Measurement reporting method and device, communication equipment, chip and storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides a measurement reporting method and device, communication equipment, a chip and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: a terminal can receive configuration information, the configuration information is at least used for configuring a broadcast period and a first time length of a first signal, determines a second time length according to the broadcast period and the first time length, measures the first signal, and transmits the first signal to the terminal; and sending a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second time length, thereby solving the technical problem that in the prior art, if the signal to be measured is sent based on a certain broadcast period, the terminal may not report the measurement report in time, so that the communication performance of the terminal is affected.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] In a communication system, a network device will instruct a terminal to perform a cell handover to improve the communication performance of the terminal, and the basis for the handover is the result of the mobility measurement of the terminal. The measurement types are divided into event-based measurement and periodic measurement. Among them, for event-based measurement, a duration for triggering and reporting a measurement report is configured for the terminal. Its function is that if the signal measurement result meets the evaluation condition, after the evaluation condition is met and the duration elapses, the terminal can report the measurement report.

[0003] In the related art, if the signal to be measured is sent based on a certain broadcast period, the terminal may not be able to report the measurement report in time, which will affect the communication performance of the terminal. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to some extent.

[0005] To this end, the present disclosure provides a measurement reporting method, apparatus, communication device, chip, and storage medium to achieve timely reporting of measurement reports, thereby improving the communication performance of the terminal.

[0006] In a first aspect embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement reporting method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal; the method includes: receiving configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of a first signal; determining a second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration; measuring the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result; and sending a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration.

[0007] In a second aspect embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement reporting method is proposed, which is executed by a network device; the method includes: sending configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of a first signal; receiving a measurement report, where the measurement report is sent by the terminal in response to the signal measurement result and the second duration, the signal measurement result is obtained by measuring the first signal, and the second duration is determined according to the broadcast period and the first duration.

[0008] A third aspect embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement reporting device, including: a first receiving module, configured to receive configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure a broadcast period and a first duration of a first signal; a determining module, configured to determine a second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration; a measuring module, configured to measure the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result; and a first sending module, configured to send a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration.

[0009] A fourth aspect embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement reporting device, including: a second sending module, configured to send configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure a broadcast period and a first duration of a first signal; a second receiving module, configured to receive a measurement report, where the measurement report is sent by a terminal in response to the signal measurement result and the second duration, the signal measurement result is obtained by measuring the first signal, and the second duration is determined according to the broadcast period and the first duration.

[0010] A fifth aspect embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, including: a processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the processor; the memory stores computer-executable instructions; the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to implement the measurement reporting method as provided in the above embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0011] A sixth aspect embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip, where the chip includes a processing circuit configured to execute the measurement reporting method as provided in the above embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0012] A seventh aspect embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium, where computer-executable instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, they are used to implement the method as described above.

[0013] The measurement reporting method, device, communication device, chip, and storage medium provided by the present disclosure receive configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure a broadcast period and a first duration of a first signal, determine a second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration, measure the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result, and send a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration. Since the second duration is optimized based on the broadcast period of the first signal and the first duration configured by the network device, when the terminal refers to the second duration to send a measurement report, it can report the measurement report in a timely manner, thereby improving the communication performance of the terminal.

[0014] Additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will be given in part in the following description, become apparent in part from the following description, or be learned through the practice of the present disclosure. Description of the Drawings

[0015] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and be readily understood from the following description of embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0016] Figure 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of a measurement reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart of another measurement reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart of another measurement reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 5 is an application schematic diagram in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement reporting device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another measurement reporting device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 8 shows a block diagram of an exemplary communication device suitable for implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip proposed by an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Description of the Embodiment

[0025] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, where the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the present disclosure and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As Figure 1 shown, the communication system 100 may include a terminal 101 and a network device 102. The network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0027] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a vehicle with communication function, a smart vehicle, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city, and a wireless terminal in smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0028] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a Node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, and an access node in a WiFi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0029] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure is applicable to the Open RAN architecture. At this time, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become the internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0030] In some embodiments, an access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). Among them, the CU may also be referred to as a control unit. The use of the CU-DU structure can split the protocol layer of the access network device. The functions of some protocol layers are centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all protocol layers are distributed in the DU. The CU centrally controls the DU, but is not limited thereto.

