Communication method and device and storage medium

Abstract

The invention relates to a communication method and device and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: determining a second result based on whether a first threshold is configured or not, the first threshold being used for indicating a confidence threshold of the second result, the second result being used for obtaining a third result, and the third result being a cell-level result. According to the embodiment, the problem that the cell-level result cannot be determined is solved, whether the result used for obtaining the cell-level result exists or not is determined by judging the result and determining whether the confidence coefficient threshold is configured or not, the accuracy of the result used for obtaining the cell-level result is ensured, and the accuracy of the result used for obtaining the cell-level result is improved. And thus, the accuracy of obtaining the cell-level result is ensured.

Description

Communication methods, devices and storage media Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to communication methods, apparatus and storage media. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, AI technology can also be applied to the field of communications. After network devices configure RRM (Radio Resource Management) measurement parameters for terminals, the terminals can perform RRM measurements, obtain the RRM measurement results, and make predictions based on the measurement results.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The solution provided in this disclosure solves the problem of not being able to determine the cell-level result. It determines whether there is a result for obtaining the cell-level result by judging the result and whether a confidence threshold is configured, thus ensuring the accuracy of determining the result for obtaining the cell-level result and thus ensuring the accuracy of obtaining the cell-level result.

[0005] This disclosure provides communication methods, apparatus, and storage media.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, the method being executed by a terminal, the method comprising: performing RRM measurement and prediction on a received measurement signal to obtain a first result, the first result including at least one of a measured result or a predicted result; determining a second result based on a first threshold, the first threshold being used to indicate a confidence threshold of the second result, the second result being used to obtain a third result, the third result being a cell-level result.

[0007] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method being executed by a network device, the method comprising: sending configuration information for configuring at least one of a measurement signal, a first threshold, or a second threshold, wherein the first threshold is used to indicate a confidence threshold for a second result, and the second threshold is used to indicate a result threshold for the second result; sending a measurement signal for RRM measurement and prediction to obtain the second result; and receiving a third result, the third result being a cell-level result determined based on the measurement signal and the configuration information.

[0008] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processing module, which performs RRM measurement and prediction on a received measurement signal to obtain a first result, the first result including at least one of a measured result or a predicted result; the processing module is further configured to determine a second result based on a first threshold, the first threshold being used to indicate a confidence threshold of the second result, the second result being used to obtain a third result, the third result being a cell-level result.

[0009] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication apparatus is provided, comprising: a transceiver module configured to transmit configuration information, the configuration information being configured to configure at least one of a measurement signal, a first threshold, or a second threshold, the first threshold being used to indicate a confidence threshold for a second result, and the second threshold being used to indicate a result threshold for the second result; the transceiver module further configured to transmit a measurement signal used for RRM measurement and prediction to obtain the second result; and the transceiver module further configured to receive a third result, the third result being a cell-level result determined based on the measurement signal and the configuration information.

[0010] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to perform any of the methods described in the first aspect.

[0011] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is configured to perform any of the methods described in the first aspect.

[0012] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method required to be executed by the network device.

[0013] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method as described in any one of the first or second aspects. Attached Figure Description

[0014] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of this disclosure and form part of this disclosure, illustrate exemplary embodiments of this disclosure and, together with their descriptions, serve to explain the embodiments of this disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation of the embodiments of this disclosure. In the drawings:

[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0016] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] Figure 2B is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] Figure 3A is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 6A is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 6B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 6C is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0026] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0027] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0028] Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the chip structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0029] This disclosure provides a communication method, an apparatus, and a storage medium.

[0030] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, the method being executed by a terminal, the method comprising: performing RRM measurement and prediction on a received measurement signal to obtain a first result, the first result including at least one of a measured result or a predicted result; determining a second result based on a first threshold, the first threshold being used to indicate a confidence threshold of the second result, the second result being used to obtain a third result, the third result being a cell-level result.

[0031] In the above embodiments, the problem of being unable to determine the cell-level result is solved. The existence of a result for obtaining the cell-level result is determined by judging the result and whether a confidence threshold is configured, thus ensuring the accuracy of determining the result for obtaining the cell-level result and thus ensuring the accuracy of obtaining the cell-level result.

[0032] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the second result based on the first threshold includes: determining the first result as the second result, wherein the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold.

[0033] In the above embodiments, if the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold, it indicates that the first result meets the requirements and can be used to produce the third result, thus ensuring the accuracy of the determined third result.

[0034] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the second result based on the first threshold includes: if the terminal is not configured with the first threshold, determining the first result as the second result.

[0035] In the above embodiments, if the terminal does not configure a first threshold, the first result can be directly determined as the second result without considering the first threshold, which expands the accuracy of determining the second result and thus ensures the accuracy of generating the third result based on the second result.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the second result based on a second threshold, the second threshold being used to indicate a result threshold for the second result.

[0037] In the above embodiments, the terminal may also be configured with a second threshold to further determine the second result, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the determined second result.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the second result based on the second threshold includes: determining the first result as the second result, wherein the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold, and the first result is greater than the second threshold.

[0039] In the above embodiments, if the first result satisfies not only the first threshold but also the second threshold, it indicates that the first result meets the requirements and is determined as the second result, thus ensuring the accuracy of the determined second result and thereby ensuring the accuracy of producing the third result based on the second result.

[0040] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the linear average of the results included in the second result as the third result.

[0041] In the above embodiments, the third result is determined by the linear average of the second result, thus ensuring the accuracy of the determined third result.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the linear average of the results included in the second result as the third result includes: determining the linear average of a first number of results included in the second result as the third result.

[0043] In the above embodiments, the third result is determined by the linear average of a certain number of results, ensuring that the third result meets the requirements.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the second result based on the second threshold includes: determining the result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result as the second result, wherein the terminal is configured with the first threshold but not with the second threshold; the method further includes: determining the result with the largest measurement in the second result as the third result.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the second result based on the second threshold includes: determining the result in the first result that is greater than the second threshold as the second result, wherein the terminal is configured with the second threshold but not with the first threshold; the method further includes: determining the result with the highest confidence level in the second result as the third result.

