided into being performed by multiple execution subjects, and these execution subjects may be logically and / or physically separated. For example, the processing performed by the network device may be divided into being performed by at least one of the CU, DU, and RU. Figure 3A , Figure 3A A flow chart of a signal measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application is applied to a first device, wherein the first device includes a main receiver MR and a low power wake-up receiver LP-WUR, such as Figure 3A As shown, the method includes the following process:

[0122] 201. Perform co-frequency measurement by waking up the receiver with low power consumption.

[0123] The first device can be any terminal device described above, and the terminal device includes MR and LP-WUR (supports LP-WUS features), for details, please refer to Figure 2A The first device performs co-frequency measurement through LP-WUR, which is used by the terminal device to select, reselect or switch cells. While performing co-frequency measurement through LP-WUR, LP-WUS can also be received through LP-WUR, and the information in LP-WUS indicates whether there is data transmission. When LP-WUS indicates that there is data transmission, LP-WUR can be used to trigger the awakening of MR for data transmission and reception. When there is no data or signaling transmission and reception, MR can be in a closed or dormant state.

[0124] 202. When it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is in an effective state, heterofrequency measurement is performed through the main receiver within the measurement interval; wherein the state of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, and the first condition includes the following information: whether the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there will be data transmission, and whether the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value.

[0125] Typically, in order to avoid affecting the data transmission and reception of the first device, the first device only performs inter-frequency measurements within the measurement interval. Therefore, when determining whether the measurement interval is effective, it is necessary to consider the needs of the terminal device for transmitting and receiving data while considering the communication quality of the terminal device. Therefore, in an embodiment of the present application, whether the measurement interval is effective is determined based on the first condition, and the first condition includes the following information:

[0126] (1) The low power wake-up signal LP-WUS indicates whether there is data transmission.

[0127] (2) Whether the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value.

[0128] That is to say, to determine whether the measurement interval is effective, it is necessary to consider the information in (1) and (2) at the same time. The index parameter for co-frequency measurement in the embodiment of the present application refers to the index parameter when LP-WUR performs co-frequency measurement. The index parameter can specifically be one or more of RSRP, RSRQ or signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) of co-frequency measurement. The method for determining the first threshold value corresponding to RSRP or RSRQ can refer to the above description and is carried by SIB. That is, the first threshold value corresponding to the index parameter for co-frequency measurement in the embodiment of the present application is the same as the threshold value for co-frequency measurement of NR (the method for obtaining the threshold value for co-frequency measurement of NR is the same). In some cases, the first threshold value may also be different from NR, that is, it is not carried by SIB, but is directly indicated by the first indication information sent by the second device, and the first indication information can be carried in at least one of the following messages: downlink control information (DCI), control element (CE) of the control unit of the media access control (MAC), or RRC signaling.

[0129] In other cases, the first threshold value may be determined based on the second threshold value of the same-frequency measurement of the NR and an incremental value. Assuming that the first threshold value is y, the second threshold value is x, and the incremental value is δ, then y=x+δ, and δ may be a positive number or a negative number. Among them, x may be determined based on the parameters carried in the SIB (specifically, for example, the inter-frequency measurement threshold value of the aforementioned NR is based on SIB2) (or based on SSB), and δ may be predefined. Or δ may be indicated in the threshold indication information sent by the second device (such as the RAN device) received by the first device. The first threshold value y can be determined based on x and δ. By using this method to determine the first threshold value, an incremental amount can be added to the second threshold value originally indicated by the NR, thereby reducing the computational cost of determining the first threshold value.

[0130] The threshold indication information can be carried in the SIB like the second threshold value. Or the threshold indication information can be carried in one or more messages in DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE. For example, in the RRC connected state, δ can be dynamically indicated by DCI. If the value of δ does not change over a period of time, it can be configured through MAC-CE or RRC. The value of δ is related to the modulation mode of LP-WUS, the architecture of the receiver, the coverage requirements, the power consumption requirements, the measurement accuracy, the synchronization accuracy, and whether the LP-WUS performs coverage enhancement (repetition, precoding), etc., and is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0131] The state of the measurement interval is determined based on the first condition, which may include the following situations:

[0132] Table 1

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[0134]

[0135] According to Table 1, the states of determining the measurement interval based on the first condition include the following situations:

[0136] (A1) LP-WUS indicates that data will be transmitted, and the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than (or not less than) the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be in an invalid state.

[0137] LP-WUS indicates that data will be transmitted. It is important to avoid inter-frequency measurements affecting data transmission. If the intra-frequency measurement parameter is greater than (or not less than) the first threshold, the signal quality of the intra-frequency measurement is good, and switching the serving cell is not necessary. At this time, the measurement interval is inactive, and inter-frequency measurements are not performed.

[0138] (A2) The LP-WUS indicates that data will be transmitted, and the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than (or less than) the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be the valid state.

[0139] That is, LP-WUS indicates that data transmission is imminent, and the signal quality of the intra-frequency measurement is poor. To prevent the terminal's communication quality from affecting data transmission, a measurement interval can be activated. During this measurement interval, inter-frequency measurements are performed to allow the terminal to switch to a cell with better signal quality, thereby improving communication quality and data transmission.

[0140] (A3) If the low-power wake-up signal indicates no data transmission and the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than (or less than) the first threshold value, the state of the current measurement interval is used. Among them, the state of the current measurement interval is used. There are two meanings:

[0141] a. If the current measurement interval status is valid, determine that the measurement interval status is valid.

[0142] b. If the current measurement interval status is an inactive state, determine that the measurement interval status is an inactive state.

[0143] In other words, if the signal quality of the terminal device's current intra-frequency measurement is poor, but the LP-WUS indicates no data transmission, whether the terminal device performs inter-frequency measurement to improve communication quality during the measurement interval will not affect data transmission. Therefore, the current measurement interval status can be maintained.

[0144] (A4) If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission and the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than (or not less than) the first threshold value, the state of the current measurement interval is used.

