A measurement method and device

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application provides a measurement method and device, relating to the field of communication technology. The method includes: when a terminal reports an A1 event to a network device, if a first condition and a second condition are met, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring area measurement; wherein the first condition includes: the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency frequency point; the second condition includes: the signal quality of the terminal's serving cell is less than or equal to a first threshold value configured for the terminal, or the terminal is not configured with the first threshold value, or the first threshold value configured for the terminal is zero, and the first threshold value is used to indicate whether the terminal turns on neighboring area measurement, thereby saving the power consumption of the terminal and achieving the effect of terminal power saving.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] In a mobile communication system, a terminal can determine whether to measure the signal quality of neighboring cells based on the measurement configuration information sent by the network device. In some cases, the network device can send a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message to the terminal, which can be used to instruct the terminal to delete the inter-frequency point, eliminating the need for the terminal to measure the inter-frequency neighboring cells (the neighboring cells corresponding to the inter-frequency point), thereby saving power.

[0003] However, when the network configuration is abnormal, the network device may not send an RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, or the RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal may not include information instructing the terminal to delete the inter-frequency point. In this case, the terminal needs to measure the signal quality of not only the serving cell and the signal quality of the same-frequency neighboring cells, but also the signal quality of the inter-frequency neighboring cells, which increases the power consumption of the terminal. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present application provide a measurement method and device that can reduce the power consumption of a terminal.

[0005] In a first aspect, a measurement method is provided, the method comprising: when a terminal reports an A1 event to a network device, if a first condition and a second condition are met, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring area measurement; wherein the first condition comprises: the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency frequency point; the second condition comprises: the signal quality of the terminal's service cell is less than or equal to a first threshold value configured for the terminal, or the terminal is not configured with the first threshold value, or the first threshold value configured for the terminal is zero, and the first threshold value is used to indicate whether the terminal turns on neighboring area measurement.

[0006] Based on the method provided in the present application, when the terminal reports an A1 event to the network device, the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency frequency point and the terminal is not configured with a first threshold value, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring area measurement. When the terminal reports an A1 event to the network device, the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency frequency point and the first threshold value is zero, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring area measurement. When the terminal reports an A1 event to the network device, the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency frequency point and the signal quality of the terminal's serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold value, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring area measurement. This saves the power consumption of the terminal and achieves the effect of terminal power saving.

[0007] In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the second condition also includes: when the terminal is configured with a first threshold value, the signal quality of the terminal's serving cell is greater than a second threshold value; wherein the second threshold value is less than the first threshold value and is greater than or equal to a third threshold value, and the third threshold value is less than the first threshold value.

[0008] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the second threshold is a minimum value between the first threshold and the third threshold.

[0009] In a possible implementation of the first aspect, before the terminal reports the A1 event to the network device, the method also includes: the terminal receives a first radio resource control RRC reconfiguration message from the network device, and the first RRC reconfiguration message is used to configure the A2 event to the terminal; the terminal reports the A2 event to the network device; the terminal receives a second RRC reconfiguration message from the network device, and the second RRC reconfiguration message is used to configure the heterofrequency point and the A1 event to the terminal.

[0010] In a possible implementation manner of the first aspect, after the terminal reports the A1 event to the network device, the terminal does not receive a third RRC reconfiguration message from the network device, where the third RRC reconfiguration message is used to instruct the terminal to delete the inter-frequency point.

[0011] In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the terminal includes a physical layer and an RRC layer, and the terminal reports the A1 event to the network device, including: the physical layer measures the signal quality of the serving cell; the physical layer sends the signal quality measurement result of the serving cell to the RRC layer; when the signal quality of the serving cell is greater than a third threshold value, the RRC layer reports the A1 event to the network device.

[0012] In a possible implementation of the first aspect, the terminal includes a physical layer and an RRC layer, and the terminal reports the A2 event to the network device, including: the physical layer measures the signal quality of the serving cell; the physical layer sends the signal quality measurement result of the serving cell to the RRC layer; when the signal quality of the serving cell is less than a fourth threshold value, the RRC layer reports the A2 event to the network device, and the fourth threshold value is less than or equal to the third threshold value.

[0013] In a second aspect, a device is provided, comprising one or more processors; the one or more processors are used to run computer programs or instructions, and when the one or more processors execute the computer programs or instructions, the method of the first aspect and any possible implementation thereof is executed.

[0014] In a possible implementation of the second aspect, the device further includes one or more memories, the one or more memories being coupled to the one or more processors, and the one or more memories being used to store the above-mentioned computer programs or instructions. In one possible implementation, the memory is located outside the device. In another possible implementation, the memory is located within the device. In this application, the processor and memory may also be integrated into one device, that is, the processor and memory may also be integrated together. In one possible implementation, the device further includes a transceiver, the transceiver being used to receive information and / or send information.

[0015] In one possible design, the device further includes one or more communication interfaces, the one or more communication interfaces are coupled to the one or more processors, and the one or more communication interfaces are used to communicate with other modules outside the device.

[0016] In a third aspect, the present application provides a device comprising an interface circuit and a logic circuit; the interface circuit is used to input and / or output information; the logic circuit is used to execute the method of the first aspect and any possible implementation thereof, and process and / or generate information based on the information.

[0017] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores computer instructions or programs. When the computer instructions or programs are run on a computer, the method of the first aspect and any possible implementation thereof is executed.

[0018] In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a chip comprising: a processor, the processor being coupled to a memory, the memory being used to store programs or instructions, and when the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, the method of the first aspect and any possible implementation thereof is executed.

[0019] In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product comprising computer instructions, which, when run on a computer, enables the method of the first aspect and any possible implementation thereof to be executed.

