Communication method and device

Abstract

The invention provides a communication method and device. A first device enters a low power wakeup signal (LP-WUS) state, the method comprising: acquiring a first configuration, the first configuration comprising at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration; in the first sleep state, if a threshold value in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, a first measurement relaxation requirement is used for measurement relaxation; in the second sleep state, if the threshold value in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, a third measurement relaxation requirement is used for measurement relaxation; or in the second sleep state, a threshold value in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, a second measurement relaxation requirement is used, measurement relaxation is conducted, the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the second measurement relaxation requirement, and the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the third measurement relaxation requirement. The balance between energy-saving gain and mobility requirements can be realized in different sleep states.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of communications, and more particularly to a communication method and apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] In the field of communications, to achieve lower power consumption in terminal equipment or user equipment (UE), the receiving circuit includes a receiver (MR) and auxiliary circuits (called auxiliary receivers or auxiliary links). Auxiliary circuits include low-power receivers (LR or LP-WUR, hereinafter simply referred to as LR). When the MR is in wake-up mode, it receives data (or service) transmissions. If there is no ongoing data (or service) transmission, the MR enters sleep mode. If the electronic device needs to transmit data, it sends a wake-up signal (such as a low-power wake-up signal, LP-WUS) to the auxiliary circuit, such as the LR, so that the auxiliary circuit receives the wake-up signal and wakes up the MR to transmit data.

[0003] MR includes various sleep states, and how to achieve a balance between energy saving gains and mobility requirements in different sleep states has become a problem that needs to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a communication method and apparatus that can achieve a balance between energy saving and mobility requirements in different sleep states.

[0005] Firstly, this application provides a communication method applied to the UE side, which can be executed when the UE enters the LP-WUS state, such as by the UE or a first device (e.g., a chip) within the UE. The method includes: the first device acquiring a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration; in a first sleep state, if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, performing measurement relaxation using a first measurement relaxation requirement; in a second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, performing measurement relaxation using a third measurement relaxation requirement. Alternatively, the first device acquires a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration; in a first sleep state, if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, performing measurement relaxation using a first measurement relaxation requirement; in the second sleep state, if a threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, performing measurement relaxation using a second measurement relaxation requirement. Wherein, the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the second measurement relaxation requirement, and the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the third measurement relaxation requirement.

[0006] The communication method provided in this application can configure different thresholds for a first sleep state and a second sleep state, allowing the UE to perform measurement relaxation with different measurement relaxation requirements when entering different sleep states, and to measure the serving cell (hereinafter referred to as the cell) or neighboring cells. This is equivalent to providing measurement relaxation requirements more suitable for different sleep states, achieving decoupling of measurement relaxation between different sleep states. This method can use more lenient measurement relaxation requirements (such as higher multiples) for cell or neighboring cell measurements in energy-intensive sleep states, ensuring energy-saving gains; and use tighter measurement relaxation requirements (such as lower multiples) for cell or neighboring cell measurements in sleep states that do not consume much energy due to wake-up, effectively ensuring mobility requirements. In other words, the communication method provided in this application can achieve a balance between energy-saving gains and mobility requirements by decoupling the measurement relaxation of the first and second sleep states.

[0007] In one possible implementation, the main radio (MR) (or main receiver, main link), hereinafter referred to as MR), in the first sleep state, has a conversion power consumption that is less than the conversion power consumption of MR in the second sleep state; or, in the first sleep state, the average power consumption of the communication module (such as the communication module in the UE) of the MR is greater than the average power consumption of the communication module of the MR in the second sleep state; or, in the first sleep state, the minimum power consumption of the communication module of the MR is greater than the maximum power consumption of the communication module of the MR in the second sleep state. Different sleep states correspond to different conversion power, average power consumption, and other energy consumption conditions, ensuring that the decoupled first and second sleep states can be measured using different measurement relaxation requirements, thus achieving a balance between energy saving gain and mobility requirements in different sleep states.

[0008] In one possible implementation, the first measurement relaxation configuration includes a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration. If the threshold is met, the measurement relaxation of the cell can be performed according to the first measurement relaxation requirement. Similarly, the second measurement relaxation configuration includes a threshold in the measurement relaxation configuration. If the threshold is met, the measurement relaxation of the cell can be performed according to the second measurement relaxation requirement. The threshold includes an entry or exit threshold, and the measurement relaxation of the cell includes measurement relaxation of at least one of the serving cell or neighboring cells.

[0009] For example, the threshold for the first measurement relaxation behavior may include the threshold for the LP-WUS entry or exit condition, or the first threshold for the cell channel quality, or the second threshold for the threshold based on the channel change amount; the threshold for the second measurement relaxation behavior includes the third threshold for the cell channel quality, or the fourth threshold for the threshold based on the channel change amount. In some possible scenarios, the first threshold is different from the third threshold, and the second threshold is different from the fourth threshold. In some possible scenarios, the first threshold may be the same as the third threshold, or the second threshold may be the same as the fourth threshold. For different scenarios, the present application provides the following measurement relaxation, making the scope of application of the communication method wider. It should be understood that the second measurement relaxation configuration provided by the present application may be the radio resource management (RRM) measurement configuration of the previous version of the first measurement relaxation configuration. Exemplarily, the second measurement relaxation configuration is the R16 / 17 RRM measurement relaxation criterion, and the first measurement relaxation configuration is the R16 / 17 RRM measurement relaxation criterion.

[0010] In a possible implementation manner, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. The method includes: the first device obtains the first configuration. In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, measurement is performed using K1 times the measurement relaxation, and the measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number; in the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, measurement is performed using K2 times the measurement relaxation, where K2 is a positive number and K2 < K1. In this case, both the first sleep state and the second sleep state can determine whether the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied according to the first measurement relaxation configuration, and in the case of satisfaction, different multiples are used for measurement relaxation. The communication method provided by the present application can flexibly perform measurement relaxation in different sleep states according to the configuration on the network side, that is, the content included in the obtained first configuration, making the application scenario of the communication method wider.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and the second measurement relaxation configuration. The method includes: The first device obtains the first configuration. In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, measurement is performed using K1 times the measurement relaxation, where the measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement, and K1 is a positive number; in the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, measurement is performed using K2 times the measurement relaxation, where K2 is a positive number and K2 < K1. In this case, both the first sleep state and the second sleep state can ignore the second measurement relaxation configuration, and both judge whether the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied according to the first measurement relaxation configuration, and if it is satisfied, different multiples are used for measurement relaxation. The communication method provided by this application can flexibly perform measurement relaxation in different sleep states according to the configuration on the network side, that is, the content included in the obtained first configuration, making the application scenario of the communication method wider.

[0012] In a possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and the second measurement relaxation configuration. The method includes: The first device obtains the first configuration. In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, measurement is performed using K1 times the measurement relaxation, where the measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement, and K1 is a positive number; in the second sleep state, the criteria and requirements of the second measurement relaxation configuration are reused, that is, if the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, the second measurement relaxation requirement is used for measurement relaxation. In this case, the first sleep state ignores the second measurement relaxation configuration, judges whether the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied according to the first measurement relaxation configuration, and if it is satisfied, measurement is performed using K1 times the measurement relaxation. The second sleep state ignores the first measurement relaxation configuration and uses the second measurement relaxation requirement for measurement relaxation according to the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The communication method provided by this application can flexibly perform measurement relaxation in different sleep states according to the configuration on the network side, that is, the content included in the obtained first configuration, making the application scenario of the communication method wider.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the first configuration includes the second measurement relaxation configuration and does not include the first measurement relaxation configuration. The method includes: The first device obtains the first configuration. In the first sleep state, the LP-WUS function is not enabled. In the second sleep state, the criteria and requirements of the second measurement relaxation configuration are reused, that is, if the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, the second measurement relaxation requirement is used for measurement relaxation. The communication method provided by this application can flexibly perform measurement relaxation in different sleep states according to the configuration on the network side, that is, the content included in the obtained first configuration, making the application scenario of the communication method wider.

[0014] In the above examples, the relationship between the thresholds for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the thresholds of the second measurement relaxation configuration is not defined, and it is allowed to reuse the thresholds of the second measurement relaxation configuration for measurement relaxation in the second sleep state, ensuring the energy-saving gain and mobility requirements in the second sleep state. Next, through several more examples, the situation where the relationship between the thresholds for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the thresholds of the second measurement relaxation configuration is defined will be described.

[0015] In one possible implementation, it can be configured that the thresholds for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state are different from the thresholds for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, it can be configured that the thresholds in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state are different from the thresholds of the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration, and the relationship between the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration in the second sleep state is not defined. The method includes: a first device obtains a first configuration, which includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and the second measurement relaxation configuration; in the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, measurement relaxation is performed using K1 times of measurement, and the measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number; in the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, measurement relaxation is performed using K2 times of measurement, where K2 is a positive number and K2 < K1. In this case, both the first sleep state and the second sleep state can determine whether the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, and if satisfied, perform measurement relaxation using different multiples. The communication method provided in this application can flexibly perform measurement relaxation for different sleep states according to the configuration on the network side, that is, the content included in the obtained first configuration, making the application scenario of the communication method wider.

[0016] In one possible implementation, the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The second sleep state does not limit the relationship between the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The method includes: a first device acquiring a first configuration, the first configuration including a first measurement relaxation configuration and a second measurement relaxation configuration; in the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using a measurement relaxation of K1 times, the measurement including at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number; in the second sleep state, the criteria and requirements of the second measurement relaxation configuration are reused, that is, if the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation requirements. In this scenario, the first sleep state ignores the second measurement relaxation configuration. Based on the first measurement relaxation configuration, it is determined whether a threshold is met. If the threshold is met, measurement is performed using a measurement relaxation of K1 times. The second sleep state ignores the first measurement relaxation configuration and performs measurement relaxation using the second measurement relaxation requirement based on the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The communication method provided in this application can flexibly perform measurement relaxation for different sleep states according to the network-side configuration, i.e., the content included in the obtained first configuration, thus broadening the application scenarios of the communication method.

[0017] In a possible implementation, it can be configured that the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is the same as the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, it can be configured that the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state is the same as the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The relationship between the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state and the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is not limited. The method includes: The first device obtains a first configuration, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration; in the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, measurement relaxation with K1 times is used for measurement, the measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement, and K1 is a positive number; in the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, measurement relaxation with K2 times is used for measurement, K2 is a positive number, and K2 < K1. In this case, both the first sleep state and the second sleep state can judge whether the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is satisfied, and if satisfied, use different multiples for measurement relaxation. The communication method provided in this application can flexibly perform measurement relaxation for different sleep states according to the configuration on the network side, that is, the content included in the obtained first configuration, making the application scenario of the communication method wider.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the first configuration further includes a first threshold, and the first threshold includes a threshold for judging whether to perform measurement offloading. The first threshold can also be referred to as a measurement offloading threshold. The first device can judge to perform measurement offloading according to the measurement offloading threshold, and can offload the measurement of MR to LR for cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement. By configuring the measurement offloading threshold through the first configuration, the acquisition method of the measurement offloading threshold can better meet the requirements of the network side.

[0019] In a second aspect, this application provides a communication method, which is applied to the base station side. The method includes: sending a first configuration, the first configuration includes at least one of the first measurement relaxation configuration or the second measurement relaxation configuration, or configuring the first configuration for the UE.