[0145] In other words, if the terminal device's current intra-frequency measurement signal quality is good, but the LP-WUS indicates no data transmission, whether the terminal device performs inter-frequency measurement within the measurement interval to further improve communication quality will not affect data transmission. Therefore, the current measurement interval status can be maintained.

[0146] It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, the LP-WUS indication of whether there is data transmission and whether the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value are used to judge the status of the measurement interval. While taking into account the signal quality of the same-frequency measurement, it is also considered whether the different-frequency measurement will affect the data transmission, thereby improving the reliability of determining the status of the measurement interval and applying it to the different-frequency measurement, thereby improving the communication quality of the terminal device.

[0147] The state of the above-mentioned measurement interval can be determined by the first device based on the first condition. Specifically, a predefined rule can be generated according to the first condition, such as the above-mentioned Table 1. Table 1 is then stored in the terminal device, and the second device configures the measurement interval to the terminal device in advance. The predefined rule can also be in other forms, such as a process described in text, etc., and the form of expression is not limited here. The terminal device determines the state of the measurement interval through conditional triggering. For example, after the above-mentioned conditions are met, the measurement interval automatically takes effect or does not take effect, or activates or deactivates the pre-configured measurement interval. It is equivalent to an implicit provision.

[0148] In other cases, the second device may determine the status of the measurement interval based on the first condition, and then notify the first device of the status of the measurement interval. Figure 3B A flow chart of another measurement method is provided in Figure 3B As shown, the method includes step 203, the second device sends status indication information to the first device, and correspondingly, the first device receives the status indication information from the second device, where the status indication information is used to indicate the status of the measurement interval.

[0149] The second device may be a RAN device. The RAN device determines the status of the measurement interval based on the first condition, and then indicates the status of the measurement interval to the first device through status indication information. The status indication information may be carried in at least one of the following messages: DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling. The type of signaling depends on the requirements for the effective time. For example, in some scenarios, such as data services with very high latency requirements, DCI can be used to quickly send status indication information to determine the status of the measurement interval. In some service scenarios with general latency requirements, MAC-CE can be used to carry status indication information. If the measurement interval remains effective or ineffective for a long period of time, it may be considered to use RRC signaling to carry the status indication information.

[0150] In the embodiment of the present application, the first device determines the state of the measurement interval according to the first condition, which can ensure the timeliness of determining the state of the measurement interval. The state indication information sent by the second device determines the state of the measurement interval, which can reduce the power consumption of the first device.

[0151] In some possible cases, the first condition also includes indication information about the measurement interval in the network message, including an indication that the measurement interval needs to be configured for measurement, or that measurement detection does not need to be configured for measurement. For details, please refer to Table 2:

[0152] Table 2

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[0154] According to Table 1, the states of determining the measurement interval based on the first condition include the following situations:

[0155] (B1) LP-WUS indicates that data will be transmitted, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than (or not less than) the first threshold value, and the network message indicates that the measurement interval does not need to be configured for measurement, and the status of the measurement interval is determined to be invalid.

[0156] The LP-WUS indicates that data transmission is imminent, and the signal quality of the same-frequency measurement is good. It is necessary to avoid the impact of inter-frequency measurements on data transmission. The network message indicates that no measurement interval needs to be configured for measurement, meaning that inter-frequency measurements are not required. At this point, the measurement interval status is determined to be inactive.

[0157] (B2) LP-WUS indicates that data will be transmitted, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than (or less than) the first threshold value, and the network message indicates that a measurement interval needs to be configured for measurement, and the status of the measurement interval is determined to be in the effective state.

[0158] LP-WUS indicates that data transmission is imminent, and the signal quality of intra-frequency measurements is poor. It is important to minimize the impact of poor communication quality on the terminal device on data transmission. The network message also indicates that a measurement interval needs to be configured for measurement. At this point, the measurement interval status is set to active, allowing inter-frequency measurements to be performed.

[0159] (B3) If the low-power wake-up signal indicates no data transmission, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than (or less than) the first threshold value, and the network message indicates that no measurement interval needs to be configured for measurement, the current measurement interval state is used.

[0160] The signal quality of the terminal device's current intra-frequency measurement is poor, but the LP-WUS indicates no data transmission. Regardless of whether the terminal device performs inter-frequency measurement to improve communication quality within the measurement interval, it will not affect data transmission. In addition, the network device also indicates that there is no need to configure a measurement interval for measurement. Assuming that the current measurement interval status is inactive, it can remain inactive. However, assuming that the current measurement interval status is active, it may be that intra-frequency measurement or other operations require a measurement interval, and it can also remain active.

[0161] (B4) If the low-power wake-up signal indicates no data transmission, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than (or not less than) the first threshold value, and the network message indicates that no measurement interval needs to be configured for measurement, the current measurement interval state is used.

[0162] The terminal device's current intra-frequency measurement signal quality is good, but the LP-WUS indicates no data transmission. Regardless of whether the terminal device performs inter-frequency measurements during the measurement interval to further improve communication quality, data transmission will not be affected. Furthermore, the network device indicates that no measurement interval is required. Therefore, the current measurement interval status can be maintained.

[0163] It should be noted that, assuming that the first condition includes indication information about the measurement interval in the network message, the process of determining the state of the measurement interval can be determined by the first device based on the first condition. The second device can simply send a network message to the first device.

[0164] During the above implementation process, the process of the first device receiving the indication information is the process of transmitting data or signaling with the second device. Therefore, the first device receives the indication information sent by the second device through the main receiver, including status indication information, threshold indication information, or first indication information, etc.

[0165] It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, the status of the measurement interval is judged by combining the LP-WUS indication of whether there is data transmission, whether the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value, and the network device indication of whether a measurement interval needs to be configured for measurement. While taking into account the signal quality of the same-frequency measurement, whether the different-frequency measurement will affect the data transmission, as well as the demand indication of the network device, the reliability of determining the status of the measurement interval and applying it to the different-frequency measurement is further improved, thereby improving the communication quality of the terminal device.

