Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system, computer program product, and storage medium

Abstract

The method comprises: sending first information to a terminal; wherein the first information is used for indicating at least one of the following: at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap; at least one first measurement gap is deactivated; transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission; or the first information is used for indicating at least one of the following: at least one first measurement gap is not interrupted; at least one first measurement gap is not deactivated; transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap. The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can reduce the influence of signal measurement on data transmission or reception of the terminal.

Description

Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system, computer program product and storage medium TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular to a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the technical field of communication, it is necessary to enhance the gap or restriction caused by signal measurement (for example, Radio Resource Management (RRM)) in order to reduce the influence of signal measurement on the terminal sending or receiving data.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] In order to reduce the influence of signal measurement on the terminal sending or receiving data.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises:

[0006] sending first information to a terminal;

[0007] The first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0008] At least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0009] At least one first measurement gap is deactivated;

[0010] Transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, and the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0011] Alternatively, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0012] At least one first measurement gap is not interrupted;

[0013] At least one first measurement gap is not deactivated;

[0014] Transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0015] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises:

[0016] receiving first information sent by a network device;

[0017] The first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0018] at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0019] at least one first measurement gap is deactivated;

[0020] transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0021] Alternatively, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0022] at least one first measurement gap is not interrupted;

[0023] at least one first measurement gap is not deactivated;

[0024] transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0025] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method comprising:

[0026] a network device sends first information to a terminal;

[0027] The first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0028] at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0029] at least one first measurement gap is deactivated;

[0030] transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0031] Alternatively, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0032] at least one first measurement gap is not interrupted;

[0033] at least one first measurement gap is not deactivated;

[0034] transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0035] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, the network device comprising:

[0036] a transceiver module configured to:

[0037] send first information to a terminal;

[0038] The first information is used for indicating at least one of the following:

[0039] At least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0040] At least one first measurement gap is deactivated;

[0041] Transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, and the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0042] Alternatively, the first information is used for indicating at least one of the following:

[0043] At least one first measurement gap is not interrupted;

[0044] At least one first measurement gap is not deactivated;

[0045] Transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0046] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, and the terminal comprises:

[0047] A transceiver module is configured to:

[0048] receive first information sent by a network device;

[0049] The first information is used for indicating at least one of the following:

[0050] At least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0051] At least one first measurement gap is deactivated;

[0052] Transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, and the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0053] Alternatively, the first information is used for indicating at least one of the following:

[0054] At least one first measurement gap is not interrupted;

[0055] At least one first measurement gap is not deactivated;

[0056] Transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0057] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, wherein the communication system comprises a network device and a terminal; the network device is configured to implement the method of the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0058] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising:

[0059] one or more processors;

[0060] The network device is configured to implement the method of the first aspect.

[0061] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising:

[0062] one or more processors;

[0063] The terminal is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0064] According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, when the instructions are run on a communication device, the communication device is caused to implement the method provided by the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0065] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can reduce the influence of signal measurement on data transmission or reception of the terminal.

[0066] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0067] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following describes the drawings required for the embodiment description. The following drawings are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not specifically limit the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0068] FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture according to an example embodiment;

[0069] FIG. 1b is a schematic diagram of an NCSG pattern according to an example embodiment;

[0070] FIG. 2a is a schematic diagram of a communication method flow according to an example embodiment;

[0071] FIG. 3a is a schematic diagram of a communication method flow according to an example embodiment;

[0072] FIG. 3b is a schematic diagram of a communication method flow according to an example embodiment;

[0073] FIG. 4a is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0074] FIG. 4b is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0075] FIG. 5a is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0076] FIG. 6a is a structural diagram of a first device according to an example embodiment;

[0077] FIG. 6b is a structural diagram of a second device according to an example embodiment;

[0078] FIG. 7a is a structural diagram of a UE according to an example embodiment;

[0079] FIG. 7b is a structural diagram of a communication device according to an example embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0080] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, a computer program product and a storage medium.

[0081] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, performed by a network device, comprising:

[0082] sending first information to a terminal;

[0083] wherein the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0084] at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0085] at least one first measurement gap is deactivated;

[0086] transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0087] or, the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0088] at least one first measurement gap is not interrupted;

[0089] at least one first measurement gap is not deactivated;

[0090] transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0091] In the above embodiments, since the first information indicates the terminal whether at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, whether at least one first measurement gap is deactivated and / or whether transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, the terminal can perform the operation of performing first measurement or transmission in the first measurement gap based on the first information after receiving the first information sent by the network device, so that the first information can be adapted and the influence of measurement on the terminal sending or receiving data can be reduced.

[0092] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the sending the first information to the terminal comprises:

[0093] sending the first information to the terminal by sending first signaling to the terminal.

[0094] The first signaling comprises an information field, and the information field is used to indicate the first information.

[0095] In the above embodiments, the network device can send the first information to the terminal by the first signaling.

[0096] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the information field comprises at least two information subfields, and different information subfields correspond to the first measurement gap in different frequency ranges.

[0097] In the above embodiments, the first signaling can indicate whether at least one first measurement gap in different frequency ranges corresponding to different information subfields is interrupted, whether at least one first measurement gap in different frequency ranges corresponding to different information subfields is deactivated and / or whether transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap in different frequency ranges corresponding to different information subfields.

[0098] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the frequency range is one of the following: frequency range FR1; frequency range FR2; and frequency range FR3.

[0099] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the information field comprises one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one first measurement gap contained in a first time period.

[0100] In the above embodiments, the first signaling can indicate whether at least one first measurement gap contained in the first time period corresponding to the information subfield is interrupted, whether at least one first measurement gap contained in the first time period corresponding to the information subfield is deactivated and / or whether transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap contained in the first time period corresponding to the information subfield.

[0101] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time period is pre-defined by a protocol or configured by a network.

[0102] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time period comprises at least one time unit; and the time unit is at least one of: a symbol; a time slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; a second.

[0103] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the information field comprises one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps associated with a second time period, the second time period being an interval time period between a first symbol and a second symbol, the first symbol being a last time domain symbol of a channel used to carry the first signaling, and the second symbol being a starting time domain symbol of a first first measurement gap among the at least one first measurement gap.

[0104] In the above embodiments, the first signaling can indicate whether the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps associated with the second time period is interrupted, whether the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps associated with the second time period is deactivated, and / or whether transmission can be performed in the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps associated with the second time period.

[0105] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second time period is pre-defined by a protocol or configured by a network.

[0106] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0107] receiving second information sent by the terminal;

[0108] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate the second time period.

[0109] In the above embodiments, the second time period can be obtained through the second information obtained from the terminal.

[0110] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second time period is a minimum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal; or the second time period is a maximum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal.

[0111] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second time period comprises at least one time unit; and the time unit is at least one of: a symbol; a time slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; a second.

[0112] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0113] determining a time domain length of the second time period based on a subcarrier spacing SCS.