[0020] In a seventh aspect, the present application provides a communication system comprising an apparatus for implementing the method in the first aspect.

[0021] Among them, the technical effects brought about by any design method in the second to seventh aspects can refer to the technical effects brought about by any possible implementation method in the first aspect mentioned above, and will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a network architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2An interactive flow chart of a measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 3 A flowchart of a specific example of a measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a serving cell signal quality change provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 5 Another schematic diagram of serving cell signal quality changes provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of a device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of another device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. The following terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only, and the features of "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this embodiment, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0030] In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising the element.

[0031] In the embodiments of the present application, "at least one (item)" refers to one or more. "Multiple" refers to two or more. "At least two (items)" refers to two or three or more. "And / or" is simply a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following items" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can mean: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", where a, b, c can be single or plural. “When” and “if” both mean that corresponding measures will be taken under certain objective circumstances. They do not limit the time, nor do they require any judgment action when they are implemented, nor do they mean that there are other limitations.

[0032] In the embodiments of this application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of this application should not be construed as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a concrete manner to facilitate understanding.

[0033] In this application, "sending information to ... (terminal)" should be understood as the destination of the information being the terminal. This may include sending information directly or indirectly to the terminal. "Receiving information from ... (terminal)" should be understood as the source of the information being the terminal. This may include receiving information directly or indirectly from the terminal. Information may undergo necessary processing between the source and destination, such as formatting changes, but the destination can still understand the valid information from the source.

[0034] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "setting" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0035] First, some of the terms used in this application are explained below to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0036] 1. Same-frequency neighboring cells and different-frequency neighboring cells

[0037] Neighbor cells are cells adjacent to the serving cell, used to support terminal handover and reselection operations. These neighbor cells can be intra-frequency neighbor cells or inter-frequency neighbor cells. Intra-frequency neighbor cells use the same frequency band as the serving cell. Inter-frequency neighbor cells use a different frequency band than the serving cell.

[0038] 2. A1 incident

[0039] An A1 event indicates that the serving cell's signal quality exceeds a certain threshold (the second threshold). After the network device configures the A1 event for a terminal, the terminal reports the A1 event to the network device when the serving cell's signal quality exceeds the threshold. Reporting is not permitted if the threshold is not met. The threshold can be flexibly configured to suit different scenarios.

[0040] 3. A2 Incident

[0041] An A2 event indicates that the serving cell's signal quality is below a certain threshold (the fourth threshold). After the network device configures the A2 event for a terminal, the terminal can report the A2 event to the network device when the serving cell's signal quality meets the threshold. Reporting is not permitted if the threshold is not met. The threshold can be flexibly set to suit different scenarios.

[0042] 4. Signal measurement threshold (s-measure)

[0043] s-measure is a network-configured threshold (the first threshold value). When the serving cell's signal quality is greater than s-measure, the serving cell signal is sufficiently good. The terminal can continue measuring the serving cell but stops measuring co- and inter-frequency neighboring cells to save power. When the serving cell's signal quality is less than or equal to s-measure, the serving cell signal is insufficient. In this case, the terminal continues measuring the serving cell and also performs co- and inter-frequency neighboring cell measurements.

[0044] 5. Measurement Gap (GAP)

[0045] The measurement configuration information can also include measurement gaps, which are intervals during which a terminal temporarily suspends communication with its serving cell (sending and receiving data) to measure the signal quality of cells using other frequency bands (inter-frequency) or radio access technologies (inter-system). Because a terminal typically has only one RF receiver and can only measure one frequency band at a time, it cannot simultaneously receive signals from both the serving cell and neighboring cells. Therefore, communication with the serving cell must be suspended during the gap period. Measurement gaps allow a terminal to suspend communication with its serving cell for a specified period of time and switch to the target frequency band to measure cell signal quality.

[0046] The present application provides a measurement method. The measurement method of the present application can be applied to communication systems, which may include but are not limited to: wireless communication systems, such as narrowband-Internet of things (NB-IoT), global system for mobile communications (GSM), enhanced data rate for GSM evolution (EDGE), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), time division-synchronization code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA), LTE system, the fifth generation (5G) system, the sixth generation (6G) system, and future systems.

[0047] The communication system is applicable to scenarios including, but not limited to, terrestrial cellular communications, non-terrestrial networks (NTN), satellite communications, high altitude platform stations (HAPS), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), integrated access and backhaul (IAB), and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS).

[0048] Figure 1 A network architecture diagram provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 As shown, the network architecture of the present application may include: a terminal 101, a first network device 102, and a second network device 103. The first network device 102 may be a network device corresponding to a serving cell, and the second network device 103 may be a network device corresponding to a neighboring cell.

[0049] In this case, when the terminal reports the A1 event to the network device, terminal 101 is configured not to perform inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement if the first and second conditions are met. First network device 102 is configured for terminal 101 to perform serving cell measurement. Second network device 103 is configured for terminal 101 to perform neighbor cell measurement, including intra-frequency neighbor cell measurement and inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement. The specific implementation and technical effects of this solution will be described in detail in subsequent method embodiments and will not be elaborated here.