[0020] It should be understood that the second aspect of this application corresponds to the technical solution of the first aspect of this application. The beneficial effects obtained by each aspect and the corresponding feasible implementation manners are similar, and will not be elaborated here.

[0021] In a third aspect, this application provides a first device, which includes: an acquisition module and a measurement module.

[0022] The acquisition module is used to acquire a first configuration, which includes at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration. The measurement module is used to perform measurement relaxation using a first measurement relaxation requirement if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met during a first sleep state; and to perform measurement relaxation using a third measurement relaxation requirement if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met during a second sleep state. The first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the second measurement relaxation requirement, and the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the third measurement relaxation requirement.

[0023] Alternatively, the acquisition module is configured to acquire a first configuration, which includes at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration; the measurement module is configured to, in a first sleep state, if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, perform measurement relaxation using a first measurement relaxation requirement; and in a second sleep state, if a threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, perform measurement relaxation using a second measurement relaxation requirement. Wherein, the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the second measurement relaxation requirement, and the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the third measurement relaxation requirement.

[0024] In one possible implementation, the switching power consumption of waking up the MR in the first sleep state is less than the switching power consumption of waking up the MR in the second sleep state; or, the first device further includes a communication module, and the average power consumption of the communication module (such as the communication module in the UE) in the first sleep state is greater than the average power consumption of the communication module in the second sleep state; or, the minimum power consumption of the communication module in the first sleep state is greater than the maximum power consumption of the communication module in the second sleep state.

[0025] In one possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. Specifically, the measurement module is configured to, in the first sleep state, if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, perform a measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times, where the measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, and K1 is a positive number; and in the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, perform a measurement using a measurement relaxation of K2 times, where K2 is a positive number, and K2... <K1。

[0026] In one possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and the second measurement relaxation configuration. In another possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. Specifically, the measurement module is used, in the first sleep state, to perform a measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met. This measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, to perform a measurement using a measurement relaxation of K2 times if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0027] In one possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and the second measurement relaxation configuration. In another possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. The measurement module is specifically used to perform measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met in the first sleep state. The measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation requirement.

[0028] In one possible implementation, the first configuration includes the second measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the first measurement relaxation configuration. In another possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. Specifically, the measurement module is configured to disable the LP-WUS function in the first sleep state. In the second sleep state, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation requirement.

[0029] In one possible implementation, the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The second sleep state does not limit the relationship between the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and the second measurement relaxation configuration. In one possible implementation, the measurement module is specifically used to perform measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met in the first sleep state. The measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using a measurement relaxation of K2 times, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0030] In one possible implementation, the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The second sleep state does not limit the relationship between the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. Specifically, in the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using a measurement relaxation of K1 times, where the measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, and K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, the criteria and requirements of the second measurement relaxation configuration are reused, i.e., if the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation requirements.

[0031] In one possible implementation, the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be the same as the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be the same as the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The second sleep state does not limit the relationship between the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. The measurement module is specifically used to perform measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met in the first sleep state. The measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement is performed using a measurement relaxation of K2 times, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0032] In one possible implementation, the first configuration further includes a first threshold, which includes a threshold for determining whether to perform measurement offloading. This first threshold can also be called a measurement offloading threshold. The first device can determine whether to perform measurement offloading based on this measurement offloading threshold, offloading the MR measurement to the LR for cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement. By configuring this measurement offloading threshold in the first configuration, the method for obtaining the measurement offloading threshold can better meet the requirements of the network side.

[0033] It should be understood that the third aspect of this application is the same as the technical solution of the first aspect of this application, and the beneficial effects obtained by each aspect and the corresponding feasible implementation are similar, so they will not be repeated here.

[0034] Fourthly, this application provides a second apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a transmitting module for transmitting a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration, or configuring the first configuration to a UE.

[0035] Fifthly, this application provides a communication device, which may be a UE or a device (e.g., a chip) within a UE. The communication device includes modules for performing the methods described in any of the foregoing aspects or any possible implementations thereof. For example, the communication device includes an acquisition module and a measurement module. The measurement module may be a processor, and the acquisition module may be a transceiver. When the communication device is a UE, the transceiver may be a radio frequency module. When the communication device is a device within a UE, the transceiver may be an input / output interface, pins, or circuitry, etc.

[0036] Sixthly, this application provides a communication device, which may be a base station or a device (e.g., a chip) within a base station. The communication device includes modules for performing the method as described in any of the foregoing aspects or any possible implementations thereof; for example, the communication device includes a transmitting module. The transmitting module may be a transceiver. When the communication device is a base station, the transceiver may be a radio frequency module. When the communication device is a device within a base station, the transceiver may be an input / output interface, pins, or circuitry, etc.

[0037] In a seventh aspect, this application provides a communication device including at least one processor coupled to a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, enable the processor to perform the method as described in any of the foregoing aspects or any possible implementation thereof. The storage medium may be included in the device or located outside the device.

[0038] Eighthly, this application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the method as described in any of the foregoing aspects or any possible implementations of any of the foregoing aspects.

[0039] Ninthly, this application provides a computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed on a processor, implement the method as described in any of the foregoing aspects or any possible implementations of any of the foregoing aspects.

[0040] In a tenth aspect, this application provides a system comprising a first device as provided in the third aspect and a second device as provided in the fourth aspect.

[0041] In one aspect, this application provides a system comprising the means described in any of the second to ninth aspects.

[0042] It should be understood that the fifth to eleventh aspects of this application are consistent with or correspond to the technical solutions of the first and second aspects of this application, and the beneficial effects obtained by each aspect and the corresponding feasible implementation are similar, and will not be repeated here. Attached Figure Description

[0043] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments of this application will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0044] Figure 1aThis is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system 100 provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0045] Figure 1b This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system 200 provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0046] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of an O-RAN architecture provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0047] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the workflow of a wake-up signal provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0048] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the additional switching power and wake-up latency during the switching between sleep and non-sleep states, provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0049] Figure 5a This is a schematic diagram of the threshold range of a measurement relaxation criterion provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0050] Figure 5b This is a schematic diagram of the threshold range of another measurement relaxation criterion provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0051] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0052] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0053] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the threshold range of the measurement relaxation criterion for one of the embodiments provided in this application;

[0054] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0055] Figure 10a This is a schematic diagram of the threshold range of the measurement relaxation criterion for Scheme 2 provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0056] Figure 10b This is a schematic diagram of the threshold range of the measurement relaxation criterion for another scheme 2 provided in this application embodiment;

[0057] Figure 11 This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0058] Figure 12 This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0059] Figure 13This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0060] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0061] Figure 15 This is a schematic diagram of another first device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0062] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device 40 provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0063] Figure 17 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device 50 provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0064] Figure 18 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip system 60 provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0065] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solutions in this application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments.

[0066] In this document, the term "and / or" is merely a description of the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A existing alone, A and B existing simultaneously, and B existing alone. Here, A and B can be single or multiple. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions are used to represent any combination of the listed items. For example, at least one of A, B, and / or C can represent: A existing alone, B existing alone, C existing alone, A and B existing simultaneously, B and C existing simultaneously, A and C existing simultaneously, and A, B, and C existing simultaneously. Here, A, B, and C can be single or multiple.

[0067] The terms "first" and "second," etc., used in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a specific order of objects. For example, "first target object" and "second target object," etc., are used to distinguish different target objects, not to describe a specific order of target objects.

[0068] In the embodiments of this application, the terms "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate that something is an example, illustration, or description. Any embodiment or design that is described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of this application should not be construed as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments or design. Specifically, the use of the terms "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a specific manner.

[0069] In the description of the embodiments in this application, unless otherwise stated, "multiple" means two or more. For example, multiple processing units means two or more processing units; multiple systems means two or more systems.

[0070] In this application embodiment, some structural examples of communication systems are provided. The communication method can be applied to different communication systems. This application embodiment uses one of them as an example to illustrate the communication method, but does not limit it. Figure 1a This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system 100 provided in an embodiment of this application, as shown below. Figure 1a As shown, the communication system 100 includes multiple devices, such as a first device 10, a second device 20, and a third device 30, etc. In one possible implementation, the second device 20 may be a base station or a part of a base station; the first device 10 may be a UE (or terminal device) or a part of it; and the third device 30 may be a network device or a part of it, etc. For example, in 5G, the third device 30 may be a 5G core network (5GC) device, etc. In some possible implementations, the communication method provided in this application embodiment may be used in conjunction with a mobile communication system, such as a fourth-generation (4G) communication system (e.g., long-term evolution (LTE) system), a fifth-generation (5G) communication system (e.g., new radio (NR) system), and future mobile communication systems such as a sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication system, etc.

[0071] In some possible implementations, the communication method provided in this application embodiment can be applied to wireless local area network (WLAN), narrow band-internet of things (NB-IoT), global system for mobile communications (GSM), enhanced data rate for GSM evolution (EDGE), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), time division-synchronization code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA), LTE system, satellite communication, 5G communication system, 6th-generation (6G) communication system, or new communication systems that will emerge in the future. This application embodiment does not limit the scope of the application.

[0072] Examples of base stations involved in this application embodiment include gNBs, which can include various forms of macro base stations, micro base stations (also known as small stations), relay stations, access points, wearable devices, and vehicle-mounted devices. A gNB can also be a TRP (Transmission and Reception Point) or a TMF (Transmission Measurement Function). A gNB can include a CU (Central Unit) and DU (Distributed Unit) integrated on it.

[0073] The UE involved in the embodiments of this application includes various handheld devices, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, computing devices, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem with wireless communication capabilities. Examples include: terminals (or terminal devices), mobile stations (MS), mobile terminal (MT) user units, cellular phones, smartphones, wireless data cards, PDAs (personal digital assistants), tablet computers, wireless modems, handheld devices, laptops, machine-type communication (MTC) terminals, etc. The UE can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; it can also be deployed on water, such as ships; and it can also be deployed in the air, such as on airplanes, balloons, and satellites. UE can be a mobile phone, tablet, computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, 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 care, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, wireless terminal device in smart home, as well as robots, intelligent robots, etc.

[0074] The network devices involved in this application embodiment may include at least one network element in the 5G core network. For example, the network element may include an access and mobility management function (AMF) network element, which mainly performs mobility management, access authentication / authorization, and other functions. The network element may also include a user plane function (UPF) network element, whose main functions include non-access stratum (NAS) signaling security, access stratum security control, access authentication, access authorization, registration area management, and other mobility management functions. This application embodiment uses AMF and UPF as examples for illustration, but this is not a limitation; other network elements are not listed and described one by one in this application embodiment.

