Measurement method and device, terminal, network equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides a measurement method and device, a terminal, network equipment and a storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of communication, the measurement method is applied to the terminal, the method comprises at least one of the following steps: receiving first information sent by a network, the first information being used for indicating that the terminal reserves overlapped measurement intervals, and processing the overlapped measurement intervals according to the priorities of the measurement intervals, sending second information to the network, the second information being used for instructing the terminal to request to reserve the overlapped measurement intervals, and sending third information to the network, the third information being information related to the priorities. The measurement method provided by the invention is more flexible and is suitable for different terminals.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a measurement method, apparatus, terminal, network device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] As terminals support more measurement interval configurations, taking Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM) as an example, a terminal can support up to 5 measurement intervals configured simultaneously. The MUSIM intervals (gaps) configured by the network need to be based on the terminal's request, that is, the gaps configured by the network can only be selected from the measurement intervals requested by the terminal. In this case, for measurement intervals with time-domain overlap, considering that it is the terminal's request, if the existing technology is used to select the multiple or one of them according to the priority, it is a waste of resources. On the other hand, if the selection is not made according to the priority method, it conflicts with the existing technology. Therefore, the existing processing method for measurement intervals with time-domain overlap has poor flexibility and cannot take into account different terminals, and a new method needs to be introduced to handle the conflict (i.e., time-domain overlap) problem of measurement intervals. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of the technical solution of the present invention is to provide a measurement method, apparatus, terminal, network device, and storage medium, so as to solve the problem that the existing processing method for measurement intervals with time-domain overlap has poor flexibility and cannot take into account different terminals.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the embodiments of the present invention provide the following technical solutions:

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a measurement method applied to a terminal. The method includes at least one of the following:

[0006] Receiving first information sent by a network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0007] Processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals ；

[0008] Sending second information to the network, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to retain overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0009] Sending third information to the network, where the third information is information related to the priority.

[0010] Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0011] When an aperiodic measurement interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than the aperiodic measurement interval, the aperiodic measurement interval is retained;

[0012] When an aperiodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals, the aperiodic MUSIM gap is unconditionally retained.

[0013] Optionally, the third information includes the priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

[0014] Optionally, the terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval.

[0015] Optionally, processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals includes at least one of the following:

[0016] When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, the overlapping measurement intervals are processed in descending order of priority;

[0017] Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through priority;

[0018] Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through the assigned priority;

[0019] Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval with an assigned priority through priority;

[0020] Starting from the interval with the highest priority, process the overlap in descending order of priority;

[0021] At each overlap, retain the interval with the highest priority;

[0022] At each overlap, retain the interval with the highest priority and discard other intervals.

[0023] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0024] Sending index indication information to the network, where the index indication information includes the index information of the retained measurement interval.

[0025] Optionally, when the N retained measurement intervals are multi-universal subscriber identity module intervals MUSIM gap and the N MUSIM gaps overlap with a first measurement interval, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0026] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0027] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0028] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0029] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the first priority, where the first priority is the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0030] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the second priority, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0031] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0032] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0033] Where N is a non-zero integer.

[0034] Optionally, the first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than a MUSIM gap;

[0035] The first measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0036] Pre-configured measurement gap pre-MG;

[0037] Network-controlled small gap NCSG;

[0038] Type-2 MG.

[0039] Optionally, the first MUSIM gap includes:

[0040] Information sent by the network related to the first MUSIM gap, where the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: the index of the first MUSIM gap, the interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and the interval length of the first MUSIM gap;

[0041] The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0042] The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps. Optionally, when there is an overlap among M measurement intervals, the method further includes at least one of the following

[0043] If P of the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reserved manner or the network indicates to reserve the P MUSIM gaps, reserve the P MUSIM gaps, and the overlap between the P MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals is processed through priority;

[0044] Process the P MUSIM gaps according to the priority of the P MUSIM gaps. When there is an overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps reserved and the M - P measurement intervals, the overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals is processed through priority;

[0045] where M, P, and Q are all non - zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

[0046] Optionally, processing the overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals includes at least one of the following:

[0047] Process the overlap between different MUSIM intervals through priority;

[0048] Start from the MUSIM interval with the highest priority and process the overlap in the order of decreasing priority;

[0049] At each overlap, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority;

[0050] At each overlap, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority and discard other MUSIM intervals.

[0051] Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0052] Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through the measurement interval repetition period MGRP

[0053] Handle the overlap between MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals without assigned priorities through MGRP;

[0054] Start from the interval of the longest MGRP and handle the overlap in the order of decreasing MGRP;

[0055] At each overlap, retain the interval with the longer MGRP;

[0056] At each overlap, retain the interval with the longer MGRP and discard other intervals.

[0057] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a measurement method, which is applied to a network, and the method includes at least one of the following:

[0058] Send a first piece of information to the terminal, where the first piece of information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0059] Receive second information sent by the terminal, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to retain overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0060] Receive third information sent by the terminal, where the third information is information related to priorities.

[0061] Optionally, the third information includes the priorities of the measurement intervals requested by the terminal.

[0062] Optionally, the terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval.

[0063] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0064] Receive index indication information sent by the terminal, where the index indication information includes index information of the retained measurement intervals.

[0065] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a measurement device, which is applied to a terminal, and the device includes: a first processing module;

[0066] The first processing module is used for at least one of the following:

[0067] Receive first information sent by the network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0068] Process overlapping measurement intervals according to the priorities of the measurement intervals ；

[0069] Send second information to the network, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to retain overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0070] Send third information to the network, where the third information is information related to priority.

[0071] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a measurement device, which is applied to a network. The device includes: a first transceiver module;

[0072] The first transceiver module is used for at least one of the following:

[0073] Send first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to reserve overlapping measurement intervals;

[0074] Receive second information sent by the terminal, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0075] Receive third information sent by the terminal, where the third information is information related to priority.

[0076] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including: a processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor. When the program is executed by the processor, it implements the measurement method described in any one of the first aspects.

[0077] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a network device, including: a processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor. When the program is executed by the processor, it implements the measurement method described in any one of the second aspects.

[0078] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a readable storage medium, on which a program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps in the measurement method described in any one of the first aspects, or implements the steps in the measurement method described in any one of the second aspects.

[0079] At least one of the above technical solutions of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0080] In the measurement method provided by the solution of the present invention, the terminal performs at least one of the following: receive first information sent by the network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ； Process overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals ； Send second information to the network, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ；Send a third piece of information to the network, where the third piece of information is information related to priority. Among them, compared with the existing method that can only process overlapping measurement intervals in a priority manner, the gain of the first and second pieces of information lies in increasing the flexibility of processing measurement intervals. The gain of introducing the third piece of information is that if the measurement interval is implemented by the terminal, the third piece of information can provide the tendency of the priority of the terminal's measurement interval to assist the network in priority configuration and is applicable to the implementation of different terminals. Description of the Drawings

[0081] Figure 1 Flowchart of the measurement method applied to the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0082] Figure 2 One of the schematic diagrams of the measurement interval provided by the embodiment of the present invention

[0083] Figure 3 Two of the schematic diagrams of the measurement interval provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0084] Figure 4 Three of the schematic diagrams of the measurement interval provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0085] Figure 5 Flowchart of the measurement method applied to the network provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0086] Figure 6 Schematic structural diagram of the measurement device applied to the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0087] Figure 7 Schematic structural diagram of the measurement device applied to the network provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0088] Figure 8 Schematic structural diagram of the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0089] Figure 9 Schematic structural diagram of the network device provided by the embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Embodiments