[0031] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including all or part of one or more network elements. The network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network includes, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0032] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new service scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

[0033] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Figure 1 the communication system 100 shown, or a part of the main body, but is not limited thereto. Figure 1 The main bodies shown are illustrative. The communication system may include Figure 1 all or part of the main bodies in Figure 1 or may include other main bodies outside

[0034] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, the 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), the 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems using other communication methods, next-generation systems extended based on them, etc. In addition, multiple systems can be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, etc.) and applied.

[0035] In the related art, if the signal to be measured is sent based on a certain broadcast period. For example, the signal to be measured is a synchronization signal and a Physical Broadcast Channel block (SSB) reference signal, and the SSB reference signal is broadcast. When the duration configured for the terminal (such as based on the parameter TimeToTrigger, TTT) is 100 ms (milliseconds) and the broadcast period of the SSB is configured to be 40 ms, after the terminal first measures that the SSB reference signal meets the evaluation conditions, it needs to wait for 100 ms to trigger the sending of a measurement report. During these 100 ms, the SSB will be broadcast twice in the first 80 ms, and according to the broadcast period of the SSB, the SSB will not be broadcast again in the remaining 20 ms. Therefore, if the terminal is still waiting in the last 20 ms, the terminal may not be able to report the measurement report in a timely manner, thus affecting the communication performance of the terminal.

[0036] The following describes a measurement reporting method, apparatus, terminal, network device, communication device, chip, and storage medium according to embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0037] Figure 2 It is a schematic flowchart of a measurement reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] The measurement reporting method provided in this embodiment can be applied to a terminal without limitation.

[0039] As Figure 2 shown, the measurement reporting method includes:

[0040] Step S201: Receive configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal.

[0041] Among them, the configuration information may refer to relevant information pre-configured by a network device based on the communication network environment accessed by the terminal. The configuration information can be used to control the measurement reporting of the terminal.

[0042] Among them, the first signal refers to the signal to be measured by the terminal, and the terminal can decide whether to report a measurement report based on the measurement result of the first signal. The measurement result of the first signal can be referred to as the signal measurement result. The first signal may be broadcast by the network device to the terminal, and after receiving the first signal, the terminal can measure the first signal.

[0043] Among them, the period of broadcasting the first signal can be referred to as the broadcast period.

[0044] Among them, the first duration refers to the duration configured by the network device for the terminal. The first duration is specifically, for example, the duration configured based on the parameter TimeToTrigger.

[0045] In some embodiments, the first signal may be, for example, a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB reference signal. Of course, the first signal may also be any other possible broadcast transmission signal that can be measured by the terminal, and there is no limitation thereto.

[0046] In some embodiments, the broadcast period and the first duration of the above first signal may be configured by different configuration information. By way of example, the configuration information may specifically include first configuration information and second configuration information. The first configuration information is used to configure the broadcast period of the first signal, and the second configuration information is used to configure the first duration. Alternatively, the broadcast period and the first duration of the above first signal may also be configured by the same configuration information. For example, the configuration information may configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal at the same time, and there is no limitation thereto.

[0047] Step S202: Determine a second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration.

[0048] The terminal may receive the configuration information sent by the network device, and calculate the second duration with reference to the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal configured by the configuration information. The second duration is used to trigger the terminal to send a measurement report. Since the second duration is optimized based on the broadcast period of the first signal and the first duration configured by the network device, when the terminal refers to the second duration to send a measurement report, it can report the measurement report in a timely manner to improve the communication performance of the terminal.

