Communication method and device and computer readable storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides a communication method and device, and a computer readable storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: receiving first information which indicates that a main base station is configured with a first measurement sequence of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms the configuration of the measurement sequence; and configuring a second measurement sequence of at least one second measurement frequency point. The invention provides a communication method and device, which can ensure that terminal equipment measures a measurement object configured on an auxiliary base station side in time, and further ensure the mobility performance of the auxiliary base station side.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In the connected state, the terminal device needs to perform measurements according to the configuration of the network device. Usually, the network device will configure measurement tasks for multiple frequency points (measurement objects), or measurement identities (MID), including same-frequency measurement, different-frequency measurement, and different-system measurement. After receiving the measurement configuration, the terminal device starts to perform measurements. However, the previous protocol did not clearly specify the order of measuring different frequency points, resulting in the network being unable to control the terminal device to perform measurement tasks well. Therefore, recent discussions on the Radio Access Network (RAN)2 consider introducing a measurement order on the Master Node (MN), also known as the main base station.

[0003] However, in actual application scenarios, terminal devices often configure multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC), in which the secondary node (SN), also known as the secondary base station, can also be configured with measurement tasks. At this time, if only the MN side configures the measurement order of the measurement object, the measurement object configured on the SN side may not be measured in time, which may cause mobility problems on the primary secondary cell (PScell) side. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application provides a communication method and apparatus, which can ensure that a terminal device measures a measurement object configured on a secondary base station side in a timely manner, thereby ensuring the mobility performance on the secondary base station side.

[0005] In order to achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, which is applied to a secondary base station. The communication method includes: receiving first information, wherein the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirmed the configuration of the measurement order; and configuring a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point.

[0007] Optionally, the first information includes indication information of whether to configure the first measurement order and / or the first measurement order of the at least one first measurement frequency point.

[0008] Optionally, the first information indicates confirmation of configuration of a measurement order, and before receiving the first information, the step further includes: sending a first request, where the first request is used to request configuration of a measurement order.

[0009] Optionally, before configuring a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point, the method further includes: receiving second information, where the second information indicates a highest measurement order allowed to be configured, and the second measurement order is lower than or equal to the highest measurement order.

[0010] Optionally, the communication method further includes: sending a second request, wherein the second request is used to request adjustment of the highest measurement order.

[0011] Optionally, configuring a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point includes: if there is a second measurement order higher than the highest order of the first measurement order, sending the second measurement order to the primary base station.

[0012] Optionally, the first information includes a first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point, the first measurement frequency point and the at least one second measurement frequency point are located in the same frequency range, and the second measurement order is lower than the first measurement order.

[0013] Optionally, if the first measurement frequency point is the same as the second measurement frequency point, the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point is equal to the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point; or, if the second measurement frequency point is different from all first measurement frequencies, the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point is reconfigured.

[0014] In a second aspect, the present application also discloses a communication method, applied to a main base station, the communication method comprising: sending first information, the first information indicating that the main base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirming the configuration of the measurement order; receiving a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station.

[0015] Optionally, the first information indicates confirmation of configuration of a measurement order, and before receiving the first information, the step further includes: receiving a first request, where the first request is used to request configuration of a measurement order.

[0016] Optionally, before receiving the second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station, the method further includes: sending second information, where the second information indicates a highest measurement order allowed to be configured, and the second measurement order is lower than or equal to the highest measurement order.

[0017] Optionally, the communication method further includes: receiving a second request, wherein the second request is used to request adjustment of the highest measurement order.

[0018] Optionally, the receiving the second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station includes: receiving the second measurement order of the at least one second measurement frequency point, and there is a highest order in which the second measurement order is higher than the first measurement order.

[0019] Optionally, the receiving of the first information includes: in response to the first measurement frequency point and the at least one second measurement frequency point being located in the same frequency range, sending the first information, the first information including a first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point, the second measurement order being lower than the first measurement order.

[0020] In a third aspect, the present application also discloses a communication method, which is applied to a terminal device, and the communication method includes: receiving a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point configured by a main base station; receiving a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by a secondary base station, and performing measurement according to the first measurement order and the second measurement order.

[0021] Optionally, the second measurement order is configured by triggering first information, and the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms the configuration of the measurement order.

[0022] In a fourth aspect, the present application also discloses a communication device, which is applied to a secondary base station, and the communication device includes: a communication module, which is used to receive first information, wherein the first information indicates that the main base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirmed the configuration of the measurement order; a processing module, which is used to configure a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point.

