Gap Setting Method, Device, Terminal and Network Side Device

Abstract

This application discloses a gap setting method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side device, and belongs to the field of mobile communications. The gap setting method according to an embodiment of this application includes a step in which a terminal transmits first information to a network-side device, and the first information is used to indicate priority preference information for a gap of the terminal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] (Cross - reference to Related Applications) This invention claims the priority of a Chinese patent application with the application number 202210878938.8 and the invention title "Gap Setting Method, Apparatus, Terminal and Network - side Device", which was filed with the Chinese Patent Office on July 25, 2022, and all the contents of this application are incorporated herein by reference into the present invention.

[0002] This application belongs to the technical field of mobile communications. Specifically, it relates to a gap setting method, apparatus, terminal and network - side device.

Background Art

[0003] In related technologies, multiple co - existing gap patterns can be set for a terminal (also referred to as a User Equipment, UE). Each measurement pattern includes multiple gaps for measurement, and there is a possibility that multiple gaps may collide at a certain point in time.

[0004] Therefore, a priority scheme for concurrent gaps is introduced to determine which gaps are to be retained and which are to be discarded based on the priority when gap collisions occur.

[0005] However, since the gap priority setting is relatively fixed, it is impossible to adjust the understanding of the network - side and the terminal for the measurement performance requirements, and the gaps cannot be fully utilized, leading to a further decrease in throughput and an extension of the measurement time for related measurement targets.

Summary of the Invention

[0006] Embodiments of this application provide a gap setting method, apparatus, terminal and network - side device that can solve the problem that the understanding of the network - side and the terminal for the measurement performance requirements cannot be adjusted, the gaps cannot be fully utilized, resulting in a further decrease in throughput and an extension of the measurement time for related measurement targets.

[0007] In a first aspect, there is provided a gap setting method applied to a terminal, comprising: a step of the terminal transmitting first information to a network-side device, where the first information is used to indicate priority preference information for a gap of the terminal.

[0008] In a second aspect, a first execution module for determining priority preference information for a gap; a first transmission module for transmitting first information to a network-side device, where the first information is used to indicate priority preference information for a gap. There is provided a gap setting apparatus including the above.

[0009] In a third aspect, there is provided a gap setting method applied to a network-side device, comprising: a step of the network-side device receiving first information from a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate priority preference information for a gap of the terminal.

[0010] In a fourth aspect, a second transmission module for receiving first information from a terminal; a second execution module for determining priority preference information for a gap of the terminal from the first information. There is provided a gap setting apparatus including the above.

[0011] In a fifth aspect, there is provided a terminal including a processor and a memory, where a program or command executable on the processor is stored in the memory, and when the program or command is executed by the processor, the steps of the method according to the first aspect are realized.

[0012] In a sixth aspect, there is provided a terminal including a processor and a communication interface, where the processor is used to determine preference information for gaps, the communication interface is used to transmit first information to a network-side device, and the first information is used to indicate the preference information for gaps.

[0013] In a seventh aspect, there is provided a network-side device including a processor and a memory, where a program or command executable on the processor is stored in the memory, and when the program or command is executed by the processor, the steps of the method according to the first aspect are realized.

[0014] In an eighth aspect, there is provided a network-side device including a processor and a communication interface, where the processor is used to determine preference information for gaps of the terminal from the first information, and the communication interface is used to receive the first information from the terminal.

[0015] In a ninth aspect, there is provided a gap setting system including a terminal and a network-side device, where the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the gap setting method according to the first aspect, and the network-side device can be used to execute the steps of the gap setting method according to the third aspect.

[0016] In a tenth aspect, there is provided a readable storage medium storing a program or command, where when the program or command is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to the first aspect are realized, or the steps of the method according to the third aspect are realized.

[0017] In the eleventh aspect, there is provided a chip comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to execute a program or command to implement the method described in the first aspect or the method described in the third aspect.

[0018] In the twelfth aspect, there is provided a computer program / program product stored in a storage medium, which, when executed by at least one processor, implements the gap setting method described in the first aspect or realizes the steps of the gap setting method described in the third aspect.

