Method, apparatus, device and storage medium for receiving or transmitting measurement setting information

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, an apparatus, a device and a storage medium for transmitting measurement configuration information, which are applied in the field of wireless communication technology, and the method includes the steps of receiving measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and measuring the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information. In the present disclosure, different SMTCs are respectively set for the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object, so that the user equipment measures the neighboring cells to be measured on the same carrier at different times, and the measurement of the neighboring cells can be completed even when the transmission delay difference between the different cells is large, thereby overcoming the problem that the measurement of the neighboring cells cannot be completed even when the transmission delay difference between the different cells is large.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a method, an apparatus, a device and a storage medium for receiving or transmitting measurement configuration information. [Background technology]

[0002] In non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), the transmission delay difference between satellites in different orbits is large, reaching up to several hundred milliseconds.

[0003] As shown in Figure 1, a first cell Cell 1 and a second cell Cell 2 are adjacent to each other, the first cell Cell 1 corresponds to a first satellite, and the second cell Cell 2 corresponds to a second satellite, and the first and second satellites are in different orbits, and the transmission delay difference between the first and second satellites is large. When a user equipment (UE) wants to enter Cell 2 from Cell 1, the UE cannot accurately measure the target cell Cell 2 based on the existing measurement setting mechanism because there is a large transmission delay difference between the first and second satellites.

[0004] Therefore, the problem of not being able to complete measurements on neighboring cells due to large transmission delay differences is a technical problem that needs to be solved. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In consideration of this, the present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, device and storage medium for receiving or transmitting measurement configuration information. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In a first aspect, there is provided a method for receiving measurement configuration information, the method being performed by user equipment, the method comprising: receiving measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighbor cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; The method includes a step of measuring neighboring cells to be measured that correspond to the measurement object based on the measurement setting information.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, different SMTCs are installed for different neighboring cells to be measured that correspond to the same measurement target, so that user equipment measures different neighboring cells to be measured on the same carrier at different times, and the measurement of neighboring cells can be completed even if the transmission delay difference between different cells is large, thereby overcoming the problem that the measurement of neighboring cells cannot be completed due to a large transmission delay difference between different cells.

[0008] In some possible implementations, the method comprises: The method further includes a step of transmitting measurement assistance information to the network device, the measurement assistance information including a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured.

[0009] In some possible implementations, the method comprises: The method further includes a step of transmitting measurement auxiliary information to a network device, the measurement auxiliary information including location information of the user equipment, and the location information of the user equipment is used by the network device to calculate a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to an adjacent cell to be measured based on the location information of the user equipment.

[0010] In some possible implementation manners, the SMTC of the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information is determined by the network device based on the corresponding transmission delay difference.

[0011] In some possible implementations, the method comprises: The method further includes receiving instruction information from the network device to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information.

[0012] In some possible implementations, the step of receiving instruction information from the network device to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information includes: The method includes receiving Radio Link Control (RRC) signaling, Media Access Control (MAC) signaling or downlink control information including instruction information from the network device, the instruction information being used to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement assistance information.

[0013] In some possible implementation manners, the offset values ​​in the SMTC of different neighbor cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are different.

[0014] In some possible implementation manners, the periodicity values ​​in the SMTC of different neighbor cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are the same or different.

[0015] In some possible implementation manners, the values ​​of the time length in the SMTC of different neighbor cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are the same or different.

[0016] In some possible implementations, the measurement gap settings of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; The measurement gap setting is Includes a gap offset value, a gap length, a gap repetition period, and a gap timing advance.

[0017] In a second aspect, a method for transmitting measurement configuration information is provided, the method being performed by a user equipment, the method comprising: A step of transmitting measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object being different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0018] In some possible implementations, the method comprises: The method further includes a step of receiving measurement auxiliary information transmitted by the user equipment, the measurement auxiliary information including a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured.

[0019] In some possible implementations, the method comprises: receiving measurement auxiliary information transmitted by the user equipment, the measurement auxiliary information including location information of the user equipment; The method further includes a step of calculating a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured based on the location information of the user equipment.