[0049] In some embodiments, the second duration is less than the first duration; and / or the difference duration between the second duration and the first duration is less than the broadcast period; and / or the second duration is an integer multiple of the broadcast period. Thereby, the optimization effect of the second duration can be effectively improved.

[0050] Step S203: Measure the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result.

[0051] In some embodiments, the terminal may receive the first signal broadcast by the network device based on the broadcast period. After receiving the first signal, the terminal measures the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result. By way of example, if the first cell provides services to the terminal, the terminal may measure the intensity of the first signal broadcast in the first cell, and measure the intensity of the first signal broadcast in the neighboring cells of the first cell, and use the measured intensity as the signal measurement result, or may also use the difference of the measured intensities as the signal measurement result, and there is no limitation thereto.

[0052] Step S204: Send a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration.

[0053] When obtaining the signal measurement result as described above, it is possible to determine whether the signal measurement result meets certain conditions. If it meets certain conditions, then it is detected whether the duration after meeting the certain conditions reaches a second duration. If the second duration is reached, a measurement report is sent.

[0054] In some embodiments, the configuration information is further used to configure an evaluation condition, where the evaluation condition is used to trigger the sending of a measurement report. Then, in the process of the terminal sending a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration, it may be determined that the signal measurement result meets the evaluation condition. Among them, the first signal is received at the first moment, and a measurement report is sent according to the first moment and the second duration. This supports improving the timeliness of sending the measurement report and supports the rapid handover of the terminal.

[0055] In some embodiments, the configuration information may include third configuration information, and the third configuration information may be different from the above-mentioned first configuration information and second configuration information, and the third configuration information is used to configure an evaluation condition.

[0056] In some embodiments, if the signal measurement result meets the evaluation condition, the terminal determines that a measurement report needs to be sent. In addition, the terminal can also combine the first moment when the first signal is received and the second duration calculated above to determine the timing of sending the measurement report, and send the measurement report when the timing is met.

[0057] In some embodiments, in the process of the terminal implementing the sending of a measurement report according to the first moment and the second duration, it may be that in response to the second duration being less than the broadcast period and the duration between the current moment and the first moment reaching the second duration, a measurement report is sent; in response to the second duration being greater than or equal to the broadcast period, the duration between the current moment and the first moment reaching the second duration, and all the signal measurement results obtained during the second duration meeting the evaluation condition, a measurement report is sent.

[0058] It can be understood that the terminal can receive the first signal at the first moment and measure the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result. If the signal measurement result obtained by the terminal receiving and measuring the first signal at the first moment meets the evaluation condition, the terminal can start waiting. If the second duration is less than the broadcast period of the first signal, it means that before the first signal is broadcast again, the waiting duration of the terminal will reach the second duration. At this time, when the waiting duration of the terminal meets the second duration, it can trigger the reporting of a measurement report.

[0059] It can also be understood that the terminal can receive a first signal at a first moment, measure the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result. If the signal measurement result obtained by the terminal receiving and measuring the first signal at the first moment meets the evaluation condition, the terminal can start waiting. If the second duration is greater than or equal to the broadcast period of the first signal, it means that the terminal will still receive the broadcast first signal at least once before the waiting duration reaches or exceeds the second duration. Then, when the waiting duration (i.e., the duration between the current moment and the first moment) reaches the second duration, it is required that the signal measurement results of each time meet the evaluation condition.

[0060] It should be noted that the second duration can be greater than or equal to 0. The unit can be milliseconds. If the second duration is 0, the terminal can trigger the reporting of the measurement report when it determines that the signal measurement result meets the evaluation condition.

[0061] In this embodiment, by receiving configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal, determining the second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration, measuring the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result, and sending a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration. Since the second duration is optimized based on the broadcast period of the first signal and the first duration configured by the network device, when the terminal refers to the second duration to send a measurement report, it can report the measurement report in a timely manner to improve the communication performance of the terminal.