[0019] In the embodiments of the present application, by transmitting to the network-side device the first information used to indicate the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal and used to adjust with the network-side device regarding the importance and use of the gap, etc., it better supports the network-side device to set the priority of the gap for the terminal, better solves the problem of gap collision, and improves the utilization rate of the gap.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0021] Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described. Naturally, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in the present application, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art shall all fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0022] Terms such as "first" and "second" in the specification and claims of the present application are not for describing a specific order or sequence, but for distinguishing similar objects. It should be understood that, when used in this way, these terms may be interchangeable in some cases so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described here. The objects distinguished by "first" and "second" usually belong to the same category, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object may be one or more. Also, in the specification and claims, "and / or" represents at least one of the connected objects, and the symbol " / " generally indicates that the related objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0023] It should be noted that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system. For example, it can also be used in other wireless communication systems such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. The technology described herein may be used in the above-mentioned systems and wireless communication technologies, or in other systems and wireless communication technologies. In the following description, for illustrative purposes, a New Radio (NR) system is described, and the NR term is used in most of the following descriptions. However, these technologies are applicable beyond the NR system. For example, they are also applicable to the 6th Generation (6G) communication system. th Generation, 6G) communication system.

[0024] FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present application is applicable. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer, a laptop computer (also called a notebook computer), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a palm-top computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile Internet device (MID), an augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, a vehicle user equipment (VUE), a pedestrian user equipment (PUE), a smart home (household devices having a wireless communication function, such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or furniture), a game machine, a personal computer (PC), a cash dispenser, or a kiosk. The wearable device may include a smart watch, a smart bracelet, smart earphones, smart glasses, a smart accessory (such as a smart bangle, a smart hand chain, a smart ring, a smart necklace, a smart anklet, a smart foot ring), a smart list band, smart clothing, etc. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited. The network-side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, and the access network device 12 may also be referred to as a wireless access network device, a radio access network (RAN), a wireless access network function, or a wireless access network unit.The access network device 12 may include a base station, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access point, a WiFi node, or the like. The base station may be referred to as a Node B, an evolved Node B (eNB), an access point, a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a Basic Service Set (BSS), an Extended Service Set (ESS), a Home B Node, a Home evolved B Node, a Transmitting Receiving Point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the art, and the base station is not limited to a specific technical term as long as the same technical effect can be achieved. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example for description, but the type of the base station is not specifically limited.The core network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a core network node, a core network function, a Mobility Management Entity (MME), an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), a Session Management Function (SMF), a User Plane Function (UPF), a Policy Control Function (PCF), a Policy and Charging Rules Function unit (PCRF), an Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), a Unified Data Management (UDM), a Unified Data Repository (UDR), a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), a Centralized network configuration (CNC), a Network Repository Function (NRF), a Network Exposure Function (NEF), a Local NEF (or L-NEF), a Binding Support Function (BSF), an Application Function (AF), etc. It should be noted that in the embodiments of this application, only the core network device in the NR system is taken as an example for description, but the specific type of the core network device is not limited.

[0025] Next, with reference to the drawings, the gap setting method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side device provided in the embodiments of this application will be described in more detail by way of some embodiments and their application scenarios.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 2, the embodiment of the present application provides a gap setting method, which is executed by a terminal. In other words, this method may be executed by software or hardware installed on the terminal. The method includes the following steps.

[0027] In S210, the terminal sends first information to the network-side device, and the first information is used to indicate the priority preference information (Gap Priority Preference) for the gap of the terminal.

[0028] Optionally, the first information includes a single gap, a feature or application, a gap type, a gap packet, at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target among gaps in the same feature or the same application.

[0029] In one embodiment, the terminal can send the priority preference information to the network-side device according to a single gap through the first information. The first information may include at least one gap identifier (Gap Identity, Gap ID) for indicating a single gap and priority preference information corresponding to each single gap, as shown in Table 1 below. The gap identifier may be set by the network-side device or predefined by a protocol.

[0030]

Table 1

[0031] The single gaps in Table 1 are indicated by Gap IDs including ID0, ID1, ID2, ID3, and ID4, and priority preference information including R0, R1, R2, R3, and R4 corresponding to each Gap ID is set. Table 1 further provides a description of the uses of the gaps including measurement, multi-SIM (Multi-Subscriber Identity Module, MUSIM), and positioning corresponding to the Gap IDs.

[0032] The gap can further transmit the priority preference information of the gap to the network-side device via gap preference information. The gap preference information can indicate the priority preference information corresponding to at least one single gap, and specifically, may further include the length, period, start time, etc. of the gap. The Gap preference information in the first information includes at least one single gap and the priority preference information corresponding to each single gap as shown in Table 2 below.

