Communication method and device, storage medium, communication equipment and chip

Abstract

The invention discloses a communication method and device, communication equipment and a chip, and relates to the technical field of communication processing, and the method comprises the steps: firstly, obtaining a first signal quality measurement value of a service cell where a terminal currently resides; acquiring a signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell; and determining whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement or not by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value. According to the method, whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement or not can be determined by comparing the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell of the terminal with the signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level, and if the terminal is not in the highest coverage level of the serving cell, the cell reselection measurement can be started, so that the possibility that the terminal resides in the highest coverage level is improved, and the user experience is improved. Repeating times and sending power configured by a network and a base station are reduced, so that power consumption and time delay of the terminal are reduced, and signal quality and service efficiency are improved.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] A terminal supporting enhanced coverage generally refers to a mobile device in the field of communication technologies that has better signal reception and processing capabilities and can maintain good connection performance in areas with weak or marginal signals.

[0003] The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) configures different coverage level ranges for each cell. Currently, for a terminal with enhanced coverage, it may camp on different Coverage Levels (CLs) within a cell. If the terminal camps on a poor coverage level for a long time and does not meet the cell reselection measurement conditions specified by the 3GPP standard, it will cause the terminal to have no chance to detect whether there are cells with higher coverage levels around, and it will camp on a non - highest coverage level for a long time. The network and base station often configure a larger number of repetitions and transmission power for it, resulting in relatively large power consumption and latency of the terminal, and lower service efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the present application provides a communication method, apparatus, storage medium, communication device, and chip, mainly aiming to improve the technical problem that currently, when a terminal camps on a non - highest coverage level for a long time, the network and base station often configure a larger number of repetitions and transmission power for it, resulting in relatively large power consumption and latency of the terminal, and lower service efficiency.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a communication method, including:

[0006] Obtain a first signal quality measurement value of a serving cell where the terminal currently camps;

[0007] Obtain a signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell;

[0008] Determine whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value.

[0009] Optionally, the determining whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value includes:

[0010] If the first signal quality measurement value is less than the signal quality threshold value, obtain a second signal quality measurement value recorded corresponding to the last time the terminal started cell reselection measurement;

[0011] By comparing the second signal quality measurement value and the first signal quality measurement value, it is determined whether the terminal has a location movement;

[0012] If the terminal has a location movement, it is determined that the terminal initiates cell reselection measurement.

[0013] Optionally, the determining whether the terminal has a location movement by comparing the second signal quality measurement value and the first signal quality measurement value includes:

[0014] If the change amount of the first signal quality measurement value relative to the second signal quality measurement value is greater than or equal to the target change amount threshold, it is determined that the terminal has a location movement;

[0015] If the change amount is less than the target change amount threshold, it is determined that the terminal does not have a location movement.

[0016] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0017] Obtain the target change amount threshold from the system message broadcast of the serving cell.

[0018] Optionally, the determining whether the terminal initiates cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value and the signal quality threshold further includes:

[0019] If the first signal quality measurement value is greater than or equal to the signal quality threshold, or the terminal does not have a location movement, it is determined that the terminal does not initiate cell reselection measurement.

[0020] Optionally, after determining that the terminal initiates cell reselection measurement, the method further includes:

[0021] Record the first signal quality measurement value, and clear the recorded second signal quality measurement value.

[0022] Optionally, after determining that the terminal initiates cell reselection measurement, the method further includes:

[0023] After the terminal performs cell reselection measurement, if the cells that meet the cell reselection R criterion include the serving cell and neighbor cells, determine the target cell for the terminal to handover from the neighbor cells that meet the cell reselection R criterion.

[0024] Optionally, the obtaining the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell where the terminal currently camps includes:

[0025] When the terminal camps in the idle state of the serving cell, obtain the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell regularly according to the measurement period.

[0026] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0027] If the cell reselection measurement of the terminal is not determined after a target number of measurement periods, clear the first signal quality measurement values recorded within the target number of measurement periods.

[0028] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0029] Obtain the target number from the system message broadcast of the serving cell.

