Measurement relaxation method and device, terminal equipment and network equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a measurement relaxation method and device, terminal equipment and network equipment, and the method comprises the steps that the terminal equipment receives first configuration information or second configuration information sent by the network equipment, the first configuration information is used for determining one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a service cell, and the second configuration information is used for determining one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the service cell; the second configuration information is used for determining two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighbor cell; or receiving first configuration information and second configuration information sent by the network device, the first configuration information being used for determining one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information being used for determining one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighbor cell; wherein the measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement state of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighbor cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement state of the neighbor cell.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the PCT international patent application PCT / CN2020 / 089470 with an application date of May 9, 2020, which entered the Chinese national phase with Chinese patent application number 202080100726.6 and the invention name is "Method and device, terminal equipment, and network equipment for measuring relaxation." Technical Field

[0002] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of mobile communication technology, and specifically to a method and apparatus for measuring relaxation, a terminal device, and a network device. Background Art

[0003] To save power consumption of terminal devices in Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements, the 5G system introduces a measurement relaxation mechanism. However, the current measurement relaxation mechanism is not yet perfect, and the measurement relaxation mechanism for the serving cell is not clear. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatus for measuring relaxation, a terminal device, and a network device.

[0005] The method for measuring relaxation provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:

[0006] The terminal device receives first configuration information or second configuration information sent by the network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell; or, receives first configuration information and second configuration information sent by the network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell;

[0007] The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

[0008] The method for measuring relaxation provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:

[0009] The network device sends first configuration information or second configuration information to the terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell; or, the network device sends first configuration information and second configuration information to the terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell;

[0010] The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

[0011] The device for measuring relaxation provided in an embodiment of the present application is applied to a terminal device, and the device includes:

[0012] a receiving unit, configured to receive first configuration information or second configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell; or

[0013] Receiving first configuration information and second configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell;

[0014] The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

[0015] The apparatus for measuring relaxation provided in an embodiment of the present application uses a network device, and the apparatus includes:

[0016] A sending unit, configured to send first configuration information or second configuration information to a terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell; or, sending first configuration information and second configuration information to a terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell;

[0017] The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

[0018] The terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to perform the above-mentioned measurement relaxation method.

[0019] The network device provided in an embodiment of the present application includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to perform the above-mentioned measurement relaxation method.

[0020] The chip provided in the embodiment of the present application is used to implement the above-mentioned method of measuring relaxation.

[0021] Specifically, the chip includes: a processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, so that a device equipped with the chip executes the above-mentioned method for measuring relaxation.

[0022] The computer-readable storage medium provided in an embodiment of the present application is used to store a computer program, which enables a computer to execute the above-mentioned method for measuring relaxation.

[0023] The computer program product provided in an embodiment of the present application includes computer program instructions, which enable a computer to execute the above-mentioned method for measuring relaxation.

[0024] The computer program provided in the embodiment of the present application, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the above-mentioned method for measuring relaxation.

[0025] Through the above technical solution, the network equipment configures the measurement relaxation criteria of the service cell and / or the measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell for the terminal equipment, wherein the measurement relaxation criteria of the service cell is used by the terminal equipment to determine the measurement status of the service cell, and the measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal equipment to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell, thereby facilitating the network to more accurately control the measurement behavior of the terminal equipment and save the power consumption of the terminal equipment in RRM measurement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0027] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 2 1 is a flow chart of a method for measuring relaxation provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 3is a schematic diagram of application example 1 provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of application example 2 provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 5 1 is a schematic diagram of application example 3 provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the device for measuring relaxation provided in the embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0033] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the device for measuring relaxation provided in the embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0034] Figure 8 This is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 10 It is a schematic block diagram of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following will describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0038] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD) system, 5G communication system or future communication system, etc.

[0039] For example, the communication system 100 used in the embodiment of the present application is as follows: Figure 1As shown. The communication system 100 may include a network device 110, which may be a device that communicates with a terminal 120 (or referred to as a communication terminal, terminal). The network device 110 may provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area and may communicate with terminals located within the coverage area. Optionally, the network device 110 may be an evolved base station (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, or a wireless controller in a cloud radio access network (CRAN), or the network device may be a mobile switching center, a relay station, an access point, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a hub, a switch, a bridge, a router, a network-side device in a 5G network, or a network device in a future communication system, etc.

[0040] The communication system 100 also includes at least one terminal 120 located within the coverage area of the network device 110. As used herein, "terminal" includes, but is not limited to, a connection via a wired line, such as via a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection; and / or another data connection / network; and / or via a wireless interface, such as for a cellular network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), a digital television network such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter; and / or another terminal configured to receive / send communication signals; and / or an Internet of Things (IoT) device. A terminal configured to communicate via a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal," "wireless terminal," or "mobile terminal." Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, satellite or cellular telephones; Personal Communications System (PCS) terminals that may combine cellular radiotelephones with data processing, fax, and data communications capabilities; PDAs that may include radiotelephones, pagers, Internet / Intranet access, web browsers, organizers, calendars, and / or Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and / or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include radiotelephone transceivers. A terminal may be referred to as an access terminal, user equipment (UE), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user device. The access terminal can be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a terminal in a 5G network, or a terminal in a future evolved PLMN, etc.

[0041] Optionally, the terminals 120 may perform device-to-device (D2D) communication with each other.

[0042] Optionally, the 5G communication system or 5G network may also be referred to as a New Radio (NR) system or NR network.

[0043] Figure 1 One network device and two terminals are shown as an example. Optionally, the communication system 100 may include multiple network devices and each network device may include another number of terminals within its coverage area. This embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0044] Optionally, the communication system 100 may further include other network entities such as a network controller and a mobility management entity, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0045] It should be understood that the device with communication function in the network / system in the embodiment of the present application can be called a communication device. Figure 1 Taking the communication system 100 shown as an example, the communication equipment may include a network device 110 and a terminal 120 with communication functions. The network device 110 and the terminal 120 may be the specific devices described above and will not be repeated here; the communication equipment may also include other devices in the communication system 100, such as a network controller, a mobile management entity and other network entities, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0046] It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably herein. The term "and / or" is simply a description of an association between related objects, indicating that three possible relationships exist. For example, "A and / or B" can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone. Furthermore, the character " / " generally indicates that the related objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0047] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions related to the embodiments of the present application are described below.

[0048] With the pursuit of speed, latency, high-speed mobility, energy efficiency and the diversity and complexity of services in future life, the 3GPP (3 rd The 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) international standards organization has begun developing 5G. The main application scenarios of 5G are: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), and massive machine-type communications (mMTC).

[0049] On the one hand, eMBB still aims to provide users with multimedia content, services, and data, and demand for this is growing rapidly. On the other hand, since eMBB may be deployed in different scenarios, such as indoors, in urban areas, and in rural areas, its capabilities and requirements vary significantly. Therefore, it cannot be generalized and requires detailed analysis based on specific deployment scenarios. Typical applications of URLLC include industrial automation, power automation, remote medical operations (surgery), and traffic safety. Typical characteristics of mMTC include high connection density, small data volumes, latency-insensitive services, low module costs, and long service life.

[0050] RRC status

[0051] In order to reduce air interface signaling and quickly restore wireless connections and data services, 5G defines a new Radio Resource Control (RRC) state, namely the RRC inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state. This state is different from the RRC idle (RRC_IDLE) state and the RRC active (RRC_ACTIVE) state.