[0023] In the fifth aspect, the present application also discloses a communication device, which is applied to a main base station, and the communication device includes: a communication module, which is used to send first information, wherein the first information indicates that the main base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms the configuration of the measurement order; the communication module is also used to receive a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station.

[0024] In the sixth aspect, the present application also discloses a communication device, which is applied to a terminal device, and the communication device includes: a communication module, which is used to receive a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point configured by a main base station; the communication module is also used to receive a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by a secondary base station; a processing module, which is used to perform measurement according to the first measurement order and the second measurement order.

[0025] In a seventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, and the computer program is executed by a processor to execute any one of the methods provided in the first aspect, the second aspect or the third aspect.

[0026] In an eighth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program executable on the processor, and the processor executes the computer program to execute any one of the methods provided in the first aspect.

[0027] In a ninth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program executable on the processor, and the processor executes the computer program to execute any one of the methods provided in the second aspect.

[0028] In a tenth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program executable on the processor, and the processor executes the computer program to execute any one of the methods provided in the third aspect.

[0029] In the eleventh aspect, a computer program product is provided, on which a computer program is stored, and the computer program is executed by a processor to execute any one of the methods provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0030] In a twelfth aspect, a communication system is provided, comprising the above-mentioned terminal device and the above-mentioned network device.

[0031] In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a chip (or a data transmission device) on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by the chip, the steps of the above method are implemented.

[0032] In the fourteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides a system chip, which is applied to a terminal, and the chip system includes at least one processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit and the at least one processor are interconnected through lines, and the at least one processor is used to execute instructions to execute any one of the methods provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0033] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects:

[0034] In the technical solution of the present application, the secondary base station receives the first information, the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured the first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms the configuration of the measurement order; configures the second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point. In the present application, the primary base station notifies the secondary base station that it has configured the first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms the configuration of the measurement order of the secondary base station, so that the secondary base station can configure the second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point, so that the terminal device can measure according to the first measurement order and the second measurement order, and timely measure the measurement objects configured by the primary base station and the secondary base station, taking into account the mobility performance of the primary base station and the secondary base station.

[0035] Furthermore, in the technical solution of the present application, the secondary base station receives the second information, the second information indicates the highest measurement order allowed to be configured, and the second measurement order is lower than or equal to the highest measurement order. In the technical solution of the present application, the primary base station configures the highest measurement order for the secondary base station so that the second measurement order is lower than or equal to the highest measurement order, thereby ensuring that the terminal device preferentially measures the measurement object configured on the primary base station side, and preferentially ensures the mobility performance of the primary base station.

[0036] Furthermore, in the technical solution of the present application, the secondary base station sends a second request, and the second request is used to request adjustment of the highest measurement order. The technical solution of the present application can ensure the flexibility of the second measurement order and the mobility performance of the secondary base station in different scenarios by requesting adjustment of the highest measurement order by the secondary base station. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] Figure 1 It is an interactive flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 2 is an interactive flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] Figure 3 is an interactive flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 4 is an interactive flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] Figure 5 is an interactive flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] Figure 6 is a structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] The communication systems to which the embodiments of the present application are applicable include, but are not limited to, Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, fifth-generation (5G) systems, new wireless (NR) systems, and future evolution systems or multiple communication fusion systems. Among them, the 5G system can be a non-standalone (NSA) 5G system or a standalone (SA) 5G system. The technical solution of the present application is also applicable to different network architectures, including but not limited to relay network architectures, dual-connection architectures, vehicle-to-everything communication architectures, and other architectures.

[0045] This application mainly relates to the communication between terminal equipment and network equipment. Among them:

[0046] The network device in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as an access network device, for example, it may be a base station (BS) (also referred to as a base station device), and the network device is a device deployed in a radio access network (RAN) to provide wireless communication functions. For example, in the second-generation (2G) network, the equipment that provides base station functions includes the base transceiver station (BTS), in the third-generation (3G) network, the equipment that provides base station functions includes the node B (NodeB), and in the fourth-generation (4G) network, the equipment that provides base station functions includes the evolved node B (eNB). In wireless local area networks (WLAN), the equipment that provides base station functions is the access point (AP), and the equipment that provides base station functions in NR is the next generation Node Base station (gNB), as well as the evolved node B (ng-eNB), where the gNB and the terminal device communicate using NR technology, and the ng-eNB and the terminal device communicate using evolved universal terrestrial radio access (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access, E-UTRA) technology, and both gNB and ng-eNB can be connected to the 5G core network. The network devices in the embodiments of the present application also include devices that provide base station functions in future new communication systems, etc.