[0075] by Figure 1aTaking a scenario where the second device 20 is a gNB, the first device 10 is a UE, and the third device 30 is a 5GC as an example, the gNB or 5GC can send information to the UE, such as paging information and UE group-related information. The UE can also send information to the gNB or 5GC, such as UE capability information and UE characteristic information. This application also provides a communication system 200, such as... Figure 1b As shown, system 200 can be a 5G NR system, which includes a 5GC and a 5G radio access network (RAN, often referred to as NG-RAN because the interface between RAN and 5GC is NG). The 5GC includes at least one of AMF or UPF, and the NG-RAN can include at least one network device, such as a 5G network device (usually referred to as gNB) and a 4G network device connected to the 5GC (usually referred to as ng-eNB). When the network devices provide services to the UE, the gNB is responsible for providing the UE with 5G NR user plane and control plane protocol functions, and the ng-eNB is responsible for providing the UE with 4G E-UTRA user plane and control plane protocol functions. It should be understood that... Figure 1a and Figure 1b This is an example of a system architecture for implementing the embodiments of this application, used to illustrate possible scenarios that the embodiments of this application may implement. The communication method of the embodiments of this application can also be used in other systems, without limitation.

[0076] The communication method provided in this application can also be applied to different scenario architectures, such as an architecture where the base station serves as the RAN, or an Open RAN (O-RAN) architecture. For O-RAN, its architecture design can be understood as decomposing the network functions of the centralized unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU) defined by the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP). These functions are interconnected through open, standardized, and secure interfaces. Compared to the 3GPP architecture, O-RAN defines an orchestration layer with a non-real-time RAN intelligent controller and a function layer with a near-real-time RAN intelligent controller. It also defines the switching interface A1 between the two layers, the E2 interface between the near-real-time RAN controller and the discrete CUs and DUs, and the fronthaul interface between the DUs and RUs. Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of an O-RAN architecture provided in an embodiment of this application. The O-RAN architecture includes an orchestration layer, a function layer, O-CU (Open CU), O-DU (Open DU), O-CU CP (O-CU C-plane, control unit-control plane), and O-CU UP (O-CU U-plane, control unit-servo plane), etc. The orchestration layer includes: design or intent, inventory, configuration, and a non-real-time RAN intelligent controller. The function layer includes third-party applications, radio connection management, mobility management, QoS management, interference management, and a trained model. The O-CU C-plane includes RRC and Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)-C; the O-CU C-plane includes Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) and PDCP-U; the O-DU includes Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, Media Access Control (MAC) layer, and Physical (PHY) layer; and the O-RU includes RRC.

[0077] This application provides a communication method, which can be executed by a UE, other terminal devices, or devices such as chips provided in the above examples. This application illustrates the method using the execution by a UE as an example; other executing entities can refer to the UE's operation for execution, and will not be described again. The UE may include a main receiving module and an auxiliary receiving module. In this application embodiment, the main receiving module is a hardened main receiver, such as a main circuit (MR), and the auxiliary receiving module is a low-power receiver (LR / LP-WUR, Low Power-Wake Up Radio), referred to simply as LR, but this is not a limitation. Modules implementing the main receiving function through software or other means can refer to the operation of MR in this example, and modules implementing the auxiliary receiving function through software or other means can refer to the operation of LR in this example. To reduce power consumption, the LP-WUS mechanism can be referenced. While the MR is used for normal data reception (or service transmission), the LR acts as a dedicated auxiliary receiver for wake-up signals, detecting (or monitoring, surveillance, etc.) and processing the wake-up signal (WUS), such as the lower-power LP-WUS. Reference Figure 3 For example, when there is no ongoing data transmission on the MR, it can enter a shutdown or sleep state to significantly reduce the UE's "standby" power consumption, while the LR is enabled to listen for wake-up signals. Upon receiving a wake-up indication, such as an LP-WUS signal, the MR is woken up to initiate data transmission. For instance, the LP-WUS indication can differ depending on the state. In the Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle / inactive state, LP-WUS can indicate whether there is a paging message; in the RRC connected state, LP-WUS indicates whether there is subsequent Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission or data service transmission.

[0078] In one example, MR includes multiple operating states, also known as sleep states, including: ultra-deep sleep, deep sleep, light sleep, microsleep, and PDCCH monitoring. It should be understood that MR can use ultra-deep sleep to monitor LP-WUS in RRC idle state (RRC_IDLE) or RRC inactive state (RRC_INACTIVE). Ultra-deep sleep significantly reduces power consumption compared to other operating states. Referring to Table 1, parameters for each MR operating state, including relative deep sleep power consumption, conversion power, and conversion time, can be obtained.

[0079] Table 1

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[0081] The ultra-deep sleep operating state (hereinafter simply referred to as ultra-deep sleep or ultra-deep sleep mode) allows for the design of more components to enter a shutdown state at the hardware level compared to other operating states, thus enabling sleep with lower power consumption. However, since some components used for maintenance are also turned off, refer to Table 1 for conversion power consumption and conversion time. Figure 4 The additional conversion power and wake-up latency show that waking from ultra-deep sleep mode results in very high instantaneous power consumption (i.e., conversion power consumption) due to component power-up. In other words, for a UE operating in LR mode, waking up an MR in ultra-deep sleep mode will result in huge conversion power consumption.

[0082] Below, examples are used to describe the situations in which a UE may wake up from LR to MR. This can also be understood as follows: in ultra-deep sleep mode, frequent wake-ups will cause significant energy consumption. Therefore, it is necessary to understand under what circumstances the UE will wake up from LR to MR.

[0083] Mobility management is involved in communication. For a UE, the cell in which it currently connects to a base station and transmits data is called the serving cell. Mobility management can be understood as follows: as the UE moves, when the signal quality of its serving cell degrades to a certain level (this level can be preset or determined based on historical experience, and is not limited in this embodiment), the UE's serving cell is changed through handover (connected-state behavior) or cell selection / reselection (disconnected-state behavior). That is, a neighboring cell with better communication quality (i.e., not the current serving cell) is selected as the new serving cell to ensure that the communication link between the network and the UE is not interrupted due to the UE's movement.

[0084] It should be understood that during UE movement, cell communication quality, such as signal quality, can be measured in various ways. This application describes an RRM (Remote Memory Management) measurement method. RRM measurement allows the UE to monitor the communication quality (including signal quality) of at least one cell in its serving cell or neighboring cells in real time. In some practical application scenarios, mobility management operations, such as handover, cell selection, or cell reselection, require the results of RRM measurement. Therefore, RRM measurement can be considered the foundation of mobility management.

[0085] The RRC state of the UE includes connected state and disconnected state (i.e., idle state or inactive state, which can also be referred to as RRC_IDLE state or RRC_INACTIVE state). Correspondingly, RRM measurement includes measurement of connected state and measurement of disconnected state (i.e., idle state or inactive state). This application embodiment takes the measurement of disconnected state as an example for introduction, but it is not limited.

[0086] Referring to the example in Figure 1, the second device 20 is a base station, and the first device 10 is a UE. The base station can broadcast a measurement configuration. The UE performs measurements according to this configuration and uses the measurement results to perform operations such as cell selection or cell reselection. For example, the base station (also called the network) sends the measurement configuration through system information (SI). In one possible implementation, the measurement configuration can be sent in system information block 2 (SIB2), SIB3, SIB4, SIB5, etc., within the system information. The UE performs measurements according to the broadcast measurement configuration. For example, the UE performs intra-frequency measurement, inter-frequency measurement, and inter-system measurement (RAT measurement) based on the relationship between the measurement frequency and the serving cell frequency. Optionally, the measurement configuration broadcast by the base station may include frequency point information, measurement time window configuration, threshold and offset parameters, etc.; intra-frequency measurement and inter-frequency measurement are intra-RAT measurement, such as 5G, while inter-system measurement refers to measurement of other systems besides the 5G new radio (NR) system (e.g., measurement of 2G, 3G or 4G (long term evolution, LTE) systems, etc.).

[0087] For example, frequency point information can be related to the frequency point used by the UE for cell reselection, such as at least one of the following: center frequency and subcarrier spacing (SCS), band information to which the frequency point belongs, a list of cells on the frequency point, and a set of reference signals to be measured. The measurement time window configuration can be the measurement time configuration information used by the UE when measuring the above-mentioned frequency points; that is, the UE performs measurements on the frequency points within the time window indicated by this configuration. This measurement time window configuration can be for each frequency point, meaning different frequency points can correspond to different measurement time window configurations. Threshold and offset parameters include various thresholds and offsets used by the UE when performing operations such as measurement result derivation and cell reselection criterion evaluation.

[0088] For example, in a 5G NR system, the reference signals for measuring frequency points include the synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block (SS / PBCH block, SSB) and the channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS). Depending on the type of reference signal, measurements can be divided into SSB-based measurements and CSI-RS-based measurements. Specifically, connected-state measurements can be based on either SSB or CSI-RS, while idle-state or inactive-state measurements can be based on SSB. Combining the measurement type, the measurements a UE can perform include: SSB-based intra-frequency measurements, SSB-based inter-frequency measurements, CSI-RS-based intra-frequency measurements, CSI-RS-based inter-frequency measurements, and inter-system measurements, etc.

[0089] It should be understood that the measurement configuration provided in this application embodiment is a cell-level configuration. After the UE reselects to another cell, it first reads the system broadcast SIB of that cell to obtain the measurement configuration before performing the measurement. Therefore, regardless of whether it is a cell with the same base station or a cell with a different base station, the UE receives the measurement configuration broadcast by the base station to which the reselected cell belongs.

[0090] In one possible implementation, the measurement based on SSB in an NR system between the UE and the base station in idle or inactive states is illustrated as an example. If the center frequency of the SSB at a certain measurement frequency point is the same as the center frequency of the SSB of the serving cell, and the subcarrier spacing (SCS) of their SSBs is also the same, then the measurement at that frequency point is a co-frequency measurement; otherwise, if either the center frequency or the subcarrier spacing of their SSBs differs, then the measurement at that frequency point is an inter-frequency measurement. For other RRC states, such as the idle state, measurements based on other reference signals can be implemented using the communication method provided in the embodiments of this application, and will not be elaborated further here.

[0091] For example, the quantities measured by the UE, namely the measured reference signal power / quality values, can be divided into three types, each of which can be based on SSB or CSI-RS. One measured quantity is the reference signal received power (RSRP), which can be understood as the linear average of the power of the resource elements (REs) carrying the reference signal within the measured bandwidth under consideration. Another measured quantity is the reference signal received quality (RSRQ), which can be understood as a ratio, such as RSRQ = (N*RSRP) / NR carrier received signal strength indicator (RSSI), where the NR carrier RSSI is the total reference signal power or quality value observed by the UE on N resource blocks (RBs), and can be divided into several types, each of which can be based on SSB or CSI-RS. For example, the linear average of the received power can be derived from sources including co-channel serving cells and non-serving cells, adjacent channel interference, thermal noise, etc.; N is the number of resource blocks (RBs) in the RSSI measurement of the NR carrier; RSRP can be SS-RSRP or CSI-RSRP. Another quantifiable quantity is the signal-to-noise and interference ratio (SINR), which can be considered as the linear average power of the REs carrying the reference signal within the measured bandwidth under consideration, divided by the linear average power of noise and interference on these REs, i.e., SINR = RSRP / (noise + interference).