[0062] Figure 3 It is a schematic flowchart of another measurement reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0063] The measurement reporting method provided in this embodiment can be applied to a terminal without limitation.

[0064] As Figure 3 shown, the measurement reporting method includes:

[0065] Step S301: Receive configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal.

[0066] For the description of step S301, reference can be specifically made to the above embodiment and will not be elaborated here.

[0067] Step S302: Determine the ratio between the first duration and the broadcast period, where the ratio includes an integer part value.

[0068] Step S303: Determine the product value of the integer part value and the broadcast period, and use the product value as the second duration.

[0069] After determining the first duration and the broadcast period of the first signal, the ratio between the first duration and the broadcast period can be calculated, and the integer part value can be extracted from the ratio. Then, the product value of the integer part value and the broadcast period is used as the second duration.

[0070] Exemplarily, a measurement evaluation parameter TTTE (TimeToTrigger Enhance) can be introduced (TTTE can be an optional example of the second duration). According to the TTT (an optional example of the first duration) and the SMTC period (an optional example of the broadcast period) in the measurement configuration, TTTE is calculated as follows:

[0071] TTTE = (TTT / SMTC period) * SMTC period;

[0072] Wherein, (TTT / SMTC period) represents taking the integer part of the ratio of TTT and SMTC period, and multiplying the quotient result (the integer part in the quotient) by the SMTC period to obtain TTTE. The SMTC period is an optional example of the broadcast period.

[0073] Step S304: Measure the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result.

[0074] Step S305: Send a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration.

[0075] For the descriptions of steps S304 - S305, specific reference can be made to the above - mentioned embodiments, which will not be elaborated here.

[0076] In this embodiment, by receiving configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal, and determining the second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration, measuring the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result, and sending a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration. Since the second duration is optimized based on the broadcast period of the first signal and the first duration configured by the network device, when the terminal refers to the second duration to send a measurement report, it can report the measurement report in a timely manner to improve the communication performance of the terminal. By determining the ratio between the first duration and the broadcast period, where the ratio includes an integer part value, and determining the product value of the integer part value and the broadcast period and using the product value as the second duration, the calculation efficiency and effect of the second duration can be improved, and it can further support improving the reporting efficiency of the measurement report.

[0077] It should be noted that in the following embodiments, the descriptions of the same or corresponding terms and method steps as those in the above - mentioned embodiments can be referred to the above - mentioned embodiments together, which will not be elaborated here.

[0078] Figure 4Schematic flowchart of another measurement reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0079] The measurement reporting method provided in this embodiment can be applied to a network device without limitation.

[0080] As Figure 4 shown, the measurement reporting method includes:

[0081] Step S401: Send configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal.

[0082] Step S402: Receive a measurement report, where the measurement report is sent by the terminal in response to a signal measurement result and a second duration. The signal measurement result is obtained by measuring the first signal, and the second duration is determined according to the broadcast period and the first duration.

[0083] In this embodiment, the network device can send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal, and receive the measurement report sent by the terminal, where the measurement report is sent by the terminal in response to a signal measurement result and a second duration. The signal measurement result is obtained by measuring the first signal, and the second duration is determined according to the broadcast period and the first duration. Since the second duration is optimized based on the broadcast period of the first signal and the first duration configured by the network device, when the terminal refers to the second duration to send the measurement report, it can report the measurement report in a timely manner to improve the communication performance of the terminal.

[0084] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second duration is less than the first duration.

[0085] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the difference duration between the second duration and the first duration is less than the broadcast period.

[0086] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second duration is an integer multiple of the broadcast period.

[0087] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first signal includes: a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB reference signal.

[0088] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second duration is determined based on the following method:

[0089] Determine the ratio between the first duration and the broadcast period, where the ratio includes: an integer part value;

[0090] Determine the product value of the integer part value and the broadcast period, and use the product value as the second duration.

[0091] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the configuration information is further used to configure evaluation conditions, where the evaluation conditions are used to trigger the sending of measurement reports.