[0166] The above embodiment describes a method for performing inter-frequency measurement by the primary receiver within a measurement interval when the measurement interval is in effect. The present application also provides a method for performing inter-frequency measurement by the primary receiver within a measurement interval when other conditions are met. Figure 4A , Figure 4A A flowchart of another signal measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application is applied to a first device, the first device including a main receiver and a low-power wake-up receiver, such as Figure 4A As shown, the method includes the following steps:

[0167] 301. Perform co-frequency measurement by waking up the receiver with low power consumption.

[0168] The process of performing co-frequency measurement through LP-WUR can refer to the relevant description in the aforementioned step 201, which will not be repeated here.

[0169] 302. When the second condition is met and the status of the measurement interval is determined to be in an effective state, heterofrequency measurement is performed through the main receiver within the measurement interval. The second condition includes at least one of the following conditions: the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the serving cell; or the serving cell is the cell with the largest indicator parameter among multiple cells measured at the same frequency.

[0170] In the embodiment of the present application, in combination with the second condition, and when the state of the measurement interval is in the valid state, the inter-frequency measurement is performed by MR within the measurement interval. The second condition includes one or both of the following two conditions:

[0171] (1) The frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than (or higher than) the frequency priority of the serving cell.

[0172] Specifically, the LP-WUR in the terminal device can learn which operating frequencies the terminal device supports. Depending on the needs of the operator, different frequencies may have different priorities for a certain terminal device. Frequencies may include third-generation (3G) mobile communication frequencies, fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication frequencies, 5G frequencies, or 6G frequencies. The priorities of these frequencies can be increased in sequence. That is, 3G frequency ≤ (less than or equal to) 4G frequency ≤ 5G frequency ≤ 6G frequency. Among them, "≤" can also be replaced by "< (less than)".

[0173] For the terminal device, assuming that the frequency of the current serving cell is 5G and the frequency of the target cell is 4G, even if the measurement interval is in the effective state, the terminal device will not perform inter-frequency measurement of the target cell within the measurement interval, nor will it switch to the target cell of the 4G frequency because the signal quality of the 4G frequency is better.

[0174] The method steps in the embodiment of the present application are illustrated by taking inter-frequency measurement as an example. In fact, the terminal device does not perform low-priority (or equal-priority) measurements, but only performs high-priority measurements. The measurements that can be applied include same-frequency neighboring area measurements, or inter-frequency neighboring area measurements, or inter-system measurements, or other measurements, such as inter-system (inter-RAT) measurements of the evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) frequency. These measurements can be specifically performed by LP-WUR or MR in the terminal device, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

[0175] (2) The serving cell is the cell with the largest indicator parameter among multiple cells measured on the same frequency.

[0176] When performing intra-frequency measurement, the terminal device first determines whether the terminal device's current serving cell is the cell with the largest indicator parameter among multiple intra-frequency cells. The indicator parameter for intra-frequency measurement can be RSRQ, RSRP, or SNR, as described in the previous embodiments, or can also be other indicator parameters, which are not limited in the embodiments of this application. The larger the indicator parameter, the better the cell signal quality. The cell with the largest indicator parameter is the cell with the best signal quality.

[0177] Determine that the service cell of the terminal device is the cell with the best signal quality, and then combine the conditions for judging whether the measurement interval is effective, including the conditions for setting the same-frequency measurement, such as whether the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first preset threshold.

[0178] In an embodiment of the present application, it is first determined that the terminal device meets the second condition, and then it is determined that the terminal device performs heterofrequency measurement in a state where the measurement interval is effective. The second condition includes one of the following two conditions: the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the service cell, or the service cell is the cell with the largest index parameter among multiple cells for same-frequency measurement. For the former condition, it can ensure that the terminal device always operates at a frequency with a higher priority in order to better obtain communication services. For the second condition, it can further ensure the accuracy of the judgment that the terminal device needs to perform heterofrequency measurement to obtain better cell service. Avoid the impact on data transmission that may be caused by frequent and unnecessary heterofrequency measurements, and reduce the power consumption that may be caused by unnecessary wake-up of the main receiver.

[0179] The terminal device determines whether the above Figure 3A-3B The corresponding embodiment or Figure 4A The purpose of performing inter-frequency measurement is to obtain a cell with better signal quality from a target cell with a different frequency point from the current serving cell as a new serving cell, so as to provide better communication services for the terminal device.

[0180] The method of determining a new serving cell through inter-frequency measurement may specifically include the following two methods:

[0181] 1) The first cell is determined as a new serving cell, an index parameter of the first cell is greater than that of the serving cell, and a difference between the index parameter of the first cell and the index parameter of the serving cell is greater than a preset threshold.

[0182] See Figure 4B , Figure 4B A schematic diagram of a scenario of switching a serving cell provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. Figure 4B As shown in (a), the cells that the LP-WUR in the terminal device performs inter-frequency measurement on include the current serving cell C0, the first cell C1, the second cell C2, and the third cell C3. The index parameters of C1 and C2 are both greater than the current serving cell C0. However, the index parameter R of C1 is C1 and the index parameter R of C0 C0 The difference is greater than the preset threshold M (for example, M can be 3dB), and the index parameter R of C2 C2 With R C0 The difference is less than (or not greater than) M. Therefore, the first cell is determined as the new serving cell, such as Figure 4B As shown in (b) in .

[0183] Optionally, the second device sends second indication information to the first device, where the second indication information is used to indicate a preset threshold; and the first device receives the second indication information from the second device.

[0184] That is, the preset threshold M is indicated by the second device (RAN device). After receiving the preset threshold indicated by the second device, the first device determines whether there is a new serving cell that satisfies the indicator parameter difference with the serving cell by more than the preset threshold, and switches to the new serving cell. The second indication information can be carried in any one or more messages of SIB, DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling.

[0185] If possible, the preset threshold value may also be predefined in the terminal device, and the terminal device can directly obtain the preset threshold value from itself.

[0186] In some cases, it may also be determined that within the first time period, the difference between the index parameter of the first cell and the index parameter of the serving cell is greater than a preset threshold.