[0052] 1) RRC_IDLE state (abbreviated as idle state): Mobility is based on cell selection and reselection of the terminal device. Paging is initiated by the Core Network (CN), and the paging area is configured by the CN. There is no terminal device context on the base station side and no RRC connection exists.

[0053] 2) RRC_CONNECTED state (also called the connected state): An RRC connection exists, and a device context exists on both the base station and the device. The network knows the device's location at the cell level. Mobility is controlled by the network. Unicast data can be transmitted between the device and the base station.

[0054] 3) RRC_INACTIVE state (abbreviated as inactive state): Mobility is based on cell selection and reselection of the terminal device, there is a connection between CN and NR, the terminal device context exists on a certain base station, paging is triggered by RAN, and the RAN-based paging area is managed by RAN. The network side knows the location of the terminal device based on the RAN paging area level.

[0055] NR-light equipment

[0056] NR-light devices are introduced in NR. NR-light devices have the following three main application scenarios:

[0057] 1) Industrial Wireless Sensors: Compared to URLLC services, industrial wireless sensor services have relatively low latency and reliability requirements. Furthermore, the cost and power consumption of industrial wireless sensors are lower than those of URLLC and eMBB services.

[0058] 2) Video surveillance: This technology is primarily used in video surveillance scenarios such as smart cities and industrial factories. Smart cities collect and process data to more effectively monitor and control urban resources and provide more efficient services to residents.

[0059] 3) Wearables: These include smart watches, rings, electronic health devices, and some medical monitoring devices. A common feature of these devices is their small size.

[0060] ●Idle and inactive state measurements

[0061] The service cell measurement of the terminal device in the idle state and the inactive state is performed continuously.

[0062] The neighboring cell measurement behavior of the terminal device in the idle state and inactive state is constrained by the relevant parameters in the system broadcast message. For example:

[0063] For the start of intra-frequency measurement, if the serving cell's Srxlev>SintraSearchP and the serving cell's Squal>SIntraSearchQ, the intra-frequency neighboring cell measurement will not be started; otherwise, the intra-frequency neighboring cell measurement will be started.

[0064] For inter-frequency measurements of the same priority or lower priority, if Srxlev of the serving cell is greater than SnonIntraSearchP and Squal of the serving cell is greater than SnonIntraSearchQ, the inter-frequency measurements of the same priority or lower priority are not started; otherwise, the inter-frequency measurements of the same priority or lower priority are started.

[0065] For high-priority inter-frequency measurements, the measurement is always started.

[0066] In the above scheme, Srxlev = Qrxlevmeas – (Qrxlevmin + Qrxlevminoffset) – Pcompensationn. Qrxlevmeas is the measured value of the cell's Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP). Qrxlevmin is the cell's minimum receive level. Qrxlevminoffset is the cell's minimum receive level offset. Pcompensationn = MAX(PEMAX - PUMAX, 0), where PEMAX is the terminal device's maximum uplink transmit power, and PUMAX is the terminal device's maximum RF output power.

[0067] In the above solution, Squal = Qqualmeas – (QqualMin + QqualMinOffset). Qqualmeas is the reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of the cell. QqualMin is the minimum signal received quality of the cell. QqualMinOffset is the minimum signal received quality offset of the cell.

[0068] Frequency priority information can be configured through system broadcast messages or through RRC dedicated signaling (such as RRC release messages). Frequency priority information configured through system broadcast messages can also be called public frequency priority information, and frequency priority information configured through RRC dedicated signaling can also be called dedicated frequency priority information. If the base station configures dedicated frequency priority information for the terminal device, the terminal device will use the dedicated frequency priority information to overwrite the public frequency priority information configured in the system broadcast message.

[0069] Measuring relaxation

[0070] The 5G system introduces energy-saving technologies. For the RRM measurements of terminal devices, two criteria are defined, namely the not-cell-edge criterion and the low-mobility criterion. When both criteria are configured, the network further indicates to the terminal device whether the two criteria are in an "AND" or "OR" relationship. The not-cell-edge criterion mainly defines an RSRP threshold value. When the measured RSRP value of the serving cell is greater than this RSRP threshold value, the terminal device can perform relaxed measurements on neighboring cells (i.e., use relaxed measurement parameters to measure neighboring cells). The low-mobility criterion defines an RSRP change threshold value (i.e., s-SearchDeltaP) and a time range (i.e., TSearchDeltaP). When the change in the measured RSRP value of the serving cell is small, it means that the terminal device has little need for cell reselection. Therefore, relaxed measurements can be performed on neighboring cells to achieve the purpose of energy saving for the terminal device. Specifically, if s-SearchDeltaP and TSearchDeltaP are configured in the system broadcast message of a certain cell, it means that this cell supports the terminal device to perform relaxed measurements on neighboring cells. When the measured RSRP value of the serving cell meets the neighboring cell measurement relaxation condition within the TSearchDeltaP time range, the terminal device can perform relaxed measurements on neighboring cells. Here, the neighboring cell measurement relaxation condition is: (SrxlevRef - Srxlev) < s-SearchDeltaP, where Srxlev is the current Srxlev measurement value of the serving cell, and SrxlevRef is the reference Srxlev value of the serving cell. Here, if the terminal device selects or reselects to a new cell, or if (Srxlev - SrxlevRef) > 0, or if the neighboring cell relaxation measurement condition is not met within the TSearchDeltaP time range, the terminal device sets SrxlevRef to the current Srxlev measurement value of the serving cell.

[0071] The above solution only involves the relaxation of measurements of neighboring cells, but there is no relevant solution for the relaxation of measurements of the serving cell. On the other hand, since the relaxation scheme for neighboring cell measurements is evaluated based on the measured RSRP value of the serving cell, after introducing the relaxation of measurements of the serving cell, the impact on the evaluation of the relaxation of measurements of neighboring cells also needs to be considered. For this reason, the following technical solutions of the embodiments of this application are proposed.

[0072] Figure 2 It is a schematic flowchart of the method for measurement relaxation provided by the embodiments of this application, as Figure 2 shown, the method for measurement relaxation includes the following steps:

[0073] Step 201: The terminal device receives the first configuration information or the second configuration information sent by the network device, the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell; or, receives the first configuration information and the second configuration information sent by the network device, the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell; wherein the measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell are used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell are used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present application, a network device sends first configuration information and / or second configuration information to a terminal device, and accordingly, the terminal device receives the first configuration information and / or second configuration information sent by the network device. Furthermore, the network device may be a base station, such as a gNB.

[0075] In an optional manner, the first configuration information and / or the second configuration information is carried in a system broadcast message. Here, the system broadcast message may also be referred to as a system information block (SIB).

[0076] In the embodiments of this application, there are several implementation methods as follows:

[0077] Method 1: The terminal device receives first configuration information and second configuration information sent by the network device, the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell.

[0078] Method 2: The terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell.

[0079] Method three: the terminal device receives second configuration information sent by the network device, where the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria for neighboring cells.

[0080] The specific implementation of the first configuration information and the second configuration information is described below.

[0081] ● Solution 1: The first configuration information is used to determine a first measurement relaxation criterion of a serving cell.

[0082] Here, the network device configures a set of measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell for the terminal device, which is called the first measurement relaxation criterion.

[0083] I) In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or a first low-mobility criterion.