[0046] In some embodiments, in conjunction with the first aspect, the method further includes: determining the result with the largest measurement among the first results as the third result, wherein the terminal is not configured with the first threshold and the second threshold.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the second result based on the first threshold includes: determining the result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result as the second result, wherein the terminal is configured with the first threshold but not with a first quantity, the first quantity being used to indicate the maximum number of second results used to obtain the third result; the method further includes: determining the result with the largest measurement in the second result as the third result.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the second result based on the first threshold includes: determining the result with the largest measurement quantity in the first result as the second result, wherein the terminal is not configured with the first threshold and is not configured with the first quantity; the method further includes: determining the second result as the third result.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the result with the largest measurement value among the results of the first result that are greater than the first threshold as the third result, wherein there are no results of the first result that are greater than the second threshold, and the terminal is configured with the first threshold; or, determining the result with the largest measurement value among the first results as the third result, wherein there are no results of the first result that are greater than the second threshold, and the terminal is not configured with the first threshold.

[0050] In the above embodiments, the method for determining the third result is expanded to ensure the accuracy of the determined third result.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power), RSRQ (Reference Signal Receiving Quality), or SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio).

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the result with the highest confidence among the results in the first result whose confidence is greater than the second threshold as the third result, wherein there are no results in the first result whose confidence is greater than the first threshold, and the terminal is configured with the second threshold; or, determining the result with the highest confidence among the first results as the third result, wherein there are no results in the first result whose confidence is greater than the first threshold, and the terminal is not configured with the second threshold.

[0053] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: sending an error indication, wherein there is no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold for the first result, and the error indication is used to indicate that the result of the cell corresponding to the first result cannot be obtained.

[0054] In the above embodiments, if the confidence level of the first result is not greater than the first threshold, an error indication is sent to ensure the accuracy of the indication.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the third result is the cell-level result before L3 (layer 3) filtering.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving configuration information, the configuration information being used to configure at least one of the first threshold or the second threshold.

[0057] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method being executed by a network device, the method comprising: receiving a third result, the third result being a cell-level result, the third result being obtained based on a second result, the second result being determined based on whether a first threshold is configured, the first threshold being used to indicate a confidence threshold for the second result.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second result is further determined based on whether a second threshold is configured, the second threshold being used to indicate the result threshold of the second result.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third result is the cell-level result before L3 filtering.

[0060] In some embodiments, in conjunction with the second aspect, the method further includes: sending configuration information for configuring at least one of the first threshold or the second threshold.

[0061] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the communication device is used to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0062] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the communication device is used to execute an optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0063] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, including: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in any one of the first aspects.

[0064] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, including: one or more processors; wherein the network device is configured to perform the method described in any one of the second aspects.

[0065] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing first information, which, when executed on a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method as described in any one of the first or second aspects.

[0066] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method as described in either the first or second aspect.

[0067] In a ninth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method described in either the first or second aspect.

[0068] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described in either the first or second aspect.

[0069] It is understood that the aforementioned terminals, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0070] This disclosure provides communication methods, apparatus, and storage media. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information communication method" or "communication method" can be used interchangeably; the terms "communication apparatus" and "information communication apparatus" or "communication apparatus" can be used interchangeably; and the terms "information processing system" or "communication system" can be used interchangeably.

[0071] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0072] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0073] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0074] In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0075] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0076] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0077] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0078] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0079] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0080] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0081] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time-frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or frequency domain.

[0082] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0083] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0084] In some embodiments, the apparatus and device may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they may also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "body", etc.

[0085] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network devices, core network devices, etc.

[0086] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," or "fixed station." In some embodiments, it may also be understood as "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "serving cell," "carrier," "component carrier," or "bandwidth part (BWP)."

[0087] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (terminal)," "user terminal," "mobile station (MS)," "mobile terminal (MT)," "subscriber station," "mobile unit," "subscriber unit," "wireless unit," "remote unit," "mobile device," "wireless device," "wireless communication device," "remote device," "mobile subscriber station," "access terminal," "mobile terminal," "wireless terminal," "remote terminal," "handset," "user agent," "mobile client," "client," etc.

[0088] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0089] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0090] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0091] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the method provided in this embodiment can be applied to a communication system 100, which may include a terminal 101, a network device 102, and a terminal 103. It should be noted that the communication system 100 may also include other devices, and this disclosure does not limit the devices included in the communication system 100.

[0092] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, terminal, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home.

[0093] In some embodiments, network device 102 may include at least one of access network device and core network device.

[0094] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), radio backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a Wi-Fi system.

[0095] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0096] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0097] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or it may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of the aforementioned one or more network elements. Network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), or a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0098] It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0099] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1. ​​The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0100] The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0101] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which includes:

[0102] Step S2101: The network device sends configuration information.

[0103] In some embodiments, the configuration information is used to configure at least one of a first threshold or a second threshold.

[0104] Optionally, the first threshold is used to indicate the confidence threshold of the second result. In this embodiment of the disclosure, each result can correspond to a confidence level, and the first threshold is used to specify whether the result meets the requirements. For example, the first threshold is 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, or other values, and this embodiment of the disclosure does not limit the value.

[0105] Optionally, the second result is used to determine the third result, or it can be understood that the second result refers to the result used to produce the third result. Optionally, the second result is a beam-level result. Optionally, the third result is a cell-level result. Or it can be understood that the third result is the cell-level result of the cell to which the beam-level result belongs.

[0106] Optionally, the second threshold is used to indicate a result threshold for the second result. In embodiments of this disclosure, the second threshold specifies a threshold for the second result to meet a requirement. For example, the second threshold specifies at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR of the second result.

[0107] In some embodiments, configuration information is carried in RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling or MAC CE (Media Access Control Control Element) signaling, and this disclosure does not limit the scope of the embodiments.

[0108] It should be noted that the results in the embodiments of this disclosure can be understood as at least some of RSRQ, RSRQ, and SINR. These results can be actual measurements or predictions, and this disclosure does not limit the scope of the results.