[0187] For example, when it is determined that the difference between the index parameters of the first cell and the service cell is greater than the preset threshold, the timer is turned on to ensure that the difference between the index parameters of the first cell and the service cell is always greater than the first preset threshold within the first time period when the timer is turned on, and the first cell is determined to be a new service cell. That is, the first cell provides communication services for the terminal device. If the difference between the index parameters of the first cell and the service cell is less than (or not greater than) the first preset threshold at a certain moment t1 within the first time period, the timer is reset. And when it is rediscovered that the difference between the index parameters of a certain cell (which can be the first cell or other cells) and the index parameters of the first cell is greater than the preset threshold, the timer is turned on again. Repeatedly determine whether the difference between the index parameters of the cell and the service cell remains greater than the first preset threshold within the first time period. If so, the cell is determined to be a new service cell.

[0188] 2) The second cell is determined as a new serving cell, the index parameter of the second cell is greater than the index parameter of the serving cell, and within the first time period, the index parameter of the second cell is greater than that of other cells measured in different frequencies.

[0189] See Figure 4C , Figure 4C A schematic diagram of a process for determining a second cell provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown as follows: Figure 4C As shown, at time T0, the terminal device works in the serving cell D0 and starts inter-frequency measurement. The cells measured include the current serving cell D0, the first cell D1, the second cell D2, and the third cell D3. At time T1, the indicator parameter R of D2 is determined. D2 Greater than the index parameter R of the current serving cell D0 D0 , and R D2 >(greater than)Choose(R D1 , R D3), where Choose() represents a function that selects one of them. Or it can be expressed as R D2 >Choose(R D0 , R D1 , R D3 ), that is, the largest indicator parameter becomes D2, and timer H2 is started to count D2. If within the first time period of timer H2, R D2 If the value remains at the maximum value, the second cell is determined to be the cell with the best signal quality. The second cell is determined as the new serving cell. After H2 ends, the terminal device switches from the communication connection with the serving cell D0 to the communication connection with D2.

[0190] Similarly, the first duration may be indicated by the second device through third indication information, and the third indication information may be carried in any one or more messages of SIB, DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling. Alternatively, the first duration may be predefined in the first device, and the terminal device may obtain the first duration from itself when needed.

[0191] It should be noted that the above embodiment is described by taking the terminal device performing inter-frequency measurement as an example. If possible, assuming that the same-frequency measurement process corresponds to multiple cells, the new serving cell can also be determined by the above methods 1) and 2). This embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0192] It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, when it is determined that the difference between the index parameter of the first cell and the index parameter of the serving cell is greater than the preset threshold, or when it is determined that the second cell is the cell with the largest index parameter among multiple cells (including the serving cell) measured at different frequencies within the first time period, it is determined that the first cell or the second cell will be used as the new serving cell. The accuracy of determining the serving cell of the terminal device can be guaranteed. The impact of frequent switching of the serving cell on the data transmission process of the terminal device can be avoided.

[0193] The above two methods of determining a new serving cell (1) and (2) can be combined. One combination method is as described above, where the first duration is also introduced in method (1), and if the first cell always maintains an index parameter greater than a preset threshold value than the serving cell during the first duration, the first cell is determined as the new serving cell. Another combination method is, assuming that both the first cell and the second cell satisfy (within the first duration) that the difference between the index parameter and the serving cell is greater than a preset threshold value, then the cell with the larger index parameter between the first cell and the second cell is selected as the new serving cell.

[0194] The above is an example for determining a new serving cell. In some cases, other methods may also be used to determine a new serving cell, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0195] The embodiments of the present application can be combined with the aforementioned Figure 3A-3B In combination with the embodiment described above, that is, in step 302, "when it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is in the effective state, the main receiver performs inter-frequency measurement within the measurement interval", the conditions or process for determining the state of the measurement interval are completely referred to above. Figure 3A-3B Related description.

[0196] Alternatively, in other cases, the embodiment of the present application may also be a separate embodiment. That is, in step 302, the conditions or process for determining the state of the measurement interval are the same as those described above. Figure 3A-3B For example, whether the measurement interval is effective can be determined only by "whether the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value". The method for determining the first threshold value can be the method in the existing NR or the method in the Figure 3A-3B The method described in the embodiment of the present application is not limited. The conditions for determining the state of the measurement interval can also be other conditions, which are not listed one by one in the embodiment of the present application.

[0197] In other cases, step 302 in the embodiment of the present application can be replaced with 302a, and inter-frequency measurement is performed by the primary receiver when the second condition is met, and the second condition includes: the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the serving cell. In other words, the terminal device does not need to determine that the measurement interval is effective (it can only need to determine that there is no data transmission) to perform inter-frequency measurement. This embodiment of the present application is not limited.

[0198] In combination with the above embodiments, the present application also provides a method for relaxing the same-frequency measurement, which is applied to a first device including LP-WUR and MR. Figure 5 , is a flow chart of a same-frequency measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application, such as Figure 5 As shown, the method includes the following steps:

[0199] 401. Perform co-frequency measurement by waking up the receiver with low power consumption;

[0200] 402. When the third condition is met, the co-frequency measurement of the low-power wake-up receiver is relaxed, wherein the third condition includes that the index parameter of the co-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value, and may also include at least one of the following conditions: the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the serving cell; or the serving cell is the cell with the largest index parameter among multiple cells for co-frequency measurement.

[0201] Measurement relaxation refers to lengthening the measurement period and reducing the measurement frequency. LP-WUR co-frequency measurement relaxation can take two forms: one is to reduce the transmission power of synchronization signals (such as secondary synchronization signals (SSS) or other communication signals), and the other is to increase the transmission period of synchronization signals.

[0202] In an embodiment of the present application, whether to perform LP-WUR co-frequency measurement relaxation can be determined only by whether the index parameter of the co-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value. If it is greater than (or not less than) the first threshold value, it indicates that the signal quality of the current co-frequency measurement is good, and the LP-WUR co-frequency measurement relaxation can be performed. If it is not greater than (or less than) the first threshold value, it indicates that the signal quality of the current co-frequency measurement is poor, and the LP-WUR co-frequency measurement relaxation is not performed.