[0114] In the above embodiments, the time domain length of the second time period can be flexibly determined based on the SCS.

[0115] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0116] determining the subcarrier spacing SCS based on the protocol rule information.

[0117] In the above embodiments, the SCS can be determined based on the protocol rule information, and the determination manner is more flexible.

[0118] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the subcarrier spacing SCS is one of:

[0119] a SCS of a serving cell;

[0120] a SCS of an initial bandwidth part BWP;

[0121] a SCS of an active BWP;

[0122] a maximum SCS configured by a network;

[0123] a minimum SCS configured by the network.

[0124] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0125] sending third information to the terminal;

[0126] wherein the third information is used to configure the SCS.

[0127] In the above embodiments, the SCS can be configured based on the third information.

[0128] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0129] sending second signaling to the terminal;

[0130] wherein the second signaling contains the third information.

[0131] In the above embodiments, the third information can be sent to the terminal through the second signaling.

[0132] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0133] If the value carried by the information subfield is a first value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0134] At least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted;

[0135] At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0136] Transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0137] If the value carried by the information subfield is a second value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0138] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted;

[0139] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated;

[0140] Transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0141] In the above embodiments, it can be explicitly and reliably indicated by the value carried by the information subfield whether at least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted, whether at least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated, and / or whether transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0142] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments,

[0143] The first signaling and / or the second signaling is one of the following:

[0144] Radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

[0145] Downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

[0146] Medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

[0147] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method being performed by a terminal, and the method comprising:

[0148] Receiving first information sent by a network device;

[0149] The first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0150] At least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0151] At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0152] transmission is an uplink transmission and / or a downlink transmission;

[0153] Alternatively, the first information is used for indicating at least one of the following:

[0154] The at least one first measurement gap is not interrupted.

[0155] The at least one first measurement gap is not deactivated.

[0156] The at least one first measurement gap is not interrupted.

[0157] With reference to the second aspect, in some embodiments, the sending, by the network device, the first information to the terminal comprises:

[0158] receiving the first signaling sent by the network device;

[0159] The first signaling contains an information field, and the information field is used for indicating the first information.

[0160] With reference to the second aspect, in some embodiments, the information field contains at least two information subfields, and different information subfields correspond to the first measurement gaps in association with different frequency ranges.

[0161] With reference to the second aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency range is one of the following: a frequency range FR1; a frequency range FR2; and a frequency range FR3.

[0162] With reference to the second aspect, in some embodiments, the information field contains one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to the at least one first measurement gap contained in a first time period.

[0163] With reference to the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time period is predefined by a protocol or configured by a network.

[0164] With reference to the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time period contains at least one time unit, and the time unit is at least one of the following: a symbol; a slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; and a second.

[0165] With reference to the second aspect, in some embodiments, the information field contains one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to the at least one first measurement gap after a second time period, the second time period is an interval period between a first symbol and a second symbol, the first symbol is a last time domain symbol of a channel used for carrying the first signaling, and the second symbol is a starting time domain symbol of a first first measurement gap in the at least one first measurement gap.

[0166] In some embodiments combining with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second time period is predefined by a protocol or configured by a network.

[0167] In some embodiments combining with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0168] sending second information to the network device;

[0169] wherein the second information is used to indicate the second time period.

[0170] In some embodiments combining with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second time period is a minimum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal; or the second time period is a maximum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal.

[0171] In some embodiments combining with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second time period comprises at least one time unit; and the time unit is at least one of the following: a symbol; a slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; a second.

[0172] In some embodiments combining with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0173] determining a time domain length of the second time period based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS).

[0174] In some embodiments combining with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0175] determining the subcarrier spacing (SCS) based on protocol rule information.

[0176] In some embodiments combining with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the subcarrier spacing (SCS) is one of the following:

[0177] a SCS of a serving cell;

[0178] a SCS of an initial bandwidth part (BWP);

[0179] a SCS of an active BWP;

[0180] a maximum SCS configured by a network;

[0181] a minimum SCS configured by a network.

[0182] In some embodiments combining with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0183] receiving third information sent by the network device;

[0184] The third information is used for configuring the SCS.

[0185] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

[0186] receiving second signaling sent by the network device;

[0187] The second signaling contains the third information.

[0188] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments,

[0189] If the value carried by the information subfield is a first value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0190] At least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted;

[0191] At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0192] Transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0193] If the value carried by the information subfield is a second value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0194] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted;

[0195] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated;

[0196] Transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0197] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the first signaling and / or the second signaling is one of:

[0198] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling;

[0199] Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling;

[0200] Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE).

[0201] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method comprising:

[0202] a network device sends first information to a terminal;

[0203] The first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0204] At least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0205] at least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0206] transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0207] alternatively, the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0208] at least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted;

[0209] at least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated;

[0210] transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0211] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, comprising:

[0212] a transceiver module, configured to:

[0213] send first information to a terminal;

[0214] wherein the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0215] at least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0216] at least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0217] transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0218] alternatively, the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0219] at least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted;

[0220] at least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated;

[0221] transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0222] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, comprising:

[0223] a transceiver module, configured to:

[0224] receive first information sent by a network device;

[0225] wherein the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0226] at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0227] at least one first measurement gap is deactivated;

[0228] at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0229] Alternatively, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0230] at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0231] at least one first measurement gap is deactivated;

[0232] at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0233] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system including a network device and a terminal; the network device is configured to implement the method of the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0234] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, which includes:

[0235] one or more processors;

[0236] The network device is configured to execute the method provided in the first aspect.

[0237] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, which includes:

[0238] one or more processors;

[0239] The terminal is configured to execute the method provided in the second aspect.

[0240] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium, which stores instructions, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0241] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a program product, when the program product is executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0242] In an eleventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, when the computer program is executed on a computer, the computer executes the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0243] In a twelfth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and / or the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0244] It can be understood that the network device, the terminal, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, the computer program, the chip or the chip system are used to execute the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects achieved thereby can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here again.

[0245] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a communication method, a network device, a terminal, a communication system and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the communication method and the information indication method, the information processing method, the information transmission method and the like can be replaced with each other, and the communication system and the information processing system can be replaced with each other.

[0246] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but only illustrate some embodiments, and are not specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing some steps in an embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be exchanged arbitrarily, in addition, the optional implementation in an embodiment can be combined arbitrarily; in addition, the embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with the optional implementation of other embodiments.

[0247] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent if there is no special description and logical conflict, and can be referred to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0248] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing the specific embodiments, and not as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0249] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the elements expressed in singular form, such as “one”, “a”, “the”, “above”, “said”, “preceding”, “this” and the like, can represent “one and only one”, or “one or more”, “at least one” and the like. For example, in the case of using articles such as “a”, “an”, “the” and the like in English, the noun after the article can be understood as singular expression, or as plural expression.