[0109] It should be noted that the configuration information in this embodiment may also include at least one of frequency domain resources, time domain resources, and beams.

[0110] In some embodiments, the terminal sends capability information to the network device, which indicates that the terminal supports a configured first threshold.

[0111] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device sends configuration information, and the corresponding terminal can receive the configuration information and then obtain the configuration included in the configuration information.

[0112] In step S2102, the network device sends a measurement signal.

[0113] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device sends a measurement signal based on configuration information, and the terminal can measure the measurement signal after receiving the measurement signal.

[0114] In some embodiments, the measurement signal includes at least one of SSB (Synchronization Signal / PBCH Block) or CSI-RS (Channel Status Information Reference Signal).

[0115] In some embodiments, the name of the measurement signal is not limited in this disclosure. It may be, for example, a reference signal, a communication signal, etc.

[0116] In step S2103, the terminal performs RRM measurement and prediction on the received measurement signal based on the configuration information.

[0117] In some embodiments, after the network device configures the corresponding configuration information for the terminal, the terminal can send a reference signal based on the configured configuration information. The terminal can then perform RRM measurement on the reference signal sent by the network device and obtain the result.

[0118] In some embodiments, after the terminal performs RRM measurement and obtains the results, it can also make a prediction based on the obtained results to obtain the predicted results. Optionally, the terminal can perform AI (Artificial Intelligence) prediction based on the obtained results to obtain the predicted results.

[0119] In step S2104, the terminal determines the second result.

[0120] In this embodiment of the disclosure, after the terminal performs RRM measurement, it can obtain the measurement result, and it can also make a prediction based on the measurement result to obtain the predicted result. The terminal can determine the second result from at least one of the measurement result and the predicted result.

[0121] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the second result based on whether a first threshold is configured. Optionally, the terminal can determine whether at least one of the measured result and the predicted result can be used as the second result based on the relationship between the confidence level of at least one of the measured result and the predicted result and the first threshold.

[0122] In some embodiments, it is determined whether the confidence level of the measured result is greater than a first threshold, and whether the measured result is determined as the second result. In some embodiments, it is determined whether the confidence level of the predicted result is greater than a first threshold, and whether the measured result is determined as the second result.

[0123] The following example illustrates how to determine the second result based on the first threshold.

[0124] In some embodiments, the first result includes at least one of a predicted result or a measured result.

[0125] In some embodiments, if the terminal is configured with a first threshold, if the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold, the first result is determined as the second result. In some embodiments, if the confidence level of the first result is not greater than the first threshold, the first result is not determined as the second result. For example, if the confidence level of the first result is 0.5 and the first threshold is 0.4, it means that the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold, and the first result is determined as the second result. However, if the confidence level of the first result is 0.3, it means that the confidence level of the first result is less than the first threshold, and the first result is not determined as the second result.

[0126] In some embodiments, if the confidence level of the first result is greater than or equal to a first threshold, then the first result is determined as the second result. Optionally, if the confidence level of the first result is less than the first threshold, then the first result is not determined as the second result.

[0127] It should be noted that if the first result is a measured result, the confidence level of the first result can be set to 1 or 100% to ensure that all measured results can be used as the second result. Alternatively, the confidence level of the first result can be set to a value greater than a first threshold to ensure that all measured results can be used as the second result. Alternatively, the measured result can be directly assumed to be the second result. Alternatively, if the terminal obtains the first result as a measured result, then the confidence level of the first result is assumed to always be greater than the first threshold.

[0128] In some embodiments, if the terminal does not configure a first threshold, the first result is determined as the second result. In this embodiment, if the terminal does not configure a first threshold, it means that there is no need to pay attention to the first threshold at this time, and the first result can be directly used as the second result.

[0129] It should be noted that the above embodiment uses the determination of the second result based on a first threshold as an example. In another embodiment, the terminal can also determine the second result based on whether a second threshold is configured, and can do so based on both the first and second thresholds. Alternatively, it can be understood that the terminal needs to consider not only whether the first threshold is configured, but also whether the second threshold is configured, in order to determine the second result.

[0130] In some embodiments, the terminal is configured with a second threshold. If the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold and the first result is greater than the second threshold, the first result is determined as the second result. In this embodiment, if the first result satisfies both the first and second threshold requirements, it indicates that both the confidence level and the value of the first result meet the requirements. Therefore, determining the first result as the second result further ensures the accuracy of the determined second result.

[0131] For example, if the confidence level of the first result is 0.8, the first threshold is 0.6, and the RSRQ value of the first result is -20dBm and the second threshold is -65dBm, then it means that the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold and the first result is greater than the second threshold. Therefore, the first result can be identified as the second result.

[0132] It should be noted that the above embodiment is illustrated using the example where the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold and the first result is greater than the second threshold. In another embodiment, if the first result is less than or equal to the second threshold, or the confidence level of the first result is less than or equal to the first threshold, or the confidence level of the first result is less than or equal to the first threshold and the first result is less than or equal to the second threshold, then the first result is not determined as the second result.

[0133] In some embodiments, if the terminal configures a first threshold but not a second threshold, the result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold among the first results is determined as the second result. Further, the terminal determines the result with the largest measurement among the second results as the third result. In this embodiment, there may be multiple results with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first results, therefore, there are also multiple determined second results. Thus, the result with the largest measurement among the multiple second results is determined as the third result. Alternatively, "largest measurement" can also be understood as "best measurement," "highest measurement," etc., and this embodiment does not limit this. It should be noted that if the confidence level of the first result is less than or equal to the first threshold, the first result is not determined as the second result.

[0134] Optionally, the measurement includes at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR. Optionally, RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR are ordered from high to low priority.

[0135] For example, if the measured quantity is RSRP, the terminal will determine the result with the largest RSRP among the second results as the third result. For example, if the RSRP of result 1 is -25dBm, the RSRP of result 2 is -50dBm, and the RSRP of result 3 is -100dBm among the second results, then result 1 will be determined as the third result.