[0090] To make the technical problems, technical solutions, and advantages to be solved by the present invention clearer, the following will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0091] Before describing the specific embodiments of the present invention, the following explanations are made first:

[0092] In the prior art, due to the limited processing capacity of the terminal, when there is a time-domain overlap between two configured measurement intervals (measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j), the terminal will choose one of them and only use one measurement interval for measurement. The terminal will make a selection according to the priority indicated by the network. Specifically, the network will indicate that the priority of measurement interval_i is k, and the priority of measurement interval_j is h, and the priority k is higher than the priority h. When there is an overlap in the measurement intervals, the terminal can determine how to process by comparing the priorities corresponding to the measurement intervals, that is, which set of measurement intervals to use (using the measurement interval with the higher priority for measurement. For the above example, since the priority k is higher than the priority h, the terminal uses the measurement interval_i corresponding to the priority k), and which set of measurement intervals to discard (discarding the measurement interval with the lower priority. For the above example, the terminal discards the measurement interval_j).

[0093] To solve the problem that the existing processing method for measurement intervals with time-domain overlap has poor flexibility and cannot take into account different terminals, the embodiments of the present invention provide a measurement method, apparatus, terminal, network device, and storage medium.

[0094] As Figure 1 shown, the embodiments of the present invention provide a measurement method applied to a terminal, and the method includes at least one of steps 101:

[0095] Step 101: Receive the first information sent by the network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain the overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0096] Process the overlapping measurement intervals according to the priorities of the measurement intervals ；

[0097] Send the second information to the network, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to retain the overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0098] Send the third information to the network, where the third information is information related to the priority.

[0099] It should be noted that in this embodiment, "network" can be described as a network-side device, or as a network-side node, or as network, or as a base station.

[0100] In this embodiment, the advantage of introducing the first information and the second information is that, compared with the prior art which only uses the priority method to handle the problem of measurement conflicts (overlapping measurement intervals), the first information and / or the second information allow more flexibility. As the types and quantities of supported measurement intervals increase, the priority-based trade-off scheme alone is not applicable to all scenarios. For example, MUSIM gap is configured based on the terminal's request. Even if there is a time-domain conflict in the measurement intervals, since it is the terminal's request, it may not necessarily require a trade-off. For example, different gaps are used for different purposes (reading broadcasts, measurements, etc.) on the same frequency point. In this case, the terminal expects to retain all overlapping gaps.

[0101] The advantage of introducing the third information is that if the measurement interval is implemented by the terminal, the third information can provide the tendency of the priority of the terminal's measurement interval, which can assist the network in priority configuration.

[0102] Among them, the first information, the second information, and the third information can be used in any combination or independently, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0103] In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the network determines whether to send the first information to the terminal in at least one of the following ways, or determines whether the first information indicates that the terminal retains overlapping measurement intervals:

[0104] The network needs to make a determination by taking into account both measurement performance and throughput. The more measurement intervals there are, the longer the cumulative measurement interval length is. During the measurement interval length, the network cannot schedule the terminal, so the higher the throughput loss. On the contrary, parallel measurement intervals can be measured in parallel, which can reduce the measurement delay;

[0105] In a scenario with high requirements for latency, or when the network hopes that the terminal can quickly feedback the measurement results, then the network exchanges throughput loss for the improvement of measurement performance. At this time, the network can instruct the terminal to use the retention method to handle multiple overlapping measurement intervals in the time domain. That is, in a scenario where the latency requirement is higher than the preset requirement, or when the network hopes that the duration for the terminal to feedback the measurement results is less than the preset duration, the network sends the first information to the terminal, and / or the network determines that the first information indicates that the terminal retains overlapping measurement intervals.

[0106] It should be noted that in this embodiment, "the terminal retains overlapping measurement intervals" can also be described as "retaining scheme", or described as "the terminal can perform measurements during overlapping measurement intervals", or described as "the terminal retains all overlapping measurement intervals". Taking MUSIM gap as an example, it can be described as "the terminal retains all overlapping MUSIM gap(s)", including periodic MUSIM gap(s) and aperiodic MUSIM gap(s). It can be understood that no priority needs to be considered. Exemplarily, in the case of N (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2) measurement intervals, "the terminal retains overlapping measurement intervals" can be understood as the terminal can perform measurements during the N measurement intervals. Compared with the method of handling overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals, the method of "the terminal retains overlapping measurement intervals" does not require discarding overlapping (or colliding) measurement intervals. Among them, the first information can be indicated by 1 bit. For example, if the value of this bit is 1 or TRUE, then the first information indicates that the terminal uses the retaining scheme to handle overlapping measurement intervals, or described as indicating that the terminal uses the retaining method to handle overlapping measurement intervals. If the value of this bit is 0 or FALSE, then it indicates that the terminal does not use the retaining scheme to handle overlapping measurement intervals, or it is identified that the terminal uses the method of handling overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the overlapping measurement intervals, or described as the terminal uses the priority method to handle overlapping measurement intervals, or described as the terminal uses the priority way to handle overlapping measurement intervals. If there are multiple overlapping MUSIM gaps, then the terminal retaining overlapping measurement intervals can be described as the terminal retaining overlapping MUSIM gap(s), where the MUSIM gap can be periodic or aperiodic.

[0107] It should also be noted that the measurement interval generally corresponds to the English description "measurement gap(s)", or simply referred to as "gap(s)", or abbreviated as "MG".

[0108] The measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0109] Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module gap(s) (MUSIM gap(s)), and the multi-universal subscriber identity module interval can be described as MUSIM measurement gap(s);

[0110] Pre-configured Measurement Gap (pre-MG);

[0111] Network Controlled Small Gap (NCSG);

[0112] Type-2 MG. Type-2 MG refers to a gap configured through the configuration information GapConfig-r17 but not configured with preConfigInd-r17 or ncsgInd-r17.

[0113] The measurement interval usually includes at least one of the following:

[0114] Index (the index can also be described as a gap ID or described as a gap pattern ID);

[0115] The length of the measurement interval;

[0116] The repetition period of the measurement interval;

[0117] The offset of the measurement interval;

[0118] The starting position of the measurement interval. The starting position of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: starting system frame number, starting system frame, starting system subframe.

[0119] It should also be noted that overlapping measurement intervals can also be described as conflicting measurement intervals or colliding measurement intervals, including that at least two measurement intervals have time-domain overlap and / or the time-domain interval between at least two measurement intervals is less than or equal to a certain threshold. For example, the threshold is 4 milliseconds. Among them, at least two measurement intervals can be described as at least two sets of measurement intervals, or described as at least two measurement gap occasions. Taking the MUSIM interval as an example, the MUSIM interval conflict includes that the MUSIM interval is time-domain overlapping (or described as the MUSIM interval occasions are time-domain overlapping) and / or the distance between two MUSIM intervals is less than or equal to 4 milliseconds. The MUSIM interval having time-domain overlap includes that the MUSIM interval is completely overlapping in the time domain and the MUSIM interval is partially overlapping in the time domain. The distance between two MUSIM intervals (or described as the distance between two MUSIM interval occasions) is defined as: the time difference between the end point of the first MUSIM occasion and the start point of the second MUSIM occasion. In the time domain, the occurrence of the first MUSIM occasion is earlier than that of the second MUSIM occasion. The above MUSIM interval conflict is the conflict between different MUSIM intervals.