[0092] As described above, once a UE successfully camps on a cell (the serving cell), its communication quality within that cell can be measured using appropriate measurement methods based on different RRC states (such as RRC idle state) during UE movement. It should be understood that after a UE successfully camps on a cell, the UE in the RRC idle state will periodically measure the signal quality of the serving cell and neighboring cells. If the serving cell's signal quality is poor while the neighboring cells' signal quality is good, the UE will actively reselect a cell with higher priority or better signal quality as the serving cell. This process is called cell reselection. The overall cell reselection process includes three stages: initiating neighboring cell measurement, reselection evaluation and decision, and cell reselection execution. In other words, the results of the UE's measurements will affect whether the UE needs to switch from LR to MR and perform cell reselection. Referring to the example in Table 1, it can be seen that if the MR is in ultra-deep sleep... In situations with frequent measurements or cell handovers, multiple wake-ups can occur, resulting in significant power consumption for UE to wake up MR. Therefore, it's advisable to consider using a high-multiplier measurement relaxation mechanism when the UE is in ultra-deep sleep to relax measurements on the serving cell or neighboring cells, thereby achieving positive energy-saving gains. However, in other UE operating states, such as deep sleep, the power consumption for waking up MR is much lower than that for waking up MR in ultra-deep sleep. This leads to a situation where, in some practical applications, combining at least one of the LP-WUS entry or exit conditions, using the same measurement requirements or criteria (e.g., using the same relaxation multiplier) for measurement relaxation in both ultra-deep sleep and deep sleep states can cause an imbalance between mobility and energy efficiency.

[0093] For example, Table 2 provides measurement relaxation criteria (also known as measurement relaxation mechanism, measurement relaxation standard, etc.) under LP-WUS operating conditions, including two types of measurement relaxation behaviors, each of which can be regarded as a measurement requirement or measurement criterion.

[0094] Table 2

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[0096] Measurement offloading includes LR measurements, but MR measurements are no longer performed. Measurement relaxation includes increasing the period for measuring neighboring cells or temporarily stopping measurements of neighboring cells when the UE determines that it is in the center of the cell or is moving at a low rate, thereby reducing the number of neighboring cell measurements and saving power.

[0097] For example, this application uses RRM measurement of relaxation as an example to illustrate the measurement of relaxation, but does not limit it.

[0098] In one possible implementation, the requirements for cell measurements can be as follows: For the measurement period of the serving cell, the UE needs to perform a measurement at least once every M1*N1 discontinuous reception (DRX) periods and evaluate whether the S criterion is met. If the SMTC period is greater than 20ms and the DRX period is less than or equal to 640ms, then M1 = 2; otherwise, M1 = 1. N1 is a scaling factor; for the FR1 band, N1 = 1. For the measurement period of neighboring cells, if the neighboring cell measurement condition (or the S criterion for initiating neighboring cell measurement) is met, i.e., Srxlev ≤ S nonintrasearchP Or Squal≤S nonintrasearchQ， Here, Srxlev or Squal can represent the signal quality of the current serving cell. This signal quality is measured by the UE and calculated according to the S criterion formula, and can be understood as the quality not transmitted by the network. Srxlev is the RSRP value, Squal is the RSRQ value, and S... nonintrasearchP and S nonintrasearchQ It can represent the threshold value for initiating measurements at different frequencies or in different systems, as shown in Table 3.

[0099] Table 3

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[0102] It should be understood that in Table 3, T measure,NR_Inter This can represent the maximum duration for which a UE can measure the signal quality of adjacent frequency bands when performing measurements between different frequencies in an NR network; T measure,NR_Inter_HSTThese are measurement timing parameters designed for high-speed train (HST) scenarios, used to control the measurement time when the UE performs measurements between different frequencies in the NR network; the parameter SMTC (SS / PBCH block measurement timing configuration) is used to configure the timing of synchronization signals and SSB measurements. The main function of SMTC includes guiding the UE when to measure SSB signals for cell selection, reselection, or handover; the FR1 band is the "frequency range 1" defined in the 5G network, usually referring to the frequency range below 6GHz; M1 and M2 are scaling factors under different configurations, used to adjust the measurement time.

[0103] Referring to Table 3, the basic configuration of the DRX cycle can be considered as 0.32s. In each DRX cycle, a measurement of the serving cell is performed once. The measurement of neighboring cells with the same frequency (same priority) can be 1.28s*N1*M2. That is, in the case of no relaxation measurement, a measurement can be performed once every 1.28s*N1*M2. If the measurement is relaxed, it can be multiplied by a factor K. For example, the value of K can be different in different scenarios. For instance, in one measurement relaxation configuration, such as R16, the serving cell remains unchanged without relaxation measurement, and the neighboring cell measurement can be performed using a relaxation measurement factor of 3, that is, a relaxation measurement method with K=3. In another measurement relaxation configuration, such as R17, the serving cell remains unchanged without relaxation measurement, and the neighboring cell measurement can be performed using a relaxation measurement factor of 6.

[0104] If the UE does not meet the neighbor cell measurement condition, i.e., Srxlev > S nonintrasearchP And Squal > S nonintrasearchQ For same-frequency and different-frequency neighboring cells with the same or lower priority, no measurement is initiated. For different-frequency high-priority neighboring cells, i.e., when the UE's serving cell measurement result is greater than the threshold of the neighboring cell measurement S criterion, no same-priority or low-priority neighboring cells are measured, only high-priority neighboring cells are measured. When the UE's serving cell measurement result is less than the threshold of the neighboring cell measurement S criterion, high-priority, same-priority, and low-priority neighboring cells are measured. The UE should perform measurements at least every T. higher_priority_search Search for higher-priority inter-frequency neighboring cells, such as measuring once every 1 minute. Where T... higher_priority_search =60*N layers [seconds], N layersThis refers to the higher-priority NRs broadcast in the system information and the total number of Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) frequency points. In the RRC_IDLE or RRC_INACTIVE state, when the channel conditions are good and stable, the UE's camped cell will not change, and cell reselection assessment will not occur frequently. In this situation, normal periodic neighbor cell measurements will generate significant power consumption. Therefore, measurement relaxation can be used. When the UE determines that it is in the cell center or is moving at a low speed, the period for measuring neighbor cells can be increased, or the measurement of neighbor cells can be temporarily stopped, thereby reducing the number of neighbor cell measurements and achieving power saving.

[0105] For example, to determine whether a UE is in a cell center location or in a low-rate mobility state, the following criteria can be referenced: One example is the non-cell-edge criterion based on the UE's location. This criterion includes the condition that the UE is in a cell center location if the signal quality of the serving cell is above a certain threshold, i.e., the criterion is satisfied. For example, referring to the R16 protocol, this can be expressed as Srxlev > SSearchThresholdP and Squal > SSearchDeltaQ. Another example is the low mobility criterion based on the UE's rate. If the change in the measurement result of the serving cell within a certain time does not exceed a certain threshold, it indicates that the UE is in a low-rate mobility state. For example, referring to the R16 protocol, this can be expressed as continuously satisfying (SrxlevRef – Srxlev) within the time of TSearchDeltP. <SSearchDeltaP。

[0106] In other words, for UEs in idle or inactive states (i.e., RRC_IDLE or RRC_INACTIVE states), the UE automatically assesses whether it meets the broadcast measurement relaxation criteria based on the base station to which the current serving cell belongs. If the criteria are met, the UE can use standardized relaxation measurement indicators for measurement.

[0107] For example, this application provides a measurement method under a measurement relaxation scenario. Referring to Table 4, for co-frequency neighboring cells, different measurement relaxations can be performed depending on whether the UE is located in the cell center or whether the UE is in a low-rate mobile state, depending on whether the neighboring cell measurement conditions are met or not. In one possible implementation, referring to the R16 or R17 protocol, this measurement relaxation is for neighboring cells; for the UE's serving cell, the measurement is still performed once per DRX cycle.

[0108] Table 4

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[0111] Referring to Table 5, for inter-frequency, same-priority, low-priority neighboring cells, different measurement relaxations can be performed depending on whether the UE is located in the cell center or in a low-rate mobile state, provided the neighboring cell measurement conditions are met, or if the neighboring cell measurement conditions are not met. In one possible implementation, referring to the R16 or R17 protocol, this measurement relaxation applies to neighboring cells; for the UE's serving cell, measurements are still performed once per DRX cycle.

[0112] Table 5

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[0114] Referring to Table 6, for high-priority neighboring cells in different frequencies, different measurement relaxations can be performed depending on whether the UE is located in the cell center or in a low-rate mobile state, provided that the neighboring cell measurement conditions are met or not. In one possible implementation, referring to the R16 or R17 protocol, this measurement relaxation applies to neighboring cells; for the UE's serving cell, measurements are still performed once per DRX cycle.

[0115] Table 6

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[0118] Referring to Table 6, for high-priority neighboring cells in different frequencies, different measurement relaxations can be performed depending on whether the UE is located in the cell center or in a low-rate mobile state, provided that the neighboring cell measurement conditions are met or not. In one possible implementation, referring to the R16 or R17 protocol, this measurement relaxation applies to neighboring cells; for the UE's serving cell, measurements are still performed once per DRX cycle.

[0119] Based on the above description, it can be seen that to ensure UEs in idle or inactive states (i.e., RRC_IDLE or RRC_INACTIVE states) camp on a suitable cell, the UE can perform mobility RRM measurements (including serving cell measurements and neighboring cell measurements) according to predefined rules. For most UEs, in networks without coverage blind spots, serving cell measurements need to be performed frequently; therefore, this measurement behavior has a significant impact on UE energy consumption.

[0120] For example, for a UE using LP-WUS, infrequently initiating MR (Mean Measure) for neighboring cell measurements may not have a significant impact on UE power consumption. However, using MR for serving cell measurements will significantly impact UE power consumption and reduce the energy-saving gain of LP-WUS. For instance, serving cell measurements for a UE in the FR1 band should be performed in every I-DRX cycle, or in the second I-DRX cycle of each cycle. This application uses the FR1 band as an example for illustration, but it is not limited to this. In other bands, such as FR2, the measurement of the serving cell is slightly less stringent than in FR1. This RRM measurement, initiated by MR within each I-DRX cycle, will largely offset the energy-saving gain brought by LP-WUS itself.

[0121] To achieve power saving gains for the UE via LP-WUS or LP-WUR, when the UE is using LP-WUS, the serving cell measurement can be offloaded to the LR (Lower Registry), i.e., the measurement is performed by the LR. Low-power design architectures based on the LR may not be able to receive reference signals (such as SSB) under NR systems. In one possible implementation, a reference signal for LP-WUR reception, such as a low-power synchronization signal (LP-SS), can be provided. The UE can then perform serving cell RRM measurements on the LR by receiving the LP-SS, and can also perform more precise time-frequency synchronization, etc. For example, for the serving cell RRM measurement performed by LP-WUR based on LP-SS, the feasibility, complexity, power consumption, etc., may include one or more of the following: LP-RSSI or energy detection, LP-RSRP, LP-SINR or LP-RSRQ, etc., wherein LP-RSSI or energy detection may include the linear average of the total received power on RSSI resources, LP-RSRP may include the linear average of the received power of the resources of the reference signal or signal portion, LP-SINR includes LP-RSRP or interference noise power, and LP-RSRQ includes (N*LP-RSRP) / LP-RSSI, where N is a resource size difference factor for evaluating LP-RSRP and LP-RSSI.