[0203] Alternatively, the embodiment of the present application can combine one or both of the following conditions: the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than the first threshold value, and the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the serving cell; or the serving cell is the cell with the largest index parameter among multiple cells for the same-frequency measurement, to jointly determine whether LP-WUR performs same-frequency measurement relaxation (measurement relaxation of the same-frequency measurement).

[0204] The frequency priority of the target cell (which can be the target cell for intra-frequency measurement or inter-frequency measurement) is not lower than (or higher than) the frequency priority of the serving cell. This may be because the operator wants the terminal device to operate at a higher-priority frequency. Therefore, the conditions for cell handover are met only when the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than that of the serving cell. This indicates that the terminal device has found a cell with better signal quality for handover. At this time, intra-frequency measurement relaxation can be performed, reducing the frequency of intra-frequency measurements and improving energy savings.

[0205] The serving cell is the cell with the largest indicator parameter among multiple cells measured at the same frequency. For specific judgment methods, please refer to the above Figures 4A to 4C The cell with the largest indicator parameter among multiple cells that meet the requirement of serving cell for co-frequency measurement indicates that the current serving cell is the cell with the best signal quality that can provide services to the terminal device. The terminal device does not need to switch serving cells in a short period of time. In this case, co-frequency measurement relaxation can be performed to reduce the frequency of co-frequency measurement and improve energy saving gain.

[0206] In the above embodiment, for the first device supporting the LP-WUS feature, the LP-WUR performs intra-frequency measurement and the MR performs inter-frequency measurement. If possible, the LP-WUR may perform inter-frequency measurement, or the MR may perform intra-frequency measurement.

[0207] See also Figure 6 , Figure 6 A flow chart of another measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application, the method comprising the following steps:

[0208] 501. Perform co-frequency measurement by waking up the receiver with low power consumption;

[0209] 502. During the measurement interval, inter-frequency measurement is performed through a low-power wake-up receiver or a main receiver, wherein, when the inter-frequency measurement is performed through the low-power wake-up receiver, the measurement rule of the inter-frequency measurement is one of the following: determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS; or determining the measurement quality based on the SSS and the demodulation reference signal DMRS of the physical broadcast channel PBCH.

[0210] The process of performing the same-frequency measurement by LP-WUR in step 501 can refer to the relevant description in the aforementioned step 201, which will not be repeated here.

[0211] Step 502 can use existing technology to determine whether the measurement interval is effective, or it can be combined with the method for determining the effective state of the measurement interval described in step 202 to determine whether the measurement interval is effective. Figures 4A to 4C The embodiment of the invention determines whether to perform inter-frequency measurement, and / or combines Figure 5 The embodiment in the embodiment determines whether to perform same-frequency measurement relaxation, etc., and the embodiment of this application does not make specific limitations.

[0212] In the embodiment of the present application, inter-frequency measurements can be performed using either the LP-WUR or the MR during the measurement interval. Using the LP-WUR for inter-frequency measurements avoids waking up the MR when no data is being transmitted, reducing power consumption in the terminal device. Using the MR for inter-frequency measurements improves the effectiveness and efficiency of inter-frequency measurements due to its greater processing power.

[0213] When performing inter-frequency measurement by waking up the receiver with low power consumption, the measurement rule of the inter-frequency measurement is one of the following:

[0214] (1) Determine the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS.

[0215] The SSS is part of the third symbol of the SSB in NR and occupies 127 subcarriers. Using the SSS can be used to fully distinguish different cell types and reduce the amount of data processed compared to using SSB for inter-frequency measurements in existing NR. Measurement quality based on the SSS can be determined, as described above, by whether the RSRP or RSRQ of the SSS is greater than a threshold.

[0216] (2) Determine the measurement quality based on the SSS and the demodulation reference signal DMRS of the physical broadcast channel PBCH.

[0217] Jointly determining measurement quality based on the SSS and PBCH DMRS enriches the parameters used to determine signal quality, improving measurement accuracy. This, in turn, requires higher processing performance.

[0218] For a first device supporting the LP-WUS feature, the RAN device may indicate which measurement rule to use. That is, the method further includes, before step 502, step 503 (not shown in the figure), in which the second device sends second indication information to the first device, where the second indication information is used to indicate the measurement rule for performing inter-frequency measurement. Correspondingly, the first device receives the second indication information and determines the measurement rule for performing inter-frequency measurement based on the second indication information. The second indication information may be carried in an SIB. Alternatively, the second indication information may be carried in at least one of DCI, RRC signaling, or MAC-CE messages.

[0219] For example, in the RRC idle state, SIB1 carries the second indication information. Specifically, for example, bit state 0 indicates that the measurement quality is determined based on the SSS, and bit state 1 indicates that the measurement quality is determined based on the SSS and PBCH DMRS. Alternatively, SIB1 adds a configuration parameter SupportCombinMeas. The presence of this parameter indicates that the measurement quality is determined based on a joint solution. The absence of this parameter indicates that the measurement quality is determined based on the SSS by default. In addition to SIB1 carrying relevant information, other SIBs can also be used to carry indication information, such as SIB2 or SIB3.

[0220] It should be noted that before the second device sends the second indication information to instruct the LP-WUR in the first device to perform inter-frequency measurement measurement rules, the second device may also receive a capability report from the first device, and determine whether the first device supports the LP-WUS feature based on the capability report, and further determine whether the LP-WUR of the first device supports inter-frequency measurement. This avoids the second device sending the measurement rule to the first device that does not support LP-WUR for inter-frequency measurement, resulting in invalid signal transmission overhead.

[0221] It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, the low-power wake-up receiver can perform inter-frequency measurements and determine the measurement quality through SSS, or SSS and PBCH DMRS. In this way, using a low-power wake-up receiver for inter-frequency measurements can reduce the wake-up frequency of the main receiver and reduce the energy consumption of the terminal device. The measurement rules configured for the low-power wake-up receiver can meet the low processing performance requirements of the low-power wake-up receiver, or meet the requirements of higher measurement accuracy, thereby improving the reliability of the inter-frequency measurement of the low-power wake-up receiver.

[0222] Optionally, the method further includes: if the inter-frequency measurement is performed through the main receiver, switching from performing the same-frequency measurement through the low-power wake-up receiver to performing the same-frequency measurement through the main receiver.