[0120] The MUSIM conflict also includes the conflict between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval. Here, the measurement interval includes the measurement interval configured by signaling GapConfig-r17 but without preConfigInd-r17 or ncsgInd-r17. The conflict between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval includes that there is a time-domain overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval and / or the distance between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval is less than or equal to 4 milliseconds. The time-domain overlap includes complete time-domain overlap and partial time-domain overlap.

[0121] In this embodiment, "processing the overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals" can be described as the terminal processing the overlapping measurement intervals in a priority manner (or priority method, priority scheme), and can also be described as "in the overlapping measurement intervals, the terminal retains the measurement intervals with high priority", and can also be described as "the terminal performs measurements within the measurement intervals with high priority" and / or "the terminal abandons the measurement intervals with low priority". If the terminal does not receive the first information, or the first information does not instruct the terminal to adopt the retention method (the terminal retains the overlapping measurement intervals), then the terminal adopts the priority method, that is, the terminal processes the overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals.

[0122] It should be noted that the difference between the retention method and the priority method lies in:

[0123] For N measurement intervals with time-domain overlap, the priority method can be understood as the terminal retaining M of the N measurement intervals, and the M retained measurement intervals are determined by priority, usually the measurement intervals with high priority. The retention method can be understood as retaining the N measurement intervals. N is an integer greater than 2, M is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is greater than M. Retaining the measurement intervals can also be described as performing measurements within the measurement intervals. The measurement intervals not retained are the abandoned measurement intervals and no measurements can be performed therein.

[0124] In this embodiment, in the case of N measurement intervals with time-domain overlap, the retention method can also be understood as the terminal retaining the N measurement intervals in a retention manner, that is, all the time-domain overlapping measurement intervals are retained, which means that even if multiple measurement intervals overlap in the time domain, the terminal does not need to abandon the measurements therein, but can retain all the conflicting measurement intervals. The priority method can also be understood as the terminal discarding at least one time-domain overlapping (conflicting) measurement interval, and the discarded measurement interval is determined by priority, usually the measurement interval with lower priority. N is an integer greater than 2.

[0125] In this embodiment, the terminal determines whether to report the second information through at least one of the following methods, and / or determines whether the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to process the overlapping measurement intervals in the first manner:

[0126] If multiple measurement intervals requested by the terminal are for operating on the same frequency point (different gaps are for different purposes of the same frequency point: reading broadcasts, system messages, measurements, etc.), then even if there is time-domain overlap among the multiple measurement intervals, since it is a measurement on the same frequency point and does not involve radio frequency tuning, the terminal can process them simultaneously. In this case, the terminal can report the second information and / or feedback in the second information to handle the overlap problem in a reserved manner, that is, reserve the overlapping measurement intervals;

[0127] If multiple measurement intervals requested by the terminal are for operating on different frequency points, but the terminal has an idle radio frequency link, or the baseband processing capability of the terminal is relatively strong, the terminal can report the second information and / or feedback in the second information to handle the overlap problem in a reserved manner, that is, reserve the overlapping measurement intervals;

[0128] If multiple measurement intervals requested by the terminal are for operating on different frequency points, and there is no idle radio frequency link, or the baseband processing is restricted, then the terminal cannot process multiple time-domain overlapping measurement intervals simultaneously. The terminal can report the second information and / or feedback in the second information to handle the overlap problem in a reserved manner, that is, reserve the overlapping measurement intervals.

[0129] In an optional embodiment, if there is overlap in MUSIM gap(s), the terminal can request to use the reserved manner for all MUSIM gap(s), that is, reserve all MUSIM gap(s). For example, it can be indicated by 1 bit to request to use the reserved manner for all MUSIM gaps. The value of this bit is 1 or TRUE, representing that the terminal requests to use the reserved manner (i.e., reserve the overlapping MUSIM gaps) to handle the overlapping MUSIM gaps, where MUSIM gaps include periodic MUSIM gap(s) and / or aperiodic MUSIM gap(s).

[0130] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0131] When the aperiodic measurement interval overlaps with the measurement intervals other than the aperiodic measurement interval, reserve the aperiodic measurement interval. It can also be described as when the aperiodic measurement interval overlaps with other measurement intervals, the aperiodic measurement interval is reserved;

[0132] When the non-periodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals, the non-periodic MUSIM gap is unconditionally retained. It can also be stated that when the non-periodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM interval (gap) overlaps with a measurement interval other than the non-periodic MUSIM interval, the non-periodic MUSIM interval is retained, that is, it can be understood that the non-periodic MUSIM gap is unconditionally retained.

[0133] It should be noted that the non-periodic measurement intervals include non-periodic MUSIM gaps, and the measurement intervals other than the non-periodic measurement intervals (which can also be described as other measurement intervals) include at least one of MUSIM gap(s), pre-MG, NCSG, and Type-2 MG.

[0134] It should also be noted that the implementation of "when the non-periodic measurement interval overlaps with other measurement intervals, the non-periodic measurement interval is retained" can be used independently of the above step 101. This optional embodiment can be predefined in the protocol. The gain of this implementation is that compared with the periodic measurement interval, the non-periodic measurement interval opportunity is very precious. When the non-periodic MUSIM gap conflicts with other measurement intervals (which can be understood as all periodic measurement intervals), the non-periodic measurement interval is retained, that is, measurement is performed within the non-periodic measurement interval. When there is a non-periodic MUSIM gap in the overlapping measurement intervals, the retained measurement interval is no longer determined according to the priority (that is, the high-priority measurement interval is not retained), and the priority of the measurement interval is ignored, and the non-periodic MUSIM gap is always retained. Further, the network does not need to configure a priority for the non-periodic MUSIM gap. The terminal does not need to request a priority for the non-periodic MUSIM gap.

[0135] It should be further noted that the measurement intervals other than the non-periodic MUSIM interval can be understood as other types of measurement intervals other than the non-periodic MUSIM interval, such as the periodic MUSIM interval, pre-MG, NCSG, Type-2 MG, etc. The implementation of retaining the non-periodic MUSIM interval when the non-periodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM interval overlaps with the measurement intervals other than the non-periodic MUSIM interval can be used independently of the above step 101.

[0136] In an optional embodiment, the third information includes the priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

[0137] It should be noted that the priority of the terminal's requested measurement interval can be described as the priority of the measurement interval indicated by the terminal. If the measurement interval is MUSIM gap(s), then the terminal needs to request priorities for all periodic MUSIM gap(s), that is, it cannot request priorities only for some MUSIM gaps (or described as a subset of MUSIM gaps). The terminal does not need to request priorities for aperiodic MUSIM intervals. If there are aperiodic MUSIM intervals in the conflict, then the aperiodic MUSIM intervals are unconditionally reserved, and other measurement intervals (including periodic MUSIM intervals, measurement intervals configured by signaling GapConfig-r17 but without preConfigInd-r17 or ncsgInd-r17) are all discarded. Requesting priorities includes requesting the value of the priority indicating the measurement interval and / or requesting the relative priorities between the measurement intervals. Further, the requested priority is the value of the priority that the terminal prefers or expects. The priorities of the measurement intervals actually configured by the network (including: the priority of the measurement interval, the relative priorities between the measurement intervals) can be different from those requested by the terminal. Whether it is the terminal's request or the network configuration, the priorities of different measurement intervals are different. The network cannot configure priorities for aperiodic MUSIM intervals.