[0030] Optionally, obtaining the signal quality threshold corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell includes:

[0031] Obtain the signal quality threshold from the system message broadcast of the serving cell.

[0032] In a second aspect, the present application provides a communication device, including:

[0033] An obtaining module, configured to obtain a first signal quality measurement value of a serving cell where the terminal currently camps;

[0034] An obtaining module, configured to obtain a signal quality threshold corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell;

[0035] A determining module, configured to determine whether the terminal starts a cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value and the signal quality threshold.

[0036] In a third aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the communication method described in the first aspect is implemented.

[0037] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, which includes: a transceiver; a memory; a processor, respectively connected to the transceiver and the memory, configured to control the wireless signal transceiver of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, and be able to implement the method described in the first aspect.

[0038] In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a chip, including at least one processor and a communication interface; the communication interface is used to receive signals input to the chip or signals output from the chip, and the processor communicates with the communication interface and implements the communication method described in the first aspect through logic circuits or by executing code instructions.

[0039] With the above technical solution, a communication method, device, storage medium, communication equipment and chip provided by the present application. Specifically, first, obtain the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell where the terminal currently camps; then obtain the signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell; and then determine whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value and the signal quality threshold value. Compared with the current existing technologies, the present application can determine whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value of the terminal's serving cell with the signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level. If the terminal is not at the highest coverage level of the serving cell, cell reselection measurement can be started, which increases the possibility of the terminal camping at the highest coverage level, reduces the number of repetitions and transmission power configured for it by the network and the base station, thereby reducing the power consumption and latency of the terminal and improving the signal quality and service efficiency.

[0040] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to be able to understand the technical means of the present application more clearly, it can be implemented according to the content of the specification. And in order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the specific embodiments of the present application are specifically given below. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0041] The drawings here are incorporated into the specification and form a part of this specification, showing the embodiments consistent with the present application and used together with the specification to explain the principles of the present application.

[0042] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0043] Figure 1 Shows a schematic flowchart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 2 Shows a schematic flowchart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Figure 3 Shows a schematic diagram of an example provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0046] Figure 4 Shows a flowchart of an example provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0047] Figure 5 Shows a flowchart of an example provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 6The figure shows a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 7 The figure shows a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] Figure 8 The figure shows a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present application. Detailed implementation manners

[0051] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0052] In order to improve the technical problem that currently, when a terminal stays at a non-highest coverage level for a long time, the network and the base station often configure a larger number of repetitions and transmission power for it, resulting in relatively large power consumption and latency of the terminal and lower service efficiency. This embodiment provides a communication method, as Figure 1 shown, the method includes:

[0053] Step 101, obtain a first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell where the terminal currently camps.

[0054] For the execution subject of this embodiment, it may be a communication device or a communication device, and may be configured on the terminal device side, such as an electronic device or a chip, etc.

[0055] In some examples, the terminal device may be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc. The terminal device may also be an automobile with communication capabilities, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, or may also be a chip or a chip system, etc. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technologies and specific device forms adopted by the terminal device. In this embodiment, UE will be used as the main example for illustration.

[0056] In an embodiment of the present application, the network device may be a device such as a base station or a satellite, and no specific limitation is made in the embodiments of the present application. The network device may be an entity on the network side for transmitting or receiving signals. For example, the network device may be a communication satellite, an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technologies and specific device forms adopted by the network device. The network device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure 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. Adopting the CU-DU structure can split the protocol layer of the network device, such as a base station. 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, and the DU is centrally controlled by the CU.