[0223] In this embodiment of the present application, inter-frequency measurements can also be performed using MR. If MR has already been awakened for inter-frequency measurements, it can also be used for intra-frequency measurements. This means that the terminal device switches from performing intra-frequency measurements using LP-WUR to performing intra-frequency measurements using MR. This improves the measurement accuracy of intra-frequency measurements without increasing energy consumption.

[0224] The above-mentioned rules (1) and (2) for different frequency measurements can also be applied to same-frequency measurements, including same-frequency measurements performed by LP-WUR or same-frequency measurements performed by MR. This embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0225] Furthermore, when an MR performs intra-frequency measurements, the corresponding intra-frequency measurement rule can be to determine measurement quality based on the SSS. Specifically, the signal quality of the intra-frequency measured cell is determined by whether the SSS indicator parameter is greater than a threshold. This is because the MR has stronger processing capabilities and can ensure good measurement accuracy and reduce measurement errors even when using only the SSS.

[0226] While the MR performs inter-frequency measurements, the LP-WUR can also perform intra-frequency measurements, and the LP-WUR can also relax intra-frequency measurements. This ensures that the terminal device can access a cell with a better signal through the MR's inter-frequency measurements, while also reducing the terminal device's energy consumption by relaxing intra-frequency measurements for the LP-WUR.

[0227] In some cases, different measurement relaxation settings can be made depending on whether the LP-WUS carries the wake-up information of a terminal device or a group of terminal devices.

[0228] 1) When the low-power wake-up signal carries the wake-up information of the terminal group's identifier, the primary receiver performs measurement relaxation of the inter-frequency measurement.

[0229] When LP-WUS carries wake-up information identifying a terminal group, the false alarm rate (false alarm rate) for individual terminal devices can be relatively high. This rate is the probability that a terminal device, upon receiving an LP-WUS, will mistakenly interpret a signal that is not intended to wake up the mobile station as one intended to do so. To reduce this false alarm rate, the inter-frequency measurement period for the mobile station can be relaxed, increasing the inter-frequency measurement period. This allows the mobile station to remain in a dormant state for a longer period of time, thus reducing the energy consumption associated with this false alarm rate.

[0230] In this case, assuming that LP-WUR performs heterofrequency measurement, measurement relaxation of heterofrequency measurement is also required. The period of heterofrequency measurement of LP-WUR is lengthened, and LP-WUR can be in a deep sleep state or an ultra-deep sleep state for a long time.

[0231] 2) When the low-power wake-up signal carries the wake-up information of the terminal group's identifier, the low-power wake-up receiver performs measurement relaxation for the same-frequency measurement.

[0232] When the LP-WUS carries the wake-up information of a single terminal, the false alarm rate for that terminal is relatively low. To maintain a low false alarm rate, the LP-WUR requires a smaller measurement period when performing intra-frequency measurements to ensure greater measurement accuracy. Correspondingly, when the LP-WUS carries the wake-up information of a terminal group, the LP-WUR can use a longer measurement period for intra-frequency measurements, which means that the intra-frequency measurements are relaxed.

[0233] It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, the LP-WUS carries the wake-up information of a terminal device or a terminal device group, and performs different measurement relaxations of different frequency measurements or same-frequency measurements, which can make a more accurate choice between ensuring measurement accuracy and reducing device energy consumption according to different situations.

[0234] like Figure 7 The structural diagram of the communication device shown in the figure, the embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device 1100, which can be a terminal device, or can be used for but not limited to a terminal device. The communication device 1100 includes a low-power wake-up receiving module 1101, a main receiving module 1102 and a processing module 1103. The low-power wake-up receiving module 1101 and the main receiving module 1102 can be or can be deployed in a unit or module that can realize the information receiving and sending function, such as a transceiver, a transceiver antenna, an input and output interface. The processing module 1103 can be or can be deployed in a processor. Among them,

[0235] A low-power wake-up receiving module 1101 is used to perform same-frequency measurement;

[0236] A processing module 1103 is configured to determine whether the measurement interval is in a valid state;

[0237] The main receiving module 1102 is used to perform heterodyne frequency measurement within the measurement interval; wherein the state of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, and the first condition includes the following information: whether the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there will be data transmission, and whether the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than a first threshold value.

[0238] Optionally, the state of the measurement interval is determined based on the first condition, including: if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an ineffective state; or if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is an effective state, and the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is an effective state, If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state; or if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an effective state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an effective state; or if the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, the status of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state.

[0239] Optionally, the first condition further includes indication information about the measurement interval in the network message.

[0240] Optionally, the processing module 1103 is used to determine that the status of the measurement interval is in an effective state, including the processing module 1103 determining that the status of the measurement interval is in an effective state based on the first condition; or the main receiving module 1102 is also used to receive status indication information from the second device; the processing module 1103 is used to determine that the status of the measurement interval is in an effective state according to the status indication information, the status indication information is generated by the second device based on the first condition, and the status indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: downlink control information DCI, media access control control unit MAC-CE, or radio resource control RRC signaling.

[0241] Optionally, the first threshold value is determined based on the second threshold value and the increased value, the second threshold value is determined by the synchronization signal block SSB, and the increased value is predefined; or the main receiving module 1102 is also used to receive threshold indication information from the second device, the threshold indication information is used to indicate the increased value, and the threshold indication information is carried in at least one message in the system message block SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0242] Optionally, the main receiving module 1102 is further used to receive first indication information from the second device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a first threshold value, and the first indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling.

[0243] Optionally, the processing module 1103 is also used to determine whether the second condition is met, and the second condition includes at least one of the following conditions: the frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the serving cell; or the serving cell is the cell with the largest indicator parameter among multiple cells measured at the same frequency.

[0244] Optionally, the processing module 1103 is further configured to: determine the first cell as a new serving cell, an index parameter of the first cell is greater than that of the serving cell, and a difference between the index parameter of the first cell and the index parameter of the serving cell is greater than a preset threshold.