[0122] Combining Tables 2 to 6 and the above description, it can be seen that UEs in ultra-deep sleep (or UEs in ultra-deep sleep) experience higher switching power consumption when waking up MR. In cases requiring MR wake-up, such as cell or neighbor cell measurements, the higher the measurement frequency, the greater the frequency of MR wake-up. The power consumed by multiple MR wake-ups further offsets the energy-saving gains. To reduce MR wake-ups, a higher measurement relaxation factor can be used in ultra-deep sleep, or a rule for using a higher measurement relaxation factor. It should be understood that the higher factor can be set with reference to the measurement relaxation factor of other operating modes, or with a general measurement relaxation factor. For example, referring to Table 6, a measurement relaxation factor of 3 times can be considered a normal measurement relaxation factor, and a measurement relaxation factor greater than 3 can be considered a high factor. The multiplier values ​​in the embodiments of this application are merely examples and are not intended to limit the scope.

[0123] In one possible implementation, different measurement relaxation behaviors (or measurement relaxation rules, measurement relaxation criteria, etc.) are provided based on the LP-WUS operating state, as shown in Table 2. For example, if the UE meets the LP-WUS conditions (LP-WUS conditions include at least one of the conditions for entering LP-WUS or exiting LP-WUS), i.e., the UE can use the LR to monitor LP-WUS, when the serving cell measurement result on the MR and / or LR (MR and / or LR includes at least one of MR or LR) is greater than threshold 1, the UE can refer to Table 2 and adopt the measurement behavior in #1, i.e., #1 measurement offloading. When the serving cell measurement result on the MR and / or LR is greater than threshold 2, the UE should adopt the measurement behavior in #2. Here, threshold 1 should be less than threshold 2, meaning #1 should be more lenient than #2. For example, a threshold 1 can be provided, which can refer to the threshold (or be expressed as a threshold, range, etc.) of the LP-WUS conditions (LP-WUS conditions include at least one of the conditions for entering LP-WUS or exiting LP-WUS); or, threshold 1 can also refer to the threshold (or be expressed as a threshold, threshold, etc.) of the non-cell edge criterion corresponding to the RRM measurement relaxation criterion in R16. Embodiments of this application can also provide a threshold 2, which can refer to the threshold (or be expressed as a threshold, threshold, etc.) corresponding to the neighbor cell measurement S criterion, or threshold 2 can be a new threshold that can be set to a threshold (or expressed as a threshold, threshold, etc.) greater than the LP-WUS conditions.

[0124] This method, which combines the working state of LP-WUS to provide measurement relaxation behavior and corresponding measurement relaxation criteria, can also be compatible with RRM measurement behavior. Example 1 is that after the UE enters LP-WUS, it determines whether there is a current RRM measurement behavior configuration (such as the R16 RRM measurement relaxation criterion (hereinafter simply referred to as the R16 measurement relaxation criterion), the R17 RRM measurement relaxation criterion (hereinafter simply referred to as the R17 measurement relaxation criterion), or the neighbor cell measurement S criterion (or neighbor cell measurement initiation criterion or neighbor cell measurement criterion) (refer to examples in Tables 3 to 6), etc.). If so, the UE ignores the current RRM measurement behavior configuration and implements the measurement relaxation behavior according to threshold 1. Figure 5a The threshold for cell edge (not at cell edge) (which may include cell service quality thresholds, etc.) is greater than the threshold for LP-WUS conditions (LP-WUS conditions include LP-WUS entry or exit conditions), the threshold for LP-WUS conditions is greater than the threshold for R16 measurement relaxation criteria or greater than the threshold for R17 measurement relaxation criteria, and the threshold for R16 measurement relaxation criteria or R17 measurement relaxation criteria is greater than the threshold for neighboring cell measurement S criteria. After the UE exits LP-WUS, the currently existing RRM measurement behavior configuration can be reapplied to determine the corresponding criteria.

[0125] Example 2 shows that the network side (e.g., base station) configures R16 or R17 measurement relaxation criteria, restricting the LP-WUS condition (also known as the LP-WUS threshold) to be greater than the threshold of the non-cell edge criterion corresponding to the R16 or R17 measurement relaxation criteria. This can be understood as the LP-WUS condition being limited by the threshold of the configured R16 or R17 measurement relaxation criteria. (Reference) Figure 5b The threshold for cell edge (not at cell edge) is greater than the threshold of LP-WUS conditions, the threshold of LP-WUS conditions is greater than the threshold of R16 measurement relaxation criteria or the threshold of R17 measurement relaxation criteria, and the threshold of neighboring cell measurement S criteria. After the UE exits LP-WUS, the currently existing RRM measurement behavior configuration can be reapplied to determine the corresponding criteria.

[0126] In summary, it can be understood that for a UE in an idle or inactive state (i.e., RRC_IDLE or RRC_INACTIVE state) where the MR is in ultra-deep sleep, the energy-saving gain from applying the LP-WUS mechanism stems from a high multiple of measurement relaxation behavior (i.e., a measurement relaxation multiple much greater than 3 times). In other words, a high multiple of measurement relaxation behavior can reduce the power consumption caused by waking up the MR, thereby achieving energy saving. For example, this high multiple of measurement relaxation could be 16, etc.

[0127] However, measurements performed using this high-level relaxation also present some problems. For example, when using the serving cell or neighboring cell measurement on the MR, or the serving cell measurement on the LR, the results will be used as the criteria for UE cell reselection. High-level relaxation detection, due to its sparse detection, can affect UE mobility. See Example 1 for details. Figure 5a Since there are no restrictions on LP-WUS conditions (such as entry conditions), potential problems include: the network side (such as the base station) configuring the high-multiplier measurement relaxation of LP-WUS in scenarios at the cell edge. If the UE moves at the cell edge and high-multiplier (such as 16 times) measurement relaxation is still applied, it will cause a significant delay in the determination of the cell reselection criteria, failing to guarantee the UE's mobility requirements. Refer to Example 2 and... Figure 5b To ensure UE mobility, the conditions (or coverage range) of LP-WUS need to be limited to less than or equal to the R16 measurement relaxation criterion, or to less than or equal to the R17 measurement relaxation criterion. This method of limiting the scope of LP-WUS will affect the availability of LP-WUS and reduce the energy-saving gains brought by the LP-WUS features themselves.

[0128] Furthermore, for UEs in ultra-deep sleep, using high-level measurement relaxation is to ensure a balance between LP-WUS power saving gain and mobility. However, for UEs in other states, such as deep sleep, using the same high-level measurement relaxation can lead to problems in many scenarios where UE mobility requirements cannot be guaranteed and the power saving gain brought by the LP-WUS feature itself is reduced. The communication method provided in this application can decouple the ultra-deep sleep state and the first sleep state. For example, the first sleep state can include the measurement relaxation requirements and criteria of the UE in deep sleep, ensuring the power saving gain and mobility requirements of the UE in the first sleep state.

[0129] Figure 6This is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application. The method is illustrated using an example of execution by a first device (e.g., a processor, chip, or chip system). The first device can be a UE, or a device or component within the UE, etc., and this embodiment does not limit the scope of the method. The example provided in this embodiment can be executed when the UE enters the LP-WUS state. Figure 6 As shown, the method includes S101 to S103.

[0130] For example, the first device may include MR and LR, and can perform cell detection or neighbor cell detection, etc., with reference to the wake-up signal described in the above example, such as the corresponding mechanism of LP-WUS.

[0131] S101, The first device acquires the first configuration.

[0132] The first configuration includes at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration. For example, the first configuration may only include the first measurement relaxation configuration, or the first configuration may include both the first and second measurement relaxation configurations, or the first configuration may only include the second measurement relaxation configuration. For instance, the first configuration may only include the measurement relaxation criteria for R19, or referred to as the R19 RRM measurement relaxation criteria (hereinafter simply referred to as the R19 measurement relaxation criteria), or the first configuration may only include the measurement relaxation criteria for R16 or R17, or referred to as the R16 RRM measurement relaxation criteria or R17 RRM measurement relaxation criteria (hereinafter simply referred to as the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria), or the first configuration may include both the R19 measurement relaxation criteria and the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria. In some possible implementations, the first configuration may also include other content, such as new measurement relaxation criteria configured on the network side.

[0133] The first measurement relaxation configuration includes a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration. If the threshold is met, the measurement relaxation of the cell can be performed according to the first measurement relaxation requirement. Similarly, the second measurement relaxation configuration includes a threshold in the measurement relaxation configuration. If the threshold is met, the measurement relaxation of the cell can be performed according to the second measurement relaxation requirement. The threshold includes an entry or exit threshold, and the measurement relaxation of the cell includes measurement relaxation of at least one of the serving cell or neighboring cells.

[0134] In one possible implementation, the network issues a measurement relaxation configuration. The first device obtains the first configuration by receiving it, such as by receiving the first configuration to obtain the content included in the configuration. The network includes base stations as shown in the example above. For instance, if the cell 1 where the first device is currently located is a cell of the first base station, then the first device can receive the first configuration sent by the first base station.

[0135] The first device can use the LP-WUS mechanism, combined with the acquired first configuration, to perform measurement relaxation, such as cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement. The operating states of the first device can be referred to Table 1, including ultra-deep sleep, deep sleep, light sleep, micro sleep, and PDCCH monitoring. This embodiment of the application uses ultra-deep sleep as the first sleep state and deep sleep as the second sleep state as an example for illustration, but it is not limited. Other operating states can refer to ultra-deep sleep and deep sleep to achieve decoupling, and will not be described in detail.

[0136] Optionally, the first device may acquire and save the first configuration.

[0137] After S101, S102 or S103 can be executed.

[0138] S102. In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the first device performs measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation requirement.

[0139] S103. In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the first device performs measurement relaxation using the third measurement relaxation requirement; or, in the second sleep state, if the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, the first measurement relaxation requirement performs measurement relaxation using the second measurement relaxation requirement, wherein the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the second measurement relaxation requirement, and the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the third measurement relaxation requirement.

[0140] It should be understood that in the second sleep state, the determination of whether the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, and the third measurement relaxation requirement is performed, or the measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation requirement based on the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration, is pre-configured. Essentially, the method includes: a first device acquiring a first configuration; in the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, performing measurement relaxation using the first measurement relaxation requirement; and in the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, performing measurement relaxation using the third measurement relaxation requirement.

[0141] Alternatively, the method includes: a first device acquiring a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration; in a first sleep state, if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, performing measurement relaxation using a first measurement relaxation requirement; in the second sleep state, if a threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, performing measurement relaxation using a second measurement relaxation requirement.

[0142] The communication method provided in this application embodiment can perform cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement using different measurement relaxation configurations under different sleep states, provide measurement relaxation requirements more suitable for the sleep state, and achieve decoupling of measurement relaxation under different sleep states. In the first sleep state, the energy consumed by receiving a wake-up signal, such as LP-WUS, for cell or neighbor cell measurement is greater than that consumed in the second sleep state. Therefore, when the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the third measurement relaxation requirement, a more relaxed (or higher multiple) measurement relaxation can be used for cell or neighbor cell measurement in the energy-intensive sleep state, ensuring energy-saving gains. For working states such as the second sleep state, which do not consume much energy due to wake-up (the power consumption and transition time between wake-up and sleep states differ for each sleep mode, as shown in Table 1), a tighter (or normal or lower multiple) measurement relaxation can be used for cell or neighbor cell measurement, effectively ensuring mobility requirements. For example, it can avoid the problem described above where the first device is located at the cell edge, and the high measurement relaxation multiple leads to a large measurement delay affecting cell handover during movement. In summary, the communication method provided in this application embodiment can balance energy-saving gains and mobility requirements by decoupling the measurement relaxation multiples of the first and second sleep states.