[0050] Optionally, the first network device 102 or the second network device 103 in the embodiment of the present application is a device that connects the terminal 101 to a wireless network. The network device may be a base station, an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next-generation NodeB (gNB) in a 5G mobile communication system, a base station in a future mobile communication system, or an access node in a wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) system, etc. It may also be a module or unit that performs some of the functions of a base station. In one network structure, the network device may include a centralized unit (CU) node, a distributed unit (DU) node, or a radio access network (RAN) device including a CU node and a DU node, or a RAN device including a control plane CU node (CU-CP node), a user plane CU node (CU-UP node), and a DU node. CU and DU can be understood as a division of RAN nodes from a logical functional perspective. The CU and DU are connected via the F1 interface; the CU can represent a gNB and connect to the core network via a next-generation (NG) interface. The CU and DU can be physically separate or deployed together, which is not specifically limited in this application. A CU can be connected to a single DU, or multiple DUs can share a single CU, which can save costs and facilitate network expansion. The CU and DU can be divided based on protocol stacks. One possible approach is to deploy the RRC, service data adaptation protocol (SDAP), and packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layers in the CU, while the remaining radio link control (RLC), medium access control (MAC), and physical layers are deployed in the DU. This application does not limit this protocol stack division method; other division methods are possible. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technologies or device forms used by network devices. In this application, unless otherwise specified, network devices refer to radio access network devices.

[0051] Optionally, in the embodiments of the present application, terminal 101 is a device with wireless transceiver capabilities. Terminal 101 can be a wireless terminal or a wired terminal. A wireless terminal can be a device that provides voice and / or other service data connectivity to a user, a handheld device with wireless connectivity, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. A wireless terminal can communicate with one or more core networks via the RAN. A wireless terminal can be a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) or a computer with a mobile terminal. For example, a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted mobile device can exchange voice and / or data with a radio access network. This is not limited here.

[0052] Terminal 101 includes a hardware layer, an operating system layer running on top of the hardware layer, and an application layer running on top of the operating system layer. The hardware layer includes hardware such as a central processing unit (CPU), a memory management unit (MMU), and memory (also known as main memory). The operating system can be any one or more computer operating systems that implement business processing through processes. The application layer includes applications such as browsers, address books, word processing software, and instant messaging software. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit the specific structure of the execution entity of the method provided in the embodiments of the present application; as long as it is capable of communicating according to the method provided in the embodiments of the present application by running a program that records the code of the method provided in the embodiments of the present application, it is sufficient. For example, the execution entity of the method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be terminal 101, or a functional module in terminal 101 that is capable of calling and executing a program; alternatively, the execution entity of the method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be first network device 102 or second network device 103, or a functional module in first network device 102 or second network device 103 that is capable of calling and executing a program.

[0053] The relevant functions of the terminal 101, the first network device 102, or the second network device 103 in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by a single device, can be implemented by multiple devices, or can be implemented by one or more functional modules within a single device. The embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit this. It is understood that the above functions can be network elements in hardware devices, software functions running on dedicated hardware, or a combination of hardware and software, or virtualized functions instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform).

[0054] In related technologies, when a terminal reports an A1 event and is configured with an inter-frequency point, the network device obtains the signal quality of the current serving cell through measurement reports, which can ensure normal communication needs, and there is no need to enable inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement. At this time, the network device can send an RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, which can be used to instruct the terminal to delete the inter-frequency point configuration information and GAP. After receiving the RRC reconfiguration message, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement, thereby achieving the effect of saving power consumption.

[0055] However, when the network configuration is abnormal, the network device may not send an RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, or the RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal may not include information instructing the terminal to delete the inter-frequency point. In both cases, after the terminal reports the A1 event, the inter-frequency point configuration information and GAP cannot be deleted, that is, the terminal is still configured with the inter-frequency point configuration information and GAP.

[0056] Three scenarios are possible:

[0057] Scenario 1: When the network device is not configured with the first threshold value, or the first threshold value configured by the network device is 0, the terminal can measure the signal quality of the serving cell, the same-frequency neighboring cell, and the different-frequency neighboring cell.

[0058] Scenario 2: When the network device is configured with a first threshold value and the signal quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal is less than or equal to the first threshold value, the terminal can measure the signal quality of the serving cell, the same-frequency neighboring cell, and the different-frequency neighboring cell.

[0059] Scenario 3: When the network device is configured with a first threshold value and the signal quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal is greater than the first threshold value, the terminal can measure the signal quality of the serving cell and does not measure the signal quality of neighboring cells, including the signal quality of co-frequency neighboring cells and the signal quality of inter-frequency neighboring cells.

[0060] In scenarios 1 and 2, the terminal has already reported the A1 event to the network device. The current serving cell signal is sufficient to provide stable communication, but the terminal can still perform inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements. Inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements must be performed through GAP. Using GAP to measure inter-frequency neighbor cells increases the interaction between the terminal and the network device, thereby increasing terminal power consumption.

[0061] In view of the above problems, the present application provides a measurement method. When the terminal reports an A1 event to the network device, the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency frequency point and the terminal is not configured with a first threshold value, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring area measurement. Alternatively, when the terminal reports an A1 event to the network device, the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency frequency point and the first threshold value is zero, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring area measurement. Alternatively, when the terminal reports an A1 event to the network device, the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency frequency point and the signal quality of the terminal's serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold value, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring area measurement. This saves the power consumption of the terminal and achieves the effect of terminal power saving.

[0062] Below, the following embodiments of the present application will be based on Figure 1 Taking the terminal 101, the first network device 102 and the second network device 103 of the shown structure as an example, the measurement method provided in this application is described in detail in combination with the accompanying drawings and application scenarios.

[0063] See also Figure 2 , Figure 2 The interactive flow chart of the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application. The method is applied to a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal can be Figure 1 The terminal or device in the terminal, the network device can be Figure 1 A network device in a network or a device in a network device.

[0064] like Figure 2 As shown, the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application may include:

[0065] S201: The terminal sends a measurement report to a network device, indicating that an A1 event should be reported.

[0066] When the terminal measures that the signal quality of the serving cell is greater than a certain threshold, i.e., the conditions of event A1 are met, the terminal sends a measurement report to the network device. In response, the network device receives the measurement report. The threshold is pre-configured by the network device.

[0067] After step S201, step S202 may optionally be performed.