[0092] The following can be examples for the above embodiments:

[0093] The measurement report evaluation and reporting are divided into the following steps:

[0094] The measurement configuration is sent down, and the measurement types are divided into event-based measurements and periodic measurements. Among them, for event-based measurements, the parameter TimeToTrigger (TTT, configured in ReportConfigNR) will be configured. Its function is that if the signal strength of the cell participating in the evaluation meets the evaluation conditions, it needs to continuously meet the conditions for a period of time (TTT), and only then is it considered that the cell participating in the evaluation meets the measurement report reporting conditions. TTT can be configured as 0 milliseconds, 40 milliseconds, etc.

[0095] The UE measures the SSB reference signal, that is, the measurement report is triggered based on the measurement of the SSB reference signal, and the broadcast period of the SSB can be configured. The UE can measure the SSB reference signal at the broadcast moment of the SSB to obtain the relevant signal strength, and the signal strength of the SSB cannot be obtained at other times. The broadcast period of the SSB can be configured as 5 milliseconds, 10 milliseconds, 20 milliseconds, etc.

[0096] The UE uses the obtained signal strength and the signal strength of the serving cell to perform evaluation according to the measurement configuration. Taking the A3 event as an example, when the reference signal strength of the neighboring cell (Ncell) is higher than the reference signal strength of the serving cell by a certain value (an optional example of the evaluation condition), it is determined that Ncell meets the evaluation conditions and starts to wait for the TTTE duration. When Ncell meets the evaluation conditions and lasts for TTTE, the measurement report is triggered for reporting.

[0097] The calculation method of TTTE in the embodiments of the present disclosure is as follows:

[0098] The measurement evaluation parameter TTTE (TimeToTrigger Enhance) can be introduced (TTTE can be an optional example of the second duration). According to the TTT (an optional example of the first duration) and the SMTC period (an optional example of the broadcast period) in the measurement configuration, TTTE is calculated as follows:

[0099] TTTE = (TTT / SMTC period) * SMTC period;

[0100] Among them, (TTT / SMTC period) represents taking the integer part of the ratio of TTT and the SMTC period, and multiplying the quotient result (the integer part in the quotient) by the SMTC period to obtain TTTE. The SMTC period is an optional example of the broadcast period.

[0101] When there is a candidate Ncell that meets the evaluation conditions and waits for the TTTE time, a measurement report can be triggered for reporting.

[0102] Specific examples are as follows. The TTT is configured to be 100 ms, the SSB period is configured to be 40 ms, and the TTTE is calculated to be 80 ms. Therefore, the measurement evaluation process can be accelerated.

[0103] As Figure 5 shown, Figure 5 is a schematic application diagram in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Arrow 1 is the time point when the measurement report is normally triggered, and arrow 2 is the time point of the last SSB measurement within the TTT waiting time. Since there is no subsequent SSB broadcast, the measurement report is triggered in advance at arrow 2.

[0104] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the measurement report can be triggered in advance, the handover process can be triggered, and the user experience can be improved.

[0105] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement reporting device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0106] As Figure 6 shown, the measurement reporting device 60 includes:

[0107] A first receiving module 601, configured to receive configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal.

[0108] A determination module 602, configured to determine a second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration.

[0109] A measurement module 603, configured to measure the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result.

[0110] A first sending module 604, configured to send a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration.

[0111] It should be noted that the foregoing explanation of the embodiment of the measurement reporting method also applies to the measurement reporting device in this embodiment, and will not be elaborated here.

[0112] In this embodiment, by receiving configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal, and determining a second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration, measuring the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result, and sending a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration. Since the second duration is optimized based on the broadcast period of the first signal and the first duration configured by the network device, when the terminal refers to the second duration to send a measurement report, the measurement report can be reported in a timely manner to improve the communication performance of the terminal.

[0113] Figure 7 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of another measurement reporting device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0114] As Figure 7 shown, the measurement reporting device 70 includes:

[0115] A second sending module 701, configured to send configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal.