[0138] Among them, the terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval.

[0139] As an optional implementation manner, processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following manners:

[0140] Manner 1: When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, process the overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority. It can be understood that the measurement intervals with high priority are reserved, and the measurements with low priority are discarded.

[0141] Among them, processing the overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority can be understood as starting from the highest priority (or described as starting from the highest priority among the priorities of the overlapping measurement intervals), and processing the overlap in descending order of priority (that is, determining the measurement intervals to be reserved or discarded according to the comparison of priorities). The measurement intervals with high priority are reserved, and the measurements with low priority are discarded.

[0142] Manner 2: Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through the priority, which can also be understood as processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval according to the priority of the measurement interval. Among them, this measurement interval can be understood as an interval of a different type from the MUSIM interval. Specifically, in this manner, it is possible to select to reserve the interval with the highest priority or several intervals with relatively high priority among the overlapping MUSIM interval and the measurement interval.

[0143] Method 3: Handle the overlap between MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals through the assigned priorities. It can also be understood as handling the overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals according to the priorities of the measurement intervals. Among them, the priorities of the MUSIM intervals are pre-assigned. Specifically, in this method, the priorities of the MUSIM intervals are pre-assigned, and the determination method of the priorities of the intervals of different types from the MUSIM intervals is not limited. It is possible to select to retain the interval with the highest priority or several intervals with higher priorities among the overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals.

[0144] Method 4: Handle the overlap between MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals with pre-assigned priorities. It can also be understood as handling the overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals according to the priorities of the measurement intervals. Among them, the priorities of the measurement intervals are pre-assigned, and the measurement intervals can be understood as intervals of different types from the MUSIM intervals. Specifically, in this method, the priorities of the intervals of different types from the MUSIM intervals are pre-assigned, and the determination method of the priorities of the MUSIM intervals is not limited. It is possible to select to retain the interval with the highest priority or several intervals with higher priorities among the overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals.

[0145] Method 5: Start from the interval with the highest priority and handle the overlap in the order of decreasing priorities. It can also be described as for the overlapping intervals, start from the interval with the highest priority and handle the overlapping intervals in the order of decreasing interval priorities from high to low. Among them, the intervals can be MUSIM intervals or measurement intervals, and the measurement intervals can also be understood as measurement intervals of different types from the MUSIM intervals.

[0146] Method 6: Retain the interval with the highest priority in each overlap. It can also be understood as for each overlapping interval, retain the interval with the highest priority. Among them, the intervals can be MUSIM intervals or measurement intervals, and the measurement intervals can also be understood as measurement intervals of different types from the MUSIM intervals. In this method, only retaining the interval with the highest priority is restricted, but there is no limitation on how to handle the intervals other than the interval with the highest priority. They can be retained or directly discarded.

[0147] Method 7: Retain the interval with the highest priority in each overlap and discard other intervals. It can also be understood as for each overlapping measurement interval, retain the interval with the highest priority and discard the intervals other than the interval with the highest priority (which can also be called other intervals), that is, only retain the interval with the highest priority. Among them, the intervals can be MUSIM intervals or measurement intervals, and the measurement intervals can also be understood as measurement intervals of different types from the MUSIM intervals.

[0148] In the above Method 5, Method 6, and Method 7, the measurement intervals that conflict (or overlap) with the MUSIM interval include the measurement intervals configured by signaling GapConfig-r17 but without preConfigInd-r17 or ncsgInd-r17.

[0149] The main application scenarios of Method 5, Method 6, and Method 7 are that more than two intervals overlap. When multiple intervals overlap, there will be multiple overlaps in the time domain. How to handle these multiple overlaps, such as which overlap to handle first and which ones to handle next, is a problem that needs to be solved. The solution of this method is to start from the overlap (or described as conflict) of the interval with the highest priority and process the conflicts of other intervals in descending order of priority. At each overlap, retain the gap with the highest priority in the overlapping intervals and discard the other gaps.

[0150] For example, Figure 2 as shown, there are multiple interval overlaps. Figure 2 includes five measurement intervals, namely gap1, gap2, gap3, gap4, and gap5, and the corresponding priority levels and order are as Figure 2As shown, the priority level of gap1 is priority level 5, the priority level of gap2 is priority level 1, the priority level of gap3 is priority level 3, the priority level of gap4 is priority level 2, the priority level of gap5 is priority level 4. The level of priority level 1 is higher than that of priority level 2, the level of priority level 2 is higher than that of priority level 3, the level of priority level 3 is higher than that of priority level 4, and the level of priority level 4 is higher than that of priority level 5, that is, priority level 1 > priority level 2 > priority level 3 > priority level 4 > priority level 5. Based on Method 5, starting from the highest priority, that is, starting from gap2 for processing. The one overlapping with gap 2 is gap3. Since the priority level of gap3 is lower than that of gap2, the terminal abandons gap3 (that is, the terminal will not perform measurements in gap3) and retains gap 2. Next, process gap4 with a priority level of 2. The one overlapping with gap4 is gap5. The priority level of gap5 is lower than that of gap4. Gap4 is retained and gap5 is abandoned. Finally, process gap 1. Although gap1 overlaps with gap5, since gap5 has been abandoned in the previous step, that is, it can be understood that after the previous overlapping processing, gap5 no longer exists. Therefore, gap 1 does not overlap with other gaps and gap 1 is retained. In summary, after the processing of this method, gap 2, gap4, and gap1 are retained, and gap3 and gap5 are abandoned.

[0151] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0152] The terminal sends index indication information to the network. The index indication information includes index information of the reserved measurement intervals. Specifically, when the terminal processes N (N is a non-zero integer) measurement intervals with time-domain overlap in a priority manner, the index indication information includes index information of M (N is a non-zero integer, N is greater than or equal to M) measurement intervals reserved among the N measurement intervals. When the terminal processes the N measurement intervals with time-domain overlap in a reservation manner, the index indication information may further include index information of the N measurement intervals.

[0153] Exemplarily, the index indication information includes the index information of measurement intervals _m and _n. If there is a time-domain overlap among measurement intervals _k, _p, _m, and _n, then the terminal needs to retain measurement intervals _m and _n for measurement and discard measurement intervals _k and _p. Since the terminal notifies the network of the index information of the retained measurement intervals through the index indication information, the network can also clearly know in which measurement intervals scheduling cannot be performed and in which measurement intervals data scheduling can be performed because the measurement intervals are discarded.

[0154] When the N retained measurement intervals are multiple universal subscriber identity module intervals (MUSIM gaps) and there is an overlap between the N MUSIM gaps and the first measurement interval, where N is a non-zero integer and the first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than the N MUSIM gaps, and the first measurement interval is other measurement intervals outside the MUSIM gap, including at least one of pre-MG, NCSG, and Type-2 MG. As an optional embodiment, the method further includes at least one of the following implementation manners:

[0155] Manner Eight: If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0156] Manner Nine: If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0157] Manner Ten: If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0158] Manner Eleven: If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the first priority, where the first priority is the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0159] Manner Twelve: If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the second priority, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0160] Method 13: If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than that of the first MUSIM gap, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0161] Method 14: If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than that of the first MUSIM gap, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap.