[0250] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0251] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more of”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0252] In some embodiments, the description of “at least one of A, B”, “A and / or B”, “in a case of A, in a case of B”, “in response to a case of A, in response to a case of B”, and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A is executed (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B is executed (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selected from A and B); in some embodiments, A and B are executed (A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, it is similar to the above.

[0253] In some embodiments, the description of “A or B” and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A is executed (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B is executed (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selected from A and B). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, it is similar to the above.

[0254] The prefix words of "first", "second" and the like in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merely used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute limitation on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The description objects are described in the claims or embodiments, and should not be construed as redundant limitation because of the use of the prefix words. For example, the description object is "field", and the ordinal words before "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not limit the position or order between "fields", and "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" modified thereby are in the same message or not, nor limit the order of "first field" and "second field". For another example, the description object is "level", and the ordinal words before "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit the priority between "levels". For another example, the quantity of the description object is not limited by the ordinal words, and can be one or more. For example, "first device", wherein the quantity of "device" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefix words can be the same or different, for example, the description object is "device", and "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and the types thereof can be the same or different. For another example, the description object is "information", and "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and the contents thereof can be the same or different.

[0255] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0256] In some embodiments, the terms of "in response to", "in response to determining", "in the case of", "when", "when", "if", "if" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0257] In some embodiments, the terms of "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not lower than", "above" and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms of "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", "below" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0258] In some embodiments, the apparatuses and devices can be interpreted as physical, as well as virtual, whose names are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and in some cases can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0259] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as an apparatus contained in the network, such as an access network device, a core network device, etc.

[0260] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" can also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments can also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0261] In some embodiments, a "terminal" or "terminal device" can be referred to as a "user equipment" (UE), a "user terminal," a "mobile station" (MS), a "mobile terminal" (MT), a subscriber station, a mobile unit, a subscriber unit, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a mobile device, a wireless device, a wireless communication device, a remote device, a mobile subscriber station, an access terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless terminal, a remote terminal, a handset, a user agent, a mobile client, a client, and the like.

[0262] In some embodiments, data, information, and the like can be acquired in compliance with laws and regulations of a country where a location is situated.

[0263] In some embodiments, data, information, and the like can be acquired after consent of a user is obtained.

[0264] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in a table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and a combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0265] FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0266] As shown in FIG. 1a, a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0267] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can include at least one of an access network device 1021 and a core network device 1022.

[0268] In some embodiments, the terminal includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a communication-capable automobile, a smart automobile, a tablet (Pad), a wireless transceiver-equipped computer, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0269] In some embodiments, the access network device can be at least one of a node or a device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and can include an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0270] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, in which case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0271] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the access network device, with some of the protocol layers being controlled by the CU and the rest of the protocol layers or all of the protocol layers being distributed in the DUs and controlled by the CU, but is not limited thereto.

[0272] In some embodiments, the core network device can be one device including one or more network elements, or can be multiple devices or device groups including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), and a next-generation core (NGC).

[0273] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can know that, as the system architecture evolves and new business scenarios appear, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0274] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1a or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1a are exemplary, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1a, or can include other subjects other than those in FIG. 1a. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, and the connection relationship between the subjects is exemplary. The subjects can be connected or not connected, and the connection can be in any manner, can be direct connection or indirect connection, and can be wired connection or wireless connection.

[0275] Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based thereon, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be applied in combination (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0276] In some embodiments, New Radio (NR) RRM measurement gap (GAP) enhancements include three parts: (1) pre-configured measurement gap (MG) patterns; (2) multiple concurrent and independent MG patterns; and (3) network controlled small gap.

[0277] In some embodiments, the MG patterns are pre-configured by a base station, and after the configuration is completed, there are two ways to activate or deactivate the pre-configured MG patterns: 1) a network control based approach; and 2) a UE autonomous control based approach. In the network control based approach, the network controls the activation / deactivation of the pre-configured GAP through a pre-configuration gap status preConfGapStatus in a bandwidth part downlink dedicated information element BWP-DownlinkDedicated IE. The preConfGapStatus is a bit string, and the highest bit, i.e., the leftmost bit, of the bit string corresponds to GAP ID 1, the second highest bit corresponds to GAP ID 2, and so on. A bit value of “0” indicates that the corresponding GAP ID is deactivated, and a bit value of “1” indicates that it is activated. In the UE autonomous control based approach, the following conditions trigger a pre-configuration measurement gap Pre-MG, such as the addition or deletion of a measurement object, a bandwidth part (BWP) switching, and the like. When the network control activation or deactivation is configured, the network control is performed first. When the network control is not configured, the UE autonomous activation or deactivation is performed.

[0278] In some embodiments, multiple concurrent and independent MG patterns mainly refer to concurrent gaps configured for a UE. The base station needs to follow the following principles when configuring concurrent gaps: when a UE does not support per-FR gap, the UE can be configured with at most 2 concurrent gaps; when a UE supports per-FR gap, the UE can be configured with at most 3 concurrent gaps, and at most 2 concurrent gaps in a frequency range (FR). When multiple gaps overlap or at least two gaps are less than 4 ms apart, it is considered that there is a conflict between the gaps. At this time, according to the priority configured by the network, the high priority gap is measured first, and the low priority gap is directly discarded.

[0279] In some embodiments, the UE reports the capability of network controlled small gap (NCSG) to the network through the RRCReconfigurationComplete or RRCResumeComplete message. Taking the NCSG capability of the UE to NR as an example, the main information reported to the base station is the same frequency and different frequency GAP (including three types, gap, ncsg and nogap-noncsg. Among them, gap means that the UE needs a measurement gap, ncsg means that the UE needs an ncsg. nogap-noncsg means that the UE does not need gap and ncsg). If the UE reports nogap-noncsg, it means that the UE can perform measurement without any interruption at this frequency point or cell. This is generally based on the UE having a completely independent and concurrent radio frequency channel, such as based on the carrier aggregation (CA) capability. In addition, please refer to FIG. 1b, which defines the NCSG pattern, which is configured by the base station, and specifically includes the visible interruption length (VIL), the measurement length (ML), and the visible interruption repetition period (VIRP). Among them, during VIL1 and VIL2, the UE does not expect to send and receive any data, VIL1 is the visible interruption length before ML, and VIL2 is the visible interruption length after ML. During ML, the UE will continue to perform DL reception or UL transmission with the serving cell.

[0280] In some embodiments, the pre-configured measurement gap (Pre-MG) and the NCSG are further evolved, mainly introducing multiple sets of mechanisms for Pre-MG and NCSG, and considering the related conflict problems. For Pre-MG, multiple double-gap occasion configurations are introduced, including Pre-MG and Pre-MG combination and Pre-MG and R16 / R17 MG combination. For NCSG, multiple double-gap occasion configurations with NCSG are introduced, including NCSG and NCSG combination and NCSG and R16 / R17 MG combination.

[0281] In some embodiments, the gap / limitation caused by RRM measurement is enhanced, aiming to reduce the impact of RRM measurement on UE transmission or reception.

