Measurement method, terminal and network side equipment

Abstract

Disclosed are a measurement method, a terminal and a network side device, belonging to the technical field of communications, the measurement method in an embodiment of the present application comprising: a terminal determining a cell measurement result according to a measurement result of a reference signal in a first set, the first set being a set composed of a part of transmission receiving points (TRP) or a part of reference signals in a cell.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of communication technology, specifically relating to a measurement method, a terminal, and a network-side device. Background Technology

[0002] Cell-free massive MIMO systems break away from the traditional cell concept in massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems. Instead of being deployed at a single macro base station, numerous antennas are distributed across a wide area, and UEs are similarly distributed across this wide area. In cell-free scenarios, the densely deployed numerous transmit-receive points (TRPs) belong to the same cell. When performing cell and neighbor cell measurements, the UE needs to measure all synchronization signals within the cell and average the measurement results (Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP) or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ)) of multiple synchronization signals that meet thresholds to obtain the cell measurement result. Cell selection / reselection is then performed based on the cell measurement result. However, the cell area in cell-free scenarios is very large, resulting in significant overhead, time, and energy consumption for UE measurements, which is detrimental to UE energy saving. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides a measurement method, terminal, and network-side equipment that can solve the problem that when the cell range is large, the overhead, time, and energy consumption of UE measurement are also large.

[0004] In a first aspect, a measurement method is provided, executed by a terminal, the method comprising: the terminal determining cell measurement results based on measurement results of reference signals in a first set, wherein the first set is a set consisting of a portion of Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or a portion of reference signals within the cell.

[0005] Secondly, a measurement method is provided, executed by a network-side device. The method includes: the network-side device sending reference signal indication information to a terminal, the reference signal indication information being used to instruct the terminal to determine cell measurement results based on the measurement results of reference signals in a first set, the first set being a set consisting of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell.

[0006] Thirdly, a measurement device is provided, comprising: a processing module, configured to determine cell measurement results based on measurement results of reference signals in a first set, wherein the first set is a set consisting of a portion of Transmitter Receiver Points (TRPs) or a portion of reference signals within the cell.

[0007] Fourthly, a measurement device is provided, comprising: a second transmitting module, configured to transmit reference signal indication information to a terminal, the reference signal indication information being configured to instruct the terminal to determine cell measurement results based on measurement results of reference signals in a first set, the first set being a set consisting of a portion of Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or a portion of reference signals within the cell.

[0008] Fifthly, a measuring device is provided, the device being configured to perform the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0009] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, the terminal including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.

[0010] In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine cell measurement results based on the measurement results of reference signals in a first set, the first set being a set consisting of some Transmitter Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell.

[0011] Eighthly, a network-side device is provided, the network-side device including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.

[0012] In a ninth aspect, a network-side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send reference signal indication information to a terminal, the reference signal indication information being used to instruct the terminal to determine cell measurement results based on the measurement results of reference signals in a first set, the first set being a set consisting of a portion of Transmitter Receiver Points (TRPs) or a portion of reference signals within the cell.

[0013] In a tenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instructions are stored, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0014] Eleventhly, a wireless communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, and the network-side device can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0015] In a twelfth aspect, a chip is provided, the chip including a processor and a communication interface coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to run programs or instructions to implement the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the method as described in the second aspect.

[0016] In a thirteenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the measurement method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the measurement method as described in the second aspect.

[0017] In this embodiment, the terminal determines the cell measurement result based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set. The first set is a set consisting of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell. The terminal only measures the reference signals in a certain area / specific TRP / specific reference signal group, instead of measuring all the reference signals in the entire cell before determining the cell measurement result. This can reduce the UE's energy consumption, detection overhead, and detection time during cell measurement. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a block diagram of a wireless communication system that can be applied to the embodiments of this application;

[0019] Figure 2 One of the flowcharts of the measurement method provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0020] Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating the process of determining cell measurement results provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0021] Figure 4 A schematic diagram illustrating the cell measurement results obtained when the first information provided in this application embodiment is in a duplex configuration;

[0022] Figure 5 A second schematic flowchart illustrating the measurement method provided in this application embodiment;

[0023] Figure 6 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the measuring device provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the measuring device provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0026] Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal to implement an embodiment of this application;

[0027] Figure 10 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a network-side device to implement an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0029] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; for example, the first object can be one or more. Furthermore, "or" in this application indicates at least one of the connected objects. For example, the scope of protection for "A or B" covers at least three scenarios: Scenario 1: including A but not B; Scenario 2: including B but not A; Scenario 3: including both A and B. In addition, the terms "A and / or B," "at least one of A and B," and "at least one of A or B" also cover at least the above three scenarios. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0030] The term "instruction" in this application can be either a direct instruction (or explicit instruction) or an indirect instruction (or implicit instruction). A direct instruction can be understood as one in which the sender explicitly informs the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc., in the instruction sent. An indirect instruction can be understood as one in which the receiver determines the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or makes a judgment and determines the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc., based on the judgment result.

[0031] It is worth noting that the technologies described in this application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in this application are often used interchangeably, and the described technologies can be used with the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as with other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes, and the term NR is used in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) radio systems. th Generation 6G communication system.

[0032] Figure 1This diagram illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, flight vehicle, vehicle user equipment (VUE), shipboard equipment, pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home devices (home appliances with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game consoles, personal computers (PCs), ATMs, or self-service machines, etc. Wearable devices include: smartwatches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart chains, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among these, in-vehicle devices can also be referred to as in-vehicle terminals, in-vehicle controllers, in-vehicle modules, in-vehicle components, in-vehicle chips, or in-vehicle units, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this application embodiment. Network-side equipment 12 may include access network equipment or core network equipment, wherein access network equipment may also be referred to as Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment, radio access network function, or radio access network unit. Access network equipment may include base stations, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access points (AS), or Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) nodes, etc.In this context, a base station may be referred to as a Node B (NB), an Evolved Node B (eNB), a Next Generation Node B (gNB), a New Radio Node B (NRNode B), an Access Point, a Relay Base Station (RBS), a Serving Base Station (SBS), a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a Radio Base Station, a Radio Transceiver, a Basic Service Set (BSS), an Extended Service Set (ESS), a Home Node B (HNB), a Home Evolved Node B, a Transmit / Receive Point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the relevant field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The base station is not limited to any specific technical terminology. It should be noted that in this application embodiment, only a base station in an NR system is used as an example for description, and the specific type of base station is not limited.

[0033] Core network equipment, also known as core network nodes, core network functions, or core network elements, includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: Mobility Management Entity (MME), Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Unified Data Repository (UDR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Centralized network configuration (CNC), Network Repository Function (NRF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), and Local NEF. The core network equipment (NEF, or L-NEF) includes the following functions: Binding Support Function (BSF), Application Function (AF), Location Management Function (LMF), Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC), and Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF). It should be noted that this application embodiment only uses core network equipment in the NR system as an example and does not limit the specific type of core network equipment. If the name of the core network equipment mentioned in this application embodiment changes in subsequent protocol versions (e.g., 6G), it will still be within the scope of protection of this application.

[0034] Optionally, the core network equipment can be implemented by one or more functional modules in a single device, or by multiple devices working together; this application does not specifically limit this. It is understood that the aforementioned functional modules can be network elements in hardware devices, software functional modules running on dedicated hardware, or virtualized functional modules instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform).

[0035] The relevant technologies involved in this application will be introduced below.

[0036] I. Cellless Massive MIMO Network

[0037] Cell-free massive MIMO (MMIMO) systems break away from the traditional cell concept in MMIMO systems. Instead of being deployed at a single macro base station, a large number of antennas are distributed across a wide area, and UEs are similarly distributed across this area. These antennas are called Transmit-Receive Points (TRPs) or Access Points (APs). Theoretically, each UE can communicate with every TRP. With the help of a fronthaul network and a Central Processing Unit (CPU), the geographically dispersed TRPs can collectively serve a smaller number of UEs. The CPU uses channel statistics for joint detection. This technology holds promise for next-generation indoor and hotspot coverage scenarios, such as smart factories, train stations, shopping malls, stadiums, subways, hospitals, community centers, and university campuses.

[0038] Traditional deployments of multiple TRP networks typically employ a time-division duplex (TDD) transmission mode, assuming that the uplink and downlink time slot configurations are identical for each TRP in the network. The network side determines the uplink and downlink time slot configuration parameters based on the overall uplink and downlink traffic demand within the entire Cellfree network.

[0039] II. Community Measurement

[0040] Under the serving cell, the UE measures the synchronization signal reference signal received power (SS-RSRP) and synchronization signal reference signal received quality (SS-RSRQ) of the serving cell, and calculates whether the signal quality of the serving cell meets the standard at least every M1*N1 DRX cycles. Wherein:

[0041] M1=2ifSMTCperiodicity(TSMTC)>20ms andDRX cycle≤0.64second,

[0042] Otherwise, M1 = 1.

[0043] The UE should use at least two measurements to filter the SS-RSRP and SS-RSRQ measurements of the serving unit. The interval between the two measurements should be at least 1 / 2 DRX period.

[0044] If the UE determines that the serving cell does not meet the cell selection criteria during a consecutive DRX period of N_serv, the UE should initiate measurements of all neighboring cells indicated by the serving cell, regardless of the measurement rules currently restricting the UE's measurement activities.

[0045] III. Community Selection and Reselection

[0046] (1) Initial cell selection process (the UE does not know in advance which radio frequency channel is the NR carrier)

[0047] The UE scans all radio frequency channels one by one according to its own capabilities (the scanning order is not specified in the protocol) to find a suitable NR cell. In each scanned carrier frequency, the UE only needs to search for the cell with the strongest signal quality. Once a suitable cell is found, the UE selects that cell to camp on and stops the initial cell selection process, meaning that unscanned RF channels no longer need to be scanned.

[0048] A suitable residential community must meet at least all of the following conditions:

[0049] The signal quality of the cell meets preset conditions; the signal quality includes: RSRP and / or RSRQ;

[0050] The UE can obtain the necessary system information (including at least MIB and SIB1);

[0051] In the system information, the cellbar IE (which can be either barred or notBarred) is set to notBarred, meaning that the cell is not prohibited from attaching or accessing.

[0052] (2) Cell reselection process

[0053] The UE evaluates each frequency point in turn, starting from the highest priority frequency point, based on the frequency point priority provided by the network. Only suitable cells can be used as target cells for reselection.

[0054] Different frequency points can be configured with the same or different frequency priorities. Specifically:

[0055] When the UE is camped on the serving cell, if there is a higher priority NR or LTE cell on a frequency point that meets the Treselection requirement for a certain period of time... RAT Intracellular signal quality Squal > Threshold value Thresh X,HighQ ,or,

[0056] If there are higher priority NR or other RAT frequency points where cells meet the Treselection requirement for a period of time RAT Internal signal strength Srxlev > threshold Thresh X,HighP If the UE has been camped in the current serving cell for more than one second, then a cell reselection process is initiated on a higher priority NR or other RAT frequency point.

[0057] (3) Suitable cell

[0058] A suitable cell is one where the UE can camp and receive normal service. The UE needs a valid USIM, and the aforementioned suitable cells must meet at least the following characteristics:

[0059] The cell belongs to one of the following PLMNs of the UE: the PLMN selected by the UE, the PLMN registered by the UE, or one of the PLMNs in the Equivalent PLMN list;

[0060] The cell meets the cell selection criteria in 36.304 or 38.304;

[0061] The community is not prohibited from attaching (bars);

[0062] The tracking area (TA) information broadcast by the cell does not belong to the list of “Forbidden Tracking Areas”.