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Table 2

[0034] In Table 2, the gaps in the Gap preference information include Gap 1, Gap 2, Gap 3, Gap 4, and Gap 5, and priority preference information including R0, R1, R2, R3, and R4 corresponding to each Gap is set. Table 2 further provides a description of the uses including measurement, multi-SIM, and positioning corresponding to each Gap.

[0035] Optionally, the gap is a gap requested by the terminal to the network-side device according to the current needs, which may be a gap requested by the terminal before the setting of the network-side device, or a gap requested by the terminal after the setting of the network-side device, the gap requested by the terminal, and A gap set by the network-side device, after the terminal obtains the gap set by the network-side device, can send some or all of the priority preference information of the set gap to the network-side device. The gap set by the network-side device, and A gap with a corresponding gap identifier, the terminal selects all or some of the gaps from the gaps with the corresponding gap identifier pre-acquired, and sends the corresponding priority preference information to the network-side device. It is at least one of the gaps with a corresponding gap identifier.

[0036] In another embodiment, the terminal can send priority preference information to the network-side device according to characteristics or uses through the first information. This priority preference information is applied to the gaps with corresponding characteristics or uses. This gap may be a gap with corresponding features or uses requested by the terminal, or at least one gap with corresponding features or uses in the gaps set by the network-side device, or at least one gap with corresponding features or uses in the gaps with gap identifiers. The first information may include at least one characteristic or use and the priority preference information corresponding to each characteristic or use, as shown in Table 3 below, or may include at least one characteristic identifier or use identifier for indicating the characteristic or use and the priority preference information corresponding to each characteristic identifier or use identifier.

[0037]

Table 3

[0038] The characteristics in Table 3 include Characteristic 1, Characteristic 2, and Characteristic 3, and the priority preference information including R0, R1, and R3 corresponding to each characteristic is set. Table 3 further provides the use descriptions of Gaps including multi-SIM, positioning, and measurement corresponding to each characteristic.

[0039] The above characteristics or applications can be defined according to actual needs, such as measurement, multi-SIM, positioning, etc. Also, they may be divided into periodic and aperiodic based on the periodic characteristics of the Gap.

[0040] In another embodiment, the Gap is classified to determine the Gap type, and the terminal can send preference information to the network-side device according to the Gap type via the first information, and this preference information is applied to the Gap of the corresponding Gap type. The first information may include at least one Gap type or a type identifier for indicating the Gap type, and preference information corresponding to each Gap type or type identifier.

[0041] Optionally, the Gap type is a first type where the corresponding Gap is a terminal-level Gap and may be represented by per-UE Gap, a second type where the corresponding Gap is a Gap at the first frequency range (Frequency Range 1, FR1) level and may be represented by per-FR1 Gap, a third type where the corresponding Gap is a Gap at the second frequency range (Frequency Range 2, FR2) level and may be represented by per-FR2 Gap, a fourth type where the corresponding Gap is a Gap related to the uplink (UL) and may be represented by UL Gap, a fifth type where the corresponding Gap is a Gap related to the downlink (DL) and may be represented by DL Gap, and is one of them.

[0042] In another embodiment, the gap is packetized to determine a gap packet, and the terminal can transmit preference information to the network-side device according to the gap packet via first information, and this preference information applies to the gap within the corresponding gap packet. The first information may include at least one gap packet or a packet identifier for indicating a gap packet, and preference information corresponding to each gap packet or packet identifier.

[0043] In another embodiment, the terminal can transmit preference information to the network-side device according to a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application via first information. As shown in Table 4 below, the first information may include at least one Gap ID or Gap preference information for indicating a single gap each having the same feature or application, and preference information corresponding to each single gap.

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Table 4

[0045] All the single gaps in Table 4 have the same multi-SIM characteristic, are indicated by Gap preference information, include Gap 1, Gap 2 and Gap 3, two of which may be periodic gaps and the other one is an aperiodic gap, and preference information including R0, R1 and R2 corresponding to each single gap is set. Table 4 further provides an explanation of the use of the same gap of multi-SIM corresponding to the single gap.

[0046] Optionally, the preference information is a preferred priority level, where the priority is divided into a plurality of levels in descending order, for example, high priority and low priority, and for example, R0 to R5 shown in Table 1 to Table 4 above respectively indicate the corresponding levels, a preferred priority level, and A preference priority value, based on the magnitude of the priority value, the level of priority is determined. For example, there are 16 priority values in the range of [0, 15], and the lower the priority value, the higher the priority. R0 to R5 shown in Tables 1 to 4 respectively correspond to priority values 0 to 5, including at least one of the preference priority value.