[0282] In some embodiments, different forms of GAP related to RRM measurement are introduced, and similar functions also include SSB measurement timing configuration (SMTC, SSB Measurement Timing Configuration). Considering the urgency of extended reality (XR) services, in some service scenarios, the RRM measurement of the UE needs to be suspended to ensure that some high-priority services can complete transmission, thereby improving system capacity. One potential optimization direction is to interrupt / deactivate the RRM MG through dynamic indication. In related technologies, the RRM MG can be configured in frequency range 1 (FR1, Frequencey Range 1) and frequency range 2 (FR2, Frequencey Range 2) respectively, and when two or more RRM MGs are configured, how to perform interruption or deactivation indication is a problem to be considered.

[0283] FIG. 2a is an interaction diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2a, the present embodiment relates to a communication method for a communication system 100, and the method comprises:

[0284] Step S2101: The network device sends third information to the terminal.

[0285] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the third information sent by the network device.

[0286] In some embodiments, the third information is used to configure a sub-carrier spacing (SCS, Sub-carrier Space).

[0287] In some embodiments, the network device sends second signaling to the terminal; wherein the second signaling contains the third information.

[0288] In some embodiments, the second signaling is one of the following:

[0289] Radio Resource Control (RRC, Radio Resource Control) signaling;

[0290] Downlink Control Information (DCI, Downlink Control Information) signaling;

[0291] Media Access Control (MAC, Media Access Control) control element (CE, Control Element).

[0292] In some embodiments, the sub-carrier spacing SCS is one of the following:

[0293] SCS of a serving cell;

[0294] SCS of an initial bandwidth part (BWP, Bandwidth Part);

[0295] SCS of an activated BWP;

[0296] maximum SCS configured by the network;

[0297] minimum SCS configured by the network.

[0298] Step S2102: The network device and / or the terminal determine a subcarrier spacing SCS.

[0299] In some embodiments, the SCS can be used to determine the second time period in step S2103.

[0300] In some embodiments, the network device and / or the terminal determine the subcarrier spacing SCS based on protocol rule information.

[0301] In some embodiments, the terminal can determine the SCS based on third information received from the network device.

[0302] Step S2103: The terminal sends second information to the network device.

[0303] In some embodiments, the network device receives the second information sent by the terminal.

[0304] In some embodiments, the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in a first measurement gap.

[0305] It should be noted that the first measurement gap can be referred to as a first GAP or a first MG (Measurement Gap).

[0306] In some embodiments, the first measurement can be an RRM measurement or a synchronization signal block (SSB, Synchronization Signal / PBCH Block) measurement.

[0307] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate the second time period.

[0308] In some embodiments, the second time period is an interval period between a first symbol and a second symbol, the first symbol being a last time domain symbol of a channel used to carry first signaling, and the second symbol being a starting time domain symbol of a first first measurement gap in the at least one first measurement gap.

[0309] In some embodiments, the first signaling includes an information field used to indicate first information.

[0310] In some embodiments, the first signaling is one of the following:

[0311] Radio Resource Control, RRC, signaling;

[0312] Downlink Control Information, DCI, signaling;

[0313] Medium Access Control, MAC, control element, CE.

[0314] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0315] At least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted;

[0316] At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0317] Transmission is enabled in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission.

[0318] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0319] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted;

[0320] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated;

[0321] Transmission is not enabled in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0322] In some embodiments, transmission is enabled in at least one of the first measurement gaps after at least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted or deactivated.

[0323] In some embodiments, transmission is not enabled in at least one of the first measurement gaps after at least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted or not deactivated.

[0324] In some embodiments, a second time period is used to determine at least one of the first measurement gaps after the second time period.

[0325] In some embodiments, the second time period is a minimum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal.

[0326] In some embodiments, the second time period is a maximum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal.

[0327] In some embodiments, the second time period comprises at least one time unit.

[0328] In some embodiments, the time unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit, the relative time unit being a time unit that needs to be determined based on reference information or parameters, and the reference information can be subcarrier information.

[0329] In some embodiments, the time unit is at least one of the following: a symbol; a time slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; a second.

[0330] In some embodiments, the time domain length of the second period can be determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS).

[0331] It should be noted that when the second period can be pre-defined by a protocol or can be configured by a network, step S2103 can be an optional step.

[0332] Step S2104: The network device sends the first information to the terminal.

[0333] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device.

[0334] In some embodiments, the network device sends the first signaling to the terminal, and the first signaling includes an information field, and the information field is used to indicate the first information. Here, the information field can also be referred to as an indication field, which is not limited here.

[0335] In some embodiments, the information field includes at least two information subfields, and different information subfields correspond to the first measurement gap associated with different frequency ranges. Here, an information subfield can correspond to one bit.

[0336] In some embodiments, the frequency range is one of the following: a frequency range FR1; a frequency range FR2; a frequency range FR3.

[0337] For example, the information field includes two information subfields, each information subfield corresponds to two bits, respectively a first bit and a second bit, the first bit corresponds to the first measurement gap associated with FR1, and the second bit corresponds to the first measurement gap associated with FR2.

[0338] For example, the information field includes two information subfields, each information subfield corresponds to three bits, respectively a first bit, a second bit and a third bit, the first bit corresponds to the first measurement gap associated with FR1, the second bit corresponds to the second measurement gap associated with FR2, and the third bit corresponds to the first measurement gap associated with FR3.

[0339] In some embodiments, the information field includes one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one first measurement gap included in the first period.

[0340] In some embodiments, the information subfield corresponds to all the first measurement gaps contained in an associated first time period.

[0341] In some embodiments, the first time period is pre-defined by a protocol or configured by a network.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first time period contains at least one time unit; the time unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit; the time unit is at least one of the following: a symbol; a time slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; a second.

[0343] In some embodiments, the information field contains one information subfield, the information subfield corresponds to at least one first measurement gap after an associated second time period, the second time period is an interval period between a first symbol and a second symbol, the first symbol is the last time domain symbol of a channel used to carry the first signaling, and the second symbol is the starting time domain symbol of a first first measurement gap among the at least one first measurement gap.

[0344] In some embodiments, the second time period is pre-defined by a protocol or configured by a network.

[0345] In some embodiments, if the value carried by the information subfield is a first value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0346] at least one first measurement gap is interrupted;

[0347] at least one first measurement gap is deactivated;

[0348] transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission.

[0349] For example, if the value carried by the information subfield is a first value, the first information is used to indicate that the first measurement gap on the associated frequency range corresponding to the information subfield is interrupted, the first measurement gap on the associated frequency range corresponding to the information subfield is deactivated, and / or transmission can be performed in the first measurement gap on the associated frequency range corresponding to the information subfield.