[0063] IV. Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) / Discontinuous Reception (DRX)

[0064] The main energy-saving concept of Cell DTX / DRX is that the network aligns the DRX on-duration of different UEs and ensures that the UE C-DRX (Connected Discontinuous Reception) on-duration is aligned with or at least partially overlaps with the cell DTX / DRX on-duration. Alignment means that the cell DTX / DRX and UE C-DRX periods should be multiples of each other. Therefore, the cell can disable some or all of the base station's signal transmission and reception, or shut down certain base station devices, during the aligned cell DTX / DRX offduration to achieve energy savings. Cell DTX (cell Discontinuous Transmission) configuration and cell DRX (cell Discontinuous Reception) configuration can be configured together or independently.

[0065] Each serving cell can be configured by Radio Resource Control (RRC) to have a periodic cell DTX mode (i.e., active and inactive periods). Cell DTX operation affects the UE's monitoring activity on the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and configured downlink allocations in RRC_CONNECTED. RRC controls cell DTX and cell DRX operation by configuring the following parameters in cellDTXDRX-Config for each serving cell:

[0066] cellDTXDRXconfigType: Defines whether to configure only cell DTX, only cell DRX, or both simultaneously;

[0067] celldtxdrx-onDurationTimer: The duration of activity at the start of the cell's DTX / DRX cycle;

[0068] celldtxdrx-StartOffset: Defines the subframe at the start of the cell's DTX / DRX cycle;

[0069] celldtxdrx-SlotOffset: The delay before starting celldtxdrx-onDurationTimer;

[0070] celldtxdrx-Cycle: Cell DTX / DRX cycle.

[0071] cellDTXDRXactivationStatus: The initial activation status of cell DTX and cell DRX operations.

[0072] The DTX operation for activating and deactivating each serving cell is as follows:

[0073] Receive cell DTX indication from L1 signaling, indicating activation or deactivation of cell DTX operation; this L1 signaling is provided via DCI format 2_9 transmitted in the Type3-PDCCH CSS set;

[0074] CellDTXDRX-Config is configured by the upper layer: If cell DTX has been configured and cellDTXDRXactivationStatus is set to activated, then cell DTX operation is activated after cell DTX is configured; if cell DTX has been configured and cellDTXDRXactivationStatus is set to deactivated, then cell DTX operation is deactivated after cell DTX is configured; if CellDTXDRX-Config is released, then cell DTX operation is deactivated and all corresponding configurations are released.

[0075] If the cell DTX operation of this serving cell has been deactivated, or if the serving cell is in the cell DTX active period, the terminal needs to monitor the PDCCH on this serving cell.

[0076] If any serving cell in the DRX group to which this serving cell belongs has a running drx-RetransmissionTimerDL, drx-RetransmissionTimerUL, or drx-RetransmissionTimerSL; or if ra-ContentionResolutionTimer or msgB-ResponseWindow is running; or if a scheduling request has been sent on the Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and is pending; or if, after successfully receiving a random access response with a random access preamble, no new transmission scheduled by a PDCCH scrambled with the Cell Radio Network Temporary Identity (C-RNTI) is received and directed to the Media Access Control (MAC) entity, and the aforementioned random access preamble was not selected by the MAC entity from a contention-based random access preamble...

[0077] If ra-ResponseWindow is running and this serving cell is SpCell,

[0078] For each serving cell configured with cell DTX, if cell DTX operation has been activated and the serving cell is not in the cell DTX active period (Cell-DTX inactive period), the terminal-side MAC entity does not need to monitor PDCCH scrambled by C-RNTI, CI-RNTI, CS-RNTI, INT-RNTI, SFI-RNTI, SP-CSI-RNTI, TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, TPC-SRS-RNTI, AI-RNTI, SL-RNTI, SL-CS-RNTI, SLSemi-Persistent Scheduling V-RNTI and cellDTRX-RNTI, or PDCCH scrambled by G-RNTI(s) and G-CS-RNTI(s) to schedule MBS multicast.

[0079] V. Sub-belt full-duplex

[0080] One flexible duplex mode is: network-side subband full duplex (SBFD), meaning that uplink and downlink transmissions can occur simultaneously at different frequency domain locations. To avoid interference between uplink and downlink, a guard band is reserved between the frequency domain locations corresponding to different transmission directions (corresponding to duplex subbands); terminal-side half duplex, consistent with TDD, where only uplink or downlink transmission can occur at any given time, and the two cannot occur simultaneously. It can be understood that in this duplex mode, the network-side uplink and downlink transmissions at the same time can only be performed for different terminals, meaning the terminal remains in half-duplex mode.

[0081] In related technologies, subband full-duplex assumes that the uplink and downlink use different subbands of a carrier within the same time period; full-duplex cell-free networks assume that different TRPs operate on the same subband / frequency resources.

[0082] In cell-free scenarios, numerous densely deployed TRPs belong to the same cell. Traditionally, when a UE performs cell and neighbor cell measurements, it needs to measure all synchronization signals within the cell and average the measurement results (RSRP / RSRQ) of multiple synchronization signals that meet thresholds to obtain the cell measurement result. Cell selection / reselection is then performed based on this result. However, in cell-free scenarios, the cell range is very large, resulting in significant overhead, time, and energy consumption for UE measurements, which is detrimental to UE energy saving.

[0083] In addition, different TRPs in a cell-free area may have different numbers of users served and different load pressures, and may support different XDD / TDD configurations. In network energy saving (NES) scenarios, different TRPs may have different DTX-DRX configurations, energy-saving modes, on / off configurations, or synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission configurations (such as periodic configurations or on-demand configurations). This may cause the results of traditional cell measurements to fluctuate at different time periods. For example, when some neighboring cell TRPs are closed, the neighboring cell measurement results are worse than the local cell, and when these TRPs are open, the neighboring cell measurement results are better than the local cell. This may lead to frequent cell reselection, resulting in greater signaling overhead and energy consumption on the UE side.

[0084] The measurement method, terminal, and network-side equipment provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0085] Figure 2 This is one of the flowcharts illustrating the measurement method provided in an embodiment of this application. For example... Figure 2 As shown, the measurement method includes:

[0086] Step 200: The terminal determines the cell measurement results based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set, where the first set is a set consisting of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell.

[0087] In cell-free scenarios, considering a large cell range, in order to reduce the increase in UE power consumption and signaling overhead caused by cell measurement and cell reselection, the embodiments of this application support the terminal to determine the cell measurement results based on the measurement results of reference signals in the first set, wherein the first set is a set composed of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell.

[0088] The TRP or TRP set described in this application can also be a TRP or TRP set associated with a specific signal, or a TRP or TRP set associated with a certain type or group of reference signals. The TRP can also be generalized to a repeater or a timing advance group (TAG), a cell (such as a small cell in a non-terrestrial network (NTN), a small cell), an integrated access and backhaul (IAB), a quasi-collocation (QCL) assumption, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) status, or a transmitting unit associated with signals for a specific purpose. The TRP described in this application can also correspond to a carrier / carrier group, an SSB or an SSB group, a bandwidth part (BWP) / BWP group, a frequency resource / frequency resource group, or a certain transmission mode.

[0089] The SSB described in this application may also be called any module that includes at least one of a synchronization signal, a broadcast signal, a broadcast channel (such as a Physical broadcast channel, PBCH), other system message downlink broadcast channels, and their control channels. The SSB may also be other reference signals, such as a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0090] In the embodiments of this application, the reference signal includes at least one of the following: SSB, Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS), CSI-RS, DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS), WUS, and other specific reference signals or broadcast signals used for synchronization or measurement or mobility.

[0091] In the embodiments of this application, the measurement results include at least one of the following: RSRP, RSRQ, signal-to-noise and interference ratio (SINR), signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), signal-to-interference ratio (SIR), channel quality indicator (CQI), and rank indicator (RI).

[0092] In some embodiments, the first set includes at least one of the following:

[0093] 1) First reference signal, which is the N best reference signals of the measurement results, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is a network-side indication or protocol predefined;

[0094] Optionally, the first set includes one or more reference signals with the best measurement results. It should be noted that the measurement range corresponding to the measurement results here includes all reference signals within the cell. The terminal needs to measure all reference signals during the first measurement, but subsequent measurements do not require measuring all reference signals within the cell before determining the cell measurement result.

[0095] Optionally, the first set includes the N reference signals with the best measurement results, where N is indicated by the network side or predefined by the protocol.

[0096] 2) All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the first reference signal;

[0097] All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the first reference signal;

[0098] Optionally, the first set includes all reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the first reference signal.

[0099] It should be noted that all reference signals of TRP refer to all reference signals sent or associated by TRP.

[0100] Optionally, the first set includes all reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the first reference signal. It should be noted that the reference signal group corresponding to the reference signal can be understood as the reference signal group to which the reference signal belongs.

[0101] 3) Second reference signal, which is all or N reference signals for which the measurement result reaches a predefined measurement threshold;

[0102] Optionally, the second reference signal is any N reference signals, either the best or all, that indicate that the measurement result reaches a predefined measurement threshold.

[0103] 4) All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the second reference signal;

[0104] All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the second reference signal;

[0105] Optionally, the first set includes all reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the second reference signal, that is, all reference signals transmitted or associated by the TRP corresponding to the second reference signal.

[0106] Optionally, the first set includes all reference signals of the reference signal group corresponding to the second reference signal.

[0107] 5) The number of reference signals whose measurement results reach the predefined measurement threshold exceeds the first preset threshold of the TRP or all reference signals of the reference signal group;

[0108] Optionally, the first set includes all reference signals of TRPs whose measurement results reach a predefined measurement threshold and the number of reference signals exceeds a first preset threshold. This can be understood as the first set including all reference signals of a specific TRP, where the number of reference signals whose measurement results reach a predefined measurement threshold among the reference signals sent or associated by that specific TRP exceeds the first preset threshold.

[0109] Optionally, the first set includes all reference signals of a reference signal group whose number of reference signals whose measurement results reach a predefined measurement threshold exceeds a first preset threshold.

[0110] 6) All reference signals of the first reference signal group, which is a reference signal group indicated by the network side, predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set related to the previous cell measurement;

[0111] This can be understood as the first reference signal group being M (M greater than or equal to 1) reference signal groups indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol, or determined based on the first set related to the previous cell measurement.

[0112] 7) All reference signals of the first TRP, which is indicated by the network side, predefined by the protocol, or determined by a first set of data related to the previous cell measurement;

[0113] In one embodiment, the first TRP is a group of TRPs consisting of the TRPs used in the previous cell measurement and the neighboring TRPs of these TRPs.

[0114] The terminal can calculate cell measurement values ​​using only reference signal measurements from a subset of TRPs. Except for the first measurement, which requires measuring all reference signals, subsequent measurements can be performed based on the Q selected TRPs calculated from the previous cell measurement values. That is, only the reference signals within these Q TRPs and their adjacent TRPs are measured, without needing to measure the reference signals of all TRPs within the cell. This reduces the number of measurements and lowers the UE's measurement power consumption.

[0115] 8) Reference signal within the first time window;

[0116] Optionally, the first time window can be determined based on a certain combination of duplex configurations.

[0117] For example, in the case of Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) TRP, different time windows correspond to the signal transmission of different TRPs. The terminal can select the reference signal within the corresponding window as the first set to determine the quality of the cell or TRP.

[0118] For example, in NTN scenarios using beam hopping, the signal sets transmitted by the same cell at different times are different. In this case, a reference signal can be determined for measurement based on the time window corresponding to the beam where the terminal is located.