[0143] The following examples illustrate the application of this communication method.

[0144] The first measurement relaxation requirement is exemplified by the R19 measurement relaxation criterion, and the second measurement relaxation configuration can be the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criterion. In scenarios using the LP-WUS mechanism, this means that once the UE meets the LP-WUS entry condition, it will necessarily meet the R19 measurement relaxation criterion. It should be understood that for cases where the LP-WUS entry or exit condition (or threshold) is not "restricted to be less than the R16 measurement relaxation condition (or threshold)," reference can be made to... Figures 7 to 11 The provided example demonstrates the measurement of relaxation behavior.

[0145] In addition, based on the data provided in Table 1 above, it can be seen that the first sleep state and the second sleep state satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the switching power consumption of MR when waking up MR in the first sleep state is less than the switching power consumption of MR when waking up MR in the second sleep state; or, the average power consumption of the UE's communication module in the first sleep state is greater than the average power consumption of the communication module in the second sleep state; or, the minimum power consumption of the communication module in the first sleep state is greater than the maximum power consumption of the communication module in the second sleep state.

[0146] The following section explains the measurement relaxation behavior performed on a UE that has entered the LP-WUS state, based on the first configuration. Different measurement relaxation behaviors can be executed for different first configurations.

[0147] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application. The method is executed by a UE, or a device or component within the UE, a base station, or a device or component within the base station. Figure 7 The example given is the interaction between the UE and the base station, but it is not limited to this example. Figure 7 As shown, the method includes steps S201 to S206.

[0148] S201. The base station provides the UE with the first configuration via signaling.

[0149] Optionally, the base station may provide the first configuration to the UE via broadcast signaling, or the base station may provide the first configuration to the UE via dedicated signaling.

[0150] For example, the first configuration may include at least one of the R19 measurement relaxation criteria or the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria. Figure 7 In the provided example, the first configuration includes the R19 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0151] When the base station provides the first configuration to the UE via broadcast signaling, if the first configuration includes the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria, the configuration can be located in SIB2 or SIB3. If the first configuration includes the R19 measurement relaxation criteria, the configuration of the R19 measurement relaxation criteria can be located in SIB1, SIB2, or SIB3. Alternatively, the configuration of the R19 measurement relaxation criteria can also be placed together with the relevant LP-WUS configuration, such as in a certain SIB corresponding to the relevant LP-WUS configuration.

[0152] When the base station provides the first configuration to the UE via dedicated signaling, the first configuration may be located in messages such as RRC reconfiguration messages or RRC release messages.

[0153] S202, UE obtains the first configuration, which includes the R19 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0154] Optionally, the UE obtains this first configuration via broadcast signaling or dedicated signaling.

[0155] For example, the first configuration only includes the R19 measurement relaxation criterion, and does not include the R16 / 17 measurement relaxation criterion.

[0156] It should be understood that the R19 measurement relaxation criteria include the conditions for entering LP-WUS when entering a sleep state, which includes ultra-deep sleep and deep sleep. In other words, if the UE meets the LP-WUS entry conditions, it means that it meets the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0157] When the UE enters ultra-deep sleep, or for a UE using ultra-deep sleep, execute S203 and S204. When the UE enters deep sleep, or for a UE using deep sleep, execute S205 and S206.

[0158] S203. If the UE is using ultra-deep sleep and the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is met, then S204 is executed.

[0159] The measurement (or measurement relaxation) provided in the embodiments of this application may include at least one of serving cell measurement (or cell measurement relaxation) or neighboring cell measurement (or neighboring cell measurement relaxation). In each example, the measurement includes either cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, but this is not a limitation.

[0160] One example is that the first measurement relaxation configuration can be the R19 measurement relaxation criterion. The UE can use this R19 measurement relaxation criterion, combined with the above example, to determine whether to perform cell measurement relaxation or neighbor cell measurement relaxation if the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is met after LP-WUS is started.

[0161] Examples of this application Figure 7 The provided communication method can be applied to various measurement relaxation criterion relationships, such as... Figure 8In the example of Scheme 1 provided, the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the cell edge, the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the threshold of the neighbor cell measurement S criterion, or the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the threshold of the fully offloading criterion. It should be understood that the fully offloading criterion includes the UE's LR performing serving cell measurements instead of MR when the UE meets the fully offloading criterion; in this case, the MR no longer performs serving cell and neighbor cell measurements. Comparing this fully offloading criterion with the measurement relaxation behavior of LP-WUS, it can be seen that in the LP-WUS measurement relaxation behavior, the MR needs to perform relaxed serving cell and neighbor cell measurements; therefore, the fully offloading criterion represents a deeper level of relaxation.

[0162] S204. The UE uses a measurement relaxation of K1 times for cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number.

[0163] Optionally, the first configuration also includes a first threshold, which may also be called a measurement offload threshold, including a threshold for determining whether to perform measurement offload. For example, if the UE determines to perform measurement offload based on the measurement offload threshold, it can offload the MR's measurements to the LR, and the LR can then use a measurement relaxation factor of K1 to perform cell measurements or neighbor cell measurements. The value of K1 can refer to a high multiple in the above example, such as 16.

[0164] S205. If the UE is in deep sleep mode and the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is met, then S206 is executed.

[0165] The first measurement relaxation configuration can be the R19 measurement relaxation criterion. The UE can use this R19 measurement relaxation criterion, combined with the examples above, such as those in Tables 1 to 6, to determine whether to perform cell or neighbor cell measurements, or the measurement relaxation method, to decide whether to perform a relaxed measurement. K2 is a positive number, and its value can refer to the normal multiples in the examples above, such as 3 (times).

[0166] S206. The UE uses a measurement relaxation factor of K2 for cell or neighbor cell measurements, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0167] For example, if the UE determines to offload measurements based on the measurement offload threshold, it can offload the MR measurements to the LR, and the LR can use K2 times the measurement relaxation to perform cell measurements or neighbor cell measurements.

[0168] Figure 9This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application. The method is executed by a UE, or a device or component within the UE, a base station, or a device or component within the base station. Figure 9 The example given is the interaction between the UE and the base station, but it is not limited to this example. Figure 9 As shown, the method includes S301 to S306, or includes S301 to S304, and S307 to S308.

[0169] S301, The base station provides the UE with the first configuration via signaling.

[0170] The signaling configuration provided for the UE in S301 can be referenced from the example in S201, and will not be elaborated further. Figure 9 In the provided example, the first configuration includes the R19 measurement relaxation criterion and the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criterion.

[0171] Optionally, the first configuration also includes a first threshold, which may also be called a measurement unloading threshold, including a threshold for determining whether to perform measurement unloading.

[0172] S302, UE obtains first configuration, the first configuration includes R19 measurement relaxation criteria and R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0173] It should be understood that the R19 measurement relaxation criteria include the conditions for entering LP-WUS when entering a sleep state, which includes ultra-deep sleep and deep sleep. In other words, if the UE meets the LP-WUS entry conditions, it means that it meets the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0174] When the UE enters ultra-deep sleep, or for a UE using ultra-deep sleep, execute S303 and S304. When the UE enters deep sleep, or for a UE using deep sleep, execute S305 and S306, or execute S307 and S308.

[0175] S303. If the UE is using ultra-deep sleep and the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is met, then S304 is executed.

[0176] The UE can ignore RRM measurement configurations prior to R19, such as the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria, and determine whether to perform K1 times the serving cell measurement relaxation or neighboring cell measurement relaxation based on the R19 measurement relaxation criteria. If the determination result is yes, S304 is executed; if the determination result is no, the measurement relaxation behavior is not executed.

[0177] S304, UE uses K1 times the measurement relaxation for cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement.

[0178] S305. If the UE is in deep sleep mode and the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is met, then S306 is executed.

[0179] The UE can ignore RRM measurement configurations prior to R19, such as the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria, and determine whether to perform K2 times serving cell measurement relaxation or neighboring cell measurement relaxation based on the R19 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0180] S306. The UE uses a measurement relaxation factor of K2 for cell or neighbor cell measurements, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0181] S307. If the UE is in deep sleep mode and the threshold of the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criterion is met, execute S308.

[0182] S308, UE reuses R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria, uses the second measurement relaxation requirement, and performs cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement.

[0183] Optionally, the UE may reuse the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria, that is, the UE determines whether to perform cell measurement relaxation according to the second measurement relaxation requirement based on the threshold of the second measurement relaxation behavior corresponding to the second measurement relaxation configuration.

[0184] For example, the R16 / 17 RRM measurement relaxation criteria (i.e., the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria) and requirements may include, for example, the R16 not at cell edge criterion or the R17 stationary criterion.

[0185] Examples of this application Figure 9 The provided communication method can be applied to various measurement relaxation criterion relationships, such as... Figure 10a or Figure 10b In the example of provided solution 2, refer to Figure 10aThe threshold for the R16 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the cell edge; the threshold for the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the threshold for the R16 measurement relaxation criterion; the threshold for the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the threshold for the neighboring cell measurement S criterion; or the threshold for the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the threshold for the fully offloading criterion. (Reference) Figure 10b The threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the cell edge, the threshold of the R16 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion, the threshold of the R16 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the threshold of the neighbor cell measurement S criterion, or the threshold of the R16 measurement relaxation criterion is less than the threshold of the fully offloading criterion.

[0186] Figure 11 This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application. The method is executed by a UE, or a device or component within the UE, a base station, or a device or component within the base station. Figure 11 The example given is the interaction between the UE and the base station, but it is not limited to this example. Figure 11 As shown, the method includes S401 to S404.

[0187] S401, The base station provides the UE with the first configuration via signaling.

[0188] The signaling configuration provided for the UE in S401 can be referenced from the example in S201, and will not be elaborated further. Figure 11 In the provided example, the first configuration includes the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0189] Optionally, the first configuration also includes a first threshold, which may also be called a measurement unloading threshold, including a threshold for determining whether to perform measurement unloading.

[0190] S402, UE obtains the first configuration, which includes the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0191] Optionally, the UE obtains this first configuration via broadcast signaling or dedicated signaling.

[0192] For example, the first configuration only includes the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria, and does not include the R19 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0193] It should be understood that the R19 measurement relaxation criteria include the conditions for entering LP-WUS when entering a sleep state, which includes ultra-deep sleep and deep sleep. In other words, if the UE meets the LP-WUS entry conditions, it means that it meets the R19 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0194] When the UE enters ultra-deep sleep, or for a UE using ultra-deep sleep, execute S403; when the UE enters deep sleep, or for a UE using deep sleep, execute S404.

[0195] S403, UE does not enable LP-WUS function.

[0196] S404, UE reuses the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria to perform cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement.

[0197] For example, R16 / 17 RRM measurement relaxation criteria may include, for instance, the R16 not at cell edge criterion or the R17 stationary criterion. The UE reuses the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria, such as using the measurement relaxation requirements of the R16 not at cell edge criterion (e.g., 3 times) or the measurement relaxation requirements of the R17 stationary criterion (e.g., 6 times), to perform cell measurements or neighbor cell measurements.