[0350] For example, if the value carried by the information subfield is a first value, the first information is used to indicate that at least one first measurement gap contained in the above first time period is interrupted, at least one first measurement gap contained in the above first time period is deactivated, and / or transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0351] Exemplarily, if the value carried by the information subfield is the first value, the first information is used to indicate that at least one first measurement gap after the second time period is interrupted, at least one first measurement gap included in the first time period is deactivated and / or transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0352] In some embodiments, if the value carried by the information subfield is the second value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0353] at least one first measurement gap is not interrupted;

[0354] at least one first measurement gap is not deactivated;

[0355] transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0356] Exemplarily, if the value carried by the information subfield is the second value, the first information is used to indicate that the first measurement gap on the frequency range corresponding to the information subfield is not interrupted, the first measurement gap on the frequency range corresponding to the information subfield is not deactivated and / or transmission cannot be performed in the first measurement gap on the frequency range corresponding to the information subfield.

[0357] Exemplarily, if the value carried by the information subfield is the second value, the first information is used to indicate that at least one first measurement gap included in the first time period is not interrupted, at least one first measurement gap included in the first time period is not deactivated and / or transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0358] Exemplarily, if the value carried by the information subfield is the second value, the first information is used to indicate that at least one first measurement gap after the second time period is not interrupted, at least one first measurement gap included in the first time period is not deactivated and / or transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap.

[0359] Step S2105: The terminal performs a transmission operation.

[0360] In some embodiments, the terminal performs the transmission operation based on the first information.

[0361] In some embodiments, performing the transmission operation can be performing transmission or not performing transmission in the first measurement gap.

[0362] In some embodiments, after the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device, the transmission operation is performed based on the first information.

[0363] In some embodiments, the first information indicates that at least one of the first measurement gap is interrupted, at least one of the first measurement gap is deactivated, and / or transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gap, and the terminal performs transmission in the first measurement gap.

[0364] In some embodiments, the first information indicates that at least one of the first measurement gap is uninterrupted, at least one of the first measurement gap is not deactivated, and / or transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gap, and the terminal does not perform transmission in the first measurement gap.

[0365] In some embodiments, the term "information" can be mutually replaced with the terms "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "field", "data", and the like.

[0366] In some embodiments, the term "send" can be mutually replaced with the terms "transmit", "report", "transmit", and the like.

[0367] The information indication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S2101 to S2105. For example, step S2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2104 in combination with step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 in combination with step S2103, step S2104, step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2101 in combination with step S2102, step S2103, step S2104, step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but not limited thereto.

[0368] FIG. 3a is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3a, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which is performed by a network device, and the above method comprises:

[0369] Step S3101: sending third information to a terminal.

[0370] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments related to step S2101 in FIG. 2a, which will not be described here.

[0371] Step S3102: determining a subcarrier spacing SCS.

[0372] In some embodiments, optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments involved in step S2102 in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0373] Step S3103: receiving second information sent by the terminal.

[0374] In some embodiments, optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments involved in step S2103 in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0375] Step S3104: sending first information to the terminal.

[0376] In some embodiments, optional implementation of step S3104 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments involved in step S2104 in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0377] The information indication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3101 to S3104. For example, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S3102 in combination with step S3103 and step S3104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3101 in combination with step S3102, step S3103 and step S3104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0378] FIG. 3b is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3b, the communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure is executed by a network device, and the above method includes:

[0379] Step S3201: sending first information to a terminal.

[0380] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0381] At least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0382] At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0383] In at least one of the first measurement gaps, a transmission can be performed, and the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0384] Alternatively, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0385] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted;

[0386] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated;

[0387] Transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0388] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments involved in step S2104 in FIG. 2a, which will not be described here again.

[0389] In some embodiments, the sending of the first information to the terminal comprises:

[0390] Sending first signaling to the terminal;

[0391] The first signaling contains an information field, which is used to indicate the first information.

[0392] In some embodiments, the information field contains at least two information subfields, and different information subfields correspond to the first measurement gaps in different frequency ranges.

[0393] In some embodiments, the frequency range is one of the following: frequency range FR1; frequency range FR2; and frequency range FR3.

[0394] In some embodiments, the information field contains one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps contained in a first time period.

[0395] In some embodiments, the first time period is protocol predefined or network configured.

[0396] In some embodiments, the first time period contains at least one time unit, and the time unit is at least one of the following: symbol; time slot; radio frame; radio subframe; half frame; millisecond; and second.

[0397] In some embodiments, the information field contains one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps after a second time period, the second time period being an interval period between a first symbol and a second symbol, the first symbol being the last time domain symbol of a channel used to carry the first signaling, and the second symbol being the starting time domain symbol of the first of the first measurement gaps.

[0398] In some embodiments, the second time period is protocol predefined or network configured.

[0399] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0400] receiving second information sent by the terminal;

[0401] wherein the second information is used to indicate the second time period.

[0402] In some embodiments, the second time period is a minimum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal; or the second time period is a maximum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal.

[0403] In some embodiments, the second time period contains at least one time unit; and the time unit is at least one of the following: a symbol; a slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; a second.

[0404] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0405] determining a time domain length of the second time period based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS).

[0406] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0407] determining the subcarrier spacing (SCS) based on protocol rule information.

[0408] In some embodiments, the subcarrier spacing (SCS) is one of the following:

[0409] an SCS of a serving cell;

[0410] an SCS of an initial bandwidth part (BWP);

[0411] an SCS of an active BWP;

[0412] a maximum SCS configured by a network;

[0413] a minimum SCS configured by the network.

[0414] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0415] sending third information to the terminal;

[0416] wherein the third information is used to configure the SCS.

[0417] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0418] sending second signaling to the terminal;

[0419] wherein the second signaling contains the third information.

[0420] In some embodiments,

[0421] If the value carried in the information subfield is a first value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0422] At least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted;

[0423] At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0424] Transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0425] If the value carried in the information subfield is a second value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0426] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted;

[0427] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated;

[0428] Transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0429] In some embodiments, the first signaling and / or the second signaling is one of the following:

[0430] Radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

[0431] Downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

[0432] Medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

[0433] FIG. 4a is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by a terminal, and the above method comprises:

[0434] Step S4101: receiving third information sent by a network device.

[0435] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments related by step S2101 in FIG. 2a, which will not be described here.

[0436] Step S4102: determining a subcarrier spacing (SCS).

[0437] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments related by step S2102 in FIG. 2a, which will not be described here.

[0438] Step S4103: sending second information to the network device.

[0439] In some embodiments, optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments related to step S2103 in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0440] Step S4104: sending first information to the terminal.

[0441] In some embodiments, optional implementation of step S4104 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments related to step S2104 in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0442] Step S4105: performing a transmission operation.

[0443] In some embodiments, optional implementation of step S4105 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments related to step S2105 in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0444] The information indication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S4101 to S4104. For example, step S4101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S4102 in combination with step S4103, step S4104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4101 in combination with step S4102, step S4103, step S4104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but not limited thereto.