[0047] Optionally, the first information is carried by a bitmap, and each bit in the bitmap is used to indicate priority preference information corresponding to one gap target in the first information, that is, each bit A single gap, which may be a gap requested by the terminal, a gap set by the network-side device, or a gap arranged in ascending or descending order by an existing Gap ID. Characteristic or application, Gap type, Gap packet, It is used to correspond to one of a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application.

[0048] Optionally, the priority preference information included in the first information is That different gaps correspond to different priority preference information. When the first information includes priority preference information corresponding to a plurality of single gaps, it is necessary to set different priority preference information for different single gaps. As shown in Table 1, different Gap IDs correspond to different priority preference information. As shown in Table 2, different Gap preference information corresponds to different priority preference information. For example, for up to 16 priority values, the first information can indicate up to 16 single gaps corresponding to different priority values. That gaps having different characteristics or different applications correspond to different priority preference information. When the first information includes priority preference information corresponding to a plurality of characteristics or applications, it is necessary to set different priority preference information for different characteristics or different applications in the first information. As shown in Table 3, different characteristics correspond to different priority preference information. That gaps of different gap types correspond to different priority preference information, and when the first information includes priority preference information corresponding to a plurality of gap types, it is necessary to set different priority preference information for different gap types in the first information. That gaps of different gap packets correspond to different priority preference information, and when the first information includes priority preference information corresponding to a plurality of gap packets, it is necessary to set different priority preference information for different gap packets in the first information. That gaps that are different in the same characteristic or the same application correspond to different priority preference information, and when the first information includes priority preference information corresponding to a plurality of single gaps in the same characteristic or the same application, it is necessary to set different priority preference information for different single gaps in the same characteristic or the same application in the first information. As shown in Table 4, different single gaps in the same characteristic or the same application correspond to different priority preference information, and at least one of the above is satisfied.

[0049] Optionally, when the first information includes a first gap target but does not include priority preference information corresponding to the first gap target, that is, when the terminal has not set the priority preference information of the first gap target in the first information, the priority preference information of the first gap target can be indicated in a default manner. The priority preference information of the first gap target may be a preset default priority level or a default priority value. For example, the default priority level may be a high priority or a low priority, and the default priority value may be 0 or 15.

[0050] Optionally, for a gap target not indicated in the first information, the terminal indicates that it does not have priority preference information for the gap target not indicated.

[0051] It should be understood that the first information can have its transmission timing set according to actual demand, and may be transmitted to the network-side device before the network-side device sets the priority of the gap for the terminal. The network-side device sets the priority of the gap for the terminal based on the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal in the first information.

[0052] The first information may be transmitted to the network-side device after the network-side device sets the priority of the gap for the terminal. The network-side device can determine whether to re-set the priority of the gap for the terminal based on the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal in the first information.

[0053] Optionally, the first information is UE Assistance Information, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Reconfiguration Complete message, or an RRC Resume Complete message, and is carried by at least one of them.

[0054] Taking the case where the first information is carried by the RRC Reconfiguration Complete message as an example, the flow of the gap setting method is as follows.

[0055] A1. The terminal is in the RRC connected mode. A2. The terminal receives an RRC reconfiguration message from the network-side device, and the RRC reconfiguration message may include third information for setting the priority of the gap for the terminal. A3. The terminal transmits an RRC reconfiguration complete message to the network-side device. The RRC reconfiguration complete message may include the first information for instructing the network-side device of the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal, as detailed in Tables 1 to 4 above.

[0056] As can be seen from the technical solution of the foregoing embodiment, in the embodiment of the present application, in order to instruct the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal, the first information used to adjust with the network-side device regarding the importance and use of the gap, etc. is transmitted to the network-side device, so as to better assist the network-side device in setting the priority of the gap for the terminal, better solve the problem of gap collision, and improve the utilization rate of the gap.

[0057] Based on the foregoing embodiment, optionally, as shown in FIG. 3, before step S210, the method further includes step S200 in which the terminal obtains second information from the network-side device, and the second information includes a switch setting for the transmission of the priority preference information for the gap by the terminal, for instructing whether to permit the transmission of the priority preference information for the gap by the terminal.