[0162] In the above several methods, when the retention method is adopted for multiple overlapping MUSIM gaps, but the retained MUSIM gap overlaps with the first measurement interval, at this time, the N retained MUSIM gaps are regarded as a whole. In the case where the N MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, all N MUSIM gaps can be discarded and the first measurement interval can be retained; or all N MUSIM gaps can also be retained and the first measurement interval can be discarded, where whether to discard or retain is determined according to the priority.

[0163] Exemplarily, for the above Method 8, please refer to Figure 3 , measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j are MUSIM gaps, and their priorities are both m. If the retention method is adopted, both measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j are retained for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval _k, and its priority is n. The measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j in the MUSIM gap overlap with measurement interval _k. If the priority n is higher than the priority m, then measurement interval _k can be retained or measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j can be discarded.

[0164] For the above Method 9, please refer to Figure 4 , measurement interval _j and measurement interval _k are MUSIM gaps, the priority of measurement interval _j is w, and the priority of measurement interval _k is n. If the retention method is adopted, both measurement interval _j and measurement interval _k are retained for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval _i, and its priority is m. The measurement interval _j and measurement interval _k in the MUSIM gap overlap with measurement interval _i. If the priority m is higher than the priority n and the priority n is higher than the priority w, then measurement interval _i can be retained or measurement interval _j and measurement interval _k can be discarded.

[0165] Again, for the above Method 9, please refer to Figure 4, measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j are MUSIM gaps. The priority of measurement interval _i is m, and the priority of measurement interval _j is w. If the reservation method is adopted, both measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval _k, and the priority is n. There is an overlap between measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j in the MUSIM gap and measurement interval _k. If priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority w, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of measurement interval _j in the MUSIM gap, then measurement interval _k can be reserved or measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j can be discarded.

[0166] Regarding the above Method Ten, please refer to Figure 4 , measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j are MUSIM gaps. The priority of measurement interval _i is m, and the priority of measurement interval _j is w. If the reservation method is adopted, both measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval _k, and the priority is n. There is an overlap between measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j in the MUSIM gap and measurement interval _k. If priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority w, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of measurement interval _i in the MUSIM gap, then measurement interval _k can be discarded or measurement interval _i and measurement interval _j can be reserved.

[0167] Regarding the above Method Eleven, please refer to Figure 4 , measurement interval _j and measurement interval _k are MUSIM gaps. The priority of measurement interval _j is w, and the priority of measurement interval _k is n. Priority n is higher than priority w, that is, the first priority is priority n. If the reservation method is adopted, both measurement interval _j and measurement interval _k are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval _i, and the priority is m. There is an overlap between measurement interval _j and measurement interval _k in the MUSIM gap and measurement interval _i. If priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority w, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the first priority, then measurement interval _i can be reserved or measurement interval _j and measurement interval _k can be discarded.

[0168] Regarding the above Method Twelve, please refer to Figure 4, the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _k are MUSIM gaps. The priority of the measurement interval _i is m, and the priority of the measurement interval _k is n. That is, the second priority is the priority n. If the reservation method is adopted, both the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _k are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is the measurement interval _j, and the priority is w. There is an overlap between the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _k in the MUSIM gap and the measurement interval _j. If the priority m is higher than the priority n, and the priority n is higher than the priority w, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the second priority, then the measurement interval _j can be abandoned or the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _k can be reserved.

[0169] For the above method thirteen, please continue to refer to Figure 4 , if the MUSIM gap includes the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _j, the first MUSIM gap is the measurement interval _j. The priority of the measurement interval _i is the priority m, and the priority of the measurement interval _j is the priority w. The first measurement interval is the measurement interval _k, and the priority is the priority n. If the reservation method is adopted, both the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _j are reserved for measurement. There is an overlap between the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _j and the measurement interval _k in the MUSIM gap. If the priority m is higher than the priority n, and the priority n is higher than the priority k, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, then the measurement interval _k is reserved or the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _j are abandoned.

[0170] For the above method fourteen, please continue to refer to Figure 4 , if the MUSIM gap includes the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _j, the first MUSIM gap is the measurement interval _i. The priority of the measurement interval _i is the priority m, and the priority of the measurement interval _j is the priority w. The first measurement interval is the measurement interval _k, and the priority is the priority n. If the reservation method is adopted, both the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _j are reserved for measurement. There is an overlap between the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _j and the measurement interval _k in the MUSIM gap. If the priority m is higher than the priority n, and the priority n is higher than the priority k, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, then the measurement interval _k is abandoned or the measurement interval _i and the measurement interval _j are reserved.

[0171] Furthermore, the first MUSIM gap includes:

[0172] Information sent by the network related to the first MUSIM gap, where the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: the index of the first MUSIM gap, the interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and the interval length of the first MUSIM gap, that is, the terminal determines the first MUSIM gap according to the target indication information sent by the network;

[0173] The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0174] The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps.

[0175] In the case where M measurement intervals overlap, in an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes at least one of the following embodiments:

[0176] Embodiment 15: If P of the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reserved manner or the network indicates to reserve the P MUSIM gaps, then the terminal first reserves the P MUSIM gaps. After that, the overlap between the P MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals is processed by priority (that is, the M - P measurement intervals and the P MUSIM gaps are processed according to the priority of the P MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals). Optionally, the P MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals can be processed in descending order of priority, or processed by other means;

[0177] Embodiment 16: The terminal processes the P MUSIM gaps according to the priority of the P MUSIM gaps. In the case where there is an overlap between the Q reserved MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals, the overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals is processed by priority (that is, the M - P measurement intervals and the Q MUSIM gaps are processed according to the priority of the Q MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals). Optionally, the P MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals can be processed in descending order of priority, or processed by other means;

[0178] Where M, P, and Q are all non - zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

[0179] As an alternative embodiment of the present invention, processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals includes at least one of the following embodiments:

[0180] Way Seventeen: Overlaps between different MUSIM intervals are processed through priority, which can also be expressed as processing overlapping MUSIM intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals. Among them, overlapping MUSIM intervals can be understood as there being an overlap between different MUSIM intervals, that is, there is an overlap between two or more MUSIM intervals.

[0181] Way Eighteen: Starting from the MUSIM interval with the highest priority, process the overlaps in descending order of priority, which can also be expressed as starting from the MUSIM interval with the highest priority and processing the overlapping MUSIM intervals in the order of descending priority.

[0182] Way Nineteen: At each overlap, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority, which can also be expressed as for each overlapping MUSIM interval, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority. In this way, for each overlapping MUSIM interval, whether to retain or discard the intervals other than the MUSIM interval with the highest priority is not limited.

[0183] Way Twenty: At each overlap, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority and discard other MUSIM intervals, which can also be expressed as for each overlapping MUSIM interval, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority and discard the MUSIM intervals other than the MUSIM interval with the highest priority.

[0184] In Way Eighteen, Way Nineteen, and Way Twenty of this optional embodiment, the main application scenario is that there are more than two overlapping MUSIM intervals. When there are multiple overlapping MUSIM intervals, that is, there will be multiple overlaps in the time domain for more than two MUSIM intervals. How to process these multiple overlaps, such as which overlap to process first and which overlaps to process next, is a problem to be solved. The solution to this optional embodiment is to start processing from the overlap (or described as conflict) of the MUSIM interval with the highest priority, and sequentially process the conflicts of other MUSIM intervals in descending order of priority. At each overlap, retain the MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the overlapping MUSIM intervals and discard other MUSIM gaps.

