Communication method, device, equipment, storage medium, chip, product and program

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a communication method and device, equipment, a storage medium, a chip, a product and a program, and the method comprises the steps that terminal equipment receives first measurement configuration, and the first measurement configuration is used for configuring the terminal equipment to execute measurement in an IDLE state and / or an INACTIVE state.

Description

Communication method, device, equipment, storage medium, chip, product and program Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of mobile communication technologies, and specifically to a communication method, apparatus, device, storage medium, chip, product, and program. Background Art

[0002] The network device sends a measurement configuration to a terminal device in the RRC connection (RRC_CONNECTED) state. The terminal device can perform measurements according to the measurement configuration, obtain measurement results, and send the measurement results to the network device. The network device can configure the terminal device according to the measurement results.

[0003] However, since it generally takes some time for a terminal device to start performing measurements and report measurement results, it results in a long delay for the network device to configure the terminal device.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] Embodiments of the present application provide a communication method, apparatus, device, storage medium, chip, product, and program.

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0007] The terminal device receives a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an IDLE state and / or an INACTIVE state.

[0008] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0009] The network device sends a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an idle IDLE state and / or an inactive INACTIVE state.

[0010] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, including:

[0011] The communication unit is configured to receive a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an idle state and / or an inactive state.

[0012] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, including:

[0013] The communication unit is configured to send a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an idle state and / or an inactive state.

[0014] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal device, comprising: a processor and a memory,

[0015] The memory is used to store computer programs,

[0016] The processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, so that the terminal device executes the method described in the first aspect.

[0017] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network device, comprising: a processor and a memory,

[0018] The memory is used to store computer programs,

[0019] The processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, so that the network device executes the method described in the second aspect.

[0020] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer storage medium, which stores one or more programs, and the one or more programs can be executed by one or more processors to implement the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0021] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, comprising: a processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0022] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which includes a computer storage medium, the computer storage medium storing a computer program, and the computer program including instructions that can be executed by at least one processor, and when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect is implemented.

[0023] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program, which enables a computer to execute the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0024] In an embodiment of the present application, a terminal device receives a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurements in an idle state and / or an inactive state. In this way, the terminal device can perform measurements in the idle state and / or the inactive state based on the first configuration information, so that the terminal device can obtain a first measurement result in the IDLE state and / or the INACTIVE state, enabling the terminal device to report the first measurement result to the network device as soon as possible, thereby reducing the delay in the network device configuring the terminal device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] 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:

[0026] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a DL L2 architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a UL L2 architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] FIG4 is a flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] FIG5 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] FIG6 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] FIG7 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application

[0035] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG11 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to 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 described in the embodiments of the present application can be combined arbitrarily without conflict. In the description of the present application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise clearly defined.

[0039] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an embodiment of the present application.

[0040] As shown in Figure 1, a communication system 100 may include a terminal device 110 and a network device 120. The network device 120 may communicate with the terminal device 110 via an air interface. The terminal device 110 and the network device 120 support multi-service transmission.

[0041] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present application are only exemplified by the communication system 100, but the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. That is to say, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Global System of Mobile communication (GSM) system, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, Advanced long term evolution (LTE-A) system, New Radio (NR) system, NR system evolution system, LTE on unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) system, NR on unlicensed spectrum (NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum, NR-U) system, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), ... Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Wireless System, UMTS), Internet of Things (IoT) system, Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system, enhanced Machine-Type Communications (eMTC) system, or future communication systems (such as 6G and 7G communication systems).

[0042] The network device 120 in the embodiment of the present application may include an access network device 121 and / or a core network device 122. The access network device may provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area and may communicate with a terminal device 110 (eg, UE) located within the coverage area.

[0043] The terminal device in this application can be a device with wireless communication capabilities, which can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on the water (such as ships, etc.); can also be deployed in the air (such as airplanes, balloons and satellites, etc.). The terminal device in this application can be called user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device. The terminal device may include one of the following or a combination of at least two of the following: Internet of Things (IoT) devices, satellite terminals, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, servers, mobile phones, tablet computers, computers with wireless transceiver capabilities, handheld computers, desktop computers, personal digital assistants, portable media players, smart speakers, navigation devices, smart watches, smart glasses, smart necklaces and other wearable devices, pedometers, digital TVs, Virtual Reality (VR) terminal devices, Augmented Reality (AR) terminal devices, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in self-driving, wireless terminals in remote medical surgery, wireless terminals in smart grids, wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, and wireless terminals in smart homes. The wireless terminals in the home and the vehicles, vehicle-mounted devices, vehicle-mounted modules, wireless modems, handheld devices, customer premises equipment (CPE), smart home appliances, etc. in the Internet of Vehicles system.

[0044] Optionally, the terminal device 110 may be any terminal device, including but not limited to a terminal device connected to the network device 120 or other terminal devices by wire or wireless connection.

[0045] Optionally, the terminal device 110 may be used for device-to-device (D2D) communication.

[0046] The access network device 121 may include one of the following or a combination of at least two: an evolved base station (eNB or eNodeB) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, a next generation radio access network (NG RAN) device, a base station (gNB) in an NR system, a small station, a micro station, a wireless controller in a cloud radio access network (CRAN), a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access point, a transmission reception point (TRP), a relay station, an access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a hub, a switch, a bridge, a router, a network device in a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN), etc.

[0047] The core network device 122 can be a 5G core network (5G Core, 5GC) device. The core network device 122 can include one of the following or a combination of at least two: Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Authentication Server Function (AUSF), User Plane Function (UPF), Session Management Function (SMF), Location Management Function (LMF), Policy Control Function (PCF). In other embodiments, the core network device can also be an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) device of the LTE network, for example, a Session Management Function + Core Packet Gateway (SMF+PGW-C) device. It should be understood that SMF+PGW-C can simultaneously implement the functions that SMF and PGW-C can implement. During the network evolution process, the above-mentioned core network device 122 may also be called other names, or a new network entity may be formed by dividing the functions of the core network, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0048] The functional units in the communication system 100 may also establish connections and implement communication via next generation (NG) network interfaces.

[0049] For example, the terminal device establishes an air interface connection with the access network device through the NR interface for transmitting user plane data and control plane signaling; the terminal device can establish a control plane signaling connection with the AMF through the NG interface 1 (referred to as N1); the access network device, such as the next generation wireless access base station (gNB), can establish a user plane data connection with the UPF through the NG interface 3 (referred to as N3); the access network device can establish a control plane signaling connection with the AMF through the NG interface 2 (referred to as N2); the UPF can establish a control plane signaling connection with the SMF through the NG interface 4 (referred to as N4); the UPF can exchange user plane data with the data network through the NG interface 6 (referred to as N6); the AMF can establish a control plane signaling connection with the SMF through the NG interface 11 (referred to as N11); the SMF can establish a control plane signaling connection with the PCF through the NG interface 7 (referred to as N7).

[0050] Figure 1 exemplarily shows a base station, a core network device and two terminal devices. Optionally, the wireless communication system 100 may include multiple base station devices and each base station may include other numbers of terminal devices within its coverage area, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0051] It should be noted that Figure 1 is merely an example of a system applicable to this application. Of course, the methods described in the embodiments of this application can also be applied to other systems. Furthermore, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably herein. The term "and / or" herein simply describes an association relationship between associated 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 associated objects are in an "or" relationship. It should also be understood that the "indication" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can be a direct indication, an indirect indication, or an indication of an association relationship. For example, "A indicates B" can mean that A directly indicates B, for example, B can obtain information through A; it can also mean that A indirectly indicates B, for example, A indicates C, and B can obtain information through C; or it can mean that A and B have an association relationship. It should also be understood that the "correspondence" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can mean that there is a direct or indirect correspondence between two objects, or that there is an association relationship between the two objects, or a relationship between an indicator and the indicated, a configuration and the configured, and so on. It should also be understood that the “predefined”, “protocol agreement”, “predetermined” or “predefined rules” mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by pre-saving corresponding codes, tables or other methods that can be used to indicate relevant information in devices (for example, including terminal devices and network devices). This application does not limit its specific implementation method. For example, predefined can refer to what is defined in the protocol. It should also be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the “protocol” may refer to a standard protocol in the field of communications, for example, it may include LTE protocols, NR protocols, and related protocols used in future communication systems, and this application does not limit this.

[0052] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the relevant technologies of the embodiments of the present application are described below. The following relevant technologies can be arbitrarily combined with the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application as optional solutions, and they all fall within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

[0053] With the increasing demand for speed, latency, high-speed mobility, and energy efficiency, coupled with the increasing diversity and complexity of future services, the 3GPP international standards organization has begun developing 5G. The main application scenarios for 5G are enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLLC), and massive machine-type communications (mMTC).

[0054] eMBB aims to provide users with multimedia content, services, and data, and demand for it is growing rapidly. However, since eMBB can be deployed in diverse 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 lifespans.

[0055] In the early days of NR deployment, complete NR coverage was difficult to achieve, resulting in a typical network coverage model consisting of wide-area LTE coverage and isolated NR coverage. Furthermore, a large number of LTE deployments operate below 6 GHz, leaving limited spectrum available for 5G. Consequently, NR is researching spectrum applications above 6 GHz, but high-frequency bands have limited coverage and rapid signal fading. Furthermore, to protect mobile operators' initial investments in LTE, a tight interworking mode between LTE and NR was proposed.

[0056] In NR Stand Alone (SA) networking, carrier aggregation can improve data rates, trading bandwidth for data rates. Carrier aggregation can be performed between co-located carriers of the same RAT.

[0057] The following describes the data link layer (layer 2 or L2) architecture of the downlink (DL) and the L2 architecture of the uplink (UL).

[0058] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a DL L2 architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application, and FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a UL L2 architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0059] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, L2 may include the following sublayers: Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer, Radio Link Control (RLC) sublayer, Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) sublayer, and Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) sublayer.

[0060] The physical layer provides transport channels to the MAC sublayer. The MAC sublayer provides logical channels to the RLC sublayer. The RLC sublayer provides RLC channels to the PDCP sublayer. The PDCP sublayer provides radio bearers to the SDAP sublayer. The SDAP sublayer provides 5GC Quality of Service (QoS) flows.

[0061] The main services and functions of the MAC sublayer include at least one of the following: mapping between logical channels and transport channels; multiplexing / multiplexing MAC (Service Data Unit, SDU) belonging to one or different logical channels into transport blocks (Transport Block, TB) transmitted to the physical layer / from the transport channel on the transport channel; scheduling information reporting; error correction through Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) (one HARQ entity per cell in the case of carrier aggregation (CA)); dynamic scheduling (Scheduling) / priority handling (Priority Handling); priority handling between logical channels of a UE through logical channel priority sorting; padding. In the MAC sublayer, one UE can correspond to two HARQs, and two HARQs correspond to one or more carriers (Component Carrier, CC). For example, in Figure 2, multiplexing UE1 corresponds to two HARQs, and the carriers corresponding to the two HARQs are CC1 to CC x , multiplexing UE2 corresponds to two HARQs, and the carriers corresponding to the two HARQs are CC1 to CC y For another example, in FIG3 , UL multiplexing may correspond to two HARQs, and the carriers corresponding to the two HARQs are CC1 to CC x .

[0062] The RLC sublayer supports three transmission modes: transparent mode (TM), unacknowledged mode (UM), and acknowledged mode (AM). The main services and functions of the RLC sublayer depend on the transmission mode and include: transmission of upper-layer PDUs; sequence numbering independent of the sequence numbering in PDCP (UM and AM); error correction through automatic repeat request (ARQ) (AM only); segmentation (AM and UM) and resegmentation (AM only) of RLC SDUs; reassembly of SDUs (AM and UM); duplicate detection (AM only); RLC SDU discard (AM and UM); RLC reestablishment; and protocol error detection (AM only).

[0063] The main services and functions of the PDCP sublayer include: transmitting data (user plane or control plane); maintaining PDCP sequence number (SN); header compression and decompression using the Robust Header Compression (ROHC) protocol; security related, such as encryption and decryption; integrity protection and integrity verification; timer-based SDU discard; routing for split bearers; duplication; reordering and in-order delivery; out-of-order delivery; and duplicate discard.

[0064] The main services and functions of SDAP include: QoS flow handling, such as mapping between QoS flows and data radio bearers; marking the quality of service flow ID (QFI) in DL and UL data packets.

[0065] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions of the present application are described in detail below through specific embodiments. The above related technologies can be combined arbitrarily with the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application as optional solutions, and all of them fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application. The embodiments of the present application include at least part of the following contents.