[0058] Optionally, the second information includes for example, an instruction of 1 bit, for instructing whether to enable the transmission of the priority preference information for the gap by the terminal, and for example, a multi-SIM feature, a positioning feature, etc., one or more gap targets for permitting the transmission of the corresponding priority preference information by the terminal, and the selection range of the priority level and / or priority value in the priority preference information, by specifying the selection range, the terminal can be instructed to transmit only the priority preference information of the gap with a high priority or a small priority value, and the setting information of the first timer, used for instructing that the terminal transmits the first information when the first timer is not operating or after timing out, and / or for instructing that the first timer is started after the terminal transmits the first information, and includes at least one of the setting information of the first timer.

[0059] Optionally, the second information is carried by a radio resource control reconfiguration message. Taking the flow illustrated in the above embodiment as an example, the RRC reconfiguration message in step A2 may further include the second information. When the second information instructs to permit the transmission of the priority preference information for the gap by the terminal, step A3 is executed. When the second information instructs not to permit the transmission of the priority information for the gap by the terminal, step A3 is not executed. When the second information includes the relationship setting information, the terminal starts a first timer after transmitting the first information, and step A3 can be executed after the first timer times out.

[0060] As can be seen from the technical solution of the above embodiment, in the embodiment of the present application, the network-side device acquires the second information, and determines whether to transmit the priority preference information for the gap according to the second information, so that the terminal can transmit the priority preference information for the gap according to the requirements of the network-side device, better assist the network-side device in setting the priority of the gap for the terminal, better solve the problem of gap collision, and improve the utilization rate of the gap.

[0061] Based on the above embodiment, optionally, as shown in FIG. 4, the method further includes step S220 in which the terminal acquires third information from the network-side device, and the third information is used to set the priority of the gap for the terminal.

[0062] The third information can be used to set the priority level or priority value corresponding to the at least one gap target for the terminal.

[0063] Step S220 may be performed before or after step S210. In the embodiment of the present application, only the case where it is performed after step S210 is taken as an example for description.

[0064] After receiving the first information, the network-side device can transmit third information to the terminal according to the first information. The priority of the gap set for the terminal may be the same as or maintain the same order of magnitude as the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal in the first information. For example, the first information includes priority preference information for gap target A, and the third information needs to set the priority of gap B for the terminal. If there is a corresponding relationship between gap target A and gap B, such as gap target A being gap B, or gap target A having characteristics or uses corresponding to gap B, or gap target A being the gap type corresponding to gap B, or gap target A being a gap packet including gap B, when setting the priority of gap B for the terminal via the third information, it is necessary to match with the priority preference information of gap target A.

[0065] It should be understood that the matching can be understood as being the same or maintaining the same order of magnitude of priority. Taking gap B and gap target A with the above corresponding relationship as an example, the priority level or priority value of gap B may be set to be the same as or similar to the priority level or priority value of gap target A. The priority value of gap B can be set according to the priority level of gap target A, or the priority level of gap B can be set according to the priority value of gap target A.

[0066] Optionally, after receiving the first information, the network-side device can transmit third information to the terminal according to the priority preference information corresponding to the gap target that meets the high-priority condition in the first information based on the high-priority condition. Specifically, after receiving the first information, the network-side device ignores the gap corresponding to the gap target that does not meet the high-priority condition in the first information, and does not set the gap corresponding to the gap target that does not meet the high-priority condition for the terminal. At least one of the following can be executed: preferentially setting, by the network-side device, a gap corresponding to a gap target that satisfies a high-priority condition, for the terminal.

[0067] Here, the high-priority condition is that the priority level corresponding to the gap target is higher than the first level, and that the priority value corresponding to the gap target is lower than the first threshold value, and is at least one of these.

[0068] As can be seen from the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by the network-side device setting the priority of the gap for the terminal according to the first information, it better supports the network-side device in setting the priority of the gap for the terminal, better solves the problem of gap collision, and can improve the usage rate of the gap.

[0069] The gap setting method provided in the embodiments of the present application may be executed by a gap setting device. In the embodiments of the present application, taking the gap setting device executing the gap setting method as an example, the gap setting device provided in the embodiments of the present application will be described.

[0070] As shown in FIG. 5, the gap setting device includes a first execution module 501 and a first transmission module 502.

[0071] The first execution module 501 is used to determine priority preference information for the gap, the first transmission module 502 is used to transmit the first information to the network-side device, and the first information is used to indicate priority preference information for the gap.

[0072] Optionally, the first information is a single gap, and characteristics or uses, and the gap type, and the gap packet, and It includes at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one of a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application.