[0057] In some examples, the first signal quality measurement value can be used to represent the signal strength and quality received by the terminal in a wireless communication system, which helps to implement functions such as wireless network optimization, handover decision-making, resource allocation strategy formulation, and device operating status monitoring. The first signal quality measurement value can include: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), which can represent the average power of the cell-specific reference signal received on a specific resource element; Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), which is the ratio of RSRP to the total received interference and noise power (including thermal noise and interference generated by other cells), usually in dB, and can be used to measure signal quality and signal-to-noise ratio; Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR), which can be used to reflect the ratio of the received useful signal strength to all interferences (including co-channel interference, adjacent-channel interference, and other external interferences) and the background noise power; Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), which can be used to reflect the total strength of all radio signals received, rather than just for a specific signal; Error Vector Magnitude (EVM), which can be used to measure the deviation degree between the actually received modulated signal and the ideal modulated signal in a digital communication system; Bit Error Rate (BER), which can represent the ratio of the number of error bits that occur during data transmission to the total number of transmitted bits, and is used to evaluate the error performance after signal demodulation.

[0058] Step 102: Obtain the signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell.

[0059] In some examples, the highest coverage level can refer to the coverage area with a coverage level of CL0. Within the coverage area corresponding to the CL0 level in network planning and design, the terminal can receive a strong and stable enough signal to ensure high-quality data transmission and services. Among them, the signal quality threshold value can be the signal quality threshold for dividing the highest coverage level of the serving cell from other coverage levels, and can be used to measure the communication quality and connection stability between the terminal and the base station.

[0060] Step 103: Determine whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value.

[0061] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to determine whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value. If the first signal quality measurement value is less than the signal quality threshold value, the terminal is not in the highest coverage level of the serving cell, and cell reselection measurement can be started to increase the possibility that the terminal stays in the highest coverage level. The network and the base station configure a larger number of repetitions and transmission power for it, thereby reducing the power consumption and latency of the terminal, and improving the signal quality and service efficiency. If the first signal quality measurement value is not less than the signal quality threshold value, the terminal is in the highest coverage level of the serving cell, and there is no need to start cell reselection measurement, reducing the power consumption and latency caused by cell reselection.

[0062] Compared with the current existing technologies, in this embodiment, first, the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell where the terminal currently camps is obtained; then, the signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell is obtained; and then, by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value, it is determined whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement. In this embodiment, it is possible to determine whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value of the terminal's serving cell with the signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level. If the terminal is not in the highest coverage level of the serving cell, cell reselection measurement can be started to increase the possibility that the terminal stays in the highest coverage level, and reduce the number of repetitions and transmission power configured for it by the network and the base station, thereby reducing the power consumption and latency of the terminal, and improving the signal quality and service efficiency.

[0063] Further, to illustrate the specific implementation process of the method in this embodiment, this embodiment provides a specific method as shown in Figure 2 which includes:

[0064] Step 201, obtain the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell where the terminal currently camps.

[0065] Optionally, step 201 may specifically include: when the terminal camps in the serving cell in the idle state, obtain the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell at regular intervals according to the measurement period.

[0066] Exemplarily, when the terminal camps in the serving cell in the idle state, cell reselection measurement can be performed, and the RSRP value of the serving cell can be obtained at regular intervals according to the measurement period, avoiding interference during normal use and reducing the power consumption of the terminal.

[0067] Optionally, if it is not determined that the terminal starts cell reselection measurement after a target number of measurement periods, the first signal quality measurement values recorded within the target number of measurement periods are cleared.

[0068] For example, if after N measurement periods, the detected RSRP values are all greater than the signal quality threshold corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell, the terminal does not initiate cell reselection measurement, and the detected RSRP values within the N measurement periods can be cleared to save the storage space of the terminal.

[0069] Optionally, the target quantity can be obtained from the system message broadcast of the serving cell.

[0070] Among them, the target quantity can be used to determine the number of measurement periods, and the signal quality and residence location of the UE are judged by detecting the first signal quality measurement values of multiple measurement periods, reducing the power consumption of the terminal.

[0071] Step 202: Obtain the signal quality threshold corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell.

[0072] Optionally, the signal quality threshold can be obtained from the system message broadcast of the serving cell.

[0073] Exemplarily, as Figure 3 shown, the network configures signal quality thresholds corresponding to two coverage levels, including coverage level threshold 1 and coverage level threshold 2. The coverage range of the base station is divided into 3 coverage level ranges by these two coverage level thresholds. According to the distance from the terminal to the base station from near to far, it can be divided into coverage level 0 (CL0), coverage level 1 (CL1), and coverage level 2 (CL2). Then the signal quality threshold corresponding to the highest coverage level CL0 of the serving cell where the terminal is located is coverage level threshold 2.