[0068] S202. The network device sends an RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, instructing the terminal to configure an inter-frequency point.

[0069] During the communication between the terminal and the network, the network device may optionally send an RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, instructing the terminal to configure an inter-frequency point to measure the signal quality of an inter-frequency neighboring cell. Accordingly, the terminal receives the RRC reconfiguration message.

[0070] S203: The terminal determines whether the first condition is met.

[0071] The first condition includes that the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency point. If the terminal meets the first condition (for example, the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency point), step S205 may be performed. If the terminal does not meet the first condition (for example, the terminal is not configured with an inter-frequency point), step S206 may be performed.

[0072] After step S203, step S204 may optionally be performed.

[0073] S204: The network device sends an RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, instructing the terminal to configure a first threshold value.

[0074] During communication between the terminal and the network, the network device may optionally send an RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal to instruct the terminal to configure a first threshold value, where the first threshold value is used to indicate whether the terminal enables neighboring cell measurement. Accordingly, the terminal receives the RRC reconfiguration message.

[0075] S205: The terminal determines whether the second condition is met.

[0076] The second condition includes at least one of the following: the signal quality of the serving cell of the terminal is less than or equal to the first threshold, or the terminal is not configured with the first threshold, or the first threshold configured for the terminal is 0.

[0077] Optionally, the second condition further includes: when the terminal is configured with the first threshold, the signal quality of the terminal's serving cell is greater than a second threshold; wherein the second threshold is less than the first threshold and greater than or equal to a third threshold, the third threshold is less than the first threshold, and the third threshold may be an A1 event threshold. The second threshold may be the minimum of the first and third thresholds.

[0078] If the terminal meets the second condition, step S206 may be executed. If the terminal does not meet the second condition, step S207 may be executed.

[0079] S206: The terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement.

[0080] S207: The terminal does not perform neighboring cell measurement.

[0081] The terminal does not perform neighbor cell measurement, including the terminal does not perform intra-frequency neighbor cell measurement and inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement. The terminal only measures the signal quality of the serving cell.

[0082] For ease of understanding, the following Figure 3 The embodiments of this application are described in detail. Figure 3 As shown, the terminal may include an RRC layer and a physical (PHY) layer. An embodiment of the present application provides a measurement method, including:

[0083] S301. A network device sends a first radio link control (RRC) reconfiguration message to a terminal, to configure an A2 event for the terminal.

[0084] The first radio link control (RRC) reconfiguration message is used to send measurement configuration information to the terminal. The measurement configuration information may be configuration information related to the A2 event. The measurement configuration information may include: measurement object configuration (measObjectConfig), report configuration (reportConfig), and measurement identification (ID) configuration (measIDConfig). The measurement object configuration mainly includes the measurement object, which mainly includes the frequency of the cell to be measured, and configuration related to generating cell measurement values. The report configuration mainly includes measurement events, measurement report trigger-related configuration, etc. The report configuration includes measurement report reporting evaluation criteria, such as whether the measurement report is triggered by a measurement event or reported periodically. Exemplarily, the measurement event may be: at least one of event A1, event A2, event A3, event A4, event A5, event A6, event B1, or event B2. The threshold corresponding to the measurement event is a reference value for determining whether to enter an event or leave an event. The specific value of the threshold is usually configured by the network device. The measurement identifier is used to associate the measurement object with the measurement report. By configuring multiple measurement identifiers, multiple measurement objects can be associated with the same measurement report, and multiple measurement reports can also be associated with the same measurement object.

[0085] For example, configuring measurement event A2 indicates that the service quality of the serving cell is less than the fourth threshold. A measurement ID configuration corresponds to a measurement object and reporting configuration, combining the two to generate a measurement task. Configuring measurement event A3 indicates that the service quality of the neighboring cell is higher than that of the serving cell by an offset value. A measurement ID configuration corresponds to a measurement object and reporting configuration, combining the two to generate a measurement task. Alternatively, one measurement ID corresponds to one measurement task.

[0086] For example, two same-frequency point A1 events and one same-frequency point A3 event are configured, and the measurement configuration sent by the network device to the terminal is:

[0087] {

[0088] Measurement ID configuration 1 {MeasID 1 (reportConfig ID 1, objectID1)}

[0089] Measurement ID configuration 2 {MeasID 2 (reportConfig ID 2, objectID1)}

[0090] Measurement ID configuration 3 {MeasID 3 (reportConfig ID 3, objectID1)}

[0091] Measurement object configuration 1 {objectID1 (f1)}

[0092] Report Configuration 1 {reportConfig ID 1 (A2)}

[0093] Report Configuration 2 {reportConfig ID 2 (A3)}

[0094] Report Configuration 3 {reportConfig ID 3 (A2)}

[0095] }

[0096] The measurement configuration above includes one measurement object configuration, represented by objectID1, which corresponds to the measured frequency f1, the serving cell's frequency (same frequency). The measurement configuration also includes three report configurations, represented by reportConfigID1 through reportConfigID3, corresponding to measurement events A2, A3, and A2, respectively. The measurement configuration also includes three measurement ID configurations, represented by MeasID1 through MeasID3, corresponding to three measurement tasks. Each measurement task corresponds to one measurement object and one measurement event, as described above.

[0097] S302. The terminal sends an RRC configuration completion message to the network device.

[0098] After receiving the first radio link control RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device, the terminal sends an RRC configuration completion message to the network device.

[0099] S303: The PHY layer performs signal quality measurement of the serving cell.

[0100] The PHY layer continuously measures the signal quality of the serving cell. After an idle terminal initiates a camp request to the serving cell, the RRC layer sends a message to the PHY layer requesting measurement of the serving cell. In response, the PHY layer receives the serving cell measurement request message from the RRC layer and begins measuring the signal quality of the serving cell. The PHY layer can perform multiple measurements per cycle, for example, twice. The PHY layer can then filter the multiple measurement results and use the filtered results as the serving cell measurement results.