[0185] For example, please also refer to Figure 2 As shown, there are multiple overlaps of MUSIM intervals. Figure 2 It includes five MUSIM intervals, namely gap1, gap2, gap3, gap4, and gap5, and the corresponding priority level order is as Figure 2As shown, the priority level corresponding to gap1 is priority level 5, the priority level corresponding to gap2 is priority level 1, the priority level corresponding to gap3 is priority level 3, the priority level corresponding to gap4 is priority level 2, the priority level corresponding to gap5 is priority level 4. The level of priority level 1 is higher than that of priority level 2, the level of priority level 2 is higher than that of priority level 3, the level of priority level 3 is higher than that of priority level 4, and the level of priority level 4 is higher than that of priority level 5, that is, priority level 1 > priority level 2 > priority level 3 > priority level 4 > priority level 5. Based on Method 18, starting from the highest priority, that is, starting from gap2, the one overlapping with gap 2 is gap3. Since the priority level of gap3 is lower than that of gap2, the terminal abandons gap3 (that is, the terminal will not perform measurements in gap3) and retains gap 2. Next, process gap4 with a priority level of 2. The one overlapping with gap4 is gap5. The priority level of gap5 is lower than that of gap4. Gap4 is retained and gap5 is abandoned. Finally, process gap 1. Although gap1 overlaps with gap5, since gap5 has been abandoned in the previous step, that is, it can be understood that after the previous overlapping process, gap5 no longer exists, so gap 1 does not overlap with other gaps and gap 1 is retained. In summary, after the processing of this method, gap 2, gap4, and gap1 are retained, and gap3 and gap5 are abandoned.

[0186] Further, in an optional embodiment, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0187] Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through the Measurement Gap Repetition Period (MGRP), which can also be expressed as processing the overlapping MUSIM interval and measurement interval according to the measurement interval repetition period MGRP;

[0188] Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval without an assigned priority through the MGRP, which can also be expressed as processing the overlapping MUSIM interval and measurement interval according to the MGRP, where the measurement interval is not assigned a priority;

[0189] Start from the interval of the longest MGRP and process the overlaps in the order of decreasing MGRP. It can also be stated as starting from the measurement interval corresponding to the longest MGRP and processing the overlapping measurement intervals in the order of decreasing MGRP;

[0190] In each overlap, retain the interval with the longer MGRP. It can also be stated as for each overlapping measurement interval, retain the interval with the longest MGRP among the overlapping measurement intervals, or, for each overlapping measurement interval, retain the first N intervals with the longest MGRP among the overlapping measurement intervals, where N is less than the number of overlapping measurement intervals, or, for each overlapping measurement interval, retain the intervals with MGRP exceeding a preset period;

[0191] In each overlap, retain the interval with the longer MGRP and discard other intervals. It can also be stated as for each overlapping measurement interval, retain the interval with the longest MGRP among the overlapping measurement intervals and discard the intervals other than the interval with the longest MGRP, or, for each overlapping measurement interval, retain the first N intervals with the longest MGRP among the overlapping measurement intervals and discard the intervals other than the first N intervals with the longest MGRP, where N is less than the number of overlapping measurement intervals, or, for each overlapping measurement interval, retain the intervals with MGRP exceeding a preset period and discard the intervals other than the intervals with MGRP exceeding a preset period.

[0192] It should be noted that in this optional embodiment, the processing logic of overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals according to MGRP is basically the same as the above-mentioned processing logic of overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals according to the priority of measurement intervals.

[0193] In this optional embodiment, the main application scenarios of the several implementation manners of "processing the overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals without assigned priorities through MGRP", "starting from the interval of the longest MGRP and processing the overlaps in the order of decreasing MGRP", "retaining the interval with the longer MGRP in each overlap", and "retaining the interval with the longer MGRP in each overlap and discarding other intervals" are as follows: If the measurement intervals are not assigned priorities, then conflicts cannot be resolved through priorities. The solution is to resolve conflicts through MGRP and retain the intervals with the longer MGRP. The reason is that within a certain time period, the intervals with the longer MGRP appear fewer times and the resources are more precious compared to the intervals with the shorter MGRP, and they need to be retained preferentially.

[0194] In this optional embodiment, the preset period can be a relatively long period, and the specific value can be set according to requirements. The measurement intervals with MGRP exceeding the preset period can be understood as relatively long intervals.

[0195] It should be noted that this optional embodiment can be used independently of the above step 101 or in combination with the above step 101.

[0196] As Figure 5 shown, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a measurement method applied to a network. The method includes at least one of the steps in step 501:

[0197] Sending a first message to a terminal, where the first message is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0198] Receiving a second message sent by the terminal, where the second message is used to instruct the terminal to request to retain overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0199] Receiving a third message sent by the terminal, where the third message is information related to priority.

[0200] As an optional implementation manner, the third message includes the priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal. The priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal can be described as the priority of the measurement interval indicated by the terminal.

[0201] Optionally, the terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval.

[0202] As an optional implementation manner, the method further includes:

[0203] Receiving index indication information sent by the terminal, where the index indication information includes index information of the retained measurement intervals.

[0204] It should be noted that the measurement method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is the measurement method on the network side corresponding to the measurement method applied to the terminal above. All embodiments of the above measurement method applied to the terminal are applicable to the measurement method applied to the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and can achieve the same or similar technical effects.

[0205] As Figure 6 shown, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a measurement device applied to a terminal. The device includes: a first processing module 601;

[0206] The first processing module 601 is used for at least one of the following:

[0207] Receiving a first message sent by the network, where the first message is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0208] Processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals ；

[0209] Send a second piece of information to the network, where the second piece of information is used to instruct the terminal to request to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0210] Send a third piece of information to the network, where the third piece of information is information related to priority

[0211] Optionally, the device further includes a second processing module, and the second processing module is used for at least one of the following:

[0212] The second processing module is used to reserve the aperiodic measurement interval when the aperiodic measurement interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than the aperiodic measurement interval

[0213] Unconditionally reserve the aperiodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval (MUSIM gap) when the aperiodic MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals

[0214] Optionally, the third piece of information includes the priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal

[0215] Optionally, the terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval

[0216] Optionally, the first processing module 601 includes a first processing unit, and the first processing unit is used for at least one of the following:

[0217] When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, process the overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority

[0218] Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through priority

[0219] Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through the assigned priority

[0220] Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval with an assigned priority through priority

[0221] Start from the interval with the highest priority and process the overlap in descending order of priority

[0222] At each overlap, reserve the interval with the highest priority

[0223] At each overlap, reserve the interval with the highest priority and discard other intervals

[0224] Optionally, the device further includes:

[0225] A first sending module, which is used to send index indication information to the network, where the index indication information includes the index information of the reserved measurement interval

[0226] Optionally, the method further includes: a third processing module;

[0227] When the N reserved measurement intervals are multiple universal subscriber identity module intervals MUSIM gaps, and the N MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, the third processing module is used for at least one of the following:

[0228] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0229] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0230] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0231] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the first priority, where the first priority is the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0232] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the second priority, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, and the second priority is the lowest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps;

[0233] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0234] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0235] Wherein, N is a non-zero integer.