[0066] In carrier aggregation, all carriers share a common MAC entity, and each carrier has a HARQ entity. If a TB is transmitted on a HARQ entity, the corresponding retransmission should also be transmitted on the same HARQ entity. In other words, cross-carrier HARQ retransmission is not supported.

[0067] The first RRC reconfiguration message of the NR system is generally unable to configure the appropriate CA or carrier aggregation (CA) or multi-radio access technology (RAT) dual connectivity (MR-DC) function for the UE, because the network equipment side has not yet obtained the UE's measurement results. The first RRC reconfiguration message often configures the measurement task. After obtaining the measurement results reported by the terminal, the network equipment can configure the appropriate CA or MR-DC function based on the measurement results. In the implementation process, this process has a relatively large delay because it takes some time from the UE starting to perform the measurement to reporting the measurement results. In order to quickly configure the secondary cell (SCell) or secondary cell group (SCG), the network device can require the UE to perform early measurement (i.e., early measurement) in the RRC idle (RRC_IDLE) state or the RRC inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state, and report it to the network device when entering the RRC connected (RRC_CONNECTED) state. In this way, the network device can quickly configure the SCell or SCG based on the measurement results obtained in advance. The measurement target frequency points configured by the network device may include the NR frequency point list and / or the evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) frequency point list.

[0068] Early measurement configuration is performed via the UE-specific RRC resume (RRCRelease) message or system broadcast messages (System Information Block (SIB) 4 and SIB11). The measurement configuration in the system broadcast is common to both UEs in RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states. If an Early measurement configuration is received via RRCRelease, its contents overwrite the measurement configuration received from the system broadcast.

[0069] For early measurement configured via the RRCRelease message, the UE must perform the measurement within a specified time. This time is controlled by timer T331 (optionally, the first timer described below) configured in the RRCRelease message. After obtaining the early measurement configuration, the UE starts this timer. The UE does not need to stop this timer when transitioning between the RRC_INACTIVE and RRC_IDLE states. When T331 times out or is stopped, the UE releases the IDLE measurement configuration configured via dedicated signaling.

[0070] Early measurement may also need to be performed within a validity area (validityAreaList). The validity area can be configured in dedicated signaling or in SIB11. The validity area consists of a frequency and a list of cells within that frequency. If the network device does not configure a validity area, there is no measurement area restriction.

[0071] The cell system broadcast information will indicate whether the current cell supports early measurement measurement result reporting (idle mode measurement (idleModeMeasurements) in SIB1). For cells that support early measurement reporting, the UE will inform the network device whether there are early measurement measurement results that can be reported through a parameter (idle measurement report available (idleMeasAvailable)) in the RRC Setup Complete (RRCSetupComplete) or RRC Recovery Complete (RRCResumeComplete) message. The network device side then requires the UE to report the early measurement results in the UE Information Request Response (UEInformationResponse) message through the UE Information Request (UEInformationRequest). For UEs in the RRC_INACTIVE state, the request and reporting of early measurement results can also be completed through the RRC Recovery (RRCResume) message and the RRC Recovery Complete (RRCResumeComplete) message.

[0072] After the UE receives the measurement configuration through the dedicated signaling RRC resume (RRCRelease) message, it immediately starts the timer. Before the timer expires, the UE obtains the measurement results according to the measurement configuration and reports them to the network device side when it enters the RRC connection state next time, assisting the network device in configuring reasonable CA configuration and MR-DC configuration. However, once the timer expires, the measurement is stopped. No matter how long the measurement results exist in the UE, they must be reported to the network device side for reference by the network device side. However, if the measurement acquisition time is very different from the time the network device uses the measurement results to determine the CA or MR-DC configuration, the measurement results cannot effectively assist the network device side in determining the CA or MR-DC configuration, which is likely to result in incorrect configuration and affect performance. Therefore, how to ensure the validity of the reported measurement results is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0073] FIG4 is a flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG4 , the method includes:

[0074] S401. A terminal device receives a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an IDLE state and / or an INACTIVE state.

[0075] Optionally, the first measurement configuration may be received by the terminal device in an RRC connected (RRC_CONNECTED) state, or the first measurement configuration may be received by the terminal device in an RRC idle (RRC_IDLE) state or an RRC inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state.

[0076] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, the RRC_CONNECTED state is understood to be the same as the CONNECTED state, the RRC_IDLE state is understood to be the same as the IDLE state, and the RRC_INACTIVE state is understood to be the same as the INACTIVE state.

[0077] Optionally, the first measurement configuration may be broadcasted by the network device corresponding to the cell where the terminal device currently resides to the terminal device, or unicasted to the terminal device, or multicasted to the terminal device.

[0078] Optionally, the first measurement configuration and / or the second measurement configuration described below may include an early measurement configuration.

[0079] Optionally, the terminal device may perform measurement according to the first measurement configuration to obtain a first measurement result. Optionally, the terminal device may perform one or more measurements according to the first measurement configuration to obtain the first measurement result, wherein the first measurement result may include a measurement result corresponding to each measurement, or the first measurement result may be determined based on measurement results obtained from one or more measurements, for example, the first measurement result may be an average of measurement results obtained from multiple measurements.

[0080] Optionally, the terminal device may send a first measurement result, or send a re-measured second measurement result, in the RRC_CONNECTED state, the RRC_IDLE state, or the IDLE state. For example, the terminal device may send the first measurement result or the second measurement result to the network device corresponding to the cell in which it is currently residing. For another example, the terminal device sends RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete, or a UE information response (UEInformationResponse), and the RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete, or UE information response may include the first measurement result or the second measurement result.

[0081] In an embodiment of the present application, a terminal device receives a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurements in an idle state and / or an inactive state. In this way, the terminal device can perform measurements in the idle state and / or the inactive state based on the first configuration information, so that the terminal device can obtain a first measurement result in the IDLE state and / or the INACTIVE state, enabling the terminal device to report the first measurement result to the network device as soon as possible, thereby reducing the delay in the network device configuring the terminal device.

[0082] FIG5 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG5 , the method includes:

[0083] S501. A network device sends a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an IDLE state and / or an INACTIVE state.

[0084] Optionally, the network device sending the first measurement configuration may include: the network device may unicast, multicast or broadcast the first measurement configuration.

[0085] In some embodiments, the first measurement configuration includes or indicates at least one of the following: target frequency configuration information, target cell configuration information, measurement bandwidth, measurement result reporting threshold, cell list, first time interval, and measurement valid area.

[0086] Optionally, the target frequency configuration information may include one or more frequency configuration information. Optionally, the frequency configuration information may include at least one of the following: bandwidth information, center frequency information, measurement period, number of measurements, etc. Optionally, one frequency configuration information may correspond to one or more cells, and the terminal device may measure some or all of the cells corresponding to each frequency configuration information in the target frequency configuration information.

[0087] Optionally, the target cell configuration information may include one or more cell configuration information. Optionally, the cell configuration information may include at least one of the following: a physical cell identifier (PCI), a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), cell frequency information, a measurement period, a number of measurements, etc. Optionally, the terminal device may measure some or all of the cells in the target cell configuration information.

[0088] Optionally, the measurement parameters of the terminal device when performing measurement can also be referred to as measurement quantities, and the measurement parameters may include at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), received signal code power (RSCP), and signal to noise ratio (SNR).

[0089] Optionally, the reference signal for measurement performed by the terminal device may include at least one of the following: a synchronization signal block (SSB) and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS). The SSB may also be referred to as a synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block (SS / PBCH block).

[0090] Optionally, the measurement result reporting threshold may include a threshold corresponding to each measurement parameter and / or each cell and / or each frequency point and / or each measured reference signal. Optionally, the measurement result reporting threshold is used by the terminal device to store and / or report a first measurement result, where the first measurement result is a measurement result greater than or equal to the corresponding measurement result reporting threshold among all measurement results obtained by the terminal device.

[0091] Optionally, the cell list may include one or more cells. Optionally, the terminal device may measure the one or more cells, or the terminal device may exclude measurement of the one or more cells.

[0092] Optionally, the cell list may include at least one of the following: a cell list corresponding to the target frequency configuration information, and a cell list corresponding to the target cell configuration information.

[0093] Optionally, the first time interval may include: a time interval (or time range) for indicating measurement. In this way, the terminal device may perform measurements in the first time interval and not perform measurements outside the first time interval. Optionally, the first time interval may include one or more time intervals, and the multiple time intervals may be periodic or non-periodic time intervals, and the durations corresponding to different time intervals in the multiple time intervals may be the same or different. Optionally, in the case where the first time interval includes multiple time intervals, the terminal device may perform measurements in each time interval, and the measurement configurations used in different time intervals may be the same or different. Optionally, the terminal device may perform one or more measurements in a time interval, obtain a measurement result for each measurement, determine the one or more measurement results obtained from the one or more measurements as the first measurement result, or determine the first measurement result based on the one or more measurement results obtained from the one or more measurements.

[0094] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, any time interval (eg, the first time interval) may include at least one of the following: a start time, a duration, and an end time.

[0095] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, any time interval and / or any duration and / or any time unit may include at least one of the following: one or more frames, one or more subframes, one or more time slots, or one or more symbols. Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, a moment may include at least one of the following: one or more frames, one or more subframes, one or more time slots, one or more symbols, the starting position, end position, or middle position of one or more frames, the starting position, end position, or middle position of one or more subframes, the starting position, end position, or middle position of one or more time slots, or the starting position, end position, or middle position of one or more symbols. For example, a moment may be a symbol, or the starting position of a symbol, or the ending position of a symbol, or the middle position of a symbol.

[0096] Optionally, the first time interval may include at least one of the following: the time interval between the moment when the first measurement configuration is received and the moment when the measurement starts, at least one of the start time, duration, and end time of each time interval in one or more time intervals included in the first time interval, the period of multiple time intervals included in the first time interval, and the duration between two adjacent time intervals in multiple time intervals included in the first time interval.

[0097] Optionally, the measurement valid area may include one or more frequencies and a list of cells within the frequencies, or the measurement valid area may correspond to one or more frequencies and a list of cells within the frequencies, or the measurement area may correspond to a target frequency and / or target cell and / or cell list. Optionally, if the network device is not configured with a measurement valid area, it means that there is no measurement area restriction. Optionally, the terminal device's measurement needs to be performed within the valid area.

[0098] In some embodiments, the first measurement configuration is included in a system broadcast message and / or radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling.

[0099] Optionally, the system broadcast message may also be referred to as system information (SI) or broadcast message in other embodiments.

[0100] Optionally, at least part of the first measurement configuration may be configured in SIB4 and / or SIB11 in a system broadcast message. Optionally, at least part of the first measurement configuration may be configured in a UE-dedicated signaling RRCRelease message. Optionally, at least part of the first measurement configuration may be configured in a UE-dedicated signaling RRCSetup message.

[0101] FIG6 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG6 , the method includes:

[0102] S601: A network device sends a first measurement configuration; and a terminal device receives the first measurement configuration.

[0103] The first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an IDLE state and / or an INACTIVE state.

[0104] S602. The terminal device sends first information; the network device receives the first information; the first information includes a first measurement result and / or first auxiliary information.

[0105] The first measurement result is obtained by measuring according to the first measurement configuration, and the first auxiliary information includes information related to the first measurement result.

[0106] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is used to determine whether the first measurement result is valid.

[0107] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the network device refers to the network device corresponding to the cell where the terminal device is currently residing. Optionally, at different times, the network device corresponding to the cell where the terminal device is currently residing may be the same or different.

[0108] Optionally, the terminal device sending the first information may include: the terminal device sending the first information to the network device. Optionally, the network device receiving the first information may include: the network device receiving the first information sent by the terminal device.

[0109] Optionally, the first measurement result and the first auxiliary information may be included in one signaling and sent, or the first measurement result and the first auxiliary information may be included in different signalings.

[0110] Optionally, when the first measurement result and the first auxiliary information are included in one signaling, the first auxiliary information may be positioned earlier than the first measurement result, so that the network device may receive the first auxiliary information first and then the first measurement result. Exemplarily, if the network device determines that the first measurement result is valid based on the first auxiliary information, it receives the first measurement result; if the network device determines that the first measurement result is invalid based on the first auxiliary information, it no longer receives the first measurement result or discards the received first measurement result.

[0111] Optionally, the signaling containing the first measurement result may be sent earlier or later than the signaling containing the first auxiliary information. For example, the signaling containing the first auxiliary information may be sent earlier than the signaling containing the first measurement result. In this way, upon receiving the signaling containing the first auxiliary information, the network device may continue to receive the second signaling if it determines that the first measurement result is valid based on the first auxiliary information, and may no longer receive the signaling containing the first measurement result if it determines that the first measurement result is invalid based on the first auxiliary information.