[0020] In some possible implementations, the method comprises: The method further includes determining the SMTC of a neighboring cell to be measured that corresponds to the same measurement object based on the transmission delay difference.

[0021] In some possible implementations, the method comprises: The method further includes a step of transmitting instruction information to the user equipment for instructing the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information.

[0022] In some possible implementation manners, the step of sending instruction information to the user equipment for instructing the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information includes: The method includes a step of transmitting Radio Link Control (RRC) signaling, Media Access Control (MAC) signaling or downlink control information including instruction information to the user equipment, the instruction information being used to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement assistance information.

[0023] In some possible implementation manners, the offset values ​​in the SMTC of different neighbor cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are different.

[0024] In some possible implementation manners, the periodicity values ​​in the SMTC of different neighbor cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are the same or different.

[0025] In some possible implementation manners, the values ​​of the time length in the SMTC of different neighbor cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are the same or different.

[0026] In some possible implementations, the measurement gap settings of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; The measurement gap setting is Includes a gap offset value, a gap length, a gap repetition period, and a gap timing advance.

[0027] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which can be used to perform the steps performed by the network device in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect. The network device can realize the functions of the methods in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure+software module.

[0028] When the communication device of the third aspect is realized with software modules, the communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module coupled to each other, in which the transceiver module is used to support communication of the communication device, and the processing module is used by the communication device to perform processing operations, for example generating information / messages that need to be transmitted or processing received signals to obtain information / messages.

[0029] When performing the steps described in the first aspect above, a transceiver module receives measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and a processing module measures the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0030] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which can be used to perform the steps performed by the user equipment in the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect, and the user equipment can realize the functions of the methods in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure+software module.

[0031] When the communication device of the fourth aspect is realized with software modules, the communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module coupled to each other, in which the transceiver module is used to support communication of the communication device, and the processing module is used by the communication device to perform processing operations, for example generating information / messages that need to be transmitted or processing received signals to obtain information / messages.

[0032] When performing the steps described in the second aspect above, the transceiver module is used to transmit measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0033] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication system, which may include a communication device as shown in the third aspect and a communication device as shown in the fourth aspect, wherein the communication device as shown in the third aspect may be configured by a software module and / or a hardware component, and the communication device as shown in the fourth aspect may be configured by a software module and / or a hardware component.

[0034] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a communications apparatus, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, and the processor executing the computer program to realize the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0035] In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a communications apparatus, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, and the processor executing the computer program to realize the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

[0036] In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions (or computer programs, programs) which, when invoked and executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the above-mentioned first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect.

[0037] In a ninth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions (or computer programs, programs) which, when invoked and executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

[0038] The beneficial effects of the above-mentioned second to ninth embodiments and possible designs thereof can be seen from the description of the beneficial effects of the method of the first embodiment and any possible designs thereof.

[0039] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure.

[0040] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0041] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure that form a part of this application, and the schematic examples and the description thereof are used to explain the embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to constitute undue limitations on the embodiments of the present disclosure. The drawings herein are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and together with the specification serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of a satellite communication system according to an example embodiment; [Diagram 2] 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an example embodiment; [Diagram 3] 11 is a flow chart of transmission measurement configuration information according to an example embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for transmitting measurement setting information according to an exemplary embodiment; [Diagram 5]FIG. 13 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for transmitting measurement setting information according to an exemplary embodiment; [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for receiving measurement setting information according to an exemplary embodiment; [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for receiving measurement setting information according to an exemplary embodiment; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0042] The following further describes the embodiments of the present disclosure in combination with the drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0043] Hereinafter, the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings will be described in detail. When the following description refers to the drawings, the same numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise stated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not representative of all embodiments consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure. On the contrary, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0044] As shown in Fig. 2, the method for transmitting measurement configuration information provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a wireless communication system 100, which can include a user equipment 101 and a network device 102. Wherein, the user equipment 101 is configured to support carrier aggregation, and the user equipment 101 can be connected to multiple carrier units of the network device 102, including one primary carrier unit and one or more secondary carrier units.