[0136] In some embodiments, if the terminal configures a second threshold but not a first threshold, the result greater than the second threshold in the first result is determined as the second result, and the result with the highest confidence level among the second results is determined as the third result. In this embodiment, there may be multiple results greater than the second threshold in the first result, therefore there are also multiple determined second results. Thus, the result with the highest confidence level among the multiple second results is determined as the third result. For example, if the results greater than the second threshold in the first result include result 1 and result 2, and the confidence level of result 1 is 1 and the confidence level of result 2 is 0.8, then result 1 is determined as the third result. It should be noted that if the first result is less than or equal to the second threshold, then the first result is not determined as the second result.

[0137] In some embodiments, if the terminal does not configure a first threshold and a second threshold, the result with the largest measurement among the first results is determined as the third result. In embodiments of this disclosure, there may be a case where neither the first threshold nor the second threshold is configured. In this case, the terminal can determine the result with the largest measurement among multiple first results as the third result.

[0138] It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrated using the example of "greater than". In another embodiment, "greater than" can also be understood as "greater than or equal to". That is to say, "greater than" in the embodiments of this disclosure can be replaced with "greater than or equal to", and the corresponding "less than or equal to" should also be replaced with "less than". The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit this.

[0139] In step S2105, the terminal determines the third result based on the second result.

[0140] In some embodiments, the linear average of the results included in the second result is determined as the third result.

[0141] In some embodiments, the linear average of a first number of results included in the second result is determined as the third result. Optionally, if there are multiple second results, the second results are sorted according to the measurement quantity, and the linear average of the first first number of results is determined as the third result. For example, if there are 10 second results and the first quantity is 6, then the linear average of the first 6 second results is determined as the third result. Optionally, when sorting multiple second results, they are sorted in descending order. Optionally, in this embodiment of the disclosure, when sorting the results, a maximum value and a minimum value may be deleted before sorting the results to ensure the stability of the results.

[0142] In some embodiments, if the terminal configures a first threshold but not a second threshold, the result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first results is determined as the second result. Further, the terminal determines the result with the largest measurement value among the second results as the third result. Alternatively, it can be understood that if the terminal configures a first threshold but not a second threshold, the result with the largest measurement value among the results with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first results is determined as the third result.

[0143] In some embodiments, if the terminal configures a second threshold but not a first threshold, the result in the first result that is greater than the second threshold is determined as the second result. Further, the terminal determines the result with the highest confidence level among the second results as the third result. Alternatively, it can be understood that if the terminal configures a second threshold but not a first threshold, the result with the highest confidence level among the results in the first result that are greater than the second threshold is determined as the third result.

[0144] It should be noted that the above embodiments involve a first threshold and a second threshold, while in another embodiment, the terminal may also be configured with a first quantity. This first quantity indicates the maximum number of second results used to obtain the third result.

[0145] In some embodiments, if the terminal is configured with a first threshold but not with a first quantity, the result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result is determined as the second result, and the result with the largest measurement in the second result is determined as the third result. Alternatively, it can be understood that the result with the largest measurement among the results with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result is determined as the third result.

[0146] In some embodiments, if the terminal does not configure a first threshold and does not configure a first quantity, the result with the largest measurement in the first results is determined as the second result, and the second result is determined as the third result. Alternatively, it can be understood that the result with the largest measurement in the first results is determined as the second result.

[0147] In some embodiments, if there is no result greater than the second threshold in the first result, and the terminal is configured with a first threshold, the result with the largest measurement value among the results greater than the first threshold in the first result is determined as the third result.

[0148] In some embodiments, if there is no result in the first result that is greater than the second threshold, and the terminal is not configured with the first threshold, the result with the largest measurement in the first result is determined as the third result.

[0149] Optionally, the measurement includes at least one of RSRP, RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality), or SINR (Signal to Interference Plus Noise Ratio).

[0150] In some embodiments, if there is no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result, and the terminal is configured with a second threshold, the result with the highest confidence level among the results in the first result with a confidence level greater than the second threshold is determined as the third result.

[0151] In some embodiments, if there is no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result and the terminal is not configured with a second threshold, the result with the highest confidence level in the first result is determined as the third result.

[0152] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this disclosure, there may be cases where the confidence level of the first result is not greater than the first threshold. In such cases, the terminal can also report an error indication. The error indication is described below.

[0153] In some embodiments, if there is no result with a confidence level greater than a first threshold for the first result, an error indication is sent. The error indication is used to indicate that the result of the cell corresponding to the first result cannot be obtained.

[0154] Optionally, if the error indication is carried along with the reported result generated by the third result, the error indication is used to indicate that the cell-level prediction result of the cell is inaccurate. The third result refers to the result with the highest confidence among the results in the first result whose confidence is greater than the second threshold, provided that no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold exists and the terminal is configured with a second threshold.

[0155] Optionally, if the error indication is carried without the reported result generated by the third result, the error indication is used to indicate that the prediction result of the cell cannot be obtained. The third result refers to the result with the highest confidence level among the first results if there is no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold and the terminal is not configured with a second threshold.

[0156] In some embodiments, the third result is the cell-level result before L3 filtering.

[0157] It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed herein are applied to the connected state of the terminal, or it can be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are executed in the connected state.

[0158] Step S2106: The terminal sends the third result.

[0159] In this embodiment of the disclosure, after the terminal sends the third result, the network device can receive the third result. After receiving the third result, the network device can determine whether to perform cell handover based on the third result.

[0160] In some embodiments, if a network device determines that a handover is required, it sends a handover command to the terminal, and the terminal performs the handover based on the handover command.

[0161] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2106. For example, step S2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2101 and S2102 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S2101 and S2103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S2102 and S2104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S2103 and S2104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S2104 and S2105 can be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S2105 and S2106 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0162] In some embodiments, one or more steps in steps S2101-S2106 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0163] It should be noted that the execution order of steps S2101 to S2106 in this embodiment is not required. For example, the configuration information in step S2101 can also be used to update at least one of the first threshold or the second threshold. In this case, step S2101 can be executed after step S2102, after step S2103, after step S2104, after step S2105, or after step S2106. This embodiment does not limit the execution order.