[0112] Optionally, the first auxiliary information may include one or more bits, where the one or more bits are used to indicate whether the first measurement result is valid. Optionally, the first auxiliary information may include an indication field, where whether the indication field includes the first measurement result is used to indicate whether the first measurement result is valid. For example, if the indication field includes the first measurement result, it indicates that the first measurement result is valid; if the indication field does not include the first measurement result, it indicates that the first measurement result is invalid.

[0113] In some embodiments, the first auxiliary information includes or indicates at least one of the following:

[0114] (1) first time information, the first time information including at least one of the following: the time when the terminal device starts measurement, the time when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, and the time when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration;

[0115] (2) second time information, the second time information including at least one of the following: a time interval between the time when the first information is reported and the time when the terminal device starts measurement, and / or the time when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result;

[0116] (3) first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell, or whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell within a first time interval, or whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell between the time when the measurement is started and the time when the first information is reported;

[0117] (4) second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate whether the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration or the cell in which the terminal device performs measurement is different from the cell that reports the first information;

[0118] (5) third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold, or being used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold within a first time interval, or being used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold from the time when the terminal device starts performing measurement or receives the first measurement configuration to the time when the first information is reported;

[0119] (6) fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate whether a position difference / distance difference between the position of the terminal device when reporting the first information and one of the following positions is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position of the terminal device when starting measurement, the position of the terminal device when obtaining and / or storing the first measurement result, and the position of the terminal device when receiving the first measurement configuration;

[0120] (7) fifth indication information, the fifth indication information being used to indicate whether a change in a measurement result of a first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, where the first cell includes at least one of the following: a cell in which the terminal device performs measurement, one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration, and a cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration;

[0121] (8) Within the first time interval, the terminal device performs measurement of the frequency and / or physical cell identifier (PCI) of the cell in which the terminal device resides;

[0122] (9) The frequency and / or PCI of the cell where the terminal device last resided during the first time interval;

[0123] (10) Sixth indication information, wherein the sixth indication information is used to indicate whether a change in the RNA of the wireless access network notification area occurs to the terminal device, or to indicate whether a change in the RNA occurs to the terminal device within a first time interval, or to indicate whether a change in the RNA occurs between the time when the terminal device starts performing measurements or receives the first measurement configuration and the time when the first information is reported.

[0124] Optionally, the first time information may also be referred to as absolute time information. Optionally, the second time information may also be referred to as relative time information.

[0125] Optionally, when the terminal device selects or reselects a cell, the terminal device sends the first information to the network device corresponding to the selected cell or the reselected cell (ie, the currently resident cell).

[0126] Optionally, the first time interval may correspond to the running period of the first timer. Optionally, within the first time interval, the terminal device performs measurement and obtains a measurement result, and outside the first time interval, the terminal device stops performing measurement, or in other words, the terminal device does not perform measurement.

[0127] Optionally, the first time interval may include a start time, an end time, and a duration.

[0128] Optionally, the average moving speed may be determined based on the distance moved by the terminal device and the corresponding duration.

[0129] Optionally, the location in any embodiment of the present application may include at least one of the following: longitude and latitude information, and coordinate information. The location difference may include at least one of x-axis change information, y-axis change information, z-axis change information, and change information in the radiation direction of the currently located cell, corresponding to the two coordinates. The distance difference may include the straight-line distance between the two locations and / or the projection of the straight-line distance in the radiation direction of the currently located cell.

[0130] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, at least one of the first to fifth thresholds and the target threshold may be determined by the terminal device according to a preconfiguration, or may be configured by the network device to the terminal device, or may be agreed upon in a protocol. Optionally, at least one of the first to fifth thresholds and the target threshold may be included in the first measurement configuration, or may be configured simultaneously with the first measurement configuration.

[0131] Optionally, the one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration may include at least one of the following: one or more cells corresponding to the target frequency configuration information included or indicated by the first measurement configuration, one or more cells corresponding to the target cell configuration information, and one or more cells in the cell list. Optionally, the one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration may include or exclude the cell in which the terminal device performs the measurement. Optionally, the one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration may include or exclude the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration.

[0132] Optionally, when the content indicated by at least one of the first indication information to the sixth indication information is yes, it indicates that the first measurement result is at least partially invalid. Optionally, when the content indicated by at least one of the first indication information to the sixth indication information is no, it indicates that the first measurement result is valid.

[0133] Optionally, the network device may determine that at least part of the first measurement result is invalid based on the fact that at least one of the first indication information to the sixth indication information in the first auxiliary information is yes. Optionally, the network device may determine that the first measurement result is valid based on the fact that at least one of the first indication information to the sixth indication information in the first auxiliary information is no. For example, when the content indicated by the first indication information is yes, the network device may determine that the first measurement result is invalid, or the network device determines that part of the measurement results in the first measurement result is invalid. For another example, when the content indicated by the fifth indication information is yes, the network device may determine that the first measurement result is invalid, or the network device determines that part of the measurement results in the first measurement result is invalid.

[0134] Optionally, the partial measurement results may include partial measurement results of the first measurement results that are less than or equal to the target threshold, or measurement results of which the variation of the measurement results of each cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold.

[0135] Optionally, the amount of change in the measurement result of the first cell may include: the amount of change in the measurement result of the first cell within a set time period. Optionally, the amount of change in the measurement result of the first cell may include: the amount of change in the measurement result of the first cell within a first time interval. Optionally, the amount of change in the measurement result of the first cell may include: the amount of change in the measurement result of the first cell between the moment the terminal device starts performing measurement or the moment the first measurement configuration is received and the moment the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is initiated.

[0136] Optionally, the change in the measurement result of the first cell may include: a difference between a last measurement result of the first cell and a first measurement result of the first cell when the first measurement configuration is received.

[0137] Optionally, the first auxiliary information may further include indication information indicating that the first measurement result is invalid, or indication information indicating that part of the first measurement result is invalid and / or the partially invalid measurement result, or indication information indicating that the first measurement result is valid.

[0138] Optionally, in this embodiment, by sending the first auxiliary information to the network device, the network device can determine the validity of the first measurement result based on the first auxiliary information, which is beneficial for the network device to effectively configure the terminal device based on the validity of the first measurement result.

[0139] Optionally, the terminal device may report the first measurement result without reporting the first auxiliary information when the content indicated by at least one of the first indication information to the sixth indication information is no. Optionally, the terminal device may report the first auxiliary information without reporting the first measurement result, or report the first auxiliary information and the first measurement result when the content indicated by at least one of the first indication information to the sixth indication information is yes.

[0140] Optionally, the terminal device may report the first measurement result and the first auxiliary information when the content indicated by at least one of the first indication information to the sixth indication information is yes or no.

[0141] In some embodiments, the first information is included in a measurement report.

[0142] Optionally, when the terminal device receives a measurement request or measurement configuration sent by the network device in the RRC_CONNECTED state, for example, when the measurement request or measurement configuration is included in an RRC connection reconfiguration (RRCConnectionReconfigurtion) message, the terminal device may send a measurement report to the network device. Optionally, the measurement report may include the first measurement result and / or the first auxiliary information.

[0143] In some embodiments, the first information is included in an information element (IE). Optionally, the information element may include the first measurement result and / or the first auxiliary information.

[0144] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0145] The terminal device receives seventh indication information, where the seventh indication information is used to instruct reporting and / or recording of the first auxiliary information, or to instruct not reporting and / or not recording the first auxiliary information.

[0146] Corresponding to the network device side, in some embodiments, the network device sends seventh indication information, and the seventh indication information is used to indicate reporting and / or recording of the first auxiliary information, or to indicate not reporting and / or not recording the first auxiliary information.

[0147] Optionally, if the seventh indication information is used to instruct reporting and / or recording of the first auxiliary information, the terminal device sends first information, and the first information includes at least the first auxiliary information. Optionally, if the seventh indication information is used to instruct not to report and / or record the first auxiliary information, the terminal device can independently determine whether the first measurement result is valid, report the first measurement result if the first measurement result is valid, and if the first measurement result is invalid, re-measure to obtain a new measurement result, and report the new measurement result if the new measurement result is valid.

[0148] In some embodiments, the seventh indication information is included in a system broadcast message and / or RRC dedicated signaling.

[0149] Optionally, the seventh indication information may be transmitted in the same signaling as the first measurement configuration, or the seventh indication information may be included in the first measurement configuration.

[0150] FIG7 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG7 , the method includes:

[0151] S701. A network device sends a first measurement configuration, and a terminal device receives the first measurement configuration. The first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an IDLE state and / or an INACTIVE state.

[0152] S702: The terminal device determines whether a first measurement result is valid, where the first measurement result is obtained by measuring according to the first measurement configuration.

[0153] Optionally, the terminal device determining whether the first measurement result is valid may include: the terminal device determining that the first measurement result is valid, or the terminal device determining that the first measurement result is invalid, or the terminal device determining that part of the first measurement result is invalid.

[0154] Optionally, the first measurement result may include measurement results of one or more cells. Optionally, the measurement result of each of the one or more cells may be one or more measurement results.

[0155] Optionally, some measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid, which may be that among the measurement results of one or more cells, the measurement results of some cells are invalid.

[0156] Optionally, when determining that the first measurement result is valid, the terminal device reports the first measurement result to the network device, or reports the first measurement result and indication information that the first measurement result is valid.

[0157] Optionally, when the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is invalid, the terminal device does not report the first measurement result to the network device, or reports indication information that the first measurement result is invalid to the network device, or reports the first measurement result and indication information that the first measurement result is invalid to the network device, or re-measures to obtain the second measurement result, and the terminal device reports the second measurement result to the network device, or reports the second measurement result and indication information that the second measurement result is valid.

[0158] Optionally, the terminal device may report the Nth measurement result to the network device if the Nth measurement result is valid, or report the Nth measurement result and indication information that the Nth measurement result is valid. Optionally, the terminal device may measure and obtain the N+1th measurement result if the Nth measurement result is invalid, and report the N+1th measurement result to the network device, or report the N+1th measurement result and indication information that the N+1th measurement result is valid.

[0159] Optionally, the terminal device may determine whether the last measurement result is valid when triggering the reporting of the measurement result. If valid, the terminal device may report the last measurement result, or report the last measurement result and indication information that the last measurement result is valid; if invalid, the terminal device may not report the last measurement result, or report the last measurement result and indication information that the last measurement result is invalid.

[0160] In some embodiments, the terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid, including:

[0161] When initiating an RRC setup (RRC Setup) procedure or an RRC resume (RRC Resume) procedure, the terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid.

[0162] Optionally, initiating the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process may include: the terminal device triggering the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process. Optionally, initiating the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process may include: the terminal device starting the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process.

[0163] Optionally, the terminal device may determine whether the first measurement result is valid, or start determining whether the first measurement result is valid, at the moment of initiating the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process. Optionally, the terminal device may determine whether the first measurement result is valid, or start determining whether the first measurement result is valid, at a time unit after the moment of initiating the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process, or at a time interval of at least one time unit.

[0164] In some embodiments, the terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid, including:

[0165] The terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid based on second information, where the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0166] (1) Whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell;

[0167] (2) whether the terminal device selects or reselects a cell within the first time interval;

[0168] (3) Whether the terminal device performs cell selection or reselection between the time when the measurement is started and the time when the RRC establishment process or RRC recovery process is initiated;

[0169] (4) Whether the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration or the cell in which the terminal device performs measurement is a different cell from the cell corresponding to the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process;

[0170] (5) Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold;

[0171] (6) Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold within the first time interval;

[0172] (7) Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device from the moment the terminal device starts performing measurement or receives the first measurement configuration to the moment the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is initiated is greater than or equal to a first threshold;

[0173] (8) Whether the position difference / distance difference between the position of the terminal device at the time of initiation of the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process and one of the following positions is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position of the terminal device when the measurement is started, the position of the terminal device when the first measurement result is obtained, and / or the first measurement result is obtained, or the position of the terminal device when the first measurement configuration is received;

[0174] (9) whether a change in a measurement result of a first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, where the first cell includes at least one of the following: a cell in which the terminal device performs measurement, one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration, and a cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration;

[0175] (10) Whether RNA changes occur in the terminal device;

[0176] (11) Whether RNA changes occur in the terminal device within the first time interval;

[0177] (12) Whether the RNA of the terminal device changes between the time when the terminal device starts performing measurements or receives the first measurement configuration and the time when the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is initiated;

[0178] (13) Whether the time interval between one of the moment when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration, the moment when the terminal device starts measurement, the moment when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, and the end moment of the first time interval, and the moment when the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is initiated, is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

[0179] Optionally, the second information may be determined by the terminal device according to pre-configuration, or the second information may be configured by the network device to the terminal device, or the second information may be agreed upon by a protocol.