[0074] In a specific application scenario, for a UE supporting coverage levels, the UE can measure the RSRP value of the serving cell where it is located, and then compare it with the signal quality threshold corresponding to the coverage level configured by the network to determine the coverage level to which it belongs. When performing services, the UE can notify the network of the coverage level to which it belongs. The network can then specifically configure parameters suitable for each physical layer transmission channel for the UE, such as the number of repetitions, transmit power value, etc., to ensure that UEs in different coverage levels can perform service processing with the best efficiency, and at the same time can save power and electricity for the UE. Among them, the physical layer transmission channels can include: Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), Push Notification (PUSH), etc.

[0075] Step 203: If the first signal quality measurement value is less than the signal quality threshold, obtain the second signal quality measurement value recorded corresponding to the terminal's last initiation of cell reselection measurement.

[0076] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, through comparison, it is found that if the first signal quality measurement value of the terminal is less than the signal quality threshold, the second signal quality measurement value recorded corresponding to the terminal's last initiation of cell reselection measurement can be further obtained to determine whether the terminal has a position movement. If the terminal has no position movement, cell reselection does not need to be initiated, thereby saving the power consumption of the terminal. Among them, the second signal quality measurement value can be the signal quality measurement value recorded when the terminal last initiated cell reselection measurement, such as: RSRP, RSRQ, SINR, etc.

[0077] Step 204: Determine whether the terminal has a position movement by comparing the second signal quality measurement value with the first signal quality measurement value.

[0078] Optionally, step 204 may specifically include: If the change amount of the first signal quality measurement value relative to the second signal quality measurement value is greater than or equal to the target change amount threshold, it is determined that the terminal has a position movement; if the change amount is less than the target change amount threshold, it is determined that the terminal has no position movement.

[0079] Exemplarily, by comparing the change amount of the first signal quality measurement value relative to the second signal quality measurement value with the target change amount threshold, it can be determined whether the terminal has a position movement. If the change amount is less than the target change amount threshold, it can be determined that the terminal stays in the serving cell for a long time or moves within a small range in the serving cell, and cell reselection measurement does not need to be initiated.

[0080] Optionally, the target change amount threshold can be obtained from the system message broadcast of the serving cell.

[0081] Among them, the target change amount threshold can be used to determine whether the terminal has a position movement.

[0082] Optionally, if the first signal quality measurement value is greater than or equal to the signal quality threshold, or the terminal has no position movement, it is determined that the terminal does not initiate cell reselection measurement.

[0083] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, if the first signal quality measurement value of the terminal is greater than or equal to the signal quality threshold, the terminal is within the coverage range corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell and does not need to initiate cell reselection measurement, saving the power consumption of the terminal. Or after comparing the change amount with the target change amount threshold, it is determined that the terminal has no position movement, and cell reselection measurement does not need to be initiated, thereby saving the power consumption of the terminal.

[0084] Step 205: If the terminal has a position movement, it is determined that the terminal initiates cell reselection measurement.

[0085] Exemplarily, if the terminal moves, it can be determined that the terminal starts cell reselection measurement, enabling the terminal to detect surrounding cells and camp on a cell with a higher coverage level, reducing the number of repetitions and transmission power configured by the network and the base station for it, thereby reducing the power consumption and latency of the terminal and improving the signal quality and service efficiency.

[0086] Optionally, after step 205, it may further include: recording the first signal quality measurement value and clearing the recorded second signal quality measurement value.

[0087] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, after starting cell reselection measurement, the current first signal quality measurement value can be recorded, and the second signal quality measurement value recorded when the cell reselection measurement was started last time can be cleared to save the memory space of the terminal.

[0088] Optionally, after step 205, it may further include: after the terminal performs cell reselection measurement, if the cells that meet the cell reselection R criterion include the serving cell and neighbor cells, determine the target cell for the terminal to handover from the neighbor cells that meet the cell reselection R criterion.