[0101] The process of the PHY layer performing measurement of the serving cell involves interaction between the PHY layer and the network device corresponding to the serving cell. The specific process can be found in the prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0102] S304. The PHY layer sends the signal quality measurement result of the serving cell to the RRC layer.

[0103] The PHY layer may send the signal quality measurement result of the serving cell to the RRC layer. Correspondingly, the RRC layer may receive the signal quality measurement result of the serving cell from the PHY layer.

[0104] S305. The terminal sends a first measurement report to the network device, indicating that the signal quality of the serving cell is less than a fourth threshold.

[0105] The first measurement report may include an A2 event measurement report. The fourth threshold value may be an A2 event threshold value. The RRC layer receives the signal quality measurement result of the serving cell from the PHY layer. When the terminal determines that the signal quality of the serving cell is less than the fourth threshold value (the A2 event threshold value), the terminal may report the A2 event to the network device.

[0106] S306: The network device sends a second RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, which is used to configure the inter-frequency point and A1 event for the terminal.

[0107] After the network device receives the first measurement report sent by the terminal, it can send a second RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, and the second RRC reconfiguration message is used to send measurement configuration information to the terminal. The measurement configuration information can be inter-frequency point configuration information, A1 event configuration information, and GAP. The GAP includes the length, repetition period, offset, etc. of the measurement gap. The GAP is used to instruct the terminal to suspend communication with the serving cell within a specific time and switch to an inter-frequency point to measure the communication quality of the neighboring area. The relevant description of measObjectConfig, reportConfig, and ID measIDConfig included in the measurement configuration information can be referred to step S301 and will not be repeated here.

[0108] For example, the different-frequency point A3 event and the same-frequency point A1 event are configured, and the measurement configuration sent by the network device to the terminal is:

[0109] {

[0110] Measurement ID configuration 4 {MeasID 4 (reportConfig ID 4, objectID1)}

[0111] Measurement ID configuration 5 {MeasID 5 (reportConfig ID 5, objectID2)}

[0112] Measurement object configuration 1 {objectID1 (f1)}

[0113] Measurement object configuration 2 {objectID2 (f2)}

[0114] Report Configuration 4 {reportConfig ID 4 (A1)}

[0115] Report Configuration 5 {reportConfig ID 5 (A3)}

[0116] s-measure

[0117] }

[0118] The above measurement configuration includes two measurement object configurations, represented by objectID1 and objectID2, corresponding to the measured frequencies f1 and f2, respectively. That is, f1 is the same frequency point, and f2 is the different frequency point. The measurement configuration also includes two report configurations, represented by reportConfig ID4 to reportConfig ID5, corresponding to measurement events A1 and A3, respectively. The measurement configuration also includes two measurement ID configurations, represented by MeasID4 to MeasID5, corresponding to two measurement tasks, each corresponding to a measurement object and a measurement event. See the above description for details.

[0119] Optionally, the measurement configuration also includes a configured quality threshold s-measure. S-measure is introduced primarily to save power for terminals. S-measure is a network-configured threshold that prevents the terminal from performing neighboring cell measurements when the serving cell's signal quality exceeds s-measure.

[0120] S307. The terminal sends an RRC configuration completion message to the network device.

[0121] After receiving the second RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device, the terminal obtains information such as the inter-frequency point, GAP, etc. and sends an RRC configuration completion message to the network device.

[0122] S308. The RRC layer sends an inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement request message to the PHY layer.

[0123] The RRC layer may send an inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement request message to the PHY layer. Correspondingly, the PHY layer may receive the inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement request message from the RRC layer.

[0124] S309: The PHY layer performs signal quality measurement of an inter-frequency neighboring cell.

[0125] After receiving the inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement request message from the RRC layer, the PHY layer suspends communication with the serving cell for a specific period of time and switches to the inter-frequency point to measure the signal quality of the neighbor cell.

[0126] The process of performing neighbor cell measurement at the PHY layer involves interaction between the PHY layer and the network device corresponding to the neighbor cell. The specific process can be found in the prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0127] S310. The PHY layer sends a signal quality measurement result of the serving cell and a signal quality measurement result of an inter-frequency point to the RRC layer.

[0128] The PHY layer may send the signal quality measurement results of the serving cell and the signal quality measurement results of the inter-frequency points to the RRC layer. Correspondingly, the RRC layer may receive the signal quality measurement results of the serving cell and the signal quality measurement results of the inter-frequency points from the PHY layer.

[0129] S311. The terminal sends a second measurement report to the network device, indicating that the signal quality of the serving cell is greater than a third threshold.

[0130] The second measurement report may include an A1 event measurement report. The third threshold may be an A1 event threshold. The RRC layer determines based on the PHY layer's serving cell signal quality measurement results and inter-frequency point signal quality measurement results. When the serving cell signal quality exceeds the third threshold (A1 event threshold), the terminal may report the A1 event to the network device.

[0131] S312: The network device determines whether to send a third RRC reconfiguration message.

[0132] After the terminal reports the A1 event, if the network device sends a third RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, step S313 may be executed. If the network device does not send the third RRC reconfiguration message, step S318 may be executed.

[0133] S313: The network device determines whether the third RRC reconfiguration message carries configuration information for deleting the inter-frequency point.

[0134] If the third RRC reconfiguration message does not carry the configuration information for deleting the inter-frequency point, steps S314-S315 may be performed, and then step S318 may be performed. If the third RRC reconfiguration message carries the configuration information for deleting the inter-frequency point, steps S316-S317 may be performed, and then step S318 may be performed.