[0047] The terminal equipment in the embodiments of the present application may refer to various forms of access terminals, user units, user stations, mobile stations, mobile stations (Mobile Station, MS), remote stations, remote terminals, mobile devices, user terminals, wireless communication devices, user agents or user devices. The terminal equipment may also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a future 5G network or a terminal device in a future evolving Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The terminal equipment may also be referred to as User Equipment (UE), a terminal, etc.

[0048] As described in the background technology, in a dual-connectivity scenario, if only the MN side configures the measurement order of the measurement objects, the measurement objects configured on the SN side may not be measured in time, which may cause mobility problems on the PScell ​​side.

[0049] Specifically, the prior art does not take into account the measurement requirements of the secondary base station. For example, when the terminal device configures the gap (Per-UE GAP) for the terminal device, since the primary base station configures the measurement order, the terminal device can only prioritize the measurement objects configured by the primary base station within a limited time, and cannot timely measure the measurement objects configured on the secondary base station side, resulting in a decrease in the mobility performance on the secondary base station side.

[0050] In the present application, the primary base station notifies the secondary base station that it has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency or confirms that the secondary base station has configured a measurement order, so that the secondary base station can configure a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency, so that the terminal device can perform measurements according to the first measurement order and the second measurement order, and timely measure the measurement objects configured by the primary base station and the secondary base station, taking into account the mobility performance of the primary base station and the secondary base station.

[0051] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0052] See also Figure 1 The method provided in this application specifically includes the following steps:

[0053] Step 101: The primary base station sends first information. Correspondingly, the secondary base station receives the first information.

[0054] Specifically, the first information may be transmitted through an inter-base station interface between the primary base station and the secondary base station.

[0055] In a specific implementation, the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point. That is, through the first information, the secondary base station can learn that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point. The first measurement frequency point is a measurement object configured by the primary base station for the terminal device.

[0056] Further, the first information includes indication information of whether to configure the first measurement order and / or the first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point. For example, the indication information may occupy one bit, and a bit value of 1 indicates that the first measurement order is configured, and a bit value of 0 indicates that the first measurement order is not configured.

[0057] In another specific implementation, the first information indicates confirmation of configuring the measurement order. In this case, the secondary base station may request the primary base station to configure the measurement order.

[0058] Further, the secondary base station sends a first request to the primary base station, where the first request is used to request configuration of a second measurement order of a second measurement frequency point, wherein the second measurement frequency point is a measurement object configured by the secondary base station for the terminal device.

[0059] Specifically, the first measurement frequency point and the second measurement frequency point may be the same or different, and this application does not impose any limitation on this.

[0060] Step 102: The secondary base station configures a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point.

[0061] It should be pointed out that the serial numbers of the steps in this embodiment do not limit the execution order of the steps.

[0062] It is understandable that, in a specific implementation, the communication method can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs in a processor integrated inside a chip or a chip module. The method can also be implemented in the form of software combined with hardware, which is not limited in this application.

[0063] It should be noted that the first measurement frequency point and the frequency point of the main cell can be the same frequency, different frequency and different system frequency point, that is, the terminal device can perform the measurement on the first measurement frequency point by the same frequency, different frequency and different system measurement; the second measurement frequency point and the frequency point of the main and auxiliary cells can be the same frequency, different frequency and different system frequency point, that is, the terminal device can perform the measurement on the second measurement frequency point by the same frequency, different frequency and different system measurement. This application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0064] In this embodiment, the terminal device accesses the primary cell PCell, establishes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection, and conducts services. The terminal device establishes multiple services, such as Data Radio Bearer (DRB) 1, DRB2, and DRB3, and different DRBs have different service requirements.

[0065] PCell configures multiple frequency measurement tasks (MID) for terminal devices. A measurement identifier is associated with a measurement object and a reporting condition. The reporting condition can be different measurement events, such as the signal quality of the neighboring cell exceeds the preset threshold, the signal quality of the neighboring cell is higher than the signal quality of the serving cell by a preset offset, etc. The reporting condition can also be periodic, such as sending a measurement report at a set time interval.