[0180] In some embodiments, the terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid based on second information, including: if the second information is yes, the terminal device determines that at least part of the first measurement result is invalid.

[0181] In some embodiments, the terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid based on second information, including: if the second information is negative, the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is valid.

[0182] It should be noted that there may be multiple examples of schemes for the terminal device to determine whether the first measurement result is invalid, partially invalid, or valid. To save space, several examples are shown below. In addition, other examples can be obtained in combination with the context.

[0183] Exemplarily, when cell selection or reselection occurs, the terminal device determines that at least part of the first measurement result is invalid. Otherwise, that is, when cell selection or reselection does not occur, the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is valid.

[0184] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result may be all measurement results in the first measurement result, or may be part of the measurement results in the first measurement result that are less than or equal to the target threshold, or may be measurement results in which the change in the measurement result of each cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold.

[0185] Exemplarily, when the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration or the cell in which the terminal device performs measurement is located, and the cell corresponding to the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is a different cell, the terminal device determines that at least some of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid. Otherwise, that is, when the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration or the cell in which the terminal device performs measurement is located, and the cell corresponding to the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is the same cell, the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is valid.

[0186] Exemplarily, when the change in the measurement result of the first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, the terminal device determines that at least some of the first measurement results are invalid. Otherwise, that is, when the change in the measurement result of the first cell is less than the third threshold, the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is valid.

[0187] Exemplarily, when cell selection or reselection occurs, or when a change in the measurement result of the first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, the terminal device determines that at least some of the first measurement results are invalid. Otherwise, that is, when cell selection or reselection does not occur, and the change in the measurement result of the first cell is less than the third threshold, the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is valid.

[0188] Exemplarily, when cell selection or reselection occurs and the change in the measurement result of the first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, the terminal device determines that at least some of the first measurement results are invalid. Otherwise, that is, when cell selection or reselection does not occur, or the change in the measurement result of the first cell is less than the third threshold, the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is valid.

[0189] In some embodiments, the method further includes: when at least some of the first measurement results are invalid, the terminal device performing at least one of the following:

[0190] (1) deleting the first measurement result, or deleting at least part of the measurement result;

[0191] (2) re-measuring the frequency point / cell corresponding to the first measurement result according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration to obtain a second measurement result; or re-measuring the frequency point / cell corresponding to the at least part of the measurement results according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration to obtain a third measurement result; or re-measuring according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a fourth measurement result;

[0192] (3) Replacing the first measurement result with the remeasured second measurement result or the fourth measurement result, or replacing at least part of the measurement results with the remeasured third measurement result.

[0193] Optionally, the second measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an idle IDLE state and / or an inactive INACTIVE state.

[0194] Optionally, the second measurement configuration may be configured by the network device to the terminal device, or may be determined by the terminal device according to pre-configuration, or may be agreed upon by a protocol.

[0195] Optionally, after configuring the first measurement configuration for the terminal device, the network device configures the second measurement configuration for the terminal device. Optionally, the terminal device may receive the second measurement configuration after completing the measurement according to the first measurement configuration, or after the first time interval, or after the first timer times out or stops. Optionally, the first measurement configuration and the second measurement configuration may be sent by the same network device, or may be sent by different network devices. For example, after the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration sent by the first network device, the terminal device performs cell selection or reselection, and the terminal device receives the second measurement configuration sent by the second network device. For another example, after the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration sent by the first network device, the terminal device does not perform cell selection or reselection, and the terminal device still receives the second measurement configuration sent by the first network device.

[0196] Optionally, the second measurement configuration may include at least one of the following: target frequency configuration information, target cell configuration information, measurement bandwidth, measurement result reporting threshold, cell list, first time interval, and measurement valid area.

[0197] Optionally, the target frequency or target frequency configuration information in the second measurement configuration may be the same as or different from the target frequency or target frequency configuration information in the first measurement configuration. Optionally, the target cell or target cell configuration information in the second measurement configuration may be the same as or different from the target cell or target cell configuration information in the first measurement configuration. Optionally, the measurement bandwidth in the second measurement configuration may be the same as or different from the measurement bandwidth in the first measurement configuration. Optionally, the measurement result reporting threshold in the second measurement configuration may be the same as or different from the measurement result reporting threshold in the first measurement configuration. Optionally, the cell list in the second measurement configuration may be the same as or different from the cell list in the first measurement configuration. Optionally, the first time interval in the second measurement configuration may be the same as or different from the first time interval in the first measurement configuration. Optionally, the measurement valid area in the second measurement configuration may be the same as or different from the measurement valid area in the first measurement configuration.

[0198] Optionally, after the measurement according to the first measurement configuration is completed, or after the first time interval, or after the first timer times out or stops, the terminal device may retain the first measurement result to remeasure based on the first measurement result, or, not retain the first measurement result, but receive the second measurement result to remeasure based on the second measurement result.

[0199] Optionally, the frequency point / cell corresponding to the first measurement result may include: a target frequency point and / or a target cell in the first measurement result.

[0200] Optionally, the first measurement result or the second measurement result may be stored in a UE variable.

[0201] Optionally, when the first measurement result is replaced by the re-measured second measurement result or the fourth measurement result, the terminal device may report the second measurement result or the fourth measurement result.

[0202] Optionally, when the at least part of the measurement results is replaced by the re-measured third measurement result, the terminal device may report a fifth measurement result, where the fifth measurement result includes: the third measurement result and a valid measurement result of the first measurement result.

[0203] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes:

[0204] The network device sends a second measurement configuration, where the second measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an idle state and / or an inactive state;

[0205] The second measurement configuration is used for the terminal device to remeasure the frequency point / cell corresponding to the first measurement result according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a second measurement result when at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid, or to remeasure the frequency point / cell corresponding to the at least part of the measurement results according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a third measurement result, or to remeasure according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a fourth measurement result; the first measurement result is obtained by measuring according to the first measurement configuration.

[0206] Optionally, the network device may receive the second measurement result or the fourth measurement result reported by the terminal device, or the network device may receive the fifth measurement result reported by the terminal device.

[0207] In some embodiments, the second measurement configuration is included in a system broadcast message, and the second measurement configuration is received after the first measurement configuration.

[0208] Optionally, at least part of the second measurement configuration may be configured in SIB4 and / or SIB11 in a system broadcast message.

[0209] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0210] In a case where at least part of the first measurement results are invalid, the terminal device does not send a first parameter, where the first parameter is used to indicate that the terminal device has measurement results in an IDLE state or an INACTIVE state.

[0211] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0212] After the terminal device remeasures according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration, the terminal device sends the first parameter.

[0213] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0214] When the terminal device remeasures according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration and obtains a second measurement result, a fourth measurement result or a fifth measurement result, the terminal device sends the first parameter.

[0215] Optionally, the first parameter may include idle measurement report available (idleMeasAvailable). Optionally, the first parameter may be included in RRC setup complete (RRCSetupComplete), RRC recovery complete (RRCResumeComplete), and UE assistance information (UEAssistantInformation).

[0216] Optionally, when the terminal device sends the first parameter, the terminal device may send a measurement report to the network device that includes the second measurement result, the fourth measurement result, or the fifth measurement result. Optionally, when the terminal device does not send the first parameter, the terminal device continues measuring according to the measurement configuration sent by the network device to obtain a sixth measurement result, and the measurement report sent by the terminal device to the network device includes the sixth measurement result.

[0217] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes:

[0218] The network device receives a first parameter, where the first parameter is sent by the terminal device after re-measuring according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration when at least part of the first measurement results of the terminal device are invalid.

[0219] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0220] When at least part of the first measurement results are invalid, the terminal device sends a second parameter, where the second parameter is used to indicate that there are invalid measurement results in the IDLE state or INACTIVE state measurement results stored by the terminal device, or to indicate that the terminal device does not have IDLE state or INACTIVE state measurement results.

[0221] In some embodiments, the method further includes: if the first measurement result is valid, the terminal device does not send the second parameter.

[0222] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes: the network device receiving a second parameter, the second parameter being used to indicate that there is an invalid measurement result in the IDLE state or INACTIVE state measurement results stored by the terminal device, or being used to indicate that the terminal device does not have an IDLE state or INACTIVE state measurement result;

[0223] The second parameter is sent by the terminal device when at least part of the first measurement results is invalid.

[0224] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, failure and invalidity may be understood in the same way, or a failed measurement result and an invalid measurement result may be understood in the same way.

[0225] Optionally, the second parameter may be included in RRCSetupComplete or RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation.

[0226] Optionally, when the terminal device sends the second parameter, the terminal device continues measurement according to the measurement configuration sent by the network device, obtains a sixth measurement result, and the measurement report sent by the terminal device to the network device includes the sixth measurement result. Optionally, when the terminal device does not send the second parameter, the terminal device may send a measurement report to the network device including the second measurement result, the fourth measurement result, or the fifth measurement result.

[0227] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0228] The terminal device receives eighth indication information, where the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to delay reporting the measurement result.

[0229] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes:

[0230] The network device sends eighth indication information, where the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to delay reporting the measurement result.

[0231] Optionally, when the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is at least partially invalid, the terminal device may remeasure according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration, thereby obtaining a second measurement result, a fourth measurement result, or a fifth measurement result. When the network device sends a measurement request or a measurement configuration to the terminal device, the terminal device reports the second measurement result, the fourth measurement result, or the fifth measurement result. Optionally, the second measurement result, the fourth measurement result, or the fifth measurement result may be obtained by the terminal device in the RRC_IDLE state, the RRC_INACTIVE state, or the RRC_CONNECTED state.

[0232] Optionally, when the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is at least partially invalid, when the network device sends a measurement request or measurement configuration to the terminal device, the terminal device reports a measurement report, which includes a sixth measurement result obtained by measuring according to the measurement configuration.

[0233] Optionally, the measurement request may include a measurement configuration or may not include the measurement configuration. Optionally, if the network device does not receive the first parameter or receives the second parameter, the measurement request may include the measurement configuration or may not include the measurement configuration. If the network device receives the first parameter or does not receive the second parameter, the measurement request may include the measurement configuration.

[0234] Optionally, the eighth indication information may be included in a measurement request or a measurement configuration.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first parameter is included in one of the following: an RRC setup complete message, an RRC recovery complete message, or user equipment (UE) assistance information.

[0236] In some embodiments, the second parameter is included in one of the following: an RRC setup complete message, an RRC recovery complete message, or user equipment (UE) assistance information.

[0237] In some embodiments, the method further includes: during the running of the first timer, the terminal device performs measurement according to a target measurement configuration, the target measurement configuration including the first measurement configuration.

[0238] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes:

[0239] The network device sends a target measurement configuration, where the target measurement configuration includes the first measurement configuration;

[0240] The target measurement configuration is used for the terminal device to perform measurement during the running of the first timer.

[0241] Optionally, the target measurement configuration may be a first measurement configuration.

[0242] Optionally, the target measurement configuration may be a latest obtained measurement configuration or a latest received measurement configuration, and the latest obtained measurement configuration or the latest received measurement configuration may include the first measurement configuration.

[0243] Optionally, the target measurement configuration may be a measurement configuration currently stored in the UE variable, and the measurement configuration currently stored in the UE variable may include the first measurement configuration.

[0244] Optionally, the measurement configuration stored in the UE variable is unchanged. For example, from the time the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration to the time the terminal device initiates the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process, or to the time the terminal device reports the measurement results, the measurement configuration stored in the UE variable is the first measurement configuration.

[0245] Optionally, the measurement configuration stored in the UE variable is changing. For example, when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration, the first measurement configuration is stored in the UE variable, and during the operation of the first timer (corresponding to the first time interval included in the first measurement configuration), the terminal device performs measurement according to the first measurement configuration. Optionally, when the first timer times out or stops, and when the terminal device receives the second measurement configuration, the terminal device may replace the first measurement configuration with the second measurement configuration, or delete the first measurement configuration in the UE variable and store the second measurement configuration in the UE variable. In this way, the terminal device can store the new measurement configuration in the UE variable each time it obtains a new measurement configuration and delete the previously stored measurement configuration.