[0245] Optionally, the processing module 1103 is further used to: determine the second cell as a new serving cell, the index parameter of the second cell is greater than the index parameter of the serving cell, and within the first time period, the index parameter of the second cell is greater than other cells measured in different frequencies.

[0246] Optionally, the above Figure 7 The communication device 1100 shown in FIG. 1 may also be used to perform the following operations:

[0247] A low-power wake-up receiving module 1101 is used to perform same-frequency measurement;

[0248] The low-power wake-up receiving module 1101 or the main receiving module 1102 is used to perform inter-frequency measurement within the measurement interval, wherein, when the inter-frequency measurement is performed by the low-power wake-up receiving module, the measurement rule of the inter-frequency measurement is one of the following: determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS; or determining the measurement quality based on the SSS and the demodulation reference signal DMRS of the physical broadcast channel PBCH.

[0249] In some possible implementations, the processing module 1103 is configured to: if the main receiving module 1102 performs inter-frequency measurement, switch from performing intra-frequency measurement by waking up the low-power receiving module 1101 to performing intra-frequency measurement by the main receiving module 1102 .

[0250] In some possible implementations, when the intra-frequency measurement is performed by the primary receiving module 1102 , a measurement rule of the intra-frequency measurement is: determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS.

[0251] In some possible implementations, the main receiving module 1102 is further used to: receive second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a measurement rule for inter-frequency measurement, and the second indication information is carried in at least one message of SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0252] like Figure 8The present application also provides a communication device 1200, which can be, but is not limited to, an access network device, or can be used for, but is not limited to, an access network device. The communication device may include a transceiver module 1201 and a processing module 1202. The transceiver module 1201 can be or can be deployed in a unit or module capable of realizing information transceiver functions, such as a transceiver, a transceiver antenna, an input / output interface, etc. The processing module 1202 can be or can be deployed in a processor. Among them,

[0253] The processing module 1202 is configured to determine a status of a measurement interval, wherein the status of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, the first condition including the following information: whether the low-power wake-up signal indicates whether data is being transmitted, and whether an indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than a first threshold;

[0254] The transceiver module 1201 is configured to send status indication information, where the status indication information is used to indicate the status of a measurement interval.

[0255] Optionally, determining the state of the measurement interval based on the first condition includes:

[0256] If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, and the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, the state of the measurement interval is determined to be an invalid state; or

[0257] If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, and the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, the state of the measurement interval is determined to be in the valid state; or

[0258] If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is in the valid state, determine that the state of the measurement interval is in the valid state; or

[0259] If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is in an invalid state, determine that the status of the measurement interval is in an invalid state; or

[0260] If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is in the valid state, determine that the state of the measurement interval is in the valid state; or

[0261] If the low power wake-up signal indicates no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the status of the current measurement interval is inactive, it is determined that the status of the measurement interval is inactive.

[0262] Optionally, the first condition further includes indication information about the measurement interval in the network message.

[0263] Optionally, the transceiver module 1201 is also used to: send threshold indication information, the threshold indication information is used to indicate an increased value, the increased value is used to determine a first threshold value in combination with a second threshold value, and the second threshold value is determined by the synchronization signal block SSB; the threshold indication information is carried in at least one message in the system message block SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0264] Optionally, the transceiver module 1201 is further used to: send first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a first threshold value, and the first indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling.

[0265] Optionally, the above Figure 8 The communication device 1200 shown in FIG. 1 may also be used to perform the following operations:

[0266] The transceiver module 1201 is used to send second indication information to the first device, where the second indication information is used to indicate a measurement rule for performing inter-frequency measurement, where the measurement rule is one of the following: determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS; or determining the measurement quality based on the SSS and the demodulation reference signal DMRS of the physical broadcast channel PBCH.

[0267] In some possible implementations, the second indication information is carried in at least one message among SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

[0268] like Figure 9 As shown, Figure 9 FIG1 shows a hardware structure diagram of a communication device 1300 in an embodiment of the present application. The structure of the communication device 1100 or the communication device 1200 can refer to FIG1. Figure 9 The communication device 1300 includes: a processor 111 and a transceiver 112, wherein the processor 111 and the transceiver 112 are electrically coupled;

[0269] The processor 111 is configured to execute part or all of the computer program instructions in the memory. When the part or all of the computer program instructions are executed, the device executes the method described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0270] The transceiver 112 is configured to communicate with other devices; for example, the second device sends status indication information to the first device to indicate the status of the measurement interval, and the first device receives the status indication information from the second device.

[0271] Optionally, a memory 113 is also included for storing computer program instructions. Optionally, the memory 113 (memory #1) is located within the device, the memory 113 (memory #2) is integrated with the processor 111, or the memory 113 (memory #3) is located outside the device.

[0272] It should be understood that Figure 9 The communication device 1300 shown can be a chip or circuit. For example, the chip or circuit can be provided in a terminal device or a communication device. The transceiver 112 can also be a communication interface. A transceiver includes a receiver and a transmitter. Furthermore, the communication device 1300 can also include a bus system.

[0273] Among them, the processor 111, memory 113, and transceiver 112 are connected via a bus system. The processor 111 is used to execute instructions stored in the memory 113 to control the transceiver to receive and transmit signals, thereby completing the steps of the transmitting end or the receiving end in the implementation method involved in this application. The memory 113 can be integrated into the processor 111 or set separately from the processor 111.

[0274] As an implementation method, the functions of the transceiver 112 can be implemented by a transceiver circuit or a dedicated transceiver chip. The processor 111 can be implemented by a dedicated processing chip, a processing circuit, a processor, or a general-purpose chip. The processor can be a central processing unit (CPU), a network processor (NP), or a combination of a CPU and an NP. The processor can further include a hardware chip or other general-purpose processor. The above-mentioned hardware chip can be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a combination thereof. The above-mentioned PLD can be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a generic array logic (GAL), and other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc., or any combination thereof. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor, etc.

[0275] It should also be understood that the memory mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0276] An embodiment of the present application provides a computer storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program includes instructions for executing the method corresponding to the first device or the second device in the above embodiment.

[0277] An embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product including instructions, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method corresponding to the first device or the second device in the above embodiment.