[0116] A second receiving module 702, configured to receive a measurement report, where the measurement report is sent by a terminal in response to a signal measurement result and a second duration, the signal measurement result is obtained by measuring the first signal, and the second duration is determined according to the broadcast period and the first duration.

[0117] It should be noted that the foregoing explanation of the embodiment of the measurement reporting method also applies to the measurement reporting device in this embodiment, and will not be elaborated here.

[0118] In this embodiment, a network device may send configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of the first signal, and receive a measurement report sent by the terminal, where the measurement report is sent by the terminal in response to a signal measurement result and a second duration, the signal measurement result is obtained by measuring the first signal, and the second duration is determined according to the broadcast period and the first duration. Since the second duration is optimized based on the broadcast period of the first signal and the first duration configured by the network device, when the terminal refers to the second duration to send the measurement report, it can report the measurement report in a timely manner to improve the communication performance of the terminal.

[0119] To implement the above embodiment, the present disclosure also proposes a communication device, including: a processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the processor; the memory stores computer-executable instructions; the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to implement the method provided in the foregoing embodiment.

[0120] Figure 8 The figure shows a block diagram of an exemplary communication device suitable for implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 8 The shown communication device 12 is merely an example and should not impose any limitation on the functions and usage scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure. The communication device may be, for example, a network device or a terminal.

[0121] As Figure 8 shown, the communication device 12 is presented in the form of a general-purpose computing device. The components of the communication device 12 may include, but are not limited to: one or more processors or processing units 16, a memory 28, and a bus 18 connecting different system components (including the memory 28 and the processing unit 16).

[0122] Bus 18 represents one or more of several types of bus architectures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, an Accelerated Graphics Port, a processor bus, or a local bus using any of the various bus architectures. By way of example, such architectures include, but are not limited to, Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, Micro Channel Architecture (MAC) bus, Enhanced ISA bus, Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and Peripheral Component Interconnection (PCI) bus.

[0123] Communication device 12 typically includes a variety of computer system readable media. These media can be any available media that can be accessed by communication device 12, including volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media.

[0124] Memory 28 may include computer system readable media in the form of volatile memory, such as Random Access Memory (RAM) 30 and / or cache 32. Communication device 12 may further include other removable / non-removable, volatile / nonvolatile computer system storage media. By way of example only, storage system 34 can be used for reading and writing on non-removable, nonvolatile magnetic media ( Figure 8 not shown, typically referred to as a "hard disk drive").

[0125] Although Figure 8 not shown in the figure, a disk drive for reading and writing on a removable nonvolatile disk (such as a "floppy disk"), and an optical disk drive for reading and writing on a removable nonvolatile optical disk (such as Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Digital Video Disc Read Only Memory (DVD-ROM), or other optical media) may be provided. In these cases, each drive may be connected to bus 18 through one or more data media interfaces. Memory 28 may include at least one program product having a set (e.g., at least one) of program modules that are configured to perform the functions of the various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0126] A program / utilities 40 having a set (at least one) of program modules 42 can be stored, for example, in a memory 28. Such program modules 42 include, but are not limited to, an operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules, and program data. Each or some combination of these examples may include an implementation of a network environment. The program modules 42 generally execute the functions and / or methods in the embodiments described in the present disclosure.

[0127] The communication device 12 can also communicate with one or more external devices 14 (such as a keyboard, a pointing device, a display 24, etc.), and can also communicate with one or more devices that enable a human body to interact with the communication device 12, and / or communicate with any device that enables the communication device 12 to communicate with one or more other computing devices (such as a network card, a modem, etc.). Such communication can be carried out through an input / output (I / O) interface 22. Moreover, the communication device 12 can also communicate with one or more networks (such as a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), and / or a public network, such as the Internet) through a network adapter 20. As shown in the figure, the network adapter 20 communicates with other modules of the communication device 12 through a bus 18. It should be understood that although not shown in the figure, other hardware and / or software modules can be used in combination with the communication device 12, including but not limited to: microcode, device drivers, redundant processing units, external disk drive arrays, RAID systems, tape drives, and data backup storage systems, etc.