[0135] S314: The network device sends a third RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, which is used to instruct the terminal to delete the configuration information of the A1 event.

[0136] The network device sends a third RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, which is used to instruct the terminal to delete the configuration information of the A1 event. At this time, the terminal still has the configuration information of the inter-frequency point and the GAP.

[0137] S315. The terminal sends an RRC configuration completion message to the network device.

[0138] After receiving the third RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device, the terminal sends an RRC configuration completion message to the network device.

[0139] S316. The network device sends a third RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, which is used to instruct the terminal to delete the configuration information of the inter-frequency point.

[0140] The network device sends a third RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, which is used to instruct the terminal to delete the configuration information of the inter-frequency point. At this time, the terminal does not have the configuration information of the inter-frequency point and the GAP.

[0141] For example, after the terminal reports the A1 event, if the network device sends a third RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal, and the third RRC reconfiguration message carries the configuration information for deleting the inter-frequency point and the configuration information for deleting the A1 event, the terminal can delete the configuration information of the GAP and the inter-frequency point A3 event, for example, deleting the following measurement configuration:

[0142] {

[0143] Measurement ID configuration 5 {MeasID 5 (reportConfig ID 5, objectID2)}

[0144] Measurement object configuration 2 {objectID2 (f2)}

[0145] Report Configuration 5 {reportConfig ID 5 (A3)}

[0146] }

[0147] The terminal can delete the configuration information of the A1 event at the same frequency point. For example, delete the following measurement configuration:

[0148] {

[0149] Measurement ID configuration 4 {MeasID 4 (reportConfig ID 4, objectID1)}

[0150] Report Configuration 4 {reportConfig ID 4 (A1)}

[0151] }

[0152] The terminal retains the same-frequency event A2 and the same-frequency event A3. The terminal's measurement configuration information becomes:

[0153] {

[0154] Measurement ID configuration 1 {MeasID 1 (reportConfig ID 1, objectID1)}

[0155] Measurement ID configuration 2 {MeasID 2 (reportConfig ID 2, objectID1)}

[0156] Measurement ID configuration 3 {MeasID 3 (reportConfig ID 3, objectID1)}

[0157] Measurement object configuration 1 {objectID1 (f1)}

[0158] Report Configuration 1 {reportConfig ID 1 (A2)}

[0159] Report Configuration 2 {reportConfig ID 2 (A3)}

[0160] Report Configuration 3 {reportConfig ID 3 (A2)}

[0161] }

[0162] S317. The terminal sends an RRC configuration completion message to the network device.

[0163] After receiving the third RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device, the terminal sends an RRC configuration completion message to the network device.

[0164] S318: The network device determines whether the first threshold is configured.

[0165] The first threshold value may be s-measure. s-measure is a network-configured threshold used to indicate that when the signal quality of the serving cell is greater than s-measure, the terminal does not perform neighboring cell measurement.

[0166] If the network device is configured with the first threshold value, step S319 is executed. If the network device is not configured with the first threshold value, step S323 is executed.

[0167] S319: The network device determines whether the configured first threshold value is 0.

[0168] If the first threshold value is 0, execute step S323. If the first threshold value is not 0, execute step S320.

[0169] S320: The terminal determines whether the serving cell signal quality is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0170] If the serving cell signal quality is greater than the first threshold, step S321 is executed. If the serving cell signal quality is less than or equal to the first threshold, and the third RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal in step S313 does not carry configuration information for deleting the inter-frequency point, step S322 may be executed. If the serving cell signal quality is less than or equal to the first threshold, and the third RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal in step S313 carries configuration information for deleting the inter-frequency point, step S323 is executed.

[0171] S321: The terminal does not perform neighboring cell measurement.

[0172] When the signal quality of the serving cell exceeds the first threshold, normal communication between the terminal and the network device is sufficient. The terminal does not need to perform neighbor cell measurements, including intra-frequency and inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements. The terminal only measures the signal quality of the serving cell.

[0173] S322: The terminal determines whether the serving cell signal quality is greater than a second threshold.

[0174] The second threshold is smaller than the first threshold (s-measure) and is greater than or equal to the third threshold (A1 event threshold). The third threshold is smaller than the first threshold.

[0175] Furthermore, the second threshold value may be the minimum value between the first threshold value and the third threshold value, that is, the second threshold value is equal to the third threshold value.

[0176] Exemplarily, the second threshold value may be s-measureX, where s-measureX is greater than or equal to the A1 event threshold value and less than s-measure. In the best case, s-measureX is equal to the A1 event threshold value.

[0177] It is understood that if the signal quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold (s-measure) and the third RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal in step S313 does not carry the configuration information for deleting the inter-frequency frequency point, the terminal needs to perform inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement. However, in this embodiment of the application, a second threshold judgment condition is added in the above situation. If the signal quality of the serving cell is greater than the second threshold, step S323 can be executed. If the signal quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the second threshold, step S324 can be executed.

[0178] S323: The terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement.

[0179] If the signal quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold and greater than the second threshold, and the third RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal in step S313 does not carry the configuration information for deleting the inter-frequency point, the terminal has reported the A1 event to the network device, indicating that the signal quality of the serving cell can meet normal communication needs. At this time, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement, but can perform signal quality measurement of the serving cell and the same-frequency neighbor cell, thereby reducing terminal power consumption.

[0180] Alternatively, if the signal quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold value, and the third RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal in step S313 carries the configuration information for deleting the inter-frequency frequency point, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring area measurement, and can perform signal quality measurement of the serving cell and signal quality measurement of the same-frequency neighboring area.

[0181] S324. The terminal performs signal quality measurement of the serving cell, the same-frequency neighboring cell, and the different-frequency neighboring cell.