[0164] In some embodiments, other alternative implementations may be described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG2A.

[0165] It should be noted that the above steps are illustrated by directly determining the second result. In another embodiment, the terminal can determine the second result based on a first threshold, a second threshold, and a first quantity, as shown in Figure 2B. This method includes:

[0166] Step S2201: The network device sends configuration information.

[0167] In step S2202, the network device sends a measurement signal.

[0168] Step S2203: The terminal performs RRM measurement and prediction on the received measurement signal based on the configuration information.

[0169] In step S2204, the terminal determines the second result based on whether the first threshold and the second threshold are configured.

[0170] In step S2205, the terminal determines the third result based on whether the first quantity is configured and the second result.

[0171] In some embodiments, if the terminal configures a first threshold but not a second threshold, the result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first results is determined as the second result. Further, the terminal determines the result with the largest measurement value among the second results as the third result. Alternatively, it can be understood that if the terminal configures a first threshold but not a second threshold, the result with the largest measurement value among the results with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first results is determined as the third result.

[0172] In some embodiments, if the terminal configures a second threshold but not a first threshold, the result in the first result that is greater than the second threshold is determined as the second result. Further, the terminal determines the result with the highest confidence level among the second results as the third result. Alternatively, it can be understood that if the terminal configures a second threshold but not a first threshold, the result with the highest confidence level among the results in the first result that are greater than the second threshold is determined as the third result.

[0173] It should be noted that the above embodiments involve a first threshold and a second threshold, while in another embodiment, the terminal may also be configured with a first quantity. This first quantity is used to indicate the maximum number of second results used to obtain the third result.

[0174] In some embodiments, if the terminal is configured with a first threshold but not with a first quantity, the result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result is determined as the second result, and the result with the largest measurement in the second result is determined as the third result. Alternatively, it can be understood that the result with the largest measurement among the results with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result is determined as the third result.

[0175] In some embodiments, if the terminal does not configure a first threshold and does not configure a first quantity, the result with the largest measurement in the first results is determined as the second result, and the second result is determined as the third result. Alternatively, it can be understood that the result with the largest measurement in the first results is determined as the second result.

[0176] In some embodiments, if there is no result greater than the second threshold in the first result, and the terminal is configured with a first threshold, the result with the largest measurement value among the results greater than the first threshold in the first result is determined as the third result.

[0177] In some embodiments, if there is no result in the first result that is greater than the second threshold, and the terminal is not configured with the first threshold, the result with the largest measurement in the first result is determined as the third result.

[0178] Optionally, the measurement includes at least one of RSRP, RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality), or SINR (Signal to Interference Plus Noise Ratio).

[0179] In some embodiments, if there is no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result, and the terminal is configured with a second threshold, the result with the highest confidence level among the results in the first result with a confidence level greater than the second threshold is determined as the third result.

[0180] In some embodiments, if there is no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result and the terminal is not configured with a second threshold, the result with the highest confidence level in the first result is determined as the third result.

[0181] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this disclosure, there may be cases where the confidence level of the first result is not greater than the first threshold. In such cases, the terminal can also report an error indication. The error indication is described below.

[0182] In some embodiments, if there is no result with a confidence level greater than a first threshold for the first result, an error indication is sent. The error indication is used to indicate that the result of the cell corresponding to the first result cannot be obtained.

[0183] Optionally, if the error indication is carried along with the reported result generated by the third result, the error indication is used to indicate that the cell-level prediction result of the cell is inaccurate. The third result refers to the result with the highest confidence among the results in the first result whose confidence is greater than the second threshold, provided that no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold exists and the terminal is configured with a second threshold.

[0184] Optionally, if the error indication is carried without the reported result generated by the third result, the error indication is used to indicate that the prediction result of the cell cannot be obtained. The third result refers to the result with the highest confidence level among the first results if there is no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold and the terminal is not configured with a second threshold.

[0185] Step S2206: The terminal sends the third result.

[0186] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0187] In some embodiments, the terms "uplink", "uplink", and "physical uplink" can be used interchangeably, as can the terms "downlink", "downlink", and "physical downlink", as well as the terms "sidelink", "sidelink", "sidelink communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", and "direct link communication".

[0188] In some embodiments, “get,” “obtain,” “receive,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” and “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation, among other meanings.

[0189] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0190] In some embodiments, terms such as “moment,” “point in time,” “time,” and “time location” can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as “duration,” “segment,” “time window,” “window,” and “time.”

[0191] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain," "preset," "default," "set," "indicated," "a certain," "any," and "first" can be used interchangeably. "Certain A," "preset A," "default A," "set A," "indicated A," "a certain A," "any A," and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

[0192] Figure 3A is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, applied to a terminal. As shown in Figure 3A, the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0193] Step S3101: The terminal receives configuration information.

[0194] The optional implementation of step S3101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0195] In step S3102, the terminal performs RRM measurement and prediction on the received measurement signal based on the configuration information.

[0196] The optional implementation of step S3102 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0197] In step S3103, the terminal determines the second result.

[0198] The optional implementation of step S3103 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0199] In step S3104, the terminal determines the third result based on the second result.

[0200] The optional implementation of step S3104 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0201] Step S3105: The terminal sends the third result.

[0202] The optional implementation of step S3105 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2105 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0203] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3105. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0204] Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, applied to a terminal. As shown in Figure 3B, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which includes:

[0205] In step S3201, the terminal performs RRM measurement and prediction on the received measurement signal to obtain the first result.

[0206] The optional implementation of step S3201 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0207] In step S3202, the terminal determines the second result based on the first threshold.

[0208] The optional implementation of step S3202 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0209] Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, applied to a network device. As shown in Figure 4, the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0210] Step S4101: The network device sends configuration information.

[0211] The optional implementation of step S4101 can be found in step S2101 of Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0212] In step S4102, the network device sends a measurement signal.

[0213] Optional implementations of step S4102 can be found in step S2102 of Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0214] In step S4103, the network device receives the third result.