[0084] II) In another optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that a low-mobility criterion of a neighboring cell is used as a first low-mobility criterion of a serving cell.

[0085] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell includes a third low-mobility criterion and a fourth low-mobility criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility or the fourth low-mobility criterion is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0086] Here, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0087] In one example, the network device configures a set of measurement relaxation criteria for neighboring cells for the terminal device, referred to as the third measurement relaxation criteria. Accordingly, the second configuration information is used to determine the third measurement relaxation criteria for the neighboring cell. The third measurement relaxation criteria includes at least a third low-mobility criterion, and optionally, may also include a first non-cell edge (not-cell-edge) criterion. In this case, the first indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0088] In another example, the network device configures two sets of measurement relaxation criteria for neighboring cells for the terminal device, which are respectively referred to as the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion. Accordingly, the second configuration information is used to determine the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell. The third measurement relaxation criterion includes at least a third low-mobility criterion, and optionally, may also include a first not-cell-edge criterion. The fourth measurement relaxation criterion includes at least a fourth low-mobility criterion, and optionally, may also include a second not-cell-edge criterion. In this case, the first indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility criterion or the fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0089] III) In another optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first low-mobility criterion and / or first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the first cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0090] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and a second not-cell-edge criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the first not-cell-edge or the second not-cell-edge criterion is used as the first cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0091] Here, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0092] It should be noted that, through the above method I), method II), or method III), the network device can configure the first cell-center criterion and / or the first low-mobility criterion for the terminal device.

[0093] In the embodiment of the present application, if the first measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied, the terminal device enters the serving cell relaxed measurement state. If the first measurement relaxation criterion is not satisfied, the terminal device enters the serving cell normal measurement state.

[0094] It should be noted that the terminal device entering the relaxed measurement state of the service cell means that the terminal device measures the service cell according to the relaxed measurement parameters. The terminal device entering the normal measurement state of the service cell means that the terminal device measures the service cell according to the normal measurement parameters. Here, the measurement parameters include at least one of the following: detection time (Tdetect), measurement time (Tmeasure), and evaluation time (Tevaluate). The relaxed measurement parameters are obtained by relaxing (i.e. increasing) the normal measurement parameters, for example, by multiplying the normal measurement parameters by a scaling factor (Scaling Factor) to obtain the relaxed measurement parameters. It can be seen that the relaxed measurement parameters are greater than the normal measurement parameters.

[0095] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion in the above solution is satisfied if:

[0096] The first cell-center criterion is satisfied; or,

[0097] The first low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0098] Both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied.

[0099] For example, when the network device is configured with only the first cell-center criterion, satisfaction of the first measurement relaxation criterion means that the first cell-center criterion is satisfied.

[0100] For example, when the network device is configured with only the first low-mobility criterion, the first measurement relaxation criterion being satisfied means that the first low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0101] For example: when the network device is configured with the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion at the same time, the first measurement relaxation criterion being satisfied means that the first cell-center criterion is satisfied, or the first low-mobility criterion is satisfied, or both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied. Further, in an optional manner, the network device sends a third indication message to the terminal device, and accordingly, the terminal device receives the third indication message sent by the network device, and the third indication message is used to indicate: when the network device is configured with the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion at the same time, the first measurement relaxation criterion being satisfied means that both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied, or that one of the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0102] In the embodiment of the present application, the first cell-center criterion includes a first RSRP threshold value; the first cell-center criterion being met means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the first RSRP threshold value. Here, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev.

[0103] In this embodiment of the present application, the first low-mobility criterion includes a first RSRP variation threshold and a first time range. Satisfaction of the first low-mobility criterion means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the first RSRP variation threshold within the first time range. Here, the first RSRP variation threshold is referred to as s-SearchDeltaP, the first time range can be referred to as TSearchDeltaP, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev, and the RSRP reference value can also be replaced by SrxlevRef.

[0104] ●Scheme 2: The first configuration information is used to determine the first measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell, and the first configuration information is also used to determine the second measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the normal measurement requirements when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, and the second measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the relaxed measurement requirements when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell.

[0105] Here, the network device configures two sets of measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell for the terminal device, which are called the first measurement relaxation criterion and the second measurement relaxation criterion. The first measurement relaxation criterion and the second measurement relaxation criterion are described below.

[0106] A: First measurement relaxation criterion

[0107] aI) In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or a first low-mobility criterion.

[0108] a-II) In another optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0109] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell includes a third low-mobility criterion and a fourth low-mobility criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility or the fourth low-mobility criterion is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0110] Here, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0111] In one example, the network device configures a set of measurement relaxation criteria for neighboring cells for the terminal device, referred to as the third measurement relaxation criteria. Accordingly, the second configuration information is used to determine the third measurement relaxation criteria for the neighboring cell. The third measurement relaxation criteria includes at least a third low-mobility criterion, and optionally, may also include a first non-cell edge (not-cell-edge) criterion. In this case, the first indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0112] In another example, the network device configures two sets of measurement relaxation criteria for neighboring cells for the terminal device, which are respectively referred to as the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion. Accordingly, the second configuration information is used to determine the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell. The third measurement relaxation criterion includes at least a third low-mobility criterion, and optionally, may also include a first not-cell-edge criterion. The fourth measurement relaxation criterion includes at least a fourth low-mobility criterion, and optionally, may also include a second not-cell-edge criterion. In this case, the first indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility criterion or the fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0113] a-III) In another optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first low-mobility criterion and / or first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the first cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0114] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and a second not-cell-edge criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the first not-cell-edge or the second not-cell-edge criterion is used as the first cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0115] Here, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0116] It should be noted that, through the above method aI) or method a-II) or method a-III), the network device can configure the first cell-center criterion and / or the first low-mobility criterion for the terminal device.

[0117] B: Second measurement relaxation criterion

[0118] bI) In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes a second cell-center criterion and / or a second low-mobility criterion.

[0119] b-II) In another optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes a second cell-center criterion and / or second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the second low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0120] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell includes a third low-mobility criterion and a fourth low-mobility criterion, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility or the fourth low-mobility criterion is used as the second low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0121] Here, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0122] In one example, the network device configures a set of measurement relaxation criteria for neighboring cells for the terminal device, referred to as the third measurement relaxation criteria. Accordingly, the second configuration information is used to determine the third measurement relaxation criteria for the neighboring cell. The third measurement relaxation criteria includes at least a third low-mobility criterion, and optionally, may also include a first not-cell-edge criterion. In this case, the second indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the second low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0123] In another example, the network device configures two sets of measurement relaxation criteria for neighboring cells for the terminal device, which are respectively referred to as the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion. Accordingly, the second configuration information is used to determine the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell. The third measurement relaxation criterion includes at least the third low-mobility criterion, and optionally, may also include the first not-cell-edge criterion. The fourth measurement relaxation criterion includes at least the fourth low-mobility criterion, and optionally, may also include the second not-cell-edge criterion. In this case, the second indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility criterion or the fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the second low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0124] b-III) In another optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes a second low-mobility criterion and / or second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the second cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0125] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and a second not-cell-edge criterion, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the first not-cell-edge or the second not-cell-edge criterion is used as the second cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0126] Here, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0127] It should be noted that, through the above method bI) or method b-II) or method b-III), the network device can configure the second cell-center criterion and / or the second low-mobility criterion for the terminal device.