[0246] In some embodiments, the conditions for starting or restarting the first timer include at least one of the following:

[0247] (1) The terminal device receives the target measurement configuration;

[0248] (2) the terminal device selects or reselects a cell;

[0249] (3) The moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold;

[0250] (4) a position difference / distance difference between the current position of the terminal device and one of the following positions is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position of the terminal device when the measurement is started, the position of the terminal device when the measurement result corresponding to the target measurement configuration is obtained and / or stored, the position of the terminal device when the target measurement configuration is received, and the position of the terminal device when the last measurement was performed;

[0251] (5) a change in the measurement result of the second cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, where the second cell includes at least one of the following: a cell in which the terminal device performs measurement, one or more cells corresponding to the target measurement configuration, and a cell in which the terminal device receives the target measurement configuration;

[0252] (6) When the first timer times out or stops running, start or restart the first timer at an interval of a first duration.

[0253] Optionally, the terminal device may start or restart the first timer at the moment of receiving the target measurement configuration, or the terminal device may start or restart the first timer one time unit after the moment of receiving the target measurement configuration, or the terminal device may start or restart the first timer at an interval of at least one time unit after the moment of receiving the target measurement configuration.

[0254] Optionally, the moving speed of the terminal device may include the current moving speed of the terminal device or the average moving speed of the terminal device. Optionally, the moving speed of the terminal device may include: the average moving speed of the terminal device during the last operation of the first timer. Optionally, the moving speed of the terminal device may include: the average moving speed of the terminal device from the time when the terminal device last started measurement or the time when the terminal device last received measurement configuration to the current time.

[0255] Optionally, the change in the measurement result of the second cell may include: the change in the measurement result of the second cell during the last operation of the first timer. Optionally, the change in the measurement result of the second cell may include: the change in the measurement result of the second cell between the moment when the terminal device last started to perform measurement or the moment when the measurement configuration was last received and the current moment.

[0256] Optionally, each time the first timer is started or restarted, the terminal device can obtain the latest received measurement configuration, and perform measurements during the operation of the first timer according to the latest received measurement configuration to obtain measurement results. Optionally, when the terminal device initiates an RRC establishment process or an RRC recovery process, or when the terminal device enters the RRC_CONNECTED state, the terminal device can report the measurement results obtained during the last operation of the first timer to the network device. In this way, the measurement report reported by the terminal device to the network device includes the measurement results obtained during the last operation of the first timer.

[0257] Illustratively, the measurement result obtained during the last operation of the first timer may include one of the following: a first measurement result, a second measurement result, a third measurement result, a fourth measurement result, a fifth measurement result, etc.

[0258] Optionally, the first duration may be determined by the terminal device according to a preconfiguration, or may be configured by the network device to the terminal device, or may be agreed upon in a protocol. Optionally, the first duration may be included in a system broadcast message and / or RRC dedicated signaling. Optionally, the first duration may be included in a newly received measurement configuration.

[0259] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the target measurement configuration is used by the terminal device to start or restart the first timer when received.

[0260] In some embodiments, the stop condition of the first timer includes at least one of the following:

[0261] (1) The terminal device resides in a cell outside the measurement effective area;

[0262] (2) The terminal device moves to a cell using an inter-RAT radio access technology;

[0263] (3) The terminal device receives an RRC establishment or RRC recovery or UE information request (UEInformationRequest);

[0264] (4) The terminal device sends an idle measurement report available (idleMeasAvailable) indication;

[0265] (5) The terminal device sends a measurement report;

[0266] (6) The terminal device receives a measurement result reporting request.

[0267] Optionally, the idleMeasAvailable indication may be included in RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation. Optionally, the terminal device may stop the first timer after determining that the network has successfully received RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation. For example, the terminal device stops the first timer when receiving feedback information on RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation sent by the network device. For another example, the terminal device stops the first timer or stops the first timer at an interval of a second time length at the moment when RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation is sent. For another example, the terminal device stops the first timer when the idleMeasAvailable indication is included in RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation. In other words, when the terminal device includes the idleMeasAvailable indication in RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation, the first timer is stopped. Exemplarily, when the terminal device includes the idleMeasAvailable indication in RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation at the target time, the first timer is stopped, or one time unit after the target time, the first timer is stopped, or one or more time units after the target time.

[0268] Optionally, the measurement report may be included in RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UE information response (UEInformationResponse). Optionally, after the terminal device reports the measurement result report to the network device, the terminal device stops the first timer when it determines that the network device has received RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEInformationResponse. Optionally, for example, the terminal device stops the first timer when it receives feedback information for RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEInformationResponse sent by the network device. For another example, the terminal device stops the first timer or stops the first timer at an interval of a second time length at the moment when RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEInformationResponse is sent. For another example, the terminal device stops the first timer when the measurement report is included in RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEInformationResponse. In other words, when the terminal device includes the measurement report in RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEInformationResponse, the first timer is stopped. Exemplarily, when the terminal device includes the measurement report in RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEInformationResponse, the first timer is stopped, or at a time after the specific moment, the first timer is stopped, or one or more time units after the specific moment.

[0269] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, the measurement result, unless otherwise specified, may include one of the following: a first measurement result, a second measurement result, a fourth measurement result, a fifth measurement result, or a target measurement result. Optionally, the target measurement result may include the latest measurement result obtained by the terminal device, or include a measurement result obtained by the terminal device during the operation of the first timer using the latest measurement configuration.

[0270] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes:

[0271] The network device sends an RRC establishment or RRC recovery or UE information request.

[0272] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes:

[0273] The network device sends a request for reporting the measurement result;

[0274] The RRC establishment or RRC recovery or UE information request, and / or the request for reporting measurement results, is used by the terminal device to stop the first timer when received.

[0275] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes:

[0276] The network device may receive an idle measurement report using the idleMeasAvailable indication.

[0277] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes:

[0278] The network device receives a measurement report obtained by performing measurement according to the target measurement configuration.

[0279] Optionally, the method further includes: the network device sending feedback information regarding the idleMeasAvailable indication and / or the measurement report to the terminal device.

[0280] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0281] When the first timer times out or stops, the terminal device performs at least one of the following:

[0282] (1) releasing the stored target measurement configuration;

[0283] (2) retaining the stored target measurement configuration;

[0284] (3) Stop measuring the IDLE state / INACTIVE state.

[0285] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal device receiving ninth indication information, where the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to release the target measurement configuration, or to instruct the terminal device not to release the target measurement configuration.

[0286] In some embodiments, corresponding to the network device side, the method further includes: the network device sending ninth indication information, where the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to release the target measurement configuration, or to instruct the terminal device not to release the target measurement configuration.

[0287] Optionally, when the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to release the target measurement configuration, if the first timer times out or stops, the terminal device releases the stored target measurement configuration. Optionally, when the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device not to release the target measurement configuration, if the first timer times out or stops, the terminal device retains the stored target measurement configuration.

[0288] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal device storing the first measurement configuration in a first UE variable, and after the measurement of the terminal device is completed, the terminal device retains the first measurement configuration in the first UE variable, or the terminal device does not delete / release the first measurement configuration in the first UE variable.

[0289] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, the terminal device measurement end time may be the end time of the first time interval, or may be the time when the first timer times out or stops.

[0290] Optionally, in any embodiment of the present application, the terminal device performs measurement at a first time interval, or the terminal device performs measurement during the operation of a first timer. Optionally, the first time interval may be the operation period of the first timer.

[0291] The following provides three embodiments of the communication method of the present application. Optionally, embodiments one to three may be implemented separately or at least two may be implemented in combination, and the present application does not limit this.

[0292] Embodiment 1: The terminal device reports auxiliary information (corresponding to the first auxiliary information in the above embodiment) to help the network device determine the validity of the reported measurement result.

[0293] Optionally, the terminal device receives a first measurement configuration sent by the network device side. The first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in the IDLE and / or INACTIVE state, and includes at least one of the following: target frequency point (e.g., E-UTRAN frequency point and / or NR frequency point) configuration information, measurement bandwidth, RSRP threshold, cell list, etc., measurement time interval, measurement valid area, etc. Optionally, the first measurement configuration is included in system broadcast and / or RRC dedicated signaling, such as RRCRelease.

[0294] Optionally, the terminal device performs measurement within a first time interval (for example, during the operation of T331) according to the first measurement configuration and stores the measurement result in a UE variable, and reports the measurement result to the serving cell after entering the connected state. In order to help the network device determine the validity of the reported measurement result, the terminal device reports first auxiliary information to the network device, where the first auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0295] (1) Absolute time information, which is the absolute time when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the measurement result, including at least one of the following: year, month, day, hour, minute, and second;

[0296] (2) relative time information, which is the time interval between the moment the measurement result is reported and the moment the measurement result is acquired and / or stored;

[0297] (3) first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether a cell selection / reselection occurs during the operation of T331, and / or whether a cell selection / reselection occurs between the time the terminal device performs measurement and the time the measurement result is reported;

[0298] (4) Second indication information, the second indication information is used to indicate whether the cell where the measurement is performed and the serving cell for reporting the measurement results are the same cell; the cell where the measurement is performed includes the cell where the measurement configuration is received, and / or the cell where the terminal device resided during the operation of T331, and / or the cell where the terminal device last resided before T331 stopped / timed out.

[0299] (5) third indication information, the third indication information being used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device during the operation of T331 and / or before the measurement result is reported exceeds a certain threshold;

[0300] (6) fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate whether a difference between the current latest location of the terminal device and the corresponding location of the terminal device after obtaining the measurement result or after receiving the measurement configuration exceeds a threshold configured on the network device side;

[0301] (7) fifth indication information, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether a change in a cell measurement result exceeds a certain threshold. The cell may be the cell in which the measurement is performed, and / or one or more cells in the measurement target, and / or the cell for which the measurement configuration is received;

[0302] (8) The frequency and / or PCI of the cell where T331 resides during operation, and / or the frequency and / or PCI of the cell where T331 last resides before stopping operation;

[0303] Optionally, the first auxiliary information is included in the measurement result report and / or included in other IEs reported together with the measurement result report. Optionally, the terminal device determines whether to carry and / or record the first auxiliary information based on indication information on the network device side, for example, the indication information is included in the first measurement configuration and / or system broadcast message.

[0304] Embodiment 2: The terminal device determines whether to report the measurement result or whether to re-perform the measurement based on the validity of the measurement result.

[0305] Optionally, the terminal device receives a first measurement configuration sent by the network device side. The first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in the IDLE and / or INACTIVE state, and includes at least one of the following: target frequency point (e.g., E-UTRAN frequency point and / or NR frequency point) configuration information, measurement bandwidth, RSRP threshold, cell list, etc., measurement time interval, measurement valid area, etc. The first measurement configuration is included in system broadcast and / or RRC dedicated signaling, such as RRCRelease.

[0306] Optionally, the terminal device performs measurements during T331 according to the measurement configuration and stores the measurement results in UE variables. When initiating the RRC Setup or RRC Resume process, the validity of the measurement results is evaluated. Optionally, the validity determination method includes at least one of the following:

[0307] (1) Whether cell selection or reselection occurs;

[0308] (2) Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device exceeds the speed threshold; if so, the measurement result is considered invalid;

[0309] (3) Whether the change in the cell measurement result exceeds the RSRP threshold; if so, the measurement result is considered invalid;

[0310] (4) Whether the time interval from the receipt of measurement configuration, and / or the execution of measurement, and / or the storage of results, and / or the stopping of T331 exceeds the time threshold; if so, the measurement result is considered invalid;

[0311] (5) Whether the distance between the current position and the position where the measurement configuration is received and / or the position where the measurement result is obtained exceeds a distance threshold; if so, the measurement result is considered invalid.

[0312] Optionally, for the invalid measurement result, the terminal device's behavior includes: deleting the invalid measurement result from the UE variable; and / or re-measuring the frequency point / cell where the measurement result is invalid.

[0313] Optionally, the measurement configuration information is obtained through a system broadcast message. If the measurement configuration does not include the target frequency / cell, the invalid measurement result is deleted from the UE variable. Optionally, after T331 times out or stops, the terminal device does not delete the measurement configuration stored in the UE variable and re-measures the target frequency / cell according to the stored measurement configuration. After obtaining a new measurement result, the invalid measurement result is replaced with the new measurement result.

[0314] Optionally, when the terminal device initiates the RRC Setup or RRC Resume process, if there is an invalid measurement result in the stored measurement results, the terminal device's behavior includes one of the following:

[0315] (1) The terminal device does not send a first parameter (for example, the first parameter is idleMeasAvailable) to the network device, where the first parameter is used to inform the network device that an idle / inactive measurement result exists on the terminal device side. Optionally, after completing the remeasurement, the terminal device sends the first parameter to the network device, where the first parameter may be included in an RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete, or UEAssistantInformation message;

[0316] (2) The terminal device reports a second parameter to the network device. The second parameter is used to inform the network device that idle / inactive measurement results currently exist on the terminal device side, but that there are invalid measurement results in the measurement results. After receiving the second parameter, the network device may choose to delay requesting the terminal device to report the measurement results. The second parameter may be included in the RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete, or UEAssistantInformation message.