[0445] FIG. 4b is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4b, the communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure is performed by a terminal, and the above method includes:

[0446] Step S4201: receiving first information sent by a network device.

[0447] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0448] At least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0449] At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0450] In at least one of the first measurement gaps, a transmission can be performed, and the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0451] Alternatively, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0452] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted.

[0453] At least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated.

[0454] Transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0455] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to other associated parts in the embodiments involved in step S2104 in FIG. 2a, which will not be described here again.

[0456] In some embodiments, the sending of the first information to the terminal comprises:

[0457] Receiving the first signaling sent by the network device;

[0458] The first signaling contains an information field, and the information field is used to indicate the first information.

[0459] In some embodiments, the information field contains at least two information subfields, and different information subfields correspond to the first measurement gaps on different frequency ranges.

[0460] In some embodiments, the frequency range is one of the following: frequency range FR1; frequency range FR2; and frequency range FR3.

[0461] In some embodiments, the information field contains one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps contained in a first time period.

[0462] In some embodiments, the first time period is protocol predefined or network configured.

[0463] In some embodiments, the first time period contains at least one time unit, and the time unit is at least one of the following: symbol; time slot; radio frame; radio subframe; half frame; millisecond; and second.

[0464] In some embodiments, the information field contains one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps after a second time period, the second time period being an interval time period between a first symbol and a second symbol, the first symbol being the last time domain symbol of a channel used to carry the first signaling, and the second symbol being the starting time domain symbol of a first first measurement gap in the at least one first measurement gap.

[0465] In some embodiments, the second time period is protocol predefined or network configured.

[0466] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0467] sending second information to the network device;

[0468] The second information is used to indicate the second time period.

[0469] In some embodiments, the second time period is a minimum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal; or the second time period is a maximum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal.

[0470] In some embodiments, the second time period comprises at least one time unit; and the time unit is at least one of the following: a symbol; a time slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; a second.

[0471] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0472] Determining a time domain length of the second time period based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS).

[0473] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0474] Determining the subcarrier spacing (SCS) based on protocol rule information.

[0475] In some embodiments, the subcarrier spacing (SCS) is one of the following:

[0476] SCS of a serving cell;

[0477] SCS of an initial bandwidth part (BWP);

[0478] SCS of an active BWP;

[0479] Maximum SCS configured by a network;

[0480] Minimum SCS configured by the network.

[0481] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0482] Receiving third information sent by the network device;

[0483] The third information is used to configure the SCS.

[0484] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0485] Receiving second signaling sent by the network device;

[0486] The second signaling comprises the third information.

[0487] In some embodiments, if the value carried in the information subfield is a first value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0488] at least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted;

[0489] at least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0490] transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0491] if the value carried in the information subfield is a second value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0492] at least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted;

[0493] at least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated;

[0494] transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0495] In some embodiments, the first signaling and / or the second signaling is one of the following:

[0496] radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

[0497] downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

[0498] a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

[0499] FIG. 5a is an interaction schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, for a communication system 100, the method comprising one of the following steps:

[0500] Step S5101: a network device sends first information to a terminal.

[0501] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0502] at least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap;

[0503] at least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated;

[0504] transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission;

[0505] Alternatively, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0506] at least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted;

[0507] at least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated;

[0508] transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps.

[0509] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2101-S2105 of FIG. 2a and other associated parts of the embodiments involved in FIG. 2a, respectively, which will not be repeated here.

[0510] In some embodiments, the above method can include the method of the above-mentioned communication system side, network device, terminal, and the like, which will not be repeated here.

[0511] In order to better understand the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following will be further illustrated through some exemplary embodiments:

[0512] Example 1

[0513] In some embodiments, the network device configures a first configuration for the terminal device to measure. The first configuration includes at least one of, but is not limited to, a RRM measurement GAP related configuration, a related configuration for SSB measurement timing. The RRM measurement GAP related configuration includes at least one Pre-MG pattern and its related configuration, at least one multi-coexistence MG pattern and its related configuration, and at least one NCSG and its related configuration. The terminal device determines at least one first GAP (corresponding to the first measurement gap in the present disclosure) for measurement according to the first configuration.

[0514] In some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal device that one or more first GAPs are interrupted / deactivated, or that uplink and / or downlink transmission can be performed in one or more first GAPs. Specifically, the indication method includes at least one of the following:

[0515] Method 1:

[0516] In some embodiments, the protocol defines a first signaling for determining whether one or more first GAPs are interrupted / deactivated, or whether uplink and / or downlink transmission can be performed in one or more first GAPs (corresponding to the first information).

[0517] In some embodiments, the first indication field (corresponding to the information field) contained in the first signaling is at least two bits (corresponding to the information subfield), and each bit corresponds to a first GAP on a different frequency band (corresponding to the frequency range).

[0518] For example, when the first indication field is two bits, the first indication bit corresponds to the first GAP of FR1, and the second indication bit corresponds to the first GAP of FR2.

[0519] For example, when the first indication field is three bits, the first indication bit corresponds to the first GAP of FR1, the second indication bit corresponds to the first GAP of FR2, and the third indication bit corresponds to the first GAP of FR3.

[0520] In some embodiments, when the indication bit is a first value, it represents that the first GAP is interrupted / deactivated, or uplink and / or downlink transmission can be performed in the first GAP. When the indication bit is a second value, it represents that the first GAP is not interrupted / deactivated, or uplink and / or downlink transmission can not be performed in the first GAP.

[0521] In some embodiments, the network device sends first signaling to the terminal device, and the terminal device receives the first signaling sent by the network device. The first signaling includes, but is not limited to, RRC signaling, DCI signaling, and MAC CE.

[0522] Method 2:

[0523] In some embodiments, a protocol defines the first signaling for determining whether one or more first GAPs are interrupted / deactivated, or whether uplink and / or downlink transmission can be performed in one or more first GAPs.

[0524] In some embodiments, the first indication field contained in the first signaling is one bit, and the indication bit corresponds to all MGs in a first time period (corresponding to a first time period).

[0525] In some embodiments, when the indication bit is a first value, it represents that the first GAP in the first time period is interrupted / deactivated, or uplink and / or downlink transmission can be performed in the first GAP in the first time period. When the indication bit is a second value, it represents that the first GAP in the first time period is not interrupted / deactivated, or uplink and / or downlink transmission can not be performed in the first GAP in the first time period.

[0526] In some embodiments, the first time period is predefined by a protocol or configured by a network device. The first time period is one or more time units. The time unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. The time unit includes at least one of the following: time domain symbol, time slot, radio frame, radio subframe, half frame, ms, s, etc.

[0527] In some embodiments, the network device sends the first signaling to the terminal device, and the terminal device receives the first signaling sent by the network device. The first signaling includes, but is not limited to, RRC signaling, DCI signaling, and MAC CE.

[0528] Method 3

[0529] In some embodiments, the protocol defines the first signaling for determining whether one or more first GAPs are interrupted / deactivated or whether uplink and / or downlink transmission can be performed in the one or more first GAPs.