[0045] It should be understood that the above wireless communication system 100 can be applied to low frequency scenarios and high frequency scenarios, including but not limited to long term evolution (LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, worldwide interoperability for micro wave access (WiMAX) communication systems, cloud radio access network (CRAN) systems, future 5th-generation (5G) systems, new radio (NR) communication systems, or future evolving public land mobile network (PLMN) systems.

[0046] The user equipment 101 (UE) shown above may be a terminal, an access terminal, a terminal unit, a terminal station, a mobile station (MS), a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless communication device, a terminal agent, or user equipment, etc. The user equipment 101 may have a wireless transmission / reception function capable of communicating with one or more network devices (e.g., wireless communication) of one or more communication systems and receiving network services provided by the network devices, including but not limited to the network device 102 shown in the figure.

[0047] Here, the user equipment 101 may be a mobile phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA) device, a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device, or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, user equipment in a future 5G network, or user equipment in a future evolving PLMN network, etc.

[0048] The network device 102 may be an access network device (or an access site point). The access network device refers to an apparatus that provides a network access function, such as a radio access network (RAN) base station. Specifically, the network device 102 may include a base station (BS), or a base station and a radio resource management device for controlling the base station. The network device 102 may further include a relay station (relay device), an access point, and a base station in a future 5G network, a base station or an NR base station in a future evolving PLMN network, and the like. The network device 102 may be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device. The network device 102 may be a communication chip having a communication module.

[0049] For example, the network device 102 may include, but is not limited to, a next generation base station (gnodeB, gNB) in 5G, an evolved node B (eNB) in an LTE system, a radio network controller (RNC), a node B (node ​​B, NB) in a WCDMA system, a radio controller in a CRAN system, a basestation controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS) in a GSM system or a CDMA system, a home base station (e.g., home evolved nodeB, or home node B, HNB, or home node B, HNB), a baseband unit (BBU), a transmitting and receiving point (TRP), a transmitting point (TP), or a mobile switching center, etc.).

[0050] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information. Refer to FIG. 3, which is a flowchart of a method for transmitting measurement configuration information according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes the following steps: Step S31, the network device 102 sends measurement configuration information to the user equipment 101, where the measurement configuration information includes one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SSB-based RRM Configuration Timing Measurement, SMTC) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different.

[0051] Step S32: the user equipment 101 receives the measurement setting information from the network device 102.

[0052] Step S33, the user equipment 101 measures the neighboring cells to be measured that correspond to the measurement objects according to the measurement setting information.

[0053] In some possible implementations, the measurement object is a carrier corresponding to a cell.

[0054] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, different SMTCs are installed for different neighboring cells to be measured that correspond to the same measurement target, so that user equipment measures different neighboring cells to be measured on the same carrier at different times, and the measurement of neighboring cells can be completed even if the transmission delay difference between different cells is large, thereby overcoming the problem that the measurement of neighboring cells cannot be completed due to a large transmission delay difference between different cells.

[0055] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for receiving measurement setting information, the method being performed by a user equipment, the method including the following steps: Step S1: receiving measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; Step S2: measuring the neighboring cell to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement setting information.

[0056] In some possible implementations, the SMTC includes an offset value (offset), a period (periodt), and a duration (duration).

[0057] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, different SMTCs are installed for different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object, so that the user equipment can measure different neighboring cells to be measured under the same carrier at different times, and the measurement of the neighboring cells can be completed even if the transmission delay difference between different cells is large, thereby overcoming the problem that the measurement of the neighboring cells cannot be completed due to the large transmission delay difference between different cells.

[0058] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for receiving measurement setting information, the method being performed by a user equipment, the method including the following steps: Step S0: sending measurement auxiliary information to a network device, the measurement auxiliary information including a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured;

[0059] Step S1: receiving measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; Step S2: measuring the neighboring cell to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement setting information.

[0060] In some possible implementation manners, the SMTC of the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information is determined by the network device based on the corresponding transmission delay difference.

[0061] In some possible implementation manners, the offset values ​​in the SMTCs of the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are determined by the network device based on the corresponding transmission delay differences.

[0062] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for receiving measurement setting information, the method being performed by a user equipment, the method including the following steps: Step S0: sending measurement auxiliary information to a network device, the measurement auxiliary information including location information of the user equipment, which is used by the network device to calculate a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to an adjacent cell to be measured based on the location information of the user equipment.