[0128] The processing unit 16 executes various functional applications and data processing by running programs stored in the memory 28, such as implementing the methods mentioned in the foregoing embodiments.

[0129] To implement the above embodiments, the present disclosure also proposes a chip, including: The chip includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method provided in the foregoing embodiments.

[0130] Figure 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the chip proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Reference can be made to Figure 9 the schematic structural diagram of the chip 900 shown, but not limited thereto.

[0131] The chip 900 includes a processing circuit 901 configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0132] In some embodiments, the chip 900 further includes one or more interface circuits 902. Optionally, the interface circuit 902 is connected to the memory 903. The interface circuit 902 can be used to receive signals from the memory 903 or other devices, and the interface circuit 902 can be used to send signals to the memory 903 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 902 can read the instructions stored in the memory 903 and send the instructions to the processing circuit 901.

[0133] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 902 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processing circuit 901 performs other steps.

[0134] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be replaced with each other.

[0135] In some embodiments, the chip 900 further includes one or more memories 903 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 903 can be outside the chip 900.

[0136] To implement the above embodiments, the present disclosure also proposes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by a processor, it implements the method proposed in the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0137] To implement the above embodiments, the present disclosure also proposes a computer program product, when the instructions in the computer program product are executed by a processor, it executes the method proposed in the foregoing embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0138] The collection, storage, use, processing, transmission, provision, and disclosure of the user's personal information involved in the present disclosure all comply with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations and do not violate public order and good customs.

[0139] It should be noted that personal information from users should be collected for legal and reasonable purposes and should not be shared or sold outside of these legal uses. In addition, such collection / sharing should be carried out after obtaining the user's informed consent, including but not limited to notifying the user to read the user agreement / user notice and sign an agreement / authorization including authorizing relevant user information before the user uses the function. In addition, any necessary steps should be taken to protect and safeguard access to such personal information data and ensure that others with access to personal information data comply with their privacy policies and procedures.

[0140] The present disclosure anticipates embodiments that allow users to selectively block the use or access of personal information data. That is, the present disclosure anticipates providing hardware and / or software to prevent or block access to such personal information data. Once personal information data is no longer needed, the risk can be minimized by restricting data collection and deleting the data. In addition, when applicable, personal identifiers are removed from such personal information to protect the privacy of the user.

[0141] In the foregoing description of the various embodiments, the descriptions referring to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples", etc. mean that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, without contradiction, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples.

[0142] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, "a plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0143] Any process or method description shown in a flowchart or described otherwise herein can be understood to represent a module, segment, or portion of code including one or more executable instructions for implementing a customized logic function or process, and the scope of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure includes additional implementations, where the functions may be performed in an order not shown or discussed, including substantially simultaneously according to the functions involved or in a reverse order, which should be understood by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments of the present disclosure pertain.

[0144] The logic and / or steps represented in the flowchart or otherwise described herein, for example, can be considered as a definitional sequence list of executable instructions for implementing logical functions, which can be specifically implemented in any computer-readable medium for use by an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device (such as a computer-based system, a system including a processor, or other systems that can fetch and execute instructions from the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device), or used in conjunction with these instruction execution systems, apparatuses, or devices. For the purposes of this specification, a "computer-readable medium" can be any device that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. More specific examples (non-exhaustive list) of computer-readable media include the following: electrical connection parts with one or more wirings (electronic devices), portable computer disk cartridges (magnetic devices), random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fiber devices, and portable compact disc read-only memory (CDROM). Additionally, the computer-readable medium can even be paper or other suitable media on which the program can be printed, because the program can be obtained electronically, for example, by optically scanning the paper or other media, followed by editing, interpretation, or other appropriate processing if necessary, and then storing it in a computer memory.