[0119] For example, in the case of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), different time windows correspond to different Radio Access Technologies (RATs), such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), New Radio (NR), 6G, or other wireless networks (such as Wi-Fi networks and V2X). The terminal can select the reference signal within the time window of the corresponding RAT (such as LTE, NR, 6G) as the first set to determine the quality of the cell or TRP.

[0120] 9) Reference signal on the first spectrum resource;

[0121] Optionally, the spectrum resources include at least one of the following: frequency or band or subband or BWP or carrier or sync raster.

[0122] For example, in the case of Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) TRP, different frequency bands correspond to the signal transmission of different TRPs. The terminal can select the reference signal within the corresponding frequency band window as the first set to determine the quality of the cell or TRP.

[0123] For example, in NTN scenarios using beam hopping, the signal sets transmitted on different sync rasteres of the same cell at different times are different. In this case, a reference signal can be determined for measurement based on the sync raster corresponding to the beam where the terminal is located.

[0124] 10) A first type of reference signal, which includes at least one of the following: a first-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a first-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one reference signal in a plurality of types of reference signals, at least one broadcast channel in a plurality of types of broadcast channels, a first portion of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a narrowband portion of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel;

[0125] Optionally, the two-stage reference signals can be two-stage synchronization signals (such as SSB in NR), or a combination of synchronization signals and other reference signals (such as SSB+TRS).

[0126] The first-level reference signal contains information about the second-level reference signal. This second-level reference signal information explicitly or implicitly indicates at least one of the following: the sync raster of the second-level reference signal, the channel raster, its frequency domain position, its time domain position, its time or frequency domain offset relative to the first-level reference signal, the number of second-level reference signals, and the mapping relationship between the first-level and second-level reference signal indices or preamble sequences.

[0127] Optionally, the first and second parts of the synchronization signal or broadcast channel differ from at least one of the following: a) center frequency; b) upper edge frequency; c) lower edge frequency; d) frequency domain bandwidth.

[0128] For example, the frequency domain bandwidth of the second SSB part is greater than the frequency domain bandwidth of the second SSB part.

[0129] Optionally, the first part of the synchronization signal or broadcast channel includes at least one of the following:

[0130] a) Primary synchronization signal (PSS);

[0131] b) All or part of the secondary synchronization signal (SSS);

[0132] c) All or part of the PBCH payload;

[0133] d) All or part of PBCHDMRS;

[0134] e) The first part of the main system information.

[0135] Optionally, the second part of the synchronization signal or broadcast channel includes at least one of the following:

[0136] a) All or part of the auxiliary synchronization signal SSS;

[0137] b) All or part of the PBCH payload;

[0138] c) All or part of PBCH DMRS;

[0139] d) All or part of the main system information.

[0140] 11) A second type of reference signal, which includes at least one of the following: a second-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a second-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, a reference signal of at least one other type besides the first type of reference signal in the plurality of types of reference signals, a broadcast channel of at least one other type besides the first reference signal in the plurality of types of broadcast channels, a second part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a broadband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

[0141] In some embodiments, the second type of reference signal is associated with the first type of reference signal.

[0142] Optionally, the first type of reference signal is the first-level reference signal in the two-level reference signal, and the second type of reference signal is the second-level reference signal in the two-level reference signal.

[0143] Optionally, the first type of reference signal is the first-level broadcast channel in the two-level broadcast channel, and the second type of reference signal is the second-level broadcast channel in the two-level broadcast channel.

[0144] For example, the second-level SSB can be sent at different periods than the first-level SSB, or it can be sent on-demand.

[0145] The second-level SSB can be an SSB from the same cell as the first-level SSB (e.g., having the same cell identifier), or it can be an SSB from a different cell. For example, the first-level SSB is the SSB of this cell, and the second-level SSB is the SSB of an NES cell (a cell in power-saving mode) adjacent to this cell. The UE obtains the cell measurement results of the adjacent NES cell by measuring the SSB, which is used for cell reselection / handover.

[0146] Optionally, the first type of reference signal is a synchronization signal or the first part of a broadcast channel, and the second type of reference signal is a synchronization signal or the second part of a broadcast channel.

[0147] Optionally, the first type of reference signal is a synchronization signal or a narrowband portion of a broadcast channel, and the second type of reference signal is a synchronization signal or a wideband portion of a broadcast channel.

[0148] Optionally, the first set is the set of all reference signals within the cell.

[0149] In this embodiment, the terminal determines the cell measurement result based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set. The first set is a set consisting of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals in the cell. The terminal only measures the reference signals in a part of the area or a specific TRP or a specific reference signal group, instead of measuring all the reference signals in the entire cell before determining the cell measurement result. This can reduce the UE's energy consumption, detection overhead and detection time during cell measurement.

[0150] In some embodiments, Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the process of determining cell measurement results provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 3 As shown, determining the cell measurement results includes steps 310 and 320.

[0151] Step 310: Determine one or more first cell measurement values ​​based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set;

[0152] The measurement value of the first cell is determined by at least one of the following:

[0153] The measurement value of the first cell is determined to be the first value among the measurement results of the reference signal in the first set, wherein the first value is one of the following: maximum value, median value, minimum value, or any value;

[0154] The measured value of the first cell is determined to be the value calculated by a preset function from the M best measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set, or the value calculated by a preset function from any M measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set, or the value calculated by a preset function from all measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set; the preset function is, for example, averaging or weighted averaging.

[0155] The measurement value of the first cell is determined to be the first value among the measurement results of the reference signal in the first set that satisfy a first threshold, wherein the first value is at least one of the following: maximum value, median (e.g., median), minimum value, or any value;

[0156] The measured value of the first cell is determined to be the value calculated by a preset function from all the measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set that satisfy the first threshold, or the value calculated by a preset function from the best M measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set that satisfy the first threshold, or the value calculated by a preset function from any M measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set that satisfy the first threshold.

[0157] The measurement value of the first cell is determined to be the value calculated by a preset function based on the measurement values ​​of all TRPs or reference signal groups within the first set; M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0158] The measured value of the TRP or reference signal group is determined by at least one of the following:

[0159] The first value among all reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group;

[0160] The value is calculated by a preset function from the best W measurement results among all reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group, or any W measurement values, or all measurement values.

[0161] The first value among all reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group that satisfies the first threshold;

[0162] The value is calculated by a preset function from all the reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group that satisfy the first threshold, or the best W measurement values ​​that satisfy the first threshold, or any W measurement values ​​that satisfy the first threshold; W is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0163] In various embodiments of this application, the preset function can be calculated by averaging, weighted averaging, or other calculation methods.

[0164] In the weighted average method described in this application, the weight of each item is equal by default, but the weight value can also be configured by the network side or the weight calculation method can be specified.

[0165] In some embodiments, step 310, determining one or more first cell measurements based on the measurement results of reference signals in the first set, includes:

[0166] Based on the first information, one or more first cell measurements are determined from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set.

[0167] In this embodiment, the terminal selects the measurement results of a specific reference signal from the measurement results of reference signals in the first set according to the first information, and obtains one or more first cell measurement values.

[0168] Furthermore, the terminal determines the cell measurement result based on the one or more first cell measurement values.

[0169] Furthermore, the UE (idle / inactive, or conditional handover in connected mode) or the network-side device (network-triggered handover in connected mode, requiring the UE to report the cell measurement results) performs cell selection / reselection / handover based on the cell measurement results.

[0170] Step 320: Determine the cell measurement result based on the measurement value of the first cell;

[0171] In some embodiments, step 320 includes:

[0172] The measurement values ​​of the first cell are calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement results.

[0173] In some embodiments, step 320 includes:

[0174] Based on the first information, the target cell measurement value is determined from the plurality of first cell measurement values;

[0175] The target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result.

[0176] In this embodiment, the terminal determines the target cell measurement value from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​based on the first information, and calculates the target cell measurement value according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result.

[0177] In some embodiments, before determining the cell measurement results based on the measurement results of reference signals in the first set, the method further includes:

[0178] Based on the first information, the first set is determined.

[0179] That is, the first information is used by the terminal to determine the first set.

[0180] The first information described in the above embodiments includes at least one of the following:

[0181] 1) Duplex configuration, wherein the duplex configuration is used to indicate the duplex mode of the network-side device or the terminal device;

[0182] The duplex configuration described in the embodiments of this application may refer to one or more of the following: FDD configuration, TDD configuration, enhanced duplex mode configuration, cross-division duplex (XDD) configuration, enhanced full-duplex configuration, enhanced full-duplex mode configuration, half-duplex configuration, SBFD configuration, configuration that supports uplink subband in downlink time unit and / or supports downlink subband in uplink time unit and / or supports both uplink and downlink subband transmission in flexible time unit, etc.

[0183] The enhanced duplex, enhanced duplex mode, XDD, enhanced full duplex, enhanced full duplex mode, full duplex, sub-band full duplex, and SBFD mentioned in the embodiments of this application can refer to the same concept.

[0184] Based on duplex configuration, the transmission mode of TRP within a certain time resource (such as time slot, OFDM symbol, subframe, frame, etc.) can be configured as at least one of the following: uplink transmission UL, downlink transmission DL, flexible transmission X, and duplex transmission SBFD.

[0185] If a TRP is configured with SBFD in duplex mode during cell measurement, then the reference signal associated with that TRP is measured only in the downlink frequency domain (e.g., downlink subband, DL subband).

[0186] If a TRP is configured with UL duplex mode (i.e., transmission mode) during cell measurement, then the reference signal associated with that TRP is not measured.

[0187] If a TRP is configured in duplex mode (i.e., transmission mode) as DL or X during cell measurement, then the reference signal associated with that TRP is measured.

[0188] 2) Discontinuous transmission DTX or discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the DTX or DRX configuration is used to indicate the DTX or DRX status of the network-side device or terminal device;

[0189] Optionally, the DTX / DRX configuration can be the DTX / DRX configuration of the network-side device or the DTX / DRX configuration of the terminal device.

[0190] In some embodiments, the DTX or DRX configuration includes at least one of the following: cell DTX or DRX configuration, TRP DTX or DRX configuration, cell group DTX or DRX configuration, and TRP group DTX or DRX configuration. That is, the DTX / DRX configuration of the network-side device includes at least one of the following: cell DTX / DRX configuration, TRP DTX / DRX configuration, cell group DTX / DRX configuration, TRP group DTX / DRX configuration, etc.

[0191] The DTX / DRX configuration of the terminal device includes at least one of the following: UE DTX / DRX configuration, UE group DTX / DRX configuration.

[0192] In the embodiments of this application, the DTX / DRX of the network-side equipment (such as a cell, cell group, TRP, or TRP group) can be a generalized DTX / DRX, that is, considering that DTX may also affect the transmission of SSB or other RSs used for Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements (e.g., special reference signals used for RRM measurements in 6G). For example, SSB or other RSs used for RRM measurements will only transmit when DTX is active (Tx is enabled).

[0193] In this embodiment of the application, the DTX or DRX state includes: activating DTX or DRX, and deactivating DTX or DRX.

[0194] Activating a DTX or DRX indicates that the DTX or DRX is in an active state (active time); deactivating a DTX or DRX indicates that the DTX or DRX is in an inactive state (non-active time). Active time can be expressed as at least one of the following: active period, active duration, on duration, on state, on time, or on period. Non-active time can be expressed as at least one of the following: non-active period, non-active duration, off duration, off state, off time, or off period.

[0195] Based on the DTX / DRX configuration, the UE does not perform reference signal measurement of the TRP during the first DTX-DRX time of the TRP, but performs reference signal measurement of the TRP during the second DTX-DRX time of the TRP.