[0063] Step S1: receiving measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; Step S2: measuring the neighboring cell to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement setting information.

[0064] In some possible implementation manners, the SMTC of the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information is determined by the network device based on the corresponding transmission delay difference.

[0065] In some possible implementation manners, the offset values ​​in the SMTCs of the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are determined by the network device based on the corresponding transmission delay differences.

[0066] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for receiving measurement setting information, the method being performed by a user equipment, the method including the following steps: Step S0': receiving instruction information from the network device to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information.

[0067] Step S0: sending measurement auxiliary information to a network device, the measurement auxiliary information including location information of the user equipment, which is used by the network device to calculate a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to an adjacent cell to be measured based on the location information of the user equipment.

[0068] Step S1: receiving measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different.

[0069] Step S2: measuring the neighboring cell to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement setting information.

[0070] In some possible implementation schemes, in step S0', receiving instruction information from the network device to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement assistance information includes receiving Radio Link Control (RRC) signaling, Media Access Control (MAC) signaling or downlink control information including instruction information from the network device, and the instruction information is used to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement assistance information.

[0071] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for receiving measurement setting information, the method being performed by a user equipment, the method including the following steps: Step S1: receiving measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different.

[0072] Step S2: measuring the neighboring cell to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement setting information.

[0073] In some possible implementation methods, the offset values ​​in the SMTC of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are different, the periodicity values ​​are the same or different, and the time length values ​​are the same or different.

[0074] In one example, the transmission delay difference between the serving cell and target cell 1 (cell 1) is d1, the transmission delay difference between the serving cell and target cell 2 (cell 2) is d2, the SMTC of cell 1 is set as SMTC#1{Offset1, Period1, Duration1}, and the SMTC of cell 2 is set as SMTC#2{Offset2, Period2, Duration2}, where Offset1 and Offset2 are different, the values ​​of Period1 and Period2 may be the same or different, and the values ​​of Duration1 and Duration2 may be the same or different.

[0075] In some possible implementations, the measurement gap settings of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; The measurement gap setting is Includes a gap offset value, a gap length, a gap repetition period, and a gap timing advance.

[0076] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, the method being executed by a network device 102, the method including the following steps: Step S30: sending measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0077] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, different SMTCs are installed for different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object, so that the user equipment can measure different neighboring cells to be measured under the same carrier at different times, and the measurement of the neighboring cells can be completed even if the transmission delay difference between different cells is large, thereby overcoming the problem that the measurement of the neighboring cells cannot be completed due to the large transmission delay difference between different cells.

[0078] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, the method being executed by a network device 102, the method including the following steps: Step S10: receiving measurement auxiliary information sent by the user equipment, the measurement auxiliary information including a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured.

[0079] Step S30: sending measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0080] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, the method being executed by a network device 102, the method including the following steps: Step S10': receiving measurement auxiliary information transmitted by the user equipment, the measurement auxiliary information including location information of the user equipment; Step S20: calculating a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to an adjacent cell to be measured based on the location information of the user equipment.

[0081] Step S30: sending measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0082] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, the method being executed by a network device 102, the method including the following steps: Step S10: receiving measurement auxiliary information sent by the user equipment, the measurement auxiliary information including a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured.

[0083] Step S30': determine the SMTC of the neighboring cell to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object based on the transmission delay difference.

[0084] Step S30: sending measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0085] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, the method being executed by a network device 102, the method including the following steps: Step S10': receiving measurement auxiliary information transmitted by the user equipment, the measurement auxiliary information including location information of the user equipment; Step S20: calculating a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to an adjacent cell to be measured based on the location information of the user equipment.

[0086] Step S30': determine the SMTC of the neighboring cell to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object based on the transmission delay difference.

[0087] Step S30: sending measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0088] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, the method being executed by a network device 102, the method including the following steps: Step S10': sending instruction information to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information;

[0089] Step S20': receiving measurement auxiliary information transmitted by the user equipment, the measurement auxiliary information including a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured, or the measurement auxiliary information including location information of the user equipment, and calculating a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured based on the location information of the user equipment.