[0215] Optional implementations of step S4103 can be found in step S2106 of Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0216] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0217] Step S5101: The network device sends configuration information.

[0218] The optional implementation of step S5101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0219] In step S5102, the network device sends a measurement signal.

[0220] Optional implementations of step S5102 can be found in step S2102 of Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0221] In step S5103, the terminal performs RRM measurement and prediction on the received measurement signal to obtain the first result.

[0222] The optional implementation of step S5103 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0223] In step S5104, the terminal determines the second result.

[0224] The optional implementation of step S5104 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0225] In step S5105, the network device receives the third result.

[0226] Optional implementations of step S5105 can be found in step S2106 of Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0227] In some embodiments, the above methods may include the methods of the embodiments described above on the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0228] Figure 6A is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6A, the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0229] Step S6101: The UE obtains the predicted cell-level result based on a first threshold configured on the network side, wherein the first threshold is used by the UE to obtain the predicted cell-level result based on the predicted beam-level result. The first threshold value is a threshold value for the confidence level corresponding to the predicted beam-level measurement result.

[0230] In some embodiments, it should be noted that the predicted cell-level results and beam-level results mentioned above are all predicted measurement results, including but not limited to any one or more of RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR.

[0231] For example, the first threshold includes, in sequence, a first RSRP threshold value, a first RSRQ threshold value, and a first SINR threshold value; the second threshold includes, in sequence, a second RSRP threshold value, a second RSRQ threshold value, and a second SINR threshold value.

[0232] For example, the first threshold sequentially includes the first RSRP threshold value; the second threshold sequentially includes the second RSRP threshold value;

[0233] In some embodiments, (generating cell-level measurement results based on beam-level measurement results means generating the cell's measurement results based on the measurement results of the beam corresponding to the cell; the beam-level results can also be referred to as the measurement results corresponding to the RS index; to generate cell-level measurement results corresponding to a certain measurement quantity, a first threshold is used, and the threshold value of the corresponding measurement quantity in the second threshold is compared with the actual measured results.)

[0234] In some embodiments, the UE performs beam-level measurement result prediction to obtain the predicted beam-level result and the corresponding confidence level. If the network side is configured with a first threshold, then any one or more of the following criteria apply:

[0235] (1) If the confidence level of the prediction result is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold, then the beam-level result of this prediction can be used to obtain the corresponding cell-level result.

[0236] (2) If the confidence level of the prediction result is less than (or less than or equal to) the first threshold, the beam-level result of this prediction cannot be used to obtain the corresponding cell-level result.

[0237] In some embodiments, the UE performs beam-level measurement result prediction to obtain the predicted beam-level result and the confidence level corresponding to the prediction result. If the network side does not configure a first threshold, the predicted beam-level result can be used to obtain the corresponding cell-level result.

[0238] In some embodiments, for a UE to obtain beam-level results through measurement (i.e., not through predicted beam-level results, but through RRM measurements), any one or more of the following conditions apply:

[0239] (1) Set its confidence level to 1 or 100% or the first threshold maximum configurable value or any value greater than the first threshold maximum configurable value.

[0240] (2) Then this beam-level result can be used to obtain the corresponding cell-level result.

[0241] (3) The UE confirms that the result of this beam level is always greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold.

[0242] It should be noted that, for ease of writing, the beam-level results used to obtain the corresponding cell-level results are referred to as the first beam results.

[0243] In some embodiments, consideration is given to how to jointly apply a confidence threshold (first threshold) and a beam combining threshold (second threshold) as well as the maximum number of beam-level measurements that can be used for averaging (first number) to select the beams for generating cell-level results.

[0244] In some embodiments, considering the second threshold, there are any one or more of the following:

[0245] Optionally, if a first threshold and a second threshold are configured, then any one or more of the following can be achieved:

[0246] (1) If the confidence level of the beam-level result is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold and the beam-level result is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold, then the predicted beam-level result is the first beam result.

[0247] (2) If the confidence level of the beam-level result is less than (or less than or equal to) the first threshold or the beam-level result is less than (or less than or equal to) the second threshold, then the predicted beam-level result is not the first beam result.

[0248] In some embodiments, if only the first threshold is configured but the second threshold is not configured, then any one or more of the following are possible:

[0249] The beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results whose confidence level is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0250] In some embodiments, if only the second threshold is configured, but the first threshold is not configured, then any one or more of the following are possible:

[0251] (1) Select the beam-level result with the highest confidence among the beam-level results that are greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold as the cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0252] (2) If the beam level result is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold, then the predicted beam level result is the first beam result.

[0253] (3) If the beam level result is less than (or less than or equal to) the second threshold, then the predicted beam level result is not the first beam result.

[0254] In some embodiments, if neither the first threshold nor the second threshold is configured

[0255] The beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results is selected as the cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0256] In some embodiments, if the first number is not considered, the linear average of all or part of the first beam results is taken as the cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0257] In some embodiments, (considering the first number) there are any one or more of the following

[0258] In some embodiments, in response to the first number not being configured (regardless of whether the second threshold is configured):

[0259] If the first threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or measurement quantity) among the beam-level results whose confidence level is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0260] If the first threshold is not configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0261] In some embodiments, in response to a first number configuration, the results of no more than a first number of beams in the first beam results are linearly averaged to obtain a cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0262] For example, the best first number of beam results among the first beam results can be linearly averaged to obtain the first cell-level result.

[0263] In some embodiments, if there is no first beam result (for the beam corresponding to a cell), then:

[0264] If a second threshold is configured, but no beam-level result shows a measurement greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold, then one or more of the following are possible:

[0265] If a first threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results whose confidence level is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0266] If no first threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0267] If a first threshold is configured, but no beam-level result has a confidence level greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold, then any one or more of the following will apply:

[0268] If a second threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the highest confidence among those beam-level results that are greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold is selected as the cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0269] If no second threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0270] In some embodiments, if a first threshold is configured, but no beam-level result has a confidence level greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold, then if any one or more of the following (that is, the confidence level of the predicted beam-level result for a certain cell is always less than (or less than or equal to) the first threshold), the UE carries an error indication, indicating that the prediction result for the cell cannot be obtained or that the cell-level prediction result for the cell is inaccurate.