[0066] For terminal devices that support dual connections, PCell can configure dual connections for the terminal devices and configure PSCell (belonging to SN) for the terminal devices. In order to meet the mobility requirements on the PSCell side, SN can also configure measurements for the terminal devices. For PCell, in order to reasonably control the progress of the terminal devices measuring different frequencies, Pcell can set the measurement order of different measurement objects. Assume that PCell sets the first measurement frequencies F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and F6, and the first measurement order of the first measurement frequencies F1, F2, F3, F4 is 1, 2, 3, 4 respectively, and the first measurement frequencies F5 and F6 are not configured with the first measurement order. Among them, the lower the value of the first measurement order, the higher the priority, and the more priority measurement is needed.

[0067] The interaction between the primary base station and the secondary base station is described below in combination with different application scenarios.

[0068] Embodiment 1: The first information includes a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point, and the secondary base station sends a second measurement order to the primary base station.

[0069] This embodiment assumes that the terminal device is configured with Per-UE GAP. At this time, when the terminal device is in GAP operation period, all service cells of the terminal device stop communicating with the terminal device, and the terminal device uses GAP to measure the frequency point.

[0070] Please refer to Figure 2 In step 201, the primary base station sends first information to the secondary base station. The first information includes a first measurement order of all first measurement frequency points.

[0071] Specifically, the PCell knows that the PSCell may also configure measurement tasks for the terminal device, and the PCell knows that the terminal device is configured with Per-UE GAP, so the PCell needs to notify the PSCell of the measurement order corresponding to each measurement object through the base station interface. For example, the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency points F1, F2, F3, and F4 is 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.

[0072] In the specific implementation of step 202, the secondary base station configures a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point. After the PScell ​​learns that the PCell is configured with the first measurement order, it also needs to reasonably set the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point configured by the PSCell for the terminal device.

[0073] Specifically, if there is a first measurement frequency point that is the same as the second measurement frequency point, the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point is equal to the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point; or, if the second measurement frequency point is different from all the first measurement frequency points, the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point is reconfigured. In other words, for the second measurement frequency point that is the same as the first measurement frequency point, the secondary base station does not have to repeatedly set the measurement order; for the second measurement frequency point that is different from the first measurement frequency point, the secondary base station can configure the second measurement order for this part of the frequency points in combination with its own mobility requirements, etc. For example, the second measurement frequency points include F7 / F8 / F9, and the secondary base station can configure the second measurement order for all or part of F7 / F8 / F9.

[0074] Specifically, for scenarios where a PSCell update may need to be performed soon, for example, the terminal device is already at the edge of the current PSCell, the PSCell requires the terminal device to measure certain second measurement frequency points as soon as possible in order to find a new PSCell that can be updated as soon as possible. At this time, the secondary base station can set the second measurement order of these second measurement frequency points to a relatively high level, such as 1 (the highest priority measurement order). If the terminal device is at the center of the PSCell, the secondary base station determines that the terminal device will not perform a PSCell update for the time being, and the secondary base station can set the measurement order of some second measurement frequency points to a lower level, such as 4 or 5.

[0075] In a specific implementation of step 203, the secondary base station may notify the primary base station of the second measurement order of all or part of the second measurement frequency points.

[0076] In a specific embodiment, if there is a second measurement order that is higher than the highest order of the first measurement order, the secondary base station sends the second measurement order to the primary base station.

[0077] Specifically, for the second measurement order set by the secondary base station, if the second measurement order of some second measurement frequency points is higher than the highest order of the first measurement order set by the primary base station, the secondary base station needs to notify the primary base station so that the primary base station can determine whether it needs to modify the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency points configured by itself based on its own mobility requirements.

[0078] Correspondingly, if the second measurement orders set by the secondary base station are all lower than the highest order of the first measurement orders set by the primary base station, the secondary base station may not need to notify the primary base station.

[0079] In the specific implementation of step 204, the secondary base station sends the second measurement order to the terminal device, so that the terminal device measures the second measurement frequency point according to the second measurement order.

[0080] In the specific implementation of step 205, the primary base station sends the first measurement order to the terminal device, so that the terminal device measures the first measurement frequency point according to the first measurement order.

[0081] In an optional embodiment, since the primary base station sends the first measurement order to the secondary base station, the secondary base station may send the first measurement order and the second measurement order to the terminal device together.

[0082] In another optional embodiment, since the secondary base station sends the second measurement order to the primary base station, the primary base station may send the first measurement order and the second measurement order to the terminal device at the same time. That is, the secondary base station may send the first measurement order and the second measurement order to the terminal device, or the primary base station may send the first measurement order and the second measurement order to the terminal device. The primary base station may also send the first measurement order directly to the terminal device, and the secondary base station may send the second measurement order directly to the terminal device.