[0182] When the signal quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the second threshold and greater than the third threshold, the terminal can measure the signal quality of the inter-frequency neighboring cell in addition to the serving cell and the same-frequency neighboring cell because the terminal has not deleted the information of the inter-frequency frequency point.

[0183] In order to more clearly indicate whether the neighboring area should be measured under different conditions, the following Figure 4 and Figure 5 The implementation effects of the above embodiments are described.

[0184] When the second threshold value is less than the first threshold value and greater than the third threshold value, Figure 4 The figure shows a graph showing changes in the signal quality of a serving cell. Using the method of an embodiment of the present application, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements during the time periods T1-T2 and T5-T6 (i.e., inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements are required during the original time periods T1-T2 and T5-T6. However, using the method of an embodiment of the present application, inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements can be omitted, reducing terminal power consumption). During the time periods T2-T3 and T4-T5, the terminal can measure the signal quality of the serving cell, the same-frequency neighbor cell, and the inter-frequency neighbor cell. When the time period is greater than T6 and less than T1, the terminal does not perform neighbor cell measurements, including both same-frequency neighbor cell measurements and inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements.

[0185] When the second threshold value is equal to the third threshold value, Figure 5Another serving cell signal quality change diagram is shown. Using the method of an embodiment of the present application, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements during the time periods T1-T3 and T4-T6 (i.e., inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements are required during the time periods T1-T3 and T4-T6. However, using the method of an embodiment of the present application, inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements can be omitted, reducing terminal power consumption). When the time period is greater than T6 and less than T1, the terminal does not perform neighbor cell measurements, including intra-frequency neighbor cell measurements and inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements.

[0186] It should be noted that the various embodiments of this application can be implemented independently or in combination, without limitation. Unless otherwise specified or there is a logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions of the different embodiments provided in this application are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0187] It is understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the execution subject may perform some or all of the steps in the embodiments of the present application. These steps or operations are merely examples, and the embodiments of the present application may also perform other operations or variations of various operations. In addition, the various steps may be performed in a different order than those presented in the embodiments of the present application, and it is possible that not all operations in the embodiments of the present application need to be performed.

[0188] The above mainly introduces the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application from the perspective of interaction between devices. It is understandable that, in order to realize the above functions, each device includes a hardware structure and / or software module corresponding to the execution of each function. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in combination with the algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware 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 to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0189] The embodiments of the present application can divide the functional modules of each device according to the above method examples. For example, each functional module can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiments of the present application is schematic and is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods.

[0190] In the case of dividing each functional module into corresponding functional modules, Figure 6A device 1600 is shown, which can perform the above Figures 2 to 3 The actions performed by the terminal and network equipment in the method shown, and all relevant contents of the steps involved in the above method embodiment can be referred to the functional description of the corresponding functional module. The technical effects that can be obtained can be referred to the above method embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0191] Apparatus 1600 may include a transceiver module 1601 and a processing module 1602. Exemplarily, apparatus 1600 may be a communications device, or a chip used in a communications device, or other combined device or component having the aforementioned apparatus functions. When apparatus 1600 is a communications device, transceiver module 1601 may be a transceiver, which may include an antenna and radio frequency circuits, etc.; processing module 1602 may be a processor (or processing circuit), such as a baseband processor, which may include one or more central processing units (CPUs). When apparatus 1600 is a component having the aforementioned apparatus functions, transceiver module 1601 may be a radio frequency unit; processing module 1602 may be a processor (or processing circuit), such as a baseband processor. When apparatus 1600 is a system-on-chip (SoC), transceiver module 1601 may be the input / output interface of the chip (e.g., a baseband chip); processing module 1602 may be the system-on-chip processor (or processing circuit), which may include one or more CPUs. It should be understood that the transceiver module 1601 in the embodiment of the present application can be implemented by a transceiver or a transceiver-related circuit component; the processing module 1602 can be implemented by a processor or a processor-related circuit component (or, referred to as a processing circuit).

[0192] For example, the transceiver module 1601 can be used to perform Figures 2 to 3 All transceiver operations performed by the device in the embodiment shown, and / or other processes used to support the technology described herein; the processing module 1602 can be used to perform Figures 2 to 3 All operations except for the transceiver operations performed by the apparatus in the illustrated embodiments, and / or other processes for supporting the technology described herein.

[0193] As another possible implementation method, Figure 6 The transceiver module 1601 in the embodiment can be replaced by a transceiver, which can integrate the functions of the transceiver module 1601; the processing module 1602 can be replaced by a processor, which can integrate the functions of the processing module 1602. Figure 6 The illustrated apparatus 1600 may also include memory.

[0194] The present application also provides a Figure 7The device 1700 shown in FIG. 1 may be a terminal or a chip or system on chip in a terminal; or a network device or a chip or system on chip in a network device. Figure 7 As shown, the device 1700 includes a processor 1701 , a transceiver 1702 and a communication circuit 1703 .

[0195] Furthermore, the apparatus 1700 may further include a memory 1704 . The processor 1701 , the memory 1704 and the transceiver 1702 may be connected via a communication line 1703 .

[0196] Processor 1701 is a central processing unit (CPU), a general-purpose processor, a network processor (NP), a digital signal processor (DSP), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a programmable logic device (PLD), or any combination thereof. Processor 1701 may also be other devices with processing capabilities, such as circuits, devices, or software modules, without limitation.

[0197] Transceiver 1702 is used to communicate with other devices or other communication networks. Other communication networks may be Ethernet, RAN, wireless local area networks (WLAN), etc. Transceiver 1702 may be a module, circuit, transceiver, or any device capable of communication.

[0198] The communication line 1703 is used to transmit information between the various components included in the device 1700.