[0271] Optionally, if the error indication is carried along with a reported result generated from the first cell-level result in 8.2, then the error indication is used to indicate that the cell-level prediction result of the cell is inaccurate.

[0272] Optionally, if the error indication is carried without the reported result generated from the first cell-level result in 8.2, the error indication is used to indicate that the prediction result of the cell cannot be obtained.

[0273] In some embodiments, the first cell-level result is the cell-level result before L3 filtering, and the first cell-level result is filtered by L3 to obtain the second cell-level result. The second cell-level result is evaluated according to the reporting criteria and then reported to the network.

[0274] In some embodiments, the first threshold can be configured via RRC, MAC CE, or any one or more physical layer messages.

[0275] For example, if configured via RRC, it can be included in the configuration information of the measurement object, and each measurement object can correspond to a first threshold.

[0276] For example, it can also be included in RRM measurement configuration (AI / ML prediction configuration), etc., with each UE that supports RRM prediction corresponding to a threshold.

[0277] In some embodiments, a UE capability is introduced to indicate that the UE supports a configured first threshold value.

[0278] It should be noted that the above embodiment is illustrated using a first threshold as an example. In another embodiment, a first number also needs to be considered. The first threshold and the first number are described below as examples. Figure 6B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 6B, this disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0279] In step S6201, the UE obtains the predicted cell-level result based on the first threshold and the first quantity configured on the network side.

[0280] The first threshold is used by the UE to obtain the predicted cell-level result based on the predicted beam-level result. The first threshold value is the confidence threshold corresponding to the predicted beam-level measurement result.

[0281] In some embodiments, if only a first threshold and a first quantity are configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or measurement quantity) among the beam-level results whose confidence level is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0282] In some embodiments, in response to the first number not being configured:

[0283] If the first threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or measurement quantity) among the beam-level results whose confidence level is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0284] If the first threshold is not configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0285] In some embodiments, in response to a first number configuration, the results of no more than a first number of beams in the first beam results are linearly averaged to obtain a cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0286] For example, the best first number of beam results in the first beam results can be linearly averaged as the first cell-level result.

[0287] It should be noted that the above embodiment is illustrated using a first threshold as an example. In another embodiment, a second threshold and a first number also need to be considered. The first threshold, second threshold, and first number are described below as examples. Figure 6C is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 6C, this disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0288] Step S6301: The UE obtains the predicted cell-level result based on the first threshold, the second threshold, and the first quantity configured on the network side.

[0289] In some embodiments, consideration is given to how to jointly apply a confidence threshold (first threshold) and a beam combining threshold (second threshold) as well as the maximum number of beam-level measurements that can be used for averaging (first number) to select the beams for generating cell-level results.

[0290] In some embodiments, considering the second threshold, there are any one or more of the following:

[0291] Optionally, if a first threshold and a second threshold are configured, then any one or more of the following can be achieved:

[0292] (1) If the confidence level of the beam-level result is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold and the beam-level result is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold, then the predicted beam-level result is the first beam result.

[0293] (2) If the confidence level of the beam-level result is less than (or less than or equal to) the first threshold or the beam-level result is less than (or less than or equal to) the second threshold, then the predicted beam-level result is not the first beam result.

[0294] In some embodiments, if only the first threshold is configured but the second threshold is not configured, then any one or more of the following are possible:

[0295] The beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results whose confidence level is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0296] In some embodiments, if only the second threshold is configured, but the first threshold is not configured, then any one or more of the following are possible:

[0297] (1) Select the beam-level result with the highest confidence among the beam-level results that are greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold as the cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0298] (2) If the beam level result is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold, then the predicted beam level result is the first beam result.

[0299] (3) If the beam level result is less than (or less than or equal to) the second threshold, then the predicted beam level result is not the first beam result.

[0300] If neither the first nor the second threshold is configured

[0301] The beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results is selected as the cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0302] In some embodiments, if the first number is not considered, the linear average of all or part of the first beam results is taken as the cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0303] In some embodiments, (considering the first number) there are any one or more of the following

[0304] In some embodiments, in response to the first number not being configured (regardless of whether the second threshold is configured):

[0305] If the first threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or measurement quantity) among the beam-level results whose confidence level is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0306] If the first threshold is not configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0307] In some embodiments, in response to a first number configuration, the results of no more than a first number of beams in the first beam results are linearly averaged to obtain a cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0308] For example, the best first number of beam results among the first beam results can be linearly averaged to obtain the first cell-level result.

[0309] In some embodiments, if there is no first beam result (for the beam corresponding to a cell), then:

[0310] If a second threshold is configured, but no beam-level result shows a measurement greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold, then one or more of the following are possible:

[0311] If a first threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results whose confidence level is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0312] If no first threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0313] If a first threshold is configured, but no beam-level result has a confidence level greater than (or greater than or equal to) the first threshold, then any one or more of the following will apply:

[0314] If a second threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the highest confidence among those beam-level results that are greater than (or greater than or equal to) the second threshold is selected as the cell-level result (first cell-level result).

[0315] If no second threshold is configured, the beam-level result with the best (or highest, largest) measurement value (or quantity) among the beam-level results is selected as the cell result (first cell-level result).

[0316] In the embodiments disclosed herein, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations in other embodiments.

[0317] This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0318] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0319] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0320] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7101, a processing module 7102, etc. In some embodiments, the processing module 7102 is used to determine a second result based on whether a first threshold is configured, the first threshold being used to indicate a confidence threshold for the second result, and the second result being used to obtain a third result, wherein the third result is a cell-level result. Optionally, the transceiver module 7101 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal in any of the above methods (e.g., step S2101, but not limited thereto), which will not be described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0321] Optionally, the processing module 7102 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps, such as the processing performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0322] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 7B, the communication device 7200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 7201, a processing module 7202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is used to receive a third result, the third result being a cell-level result, the third result being obtained based on a second result, the second result being determined based on whether a first threshold is configured, the first threshold being used to indicate the confidence threshold of the second result. Optionally, the transceiver module 7201 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal in any of the above methods (e.g., step S2101, but not limited thereto), which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0323] Optionally, the processing module 7202 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps, such as the processing performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0324] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

[0325] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.