[0083] Embodiment 2, dual connection scenario, the primary base station configures a first measurement frequency point in a first frequency range for the terminal device; the secondary base station configures a second measurement frequency point in a second frequency range for the terminal device, and the terminal device configures a gap (Per-FR GAP) for the frequency range, and the first frequency range is different from the second frequency range.

[0084] For example, the first frequency range is frequency range 1 (Frequency range 1, FR1), and the second frequency range is frequency range 2 (Frequency range 1, FR2); or, the second frequency range is FR1, and the first frequency range is FR2. For the frequency ranges of FR1 and FR2, reference can be made to 3GPP TS38.101, etc. Generally, the frequency of FR1 is relatively low, such as a frequency lower than 6 GHz; the frequency of FR2 is relatively high, such as a frequency higher than 10 GHz, and this application does not impose any limitation on this.

[0085] In a specific implementation of step 301, the primary base station configures a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point.

[0086] In a specific implementation of step 302, the secondary base station configures a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point.

[0087] In this embodiment, since the first measurement frequency point and the second measurement frequency point are located in different frequency ranges, and the terminal device performs measurement according to the Per-FR GAP, the primary base station and the secondary base station can independently configure the first measurement order and the second measurement order respectively. The terminal device's measurement of the first measurement frequency point and the measurement of the second measurement frequency point are independent and do not affect each other. In this case, the primary base station does not need to send the first measurement order to the secondary base station, and the secondary base station does not need to send the second measurement order to the primary base station. In addition, the secondary base station does not need to request the primary base station to confirm the configuration of the second measurement order.

[0088] Furthermore, the configurable maximum value of the first measurement order at the first measurement frequency point in the first frequency range may be the same as or different from the configurable maximum value of the second measurement order at the second measurement frequency point in the second frequency range. The configurable maximum value of the first measurement order may be determined by the primary base station, and the configurable maximum value of the second measurement order may be determined by the secondary base station.

[0089] For example, when the primary base station configures the first measurement order, the configurable maximum value of the first measurement order is 1; when the secondary base station configures the second measurement order, it may not consider the configurable maximum value of the first measurement order and set the configurable maximum value of the second measurement order to 2.

[0090] After a period of time, if the main base station configures a first measurement frequency point in the second frequency range for the terminal device, if the main base station needs to set the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point, the main base station needs to notify the secondary base station of the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point in the second frequency range configured.

[0091] Therefore, in the specific implementation of step 303, the primary base station sends the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point to the secondary base station. The first measurement frequency point and the second measurement frequency point are located in the same frequency range.

[0092] In this embodiment, by notifying the secondary base station of the first measurement frequency point, the secondary base station can adjust the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point located in the second frequency range configured on the local side. For example, it may be necessary to lower the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point on FR2 configured on the local side, and give priority to ensuring that the first measurement frequency point configured by the primary base station is measured.

[0093] Correspondingly, after a period of time, if the secondary base station configures a second measurement frequency point located in the first frequency range for the terminal device, if the secondary base station needs to set a second measurement order for the second measurement frequency point, the secondary base station needs to notify the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point located in the first frequency range configured by the primary base station.

[0094] Therefore, in the specific implementation of step 304, the secondary base station sends the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point to the primary base station. The second measurement frequency point and the first measurement frequency point are located in the same frequency range.

[0095] In this embodiment, by notifying the master base station of the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point, the master base station can adjust the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point on the first frequency range configured on this side. For example, it may be necessary to increase the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point on FR1 configured on this side, and give priority to ensuring that the first measurement frequency point configured by the master base station is measured.

[0096] Embodiment 3: In a dual-connection scenario, the primary base station is not initially configured with the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point.

[0097] In this embodiment, when the secondary base station needs to configure the second measurement order for its configured second measurement frequency point, it needs to request the primary base station. After the primary base station confirms, the secondary base station configures the second measurement order for the second measurement frequency point.

[0098] Please refer to Figure 4 In step 401, the secondary base station sends a first request to the primary base station. The first request is used to request configuration of a measurement order.

[0099] In the specific implementation of step 402, the primary base station feeds back first information to the secondary base station. At this time, the first information includes confirmation of configuration of the measurement order or permission of configuration of the measurement order. For example, the first information may be an Acknowledgement (ACK) message.

[0100] In an optional embodiment, step 402 may also be replaced by the following steps: the primary base station configures a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point; the primary base station feeds back first information to the secondary base station. At this time, the first information includes the first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point. That is, after the primary base station learns the first request of the secondary base station, it may set the first measurement order of some or all of the first measurement frequencies, and then returns the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency points configured by itself to the secondary base station.