[0089] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, after starting cell reselection measurement, the target cell for the terminal to handover can be determined according to the cell reselection R criterion (cell reselection criterion based on RSRP), enabling the terminal to camp on a cell with a higher coverage level, reducing the number of repetitions and transmission power configured by the network and the base station for it, thereby reducing the power consumption and latency of the terminal and improving the signal quality and service efficiency.

[0090] To illustrate the specific implementation process of this embodiment, the following specific application examples are given, but not limited thereto:

[0091] As Figure 4 shown, the process of the UE performing cell reselection is shown, and the following steps can be executed:

[0092] S2001: The UE is in the idle state in the currently camped serving cell;

[0093] S2002: Regularly measure the RSRP value of the serving cell according to the measurement period;

[0094] S2003: The UE determines whether the measured RSRP value of the serving cell is less than the signal quality threshold of the best coverage level CL0 of this cell, and this signal quality threshold is generally obtained from the system message broadcast of the cell. If not satisfied, the UE continues to periodically measure the RSRP value of the serving cell in the idle state. If satisfied, enter the S2004 condition judgment;

[0095] S2004: Determine whether the UE has moved by calculating whether there is a change in the RSRP value measured by the UE compared to the RSRP value at the time when the cell reselection measurement was last started. If the change amount of the RSRP value measured by the UE is less than the target change amount threshold Delta, it means that the UE has not moved, and there is no need to start the cell reselection measurement again, achieving the purpose of power saving. That is, if the judgment formula is satisfied: measured RSRP value – RSRP value recorded at the last start of cell reselection measurement > Delta, then enter S2005 to start the measurement of same-frequency or different-frequency neighboring cells. Otherwise, return to the S2001 idle state. The Delta value can be obtained from the system message broadcast. At the same time, in order to avoid the UE making circular movements and the change range of the RSRP value is still small, after N S2002 step measurement periods, that is, after N measurement periods, the recorded RSRP value is cleared, and the N value can be obtained from the system message broadcast;

[0096] S2005: Start the cell reselection measurement, and record the current RSRP value for use in the next S2004 step;

[0097] S2006: The UE performs sorting calculations on the measurement values of neighboring cells and the serving cell, determines whether the cell reselection R criterion of the 3GPP standard is satisfied, and if the R criterion is continuously satisfied for the Treselection time, then cell reselection can be performed;

[0098] S2007: The UE performs cell reselection, camps on the cell with the best R criterion, that is, the target cell, and clears the RSRP value recorded at the last start of cell reselection.

[0099] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the cell reselection R criterion can be further optimized. When the neighboring cell is not the cell with the best R criterion, the serving cell is still the cell with the best R criterion, and the difference between the RSRP of the neighboring cell and the serving cell is small, since the CL threshold of each cell may be configured differently, cell reselection can be performed, enabling the terminal to have the opportunity to try to detect whether there are cells with higher coverage levels around.

[0100] Exemplarily, as Figure 5 shown, the terminal is currently at point C in cell 1 and belongs to the coverage range of the CL1 level in cell 1. When the difference in the RSRP measured between cell 1 and cell 2 is small through the calculation formula (Rs of the serving cell – Rn of the neighboring cell < preset threshold Delta1), cell reselection can be started. Under the CL threshold configuration of cell 2, the terminal is in the coverage range of the CL0 level, enabling the terminal to camp on a cell with a higher coverage level, reducing the number of repetitions and transmission power configured for it by the network and the base station, thereby reducing the power consumption and latency of the terminal and improving the signal quality and service efficiency.

[0101] Compared with the current existing technologies, in this embodiment, when the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell where the terminal currently camps is less than the signal quality threshold value, the second signal quality measurement value recorded when the cell reselection measurement was last started can be obtained, and then the second signal quality measurement value and the first signal quality measurement value are compared to determine whether the terminal has a location movement. If the terminal has a location movement, it is determined that the terminal starts the cell reselection measurement, enabling the terminal to have the opportunity to detect surrounding cells and camp on a cell with a higher coverage level, reducing the number of repetitions and transmission power configured for it by the network and the base station, thereby reducing the power consumption and latency of the terminal and improving the signal quality and service efficiency.