[0326] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal, a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0327] As shown in Figure 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminals, terminal chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 8100 is used to execute any of the above methods.

[0328] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may also be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0329] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the transceivers 8103 perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., steps S2101, S2102, S2103, S2104, but not limited thereto).

[0330] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0331] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8102, and the interface circuit 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0332] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG8A. The communication device may be a standalone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal, smart terminal, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0333] Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 8200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 8200 shown in Figure 8B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0334] Chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, which are used to perform any of the above methods.

[0335] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to memory 8203, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201.

[0336] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0337] In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0338] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8203 may be located outside of chip 8200.

[0339] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device 8100, cause the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0340] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0341] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: The received measurement signal is subjected to RRM measurement and prediction to obtain a first result, the first result including at least one of the measured result or the predicted result; A second result is determined based on a first threshold, the first threshold being used to indicate the confidence threshold of the second result, and the second result is used to obtain a third result, the third result being a cell-level result.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The determination of the second result based on the first threshold includes: The first result is determined as the second result, wherein the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The determination of the second result based on the first threshold includes: Since the terminal is not configured with the first threshold, the first result is determined as the second result.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The method further includes: The second result is determined based on a second threshold, which is used to indicate the result threshold of the second result.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, Determining the second result based on the second threshold includes: The first result is determined as the second result, wherein the confidence level of the first result is greater than the first threshold, and the first result is greater than the second threshold.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The method further includes: The linear average of the results included in the second result is determined as the third result.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The step of determining the third result by taking the linear average of the results included in the second result includes: The third result is determined by the linear average of the first number of results included in the second result.

8. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, Determining the second result based on the second threshold includes: The result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result is determined as the second result, wherein the terminal is configured with the first threshold but not with the second threshold; The method further includes: The result with the largest measurement in the second result is determined as the third result.

9. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, Determining the second result based on the second threshold includes: The result in the first result that is greater than the second threshold is determined as the second result, wherein the terminal is configured with the second threshold but not with the first threshold; The method further includes: The result with the highest confidence level among the second results is determined as the third result.

10. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: The result with the largest measurement in the first result is determined as the third result, wherein the terminal is not configured with the first threshold and the second threshold.

11. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The determination of the second result based on the first threshold includes: The results in the first result whose confidence level is greater than the first threshold are determined as the second result, wherein the terminal is configured with the first threshold but not with a first quantity, and the first quantity is used to indicate the maximum number of second results used to obtain the third result; The method further includes: The result with the largest measurement in the second result is determined as the third result.

12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The determination of the second result based on the first threshold includes: The result with the largest measurement in the first result is determined as the second result, wherein the terminal is not configured with the first threshold and is not configured with the first quantity; The method further includes: The second result is determined as the third result.

13. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: The result with the largest measurement value among the results in the first result that are greater than the first threshold is determined as the third result, wherein there are no results in the first result that are greater than the second threshold, and the terminal is configured with the first threshold; or, The result with the largest measurement in the first result is determined as the third result, wherein there is no result in the first result that is greater than the second threshold, and the terminal is not configured with the first threshold.

14. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in that, The measured quantities include at least one of RSRP, RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality), or SINR (Signal to Interference Plus Noise Ratio).

15. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: The result with the highest confidence level among the results in the first result whose confidence level is greater than the second threshold is determined as the third result, wherein there are no results in the first result whose confidence level is greater than the first threshold, and the terminal is configured with the second threshold; or, The result with the highest confidence level among the first results is determined as the third result, wherein there is no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold in the first result, and the terminal is not configured with the second threshold.

16. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: An error indication is sent, wherein there is no result with a confidence level greater than the first threshold for the first result, and the error indication is used to indicate that the result of the cell corresponding to the first result cannot be obtained.

17. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that, The third result is the cell-level result before Layer 3L3 filtering.

18. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 17, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive configuration information, which is used to configure at least one of the measurement signal, the first threshold, or the second threshold.

19. A communication method, characterized in that, The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: Send configuration information, which is used to configure at least one of a measurement signal, a first threshold, or a second threshold, wherein the first threshold is used to indicate the confidence threshold of the second result, and the second threshold is used to indicate the result threshold of the second result; A measurement signal is sent, which is used for RRM measurement and prediction, to obtain the second result; Receive a third result, which is a cell-level result and is determined based on the measurement signal and the configuration information.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that, The second result is also determined based on the second threshold.

21. The method according to claim 19 or 20, characterized in that, The third result is the cell-level result before L3 filtering.

22. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: The processing module is used to perform RRM measurement and prediction on the received measurement signal to obtain a first result, wherein the first result includes at least one of the measured result or the predicted result; The processing module is further configured to determine a second result based on a first threshold, wherein the first threshold is used to indicate the confidence threshold of the second result, and the second result is used to obtain a third result, wherein the third result is a cell-level result.

23. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: The transceiver module is used to send configuration information, which is used to configure at least one of a measurement signal, a first threshold, or a second threshold. The first threshold is used to indicate the confidence threshold of the second result, and the second threshold is used to indicate the result threshold of the second result. The transceiver module is also used to send a measurement signal, which is used for RRM measurement and prediction to obtain the second result; The transceiver module is also used to receive a third result, which is a cell-level result and is determined based on the measurement signal and the configuration information.

24. A terminal, characterized in that, The terminal includes: One or more processors; The processor is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

25. A network device, characterized in that, The network device includes: One or more processors; The processor is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 19 to 21.

26. A storage medium, characterized in that, The storage medium stores instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method as described in any one of claims 1 to 21.

27. A program product, characterized in that, When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device performs the communication method as described in any one of claims 1 to 21.

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