[0198] The communication method provided in this application embodiment uses a lower measurement relaxation requirement for UEs using LP-WUS in deep sleep. This decouples the measurement relaxation factor used by LP-WUS UEs in deep sleep from that used by LP-WUS UEs in ultra-deep sleep. For example, the measurement relaxation factor used by LP-WUS UEs in ultra-deep sleep is 16, while the measurement relaxation factor used by LP-WUS UEs in deep sleep is 3 or 6, effectively balancing energy-saving gains and mobility requirements in different sleep states. Furthermore, this application embodiment also allows LP-WUS UEs in deep sleep to reuse the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria and requirements, ensuring energy-saving gains and mobility requirements in deep sleep mode.

[0199] The application of this communication method will be illustrated below through several other examples.

[0200] In scenarios using the LP-WUS mechanism, if the UE meets the LP-WUS entry or exit conditions, it will satisfy the R19 measurement relaxation criterion. It should be understood that for cases where "the LP-WUS entry or exit conditions are less stringent than the R16 measurement relaxation conditions," reference can be made to... Figures 12 to 13The provided example demonstrates the measurement of relaxation behavior.

[0201] Figure 12 This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application. The method is executed by a UE, or a device or component within the UE, a base station, or a device or component within the base station. Figure 12 The example given is the interaction between the UE and the base station, but it is not limited to this example. Figure 12 As shown, the method includes S501 to S506, or includes S501 to S504, and S507 to S508.

[0202] S501, the base station provides the UE with the first configuration through signaling.

[0203] The signaling configuration provided for the UE in S501 can be referenced from the example in S201, and will not be elaborated further.

[0204] For example, the first configuration may include at least one of the R19 measurement relaxation criteria or the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria. Figure 12 In the provided example, the first configuration includes the R19 measurement relaxation criterion and the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criterion.

[0205] For example, the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is different from the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, the threshold for the first measurement relaxation behavior corresponding to the first sleep state is different from the threshold for the first measurement relaxation behavior corresponding to the second sleep state. For instance, the base station configures different LP-WUS entry or exit conditions for UEs using deep sleep LP-WUS and UEs using ultra-deep sleep LP-WUS. Or, the base station configures different R19 measurement relaxation criteria for UEs using deep sleep LP-WUS and UEs using ultra-deep sleep LP-WUS.

[0206] Optionally, the first configuration also includes a first threshold, which may also be called a measurement unloading threshold, including a threshold for determining whether to perform measurement unloading.

[0207] S502, UE obtains the first configuration, which includes R19 measurement relaxation criteria and R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0208] Optionally, the UE obtains this first configuration via broadcast signaling or dedicated signaling.

[0209] It should be understood that if a UE meets the LP-WUS entry or exit threshold, it means that it meets the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion.

[0210] When a UE enters ultra-deep sleep, or in other words, for a UE using ultra-deep sleep, after S502, S503 and S504 can be executed. The base station has pre-set restrictions for this state of the UE, such as restricting the threshold of the configured LP-WUS entry or exit conditions from being greater than the threshold of the R16 / 17 measurement relaxation conditions. However, for the second sleep state, i.e., the UE using deep sleep, there is no restriction on the threshold of the LP-WUS entry or exit conditions being greater than the threshold of the R16 / 17 measurement relaxation conditions.

[0211] When a UE enters deep sleep, or in other words, for a UE in deep sleep mode, the base station does not restrict the threshold for LP-WUS entry or exit conditions to be greater than the threshold for the R16 / 17 measurement relaxation conditions for that UE. Following S502, S505 and S506, or S507 and S508, can be executed.

[0212] S503. If the UE is using ultra-deep sleep and the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is met, then S504 is executed.

[0213] S504, UE uses K1 times the measurement relaxation for cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement.

[0214] For example, the UE can use the R19 measurement relaxation criterion, combined with the method in the example above regarding whether the UE needs to perform cell measurement relaxation or neighbor cell measurement relaxation after LP-WUS is started, to determine whether to perform relaxation measurement. K1 is a positive number, and its value can refer to the high multiples in the example above, such as 16.

[0215] S505. If the UE is in deep sleep mode and the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is met, then S506 is executed.

[0216] The UE can use the R19 measurement relaxation criterion, combined with the methods for whether to perform cell measurement relaxation or neighbor cell measurement relaxation in the above examples, to determine whether to perform relaxed measurement. K2 is a positive number, and its value can refer to the normal multiples in the above examples, such as 3.

[0217] S506, UE uses a measurement relaxation factor of K2 for cell or neighbor cell measurements, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0218] Optionally, if the first configuration also includes a measurement unloading threshold, the measurement unloading can be determined based on the threshold. The measurement unloading example in S206 can be referenced.

[0219] S507. If the UE is in deep sleep mode and the threshold of the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criterion is met, then execute S508.

[0220] S508, UE reuses R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria, uses the second measurement relaxation requirement, and performs cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement.

[0221] The R16 / 17 RRM measurement relaxation criteria may include, for example, the R16 not at cell edge criterion or the R17 stationary criterion.

[0222] Figure 13 This is a flowchart illustrating another communication method provided in an embodiment of this application. The method is executed by a UE, or a device or component within the UE, a base station, or a device or component within the base station. Figure 13 The example given is the interaction between the UE and the base station, but it is not limited to this example. Figure 13 As shown, the method includes S601 to S606.

[0223] S601, The base station provides the UE with the first configuration through signaling.

[0224] The signaling configuration provided for the UE in S601 can be referenced from the example in S201, and will not be elaborated further. Figure 13 In the provided example, the first configuration includes the R19 measurement relaxation criterion but does not include the R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criterion.

[0225] Optionally, the first configuration also includes a first threshold, which may also be called a measurement unloading threshold, including a threshold for determining whether to perform measurement unloading.

[0226] For example, the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is the same as the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state; or, the threshold for the first measurement relaxation behavior corresponding to the first sleep state is the same as the threshold for the first measurement relaxation behavior corresponding to the second sleep state. For instance, the base station configures the same LP-WUS entry or exit conditions for UEs using deep sleep LP-WUS and UEs using ultra-deep sleep LP-WUS, respectively; or, the base station configures the same R19 measurement relaxation criteria for UEs using deep sleep LP-WUS and UEs using ultra-deep sleep LP-WUS, respectively.

[0227] It should be understood that if a UE meets the LP-WUS entry or exit threshold, it means that it meets the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion.

[0228] S602, UE obtains the first configuration, which includes the R19 measurement relaxation criteria.

[0229] When a UE enters ultra-deep sleep, or in other words, for a UE in ultra-deep sleep mode, after S602, S603 and S604 can be executed. The base station has pre-set restrictions for this UE in this state, such as limiting the threshold of the configured LP-WUS entry or exit conditions to be greater than the threshold of the R16 / 17 measurement relaxation conditions. However, for deep sleep, no restrictions are set, such as not setting the relationship between the threshold of WUS entry or exit conditions and the threshold of the R16 / 17 measurement relaxation conditions.

[0230] When the UE enters deep sleep, or for a UE using deep sleep mode, S605 and S606 can be executed after S602.

[0231] S603. If the UE is using ultra-deep sleep and the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is met, then S604 is executed.

[0232] S604, UE uses K1 times the measurement relaxation for cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement.

[0233] The implementation of S604 can refer to the example of S504.

[0234] S605. If the UE is in deep sleep mode and the threshold of the R19 measurement relaxation criterion is met, then S606 is executed.

[0235] The implementation of S605 can refer to the example of S505.

[0236] S606, UE uses a measurement relaxation factor of K2 for cell or neighbor cell measurements, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0237] The communication method provided in this application embodiment can, by configuring different LP-WUS entry or exit conditions, provide lower measurement relaxation requirements for UEs using LP-WUS in deep sleep under different first configuration scenarios. This decouples the measurement relaxation factor used by UEs using LP-WUS in deep sleep from that used in ultra-deep sleep. For example, the measurement relaxation factor used by UEs using LP-WUS in ultra-deep sleep is 16, while that used by UEs using LP-WUS in deep sleep is 3, effectively balancing energy-saving gains and mobility requirements across different sleep states. Furthermore, setting LP-WUS entry or exit conditions or R19 measurement relaxation criteria for different sleep states further enhances the balance between energy-saving gains and mobility requirements. The threshold for LP-WUS entry or exit conditions is restricted to be greater than the threshold for R16 / 17 measurement relaxation conditions. UEs using LP-WUS in deep sleep can reuse R16 / R17 measurement relaxation criteria and requirements, while also ensuring energy-saving gains and mobility requirements in deep sleep mode.

[0238] Figure 14 This application provides a schematic diagram of the structure of a first device, which may be a UE or part of a UE, such as... Figure 14 As shown, the first device 10 includes an acquisition module 101 and a measurement module 102.

[0239] The acquisition module 101 is used to acquire a first configuration, which includes at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration; the measurement module 102 is used to perform measurement relaxation using a first measurement relaxation requirement if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met in a first sleep state; and to perform measurement relaxation using a third measurement relaxation requirement if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met in a second sleep state. The first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the second measurement relaxation requirement, and the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the third measurement relaxation requirement.

[0240] Alternatively, the acquisition module 101 is configured to acquire a first configuration, which includes at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration; the measurement module 102 is configured to, in a first sleep state, if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, perform measurement relaxation using a first measurement relaxation requirement; and in a second sleep state, if a threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, perform measurement relaxation using a second measurement relaxation requirement. Wherein, the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the second measurement relaxation requirement, and the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the third measurement relaxation requirement.

[0241] In one possible implementation, such as Figure 15 As shown, the first device also includes a communication module 103. This communication module 103 can be shared with other modules, such as the acquisition module 101, or it can be set up independently; this embodiment does not impose any limitations. In the first sleep state, the switching power consumption of waking up the MR is less than the switching power consumption of waking up the MR in the second sleep state; or, the first device also includes a communication module, and in the first sleep state, the average power consumption of the communication module (such as the communication module in the UE) is greater than the average power consumption of the communication module in the second sleep state; or, in the first sleep state, the minimum power consumption of the communication module is greater than the maximum power consumption of the communication module in the second sleep state.

[0242] In one possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. Specifically, the measurement module 102 is configured to, in the first sleep state, if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, perform a measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times, where the measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, and K1 is a positive number; and in the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, perform a measurement using a measurement relaxation of K2 times, where K2 is a positive number, and K2... <K1。

[0243] In one possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and the second measurement relaxation configuration. In another possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. Specifically, the measurement module 102 is used, in the first sleep state, to perform a measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met. This measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, to perform a measurement using a measurement relaxation of K2 times if a threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0244] In one possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and the second measurement relaxation configuration. In another possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. The measurement module 102 is specifically used to perform measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met in the first sleep state. The measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation requirement.

[0245] In one possible implementation, the first configuration includes the second measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the first measurement relaxation configuration. In another possible implementation, the first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. The measurement module 102 is specifically configured to disable the LP-WUS function in the first sleep state. In the second sleep state, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation requirement.

[0246] In one possible implementation, the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The second sleep state does not limit the relationship between the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration and the second measurement relaxation configuration. In one possible implementation, the measurement module 102 is specifically used to perform measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met in the first sleep state. The measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement is performed using a measurement relaxation of K2 times, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0247] In one possible implementation, the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be different from the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The second sleep state does not limit the relationship between the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. Specifically, the measurement module 102 is used in the first sleep state to perform measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met. The measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, the criteria and requirements of the second measurement relaxation configuration are reused, that is, if the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, the second measurement relaxation requirements are used to perform measurement relaxation.