[0196] The first DTX-DRX time is the time during which transmission (TX) is not allowed, determined by the on duration of the DTX configuration on the network side and / or the inactive timer and / or the retransmission timer and / or the active-time, and / or the time during which reception (RX) is not allowed, determined by the on duration of the DTX configuration on the terminal side and / or the inactive timer and / or the retransmission timer and / or the active-time.

[0197] The second DTX-DRX time is the allowed TX time determined by the On duration and / or inactive timer and / or retransmission-timer and / or active-time configured on the network side DTX, and / or the allowed RX time determined by the On duration and / or inactive timer and / or retransmission-timer and / or active-time configured on the terminal side DRX.

[0198] 3) On-demand transmission configuration information, which is used to indicate the transmission configuration of downlink signals for on-demand transmission;

[0199] 4) Time resource information;

[0200] Optional time resource information includes: time slots, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, subframes, time units such as frames, time windows, transmission periods, etc.

[0201] 5) Frequency resource information.

[0202] Optional, frequency resource information includes: frequency domain resources, such as specific frequency / band / subband / BWP (band portion) / carrier / sync raster, frequency domain spacing, etc.

[0203] Optionally, if the first information is time-frequency resource information associated with the first set, such as the sync raster, time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, transmission period, frequency-domain interval, etc. of the first type of reference signal (e.g., the first level SSB in a two-level SSB) or the second type of reference signal (e.g., the second level SSB in a two-level SSB), the UE can select multiple first type of reference signal measurements for weighted averaging to obtain the cell measurement result; or, the UE can select multiple second type of reference signal measurements for weighted averaging to obtain the cell measurement result; or, the UE can select N1 first type of reference signals and N2 second type of reference signals for weighted averaging according to predefined rules to obtain the cell measurement result, wherein N1 and N2 are indicated by the network side or determined by a certain rule predefined by the protocol (e.g., N1 and N2 are determined according to the ratio of the number of first type of reference signals to the number of second type of reference signals).

[0204] In this embodiment, by considering only cell measurement values ​​corresponding to a specific duplex mode combination or DTX / DRX combination to calculate cell measurement results, relatively stable cell measurement results can be obtained, avoiding frequent cell reselection caused by large fluctuations in measurement values. Considering cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple duplex mode combinations or DTX / DRX combinations to calculate cell measurement results can obtain cell measurement results that comprehensively consider different cases, achieving smoothing of cell measurement value fluctuations caused by duplex mode combinations or DTX / DRX combinations, and avoiding frequent cell reselection.

[0205] In some embodiments, the first information is a duplex configuration, defining a duplex configuration combination of TRPs associated with a first set as a first duplex configuration combination. The step of determining one or more first cell measurement values ​​from the measurement results of reference signals in the first set based on the first information includes one of the following:

[0206] The cell measurement value corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination is selected from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement value. The first duplex configuration combination is a combination of duplex modes of the TRP associated with the first set.

[0207] The cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different duplex configuration combinations are selected from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement values. The selected multiple different duplex configuration combinations can be some or all of all duplex configuration combinations.

[0208] Understandably, when the first information is used to determine the measurement value of the first cell, a duplex configuration combination of TRPs is defined as the first duplex configuration combination (for example, the first set includes {TRP1, TRP2, TRP3}, where TRP1-DL, TRP2-DL, and TRP3-UL are a duplex configuration combination). The UE can select multiple cell measurement values ​​corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination for weighted averaging to obtain the cell measurement result. Alternatively, the UE can also select cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different duplex configuration combinations for weighted averaging to obtain the cell measurement result.

[0209] Further, determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes:

[0210] The measurement value of the first cell is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each duplex configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the duplex configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

[0211] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the cell measurement results obtained when the first information provided in the embodiments of this application is in a duplex configuration.

[0212] like Figure 4 As shown, the network side includes three duplex configuration combinations containing downlink resources: DDD, DDU, and XDD (X represents SBFD subband full-duplex mode). The time length ratio of 2:1:1 represents the weights of the three measurement values. The UE can calculate measurement value 1, measurement value 2, and measurement value 3 corresponding to the three duplex configuration combinations respectively. Finally, the cell measurement result is calculated as (2 * measurement value 1 + measurement value 2 + measurement value 3) / 4. Measurement value 1 can be determined by a single measurement (e.g., the measurement value in the first time slot is measurement value 1) or obtained by averaging multiple measurements (e.g., the measurement values ​​in the first and third time slots are summed and averaged to obtain measurement value 1). Measurement values ​​2 and 3 are obtained similarly and will not be elaborated here.

[0213] For example, still using Figure 4 For example, the network side includes three duplex configuration combinations containing downlink resources: DDD, DDU, and XDD (X represents SBFD subband full-duplex mode). The time length ratio of 2:1:1 represents the number of selected measurement values ​​used to calculate the cell measurement results for the three duplex combinations. The UE can calculate measurement value 1-1, measurement value 1-2, measurement value 2, and measurement value 3 for the three duplex configuration combinations respectively. Finally, the cell measurement result is calculated as (measurement value 1-1 + measurement value 1-2 + measurement value 2 + measurement value 3) / 4.

[0214] In this embodiment of the application, the cell measurement results are calculated by considering the cell measurement values ​​corresponding to specific duplex configuration combinations, which can obtain relatively stable cell measurement results and avoid frequent cell reselection caused by large fluctuations in measurement values.

[0215] In some embodiments, the first information is a duplex configuration, and determining the target cell measurement value from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​based on the first information includes one of the following:

[0216] The first cell measurement value corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination is selected from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement value, wherein the first duplex configuration combination is a combination of duplex modes of the TRP associated with the first set;

[0217] Select from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​the first cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different duplex configuration combinations as the target cell measurement values.

[0218] It is understandable that the first information indicates a first duplex configuration combination, or multiple different duplex configuration combinations, and the terminal selects one or more corresponding first cell measurement values ​​to obtain the cell measurement result based on the first information.

[0219] One implementation involves selecting the first cell measurement value corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement value, thereby obtaining the cell measurement result based on the target cell measurement value.

[0220] One implementation involves selecting multiple first cell measurement values ​​corresponding to different duplex configuration combinations from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement values, thereby obtaining cell measurement results based on the target cell measurement values.

[0221] Furthermore, the target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result.

[0222] The target cell measurement values ​​are calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement results, including:

[0223] The target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each duplex configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the duplex configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

[0224] In this embodiment of the application, the cell measurement results are calculated by considering the cell measurement values ​​corresponding to specific duplex configuration combinations, which can obtain relatively stable cell measurement results and avoid frequent cell reselection caused by large fluctuations in measurement values.

[0225] In some instances, the first information is a duplex configuration, and determining the first set based on the first information includes:

[0226] Based on the first duplex configuration combination or multiple different duplex configuration combinations, determine the first time window corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination or multiple different duplex configuration combinations, and take the set of reference signals in the first time window as the first set.

[0227] For example, if the first information is a first duplex configuration combination, and the first duplex configuration combination is TRP1-DL, TRP2-DL, TRP3-UL, then the set of reference signals in the downlink transmission time window of TRP1 and the downlink time window of TRP2 is taken as the first set.

[0228] In this embodiment of the application, by considering the set of reference signals in the time window corresponding to a specific duplex configuration combination as the first set, and obtaining the cell measurement result based on the measurement result of the reference signals in the first set, the power consumption, detection overhead and detection time of the UE during cell measurement can be reduced.

[0229] In some embodiments, the first information is a DTX or DRX configuration, and determining one or more first cell measurements from the measurement results of reference signals in the first set based on the first information includes one of the following:

[0230] The cell measurement value corresponding to the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is selected from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement value. The first DTX or DRX configuration combination is a combination of the DTX or DRX states of the TRP associated with the first set.

[0231] Select cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement values.

[0232] It is understandable that defining the first DTX or DRX configuration combination means representing the combination of the DTX or DRX states of all TRPs in the first set.

[0233] For example, the first set includes {TRP1, TRP2, TRP3}, where TRP1 allows Tx (i.e., allows transmission), TRP2 does not allow Tx (i.e., does not allow transmission), and TRP3 allows Tx to form a DTX or DRX configuration combination; the DTX or DRX status is used to indicate the status of the device at a first DTX-DRX time or a second DTX-DRX time.

[0234] Similarly, the DTX or DRX configuration combination of the TRP associated with the kth type of the first set is the kth DTX or DRX configuration combination.

[0235] The terminal determines the cell measurement results using one of the following methods:

[0236] Method 1: Select the first DTX or DRX configuration combination and perform a weighted average of the measurement values ​​of multiple cells to obtain the cell measurement results;

[0237] Method 2: Take a weighted average of the cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple DTX or DRX configuration combinations associated with the first set to obtain the cell measurement result. For the k-th DTX or DRX configuration combination, the UE can select M... k The cell measurement value corresponding to the kth DTX or DRX configuration combination is used to calculate the cell measurement result.

[0238] The step of determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes:

[0239] The measurement value of the first cell is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each DTX or DRX configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the DTX or DRX configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

[0240] It is understood that the weighted average weight value, or the number of measurements selected for each DTX or DRX configuration combination, is determined by the time length proportion of the DTX or DRX configuration combination, or it can be indicated by the network side or predefined by the protocol (e.g., the default can be the same weight / number). The selected multiple DTX or DRX configuration combinations can be some or all of all DTX or DRX configuration combinations.

[0241] In this embodiment of the application, the cell measurement results are calculated by considering the cell measurement values ​​corresponding to a specific DTX or DRX configuration combination, which can obtain relatively stable cell measurement results and avoid frequent cell reselection caused by large fluctuations in measurement values.

[0242] In some embodiments, the first information is a DTX or DRX configuration, and determining the target cell measurement value from the plurality of first cell measurements based on the first information includes one of the following:

[0243] The first cell measurement value corresponding to the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is selected from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement value, wherein the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is a combination of the DTX or DRX states of the TRP associated with the first set;

[0244] Select from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​the first cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations as the target cell measurement values.

[0245] It is understandable that the first information indicates a first DTX or DRX configuration combination, or multiple DTX or DRX configuration combinations, and the terminal selects one or more corresponding first cell measurement values ​​to obtain the cell measurement result based on the first information.

[0246] One implementation involves selecting the first cell measurement value corresponding to a first DTX or DRX configuration combination from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement value, thereby obtaining the cell measurement result based on the target cell measurement value.

[0247] One implementation involves selecting first cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement values, thereby obtaining cell measurement results based on the target cell measurement values.

[0248] Furthermore, the target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result.

[0249] The step of calculating the target cell measurement value according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result includes:

[0250] The target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each DTX or DRX configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the DTX or DRX configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

[0251] In this embodiment of the application, the cell measurement results are calculated by considering the cell measurement values ​​corresponding to a specific DTX or DRX configuration combination, which can obtain relatively stable cell measurement results and avoid frequent cell reselection caused by large fluctuations in measurement values.

[0252] In some embodiments, the first information is a DTX or DRX configuration, and determining the first set based on the first information includes:

[0253] Based on the first DTX or DRX configuration combination or multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations, determine the first time window corresponding to the first DTX or DRX configuration combination or multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations, and take the set of reference signals in the first time window as the first set.

[0254] For example, if the first information is a first DTX or DRX configuration combination, and the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is TRP1 allows Tx, TRP2 does not allow Tx, and TRP3 allows Tx, then the set of reference signals in the Tx time window corresponding to TRP1 and TRP3 is taken as the first set.

[0255] In this embodiment of the application, by considering the set of reference signals in the time window corresponding to a specific DTX or DRX configuration combination as the first set, and obtaining the cell measurement result based on the measurement result of the reference signals in the first set, the power consumption, detection overhead and detection time of the UE during cell measurement can be reduced.