[0199] The memory 1704 is used to store instructions, where the instructions may be computer programs.

[0200] Memory 1704 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device capable of storing static information and / or instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device capable of storing information and / or instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage (including compact discs, laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs, Blu-ray discs, etc.), a magnetic disk storage medium, or other magnetic storage device, etc., without limitation.

[0201] It should be noted that memory 1704 can exist independently of processor 1701 or can be integrated with processor 1701. Memory 1704 can be used to store instructions, program code, or some data. Memory 1704 can be located within device 1700 or outside of device 1700, without limitation. Processor 1701 is configured to execute instructions stored in memory 1704 to implement the communication methods provided in the following embodiments of this application.

[0202] In one example, the processor 1701 may include one or more CPUs, such as Figure 7 CPU0 and CPU1 in.

[0203] As an optional implementation, the apparatus 1700 includes multiple processors, for example, Figure 7 In addition to the processor 1701, a processor 1707 may also be included.

[0204] As an optional implementation, the apparatus 1700 further includes an output device 1705 and an input device 1706. For example, the input device 1706 is a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a joystick, or the like, and the output device 1705 is a display screen, a speaker, or the like.

[0205] It should be noted that the device 1700 can be a desktop computer, a portable computer, a network server, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wireless terminal, an embedded device, a chip system or a computer with a plurality of CPUs. Figure 7 In addition, Figure 7 The structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the device, except Figure 7 In addition to the components shown, the device may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently.

[0206] In the embodiment of the present application, the chip system can be composed of chips, or can include chips and other discrete devices.

[0207] In addition, the actions and terms involved in the various embodiments of this application can refer to each other without limitation. The message names or parameter names in the messages exchanged between the various devices in the embodiments of this application are only examples, and other names can also be used in specific implementations without limitation.

[0208] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product, which, when executed by a computer, can implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0209] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program, which, when executed by a computer, can implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0210] Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium. All or part of the processes in the aforementioned method embodiments can be executed by a computer program instructing the relevant hardware. The program can be stored in the computer-readable storage medium. When executed, the program can include the processes of the aforementioned method embodiments. The computer-readable storage medium can be an internal storage unit of a terminal (including a data transmitter and / or a data receiver) in any of the aforementioned embodiments, such as the terminal's hard drive or memory. The computer-readable storage medium can also be an external storage device of the terminal, such as a plug-in hard drive, smart media card (SMC), secure digital (SD) card, flash memory card, etc. Furthermore, the computer-readable storage medium can include both the terminal's internal storage unit and an external storage device. The computer-readable storage medium is used to store the computer program and other programs and data required by the terminal. The computer-readable storage medium can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is about to be output.

[0211] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed 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 modules or 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 device, 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.

[0212] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may be one physical unit or multiple physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed in multiple places. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0213] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into a single processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a single unit. The aforementioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional units.

[0214] If the integrated unit is implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application can essentially or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product. The software product is stored in a storage medium and includes a number of instructions for causing a device (which can be a single-chip microcomputer, chip, etc.) or a processor to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: USB flash drives, mobile hard drives, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, optical disks, and other media that can store program code.

[0215] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A measurement method, characterized in that: include: When the terminal reports the A1 event to the network device, if the first condition and the second condition are met, the terminal does not perform inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement; Among them, the first condition includes: the terminal is configured with an inter-frequency point; the second condition includes: the signal quality of the serving cell of the terminal is less than or equal to the first threshold value configured for the terminal, or the terminal is not configured with the first threshold value, or the first threshold value configured for the terminal is zero, and the first threshold value is used to indicate whether the terminal turns on neighboring area measurement.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The second condition also includes: when the terminal is configured with the first threshold value, the signal quality of the serving cell of the terminal is greater than a second threshold value; wherein the second threshold value is less than the first threshold value and is greater than or equal to a third threshold value, and the third threshold value is less than the first threshold value.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The second threshold value is a minimum value between the first threshold value and the third threshold value.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that Before the terminal reports the A1 event to the network device, the method further includes: The terminal receives a first radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message from the network device, where the first RRC reconfiguration message is used to configure an A2 event for the terminal; The terminal reports the A2 event to the network device; The terminal receives a second RRC reconfiguration message from the network device, where the second RRC reconfiguration message is used to configure the inter-frequency point and the A1 event for the terminal.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that After the terminal reports the A1 event to the network device, the terminal does not receive a third RRC reconfiguration message from the network device, where the third RRC reconfiguration message is used to instruct the terminal to delete the inter-frequency point.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The terminal includes a physical layer and an RRC layer, and the terminal reporting the A1 event to the network device includes: The physical layer measures the signal quality of the serving cell; The physical layer sends the signal quality measurement result of the serving cell to the RRC layer; In a case where the signal quality of the serving cell is greater than a third threshold, the RRC layer reports the A1 event to the network device, and the third threshold is less than the first threshold.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The terminal includes a physical layer and an RRC layer, and the terminal reporting the A2 event to the network device includes: The physical layer measures the signal quality of the serving cell; The physical layer sends the signal quality measurement result of the serving cell to the RRC layer; When the signal quality of the serving cell is less than a fourth threshold, the RRC layer reports the A2 event to the network device, the fourth threshold is less than or equal to the third threshold, and the third threshold is less than the first threshold.

8. A device, characterized in that: The device includes a processor; the processor is configured to run a computer program or instruction so that the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is executed.

9. A device, characterized in that: The device comprises an interface circuit and a logic circuit; the interface circuit is used to input and / or output information; and the logic circuit is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions or a program, and when the computer instructions or the program are run on a computer, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is executed.

11. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product includes a computer program or computer instructions; when part or all of the computer program or computer instructions are run on a computer, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is executed.

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