[0248] In one possible implementation, the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be the same as the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state. Alternatively, the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state can be configured to be the same as the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The second sleep state does not limit the relationship between the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state and the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. The first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration but does not include the second measurement relaxation configuration. The measurement module 102 is specifically used to perform measurement using a measurement relaxation of K1 times if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met in the first sleep state. The measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, where K1 is a positive number. In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement is performed using a measurement relaxation of K2 times, where K2 is a positive number. <K1。

[0249] In one possible implementation, the first configuration further includes a first threshold, which includes a threshold for determining whether to perform measurement offloading. This first threshold can also be called a measurement offloading threshold. The first device can determine whether to perform measurement offloading based on this measurement offloading threshold, offloading the MR measurement to the LR for cell measurement or neighbor cell measurement. By configuring this measurement offloading threshold in the first configuration, the method for obtaining the measurement offloading threshold can better meet the requirements of the network side.

[0250] It should be understood that Figure 14 and Figure 15 The modules shown are merely examples. Each module can perform its operations or variations thereof by referring to the method section of the embodiments of this application. Other operations can also be performed in the examples provided in the embodiments of this application, and are not limited to the examples of the embodiments of this application.

[0251] in addition, Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device 40 provided in an embodiment of this application. For example... Figure 16 As shown, Figure 16The illustrated device 40 includes a transceiver 401 and a processor 402. This device 40 can be used to execute methods S101 to S103 in the above embodiments, or execute S201 to S206, or execute S301 to S306, or execute S301 to S304, and S307 to S308, or execute S401 to S404, or execute S501 to S506, or execute S501 to S504, and S507 to S508, or execute S601 to S606. Device 40 corresponds to the UE exemplified in this method, or device 40 corresponds to the first device exemplified in this method. When device 40 is a UE, it may include MR and LR.

[0252] It should be noted that the division of parts in this embodiment is illustrative and represents only one logical functional division. In actual implementation, other division methods may be used. The functions in this embodiment are integrated into a single processor, or the transceiver and processor can exist separately. MR and LR can be grouped into the transceiver, or MR, LR, and the transceiver can be separated, etc. The integrated device described above can be implemented in hardware, such as a chip, or in software functional units.

[0253] In addition, this application embodiment also provides a device 50, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 17 As shown, Figure 17 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device 50 provided in an embodiment of this application. For example... Figure 17As shown, device 50 may include processor 501, memory 502 coupled to processor 501, and transceiver 503. Transceiver 503 may include MR, LR, communication interface, optical module, etc., for receiving messages or data information. Processor 501 may include a central processing unit (CPU), network processor (NP), or a combination of CPU and NP, for executing the wake-up signal processing steps in the device exemplified in the above embodiments. The processor may also be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a combination thereof. The PLD may be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a generic array logic (GAL), or any combination thereof. Processor 501 may refer to a single processor or may include multiple processors. Memory 502 may include volatile memory, such as random-access memory (RAM); memory may also include non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, hard disk drive (HDD), or solid-state drive (SSD); memory 502 may also include combinations of the above types of memory. Memory 502 may refer to a single memory or may include multiple memories for storing program instructions. In one embodiment, memory 502 stores computer-readable instructions, which include multiple software modules, such as a sending module, a processing module, and a receiving module. After executing each software module, processor 501 can perform corresponding operations according to the instructions of each software module. In this embodiment, the operation performed by a software module actually refers to the operation performed by processor 501 according to the instructions of the software module. Optionally, processor 501 may also store program code or instructions for executing the scheme of the embodiments of this application, in which case processor 501 does not need to read program code or instructions from memory 502.

[0254] The device 50 can be used to perform the methods in the above embodiments. Specifically, the device 50 can perform the methods S101 to S103 in the above embodiments, or perform S201 to S206, or perform S301 to S306, or perform S301 to S304 and S307 to S308, or perform S401 to S404, or perform S501 to S506, or perform S501 to S504 and S507 to S508, or perform S601 to S606.

[0255] Furthermore, this application also provides a communication device. The communication device includes a storage medium and a processor connected to the storage medium. The storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed by the processor, enable the processor to implement some or all of the operations in any of the methods described in any of the foregoing embodiments.

[0256] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a processor, implement some or all of the operations in any of the methods in any of the foregoing embodiments.

[0257] This application also provides a computer program product, including a computer program that, when run on a processor, implements some or all of the operations in any method of any of the foregoing embodiments.

[0258] This application also provides a chip, including an interface circuit and a processor. The interface circuit and the processor are connected, and the processor is used to cause the chip to perform some or all of the operations in any of the methods in any of the foregoing embodiments.

[0259] This application also provides a chip system, including: a processor coupled to a memory, the memory being used to store programs or instructions, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the chip system enables the chip system to perform some or all of the operations in any one of the methods in any of the foregoing embodiments.

[0260] Optionally, the chip system may contain one or more processors. These processors can be implemented in hardware or software. When implemented in hardware, the processor can be a logic circuit, an integrated circuit, etc. When implemented in software, the processor can be a general-purpose processor, implemented by reading software code stored in memory.

[0261] Optionally, the chip system may contain one or more memories. The memory may be integrated with the processor or disposed separately from it; this application embodiment does not limit this. For example, the memory may be a non-transient processor, such as a read-only memory (ROM), which may be integrated with the processor on the same chip or disposed separately on different chips. This application embodiment does not specifically limit the type of memory or the arrangement of the memory and processor.

[0262] For example, the chip system can be an FPGA, an ASIC, a system on-chip (SoC), a CPU, an NP, a digital signal processor (DSP), a micro controller unit (MCU), a programmable logic device (PLD), or other integrated chips.

[0263] For example, Figure 18 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip system 60 provided in an embodiment of this application. The chip system 60 includes a storage 601, a processor 602, a power supply 603, and a radio frequency / antenna 604. The storage includes RAM and ROM. The processor includes a CPU, a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a modem. The radio frequency / antenna includes MR and LP-WUR. The processor is used for various calculations, including the CPU, which is responsible for executing various instructions, including instructions from applications, operating systems, and other software. The GPU is mainly responsible for graphics processing, but the CPU can also handle some graphics tasks, such as rendering application interfaces. The modem is used to modulate or demodulate signals so that digital signals can be transmitted in space. RAM is a temporary storage space in the phone used to temporarily store data currently in use, such as open web pages, messages from chat applications, game status, etc.; ROM is a read-only storage space in the phone used to store system files, pre-installed applications, and firmware; power supply is mainly used to provide voltage and current to other modules to maintain the normal operation of the chip; radio frequency / antenna is mainly used to amplify signals and radiate them into space, or to receive wireless signals in space; for the LP-WUS signal involved in this embodiment of the invention, it will be received by the UE's LP-WUR.

[0264] This application also provides a system, including one or more of the above-described devices, apparatuses, computer-readable storage media, computer program products, chips, or chip systems. It can be applied to... Figure 1aOr in the scenario shown in 1b, but without limitation.

[0265] The terms “first,” “second,” “third,” “fourth,” etc. (if present) in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments described herein can be implemented in a sequence other than that illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms “comprising” and “having,” and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0266] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0267] In the embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, apparatuses, and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative; for instance, the division of units is only a logical business division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection between apparatuses or units, and may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0268] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0269] Furthermore, the various business units in the embodiments of this application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or as a software business unit.

[0270] If the integrated unit is implemented as a software business unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, all or part of the technical solution of this application can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods of the various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, ROM, RAM, Random Access Memory, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0271] Those skilled in the art will recognize that, in one or more of the examples above, the services described in this application can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, these services can be stored in a computer-readable medium or transmitted as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media, wherein communication media include any medium that facilitates the transfer of computer programs from one place to another. Storage media can be any available medium accessible to general-purpose or special-purpose computers.

[0272] The above specific embodiments further illustrate the purpose, technical solution and beneficial effects of this application. It should be understood that the above are only specific embodiments of this application.

[0273] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application, and are not intended to limit it. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, Entering the Low Power Wake-up Signal (LP-WUS) state, the method includes: Obtain a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of a first measurement relaxation configuration or a second measurement relaxation configuration; In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation requirement; In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement relaxation is performed using the third measurement relaxation requirement; or, in the second sleep state, if the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation requirement, wherein the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the second measurement relaxation requirement, and the first measurement relaxation requirement is higher than the third measurement relaxation requirement.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first sleep state and the second sleep state satisfy at least one of the following conditions: The conversion power consumption of the main receiver (MR) waking up the MR in the first sleep state is less than the conversion power consumption of the MR waking up the MR in the second sleep state; or, In the first sleep state, the average power consumption of the communication module of the MR is greater than the average power consumption of the communication module of the MR in the second sleep state; or... In the first sleep state, the minimum power consumption of the communication module of the MR is greater than the maximum power consumption of the communication module of the MR in the second sleep state.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration. In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation requirement, including: In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using measurement relaxation of K1 times, wherein the measurement includes at least one of serving cell measurement or neighboring cell measurement, and K1 is a positive number; In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement relaxation is performed using the third measurement relaxation requirement, including: In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using K2 times the measurement relaxation, where K2 is a positive number, and K2 <K1。 4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first configuration also includes the second measurement relaxation configuration.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The first configuration includes a first measurement relaxation configuration and a second measurement relaxation configuration. In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement relaxation is performed using the second measurement relaxation requirement. In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation requirement, including: In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using K1 times the measurement relaxation.

6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is different from the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state, or the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state is different from the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The first configuration includes a first measurement relaxation configuration and a second measurement relaxation configuration, wherein the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation requirement, including: In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using K1 times the measurement relaxation. In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement relaxation is performed using the third measurement relaxation requirement, including: In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using K2 times the measurement relaxation.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The first configuration includes a first measurement-relaxation configuration and a second measurement-relaxation configuration. The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement-relaxation configuration. In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the second measurement-relaxation configuration is met, measurement-relaxation is performed using the second measurement-relaxation requirement. In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation requirement, including: In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using K1 times the measurement relaxation.

9. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is the same as the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the second sleep state, or the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the first sleep state is the same as the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration corresponding to the second sleep state.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first configuration includes the first measurement relaxation configuration, wherein the threshold for entering or exiting the LP-WUS state corresponding to the first sleep state is greater than the threshold in the second measurement relaxation configuration. In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement relaxation is performed using the first measurement relaxation requirement, including: In the first sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using K1 times the measurement relaxation. In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, the measurement relaxation is performed using the third measurement relaxation requirement, including: In the second sleep state, if the threshold in the first measurement relaxation configuration is met, measurement is performed using K2 times the measurement relaxation.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that, The first configuration also includes a first threshold, which includes a threshold for determining whether to perform measurement unloading.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, The threshold includes at least one of a threshold based on channel quality or a threshold based on channel variation.

13. A communication device, characterized in that, The communication device includes a module for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. A communication device, characterized in that, The communication device includes a processor configured to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

15. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium includes instructions that, when executed, cause the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 to be implemented.

16. A computer program product, characterized in that, The computer program product includes instructions that, when executed, cause the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 to be implemented.

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