[0236] Optionally, the first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than the MUSIM gap;

[0237] The first measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0238] Pre-configured measurement gap pre-MG;

[0239] Network-controlled small gap NCSG;

[0240] Type-2 MG.

[0241] Optionally, the first MUSIM gap includes:

[0242] Information sent by the network related to the first MUSIM gap, where the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: the index of the first MUSIM gap, the interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and the interval length of the first MUSIM gap;

[0243] The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0244] The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps.

[0245] Optionally, the device further includes: a fourth processing module;

[0246] In the case where M measurement intervals overlap, the fourth processing module is used for at least one of the following:

[0247] If P of the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reserved manner or the network indicates to reserve the P MUSIM gaps, reserve the P MUSIM gaps, and the overlap between the P MUSIM gaps and the M-P measurement intervals is processed by priority;

[0248] Process the P MUSIM gaps according to the priority of the P MUSIM gaps. In the case where there is an overlap between the Q reserved MUSIM gaps and the M-P measurement intervals, the overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps and the M-P measurement intervals is processed by priority;

[0249] Where M, P, and Q are all non-zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

[0250] Optionally, the first processing module 601 includes a second processing unit, and the second processing unit is used for at least one of the following:

[0251] Process the overlap between different MUSIM intervals by priority;

[0252] Starting from the highest-priority MUSIM interval, process the overlaps in descending order of priority;

[0253] At each overlap, retain the highest-priority MUSIM interval;

[0254] At each overlap, retain the highest-priority MUSIM interval and discard the other MUSIM intervals.

[0255] Optionally, the device further includes a fourth processing module, and the fourth processing module is used for at least one of the following:

[0256] Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval by measuring the interval repetition period MGRP

[0257] Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval without assigned priority by MGRP;

[0258] Starting from the interval with the longest MGRP, process the overlaps in the order of decreasing MGRP;

[0259] At each overlap, retain the interval with the longer MGRP;

[0260] At each overlap, retain the interval with the longer MGRP and discard the other intervals.

[0261] It should be noted that the measurement device applied to the terminal provided in the embodiments of the present invention is a device capable of executing the above-mentioned measurement method applied to the terminal. Then, all embodiments of the above-mentioned measurement method applied to the terminal are applicable to this device and can achieve the same or similar technical effects.

[0262] As Figure 7 shown, the embodiments of the present invention further provide a measurement device applied to a network. The device includes: a first transceiver module 701;

[0263] The first transceiver module 701 is used for at least one of the following:

[0264] Send a first message to the terminal, where the first message is used to instruct the terminal to retain the overlapping measurement intervals;

[0265] Receive a second message sent by the terminal, where the second message is used to instruct the terminal to request to retain the overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0266] Receive a third message sent by the terminal, where the third message is information related to priority.

[0267] Optionally, the third message includes the priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

[0268] Optionally, the terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval.

[0269] Optionally, the device further includes:

[0270] a first receiving module, configured to receive index indication information sent by the terminal, where the index indication information includes index information of reserved measurement intervals.

[0271] It should be noted that the measurement device applied to the network provided in the embodiments of the present invention is a device capable of executing the above-mentioned measurement method applied to the network. All embodiments of the above-mentioned measurement method applied to the network are applicable to this device and can achieve the same or similar technical effects.

[0272] As Figure 8 shown, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including: a processor 801; and a memory 803 connected to the processor 801 through a bus interface 802, where the memory 803 is configured to store programs and data used by the processor 801 when executing operations, and the processor 801 calls and executes the programs and data stored in the memory 803.

[0273] Wherein, the transceiver 804 is connected to the bus interface 802 and is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor 801. Specifically, the processor 801 is configured to read the program in the memory 803 and execute the following processes:

[0274] Process overlapping measurement intervals according to the priorities of the measurement intervals ；

[0275] And / or,

[0276] The transceiver 804 executes at least one of the following processes:

[0277] Receive first information sent by the network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0278] Send second information to the network, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0279] Send third information to the network, where the third information is information related to priorities.

[0280] Optionally, the processor 801 is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0281] When an aperiodic measurement interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than the aperiodic measurement interval, reserve the aperiodic measurement interval;

[0282] When the non-periodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals, the non-periodic MUSIM gap is unconditionally retained.

[0283] Optionally, the third information includes the priority of the terminal request measurement interval.

[0284] Optionally, the terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval.

[0285] Optionally, the processor 801 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0286] When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, process the overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority;

[0287] Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through priority;

[0288] Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through the assigned priority;

[0289] Process the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval with an assigned priority through priority;

[0290] Start from the interval with the highest priority and process the overlap in descending order of priority;

[0291] At each overlap, retain the interval with the highest priority;

[0292] At each overlap, retain the interval with the highest priority and discard the other intervals.

[0293] Optionally, the transceiver 804 is further configured to:

[0294] Send index indication information to the network, where the index indication information includes the index information of the retained measurement interval.

[0295] Optionally, when the N retained measurement intervals are multi-universal subscriber identity module intervals MUSIM gaps and the N MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, the processor 801 is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0296] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0297] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps;

[0298] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0299] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the first priority, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps, where the first priority is the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps;

[0300] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the second priority, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0301] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, retain the first measurement interval or discard the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0302] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0303] Wherein, N is a non-zero integer.

[0304] Optionally, the first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than the MUSIM gap;

[0305] The first measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0306] Pre-configured measurement gap pre-MG;

[0307] Network-controlled small gap NCSG;

[0308] Type-2 MG.

[0309] Optionally, the first MUSIM gap includes:

[0310] Information sent by the network related to the first MUSIM gap, where the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: the index of the first MUSIM gap, the interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and the interval length of the first MUSIM gap;

[0311] The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0312] The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps.

[0313] Optionally, when there is an overlap among M measurement intervals, the processor 801 is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0314] If P of the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reserved manner or the network indicates to reserve the P MUSIM gaps, reserve the P MUSIM gaps, and handle the overlap between the P MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals through priority processing;

[0315] Process the P MUSIM gaps according to the priorities of the P MUSIM gaps. When there is an overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps that are reserved and the M - P measurement intervals, handle the overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps and the M - P measurement intervals through priority processing;

[0316] Wherein, M, P, and Q are all non - zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

[0317] Optionally, the processor 801 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0318] Handle the overlap between different MUSIM intervals through priority processing;

[0319] Start from the MUSIM interval with the highest priority and process the overlap in the order of decreasing priority;

[0320] At each overlap, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority;

[0321] At each overlap, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority and discard other MUSIM intervals.

[0322] Optionally, the processor 801 is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0323] Handle the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through the measurement interval repetition period MGRP

[0324] Handle the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval without assigned priority through MGRP;

[0325] Start from the interval of the longest MGRP and process the overlaps in the order of decreasing MGRP;

[0326] For each overlap, retain the interval with the longer MGRP;

[0327] For each overlap, retain the interval with the longer MGRP and discard the other intervals.

[0328] Among them, in Figure 8 The bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically various circuits of one or more processors represented by the processor 801 and the memory represented by the memory 803 are linked together. The bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, etc., which are well known in the art, so they will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides the user interface 805. The transceiver 804 can be multiple components, that is, including a transmitter and a receiver, and provides a unit for communicating with various other devices on the transmission medium. The processor 801 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 803 can store the data used by the processor 801 when executing operations.