[0256] Optionally, the measurement method further includes:

[0257] The terminal determines whether to perform neighbor cell measurements based on the second information associated with the first set.

[0258] The second information includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the second TRP or TRP group, the identifier of the third reference signal or reference signal group, broadcast message, system information, RRC signaling, Media Access Control (MAC) layer signaling, and physical layer signaling.

[0259] The cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement (neighbor cell measurement) described in this application embodiment can also be applied to TRP or TRP group measurement.

[0260] Optionally, determine to perform neighbor cell measurements, including at least one of the following:

[0261] 1) If the second TRP or TRP group intersects with the second set, determine to perform neighbor cell measurement, where the second set represents the set of TRPs located at the cell edge;

[0262] Understandably, if a certain TRP or TRP group (i.e., the second TRP or TRP group) intersects with the second set, then neighbor cell measurement is performed; or, if the TRP or TRP group does not intersect with the second set, then neighbor cell measurement is not performed, where the second set represents the set of TRPs located at the cell edge.

[0263] 2) If the third reference signal or reference signal group intersects with the third set, it is determined to perform neighbor cell measurement, wherein the third set represents the set consisting of reference signals located at the cell edge or reference signals of TRP located at the cell edge;

[0264] It is understood that if a reference signal or reference signal group (i.e., the third reference signal or reference signal group) intersects with the third set, then neighbor cell measurement is performed; or, if the reference signal or reference signal group does not intersect with the third set, then neighbor cell measurement is not performed; the third set refers to the set of reference signals located at the cell edge or the reference signals of the TRP located at the cell edge.

[0265] 3) Based on the first indication information carried in the broadcast message or system information, determine to perform neighbor cell measurement;

[0266] Optionally, the first indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0267] a) The neighboring cell measurement reference signal or reference signal group corresponding to the reference signal or reference signal group;

[0268] b) Neighboring cell measurements of TRPs or TRP groups corresponding to TRPs or TRP groups;

[0269] c) Indication information of TRPs or TRP groups or reference signals or reference signal groups located at the cell edge;

[0270] This indication information indicates which TRPs or TRP groups are located at the cell edge, and which reference signals or reference signal groups correspond to the cell edge area.

[0271] For example, this indication information could be a list identifying which TRPs / TRP groups / reference signals / reference signal groups are at the cell edge; or, it could identify whether each TRP / TRP group / reference signal / reference signal group is located at the cell edge. The UE identifies the TRP / TRP group / reference signal / reference signal group identifier corresponding to the received reference signal, and determines whether it is at the cell edge based on this list.

[0272] d) Location information;

[0273] e) Area identification information;

[0274] f) Cell edge indication information;

[0275] In one embodiment, the cell edge indication information is a 1-bit information bit carried in the PBCH, which is explicit indication information. The UE determines whether the received reference signal is at the cell edge by recognizing the cell edge indication information.

[0276] g) Measurement threshold information.

[0277] For example, the reference signal at the cell edge is configured with different measurement thresholds. When the measurement result of this cell is lower than the measurement threshold, a neighboring cell measurement is performed.

[0278] 4) Based on the second indication information carried in the RRC signaling, MAC layer signaling or physical layer signaling, determine to perform neighbor cell measurement.

[0279] Optionally, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0280] The neighboring cell measurement reference signal or reference signal group corresponding to the reference signal or reference signal group;

[0281] The neighboring cell measurement TRP or TRP group corresponding to the TRP or TRP group;

[0282] Indication information for TRPs or TRP groups or reference signals or reference signal groups located at the edge of the cell;

[0283] Location information;

[0284] Area identification information;

[0285] Community edge indication information;

[0286] Measurement threshold information;

[0287] Indicator information for whether or not to perform neighbor cell measurements.

[0288] In this embodiment, the terminal only triggers neighbor cell measurement when it is at the cell edge; otherwise, it does not perform neighbor cell measurement, which is beneficial for terminal energy saving. Whether the terminal is at the cell edge can be indicated in various ways, such as specifying a set of cell edge TRPs, or carrying cell edge indication information (e.g., using a 1-bit information bit) in the broadcast message PBCH or system message SIB sent by the cell edge TRP. This can reduce the number of neighbor cell measurements / energy consumption with less network-side overhead. The network can also define the corresponding TRP / TRP group to be measured for each neighbor cell per TRP or per TRP group, reducing the complexity of the UE performing neighbor cell measurements.

[0289] Optionally, the measurement method further includes:

[0290] The terminal determines the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover based on the third information, or determines the priority of cell selection, reselection, or handover.

[0291] The cell selection or neighbor cell selection described in this application embodiment also includes cell reselection, and can also be applied to TRP or TRP group selection or reselection.

[0292] Optionally, the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0293] a) Number of TRPs within the community;

[0294] For example, the total number of TRPs in the cell, and the number of activated / actually enabled TRPs in the cell.

[0295] b) Community boundaries information;

[0296] For example, the area of ​​the residential area and the radius of the residential area.

[0297] c) Energy-saving status of the community;

[0298] For example, in NES mode, neighboring cells are in states such as cell DTX / DRX, TRPDTX / DRX, cell group DTX / DRX, TRP group DTX / DRX, UE DTX / DRX, UE group DTX / DRX, or the transmission cycle of reference signals such as SSB.

[0299] d) Reference signal transmission mode type;

[0300] For example, SFN transmission, per-TRP transmission, and multi-TRP (MTRP) coherent transmission.

[0301] e) Reference signal, broadcast signal, or channel type;

[0302] For example, is it an on-demand activated System Information Block (SIB) or a semi-statically configured SSB / SIB?

[0303] F) The period of one or a set of reference signals.

[0304] For example, SSB transmission cycle, TRS transmission cycle, transmission cycle of system messages or broadcast signals, and CSI-RS transmission cycle.

[0305] It should be noted that the method by which the terminal determines the threshold or priority for cell selection, reselection, or handover is indicated by the network side or predefined by the protocol.

[0306] Optionally, the threshold for determining cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the priority for determining cell selection, reselection, or handover, includes at least one of the following:

[0307] The more TRPs there are in a cell, the lower the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the higher the priority.

[0308] The larger the cell area, the lower the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the higher the priority.

[0309] The higher the energy efficiency of a community, the higher the threshold for community selection, reselection, or switching, or the lower the priority.

[0310] When the reference signal transmission mode is SFN transmission, the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover is the first threshold, and the priority is the first priority;

[0311] When the reference signal transmission method is multiple TRP coherent transmission, the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover is the second threshold, and the priority is the second priority;

[0312] When the reference signal is transmitted separately for each TRP, the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover is the third threshold, and the priority is the third priority.

[0313] For cells that support on-demand transmission of reference signals and / or system messages, the higher the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the lower the priority;

[0314] Cells that support on-demand transmission of reference signals and / or system messages have lower thresholds or higher priorities for cell selection, reselection, or handover when reference signals and / or system messages are activated.

[0315] Cells that support on-demand transmission of reference signals and / or system messages have higher thresholds or lower priorities for cell selection, reselection, or handover when reference signals and / or system messages are not activated.

[0316] In this embodiment, the terminal can determine and filter suitable target neighbor cells or neighbor cell TRPs based on more network information, thereby reducing the complexity of measurement.

[0317] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0318] The terminal sends a first signal, which triggers the TRP in the cell, which is in energy-saving mode, to send reference signals and / or system messages for cell measurement.

[0319] When the terminal performs cell measurements, the UE can send a first signal (such as WUS, Msg1 / MsgA / preamble, etc.) to trigger the device in the cell power-saving state to send reference signals and / or system messages to perform cell measurements.

[0320] This method is mainly applicable when the target cell is in an energy-saving state, such as when the neighboring cell is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX, TRPDTX / DRX, or TRP group DTX / DRX, i.e., it does not transmit downlink signals, or when the downlink signal transmission of the neighboring cell network is on demand.

[0321] In this embodiment, the terminal triggers the TRP in power-saving / sleep mode to send a reference signal for cell measurement via the uplink signal. This can obtain more accurate cell measurement results and avoid large fluctuations in cell measurement results due to the shutdown of TRP DTX / DRX or on-demand downlink signals, thus avoiding frequent cell reselection and reducing UE power consumption.

[0322] Figure 5 This is a second schematic flowchart illustrating the measurement method provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 5 As shown, the measurement method includes:

[0323] Step 500: The network-side device sends reference signal indication information to the terminal. The reference signal indication information is used to instruct the terminal to determine the cell measurement result based on the measurement result of the reference signal in the first set. The first set is a set composed of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals in the cell.

[0324] In some embodiments, the first set includes at least one of the following:

[0325] The first reference signal is the N reference signals with the best measurement results, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is a network-side indication or protocol predefined.

[0326] All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the first reference signal;

[0327] All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the first reference signal;

[0328] The second reference signal is all or N reference signals for which the measurement result reaches a predefined measurement threshold;

[0329] All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the second reference signal;

[0330] All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the second reference signal;

[0331] The number of reference signals whose measurement results reach a predefined measurement threshold exceeds the first preset threshold of the TRP or all reference signals in the reference signal group.

[0332] All reference signals of a first reference signal group, wherein the first reference signal group is a reference signal group indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set related to the previous cell measurement;

[0333] All reference signals of the first TRP, which is indicated by the network side, predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set of data related to the previous cell measurement;

[0334] Reference signal within the first time window;

[0335] Reference signal on the first spectrum resource;

[0336] The first type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a first-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a first-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one reference signal in a variety of types of reference signals, at least one broadcast channel in a variety of types of broadcast channels, a first part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a narrowband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

[0337] The second type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a second-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a second-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one other type of reference signal in the plurality of types of reference signals besides the first type of reference signal, at least one other type of broadcast channel in the plurality of types of broadcast channels besides the first reference signal, a second part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a broadband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

[0338] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0339] The network-side device sends first information to the terminal, the first information being used to determine the cell measurement value, or the first information being used to determine the first set.

[0340] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0341] Duplex configuration, which is used to indicate the duplex mode of a network-side device or a terminal device;

[0342] Discontinuous transmission DTX or discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the DTX or DRX configuration is used to indicate the DTX or DRX status of network-side devices or terminal devices;

[0343] On-demand transmission configuration information, which is used to indicate the transmission configuration of downlink signals for on-demand transmission;

[0344] Time resource information;

[0345] Frequency resource information.

[0346] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0347] The network-side device sends a second message to the terminal. The second message is used to determine whether to perform neighbor cell measurement. The second message includes at least one of the following: the identifier of a second TRP or TRP group, the identifier of a third reference signal or reference signal group, a broadcast message, system information, RRC signaling, MAC layer signaling, and physical layer signaling.

[0348] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0349] The network-side device sends third information to the terminal, which is used to determine the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or to determine the priority of cell selection, reselection, or handover.

[0350] The third information includes at least one of the following:

[0351] Number of TRPs within the community;

[0352] Community boundaries information;

[0353] Energy efficiency status of the residential community;

[0354] Reference signal transmission method type;

[0355] Reference signal or broadcast signal or channel type;

[0356] The period of one or a set of reference signals.

[0357] The above-described method embodiments use network-side devices as the execution subject, belong to the same inventive concept as the aforementioned terminal-side method embodiments, and can achieve the same technical effect. For the understanding of the above-described network-side method embodiments, please refer to the description in the aforementioned terminal-side embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0358] The measurement method provided in this application can be executed by a measuring device. This application uses a measuring device executing the measurement method as an example to illustrate the measuring device provided in this application.