[0073] Optionally, the gap type is a first type in which the corresponding gap is a terminal-level gap, a second type in which the corresponding gap is a gap at the first frequency range level, a third type in which the corresponding gap is a gap at the second frequency range level, a fourth type in which the corresponding gap is a gap related to the uplink, a fifth type in which the corresponding gap is a gap related to the downlink, and is one of them.

[0074] Optionally, the priority preference information is at least one of a preference priority level and a preference priority value.

[0075] Optionally, the first information is carried by a bitmap, and each bit in the bitmap is used to indicate the priority preference information corresponding to one gap target.

[0076] Optionally, the gap is a gap requested by the gap setting device, a gap set by the network-side device, and at least one of a gap with a corresponding gap identifier.

[0077] Optionally, the priority preference information included in the first information is that different gaps correspond to different priority preference information, that gaps with different characteristics or different applications correspond to different priority preference information, that gaps of different gap types correspond to different priority preference information, The gaps of different gap packets correspond to different priority preference information, and at least one of the following is satisfied: different gaps in the same characteristic or the same application correspond to different priority preference information.

[0078] Optionally, when the first information does not include the priority preference information corresponding to the first gap target, the priority preference information corresponding to the first gap target is a default priority level or priority value.

[0079] Optionally, the first information is terminal auxiliary information, a radio resource control reconfiguration completion message, and / or a radio resource control resume completion message.

[0080] As can be seen from the technical solution of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by transmitting the first information used to indicate the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal to the network-side device and used to adjust with the network-side device regarding the importance and application of the gap, etc., the network-side device is better assisted in setting the priority of the gap, better solving the problem of gap collision, and improving the utilization rate of the gap.

[0081] Based on the above embodiments, optionally, the first transmission module 502 is further used to obtain second information from the network-side device, and the second information is used to indicate whether to permit the transmission of the priority preference information for the gap by the gap setting device.

[0082] Optionally, the second information is an instruction for indicating whether to permit the transmission of the priority preference information for the gap by the gap setting device, the gap target for which the gap setting device permits the transmission of the corresponding priority preference information, The selection range of the priority level and / or priority value in the priority preference information, and The setting information of the first timer, which is used to instruct that the terminal transmits the first information when the first timer is not operating or after timeout, and / or starts the first timer after the terminal transmits the first information. At least one of the setting information of the first timer is included.

[0083] Optionally, the second information is carried by a radio resource control reconfiguration message.

[0084] As can be seen from the technical solution means of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by obtaining the second information from the network side device and determining whether to transmit the priority preference information for the gap according to the second information, the terminal can transmit the priority preference information for the gap according to the requirements of the network side device, better assist the network side device in setting the priority of the gap, better solve the problem of gap collision, and improve the utilization rate of the gap.

[0085] Based on the above embodiments, optionally, the first transmission module 502 is further used to obtain third information from the network side device, and the third information is used to set the priority of the gap for the gap setting device.

[0086] Optionally, the priority of the gap set in the gap setting device is the same as or maintains the same magnitude relationship as the priority preference information of the gap setting device for the gap.

[0087] As can be seen from the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by setting the priority of the gap by the network side device according to the first information, it can better assist the network side device in setting the priority of the gap, better solve the problem of gap collision, and improve the utilization rate of the gap.

[0088] The gap setting device in the embodiments of the present application may be an electronic device such as an electronic device having an operating system, or may be a component in an electronic device such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal or other device other than a terminal. Exemplarily, the terminal may include the types of terminals 11 listed above, but is not limited thereto. Other devices may be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), etc., and are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0089] The gap setting device provided in the embodiments of the present application realizes each process realized in the method embodiments from FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, and can achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repeated description, detailed description is omitted here.

[0090] As shown in FIG. 6, the embodiments of the present application provide a gap setting method, which is executed by a network-side device. In other words, this method may be executed by software or hardware installed in the network-side device. The method includes the following steps.

[0091] In S610, the network-side device receives first information from the terminal, and the first information is used to indicate the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal.

[0092] Optionally, the first information includes a single gap, characteristics or uses, gap type, gap packet, at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target among a single gap in the same characteristics or the same use.

[0093] Optionally, the gap type includes a first type in which the corresponding gap is a terminal-level gap, a second type in which the corresponding gap is a gap at the first frequency range level, a third type in which the corresponding gap is a gap at the second frequency range level, a fourth type in which the corresponding gap is a gap related to the uplink, a fifth type in which the corresponding gap is a gap related to the downlink, and is one of them.