[0128] In the above scheme, the first measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the normal measurement requirements when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell. Specifically, in an optional method of the present application, when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, if the first measurement relaxation criterion is not met, the terminal device remains in the normal measurement state of the serving cell; if the first measurement relaxation criterion is met, the terminal device leaves the normal measurement state of the serving cell and enters the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell.

[0129] In the above scheme, the second measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the relaxed measurement requirement when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell. Specifically, in another optional manner of the present application, when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell, if the second measurement relaxation criterion is met, the terminal device remains in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell; if the second measurement relaxation criterion is not met, the terminal device leaves the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell and enters the normal measurement state of the serving cell.

[0130] It should be noted that the terminal device entering the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell means that the terminal device measures the serving cell according to the relaxed measurement parameters. The terminal device entering the normal measurement state of the serving cell means that the terminal device measures the serving cell according to the normal measurement parameters. Here, the measurement parameters include at least one of the following: Tdetect, Tmeasure, Tevaluate. The relaxed measurement parameters are obtained by relaxing (i.e., increasing) the normal measurement parameters, for example, by multiplying the normal measurement parameters by a scaling factor to obtain the relaxed measurement parameters. It can be seen that the relaxed measurement parameters are greater than the normal measurement parameters.

[0131] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion in the above solution is satisfied if:

[0132] The first cell-center criterion is satisfied; or,

[0133] The first low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0134] Both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied.

[0135] For example, when the network device is configured with only the first cell-center criterion, satisfaction of the first measurement relaxation criterion means that the first cell-center criterion is satisfied.

[0136] For example, when the network device is configured with only the first low-mobility criterion, the first measurement relaxation criterion being satisfied means that the first low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0137] For example: when the network device is configured with the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion at the same time, the first measurement relaxation criterion being satisfied means that the first cell-center criterion is satisfied, or the first low-mobility criterion is satisfied, or both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied. Further, in an optional manner, the network device sends a third indication message to the terminal device, and accordingly, the terminal device receives the third indication message sent by the network device, and the third indication message is used to indicate: when the network device is configured with the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion at the same time, the first measurement relaxation criterion being satisfied means that both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied, or that one of the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0138] In the embodiment of the present application, the first cell-center criterion includes a first RSRP threshold value; the first cell-center criterion being met means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the first RSRP threshold value. Here, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev.

[0139] In this embodiment of the present application, the first low-mobility criterion includes a first RSRP variation threshold and a first time range. Satisfaction of the first low-mobility criterion means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the first RSRP variation threshold within the first time range. Here, the first RSRP variation threshold is referred to as s-SearchDeltaP1, the first time range can be referred to as TSearchDeltaP1, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev, and the RSRP reference value can also be replaced by SrxlevRef.

[0140] In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion in the above solution is satisfied if:

[0141] The second cell-center criterion satisfies; or,

[0142] The second low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0143] Both the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion are satisfied.

[0144] For example, when the network device is configured with only the second cell-center criterion, satisfying the second measurement relaxation criterion means satisfying the second cell-center criterion.

[0145] For example, when the network device is configured with only the second low-mobility criterion, the satisfaction of the second measurement relaxation criterion means that the second low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0146] For example: when the network device is configured with the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion at the same time, the satisfaction of the second measurement relaxation criterion means that the second cell-center criterion is satisfied, or the second low-mobility criterion is satisfied, or both the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion are satisfied. Further, in an optional manner, the network device sends fourth indication information to the terminal device, and accordingly, the terminal device receives the fourth indication information sent by the network device, and the fourth indication information is used to indicate: when the network device is configured with the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion at the same time, the satisfaction of the second measurement relaxation criterion means that both the second cell-center criterion and the two low-mobility criteria are satisfied, or that one of the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0147] In this embodiment of the present application, the second cell-center criterion includes a second RSRP threshold value; the second cell-center criterion being met means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the second RSRP threshold value. Here, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev.

[0148] In this embodiment of the present application, the second low-mobility criterion includes a second RSRP variation threshold and a second time range. Satisfaction of the second low-mobility criterion means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the second RSRP variation threshold within the second time range. Here, the second RSRP variation threshold is referred to as s-SearchDeltaP2, the second time range can be referred to as TSearchDeltaP2, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev, and the RSRP reference value can also be replaced by SrxlevRef.

[0149] ●Scheme 3: The second configuration information is used to determine the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell, wherein the third measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the normal measurement requirements when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the service cell, and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the relaxed measurement requirements when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the service cell.

[0150] Here, the network device configures two sets of neighboring cell measurement relaxation criteria for the terminal device, which are called the third measurement relaxation criteria and the fourth measurement relaxation criteria. The third measurement relaxation criteria and the fourth measurement relaxation criteria are described below.

[0151] C) The third measurement relaxation criterion

[0152] In the embodiment of the present application, the third measurement relaxation criterion includes the first not-cell-edge criterion and / or the third low-mobility criterion.

[0153] D) The fourth measurement relaxation criterion

[0154] In the embodiment of the present application, the fourth measurement relaxation criterion includes the second not-cell-edge criterion and / or the fourth low-mobility criterion.

[0155] In the above scheme, the third measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the normal measurement requirements when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell. Specifically, in an optional method of the present application, when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, if the third measurement relaxation criterion is met, the terminal device enters the neighboring cell relaxed measurement state; if the third measurement relaxation criterion is not met, the terminal device enters the neighboring cell normal measurement state.

[0156] In the above scheme, the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the relaxed measurement requirements when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell. Specifically, in an optional method of the present application, when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell, if the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is met, the terminal device enters the relaxed measurement state of the neighboring cell; if the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is not met, the terminal device enters the normal measurement state of the neighboring cell.

[0157] It should be noted that the terminal device entering the neighbor cell relaxed measurement state means that the terminal device measures the neighbor cell according to relaxed measurement parameters. The terminal device entering the neighbor cell normal measurement state means that the terminal device measures the neighbor cell according to normal measurement parameters. The relaxed measurement parameters are greater than the normal measurement parameters.

[0158] It should be noted that whether the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell or in the normal measurement state of the serving cell can be determined by referring to the method of the aforementioned solution 1 or solution 2.

[0159] In an optional manner, the third measurement relaxation criterion in the above solution is satisfied if:

[0160] The first not-cell-edge criterion is satisfied; or,

[0161] The third low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0162] The first not-cell-edge criterion and the third low-mobility criterion are both satisfied.

[0163] For example, when the network device is configured with only the first not-cell-edge criterion, satisfaction of the third measurement relaxation criterion means that the first not-cell-edge criterion is satisfied.

[0164] For example, when the network device is configured with only the third low-mobility criterion, the satisfaction of the third measurement relaxation criterion means that the third low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0165] For example: when the network device is configured with the first not-cell-edge criterion and the third low-mobility criterion at the same time, the satisfaction of the third measurement relaxation criterion means that the first not-cell-edge is satisfied, or the third low-mobility criterion is satisfied, or both the first not-cell-edge criterion and the third low-mobility criterion are satisfied. Further, in an optional manner, the network device sends a fifth indication message to the terminal device, and accordingly, the terminal device receives the fifth indication message sent by the network device, and the fifth indication message is used to indicate: when the network device is configured with the first not-cell-edge criterion and the three low-mobility criteria at the same time, the satisfaction of the third measurement relaxation criterion means that both the first not-cell-edge criterion and the three low-mobility criteria are satisfied, or that one of the first not-cell-edge and the third low-mobility criteria is satisfied.