[0359] Figure 6 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the measuring device provided in the embodiments of this application, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the measurement device 600 includes a processing module 610, which is used to determine the cell measurement result based on the measurement result of the reference signal in the first set, wherein the first set is a set consisting of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals in the cell.

[0360] Optionally, the first set includes at least one of the following:

[0361] The first reference signal is the N reference signals with the best measurement results, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is a network-side indication or protocol predefined.

[0362] All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the first reference signal;

[0363] All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the first reference signal;

[0364] The second reference signal is all or N reference signals for which the measurement result reaches a predefined measurement threshold;

[0365] All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the second reference signal;

[0366] All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the second reference signal;

[0367] The number of reference signals whose measurement results reach a predefined measurement threshold exceeds the first preset threshold of the TRP or all reference signals in the reference signal group.

[0368] All reference signals of a first reference signal group, wherein the first reference signal group is a reference signal group indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set related to the previous cell measurement;

[0369] All reference signals of the first TRP, which is indicated by the network side, predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set of data related to the previous cell measurement;

[0370] Reference signal within the first time window;

[0371] Reference signal on the first spectrum resource;

[0372] The first type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a first-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a first-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one reference signal in a variety of types of reference signals, at least one broadcast channel in a variety of types of broadcast channels, a first part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a narrowband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

[0373] The second type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a second-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a second-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one other type of reference signal in the plurality of types of reference signals besides the first type of reference signal, at least one other type of broadcast channel in the plurality of types of broadcast channels besides the first reference signal, a second part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a broadband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

[0374] Optionally, determining the cell measurement results includes:

[0375] Based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set, determine one or more measurement values ​​of the first cell;

[0376] The cell measurement result is determined based on the measurement values ​​of the first cell.

[0377] The measurement value of the first cell is determined by at least one of the following:

[0378] The measurement value of the first cell is determined to be the first value among the measurement results of the reference signal in the first set, wherein the first value is one of the following: maximum value, median value, (e.g., median), minimum value, or any value;

[0379] The measured value of the first cell is determined to be the value calculated by a preset function from the M best measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set, or the value calculated by a preset function from any M measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set, or the value calculated by a preset function from all measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set.

[0380] The measurement value of the first cell is determined to be the first value among the measurement results of the reference signal in the first set that satisfy the first threshold. The first value is one of the following: maximum value, median value, (e.g., median), minimum value, or any value.

[0381] The measured value of the first cell is determined to be the value calculated by a preset function from all the measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set that satisfy the first threshold, or the value calculated by a preset function from the best M measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set that satisfy the first threshold, or the value calculated by a preset function from any M measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set that satisfy the first threshold.

[0382] The measurement value of the first cell is determined to be the value calculated by a preset function based on the measurement values ​​of all TRPs or reference signal groups within the first set; M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0383] Optionally, the measured values ​​of the TRP or reference signal group are determined by at least one of the following:

[0384] The first value among all reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group;

[0385] The value is calculated by a preset function from the best W measurement results among all reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group, or any W measurement values, or all measurement values.

[0386] The first value among all reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group that satisfies the first threshold;

[0387] The value obtained by calculating all the measurement values ​​that satisfy the first threshold, or the best W measurement values ​​that satisfy the first threshold, or any W measurement values ​​that satisfy the first threshold, from all the reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group, according to a preset function;

[0388] Optionally, determining one or more first cell measurements based on the measurement results of reference signals in the first set includes:

[0389] Based on the first information, one or more first cell measurements are determined from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set.

[0390] Optionally, determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes:

[0391] The measurement values ​​of the first cell are calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement results.

[0392] Optionally, determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes:

[0393] Based on the first information, the target cell measurement value is determined from the plurality of first cell measurement values;

[0394] The target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result.

[0395] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0396] Based on the first information, the first set is determined.

[0397] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0398] Duplex configuration, which is used to indicate the duplex mode of a network-side device or a terminal device;

[0399] Discontinuous transmission DTX or discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the DTX or DRX configuration is used to indicate the DTX or DRX status of network-side devices or terminal devices;

[0400] On-demand transmission configuration information, which is used to indicate the transmission configuration of downlink signals for on-demand transmission;

[0401] Time resource information;

[0402] Frequency resource information.

[0403] Optionally, the first information is a duplex configuration, and determining one or more first cell measurement values ​​from the measurement results of reference signals in the first set based on the first information includes one of the following:

[0404] The cell measurement value corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination is selected from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement value. The first duplex configuration combination is a combination of duplex modes of the TRP associated with the first set.

[0405] Select cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different duplex configuration combinations from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement values.

[0406] Optionally, determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes:

[0407] The measurement value of the first cell is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each duplex configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the duplex configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

[0408] Optionally, the first information is a duplex configuration, and determining the target cell measurement value from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​based on the first information includes one of the following:

[0409] The first cell measurement value corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination is selected from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement value, wherein the first duplex configuration combination is a combination of duplex modes of the TRP associated with the first set;

[0410] Select from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​the first cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different duplex configuration combinations as the target cell measurement values.

[0411] Optionally, the step of calculating the target cell measurement value according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result includes:

[0412] The target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each duplex configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the duplex configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

[0413] Optionally, the first information is a duplex configuration, and determining the first set based on the first information includes:

[0414] Based on the first duplex configuration combination or multiple different duplex configuration combinations, determine the first time window corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination or multiple different duplex configuration combinations, and take the set of reference signals in the first time window as the first set.

[0415] Optionally, the first information is a DTX or DRX configuration, and determining one or more first cell measurements from the measurement results of reference signals in the first set based on the first information includes one of the following:

[0416] The cell measurement value corresponding to the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is selected from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement value. The first DTX or DRX configuration combination is a combination of the DTX or DRX states of the TRP associated with the first set.

[0417] Select cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement values.

[0418] Optionally, determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes:

[0419] The measurement value of the first cell is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each DTX or DRX configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the DTX or DRX configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

[0420] Optionally, the first information is a DTX or DRX configuration, and determining the target cell measurement value from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​based on the first information includes one of the following:

[0421] The first cell measurement value corresponding to the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is selected from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement value, wherein the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is a combination of the DTX or DRX states of the TRP associated with the first set;

[0422] Select from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​the first cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations as the target cell measurement values.

[0423] Optionally, the step of calculating the target cell measurement value according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result includes:

[0424] The target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each DTX or DRX configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the DTX or DRX configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

[0425] Optionally, the first information is a DTX or DRX configuration, and determining the first set based on the first information includes:

[0426] Based on the first DTX or DRX configuration combination or multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations, determine the first time window corresponding to the first DTX or DRX configuration combination or multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations, and take the set of reference signals in the first time window as the first set.

[0427] Optionally, the DTX or DRX configuration includes at least one of the following: DTX or DRX configuration of a cell, DTX or DRX configuration of a TRP, DTX or DRX configuration of a cell group, and DTX or DRX configuration of a TRP group.

[0428] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0429] The terminal determines whether to perform neighbor cell measurements based on the second information associated with the first set.

[0430] The second information includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the second TRP or TRP group, the identifier of the third reference signal or reference signal group, broadcast message, system information, RRC signaling, MAC layer signaling, and physical layer signaling.

[0431] Optionally, determining to perform neighbor cell measurements includes at least one of the following:

[0432] If the second TRP or TRP group intersects with the second set, it is determined to perform neighbor cell measurement, where the second set represents the set of TRPs located at the cell edge;

[0433] If the third reference signal or reference signal group intersects with the third set, it is determined to perform neighbor cell measurement. The third set represents the set of reference signals located at the cell edge or the reference signals of the TRP located at the cell edge.

[0434] Based on the first indication information carried in the broadcast message or system information, it is determined to perform neighbor cell measurement;

[0435] Based on the second indication information carried in the RRC signaling, MAC layer signaling, or physical layer signaling, it is determined to perform neighbor cell measurement.

[0436] Optionally, the first indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0437] The neighboring cell measurement reference signal or reference signal group corresponding to the reference signal or reference signal group;

[0438] The neighboring cell measurement TRP or TRP group corresponding to the TRP or TRP group;

[0439] Indication information for TRPs or TRP groups or reference signals or reference signal groups located at the edge of the cell;

[0440] Location information;

[0441] Area identification information;

[0442] Community edge indication information;

[0443] Measurement threshold information.

[0444] Optionally, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0445] The neighboring cell measurement reference signal or reference signal group corresponding to the reference signal or reference signal group;

[0446] The neighboring cell measurement TRP or TRP group corresponding to the TRP or TRP group;

[0447] Indication information for TRPs or TRP groups or reference signals or reference signal groups located at the edge of the cell;

[0448] Location information;

[0449] Area identification information;

[0450] Community edge indication information;

[0451] Measurement threshold information;

[0452] Indicator information for whether or not to perform neighbor cell measurements.

[0453] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0454] Based on the third information, determine the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or determine the priority of cell selection, reselection, or handover;

[0455] The third information includes at least one of the following:

[0456] Number of TRPs within the community;

[0457] Community boundaries information;

[0458] Energy efficiency status of the residential community;

[0459] Reference signal transmission method type;

[0460] Reference signal or broadcast signal or channel type;

[0461] The period of one or a set of reference signals.

[0462] Optionally, the threshold for determining cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the priority for determining cell selection, reselection, or handover, includes at least one of the following:

[0463] The more TRPs there are in a cell, the lower the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the higher the priority.

[0464] The larger the cell area, the lower the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the higher the priority.

[0465] The higher the energy efficiency of a community, the higher the threshold for community selection, reselection, or switching, or the lower the priority.

[0466] When the reference signal transmission mode is SFN transmission, the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover is the first threshold, and the priority is the first priority;

[0467] When the reference signal transmission method is multiple TRP coherent transmission, the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover is the second threshold, and the priority is the second priority;

[0468] When the reference signal is transmitted separately for each TRP, the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover is the third threshold, and the priority is the third priority.

[0469] For cells that support on-demand transmission of reference signals and / or system messages, the higher the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the lower the priority;

[0470] Cells that support on-demand transmission of reference signals and / or system messages have lower thresholds or higher priorities for cell selection, reselection, or handover when reference signals and / or system messages are activated.

[0471] Cells that support on-demand transmission of reference signals and / or system messages have higher thresholds or lower priorities for cell selection, reselection, or handover when reference signals and / or system messages are not activated.

[0472] Optionally, the measuring device further includes:

[0473] The first transmitting module is used to transmit a first signal, which triggers the TRP in the cell, which is in energy-saving state, to transmit reference signals and / or system messages for cell measurement.

[0474] The measuring device provided in this application embodiment can achieve... Figures 2 to 4 The various processes implemented in the method embodiments achieve the same technical effect, and will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0475] Figure 7 This is a second schematic diagram of the measuring device provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 7 As shown, the measurement device 700 includes: a second transmitting module 710, used to transmit reference signal indication information to a terminal, the reference signal indication information being used to instruct the terminal to determine the cell measurement result based on the measurement result of the reference signal in a first set, the first set being a set composed of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell.

[0476] Optionally, the first set includes at least one of the following:

[0477] The first reference signal is the N reference signals with the best measurement results, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is a network-side indication or protocol predefined.

[0478] All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the first reference signal;

[0479] All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the first reference signal;

[0480] The second reference signal is all or N reference signals for which the measurement result reaches a predefined measurement threshold;

[0481] All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the second reference signal;

[0482] All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the second reference signal;

[0483] The number of reference signals whose measurement results reach a predefined measurement threshold exceeds the first preset threshold of the TRP or all reference signals in the reference signal group.