[0094] Optionally, the preference information includes a preference level of preference, a preference value of preference, and includes at least one of them.

[0095] Optionally, the first information is carried by a bitmap, and each bit in the bitmap is used to indicate preference information for one gap target.

[0096] Optionally, the gap is a gap requested by the terminal, a gap set by the network-side device, a gap with a corresponding gap identifier, and is at least one of them.

[0097] Optionally, the preference information included in the first information satisfies that different gaps correspond to different preference information, that gaps having different characteristics or different uses correspond to different preference information, that gaps of different gap types correspond to different preference information, that gaps of different gap packets correspond to different preference information, that different gaps in the same characteristic or the same use correspond to different preference information, and satisfies at least one of them.

[0098] Optionally, when the first information does not include the preference information corresponding to the first gap target, the preference information corresponding to the first gap target is a default priority level or priority value.

[0099] Optionally, the first information is terminal assistance information, a radio resource control reconfiguration completion message, and / or a radio resource control resume completion message, and is carried by at least one of them.

[0100] Step S610 realizes an embodiment of the method as shown in FIG. 2, can achieve similar technical effects, and repeated descriptions are omitted here.

[0101] As can be seen from the technical solution means of the above embodiment, in the embodiment of the present application, by receiving, from the terminal, the first information for instructing the preference information of the terminal for the gap, the priority of the gap can be better set for the terminal, the problem of gap collision can be better solved, and the utilization rate of the gap can be improved.

[0102] Based on the above embodiment, optionally, before step S610, the method further includes a step in which the network-side device transmits second information to the terminal, and the second information is used to indicate whether to permit the terminal to transmit preference information for a gap.

[0103] Optionally, the second information includes an instruction for indicating whether to permit the terminal to transmit preference information for a gap, a gap target for which the terminal is permitted to transmit corresponding preference information, a selection range of a priority level and / or a priority value in the preference information, At least one of the setting information of the first timer, which is used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not operating or after timeout, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal transmits the first information.

[0104] Optionally, the second information is carried by a radio resource control reconfiguration message.

[0105] The embodiments of the present application implement the embodiments of the method as shown in FIG. 3, can achieve similar technical effects, and duplicate descriptions are omitted here.

[0106] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by transmitting the second information used to instruct the terminal whether to transmit the priority preference information for the gap to the terminal, the terminal can be required to transmit the priority preference information for the gap according to needs, better assist the terminal in setting the priority of the gap, better solve the problem of gap collision, and improve the utilization rate of the gap.

[0107] Based on the above embodiments, optionally, the method further includes a step in which the network-side device transmits third information to the terminal, and the third information is used to set the priority of the gap for the terminal.

[0108] Optionally, the priority of the gap set for the terminal is the same as or maintains the same magnitude relationship as the priority preference information of the terminal for the gap.

[0109] Optionally, the step in which the network-side device transmits third information to the terminal includes a step in which the network-side device transmits third information to the terminal according to the priority preference information corresponding to the gap target that satisfies the high-priority condition in the first information. The high-priority condition is The priority level corresponding to the gap target is higher than the first level, and at least one of the priority value corresponding to the gap target being lower than the first threshold value.

[0110] Optionally, the step of the network-side device selectively transmitting the third information to the terminal according to the priority preference information corresponding to the gap target that satisfies the high-priority condition in the first information includes the network-side device ignoring the gap corresponding to the gap target that does not satisfy the high-priority condition in the first information, the network-side device not setting the gap corresponding to the gap target that does not satisfy the high-priority condition for the terminal, and the network-side device preferentially setting the gap corresponding to the gap target that satisfies the high-priority condition for the terminal, including at least one of the steps of executing.

[0111] The embodiments of the present application realize the embodiments of the method as shown in FIG. 4, can achieve the same technical effects, and the repeated descriptions are omitted here.

[0112] As can be seen from the technical solution means of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by setting the priority of the gap for the terminal according to the first information, it better supports setting the priority of the gap for the terminal, better solves the problem of gap collision, and can improve the utilization rate of the gap.

[0113] The gap setting method provided in the embodiments of the present application may be executed by a gap setting device. In the embodiments of the present application, taking the gap setting device executing the gap setting method as an example, the gap setting device provided in the embodiments of the present application will be described.

[0114] As shown in FIG. 7, the gap setting device includes a second execution module 701 and a second transmission module 702.

[0115] The second transmission module 702 is used to receive first information from a terminal, and the second execution module 701 is used to determine priority preference information for a gap of the terminal from the first information.