[0090] Step S30': determine the SMTC of the neighboring cell to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object based on the transmission delay difference.

[0091] Step S30: sending measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0092] In some possible implementation manners, in step S10', the step of sending instruction information to the user equipment to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information includes the step of sending Radio Link Control (RRC) signaling, Media Access Control (MAC) signaling or downlink control information including instruction information to the user equipment, where the instruction information is used to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information.

[0093] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting measurement configuration information, the method being executed by a network device 102, the method including the following steps: Step S30: sending measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0094] In some possible implementation methods, the offset values ​​in the SMTC of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are different, the periodicity values ​​are the same or different, and the time length values ​​are the same or different.

[0095] In some possible implementations, the measurement gap settings of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; The measurement gap setting is Includes a gap offset value, a gap length, a gap repetition period, and a gap timing advance.

[0096] Based on the same idea of ​​the above method embodiments, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a communication device, which can have the functions of the network device 102 in the above method embodiments and can be used to execute the steps performed by the network device 102 provided by the above method embodiments. The functions can be realized in hardware, or can be realized by executing corresponding software in software or hardware. The hardware or software includes modules corresponding to one or more of the above functions.

[0097] In a possible implementation, the communication device 400 shown in FIG. 4 is a network device related to the above-mentioned method embodiment, and can execute the steps performed by the network device in the above-mentioned method embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the communication device 400 can include a transceiver module 401 and a processing module 402, and the transceiver module 401 and the processing module 402 are coupled to each other. The transceiver module 401 can support the communication device 400 to communicate, and the transceiver module 401 can have a wireless communication function, for example, can wirelessly communicate with other communication devices through a wireless air interface. The processing module 402 can be used to support the communication device 400 to perform processing operations of the above-mentioned method embodiment, including but not limited to generating information, messages transmitted by the transceiver module 401, and / or performing demodulation, decoding, etc. on signals received by the transceiver module 401.

[0098] When performing the steps performed by the network device 102, the transceiver module 401 is used to send measurement configuration information to user equipment, where the measurement configuration information includes one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the measurement configuration information is used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0099] If the communication device is a network device 102, its structure may further be as shown in FIG. 5. Take a base station as an example to describe the structure of the communication device. As shown in FIG. 5, the device 500 includes a memory 501, a processor 502, a transceiver component 503, and a power component 506. Wherein, the memory 501 is coupled with the processor 502 and can be used to store programs and data required for the communication device 500 to realize each function. The processor 502 is configured to support the communication device 500 to perform functions corresponding to the above-mentioned method, and the functions can be realized by calling the programs stored by the memory 501. The transceiver component 503 may be a wireless transceiver and can be used to support the communication device 500 to receive signaling and / or data and transmit signaling and / or data via a wireless air interface. The transceiver component 503 may also be referred to as a transceiver unit or a communication unit, and the transceiver component 503 may include a radio frequency component 504 and one or more antennas 505, in which the radio frequency component 504 may be a remote radio unit (RRU), and may be specifically used for transmitting radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals to baseband signals, and the one or more antennas 505 may be specifically used for emitting and receiving radio frequency signals.

[0100] When the communication device 500 needs to transmit data, the processor 502 performs baseband processing on the data to be transmitted, and then outputs the baseband signal to the radio frequency unit, and the radio frequency unit performs radio frequency processing on the baseband signal, and then transmits the radio frequency signal in the form of electromagnetic waves through an antenna. When data is transmitted to the communication device 500, the radio frequency unit receives the radio frequency signal through an antenna, converts the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 502, and the processor 502 converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.

[0101] Based on the same idea of ​​the above method embodiments, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a communication device, which can have the functions of the user equipment 101 of the above method embodiments and can be used to execute the steps performed by the user equipment 101 provided by the above method embodiments. The functions can be realized in hardware, or can be realized by running corresponding software in software or hardware. The hardware or software includes modules corresponding to one or more of the above functions.