[0101] In a specific implementation of step 403, the secondary base station configures a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point.

[0102] Specifically, the secondary base station configures a reasonable second measurement order for the second measurement frequency point configured for itself in combination with its own mobility requirements.

[0103] Embodiment 4: The primary base station sets the highest measurement order of the second measurement frequency points that are allowed to be configured for the secondary base station.

[0104] Please refer to Figure 5 In step 501, the primary base station sends first information to the secondary base station. The first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point. Alternatively, the first information indicates confirmation of configuring the measurement order.

[0105] In step 502, the primary base station sends second information to the secondary base station. The second information indicates the highest measurement order allowed to be configured. After receiving the second information, the secondary base station needs to comply with the requirements of the highest measurement order when configuring the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency. In other words, the second measurement order is lower than or equal to the highest measurement order.

[0106] Specifically, for a second measurement frequency that is the same as the first measurement frequency, if the primary base station configures the first measurement order for the frequency, the secondary base station needs to comply with the first measurement order set by the primary base station; if the primary base station does not configure the first measurement order for the frequency, the secondary base station can configure the second measurement order for the frequency, and the second measurement order is lower than or equal to the highest measurement order.

[0107] If the secondary base station finds that the terminal device is at its edge (such as the edge of the PSCell), the terminal device needs to measure one or several second measurement frequency points as soon as possible in order to obtain updated PSCell measurement results in time. The secondary base station can send a second request to the main base station, requesting the configuration of a higher measurement order. After obtaining permission from the main base station, the secondary base station can configure a higher measurement order for the corresponding second measurement frequency point.

[0108] Specifically, in step 503, the secondary base station sends a second request to the primary base station, where the second request is used to request adjustment of the highest measurement order.

[0109] In step 504, the primary base station sends second information to the secondary base station. The second information indicates the adjusted highest measurement order.

[0110] In a specific implementation of step 505, the secondary base station configures a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point. The second measurement order is lower than or equal to the adjusted highest measurement order.

[0111] For more specific implementation methods of the embodiments of the present application, please refer to the aforementioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0112] Please refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6A communication device 60 is shown, and the communication device 60 may include:

[0113] The communication module 601 is configured to receive first information, where the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms the configuration of the measurement order;

[0114] The processing module 602 is used to configure a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point.

[0115] In a non-limiting embodiment, the communication module 601 sends a first request, where the first request is used to request configuration of a measurement order.

[0116] In a non-limiting embodiment, the communication module 601 receives second information, the second information indicating the highest measurement order allowed to be configured, and the second measurement order is lower than or equal to the highest measurement order.

[0117] In a non-limiting embodiment, the communication module 601 sends a second request, where the second request is used to request adjustment of the highest measurement order.

[0118] In another embodiment, the communication module 601 is used to send first information, wherein the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms the configuration of the measurement order; the communication module 601 is also used to receive a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station.

[0119] In a specific implementation, the above-mentioned communication device 60 may correspond to a chip with communication function in a network device, such as a SOC, a baseband chip, etc.; or correspond to a chip module with communication function in a network device; or correspond to a chip module with a data processing function chip, or correspond to a network device.

[0120] In a non-limiting embodiment, the communication module 601 is used to receive a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point configured by the primary base station.

[0121] The communication module 601 is further configured to receive a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station.

[0122] The processing module 602 is used to perform measurement according to a first measurement order and a second measurement order.

[0123] In a specific implementation, the above-mentioned communication device 60 may correspond to a chip with communication function in a terminal device, such as a system-on-a-chip (SOC), a baseband chip, etc.; or correspond to a chip module with communication function in a terminal device; or correspond to a chip module with a data processing function chip, or correspond to a terminal device.

[0124] For other related descriptions about the communication device 60 , reference may be made to the related descriptions in the aforementioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0125] Regarding the various modules / units included in the various devices and products described in the above embodiments, they can be software modules / units, or hardware modules / units, or they can be partially software modules / units and partially hardware modules / units. For example, for various devices and products applied to or integrated in a chip, the various modules / units included therein can all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, or at least some of the modules / units can be implemented in the form of software programs, which run on a processor integrated inside the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for various devices and products applied to or integrated in a chip module, the various modules / units included therein can all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units can be located in the same component of the chip module (such as a chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components, or at least some of the modules / units can be implemented in the form of software programs. It is implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the chip module, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in hardware such as circuits; for various devices and products applied to or integrated in the terminal equipment, the various modules / units contained therein can be implemented in hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units can be located in the same component (for example, chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components in the terminal equipment, or, at least some modules / units can be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on a processor integrated inside the terminal equipment, and the remaining (if any) modules / units can be implemented in hardware such as circuits.