[0166] In this embodiment of the present application, the first not-cell-edge criterion includes a third RSRP threshold value; the first not-cell-edge criterion being met means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the third RSRP threshold value. Here, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev.

[0167] In this embodiment of the present application, the third low-mobility criterion includes a third RSRP variation threshold and a third time range. The third low-mobility criterion is satisfied when the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the third RSRP variation threshold within the third time range. Here, the third RSRP variation threshold is referred to as s-SearchDeltaP3, the third time range can be referred to as TSearchDeltaP3, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev, and the RSRP reference value can also be replaced by SrxlevRef.

[0168] In an optional manner, the fourth measurement relaxation criterion in the above solution is satisfied if:

[0169] The second not-cell-edge criterion is satisfied; or,

[0170] The fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0171] The second not-cell-edge criterion and the fourth low-mobility criterion are both satisfied.

[0172] For example, when the network device is configured with only the second not-cell-edge criterion, satisfaction of the fourth measurement relaxation criterion means that the second not-cell-edge criterion is satisfied.

[0173] For example, when the network device is configured with only the fourth low-mobility criterion, the fourth measurement relaxation criterion being satisfied means that the fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0174] For example: when the network device is configured with the second not-cell-edge criterion and the fourth low-mobility criterion at the same time, the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that the second not-cell-edge is satisfied, or the fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied, or both the second not-cell-edge criterion and the fourth low-mobility criterion are satisfied. Further, in an optional manner, the network device sends a sixth indication message to the terminal device, and accordingly, the terminal device receives the sixth indication message sent by the network device, and the sixth indication message is used to indicate: when the network device is configured with the second not-cell-edge criterion and the four low-mobility criterion at the same time, the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that the second not-cell-edge criterion and the four low-mobility criterion are satisfied, or that one of the second not-cell-edge and the fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0175] In this embodiment of the present application, the second not-cell-edge criterion includes a fourth RSRP threshold value; the second not-cell-edge criterion being met means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the fourth RSRP threshold value. Here, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev.

[0176] In this embodiment of the present application, the fourth low-mobility criterion includes a fourth RSRP variation threshold and a fourth time range. The fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied when the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the fourth RSRP variation threshold within the fourth time range. Here, the fourth RSRP variation threshold is referred to as s-SearchDeltaP4, the fourth time range can be referred to as TSearchDeltaP4, the RSRP measurement value can also be replaced by Srxlev, and the RSRP reference value can also be replaced by SrxlevRef.

[0177] It should be noted that the above-mentioned Scheme 1, Scheme 2 or Scheme 3 can be implemented separately, or the above-mentioned Scheme 3 can be implemented in combination with the above-mentioned Scheme 1 or Scheme 2.

[0178] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are illustrated below with reference to specific application examples.

[0179] Application Example 1

[0180] The network device configures the measurement relaxation criteria for the serving cell (i.e., the first measurement relaxation criteria) and the measurement relaxation criteria for the neighboring cell for the terminal device. The measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell include the cell-center criteria and / or the low-mobility criteria, wherein the low-mobility criteria can refer to the low-mobility criteria of the neighboring cell or can be configured separately. Specifically:

[0181] 1) The network device configures the measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell (i.e., the third measurement relaxation criteria) and the measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell through a system broadcast message (e.g., SIB). The measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell may include the not-cell-edge criteria and / or the low-mobility criteria.

[0182] 2) The measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell are used to determine the cell-center criteria and / or the low-mobility criteria of the serving cell.

[0183] a. The cell-center criterion of the serving cell is included in the measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell. The cell-center criterion of the serving cell includes an RSRP threshold value. If the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is higher than the RSRP threshold value, the terminal device can perform the relaxed measurement of the serving cell (i.e., the terminal device enters the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell). If the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is lower than the RSRP threshold value, the terminal device can perform the normal measurement of the serving cell (i.e., the terminal device enters the normal measurement state of the serving cell). Figure 3 .

[0184] b. In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the serving cell can be configured separately, that is, the low-mobility criterion of the serving cell is configured in the measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell. Here, the low-mobility criterion of the serving cell and the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell are configured independently and can be different or the same.

[0185] In another optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the serving cell can refer to the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell, that is, the low-mobility criterion of the serving cell is the same as the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell.

[0186] i. Carrying an indication information in the measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, used to indicate that the low-mobility criteria of the serving cell references the low-mobility criteria of the neighboring cell or indicates that the low-mobility criteria of the neighboring cell can be used as the low-mobility criteria of the serving cell; or,

[0187] ii. Add an indication information to the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell to indicate that the low-mobility criterion can be used as the low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0188] Reference Figure 3 The low-mobility criteria of the serving cell include s-SearchDeltaP and TSearchDeltaP. If the difference between the RSRP measurement value and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is less than s-SearchDeltaP within the TSearchDeltaP time range, the terminal device can perform relaxed measurement of the serving cell (that is, the terminal device enters the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell), otherwise the terminal device can perform normal measurement of the serving cell (that is, the terminal device enters the normal measurement state of the serving cell).

[0189] c. When the cell-center criterion of the serving cell and the low-mobility criterion of the serving cell (hereinafter referred to as the two criteria) are configured at the same time, the network device further indicates to the terminal device:

[0190] i. When both criteria are met, the terminal device may perform relaxed measurement of the serving cell (ie, the terminal device enters the serving cell relaxed measurement state);

[0191] ii. When either of the two criteria is met, the terminal device may perform relaxed measurement of the serving cell (ie, the terminal device enters a relaxed measurement state of the serving cell).

[0192] 3) The terminal device evaluates the measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell according to the configuration of the network device, and performs the relaxed measurement of the serving cell if the measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell are met.

[0193] In this technical solution, the measurement relaxation criteria for the serving cell and the neighboring cell are configured separately, which facilitates more precise network control of the terminal device's measurement behavior. Furthermore, considering signaling optimization, if the serving cell and neighboring cell share the same low-mobility criteria, only one set of criteria needs to be configured, saving configuration signaling overhead.

[0194] Application Example 2

[0195] The network device configures two sets of measurement relaxation criteria for the serving cell for the terminal device (i.e., the first measurement relaxation criterion and the second measurement relaxation criterion), which are applied respectively when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell and when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell. Specifically:

[0196] 1) The network configures the measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell through a system broadcast message (such as SIB), and configures two sets of measurement relaxation criteria for the serving cell normal measurement state and the serving cell relaxed measurement state respectively.

[0197] a. The first measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is applied to the normal measurement state of the serving cell. For example, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes low-mobility-1 criterion, which includes TSearchDeltaP1 and s-SearchDeltaP1. Figure 4 .

[0198] b. The second measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is applied to the serving cell to relax the measurement state. For example, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes low-mobility-2 criterion, low-mobility-2 criterion includes TSearchDeltaP2 and s-SearchDeltaP2, reference Figure 4 .

[0199] 2) The first measurement relaxation criterion includes the cell-center-1 criterion and / or the low-mobility-1 criterion. When the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, the terminal device uses the first measurement relaxation criterion to evaluate whether to remain in the normal measurement state of the serving cell or leave the normal measurement state of the serving cell and enter the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell.