[0317] Embodiment 3: The terminal device restarts the first timer or extends the first timer, thereby extending the time during which the terminal device can perform measurement.

[0318] Optionally, the terminal device receives a first measurement configuration sent by the network device side. The first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in the IDLE and / or INACTIVE state, and includes at least one of the following: target frequency point (e.g., E-UTRAN frequency point and / or NR frequency point) configuration information, measurement bandwidth, RSRP threshold, cell list, measurement time interval, measurement valid area, etc. The first measurement configuration is included in system broadcast and / or RRC dedicated signaling, such as RRCRelease.

[0319] Optionally, the terminal device performs measurements during the operation of the first timer according to the measurement configuration and stores the measurement results in a UE variable. The first timer may be T331 or another newly introduced timer. Optionally, the start and / or restart conditions of the first timer include at least one of the following:

[0320] (1) receiving a first measurement configuration;

[0321] (2) Cell selection or reselection occurs;

[0322] (3) The average moving speed of the terminal device exceeds a certain speed threshold;

[0323] (4) The change in the cell measurement result exceeds a certain RSRP threshold; the cell is the cell receiving the measurement configuration or the cell in the measurement target;

[0324] (5) The current location of the terminal device exceeds a certain distance threshold from the location where the measurement configuration is received, or the location where the last measurement was performed;

[0325] (6) Periodic start, that is, after the first timer times out / stops running, the first timer is started again after a duration of T1.

[0326] Optionally, the stop condition of the first timer includes at least one of the following:

[0327] (1) Reside in a cell outside the measurement effective area;

[0328] (2) Move to a cell under the inter-RAT;

[0329] (3) Receiving RRCResume or RRCSetup or terminal device InformationRequest message;

[0330] (4) After sending the idleMeasAvailable indication to the network, the terminal device includes the idleMeasAvailable indication in the RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation message. Optionally, after confirming that the network device successfully receives the RRCSetupComplete, RRCResumeComplete or UEAssistantInformation message, the terminal device stops the first timer;

[0331] (5) After sending the measurement result report to the network device, or including the measurement result report in the RRCResumeComplete or UEInformationResponse message, the terminal device may stop the first timer after confirming that the network device has successfully received the RRCResumeComplete or UEInformationResponse message.

[0332] Optionally, when the first timer times out or stops, the terminal device performs at least one of the following actions:

[0333] (1) releasing the first measurement configuration stored in the UE variable; or retaining the first measurement configuration stored in the UE variable, and optionally, the terminal device determines whether to release the first measurement configuration based on an indication from the network device;

[0334] (2) Stop performing measurements in the IDLE / INACTIVE state.

[0335] Optionally, the second embodiment and the third embodiment may be used in combination. For example, when there is an invalid measurement result among the stored measurement results, the terminal device may start or restart the first timer to re-measure and obtain a new measurement result.

[0336] The solution provided in this application improves the reliability of early measurement result reporting and helps network devices obtain valid measurement results. In an embodiment of this application, auxiliary information is added to the measurement results to help network devices determine the validity of early measurement results. In an embodiment of this application, a terminal device determines the validity of the measurement results and, based on the validity determination, determines whether to report or re-perform the measurement.

[0337] The preferred embodiments of the present application are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Within the technical concept of the present application, the technical solution of the present application can be subjected to a variety of simple modifications, and these simple modifications all fall within the scope of protection of the present application. For example, the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present application will no longer describe the various possible combinations separately. For another example, the various different embodiments of the present application can also be arbitrarily combined, as long as they do not violate the idea of ​​the present application, they should also be regarded as the contents disclosed in the present application. For another example, under the premise of no conflict, the various embodiments and / or the technical features in each embodiment described in the present application can be arbitrarily combined with the prior art, and the technical solution obtained after the combination should also fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0338] It should also be understood that in the various method embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not imply a precedence in the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application. In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the terms "downlink," "uplink," and "sidelink" are used to indicate the transmission direction of signals or data, where "downlink" is used to indicate the first direction of transmission of signals or data from a site to a user equipment in a cell, "uplink" is used to indicate the second direction of transmission of signals or data from a user equipment in a cell to a site, and "sidelink" is used to indicate the third direction of transmission of signals or data from user equipment 1 to user equipment 2. For example, "downlink signal" indicates that the transmission direction of the signal is the first direction. In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the term "and / or" is merely a description of the association relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. Specifically, A and / or B can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0339] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structural composition of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to a terminal device. As shown in Figure 8, the communication device 800 includes: a communication unit 801, used to receive a first measurement configuration, and the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurements in an idle IDLE state and / or an inactive INACTIVE state.

[0340] In some embodiments, the communication apparatus 800 further includes: a measuring unit, configured to perform measurement according to a first measurement configuration.

[0341] In some embodiments, the first measurement configuration includes or indicates at least one of the following: target frequency configuration information, target cell configuration information, measurement bandwidth, measurement result reporting threshold, cell list, first time interval, and measurement valid area.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first measurement configuration is included in a system broadcast message and / or radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling.

[0343] In some embodiments, the communication unit 801 is further used to: send first information, where the first information includes a first measurement result and / or first auxiliary information, where the first measurement result is obtained by measuring according to the first measurement configuration, and the first auxiliary information includes information related to the first measurement result.

[0344] In some embodiments, the first auxiliary information includes or indicates at least one of the following:

[0345] first time information, where the first time information includes at least one of the following: a time when the terminal device starts measurement, a time when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, and a time when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration;

[0346] second time information, the second time information including at least one of the following: a time interval between a time when the first information is reported and a time when the terminal device starts measurement, and / or a time when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result;

[0347] First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell, or to indicate whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell within a first time interval, or to indicate whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell from the time when the measurement is started to the time when the first information is reported;

[0348] second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate whether the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration or the cell in which the terminal device performs measurement is different from the cell in which the first information is reported;

[0349] third indication information, where the third indication information is used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold, or to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold within a first time interval, or to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold from the moment the terminal device starts performing measurement or receives the first measurement configuration to the moment the first information is reported;

[0350] Fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate whether a position difference / distance difference between the position of the terminal device when reporting the first information and one of the following positions is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position of the terminal device when starting measurement, the position of the terminal device when obtaining and / or storing the first measurement result, and the position of the terminal device when receiving the first measurement configuration;

[0351] fifth indication information, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether a change in a measurement result of a first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, where the first cell includes at least one of the following: a cell in which the terminal device performs measurement, one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration, and a cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration;

[0352] In a first time interval, the terminal device performs measurement of a frequency and / or a physical cell identifier PCI of a cell in which the terminal device resides;

[0353] The frequency and / or PCI of the cell where the terminal device last resided within the first time interval;

[0354] The sixth indication information is used to indicate whether a change in the RNA of the wireless access network notification area occurs in the terminal device, or to indicate whether a change in the RNA occurs in the terminal device within the first time interval, or to indicate whether a change in the RNA occurs between the time when the terminal device starts to perform measurements or receives the first measurement configuration and the time when the first information is reported.

[0355] In some embodiments, the first information is included in a measurement report, or the first information is included in an information element IE.

[0356] In some embodiments, the communication unit 801 is further used to: receive seventh indication information, where the seventh indication information is used to instruct reporting and / or recording of the first auxiliary information, or to instruct not reporting and / or recording of the first auxiliary information.

[0357] In some embodiments, the seventh indication information is included in a system broadcast message and / or RRC dedicated signaling.

[0358] In some embodiments, the communication apparatus 800 further includes: a determining unit, configured to determine whether a first measurement result is valid, where the first measurement result is obtained by measuring according to the first measurement configuration.

[0359] In some embodiments, the determining unit is further configured to: determine whether the first measurement result is valid when initiating an RRC establishment procedure or an RRC recovery procedure.

[0360] In some embodiments, the determining unit is further configured to determine whether the first measurement result is valid based on second information, where the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0361] Whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell;

[0362] Whether the terminal device selects or reselects a cell within a first time interval;

[0363] Whether cell selection or reselection occurs between the time when the terminal device starts performing measurements and the time when the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is initiated;

[0364] Whether the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration or the cell in which the terminal device performs measurement is a different cell from the cell corresponding to the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process;

[0365] Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold;

[0366] Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold within a first time interval;

[0367] Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold between the moment when the terminal device starts performing measurement or receives the first measurement configuration and the moment when the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is initiated;

[0368] whether a position difference / distance difference between a position of the terminal device corresponding to the initiation moment of the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process and one of the following positions is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position of the terminal device when the measurement is started, the position of the terminal device when the first measurement result is obtained, and / or the first measurement result is obtained, and the position of the terminal device when the first measurement configuration is received;

[0369] whether a change in a measurement result of a first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, the first cell including at least one of the following: a cell in which the terminal device performs measurement, one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration, and a cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration;

[0370] Whether RNA changes occur in the terminal device;

[0371] Whether RNA changes occur in the terminal device within the first time interval;

[0372] Whether an RNA change occurs between the time when the terminal device starts performing measurement or receives the first measurement configuration and the time when the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is initiated;

[0373] Whether the time interval between one of the moments when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration, the moment when the terminal device starts measurement, the moment when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, and the end moment of the first time interval, and the moment when the RRC establishment process or the RRC recovery process is initiated, is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

[0374] In some embodiments, the determining unit is further configured to: if at least one of the second information is yes, determine that at least some of the first measurement results are invalid.

[0375] In some embodiments, the determining unit is further configured to: determine that the first measurement result is valid when at least one of the second information is negative.

[0376] In some embodiments, the communication device 800 further includes: a processing unit configured to: if at least some of the first measurement results are invalid, perform at least one of the following:

[0377] deleting the first measurement result, or deleting at least part of the measurement results;

[0378] re-measuring the frequency point / cell corresponding to the first measurement result according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration to obtain a second measurement result; or re-measuring the frequency point / cell corresponding to the at least part of the measurement results according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration to obtain a third measurement result; or re-measuring according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a fourth measurement result;

[0379] The first measurement result is replaced by the remeasured second measurement result or the fourth measurement result, or the at least part of the measurement results is replaced by the remeasured third measurement result.

[0380] In some embodiments, the second measurement configuration is included in a system broadcast message, and the second measurement configuration is received after the first measurement configuration.

[0381] In some embodiments, the communication unit 801 is further used to: when at least part of the first measurement results are invalid, not send a first parameter, where the first parameter is used to indicate that the terminal device has measurement results in the IDLE state or the INACTIVE state.

[0382] In some embodiments, the communication unit 801 is further configured to: send the first parameter after re-measuring according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration.

[0383] In some embodiments, the communication unit 801 is further used to: when at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement results are invalid, send a second parameter, wherein the second parameter is used to indicate that there are invalid measurement results in the IDLE state or INACTIVE state measurement results stored by the terminal device, or to indicate that the terminal device does not have IDLE state or INACTIVE state measurement results.

[0384] In some embodiments, the communication unit 801 is further used to: receive eighth indication information, where the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to delay reporting the measurement result.

[0385] In some embodiments, the first parameter is included in one of the following: an RRC setup complete message, an RRC recovery complete message, or user equipment (UE) assistance information.

[0386] In some embodiments, the second parameter is included in one of the following: an RRC setup complete message, an RRC recovery complete message, or user equipment (UE) assistance information.

[0387] In some embodiments, the processing unit is further configured to: perform measurement according to a target measurement configuration during the running of the first timer, where the target measurement configuration includes the first measurement configuration.

[0388] In some embodiments, the conditions for starting or restarting the first timer include at least one of the following:

[0389] The terminal device receives the target measurement configuration;

[0390] The terminal device performs cell selection or reselection;

[0391] The moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold;

[0392] a position difference / distance difference between the current position of the terminal device and one of the following positions is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position of the terminal device when starting measurement, the position of the terminal device when obtaining and / or storing the measurement result corresponding to the target measurement configuration, the position of the terminal device when receiving the target measurement configuration, and the position of the terminal device when performing the last measurement;

[0393] A change in the measurement result of the second cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, where the second cell includes at least one of the following: a cell in which the terminal device performs measurement, one or more cells corresponding to the target measurement configuration, and a cell in which the terminal device receives the target measurement configuration;

[0394] When the first timer times out or stops running, the first timer is started or restarted at a first time interval.