[0102] Further, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 a specific implementation of the method shown, this embodiment provides a communication device, as Figure 6 shown, the device includes: an acquisition module 31 and a determination module 32.

[0103] The acquisition module 31 is configured to acquire the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell where the terminal currently camps;

[0104] The acquisition module 31 is configured to acquire the signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell;

[0105] The determination module 32 is configured to determine whether the terminal starts the cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value and the signal quality threshold value.

[0106] In some examples of this embodiment, the determination module 32 is specifically configured to, if the first signal quality measurement value is less than the signal quality threshold value, acquire the second signal quality measurement value corresponding to the last start of the cell reselection measurement by the terminal; determine whether the terminal has a location movement by comparing the second signal quality measurement value and the first signal quality measurement value; if the terminal has a location movement, determine that the terminal starts the cell reselection measurement.

[0107] In some examples of this embodiment, the determination module 32 is specifically configured to, if the change amount of the first signal quality measurement value relative to the second signal quality measurement value is greater than or equal to the target change amount threshold value, determine that the terminal has a location movement; if the change amount is less than the target change amount threshold value, determine that the terminal does not have a location movement.

[0108] In some examples of this embodiment, the determination module 32 is specifically further configured to obtain the target change amount threshold value from the system message broadcast of the serving cell.

[0109] In some examples of this embodiment, the determination module 32 is specifically further configured to, if the first signal quality measurement value is greater than or equal to the signal quality threshold value, or the terminal does not have a location movement, determine that the terminal does not start the cell reselection measurement.

[0110] In some examples of this embodiment, after determining that the terminal starts cell reselection measurement, the determination module 32 is specifically further configured to record the first signal quality measurement value and clear the recorded second signal quality measurement value.

[0111] In some examples of this embodiment, after determining that the terminal starts cell reselection measurement, the determination module 32 is specifically further configured to, after the terminal performs cell reselection measurement, if the cells that meet the cell reselection R criterion include the serving cell and neighboring cells, determine the target cell for the terminal to switch from among the neighboring cells that meet the cell reselection R criterion.

[0112] In some examples of this embodiment, the acquisition module 31 is specifically configured to obtain the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell at regular intervals according to the measurement period when the terminal is in the idle state of camping on the serving cell.

[0113] In some examples of this embodiment, the acquisition module 31 is specifically further configured to clear the first signal quality measurement values recorded within the target number of measurement periods if it is not determined that the terminal starts cell reselection measurement after the target number of measurement periods.

[0114] In some examples of this embodiment, the acquisition module 31 is specifically further configured to obtain the target number from the system message broadcast of the serving cell.

[0115] In some examples of this embodiment, the acquisition module 31 is specifically further configured to obtain the signal quality threshold value from the system message broadcast of the serving cell.

[0116] It should be noted that for other corresponding descriptions of the various functional units involved in the communication device provided in this embodiment, reference may be made to the corresponding descriptions in Figure 1 and Figure 2 and will not be elaborated herein.

[0117] Figure 7 FIG. 28 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 1800 provided in this embodiment. The communication device 1800 may be a terminal device, a network device, a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the network device to implement the above method, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the user equipment to implement the above method. The device can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment, and specifically, reference may be made to the description in the above method embodiment.

[0118] The communication device 1800 may include one or more processors 1801. The processor 1801 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, etc. For example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute a computer program, and process the data of the computer program.

[0119] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may further include one or more memories 1802, on which a computer program 1804 may be stored, and the processor 1801 executes the computer program 1804, so that the communication device 1800 performs the method described in the above method embodiment. Optionally, data may also be stored in the memory 1802. The communication device 1800 and the memory 1802 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0120] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may further include a transceiver 1805 and an antenna 1806. The transceiver 1805 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement a transceiver function. The transceiver 1805 may include a receiver and a transmitter, the receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc., and is used to implement a receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to implement a transmitting function.