[0530] In some embodiments, the first signaling includes a first indication field of one bit, and the indication bit corresponds to indicating that all MGs in a first time interval are met.

[0531] In some embodiments, when the indication bit is a first value, it represents that the first GAPs in the first time interval (corresponding to the second period in the present disclosure) are interrupted / deactivated or that uplink and / or downlink transmission can be performed in the first GAPs in the first time interval. When the indication bit is a second value, it represents that the first GAPs in the first time interval are not interrupted / deactivated or that uplink and / or downlink transmission cannot be performed in the first GAPs in the first time interval.

[0532] In some embodiments, the first time interval is predefined by the protocol or configured by the network device. The first time interval is one or more time units. The time unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. The time unit includes at least one of the following: time domain symbol, time slot, radio frame, radio subframe, half frame, ms, s, etc.

[0533] In some embodiments, the first time interval is reported by the terminal device to the network device (corresponding to sending the second information). The first time interval is one or more time units. The time unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. The time unit includes at least one of the following: time domain symbol, time slot, radio frame, radio subframe, half frame, ms, s, etc. The first time interval can be the smallest time interval supported by the terminal device or the largest time interval supported by the terminal device.

[0534] In some embodiments, the network device sends the first signaling to the terminal device, and the terminal device receives the first signaling sent by the network device. The first signaling includes, but is not limited to, RRC signaling, DCI signaling, and MAC CE.

[0535] Example 2

[0536] In some embodiments, the network device configures a first configuration for the terminal device to measure. The first configuration includes at least one of, but not limited to, a RRM measurement GAP related configuration, a related configuration for SSB measurement timing. The RRM measurement GAP related configuration includes at least one Pre-MG pattern and its related configuration, at least one multi-coexistence MG pattern and its related configuration, at least one NCSG and its related configuration. The terminal device determines at least one first GAP for measurement according to the first configuration.

[0537] In some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal device that one or more first GAPs are interrupted / deactivated, or, the network device indicates to the terminal device that uplink and / or downlink transmission can be performed in one or more first GAPs.

[0538] In some embodiments, the network device indicates the first GAP through the first signaling, and a last time domain symbol of a channel carrying the first signaling and a starting time domain symbol of the first GAP satisfy a first time interval. When the first time interval is composed of a relative time unit, the first time interval needs to determine a specific time domain length according to a reference subcarrier spacing. The determination of the reference subcarrier spacing includes at least one of the following:

[0539] Method 1:

[0540] In some embodiments, the protocol defines the reference SCS of the first time interval as a first SCS.

[0541] For example, the first SCS is the SCS of the serving cell.

[0542] For example, the first SCS is the SCS of the initial BWP.

[0543] For example, the first SCS is the SCS of the activated BWP.

[0544] For example, the first SCS is the maximum SCS configured by the network.

[0545] For example, the first SCS is the minimum SCS configured by the network.

[0546] Method 2:

[0547] In some embodiments, the network device configures a reference SCS (corresponding to the third information) of the first time interval through the second signaling. The network device sends the second signaling to the terminal device, and the terminal device receives the second signaling sent by the network device. The second signaling includes, but is not limited to, RRC signaling, DCI signaling, and MAC CE.

[0548] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, part or all of the steps, and optional implementation manners thereof, can be combined with part or all of the steps in other embodiments, or combined with optional implementation manners of other embodiments.

[0549] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is proposed, comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the network equipment (such as access network equipment, core network function node, core network equipment, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0550] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above device is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into one physical entity, or divided on the physical entity. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the device comprises a processor connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or the functions of each unit or module of the device, wherein the processor is a general processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be implemented by designing the hardware circuit, and the hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the units or modules are implemented by designing the logical relationship of elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to implement the functions of part or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all units or modules can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part of the units or modules are implemented in the form of processor calling software, and the remaining part is implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0551] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of the above part or all units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), or the like.

[0552] FIG. 6a is a structural schematic diagram of a network device 6100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6a, the network device 6100 can include at least one of a transceiver module 6101, a processing module 6102, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to transmit and / or receive information. Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps, such as transmitting and / or receiving, performed by the network device in any of the methods described above. Details are not described herein again. Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the network device in any of the methods described above. Details are not described herein again.

[0553] FIG. 6b is a structural diagram of the terminal 6200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6b, the terminal 6200 can include at least one of a transceiver module 6201, a processing module 6202, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to transceive information. Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., receiving and / or transmitting) performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, details of which are not repeated here. In some embodiments, the transceiver module can include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the transceiver module can be replaced by a transceiver.

[0554] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules perform all or part of the steps required to be performed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be replaced by a processor.

[0555] FIG. 7a is a structural diagram of a communication device 9100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 9100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, or the like), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment or the like), a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 9100 can be configured to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, details of which can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0556] As shown in FIG. 7a, the communication device 9100 includes one or more processors 9101. The processor 9101 can be a general processor or a special-purpose processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be configured to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be configured to control the communication device (e.g., a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU, or a CU), execute programs, and process data of the programs. The communication device 9100 is configured to implement any of the above methods.

[0557] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more memories 9102 configured to store instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 9102 can also be located outside the communication device 9100.

[0558] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more transceivers 9103. When the communication device 9100 includes one or more transceivers 9103, the transceiver 9103 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., receiving and / or transmitting) in the above methods, and the processor 9101 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0559] In some embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other.

[0560] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 can include one or more interface circuits 9104. Optionally, the interface circuit 9104 is connected with the memory 9102, and the interface circuit 9104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 9102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 9102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 9104 can read instructions stored in the memory 9102 and send the instructions to the processor 9101.

[0561] The communication device 9100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 9100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 9100 can not be limited by Figure 7a. The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be: 1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a set of one or more ICs, which can optionally also include storage components for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, intelligent terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handset, mobile unit, vehicle-mounted device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) other, etc.

[0562] Figure 7b is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 9200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 9100 is a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the structural schematic diagram of the chip 9200 shown in Figure 8b, but not limited thereto.

[0563] The chip 9200 includes one or more processors 9201, and the chip 9200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0564] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more interface circuits 9202. Optionally, the interface circuit 9202 is connected with the memory 9203, and the interface circuit 9202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 9203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 9203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 9202 can read instructions stored in the memory 9203 and send the instructions to the processor 9201.

[0565] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 9202 performs at least one of the communication steps (for example, step S2101, step S3101, but not limited thereto) of transmitting and / or receiving and / or the like in the above-described methods, and the processor 9201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0566] In some embodiments, the terms of interface circuit, interface, transceiving pin, transceiver and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0567] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more memories 9203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 9203 can be outside the chip 9200.