[0484] All reference signals of a first reference signal group, wherein the first reference signal group is a reference signal group indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set related to the previous cell measurement;

[0485] All reference signals of the first TRP, which is indicated by the network side, predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set of data related to the previous cell measurement;

[0486] Reference signal within the first time window;

[0487] Reference signal on the first spectrum resource;

[0488] The first type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a first-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a first-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one reference signal in a variety of types of reference signals, at least one broadcast channel in a variety of types of broadcast channels, a first part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a narrowband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

[0489] The second type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a second-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a second-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one other type of reference signal in the plurality of types of reference signals besides the first type of reference signal, at least one other type of broadcast channel in the plurality of types of broadcast channels besides the first reference signal, a second part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a broadband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

[0490] Optionally, the second sending module is further configured to:

[0491] Send first information to the terminal, the first information being used to determine the cell measurement value, or the first information being used to determine the first set.

[0492] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0493] Duplex configuration, which is used to indicate the duplex mode of a network-side device or a terminal device;

[0494] Discontinuous transmission DTX or discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the DTX or DRX configuration is used to indicate the DTX or DRX status of network-side devices or terminal devices;

[0495] On-demand transmission configuration information, which is used to indicate the transmission configuration of downlink signals for on-demand transmission;

[0496] Time resource information;

[0497] Frequency resource information.

[0498] Optionally, the second sending module is further configured to:

[0499] The device is prepared to send a second message to the terminal, the second message being used to determine whether to perform neighbor cell measurement, the second message including at least one of the following: the identifier of a second TRP or TRP group, the identifier of a third reference signal or reference signal group, a broadcast message, system information, RRC signaling, MAC layer signaling, and physical layer signaling.

[0500] Optionally, the second sending module is further configured to:

[0501] Send third information to the terminal, the third information being used to determine the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or to determine the priority of cell selection, reselection, or handover;

[0502] The third information includes at least one of the following:

[0503] Number of TRPs within the community;

[0504] Community boundaries information;

[0505] Energy efficiency status of the residential community;

[0506] Reference signal transmission method type;

[0507] Reference signal or broadcast signal or channel type;

[0508] The period of one or a set of reference signals.

[0509] The measuring device provided in this application embodiment can achieve... Figure 5 The various processes implemented in the method embodiments achieve the same technical effect, and will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0510] This application provides a measuring device. As an example, the measuring device may be a communication device or a component within a communication device, such as a chip. The communication device may be a terminal, a network-side device, or a server, etc. Exemplarily, the terminal may include, but is not limited to, the type of terminal 11 listed above, and the network-side device may include, but is not limited to, the type of network-side device 12 listed above. This application does not impose specific limitations.

[0511] The measuring device includes a receiving module, a transmitting module, and a processing module. These modules can be implemented in software or hardware. When implemented in hardware, the processing module can be implemented by a processor. For example, the processor can include general-purpose processors, special-purpose processors, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), microprocessor, Digital Signal Processor (DSP), Artificial Intelligence (AI) processor, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Network Processor (NP), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, gate circuits, transistors, discrete hardware components, etc. The receiving and transmitting modules can be implemented by a communication interface, which can include one or more of the following: transceiver, pins, circuits, bus, radio frequency unit, etc.

[0512] For details, see Figure 6 When the measuring device is a terminal or a component within a terminal, the measuring device 600 includes a processing module for determining cell measurement results based on the measurement results of reference signals in a first set, wherein the first set is a set consisting of a portion of the Transmitter Receiver Points (TRPs) or a portion of the reference signals within the cell.

[0513] See Figure 7When the measuring device is a network-side device or a component of a network-side device, the measuring device 700 includes a second transmitting module 710, which is used to transmit reference signal indication information to the terminal. The reference signal indication information is used to instruct the terminal to determine the cell measurement result based on the measurement result of the reference signal in the first set. The first set is a set composed of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals in the cell.

[0514] like Figure 8 As shown, this application embodiment also provides a communication device 800, including a processor 801 and a memory 802. The memory 802 stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor 801. For example, when the communication device 800 is a terminal, the program or instructions executed by the processor 801 implement the various steps of the above-described measurement method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 800 is a network-side device, the program or instructions executed by the processor 801 implement the various steps of the above-described measurement method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, further details are omitted here.

[0515] This application embodiment also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement, for example... Figure 2 The steps in the method embodiment shown are illustrated. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-described terminal-side method embodiment. All implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this terminal embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. The terminal can be... Figure 6 The measuring device shown. Specifically, Figure 9 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal to implement an embodiment of this application.

[0516] The terminal 900 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 901, network module 902, audio output unit 903, input unit 904, sensor 905, display unit 906, user input unit 907, interface unit 908, memory 909, and processor 910.

[0517] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 900 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 910 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Figure 9 The terminal structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0518] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 904 may include a graphics processor 9041 and a microphone 9042. The graphics processor 9041 processes image data of still images or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The display unit 906 may include a display panel 9061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 907 includes at least one of a touch panel 9071 and other input devices 9072. The touch panel 9071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 9071 may include a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 9072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described in detail here.

[0519] In this embodiment, after receiving downlink data from the network-side device, the radio frequency unit 901 can transmit it to the processor 910 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 901 can send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 901 includes, but is not limited to, antennas, amplifiers, transceivers, couplers, low-noise amplifiers, duplexers, etc.

[0520] The memory 909 can be used to store software programs or instructions, as well as various data. The memory 909 may primarily include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. The first storage area may store the operating system, application programs or instructions required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 909 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct memory bus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 909 in the embodiments of this application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0521] Processor 910 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 910 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles operations involving the operating system, user interface, and applications, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the aforementioned modem processor may also not be integrated into processor 910.

[0522] The processor 910 is used to determine cell measurement results based on the measurement results of reference signals in the first set, wherein the first set is a set consisting of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell.

[0523] In this embodiment, the terminal determines the cell measurement result based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set. The first set is a set consisting of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell. The terminal only measures the reference signals in a certain area / specific TRP / specific reference signal group, instead of measuring all the reference signals in the entire cell before determining the cell measurement result. This can reduce the UE's energy consumption, detection overhead, and detection time during cell measurement.

[0524] It is understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the method embodiment and achieve the same or corresponding technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0525] This application embodiment also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement, for example... Figure 5 The steps of the method embodiment shown are illustrated. This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the above-described network-side device method embodiment. All implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0526] Specifically, embodiments of this application also provide a network-side device, which can be... Figure 7 The measuring device shown. (As shown) Figure 10 As shown, the network-side device 1000 includes: an antenna 1001, a radio frequency (RF) device 1002, a baseband device 1003, a processor 1004, and a memory 1005. The antenna 1001 is connected to the RF device 1002. In the uplink direction, the RF device 1002 receives information through the antenna 1001 and transmits the received information to the baseband device 1003 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 1003 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to the RF device 1002. The RF device 1002 processes the received information and transmits it through the antenna 1001.

[0527] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 1003, which includes a baseband processor.

[0528] The baseband device 1003 may include, for example, at least one baseband board on which multiple chips are disposed, such as... Figure 10 As shown, one of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 1005 via a bus interface to call the program in the memory 1005 and execute the network device operation shown in the above method embodiment.

[0529] The network-side device may also include a network interface 1006, such as a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0530] Specifically, the network-side device 10000 in this application embodiment further includes: instructions or programs stored in memory 1005 and executable on processor 1004, wherein processor 1004 calls the instructions or programs in memory 1005 to execute. Figure 7 The methods executed by each module shown achieve the same technical effect, and to avoid repetition, they will not be described in detail here.

[0531] This application also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described measurement method embodiments and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0532] The processor mentioned above is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transient readable storage medium.

[0533] This application embodiment also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above measurement method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0534] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0535] This application also provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above measurement method embodiments, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0536] This application also provides a communication system, including: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform the steps of the measurement method described above, and the network-side device can be used to perform the steps of the measurement method described above.

[0537] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0538] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of computer software products plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms, and of course, they can also be implemented by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.) and includes several instructions to cause the terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0539] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other implementations under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims. All of these implementations are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A measurement method, characterized in that, include: The terminal determines the cell measurement results based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set, which is a set consisting of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell.

2. The measurement method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first set includes at least one of the following: The first reference signal is the N reference signals with the best measurement results, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is a network-side indication or protocol predefined. All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the first reference signal; All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the first reference signal; The second reference signal is all or N reference signals for which the measurement result reaches a predefined measurement threshold; All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the second reference signal; All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the second reference signal; The number of reference signals whose measurement results reach a predefined measurement threshold exceeds the first preset threshold of the TRP or all reference signals in the reference signal group. All reference signals of a first reference signal group, wherein the first reference signal group is a reference signal group indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set related to the previous cell measurement; All reference signals of the first TRP, which is indicated by the network side, predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set of data related to the previous cell measurement; Reference signal within the first time window; Reference signal on the first spectrum resource; The first type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a first-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a first-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one reference signal in a variety of types of reference signals, at least one broadcast channel in a variety of types of broadcast channels, a first part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a narrowband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel. The second type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a second-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a second-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one other type of reference signal in the plurality of types of reference signals besides the first type of reference signal, at least one other type of broadcast channel in the plurality of types of broadcast channels besides the first reference signal, a second part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a broadband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

3. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1-2, characterized in that, The determination of the cell measurement results includes: Based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set, determine one or more measurement values ​​of the first cell; The cell measurement result is determined based on the measurement values ​​of the first cell. The measurement value of the first cell is determined by at least one of the following: The measurement value of the first cell is determined to be the first value among the measurement results of the reference signal in the first set, wherein the first value is one of the following: maximum value, median value, minimum value, or any value; The measured value of the first cell is determined to be the value calculated by a preset function from the M best measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set, or the value calculated by a preset function from any M measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set, or the value calculated by a preset function from all measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set. The measurement value of the first cell is determined to be the first value among the measurement results of the reference signal in the first set that satisfy the first threshold, wherein the first value is at least one of the following: maximum value, median value, minimum value, or any value; The measured value of the first cell is determined to be the value calculated by a preset function from all the measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set that satisfy the first threshold, or the value calculated by a preset function from the best M measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set that satisfy the first threshold, or the value calculated by a preset function from any M measured values ​​of the reference signals in the first set that satisfy the first threshold. The measurement value of the first cell is determined to be the value calculated by a preset function based on the measurement values ​​of all TRPs or reference signal groups within the first set; M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

4. The measurement method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The measured values ​​of the TRP or reference signal group are determined by at least one of the following: The first value among all reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group; The value is calculated by a preset function from the best W measurement results among all reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group, or any W measurement values, or all measurement values. The first value among all reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group that satisfies the first threshold; The value is calculated by a preset function from all the reference signal measurement results in the TRP or reference signal group that satisfy the first threshold, or the best W measurement values ​​that satisfy the first threshold, or any W measurement values ​​that satisfy the first threshold.

5. The measurement method according to any one of claims 3-4, characterized in that, Determining one or more first cell measurement values ​​based on the measurement results of reference signals in the first set includes: Based on the first information, one or more first cell measurements are determined from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set.

6. The measurement method according to any one of claims 3-5, characterized in that, The step of determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes: The measurement values ​​of the first cell are calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement results.

7. The measurement method according to any one of claims 3-4, characterized in that, The step of determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes: Based on the first information, the target cell measurement value is determined from the plurality of first cell measurement values; The target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result.

8. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, Before determining the cell measurement result based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set, the method further includes: Based on the first information, the first set is determined.