[0200] Here, the measurement threshold values in the cell-center-1 criterion and the low-mobility-1 criterion are the RSRP measurement values of the serving cell obtained by the terminal device using the normal measurement requirement of the serving cell. Here, the normal measurement requirement of the serving cell used by the terminal device can also be understood as the normal measurement parameters of the serving cell used by the terminal device.

[0201] 3) The second measurement relaxation criterion includes the cell-center-2 criterion and / or the low-mobility-2 criterion. When the terminal device is in the serving cell relaxed measurement state, the terminal device uses the second measurement relaxation criterion to evaluate whether to remain in the serving cell relaxed measurement state or leave the serving cell relaxed measurement state and enter the serving cell normal measurement state.

[0202] Here, the measurement threshold values in the cell-center-2 criterion and the low-mobility-2 criterion are both RSRP measurements of the serving cell obtained by the terminal device using the relaxed measurement requirement of the serving cell. Here, the terminal device using the relaxed measurement requirement of the serving cell can also be understood as the terminal device using the relaxed measurement parameters of the serving cell.

[0203] In the above technical solution, due to the different measurement requirements (i.e., measurement parameters) used in the normal measurement state of the serving cell and the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell, the measurement accuracy is different. Using different measurement threshold values for different measurement accuracies can more accurately control the measurement state. For example, for relaxed measurement, the measurement parameters are large, and the TSearchDeltaP value in the low-mobility criterion may need to be configured longer. In addition, for the lower measurement accuracy of relaxed measurement, if the network does not want the terminal device to perform too many relaxed measurements, the s-SearchDeltaP value can be adjusted to a smaller value.

[0204] Application Example 3

[0205] The network device configures two sets of measurement relaxation criteria for the neighboring cell (i.e., the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion) for the terminal device, which are applied to the terminal device in the normal measurement state of the serving cell and the terminal device in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell, respectively. Specifically:

[0206] 1) The network configures the measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell and the neighboring cell through system broadcast messages (such as SIB), and configures two sets of neighboring cell measurement relaxation criteria for the serving cell normal measurement state and the serving cell relaxed measurement state respectively.

[0207] a. The third measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is applied to the normal measurement state of the serving cell. For example, the third measurement relaxation criterion includes the low-mobility-3 criterion, which includes TSearchDeltaP3 and s-SearchDeltaP3. Figure 5 .

[0208] b. The fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is applied to the serving cell to relax the measurement state. For example, the fourth measurement relaxation criterion includes low-mobility-4 criterion, which includes TSearchDeltaP4 and s-SearchDeltaP4. Figure 5 .

[0209] 2) The third measurement relaxation criterion includes the not-cell-edge-3 criterion and / or the low-mobility-3 criterion. When the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, the terminal device uses the third measurement relaxation criterion to evaluate whether the neighboring cell measurement is in the normal state or the relaxed state.

[0210] 3) The fourth measurement relaxation criterion includes the note-cell-center-4 criterion and / or the low-mobility-4 criterion. When the terminal device is in the serving cell relaxed measurement state, the terminal device uses the fourth measurement relaxation criterion to evaluate whether the neighboring cell measurement is in a normal state or a relaxed state.

[0211] The above technical solution has different measurement requirements (i.e., measurement parameters) used in the normal measurement state of the serving cell and the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell, resulting in different measurement accuracy. In order to better evaluate the measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell, it is necessary to take into account the differences in measurement requirements and measurement accuracy. For example, when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell, its measurement parameters are large, then the TSearchDeltaP value in the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell may be configured to be longer. In addition, for the lower measurement accuracy of the relaxed measurement, if the network does not want the terminal device to perform too many relaxed measurements, the s-SearchDeltaP value in the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell can be adjusted to a smaller value.

[0212] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the device for measuring relaxation provided in the embodiment of the present application Figure 1 , applied to terminal equipment, such as Figure 6 As shown, the device for measuring relaxation includes:

[0213] A receiving unit 601 is configured to receive first configuration information or second configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell; or, receive first configuration information and second configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell;

[0214] The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

[0215] In an optional manner, the first configuration information is used to determine a first measurement relaxation criterion of a serving cell.

[0216] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or a first low-mobility criterion.

[0217] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that a low-mobility criterion of a neighboring cell is used as a first low-mobility criterion of a serving cell.

[0218] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell includes a third low-mobility criterion and a fourth low-mobility criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility or the fourth low-mobility criterion is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0219] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0220] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first low-mobility criterion and / or first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the first cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0221] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and a second not-cell-edge criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the first not-cell-edge or the second not-cell-edge criterion is used as the first cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0222] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0223] In an optional manner, the device further includes:

[0224] The measurement unit 602 is configured to enter a serving cell relaxed measurement state if the first measurement relaxation criterion is met.

[0225] In an optional manner, the first configuration information is also used to determine a second measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the normal measurement requirement when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, and the second measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the relaxed measurement requirement when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell.

[0226] In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes a second cell-center criterion and / or a second low-mobility criterion.

[0227] In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes a second cell-center criterion and / or second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the second low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0228] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell includes a third low-mobility criterion and a fourth low-mobility criterion, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility or the fourth low-mobility criterion is used as the second low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0229] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0230] In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes a second low-mobility criterion and / or second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the second cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0231] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and a second not-cell-edge criterion, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the first not-cell-edge or the second not-cell-edge criterion is used as the second cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0232] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0233] In an optional manner, the device further includes:

[0234] The measurement unit 602 is used to, when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, maintain the normal measurement state of the serving cell if the first measurement relaxation criterion is not met; and to leave the normal measurement state of the serving cell and enter the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell if the first measurement relaxation criterion is met.

[0235] In an optional manner, the device further includes:

[0236] The measurement unit 602 is used to, when the terminal device is in the service cell relaxed measurement state, maintain the service cell relaxed measurement state if the second measurement relaxation criterion is met; if the second measurement relaxation criterion is not met, leave the service cell relaxed measurement state and enter the service cell normal measurement state.

[0237] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied if:

[0238] The first cell-center criterion is satisfied; or,

[0239] The first low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0240] Both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied.

[0241] In an optional manner, the receiving unit 601 is further configured to receive third indication information sent by the network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate:

[0242] When the network device is configured with both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion, whether the first measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied, or that one of the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0243] In an optional manner, the first cell-center criterion includes a first RSRP threshold value;

[0244] The first cell-center criterion is satisfied, which means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the first RSRP threshold value.

[0245] In an optional manner, the first low-mobility criterion includes a first RSRP change threshold and a first time range;

[0246] The first low-mobility criterion is met, which means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the first RSRP change threshold within the first time range.

[0247] In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied if:

[0248] The second cell-center criterion satisfies; or,

[0249] The second low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0250] Both the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion are satisfied.

[0251] In an optional manner, the receiving unit 601 is further configured to receive fourth indication information sent by the network device, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate:

[0252] When the network device is configured with both the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion, whether the second measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that both the second cell-center criterion and the two low-mobility criterion are satisfied, or that one of the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0253] In an optional manner, the second cell-center criterion includes a second RSRP threshold value;

[0254] The second cell-center criterion is satisfied, which means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the second RSRP threshold value.

[0255] In an optional manner, the second low-mobility criterion includes a second RSRP change threshold and a second time range;

[0256] The second low-mobility criterion is met, which means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the second RSRP change threshold within the second time range.