[0102] In a possible implementation, the communication device 600 shown in FIG. 6 is a user equipment for the above-mentioned method embodiment, and can perform the steps performed by the user equipment in the above-mentioned method embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the communication device 600 can include a transceiver module 601 and a processing module 602, and the transceiver module 601 and the processing module 602 are coupled to each other. The transceiver module 601 can be used to support the communication device 600 to communicate, and the transceiver module 601 can have a wireless communication function, for example, to perform wireless communication with other communication devices through a wireless air interface. The processing module 602 can be used to support the communication device 600 to perform processing operations of the above-mentioned method embodiment, including but not limited to generating information, messages transmitted by the transceiver module 601, and / or performing demodulation, decoding, etc. on signals received by the transceiver module 601.

[0103] When performing the steps performed by the user equipment 102, the transceiver module 601 is used to receive measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to the same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different, and the processing module 602 is used to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

[0104] If the communication device is a user equipment 101, its structure can be further shown in Figure 7. The device 700 can be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a message receiving and sending device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0105] Referring to FIG. 7, device 700 may include one or more of a processing component 702, a memory 704, a power component 706, a multimedia component 708, an audio component 710, an input / output (I / O) interface 712, a sensor component 714, and a communication component 716.

[0106] The processing component 702 typically controls the overall operation of the device 700, such as operations related to display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. The processing component 702 may include one or more processors 720 for executing instructions to complete all or some of the steps of the methods described above. The processing component 702 may also include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between the processing component 702 and other components. For example, the processing component 702 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 708 and the processing component 702.

[0107] The memory 704 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of the device 700. Examples of these data include instructions for any application or method for operating on the device 700, contact data, phone book data, messages, photos, videos, etc. The memory 704 may be implemented by any volatile or non-volatile storage device, such as a static random access memory (SRAM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a read-only memory (ROM), a magnetic memory, a flash memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a combination thereof.

[0108] The power component 706 provides power to the various components of the device 700. The power component 706 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and components associated with the generation, management, and distribution of power to the device 700.

[0109] The multimedia component 708 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 700 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen for receiving input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors for sensing touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors not only sense the boundaries of a touch or swipe motion, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe motion. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 708 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the device 700 is in an operational mode, such as a photo mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can have a fixed optical lens system or focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0110] The audio component 710 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 710 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the device 700 is in an operation mode such as a call mode, a record mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals can be further stored in the memory 704 or transmitted via the communication component 716. In some embodiments, the audio component 710 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0111] The I / O interface 712 provides an interface between the processing component 702 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, a click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0112] The sensor component 714 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of the device 700. For example, the sensor component 714 can detect whether the device 700 is open or closed, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the device 700, and can also detect changes in position of the device 700 or one of its components, contact or lack of contact between a user and the device 700, orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the device 700, and temperature changes of the device 700. The sensor component 714 can include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object in the absence of physical contact. The sensor component 714 can further include an optical sensor for use in imaging applications, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor. In some embodiments, the sensor component 714 can further include an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0113] The communication component 716 is configured to facilitate communication between the device 700 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The device 700 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 716 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 716 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module for facilitating short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0114] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 700 may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for performing the methods described above.

[0115] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions is further provided, such as a memory 704 containing instructions, which are executed by the processor 720 of the device 700 to complete the method. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

[0116] Those skilled in the art will be able to easily conceive of other implementations of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. The embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to include any modification, use, or adaptability of the embodiments of the present disclosure that conforms to the general principles of the present disclosure and includes common knowledge or conventional technical means in the art that are not disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The specification and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the actual scope and spirit of the embodiments of the present disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

[0117] It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the exact structures described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof, which is limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

[0118] Industrial Applicability Different SMTCs are installed for different adjacent cells to be measured that correspond to the same measurement object, and user equipment measures different adjacent cells to be measured on the same carrier at different times, so that the measurement of adjacent cells can be completed even when the transmission delay difference between different cells is large, thereby overcoming the problem that the measurement of adjacent cells cannot be completed due to a large transmission delay difference between different cells.

Claims

1. 1. A method for receiving information on a measurement configuration to be performed by a user equipment, comprising: receiving measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based Measurement Time Configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object being different; measuring neighboring cells to be measured that correspond to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

2. The method comprises:

2. The method for receiving measurement configuration information according to claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting measurement assistance information to a network device, the measurement assistance information including a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured.