[0121] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may further include one or more interface circuits 1807. The interface circuit 1807 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor 1801. The processor 1801 executes the code instructions to enable the communication device 1800 to execute the method described in the above method embodiment.

[0122] In one implementation, the processor 1801 may include a transceiver for implementing the receiving and sending functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing the receiving and sending functions may be separate or integrated. The above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code / data, or the above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for transmitting or delivering signals.

[0123] In one implementation, the processor 1801 may store a computer program 1803, which runs on the processor 1801 and enables the communication device 1800 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. The computer program 1803 may be fixed in the processor 1801, in which case the processor 1801 may be implemented by hardware.

[0124] In one implementation, the communication device 1800 may include circuitry that can implement the functions of transmitting, receiving, or communicating in the foregoing method embodiments. The processors and transceivers described in this disclosure may be implemented on an integrated circuit (IC), analog IC, radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), mixed-signal IC, application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), printed circuit board (PCB), electronic device, etc. The processors and transceivers may also be fabricated using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), n-metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS), p-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (BJT), BiCMOS, silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0125] The communication device described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a user equipment, but the scope of the communication device described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited by Figure 7 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be:

[0126] (1) An independent integrated circuit (IC), or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

[0127] (2) A set of one or more ICs, optionally, the set of ICs may also include storage components for storing data and computer programs;

[0128] (3) An ASIC, such as a modem;

[0129] (4) A module that can be embedded in other devices;

[0130] (5) A receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handset, mobile unit, vehicle-mounted device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.;

[0131] (6) Others, etc.

[0132] Based on the above embodiments, the present embodiment further provides a chip, including one or more interfaces and one or more processors; the interfaces are used to receive signals from the memory of a communication device and send the signals to the processors, and the signals include computer instructions stored in the memory; when the processors execute the computer instructions, the communication device is caused to execute the method as described above such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown.

[0133] Figure 8 FIG. is a schematic structural diagram of a chip 1000 for implementing the above communication method provided by the present embodiment. Referring to Figure 8 , the chip 1000 includes at least one communication interface 1001 and a processor 1002. The communication interface 1001 is used to receive signals input to the chip 1000 or signals output from the above chip 1000. The processor 1002 communicates with the communication interface 1001 and implements the communication method described in the above embodiments of the present disclosure through logic circuits or by executing code instructions.

[0134] Those skilled in the art can also understand that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such a function is implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design requirements of the entire system. For each specific application, those skilled in the art can use various methods to implement the described function, but such implementation should not be construed as exceeding the scope protected by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0135] The present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed by a computer, the functions of any of the above method embodiments are implemented.

[0136] The present disclosure also provides a computer program product, and when the computer program product is executed by a computer, the functions of any of the above method embodiments are implemented.

[0137] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center in a wired manner (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wirelessly (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that contains one or more integrated available media. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (such as a floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (such as a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (such as a solid state disk (SSD)), etc.

[0138] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that the various digital numbers such as the first, second, etc. involved in the present disclosure are only for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor do they represent the order of precedence.

[0139] At least one in the present disclosure can also be described as one or more. The plurality can be two, three, four, or more, and the present disclosure does not make any limitations. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, for a technical feature, the technical features in this technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C", and "D", etc. There is no order of precedence or size order among the technical features described by the "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C", and "D".

[0140] As used herein, the terms "machine-readable medium" and "computer-readable medium" refer to any computer program product, device, and / or apparatus (such as a disk, optical disc, memory, programmable logic device (PLD)) for providing machine instructions and / or data to a programmable processor, including a machine-readable medium that receives machine instructions as a machine-readable signal. The term "machine-readable signal" refers to any signal for providing machine instructions and / or data to a programmable processor.

[0141] The systems and techniques described herein can be implemented in a computing system including backend components (e.g., as a data server), or a computing system including middleware components (e.g., an application server), or a computing system including frontend components (e.g., a user computer having a graphical user interface or a web browser through which a user can interact with an implementation of the systems and techniques described herein), or a computing system including any combination of such backend components, middleware components, or frontend components. The components of the system can be interconnected to each other by digital data communication in any form or medium (e.g., a communication network). Examples of communication networks include: local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and the Internet.