[0278] It should be understood that in the various embodiments of the present application, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0279] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0280] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0281] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0282] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0283] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0284] If the functions are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0285] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A signal measurement method, characterized in that: Applied to a first device, the first device comprising a main receiver and a low power consumption wake-up receiver, the method comprising: Performing co-frequency measurement by waking up the receiver with low power consumption; When it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is in an effective state, heterofrequency measurement is performed by the main receiver within the measurement interval; wherein the state of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, and the first condition includes the following information: whether a low-power wake-up signal indicates that there will be data transmission, and whether the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than a first threshold value.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The state of the measurement interval is determined based on the first condition and includes: If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, and the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, determining that the state of the measurement interval is an ineffective state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, and the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, determining that the state of the measurement interval is a valid state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is in the effective state, determine that the state of the measurement interval is in the effective state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is an ineffective state, determine that the state of the measurement interval is an ineffective state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is in the effective state, determine that the state of the measurement interval is in the effective state; or If the low power wake-up signal indicates no data transmission, the index parameter of the same frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is ineffective, it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is ineffective.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The first condition also includes indication information about the measurement interval in a network message.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The state of the measurement interval is determined by the first device based on the first condition; or The state of the measurement interval is determined by status indication information received from the second device, the status indication information is generated by the second device based on the first condition, and the status indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: downlink control information DCI, media access control control unit MAC-CE, or radio resource control RRC signaling.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The first threshold value is determined according to the second threshold value and the increased value, the second threshold value is determined by the synchronization signal block SSB, the increased value is predefined, or the increased value is determined by the threshold indication information received from the second device, and the threshold indication information is carried in at least one message of the system message block SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The first threshold value is determined by first indication information received from the second device, where the first indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that When it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is in the effective state, performing inter-frequency measurement by the primary receiver in the measurement interval, comprising: when the second condition is met and it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is in the effective state, performing inter-frequency measurement by the primary receiver in the measurement interval, The second condition includes at least one of the following conditions: The frequency priority of the target cell is not lower than the frequency priority of the serving cell; or The serving cell is the cell with the largest index parameter among multiple cells measured on the same frequency.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The method further comprises: A first cell is determined as a new serving cell, an index parameter of the first cell is greater than that of the serving cell, and a difference between the index parameter of the first cell and the index parameter of the serving cell is greater than a preset threshold.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The method further comprises: A second cell is determined as a new serving cell, an index parameter of the second cell is greater than an index parameter of the serving cell, and within a first time period, the index parameter of the second cell is greater than other cells measured in the inter-frequency measurement.

10. A signal measurement method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Determine a state of a measurement interval, wherein the state of the measurement interval is determined based on a first condition, and the first condition includes the following information: whether a low-power wake-up signal indicates data transmission, and whether an indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than a first threshold value; Sending status indication information, where the status indication information is used to indicate a status of the measurement interval.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The state of the measurement interval is determined based on the first condition and includes: If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, and the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, determining that the state of the measurement interval is an ineffective state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that data will be transmitted, and the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, determining that the state of the measurement interval is a valid state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the index parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is in the effective state, determine that the state of the measurement interval is in the effective state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is not greater than or less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is an ineffective state, determine that the state of the measurement interval is an ineffective state; or If the low-power wake-up signal indicates that there is no data transmission, the indicator parameter of the same-frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is in the effective state, determine that the state of the measurement interval is in the effective state; or If the low power wake-up signal indicates no data transmission, the index parameter of the same frequency measurement is greater than or not less than the first threshold value, and the state of the current measurement interval is ineffective, it is determined that the state of the measurement interval is ineffective.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that: The first condition also includes indication information about the measurement interval in a network message.

13. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Send threshold indication information, where the threshold indication information is used to indicate an increased value, where the increased value is used to determine the first threshold value in combination with a second threshold value, where the second threshold value is determined by a synchronization signal block SSB; the threshold indication information is carried in at least one message of a system message block SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

14. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Send first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate the first threshold value, and the first indication information is carried in at least one of the following messages: DCI, MAC-CE, or RRC signaling.

15. A measurement method, characterized in that: Applied to a first device, the first device comprising a main receiver and a low power consumption wake-up receiver, the method comprising: Performing co-frequency measurement by waking up the receiver with low power consumption; In the measurement interval, inter-frequency measurement is performed by the low-power wake-up receiver or the main receiver, wherein, in the case of performing inter-frequency measurement by the low-power wake-up receiver, the measurement rule of the inter-frequency measurement is one of the following: Determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS; or The measurement quality is determined based on the SSS and a demodulation reference signal DMRS of a physical broadcast channel PBCH.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The method further comprises: If the inter-frequency measurement is performed through the main receiver, the same-frequency measurement performed through the low-power wake-up receiver is switched to the same-frequency measurement performed through the main receiver.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that In case of performing the co-frequency measurement through the primary receiver, the measurement rule of the co-frequency measurement is: determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS.

18. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that Before performing inter-frequency measurement by the low-power consumption wake-up receiver or the main receiver, the method further includes: Second indication information is received, where the second indication information is used to indicate a measurement rule of the inter-frequency measurement, and the second indication information is carried in at least one message among SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

19. A measurement method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Sending second indication information to the first device, where the second indication information is used to indicate a measurement rule for performing inter-frequency measurement, where the measurement rule is one of the following: Determining the measurement quality based on the secondary synchronization signal SSS; or The measurement quality is determined based on the SSS and a demodulation reference signal DMRS of a physical broadcast channel PBCH.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The second indication information is carried in at least one message among SIB, DCI, RRC signaling or MAC-CE.

21. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device comprises a module for executing the method according to any one of claims 1-14, or comprises a module for executing the method according to any one of claims 15-20.

22. A communication device, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1-14, or configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 15-20.

23. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium comprises instructions, which, when executed, enable the method according to any one of claims 1-14 to be implemented, or enable the method according to any one of claims 15-20 to be implemented.

24. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises instructions, which, when executed, cause the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 to be implemented, or cause the method according to any one of claims 15 to 20 to be implemented.

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