[0568] The disclosure further proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 9100, causes the communication device 9100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and it can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0569] The disclosure further proposes a program product which, when executed by the communication device 9100, causes the communication device 9100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0570] The disclosure further proposes a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

A communication method characterized by comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: sending first information to a terminal; wherein the first information is used for indicating at least one of the following: at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform a first measurement in the first measurement gap; at least one first measurement gap is deactivated; transmission can be performed in at least one first measurement gap, and the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission; or, the first information is used for indicating at least one of the following: at least one first measurement gap is not interrupted; at least one first measurement gap is not deactivated; transmission cannot be performed in at least one first measurement gap. The method of claim 1, wherein The sending of the first information to the terminal comprises: sending first signaling to the terminal; wherein the first signaling comprises an information field, and the information field is used for indicating the first information. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The information field comprises at least two information subfields, and different information subfields correspond to the first measurement gap in different frequency ranges. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The frequency range is one of the following: frequency range FR1; frequency range FR2; and frequency range FR3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The information field comprises one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one first measurement gap contained in a first time period. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The first time period is protocol predefined or network configured. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 6, characterized in that The first time period comprises at least one time unit, and the time unit is at least one of the following: a symbol; a slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; and a second. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The information field comprises one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one first measurement gap after a second time period, and the second time period is an interval time period between a first symbol and a second symbol, the first symbol is a last time domain symbol of a channel used for carrying the first signaling, and the second symbol is a starting time domain symbol of a first first measurement gap in the at least one first measurement gap. The method of claim 8, wherein The second time period is protocol predefined or network configured. The method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving second information sent by the terminal; wherein the second information is used for indicating the second time period. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that The second time period is a minimum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal; or the second time period is a maximum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that The second time period comprises at least one time unit, and the time unit is at least one of the following: a symbol; a slot; a radio frame; a radio subframe; a half frame; a millisecond; and a second. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that The method further comprises: determining a time domain length of the second time period based on a subcarrier spacing SCS. The method of claim 13, wherein The method further comprises: determining the subcarrier spacing SCS based on protocol rule information. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that The subcarrier spacing SCS is one of the following: an SCS of a serving cell; an SCS of an initial bandwidth part BWP; an SCS of an activated BWP; a maximum SCS configured by a network; a minimum SCS configured by a network. The method of claim 13, wherein The method further comprises: sending third information to the terminal; wherein the third information is used for configuring the SCS. The method of claim 16, wherein The method further comprises: sending second signaling to the terminal; The second signaling contains the third information. The method according to claim 3, 5 or 8, characterized in that, if the value carried by the information subfield is a first value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: at least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted; at least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated; transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission; if the value carried by the information subfield is a second value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: at least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted; at least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated; transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps. The method according to claim 2 or 17, characterized in that The first signaling and / or the second signaling is one of the following: Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling; Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling; Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE). A communication method characterized by comprising: The method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises: receiving first information sent by a network device; wherein the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap; at least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated; transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, the transmission being uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission; or, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: at least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted; at least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated; transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps. The method of claim 20, wherein The sending of the first information to the terminal comprises: receiving first signaling sent by the network device; wherein the first signaling contains an information field, and the information field is used to indicate the first information. The method of claim 21, wherein The information field contains at least two information subfields, and different information subfields correspond to the first measurement gaps in different frequency ranges. The method of claim 22, wherein The frequency range is one of the following: frequency range FR1; frequency range FR2; and frequency range FR3. The method of claim 21, wherein The information field contains one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps contained in a first time period. The method of claim 24, wherein The first time period is protocol predefined or network configured. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 25, characterized in that The first time period contains at least one time unit, and the time unit is at least one of the following: symbol; time slot; radio frame; radio subframe; half frame; millisecond; and second. The method of claim 21, wherein The information field contains one information subfield, and the information subfield corresponds to at least one of the first measurement gaps after a second time period, the second time period being an interval time period between a first symbol and a second symbol, the first symbol being the last time domain symbol of a channel used to carry the first signaling, and the second symbol being the starting time domain symbol of a first first measurement gap in the at least one first measurement gap. The method of claim 27, wherein The second time period is protocol predefined or network configured. The method according to claim 27 or 28, characterized in that The method further comprises: sending second information to the network device; wherein the second information is used to indicate the second time period. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 29, characterized in that The second time period is a minimum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal; or the second time period is a maximum time period between the first symbol and the second symbol supported by the terminal. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 30, characterized in that The second time period includes at least one time unit; and the time unit is at least one of the following: a symbol, a time slot, a radio frame, a radio subframe, a half frame, a millisecond, and a second. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 31, characterized in that The method further includes: Determining a time domain length of the second time period based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS). The method of claim 32, wherein The method further includes: Determining the subcarrier spacing (SCS) based on protocol rule information. The method according to claim 32 or 33, characterized in that The subcarrier spacing (SCS) is one of the following: An SCS of a serving cell; An SCS of an initial bandwidth part (BWP); An SCS of an active BWP; A maximum SCS configured by a network; A minimum SCS configured by the network. The method of claim 32, wherein The method further includes: Receiving third information sent by the network device; The third information is used for configuring the SCS. The method of claim 35, wherein The method further includes: Receiving second signaling sent by the network device; The second signaling includes the third information. The method according to claim 22, 24, or 27, wherein: If the value carried in the information subfield is a first value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: At least one of the first measurement gaps is interrupted; At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated; Transmission, which is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission, can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps; If the value carried in the information subfield is a second value, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: At least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted; At least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated; Transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps. The method according to any one of claims 21 or 36, characterized in that The first signaling and / or the second signaling is one of the following: Radio resource control (RRC) signaling; Downlink control information (DCI) signaling; Media access control (MAC) control element (CE). A communication method characterized by comprising: The method includes: A network device sends first information to a terminal; The first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: At least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap; At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated; Transmission, which is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission, can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps; Or, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: At least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted; At least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated; Transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps. A network device, characterized in that The network device includes: A transceiver module configured to: Send first information to a terminal; The first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: At least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap; At least one of the first measurement gaps is deactivated; Transmission, which is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission, can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps; Or, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: at least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted; at least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated; transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps. A terminal, characterized by comprising: The terminal comprises: The transceiver module is configured to: receive first information sent by the network device; The first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: at least one first measurement gap is interrupted, and the terminal is configured to perform first measurement in the first measurement gap; at least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated; transmission can be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps, and the transmission is uplink transmission and / or downlink transmission; Or, the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: at least one of the first measurement gaps is not interrupted; at least one of the first measurement gaps is not deactivated; transmission cannot be performed in at least one of the first measurement gaps. A communication system, comprising a network device and a terminal, the network device is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 1-19, and the terminal is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 20-38. A network device, characterized in that The network device comprises: one or more processors; The network device is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 1-19. A terminal, characterized by comprising: The terminal comprises: one or more processors; The terminal is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 20-38. A computer program product comprising computer programs or instructions, characterized in that, The computer program or instructions are executed by the processor to implement the steps of the method of any one of claims 1-19, 20-38. A storage medium characterized by comprising: The storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 1-19, 20-38.

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