[0257] In an optional manner, the second configuration information is used to determine the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell, wherein the third measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the normal measurement requirement when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the relaxed measurement requirement when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell.

[0258] In an optional manner, the third measurement relaxation criterion includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and / or a third low-mobility criterion;

[0259] The fourth measurement relaxation criterion includes the second not-cell-edge criterion and / or the fourth low-mobility criterion.

[0260] In an optional manner, the device further includes:

[0261] The measurement unit 602 is configured to, when the terminal device is in a normal measurement state of the serving cell, enter a neighboring cell relaxed measurement state if the third measurement relaxation criterion is met; and enter a neighboring cell normal measurement state if the third measurement relaxation criterion is not met.

[0262] In an optional manner, the device further includes:

[0263] The measurement unit 602 is configured to, when the terminal device is in the serving cell relaxed measurement state, enter the neighboring cell relaxed measurement state if the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is met; and enter the neighboring cell normal measurement state if the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is not met.

[0264] In an optional manner, the third measurement relaxation criterion being satisfied means:

[0265] The first not-cell-edge criterion is satisfied; or,

[0266] The third low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0267] The first not-cell-edge criterion and the third low-mobility criterion are both satisfied.

[0268] In an optional manner, the receiving unit 601 is further configured to receive fifth indication information sent by the network device, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate:

[0269] When the network device is configured with the first not-cell-edge criterion and the three low-mobility criteria at the same time, whether the third measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that both the first not-cell-edge criterion and the three low-mobility criteria are satisfied, or that one of the first not-cell-edge and the third low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0270] In an optional manner, the first not-cell-edge criterion includes a third RSRP threshold value;

[0271] The first not-cell-edge criterion is met, which means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the third RSRP threshold value.

[0272] In an optional manner, the third low-mobility criterion includes a third RSRP change threshold and a third time range;

[0273] The third low-mobility criterion is satisfied when: the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell

[0274] The value is always less than the third RSRP change threshold value within the third time range.

[0275] In an optional manner, the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied when:

[0276] The second not-cell-edge criterion is satisfied; or,

[0277] The fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0278] The second not-cell-edge criterion and the fourth low-mobility criterion are both satisfied.

[0279] In an optional manner, the receiving unit 601 is further configured to receive sixth indication information sent by the network device, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate:

[0280] When the network device is configured with the second not-cell-edge criterion and the four low-mobility criteria at the same time, whether the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that both the second not-cell-edge criterion and the four low-mobility criteria are satisfied, or that one of the second not-cell-edge and the fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0281] In an optional manner, the second not-cell-edge criterion includes a fourth RSRP threshold value;

[0282] The second not-cell-edge criterion is met, which means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the fourth RSRP threshold value.

[0283] In an optional manner, the fourth low-mobility criterion includes a fourth RSRP change threshold and a fourth time range;

[0284] The fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied, which means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always smaller than the fourth RSRP change threshold within the fourth time range.

[0285] In an optional manner, the first configuration information and / or the second configuration information is carried in a system broadcast message.

[0286] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned device for measuring relaxation in the embodiment of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant description of the method for measuring relaxation in the embodiment of the present application.

[0287] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the device for measuring relaxation provided in the embodiment of the present application Figure 2 , used in network equipment, such as Figure 7 As shown, the device for measuring relaxation includes

[0288] A sending unit 701 is configured to send first configuration information or second configuration information to a terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell; or

[0289] Sending first configuration information and second configuration information to the terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell;

[0290] The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

[0291] In an optional manner, the first configuration information is used to determine a first measurement relaxation criterion of a serving cell.

[0292] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or a first low-mobility criterion.

[0293] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that a low-mobility criterion of a neighboring cell is used as a first low-mobility criterion of a serving cell.

[0294] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell includes a third low-mobility criterion and a fourth low-mobility criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility or the fourth low-mobility criterion is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0295] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0296] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first low-mobility criterion and / or first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the first cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0297] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and a second not-cell-edge criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the first not-cell-edge or the second not-cell-edge criterion is used as the first cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0298] 1 In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0299] In an optional manner, the first configuration information is also used to determine a second measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell, wherein the first measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the normal measurement requirement when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, and the second measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the relaxed measurement requirement when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell.

[0300] In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes a second cell-center criterion and / or a second low-mobility criterion.

[0301] In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes a second cell-center criterion and / or second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the second low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0302] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell includes a third low-mobility criterion and a fourth low-mobility criterion, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility or the fourth low-mobility criterion is used as the second low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

[0303] In an optional manner, the low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0304] In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion includes a second low-mobility criterion and / or second indication information, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is used as the second cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0305] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and a second not-cell-edge criterion, and the second indication information is used to indicate that the first not-cell-edge or the second not-cell-edge criterion is used as the second cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

[0306] In an optional manner, the not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

[0307] In an optional manner, the first measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied if:

[0308] The first cell-center criterion is satisfied; or,

[0309] The first low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0310] Both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied.

[0311] In an optional manner, the sending unit 701 is further configured to send third indication information to the terminal device, where the third indication information is used to indicate:

[0312] When the network device is configured with both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion, whether the first measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that both the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion are satisfied, or that one of the first cell-center criterion and the first low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0313] In an optional manner, the first cell-center criterion includes a first RSRP threshold value;

[0314] The first cell-center criterion is satisfied, which means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the first RSRP threshold value.

[0315] In an optional manner, the first low-mobility criterion includes a first RSRP change threshold and a first time range;

[0316] The first low-mobility criterion is met, which means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the first RSRP change threshold within the first time range.

[0317] In an optional manner, the second measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied if:

[0318] The second cell-center criterion satisfies; or,

[0319] The second low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0320] Both the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion are satisfied.

[0321] In an optional manner, the sending unit 701 is further configured to send fourth indication information to the terminal device, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate:

[0322] When the network device is configured with both the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion, whether the second measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that both the second cell-center criterion and the two low-mobility criterion are satisfied, or that one of the second cell-center criterion and the second low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0323] In an optional manner, the second cell-center criterion includes a second RSRP threshold value;

[0324] The second cell-center criterion is satisfied, which means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the second RSRP threshold value.

[0325] In an optional manner, the second low-mobility criterion includes a second RSRP change threshold and a second time range;

[0326] The second low-mobility criterion is met, which means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the second RSRP change threshold within the second time range.

[0327] In an optional manner, the second configuration information is used to determine the third measurement relaxation criterion and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell, wherein the third measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the normal measurement requirement when the terminal device is in the normal measurement state of the serving cell, and the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is applied to the relaxed measurement requirement when the terminal device is in the relaxed measurement state of the serving cell.

[0328] In an optional manner, the third measurement relaxation criterion includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and / or a third low-mobility criterion;

[0329] The fourth measurement relaxation criterion includes the second not-cell-edge criterion and / or the fourth low-mobility criterion.

[0330] In an optional manner, the third measurement relaxation criterion being satisfied means:

[0331] The first not-cell-edge criterion is satisfied; or,

[0332] The third low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0333] The first not-cell-edge criterion and the third low-mobility criterion are both satisfied.