3. The method comprises:

2. The method for receiving measurement setting information according to claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting measurement auxiliary information to a network device, the measurement auxiliary information including location information of the user equipment, the location information of the user equipment being used by the network device to calculate a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured based on the location information of the user equipment.

4. The method for receiving measurement configuration information according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the SMTCs of neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are determined by the network device based on the corresponding transmission delay differences.

5. The method comprises: The method for receiving measurement setting information according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising the step of receiving instruction information from the network device for instructing the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information.

6. The step of receiving instruction information from the network device to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information includes:

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: receiving radio link control (RRC) signaling, media access control (MAC) signaling, or downlink control information including instruction information from the network device, the instruction information being used to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein offset values ​​in SMTC of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are different.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein periodicity values ​​in SMTC of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are the same or different.

9. The method for receiving measurement configuration information according to claim 7, wherein the values ​​of the time lengths in the SMTC of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are the same or different.

10. The measurement gap settings of different adjacent cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; The measurement gap setting is 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: a gap offset value, a gap length, a gap repetition period, and a gap timing advance.

11. A method for transmitting measurement configuration information performed by a network device, comprising: A method for transmitting measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object being different, and the measurement configuration information being used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

12. The method comprises: The method for transmitting measurement configuration information according to claim 11, further comprising a step of receiving measurement auxiliary information transmitted by the user equipment, the measurement auxiliary information including a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to a neighboring cell to be measured.

13. The method comprises: receiving measurement auxiliary information transmitted by the user equipment, the measurement auxiliary information including location information of the user equipment; The method for transmitting measurement setting information according to claim 12, further comprising: calculating a transmission delay difference between a satellite corresponding to a serving cell and a satellite corresponding to an adjacent cell to be measured based on location information of the user equipment.

14. The method comprises: The method for transmitting measurement configuration information according to claim 12 or 13, further comprising the step of determining SMTC of a neighboring cell to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object based on the transmission delay difference.

15. The method comprises: The method for transmitting measurement setting information according to claim 12 or 13, further comprising the step of transmitting instruction information to the user equipment for instructing the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information.

16. The step of transmitting instruction information to the user equipment for instructing the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information includes:

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: transmitting, to the user equipment, radio link control (RRC) signaling, medium access control (MAC) signaling, or downlink control information including instruction information, the instruction information being used to instruct the user equipment to report the measurement auxiliary information.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein offset values ​​in SMTC of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are different.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the periodicity values ​​in the SMTC of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are the same or different.

19. The method for transmitting measurement configuration information according to claim 17, characterized in that the values ​​of the time lengths in the SMTC of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object in the measurement configuration information are the same or different.

20. The measurement gap settings of different adjacent cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different; The measurement gap setting is The method of claim 11, further comprising: a gap offset value, a gap length, a gap repetition period, and a gap timing advance.

21. 1. A communication device, comprising: A transceiver module for receiving measurement configuration information from a network device, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, and the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object are different transceiver modules; a processing module for measuring neighboring cells to be measured that correspond to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

22. 1. A communication device, comprising: A communication device comprising: a transceiver module for transmitting measurement configuration information to user equipment, the measurement configuration information including one or more SSB-based measurement time configurations (SMTCs) corresponding to a same measurement object, the SMTCs of different neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the same measurement object being different, and the measurement configuration information being used by the user equipment to measure the neighboring cells to be measured corresponding to the measurement object based on the measurement configuration information.

23. 1. A communication device, comprising: A processor and a memory are included. The memory stores a computer program; The communication device, characterized in that the processor executes the computer program to realize the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

24. 1. A communication device, comprising: A processor and a memory are included. The memory stores a computer program; The communication device, characterized in that the processor executes the computer program to realize the method according to any one of claims 11 to 20.

25. 1. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising: The computer-readable storage medium stores instructions which, when called and executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

26. 1. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising: The computer-readable storage medium has stored therein instructions which, when called and executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out a method according to any one of claims 11 to 20.

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