[0126] The present application also discloses a storage medium, which is a computer-readable storage medium and stores a computer program, which can be executed when the computer program is run. Figures 1 to 3 The steps of the method shown in . The storage medium may include a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc. The storage medium may also include a non-volatile memory (non-volatile) or a non-transitory memory, etc.

[0127] Please refer to Figure 7 The embodiment of the present application also provides a hardware structure diagram of a communication device. The device includes a processor 701, a memory 702 and a transceiver 703.

[0128] Processor 701 may be a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of the present application. Processor 701 may also include multiple CPUs, and processor 701 may be a single-core (single-CPU) processor or a multi-core (multi-CPU) processor. The processor here may refer to one or more devices, circuits, or processing cores for processing data (such as computer program instructions).

[0129] The memory 702 may be a ROM or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and instructions, a RAM or other types of dynamic storage devices that can store information and instructions, or 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 compressed optical disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, Blu-ray disc, etc.), a disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store the desired program code in the form of an instruction or data structure and can be accessed by a computer, and the embodiments of the present application do not impose any restrictions on this. The memory 702 may exist independently (in this case, the memory 702 may be located outside the device or inside the device), or it may be integrated with the processor 701. Among them, the memory 702 may contain a computer program code. The processor 701 is used to execute the computer program code stored in the memory 702, thereby realizing the method provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0130] The processor 701, the memory 702 and the transceiver 703 are connected via a bus. The transceiver 703 is used to communicate with other devices or communication networks. Optionally, the transceiver 703 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The device used to implement the receiving function in the transceiver 703 can be regarded as a receiver, and the receiver is used to perform the receiving step in the embodiment of the present application. The device used to implement the sending function in the transceiver 703 can be regarded as a transmitter, and the transmitter is used to perform the sending step in the embodiment of the present application.

[0131] when Figure 7 The schematic diagram of the structure shown in FIG. 1 is used to illustrate the structure of the terminal device involved in the above embodiment. The processor 701 is used to control and manage the actions of the terminal device. For example, the processor 701 is used to support the terminal device to execute Figure 2 The processor 701 may communicate with other network entities, for example, the network devices described above, through the transceiver 703. The memory 702 is used to store program codes and data of the terminal device.

[0132] when Figure 7 The structural diagram shown is used to illustrate the structure of the secondary base station involved in the above embodiment. The processor 701 is used to control and manage the actions of the secondary base station. For example, the processor 701 is used to support the secondary base station to execute Figure 1 Step 101 and step 102 in Figure 2 Step 201, step 202, step 203 and step 204 in, or Figure 3 Step 302, step 303 and step 304 in, or Figure 4 Step 401, step 402 and step 403 in, or Figure 5 The processor 701 may communicate with other network entities through the transceiver 703, for example, with the terminal device and the primary base station. The memory 702 is used to store program codes and data of the network device.

[0133] when Figure 7 The schematic diagram of the structure shown in the figure is used to illustrate the structure of the primary base station involved in the above embodiment. The processor 701 is used to control and manage the actions of the secondary base station. For example, the processor 701 is used to support the secondary base station to execute Figure 1 Step 101 in Figure 2 Step 201, step 202, step 203 and step 205 in, or Figure 3 Step 301, step 303 and step 304 in, or Figure 4 Steps 401 and 402 in, or Figure 5 The processor 701 may communicate with other network entities through the transceiver 703, for example, with the terminal device and the secondary base station. The memory 702 is used to store program codes and data of the network device.

[0134] The embodiment of the present application defines a unidirectional communication link from an access network to a terminal device as a downlink, data transmitted on the downlink is downlink data, and the transmission direction of downlink data is called the downlink direction; and a unidirectional communication link from a terminal device to an access network is an uplink, data transmitted on the uplink is uplink data, and the transmission direction of uplink data is called the uplink direction.

[0135] It should be understood that the term "and / or" in this article is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0136] The "plurality" appearing in the embodiments of the present application refers to two or more.