[0334] In an optional manner, the sending unit 701 is further configured to send fifth indication information to the terminal device, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate:

[0335] When the network device is configured with the first not-cell-edge criterion and the three low-mobility criteria at the same time, whether the third measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that both the first not-cell-edge criterion and the three low-mobility criteria are satisfied, or that one of the first not-cell-edge and the third low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0336] In an optional manner, the first not-cell-edge criterion includes a third RSRP threshold value;

[0337] The first not-cell-edge criterion is met, which means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the third RSRP threshold value.

[0338] In an optional manner, the third low-mobility criterion includes a third RSRP change threshold and a third time range;

[0339] The third low-mobility criterion is satisfied, which means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always less than the third RSRP change threshold within the third time range.

[0340] In an optional manner, the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied when:

[0341] The second not-cell-edge criterion is satisfied; or,

[0342] The fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied; or,

[0343] The second not-cell-edge criterion and the fourth low-mobility criterion are both satisfied.

[0344] In an optional manner, the sending unit 701 is further configured to send sixth indication information to the terminal device, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate:

[0345] When the network device is configured with the second not-cell-edge criterion and the four low-mobility criteria at the same time, whether the fourth measurement relaxation criterion is satisfied means that both the second not-cell-edge criterion and the four low-mobility criteria are satisfied, or that one of the second not-cell-edge and the fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied.

[0346] In an optional manner, the second not-cell-edge criterion includes a fourth RSRP threshold value;

[0347] The second not-cell-edge criterion is met, which means that the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell is greater than the fourth RSRP threshold value.

[0348] In an optional manner, the fourth low-mobility criterion includes a fourth RSRP change threshold and a fourth time range;

[0349] The fourth low-mobility criterion is satisfied, which means that the difference between the RSRP measurement value of the serving cell and the RSRP reference value of the serving cell is always smaller than the fourth RSRP change threshold within the fourth time range.

[0350] In an optional manner, the first configuration information and / or the second configuration information is carried in a system broadcast message.

[0351] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned device for measuring relaxation in the embodiment of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant description of the method for measuring relaxation in the embodiment of the present application.

[0352] Figure 8 800 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device can be a terminal device or a network device. Figure 8 The communication device 800 shown includes a processor 810, which can call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0353] Alternatively, as Figure 8 As shown, the communication device 800 may further include a memory 820. The processor 810 may call and execute a computer program from the memory 820 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0354] The memory 820 may be a separate device independent of the processor 810 , or may be integrated into the processor 810 .

[0355] Alternatively, as Figure 8 As shown, the communication device 800 may further include a transceiver 830 , and the processor 810 may control the transceiver 830 to communicate with other devices, specifically, to send information or data to other devices, or to receive information or data sent by other devices.

[0356] The transceiver 830 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transceiver 830 may further include an antenna, and the number of antennas may be one or more.

[0357] Optionally, the communication device 800 may specifically be a network device in an embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 800 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0358] Optionally, the communication device 800 may specifically be a mobile terminal / terminal device in an embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 800 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in each method in the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0359] Figure 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of the chip of an embodiment of the present application. Figure 9 The chip 900 shown includes a processor 910, which can call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0360] Alternatively, as Figure 9 As shown, the chip 900 may further include a memory 920. The processor 910 may call and execute a computer program from the memory 920 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0361] The memory 920 may be a separate device independent of the processor 910 , or may be integrated into the processor 910 .

[0362] Optionally, the chip 900 may further include an input interface 930. The processor 910 may control the input interface 930 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may obtain information or data sent by other devices or chips.

[0363] Optionally, the chip 900 may further include an output interface 940. The processor 910 may control the output interface 940 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may output information or data to other devices or chips.

[0364] Optionally, the chip can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the chip can implement the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in each method of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0365] Optionally, the chip can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal device in the embodiments of the present application, and the chip can implement the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0366] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0367] Figure 10 1 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system 1000 provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 10 As shown, the communication system 1000 includes a terminal device 1010 and a network device 1020 .

[0368] Among them, the terminal device 1010 can be used to implement the corresponding functions implemented by the terminal device in the above method, and the network device 1020 can be used to implement the corresponding functions implemented by the network device in the above method. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0369] It should be understood that the processor of the embodiments of the present application may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During implementation, each step of the above method embodiment can be completed by hardware integrated logic circuits in the processor or software instructions. The above processor can be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be directly implemented as a hardware decoding processor, or can be implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium mature in the art, such as random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, etc. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0370] It is understood that the memory in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory of the systems and methods described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0371] It should be understood that the above-mentioned memories are exemplary but not restrictive. For example, the memories in the embodiments of the present application may also be static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM RAM (DR RAM), etc. In other words, the memories in the embodiments of the present application are intended to include, but are not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.

[0372] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program.

[0373] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0374] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0375] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, including computer program instructions.

[0376] Optionally, the computer program product can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0377] Optionally, the computer program product can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0378] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program.

[0379] Optionally, the computer program can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application. When the computer program runs on a computer, the computer executes the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not described here.

[0380] Optionally, the computer program can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal device in the embodiments of the present application. When the computer program runs on the computer, the computer executes the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0381] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0382] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0383] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0384] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0385] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0386] If the functions are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0387] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for measuring relaxation, the method comprising: The terminal device receives first configuration information or second configuration information sent by the network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell; or, receives first configuration information and second configuration information sent by the network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell; The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first configuration information is used to determine a first measurement relaxation criterion of a serving cell.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or a first low-mobility criterion.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first cell-center criterion and / or first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that a low-mobility criterion of a neighboring cell is used as a first low-mobility criterion of a serving cell.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein The low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell includes a third low-mobility criterion and a fourth low-mobility criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the third low-mobility or the fourth low-mobility criterion is used as the first low-mobility criterion of the serving cell.

6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: The low-mobility criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The first measurement relaxation criterion includes a first low-mobility criterion and / or first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that a not-cell-edge criterion of a neighboring cell is used as a first cell-center criterion of a serving cell.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein: The not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell includes a first not-cell-edge criterion and a second not-cell-edge criterion, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the first not-cell-edge or the second not-cell-edge criterion is used as the first cell-center criterion of the serving cell.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein The not-cell-edge criterion of the neighboring cell is determined based on the second configuration information.

10. A method of measuring relaxation, the method comprising: The network device sends first configuration information or second configuration information to the terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell; Alternatively, first configuration information and second configuration information are sent to the terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell; The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

11. A device for measuring relaxation, applied to a terminal device, comprising: A receiving unit, configured to receive first configuration information or second configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell; or, receiving first configuration information and second configuration information sent by the network device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell; The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

12. A device for measuring relaxation, using a network device, the device comprising: A sending unit, configured to send first configuration information or second configuration information to a terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of a serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine two measurement relaxation criteria of a neighboring cell; Alternatively, first configuration information and second configuration information are sent to the terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the serving cell, and the second configuration information is used to determine one or two measurement relaxation criteria of the neighboring cell; The measurement relaxation criterion of the serving cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the serving cell, and the measurement relaxation criterion of the neighboring cell is used by the terminal device to determine the measurement status of the neighboring cell.

13. A terminal device comprising: A processor and a memory, the memory being used to store a computer program, the processor being used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

14. A network device comprising: A processor and a memory, the memory being used to store a computer program, the processor being used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute the method according to claim 10.

15. A chip comprising: A processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, so that a device equipped with the chip executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, or executes the method according to claim 10. 16 . A computer program product comprising computer program instructions, wherein the computer program instructions enable a computer to execute the method according to claim 1 , or the method according to claim 10 .

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