[0395] In some embodiments, the stop condition of the first timer includes at least one of the following:

[0396] The terminal device resides in a cell outside the measurement effective area;

[0397] The terminal device moves to a cell under an inter-RAT radio access technology;

[0398] The terminal device receives an RRC establishment or RRC recovery or UE information request;

[0399] The terminal device may send an idle measurement report using the idleMeasAvailable indication;

[0400] The terminal device sends a measurement report;

[0401] The terminal device receives a measurement result reporting request.

[0402] In some embodiments, the processing unit is further configured to: when the first timer times out or stops, perform at least one of the following:

[0403] releasing the stored target measurement configuration;

[0404] retaining the stored target measurement configuration;

[0405] Stops measurement in the IDLE / INACTIVE state.

[0406] In some embodiments, the communication unit 801 is further configured to: receive ninth indication information, where the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to release the target measurement configuration, or to instruct the terminal device not to release the target measurement configuration.

[0407] In some embodiments, the processing unit is further used to: store the first measurement configuration in a first UE variable, and after the measurement of the terminal device is completed, retain the first measurement configuration in the first UE variable, or the terminal device does not delete / release the first measurement configuration in the first UE variable.

[0408] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the structural composition of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to a network device. As shown in Figure 9, the communication device 900 includes: a communication unit 901, used to send a first measurement configuration, and the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an idle IDLE state and / or an inactive INACTIVE state.

[0409] In some embodiments, the communication device 900 further includes: a determining unit, configured to determine a first measurement configuration.

[0410] In some embodiments, the first measurement configuration includes or indicates at least one of the following: target frequency configuration information, target cell configuration information, measurement bandwidth, measurement result reporting threshold, cell list, first time interval, and measurement valid area.

[0411] In some embodiments, the first measurement configuration is included in a system broadcast message and / or radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling.

[0412] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is further used to: receive first information, where the first information includes a first measurement result and / or first auxiliary information, where the first measurement result is obtained by measuring according to the first measurement configuration, and the first auxiliary information includes information related to the first measurement result.

[0413] In some embodiments, the first auxiliary information includes or indicates at least one of the following:

[0414] first time information, where the first time information includes at least one of the following: a time when the terminal device starts measurement, a time when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, and a time when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration;

[0415] second time information, the second time information including at least one of the following: a time interval between a time when the first information is reported and a time when the terminal device starts measurement, and / or a time when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result;

[0416] First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell, or to indicate whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell within a first time interval, or to indicate whether the terminal device has selected or reselected a cell from the time when the measurement is started to the time when the first information is reported;

[0417] second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate whether the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration or the cell in which the terminal device performs measurement is different from the cell in which the first information is reported;

[0418] third indication information, where the third indication information is used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold, or to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold within a first time interval, or to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold from the moment the terminal device starts performing measurement or receives the first measurement configuration to the moment the first information is reported;

[0419] Fourth indication information, the fourth indication information being used to indicate whether a position difference / distance difference between the position of the terminal device when reporting the first information and one of the following positions is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position of the terminal device when starting measurement, the position of the terminal device when obtaining and / or storing the first measurement result, and the position of the terminal device when receiving the first measurement configuration;

[0420] fifth indication information, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether a change in a measurement result of a first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, where the first cell includes at least one of the following: a cell in which the terminal device performs measurement, one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration, and a cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration;

[0421] In a first time interval, the terminal device performs measurement of a frequency and / or a physical cell identifier PCI of a cell in which the terminal device resides;

[0422] The frequency and / or PCI of the cell where the terminal device last resided within the first time interval;

[0423] The sixth indication information is used to indicate whether a change in the RNA of the wireless access network notification area occurs in the terminal device, or to indicate whether a change in the RNA occurs in the terminal device within the first time interval, or to indicate whether a change in the RNA occurs between the time when the terminal device starts to perform measurements or receives the first measurement configuration and the time when the first information is reported.

[0424] In some embodiments, the first information is included in a measurement report, or the first information is included in an information element IE.

[0425] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is further used to: send seventh indication information, where the seventh indication information is used to instruct reporting and / or recording of the first auxiliary information, or to instruct not reporting and / or recording of the first auxiliary information.

[0426] In some embodiments, the seventh indication information is included in a system broadcast message and / or RRC dedicated signaling.

[0427] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is further configured to: send a second measurement configuration, where the second measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurement in an idle state and / or an inactive state;

[0428] The second measurement configuration is used for the terminal device to remeasure the frequency point / cell corresponding to the first measurement result according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a second measurement result when at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid, or to remeasure the frequency point / cell corresponding to the at least part of the measurement results according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a third measurement result, or to remeasure according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a fourth measurement result; the first measurement result is obtained by measuring according to the first measurement configuration.

[0429] In some embodiments, the second measurement configuration is included in a system broadcast message, and the second measurement configuration is received after the first measurement configuration.

[0430] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is further used to: receive a first parameter, where the first parameter is sent by the terminal device after re-measuring according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration when at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid.

[0431] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is further used to: receive a second parameter, where the second parameter is used to indicate that there is a failed measurement result in the IDLE state or INACTIVE state measurement results stored by the terminal device, or to indicate that there is no IDLE state or INACTIVE state measurement result for the terminal device;

[0432] The second parameter is sent by the terminal device when at least part of the first measurement results is invalid.

[0433] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is further used to: send eighth indication information, where the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to delay reporting the measurement result.

[0434] In some embodiments, the first parameter is included in one of the following: an RRC setup complete message, an RRC recovery complete message, or user equipment (UE) assistance information.

[0435] In some embodiments, the second parameter is included in one of the following: an RRC setup complete message, an RRC recovery complete message, or user equipment (UE) assistance information.

[0436] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is further configured to: send a target measurement configuration, where the target measurement configuration includes the first measurement configuration; and the target measurement configuration is used by the terminal device to perform measurement during the operation of the first timer.

[0437] In some embodiments, the target measurement configuration is used by the terminal device to start or restart the first timer when received.

[0438] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is also used to: send an RRC establishment or RRC recovery or UE information request; and / or send a request for reporting measurement results; the RRC establishment or RRC recovery or UE information request, and / or, the request for reporting measurement results, are used by the terminal device to stop the first timer when received.

[0439] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is further configured to: receive an idle measurement report available idleMeasAvailable indication; and / or receive a measurement report obtained by performing measurement according to a target measurement configuration.

[0440] In some embodiments, the communication unit 901 is further configured to: send ninth indication information, where the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to release the target measurement configuration, or to instruct the terminal device not to release the target measurement configuration.

[0441] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned communication device in the embodiment of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant description of the communication method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0442] Figure 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1000 may include one of the following: a terminal device, a network device. The communication device 1000 shown in Figure 10 may include a processor 1010 and a memory 1020, wherein the memory 1020 is used to store a computer program, and the processor 1010 is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory 1020, so that the electronic device 1000 executes the method in any of the above embodiments. Optionally, the processor 1010 is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory 1020, so that the terminal device executes the method in any of the above embodiments. Optionally, the processor 1010 is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory 1020, so that the network device executes the method in any of the above embodiments.

[0443] Optionally, the memory 1020 may be a separate device independent of the processor 1010 , or may be integrated into the processor 1010 .

[0444] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG10 , the communication device 1000 may further include a transceiver 1030 , and the processor 1010 may control the transceiver 1030 to communicate with other devices. Specifically, the transceiver 1030 may send information or data to other devices, or receive information or data sent by other devices.

[0445] The transceiver 1030 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transceiver 1030 may further include an antenna, and the number of antennas may be one or more.

[0446] In some embodiments, the communication device 1000 may specifically be a terminal device of an embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 1000 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the terminal device in each method of the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0447] In some embodiments, the communication device 1000 may specifically be a network device of an embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 1000 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in each method of the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0448] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer storage medium, which stores one or more programs. The one or more programs can be executed by one or more processors to implement the communication method in any embodiment of the present application.

[0449] In some embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the terminal device or network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the terminal device or network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0450] Figure 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present application. The chip 1100 shown in Figure 11 includes a processor 1110. The processor 1110 is used to call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method in any embodiment of the present application.

[0451] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG11 , the chip 1100 may further include a memory 1120. The processor 1110 may call and execute a computer program from the memory 1120 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0452] The memory 1120 may be a separate device independent of the processor 1110 , or may be integrated into the processor 1110 .

[0453] In some embodiments, the chip 1100 may further include an input interface 1130. The processor 1110 may control the input interface 1130 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may obtain information or data sent by other devices or chips.

[0454] In some embodiments, the chip 1100 may further include an output interface 1140. The processor 1110 may control the output interface 1140 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may output information or data to other devices or chips.

[0455] In some embodiments, the chip can be applied to the terminal device in the embodiments of the present application, and the chip can implement the corresponding processes implemented by the terminal device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0456] In some embodiments, 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.

[0457] 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.

[0458] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer storage medium, the computer storage medium storing a computer program, and the computer program including instructions that can be executed by at least one processor. When the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the communication method in any embodiment of the present application is implemented.

[0459] In some embodiments, the computer program product can be applied to the terminal device or 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 terminal device or network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0460] Optionally, the computer program product in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as a software product in other embodiments.

[0461] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program, which enables a computer to execute the communication method in any embodiment of the present application.

[0462] In some embodiments, the computer program can be applied to the terminal device or network 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 terminal device or network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0463] The processor, communication device or chip of the embodiment of the present application may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in the processor or the instruction in the form of software. The above-mentioned processor, communication device or chip may include any one or more of the following integrations: general-purpose processor, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), digital signal processor (DSP), digital signal processing device (DSPD), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), central processing unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), embedded neural network processor (neural-network processing units, NPU), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component. Each method, step and logic block diagram disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of this application can be directly implemented and executed by a hardware decoding processor, or by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium well-known 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, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the above method.

[0464] It is understood that the memory or computer storage medium 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.

[0465] It should be understood that the above-mentioned memory or computer storage medium is exemplary but not restrictive. For example, the memory 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 memory in the embodiments of the present application is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0466] 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.

[0467] 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.

[0468] 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.

[0469] 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.

[0470] 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.

[0471] In any embodiment of the present application, the time interval, time period, duration range, duration or time window, etc. may include all endpoint times, or may include part of the endpoint time (for example, including the left endpoint time but not the right endpoint time, or including the right endpoint time but not the left endpoint time), or may not include the endpoint time.

[0472] 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.

[0473] 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. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A communication method, the method comprising: The terminal device receives a first measurement configuration for configuring the terminal device to perform measurements in the idle (IDLE) state and / or the inactive (INACTIVE) state.

2. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to claim 1, wherein the first measurement configuration includes or indicates at least one of the following: target frequency point configuration information, target cell configuration information, measurement bandwidth, measurement result reporting threshold, cell list, first time interval, measurement valid area.

3. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first measurement configuration is included in a system broadcast message and / or radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling.

4. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the method further comprising: The terminal device sends first information, the first information including a first measurement result and / or first auxiliary information, the first measurement result being obtained by measurement according to the first measurement configuration, and the first auxiliary information including information related to the first measurement result.

5. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to claim 4, wherein the first auxiliary information includes or indicates at least one of the following: First time information, the first time information including at least one of the following: the moment when the terminal device starts measuring, the moment when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, the moment when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration; Second time information, the second time information including at least one of the following: the time interval between the moment when the first information is reported and the moment when the terminal device starts measuring, and / or the moment when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result; First indication information for indicating whether the terminal device has performed cell selection or reselection, or for indicating whether the terminal device has performed cell selection or reselection within a first time interval, or for indicating whether the terminal device has performed cell selection or reselection from the moment when it starts to perform measurements to the moment when it reports the first information; Second indication information for indicating whether the cell in which the terminal device resides when receiving the first measurement configuration or the cell in which the terminal device performs measurements is different from the cell in which the first information is reported. The third indication information, which is used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold, or is used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold within a first time interval, or is used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold between the moment when the terminal device starts to perform measurement or receives the first measurement configuration and the moment when the first information is reported; The fourth indication information, which is used to indicate whether the position gap / distance gap between the position where the terminal device reports the first information and the position of one of the following is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position when the terminal device starts measurement, the position when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, the position when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration; The fifth indication information, which is used to indicate whether the change amount of the measurement result of a first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, where the first cell includes at least one of the following: the cell where the terminal device resides for measurement, one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration, the cell where the terminal device resides when receiving the first measurement configuration; The frequency point and / or physical cell identifier (PCI) of the cell where the terminal device resides for measurement within a first time interval; The frequency point and / or PCI of the cell where the terminal device finally resides within a first time interval; The sixth indication information, which is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a radio access network notification area (RNA) change, or is used to indicate whether the terminal device has an RNA change within a first time interval, or is used to indicate whether the terminal device has an RNA change between the moment when the terminal device starts to perform measurement or receives the first measurement configuration and the moment when the first information is reported.

6. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the first information is included in a measurement report, or the first information is included in an information element (IE).

7. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, the method further comprising: The terminal device receives seventh indication information, which is used to indicate reporting and / or recording the first auxiliary information, or is used to indicate not reporting and / or not recording the first auxiliary information.

8. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to claim 7, wherein the seventh indication information is included in a system broadcast message and / or RRC dedicated signaling.

9. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the method further comprising: The terminal device determines whether a first measurement result is valid, where the first measurement result is obtained by measurement according to the first measurement configuration.

10. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 9, the terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid, including: In the case of initiating an RRC establishment procedure or an RRC restoration procedure, the terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid.

11. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 9 or 10, the terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid, including: The terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid according to second information, and the second information includes at least one of the following: Whether cell selection or reselection occurs for the terminal device; Whether cell selection or reselection occurs for the terminal device within a first time interval; Whether cell selection or reselection occurs for the terminal device between the moment when it starts to perform measurements and the moment when the RRC establishment procedure or the RRC restoration procedure is initiated; Whether the cell where the terminal device resides when receiving the first measurement configuration or the cell where the terminal device performs measurements is different from the cell corresponding to the RRC establishment procedure or the RRC restoration procedure; Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold; Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold within a first time interval; Whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold between the moment when it starts to perform measurements or receives the first measurement configuration and the moment when the RRC establishment procedure or the RRC restoration procedure is initiated; Whether the position gap / distance gap between the position corresponding to the moment when the RRC establishment procedure or the RRC restoration procedure is initiated for the terminal device and one of the following positions is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position when the terminal device starts to measure, the position when the terminal device obtains and / or the first measurement result, the position when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration; Whether the change amount of the measurement result of a first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, and the first cell includes at least one of the following: the cell where the terminal device performs measurements, one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration, the cell where the terminal device resides when receiving the first measurement configuration; Whether RNA change occurs for the terminal device; Whether RNA change occurs for the terminal device within a first time interval; Whether RNA change occurs for the terminal device between the moment when it starts to perform measurements or receives the first measurement configuration and the moment when the RRC establishment procedure or the RRC restoration procedure is initiated; Whether the time interval between one of the moment when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration, the moment when the terminal device starts to measure, the moment when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, the end moment of the first time interval and the moment when the RRC establishment procedure or the RRC restoration procedure is initiated is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold.

12. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 11, the terminal device determines whether the first measurement result is valid according to the second information, including: When at least one of the second information is "yes", the terminal device determines that at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid; and / or When at least one of the second information is "no", the terminal device determines that the first measurement result is valid.

13. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, the method further includes: When at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid, the terminal device performs at least one of the following: Deleting the first measurement result, or deleting the at least part of the measurement results; Re-measuring the frequency band / cell corresponding to the first measurement result according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration to obtain a second measurement result, or re-measuring the frequency band / cell corresponding to the at least part of the measurement results according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration to obtain a third measurement result, or re-measuring according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a fourth measurement result; Replacing the first measurement result with the re-measured second measurement result or the fourth measurement result, or replacing the at least part of the measurement results with the re-measured third measurement result.

14. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 13, the second measurement configuration is included in the system broadcast message, and the second measurement configuration is received after the first measurement configuration.

15. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 9 to 14, the method further includes: When at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid, the terminal device does not send a first parameter, and the first parameter is used to indicate that there are measurement results in the IDLE state or INACTIVE state of the terminal device.

16. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 15, the method further includes: After the terminal device re-measures according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration, the terminal device sends the first parameter.

17. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 9 to 14, the method further includes: When at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid, the terminal device sends a second parameter, and the second parameter is used to indicate that there are invalid measurement results in the measurement results in the IDLE state or INACTIVE state stored by the terminal device, or is used to indicate that the terminal device does not have measurement results in the IDLE state or INACTIVE state.

18. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 17, the method further includes: The terminal device receives eighth indication information, and the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to report measurement results with a delay.

19. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 15 to 18, the first parameter or the second parameter is included in one of the following: RRC establishment complete message, RRC resume complete message, user equipment UE assistance information.

20. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 9 to 19, further comprising: During the running of the first timer, the terminal device performs measurements according to a target measurement configuration, and the target measurement configuration includes the first measurement configuration.

21. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 20, the conditions for starting or restarting the first timer include at least one of the following: The terminal device receives the target measurement configuration; The terminal device performs cell selection or reselection; The moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold; The position gap / distance gap between the current position of the terminal device and the position of one of the following is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position when the terminal device starts measuring, the position when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the measurement result corresponding to the target measurement configuration, the position when the terminal device receives the target measurement configuration, the position when the terminal device last performs a measurement; The change amount of the measurement result of a second cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, and the second cell includes at least one of the following: the cell where the terminal device resides for performing measurements, one or more cells corresponding to the target measurement configuration, the cell where the terminal device resides when receiving the target measurement configuration; At the moment when the first timer expires or stops running, the first timer is started or restarted after an interval of a first duration.

22. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 20 or 21, the stop conditions of the first timer include at least one of the following: The terminal device resides in a cell outside the measurement valid area; The terminal device moves to a cell under an inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT); The terminal device receives an RRC establishment or RRC resume or UE information request; The terminal device sends an idle measurement report available idleMeasAvailable indication; The terminal device sends a measurement report; The terminal device receives a measurement result reporting request.

23. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 20 to 22, the method further includes: In the case where the first timer expires or stops, the terminal device performs at least one of the following: Release the stored target measurement configuration; Retain the stored target measurement configuration; Stop performing measurements in the IDLE state / INACTIVE state.

24. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 23, the method further includes: The terminal device receives ninth indication information, where the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to release the target measurement configuration, or is used to instruct the terminal device not to release the target measurement configuration.

25. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 1 to 24, the method further includes: The terminal device stores the first measurement configuration in a first UE variable, and after the measurement by the terminal device ends, the terminal device retains the first measurement configuration in the first UE variable, or the terminal device does not delete / does not release the first measurement configuration in the first UE variable.

26. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A communication method, the method includes: The network device sends a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurements in the idle IDLE state and / or the inactive INACTIVE state.

27. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 26, the first measurement configuration includes or indicates at least one of the following: target frequency point configuration information, target cell configuration information, measurement bandwidth, measurement result reporting threshold, cell list, first time interval, measurement valid area.

28. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 26 or 27, the first measurement configuration is included in the system broadcast message and / or the radio resource control RRC dedicated signaling.

29. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 26 to 28, the method further includes: The network device receives first information, where the first information includes a first measurement result and / or first auxiliary information, the first measurement result is obtained by measurement according to the first measurement configuration, and the first auxiliary information includes information related to the first measurement result.

30. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 29, the first auxiliary information includes or indicates at least one of the following: First time information, where the first time information includes at least one of the following: the moment when the terminal device starts measurement, the moment when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, the moment when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration; Second time information, where the second time information includes at least one of the following: the moment when the first information is reported, the time interval between the moment when the terminal device starts measurement and / or the moment when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result; First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has performed cell selection or reselection, or is used to indicate whether the terminal device has performed cell selection or reselection within the first time interval, or is used to indicate whether the terminal device has performed cell selection or reselection from the moment when the terminal device starts to perform measurement to the moment when the first information is reported; Second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate whether the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration resides or the cell in which the terminal device performs measurements, and the cell that reports the first information, are different cells; Third indication information, where the third indication information is used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a first threshold, or is used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold within a first time interval, or is used to indicate whether the average moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the first threshold from the moment when the terminal device starts performing measurements or receives the first measurement configuration to the moment when the terminal device reports the first information; Fourth indication information, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate whether the position gap / distance gap between the position of the terminal device when reporting the first information and the position of one of the following is greater than or equal to a second threshold: the position when the terminal device starts measuring, the position when the terminal device obtains and / or stores the first measurement result, the position when the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration; Fifth indication information, where the fifth indication information is used to indicate whether the change amount of the measurement result of a first cell is greater than or equal to a third threshold, and the first cell includes at least one of the following: the cell in which the terminal device performs measurements, one or more cells corresponding to the first measurement configuration, the cell in which the terminal device receives the first measurement configuration; The frequency point and / or Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) of the cell in which the terminal device performs measurements within a first time interval; The frequency point and / or PCI of the cell in which the terminal device last resides within a first time interval; Sixth indication information, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a Radio Network Access (RNA) change, or is used to indicate whether the terminal device has an RNA change within a first time interval, or is used to indicate whether the terminal device has an RNA change from the moment when the terminal device starts performing measurements or receives the first measurement configuration to the moment when the terminal device reports the first information.

31. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 29 or 30, the first information is included in the measurement report, or the first information is included in an Information Element (IE).

32. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 29 to 31, the method further includes: The network device sends seventh indication information, where the seventh indication information is used to indicate reporting and / or recording the first auxiliary information, or is used to indicate not reporting and / or not recording the first auxiliary information.

33. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 32, the seventh indication information is included in the system broadcast message and / or RRC dedicated signaling.

34. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 26 to 28, the method further includes: The network device sends a second measurement configuration, and the second measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurements in the idle (IDLE) state and / or the inactive (INACTIVE) state; The second measurement configuration is used for the terminal device to re-measure the frequency points / cells corresponding to the first measurement result according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a second measurement result, or to re-measure the frequency points / cells corresponding to at least part of the measurement results according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a third measurement result, or to re-measure according to the second measurement configuration to obtain a fourth measurement result when at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid; the first measurement result is obtained by performing measurements according to the first measurement configuration.

35. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 34, the second measurement configuration is included in the system broadcast message, and the second measurement configuration is received after the first measurement configuration.

36. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 26 to 28, the method further includes: The network device receives a first parameter, and the first parameter is sent by the terminal device after re-measuring according to the first measurement configuration or the second measurement configuration when at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid.

37. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 26 to 28, the method further includes: The network device receives a second parameter, and the second parameter is used to indicate that there are invalid measurement results in the measurement results of the IDLE state or the INACTIVE state stored by the terminal device, or is used to indicate that the terminal device does not have measurement results in the IDLE state or the INACTIVE state; The second parameter is sent by the terminal device when at least part of the measurement results in the first measurement result are invalid.

38. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to claim 37, the method further includes: The network device sends an eighth indication message, and the eighth indication message is used to indicate that the terminal device delays reporting the measurement results.

39. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 36 to 38, the first parameter or the second parameter is included in one of the following: RRC connection setup complete message, RRC resume complete message, user equipment (UE) assistance information.

40. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] For the method according to any one of claims 26 to 28, 34 to 39, the method further includes: The network device sends a target measurement configuration, and the target measurement configuration includes the first measurement configuration; The target measurement configuration is used for the terminal device to perform measurements during the operation of the first timer.

41. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to claim 40, wherein the target measurement configuration is used to start or restart the first timer when received by the terminal device.

42. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to claim 40 or 41, further comprising: The network device sends an RRC establishment or RRC resume or UE information request; and / or, The network device sends a request for reporting measurement results; The RRC establishment or RRC resume or UE information request, and / or, the request for reporting measurement results, is used to stop the first timer when received by the terminal device.

43. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to any one of claims 40 to 42, further comprising: The network device receives an idle measurement report available idleMeasAvailable indication; and / or, The network device receives a measurement report obtained by measuring according to the target measurement configuration.

44. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] The method according to any one of claims 40 to 43, further comprising: The network device sends ninth indication information, which is used to indicate that the terminal device releases the target measurement configuration, or is used to indicate that the terminal device does not release the target measurement configuration.

45. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A communication device, comprising: A communication unit, configured to receive a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurements in the idle IDLE state and / or the inactive INACTIVE state.

46. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A communication device, comprising: A communication unit, configured to send a first measurement configuration, where the first measurement configuration is used to configure the terminal device to perform measurements in the idle IDLE state and / or the inactive INACTIVE state.

47. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A terminal device, comprising: A processor and a memory, The memory is used to store a computer program, The processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, so that the terminal device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25.

48. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A network device, comprising: A processor and a memory, The memory is used to store a computer program, The processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, so that the network device executes the method according to any one of claims 26 to 44.

49. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium stores one or more programs, and the one or more programs can be executed by one or more processors to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25 or 26 to 44.

50. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A chip, comprising: A processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25 or 26 to 44.

51. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions executable by at least one processor, which, when executed by the at least one processor, implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25 or any one of claims 26 to 44.

52. [Corrected according to Rule 91 on 24.02.2023] A computer program which causes a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25 or any one of claims 26 to 44.

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