[0137] The first, second, etc. descriptions appearing in the embodiments of the present application are only used for illustration and distinction of the description objects. There is no order, nor do they indicate any special limitation on the number of devices in the embodiments of the present application, and cannot constitute any limitation on the embodiments of the present application.

[0138] The "connection" that appears in the embodiments of the present application refers to various connection methods such as direct connection or indirect connection to achieve communication between devices, and the embodiments of the present application do not impose any limitations on this.

[0139] The above embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any other combination thereof. When implemented using software, the above embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions or computer programs. When the computer instructions or computer programs are loaded or executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application are generated in whole or in part. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website site, computer, server or data center to another website site, computer, server or data center by wired or wireless means.

[0140] 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.

[0141] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed methods, devices and systems can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic; for example, the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation; for example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0142] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0143] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0144] The above-mentioned integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned software functional unit is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform some steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0145] Although the present application is disclosed as above, the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: Applied to a secondary base station, the communication method includes: receiving first information, where the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms configuration of the measurement order; A second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point is configured.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first information includes indication information of whether to configure the first measurement order and / or the first measurement order of the at least one first measurement frequency point.

3. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first information indicates confirmation of configuration measurement order, and before receiving the first information, the method further includes: A first request is sent, where the first request is used to request configuration of a measurement order.

4. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Before configuring the second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point, the method further includes: Second information is received, the second information indicating a highest measurement order allowed to be configured, the second measurement order being lower than or equal to the highest measurement order.

5. The communication method according to claim 4, characterized in that: Also includes: A second request is sent, wherein the second request is used to request adjustment of the highest measurement order.

6. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The configuring of the second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point comprises: If there is a second measurement order that is higher than the highest order of the first measurement order, the second measurement order is sent to the primary base station.

7. The communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first information includes a first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point, the first measurement frequency point and the at least one second measurement frequency point are located in the same frequency range, and the second measurement order is lower than the first measurement order.

8. The communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: If the first measurement frequency point is the same as the second measurement frequency point, the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency point is equal to the first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point; or, If the second measurement frequency point is different from all the first measurement frequency points, the second measurement order of the second measurement frequency points is obtained by reconfiguration.

9. A communication method, characterized in that: Applied to a primary base station, the communication method includes: Sending first information, where the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms configuration of the measurement order; A second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station is received.

10. The communication method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The first information indicates confirmation of configuration measurement order, and before receiving the first information, the method further includes: A first request is received, where the first request is used to request configuration of a measurement order.

11. The communication method according to claim 9, characterized in that: Before the receiving the second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station, the method further includes: Second information is sent, where the second information indicates a highest measurement order allowed to be configured, and the second measurement order is lower than or equal to the highest measurement order.

12. The communication method according to claim 11, characterized in that: Also includes: A second request is received, wherein the second request is for requesting adjustment of the highest measurement order.

13. The communication method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The receiving a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station includes: A second measurement order of the at least one second measurement frequency point is received, and there is a highest order in which the second measurement order is higher than the first measurement order.

14. The communication method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The receiving of the first information includes: in response to the first measurement frequency point and the at least one second measurement frequency point being in the same frequency range, sending the first information, the first information including a first measurement order of the first measurement frequency point, the second measurement order being lower than the first measurement order.

15. A communication method, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal device, the communication method includes: Receiving a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point configured by the primary base station; receiving a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station, Measurement is performed according to the first measurement order and the second measurement order.

16. The communication method according to claim 15, characterized in that: The second measurement order is configured by triggering first information, where the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms configuring the measurement order.

17. A communication device, characterized in that: Applied to a secondary base station, the communication device includes: A communication module, configured to receive first information, wherein the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms the configuration of the measurement order; The processing module is used to configure a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point.

18. A communication device, characterized in that: Applied to a primary base station, the communication device comprises: A communication module, configured to send first information, where the first information indicates that the primary base station has configured a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point or confirms the configuration of the measurement order; The communication module is further configured to receive a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station.

19. A communication device, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal device, the communication device comprises: A communication module, configured to receive a first measurement order of at least one first measurement frequency point configured by a primary base station; The communication module is further configured to receive a second measurement order of at least one second measurement frequency point configured by the secondary base station; The processing module is used to perform measurement according to the first measurement order and the second measurement order.

20. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 16 are executed.

21. A communication device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor runs the computer program, the processor executes the steps of the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, or executes the steps of the communication method according to any one of claims 9 to 14.

22. A communication device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be run on the processor, characterized in that: When the processor runs the computer program, the steps of the communication method according to claim 15 or 16 are performed.

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