[0145] It should be understood that various parts of the present disclosure can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, multiple steps or methods can be implemented by software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, any one or a combination of the following techniques well known in the art can be used: discrete logic circuits with logic gate circuits for implementing logical functions on data signals, application-specific integrated circuits with suitable combinational logic gate circuits, programmable gate arrays (PGA), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), etc.

[0146] Those of ordinary skill in the art of this technology can understand that all or part of the steps carried by the method of implementing the above embodiments can be completed by a program instructing relevant hardware, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it includes one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

[0147] In addition, each functional unit in various embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing module, may exist separately as individual physical units, or two or more units may be integrated into one module. The above-mentioned integrated module may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional module. When the integrated module is implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as an independent product, it may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.

[0148] The above-mentioned storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disc, etc. Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A measurement reporting method, characterized in that, Executed by a terminal; the method includes: Receiving configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of a first signal; Determining a second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration; Measuring the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result; and Sending a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The second duration is less than the first duration.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The difference duration between the second duration and the first duration is less than the broadcast period.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein The second duration is an integer multiple of the broadcast period.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first signal includes: a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB reference signal.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein The determining the second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration includes: Determining a ratio between the first duration and the broadcast period, where the ratio includes: an integer part value; Determining a product value of the integer part value and the broadcast period, and using the product value as the second duration.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein The configuration information is further used to configure an evaluation condition, where the evaluation condition is used to trigger sending a measurement report; where the sending a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration includes: Determining that the signal measurement result meets the evaluation condition, where the first signal is received at a first moment; Sending a measurement report according to the first moment and the second duration.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein The sending a measurement report according to the first moment and the second duration includes: In response to the second duration being less than the broadcast period, and the duration between the current moment and the first moment reaching the second duration, sending a measurement report; In response to the second duration being greater than or equal to the broadcast period, and the duration between the current moment and the first moment reaching the second duration, and all signal measurement results obtained within the second duration meeting the evaluation condition, sending a measurement report.

9. A measurement reporting method, characterized in that, Executed by a network device; the method includes: Sending configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure the broadcast period and the first duration of a first signal; Receiving a measurement report, where the measurement report is sent by a terminal in response to a signal measurement result and a second duration, the signal measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal, and the second duration is determined according to the broadcast period and the first duration.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein The second duration is less than the first duration.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The difference duration between the second duration and the first duration is less than the broadcast period.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein The second duration is an integer multiple of the broadcast period.

13. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first signal includes: a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB reference signal.

14. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The second duration is determined based on the following method: Determining a ratio between the first duration and the broadcast period, where the ratio includes: an integer part value; Determining a product value of the integer part value and the broadcast period, and using the product value as the second duration.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein The configuration information is further used to configure an evaluation condition, where the evaluation condition is used to trigger sending a measurement report.

16. A measurement reporting device, characterized in that, The device includes: A first receiving module, configured to receive configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure a broadcast period and a first duration of a first signal; A determining module, configured to determine a second duration according to the broadcast period and the first duration; A measuring module, configured to measure the first signal to obtain a signal measurement result; and A first sending module, configured to send a measurement report according to the signal measurement result and the second duration.

17. A measurement reporting device, characterized in that, The apparatus includes: A second sending module, configured to send configuration information, where the configuration information is at least used to configure a broadcast period and a first duration of a first signal; A second receiving module, configured to receive a measurement report, where the measurement report is sent by a terminal in response to a signal measurement result and a second duration, the signal measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal, and the second duration is determined according to the broadcast period and the first duration.

18. A communication device, characterized in that, Includes: A processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the processor; The memory stores computer-executable instructions; The processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to implement the method according to any one of claims 1-15.

19. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, Computer-executable instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, they are used to implement the method according to any one of claims 1-15.

20. A computer program product, characterized in that, Includes a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the method according to any one of claims 1-15.

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