[0142] A computer system can include a client and a server. The client and the server are generally remote from each other and typically interact through a communication network. The client - server relationship is generated by computer programs running on the respective computers and having a client - server relationship with each other.

[0143] It should be understood that the various forms of the processes shown above can be used, with steps reordered, added, or deleted. For example, the steps recited in this disclosure can be executed in parallel, sequentially, or in a different order, as long as the desired results of the technical solutions of this disclosure application can be achieved, and this is not limited herein.

[0144] In addition, it should be understood that the various embodiments described in this disclosure can be implemented separately, or in combination with other embodiments when the solutions permit.

[0145] Those of ordinary skill in the art can realize that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in connection with the embodiments claimed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or in a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are executed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. A professional technician can use different methods for each specific application to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered to exceed the scope of this disclosure.

[0146] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, apparatuses, and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments and will not be repeated herein.

[0147] As described above, this is only a specific implementation of the present disclosure. However, the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present disclosure can easily think of changes or substitutions, which should all be covered within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claimed rights.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, including: obtaining a first signal quality measurement value of a serving cell where the terminal currently camps; obtaining a signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell; determining whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The determining whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value includes: if the first signal quality measurement value is less than the signal quality threshold value, obtaining a second signal quality measurement value recorded corresponding to the last time the terminal started cell reselection measurement; determining whether the terminal has a location movement by comparing the second signal quality measurement value with the first signal quality measurement value; if the terminal has a location movement, determining that the terminal starts cell reselection measurement.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein The determining whether the terminal has a location movement by comparing the second signal quality measurement value with the first signal quality measurement value includes: if a change amount of the first signal quality measurement value relative to the second signal quality measurement value is greater than or equal to a target change amount threshold value, determining that the terminal has a location movement; if the change amount is less than the target change amount threshold value, determining that the terminal does not have a location movement.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The method further includes: obtaining the target change amount threshold value from a system message broadcast of the serving cell.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The determining whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value further includes: if the first signal quality measurement value is greater than or equal to the signal quality threshold value, or the terminal does not have a location movement, determining that the terminal does not start cell reselection measurement.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein After determining that the terminal starts cell reselection measurement, the method further includes: recording the first signal quality measurement value and clearing the recorded second signal quality measurement value.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein After determining that the terminal starts cell reselection measurement, the method further includes: after the terminal performs cell reselection measurement, if cells satisfying the cell reselection R criterion include the serving cell and neighboring cells, determining a target cell to which the terminal switches from the neighboring cells satisfying the cell reselection R criterion.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein The obtaining a first signal quality measurement value of a serving cell where the terminal currently camps includes: when the terminal camps in the serving cell in an idle state, regularly obtaining the first signal quality measurement value of the serving cell according to a measurement period.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The method further includes: if it is not determined that the terminal starts cell reselection measurement after a target number of measurement periods, clearing the first signal quality measurement values recorded within the target number of measurement periods.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The method further includes: obtaining the target number from a system message broadcast of the serving cell.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that, The obtaining a signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell includes: obtaining the signal quality threshold value from a system message broadcast of the serving cell.

12. A communication device, characterized in that, including: an obtaining module configured to obtain a first signal quality measurement value of a serving cell where the terminal currently camps; An acquisition module, configured to acquire a signal quality threshold value corresponding to the highest coverage level of the serving cell; A determination module, configured to determine whether the terminal starts cell reselection measurement by comparing the first signal quality measurement value with the signal quality threshold value.

13. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is implemented.

14. A communication device, wherein, Comprising: A transceiver; A memory; A processor, respectively connected to the transceiver and the memory, configured to control wireless signal transceiver of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, and capable of implementing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

15. A chip, characterized in that, Comprising at least one processor and a communication interface; the communication interface is used to receive signals input to the chip or signals output from the chip, and the processor communicates with the communication interface and implements the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 through logic circuits or by executing code instructions.

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