9. The measurement method according to claim 5, 7, or 8, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: Duplex configuration, which is used to indicate the duplex mode of a network-side device or a terminal device; Discontinuous transmission DTX or discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the DTX or DRX configuration is used to indicate the DTX or DRX status of network-side devices or terminal devices; On-demand transmission configuration information, which is used to indicate the transmission configuration of downlink signals for on-demand transmission; Time resource information; Frequency resource information.

10. The measurement method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first information is a duplex configuration. The step of determining one or more first cell measurement values ​​from the measurement results of reference signals in the first set based on the first information includes one of the following: The cell measurement value corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination is selected from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement value. The first duplex configuration combination is a combination of duplex modes of the TRP associated with the first set. Select cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different duplex configuration combinations from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement values.

11. The measurement method according to claim 10, characterized in that, The step of determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes: The measurement value of the first cell is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each duplex configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the duplex configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

12. The measurement method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first information is a duplex configuration. The step of determining the target cell measurement value from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​based on the first information includes one of the following: The first cell measurement value corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination is selected from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement value, wherein the first duplex configuration combination is a combination of duplex modes of the TRP associated with the first set; Select from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​the first cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different duplex configuration combinations as the target cell measurement values.

13. The measurement method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The step of calculating the target cell measurement value according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result includes: The target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each duplex configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the duplex configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

14. The measurement method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first information is a duplex configuration, and determining the first set based on the first information includes: Based on the first duplex configuration combination or multiple different duplex configuration combinations, determine the first time window corresponding to the first duplex configuration combination or multiple different duplex configuration combinations, and take the set of reference signals in the first time window as the first set.

15. The measurement method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first information is a DTX or DRX configuration, and the step of determining one or more first cell measurement values ​​from the measurement results of reference signals in the first set based on the first information includes one of the following: The cell measurement value corresponding to the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is selected from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement value. The first DTX or DRX configuration combination is a combination of the DTX or DRX states of the TRP associated with the first set. Select cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations from the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set as the first cell measurement values.

16. The measurement method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The step of determining the cell measurement result based on the first cell measurement value includes: The measurement value of the first cell is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each DTX or DRX configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the DTX or DRX configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

17. The measurement method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first information is a DTX or DRX configuration, and the step of determining the target cell measurement value from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​based on the first information includes one of the following: The first cell measurement value corresponding to the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is selected from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​as the target cell measurement value, wherein the first DTX or DRX configuration combination is a combination of the DTX or DRX states of the TRP associated with the first set; Select from the plurality of first cell measurement values ​​the first cell measurement values ​​corresponding to multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations as the target cell measurement values.

18. The measurement method according to claim 17, characterized in that, The step of calculating the target cell measurement value according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result includes: The target cell measurement value is calculated according to a preset function to obtain the cell measurement result. The preset function is a weighted average function. The weight value in the weighted average function or the number of measurement values ​​selected for each DTX or DRX configuration combination is determined by the time length ratio of the DTX or DRX configuration combination, or indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol.

19. The measurement method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first information is a DTX or DRX configuration, and determining the first set based on the first information includes: Based on the first DTX or DRX configuration combination or multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations, determine the first time window corresponding to the first DTX or DRX configuration combination or multiple different DTX or DRX configuration combinations, and take the set of reference signals in the first time window as the first set.

20. The measurement method according to any one of claims 15-19, characterized in that, The DTX or DRX configuration includes at least one of the following: cell DTX or DRX configuration, TRP DTX or DRX configuration, cell group DTX or DRX configuration, and TRP group DTX or DRX configuration.

21. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1-120, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal determines whether to perform neighbor cell measurements based on the second information associated with the first set. The second information includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the second TRP or TRP group, the identifier of the third reference signal or reference signal group, broadcast message, system information, RRC signaling, MAC layer signaling, and physical layer signaling.

22. The measurement method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The determination to perform neighbor cell measurements includes at least one of the following: If the second TRP or TRP group intersects with the second set, it is determined to perform neighbor cell measurement, where the second set represents the set of TRPs located at the cell edge; If the third reference signal or reference signal group intersects with the third set, it is determined to perform neighbor cell measurement. The third set represents the set of reference signals located at the cell edge or the reference signals of the TRP located at the cell edge. Based on the first indication information carried in the broadcast message or system information, it is determined to perform neighbor cell measurement; Based on the second indication information carried in the RRC signaling, MAC layer signaling, or physical layer signaling, it is determined to perform neighbor cell measurement.

23. The measurement method according to claim 22, characterized in that, The first indication information includes at least one of the following: The neighboring cell measurement reference signal or reference signal group corresponding to the reference signal or reference signal group; The neighboring cell measurement TRP or TRP group corresponding to the TRP or TRP group; Indication information for TRPs or TRP groups or reference signals or reference signal groups located at the edge of the cell; Location information; Area identification information; Community edge indication information; Measurement threshold information.

24. The measurement method according to claim 22, characterized in that, The second indication information includes at least one of the following: The neighboring cell measurement reference signal or reference signal group corresponding to the reference signal or reference signal group; The neighboring cell measurement TRP or TRP group corresponding to the TRP or TRP group; Indication information for TRPs or TRP groups or reference signals or reference signal groups located at the edge of the cell; Location information; Area identification information; Community edge indication information; Measurement threshold information; Indicator information for whether or not to perform neighbor cell measurements.

25. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1-24, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal determines the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover based on the third information, or determines the priority of cell selection, reselection, or handover. The third information includes at least one of the following: Number of TRPs within the community; Community boundaries information; Energy efficiency status of the residential community; Reference signal transmission method type; Reference signal, broadcast signal, or channel type; The period of one or a set of reference signals.

26. The measurement method according to claim 25, characterized in that, The threshold for determining cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the priority for determining cell selection, reselection, or handover, includes at least one of the following: The more TRPs there are in a cell, the lower the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the higher the priority. The larger the cell area, the lower the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the higher the priority. The higher the energy efficiency of a community, the higher the threshold for community selection, reselection, or switching, or the lower the priority. When the reference signal transmission mode is SFN transmission, the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover is the first threshold, and the priority is the first priority; When the reference signal transmission method is multiple TRP coherent transmission, the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover is the second threshold, and the priority is the second priority; When the reference signal is transmitted separately for each TRP, the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover is the third threshold, and the priority is the third priority. For cells that support on-demand transmission of reference signals and / or system messages, the higher the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or the lower the priority; Cells that support on-demand transmission of reference signals and / or system messages have lower thresholds or higher priorities for cell selection, reselection, or handover when reference signals and / or system messages are activated. Cells that support on-demand transmission of reference signals and / or system messages have higher thresholds or lower priorities for cell selection, reselection, or handover when reference signals and / or system messages are not activated.

27. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1-26, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal sends a first signal, which triggers the TRP in the cell, which is in energy-saving mode, to send reference signals and / or system messages for cell measurement.

28. A measurement method, characterized in that, include: The network-side device sends reference signal indication information to the terminal. The reference signal indication information is used to instruct the terminal to determine the cell measurement result based on the measurement result of the reference signal in the first set. The first set is a set composed of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals in the cell.

29. The measurement method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The first set includes at least one of the following: The first reference signal is the N reference signals with the best measurement results, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is a network-side indication or protocol predefined. All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the first reference signal; All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the first reference signal; The second reference signal is all or N reference signals for which the measurement result reaches a predefined measurement threshold; All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the second reference signal; All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the second reference signal; The number of reference signals whose measurement results reach a predefined measurement threshold exceeds the first preset threshold of the TRP or all reference signals in the reference signal group. All reference signals of a first reference signal group, wherein the first reference signal group is a reference signal group indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set related to the previous cell measurement; All reference signals of the first TRP, which is indicated by the network side, predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set of data related to the previous cell measurement; Reference signal within the first time window; Reference signal on the first spectrum resource; The first type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a first-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a first-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one reference signal in a variety of types of reference signals, at least one broadcast channel in a variety of types of broadcast channels, a first part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a narrowband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel. The second type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a second-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a second-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one other type of reference signal in the plurality of types of reference signals besides the first type of reference signal, at least one other type of broadcast channel in the plurality of types of broadcast channels besides the first reference signal, a second part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a broadband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

30. The measurement method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network-side device sends first information to the terminal, the first information being used to determine the cell measurement value, or the first information being used to determine the first set.

31. The measurement method according to claim 30, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: Duplex configuration, which is used to indicate the duplex mode of a network-side device or a terminal device; Discontinuous transmission DTX or discontinuous reception DRX configuration, wherein the DTX or DRX configuration is used to indicate the DTX or DRX status of network-side devices or terminal devices; On-demand transmission configuration information, which is used to indicate the transmission configuration of downlink signals for on-demand transmission; Time resource information; Frequency resource information.

32. The measurement method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network-side device sends a second message to the terminal. The second message is used to determine whether to perform neighbor cell measurement. The second message includes at least one of the following: the identifier of a second TRP or TRP group, the identifier of a third reference signal or reference signal group, a broadcast message, system information, RRC signaling, MAC layer signaling, and physical layer signaling.

33. The measurement method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network-side device sends third information to the terminal, the third information being used to determine the threshold for cell selection, reselection, or handover, or to determine the priority of cell selection, reselection, or handover. The third information includes at least one of the following: Number of TRPs within the community; Community boundaries information; Energy efficiency status of the residential community; Reference signal transmission method type; Reference signal, broadcast signal, or channel type; The period of one or a set of reference signals.

34. A measuring device, characterized in that, include: The processing module is used to determine the cell measurement results based on the measurement results of the reference signals in the first set, wherein the first set is a set consisting of some Transmitter Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals within the cell.

35. The measuring device according to claim 34, characterized in that, The first set includes at least one of the following: The first reference signal is the N reference signals with the best measurement results, where N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is a network-side indication or protocol predefined. All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the first reference signal; All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the first reference signal; The second reference signal is all or N reference signals for which the measurement result reaches a predefined measurement threshold; All reference signals of the TRP corresponding to the second reference signal; All reference signals in the reference signal group corresponding to the second reference signal; The number of reference signals whose measurement results reach a predefined measurement threshold exceeds the first preset threshold of the TRP or all reference signals in the reference signal group. All reference signals of a first reference signal group, wherein the first reference signal group is a reference signal group indicated by the network side, or predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set related to the previous cell measurement; All reference signals of the first TRP, which is indicated by the network side, predefined by the protocol, or determined based on a first set of data related to the previous cell measurement; Reference signal within the first time window; Reference signal on the first spectrum resource; The first type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a first-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a first-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one reference signal in a variety of types of reference signals, at least one broadcast channel in a variety of types of broadcast channels, a first part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a narrowband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel. The second type of reference signal includes at least one of the following: a second-level reference signal in a two-level reference signal, a second-level broadcast channel in a two-level broadcast channel, at least one other type of reference signal in the plurality of types of reference signals besides the first type of reference signal, at least one other type of broadcast channel in the plurality of types of broadcast channels besides the first reference signal, a second part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel, and a broadband part of a synchronization signal or broadcast channel.

36. A measuring device, characterized in that, include: The second transmitting module is used to transmit reference signal indication information to the terminal. The reference signal indication information is used to instruct the terminal to determine the cell measurement result based on the measurement result of the reference signal in the first set. The first set is a set composed of some Transmission Receiver Points (TRPs) or some reference signals in the cell.

37. A terminal, characterized in that, It includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions that can run on the processor, the program or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1 to 27.

38. A network-side device, characterized in that, It includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions that can run on the processor, the program or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the measurement method as described in any one of claims 28 to 33.

39. A readable storage medium, characterized in that, The readable storage medium stores a program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1-27, or implement the steps of the measurement method as described in any one of claims 28-33.

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