[0329] As Figure 9 shown, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a network device, including: a processor 901; and a memory 903 connected to the processor 901 through a bus interface 902, where the memory 903 is used to store programs and data used by the processor 901 when executing operations, and the processor 901 calls and executes the programs and data stored in the memory 903.

[0330] Among them, the transceiver 904 is connected to the bus interface 902 and is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 901. Specifically, the processor 901 is used to read the program in the memory 903, and the transceiver 904 executes at least one of the following processes:

[0331] Send a first message to the terminal, where the first message is used to instruct the terminal to retain the overlapping measurement intervals;

[0332] Receive a second message sent by the terminal, where the second message is used to instruct the terminal to request to retain the overlapping measurement intervals ；

[0333] Receive a third message sent by the terminal, where the third message is information related to the priority.

[0334] Optionally, the third message includes the priority of the terminal's requested measurement interval.

[0335] Optionally, the terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval.

[0336] Optionally, the transceiver 904 is further configured to:

[0337] Receive index indication information sent by the terminal, where the index indication information includes index information of a reserved measurement interval.

[0338] Wherein, in Figure 9 The bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges. Specifically, various circuits of one or more processors represented by the processor 901 and a memory represented by the memory 903 are linked together. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art, and thus will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 904 may be multiple elements, that is, including a transmitter and a receiver, and provides a unit for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium. The processor 901 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 903 may store data used by the processor 901 when performing operations.

[0339] In addition, a specific embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps in the measurement method applied to a terminal described in any one of the above, or implements the steps in the measurement method applied to a network device described in any one of the above.

[0340] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed methods and devices can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. 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 may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the displayed or discussed couplings or direct couplings or communication connections to each other may be through some interfaces, and the indirect couplings or communication connections of devices or units may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0341] In addition, each functional unit in various embodiments of the present invention may be integrated in a processing unit, or each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit. The above integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware, or in the form of a hardware plus a software functional unit.

[0342] The integrated units implemented in the form of software functional units can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned software functional units are stored in a storage medium and include several instructions to enable a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute some steps of the transceiver method described in various embodiments of the present invention. The foregoing storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as USB flash drives, mobile hard disks, read-only memories (ROM), random access memories (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical discs.

[0343] The above are the preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principle described in the present invention, several improvements and modifications can be made, and these improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A measurement method, characterized in that, Applied to a terminal, the method includes at least one of the following: Receive the first information sent by the network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ； Process overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals ； Send a second message to the network, the second message being used to instruct the terminal to request to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ； Sending third information to a network, where the third information is information related to priority.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further includes at least one of the following: When an aperiodic measurement interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than the aperiodic measurement interval, the aperiodic measurement interval is retained ； Unconditionally retaining an aperiodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval (MUSIM) gap when the aperiodic MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein The third information includes the priority of the terminal's requested measurement interval.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein The terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein Processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals, including at least one of the following: When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, processing the overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority; Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through priority; Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through the assigned priority; Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval with an assigned priority through priority; Starting from the interval with the highest priority, processing the overlap in descending order of priority; At each overlap, retaining the interval with the highest priority; At each overlap, retaining the interval with the highest priority and discarding other intervals.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: Sending index indication information to the network, where the index indication information includes the index information of the retained measurement interval.

7. The measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that In the case where the retained N measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps and the N MUSIM gaps overlap with a first measurement interval, the method further includes at least one of the following: If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retaining the first measurement interval or discarding the N MUSIM gaps; If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, retaining the first measurement interval or discarding the N MUSIM gaps; If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any one of the N MUSIM gaps, discarding the first measurement interval or retaining the N MUSIM gaps; If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than a first priority, where the first priority is the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps, retaining the first measurement interval or discarding the N MUSIM gaps; If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than a second priority, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps, discarding the first measurement interval or retaining the N MUSIM gaps, and the second priority is the lowest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps; If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of a first MUSIM gap, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap, retaining the first measurement interval or discarding the N MUSIM gaps; If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, discard the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap; Wherein, N is a non-zero integer.

8. The measurement method according to claim 7, wherein The first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than the MUSIM gap; The first measurement interval includes at least one of the following: Pre-configured measurement interval pre-MG; Network-controlled small interval NCSG; Type-2 MG.

9. The measuring method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The first MUSIM gap includes: Information sent by the network related to the first MUSIM gap, where the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: the index of the first MUSIM gap, the interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and the interval length of the first MUSIM gap; The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps; The first MUSIM gap is the MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that In the case where M measurement intervals overlap, the method further includes at least one of the following: If P of the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reserved manner or the network indicates to reserve the P MUSIM gaps, retain the P MUSIM gaps, and the overlap between the P MUSIM gaps and the M-P measurement intervals is processed by priority; Process the P MUSIM gaps according to the priority of the P MUSIM gaps. In the case where there is an overlap between the Q reserved MUSIM gaps and the M-P measurement intervals, the overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps and the M-P measurement intervals is processed by priority; Wherein, M, P, and Q are all non-zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

11. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals includes at least one of the following: Processing the overlap between different MUSIM intervals by priority; Starting from the MUSIM interval with the highest priority, process the overlap in descending order of priority; At each overlap, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority; At each overlap, retain the MUSIM interval with the highest priority and discard other MUSIM intervals.

12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes at least one of the following: Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval through the measurement interval repetition period MGRP Processing the overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval without assigned priority through MGRP; Starting from the interval with the longest MGRP, process the overlap in the order of decreasing MGRP; At each overlap, retain the interval with a longer MGRP; At each overlap, retain the interval with a longer MGRP and discard other intervals.

13. A measurement method, characterized in that, Applied to the network, the method includes at least one of the following: Send a first message to the terminal, where the first message is used to instruct the terminal to reserve overlapping measurement intervals; Receive the second information sent by the receiving terminal, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ； Receive a third message sent by the terminal, where the third message is information related to priority.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The third message includes the priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The terminal requests different priorities for each measurement interval.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein The method further includes: Receive the index indication information sent by the terminal, where the index indication information includes the index information of the reserved measurement interval.

17. A measuring device, characterized in that, Applied to a terminal, the device includes: a first processing module; The first processing module is used for at least one of the following: Receive a first message sent by the network, where the first message is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals ； Process overlapping measurement intervals based on the priority of the measurement intervals ； Send a second message to the network, where the second message is used to indicate that the terminal requests to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ； Send a third message to the network, where the third message is information related to priority.

18. A measuring device, characterized in that, Applied to a network, the device includes: a first transceiver module; The first transceiver module is used for at least one of the following: Send a first message to the terminal, where the first message is used to instruct the terminal to reserve overlapping measurement intervals; Receive the second information sent by the receiving terminal, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to reserve overlapping measurement intervals ； Receive a third message sent by the terminal, where the third message is information related to priority.

19. A terminal, characterized in that, Comprising: A processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, where when the program is executed by the processor, it implements the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

20. A network device, characterized in that, Comprising: A processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, where when the program is executed by the processor, it implements the measurement method according to any one of claims 14 to 16.

21. A readable storage medium, characterized in that, A program is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps in the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, or implements the steps in the measurement method according to any one of claims 14 to 16.

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