[0116] Optionally, the first information is a single gap, a characteristic or application, a gap type, a gap packet, at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target among a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application.

[0117] Optionally, the gap type is a first type in which a corresponding gap is a terminal-level gap, a second type in which a corresponding gap is a gap at the first frequency range level, a third type in which a corresponding gap is a gap at the second frequency range level, a fourth type in which a corresponding gap is a gap related to an uplink, a fifth type in which a corresponding gap is a gap related to a downlink, and is one of them.

[0118] Optionally, the priority preference information includes a preferred priority level, a preferred priority value, and includes at least one of them.

[0119] Optionally, the first information is carried by a bitmap, and each bit in the bitmap is used to indicate priority preference information for one gap target.

[0120] Optionally, the gap is a gap requested by the terminal, a gap set by the gap setting device, at least one of a gap with a corresponding gap identifier

[0121] Optionally, the priority preference information included in the first information is such that different gaps correspond to different priority preference information gaps having different characteristics or different uses correspond to different priority preference information gaps of different gap types correspond to different priority preference information gaps of different gap packets correspond to different priority preference information gaps in the same characteristic or the same use correspond to different priority preference information, satisfying at least one of the above

[0122] Optionally, when the first information does not include the priority preference information corresponding to the first gap target, the priority preference information corresponding to the first gap target is a default priority level or priority value

[0123] Optionally, the first information is carried by at least one of terminal assistance information a radio resource control reconfiguration complete message a radio resource control resume complete message

[0124] As can be seen from the technical solution of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by receiving, from the terminal, the first information for instructing the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal, the priority of the gap can be better set for the terminal, the problem of gap collision can be better solved, and the utilization rate of the gap can be improved

[0125] Based on the above embodiments, optionally, the second transmission module 702 is further used to transmit second information to the terminal, and the second information is used to indicate whether to permit the terminal to transmit the priority preference information for the gap

[0126] Optionally, the second information is an instruction for instructing whether to permit the terminal to transmit priority preference information for a gap, a gap target for which the terminal is permitted to transmit corresponding priority preference information, a selection range of a priority level and / or a priority value in the priority preference information, setting information of a first timer, which is used to instruct that the terminal transmits the first information when the first timer is not operating or after timeout, and / or the terminal starts the first timer after transmitting the first information, and includes at least one of the setting information of the first timer.

[0127] Optionally, the second information is carried by a radio resource control reconfiguration message.

[0128] As can be seen from the technical solution means of the foregoing embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by transmitting second information for instructing the terminal whether to transmit priority preference information for a gap to the terminal, the terminal can be required to transmit priority preference information for a gap according to needs, better assist the terminal in setting the priority of the gap, better solve the problem of gap collision, and improve the utilization rate of the gap.

[0129] Based on the foregoing embodiments, optionally, the second transmission module 702 is further used to transmit third information to the terminal, and the third information is used to set the priority of the gap for the terminal.

[0130] Optionally, the priority of the gap set for the terminal is the same as or maintains the same magnitude relationship as the priority preference information of the terminal for the gap.

[0131] Optionally, the second transmission module 702 is used to transmit third information to the terminal by the priority preference information corresponding to the gap target that satisfies the high priority condition in the first information. The high-priority condition is that the priority level corresponding to the gap target is higher than the first level, and that the priority value corresponding to the gap target is lower than the first threshold value, and is at least one of them.

[0132] Optionally, the second execution module 701 is used to at least one of: ignoring a gap corresponding to a gap target for which the network-side device does not satisfy the high-priority condition in the first information; not setting a gap corresponding to a gap target for which the network-side device does not satisfy the high-priority condition in the terminal; and preferentially setting a gap corresponding to a gap target for which the network-side device satisfies the high-priority condition in the terminal.

[0133] As can be seen from the technical solution means of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, by setting the priority of the gap in the terminal according to the first information, it better supports setting the priority of the gap in the terminal, better solves the problem of gap collision, and can improve the usage rate of the gap.

[0134] The gap setting device in the embodiments of the present application may be an electronic device such as an electronic device having an operating system, or may be a member in an electronic device such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal or other device other than a terminal. Exemplarily, the terminal may include the types of terminals 11 listed above, but is not limited thereto. Other devices may be a server, a Network Attached Storage (NAS), etc., and are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0135] The gap setting device provided in the embodiments of the present application realizes each process realized in the method embodiment of FIG. 6, can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repeated description, detailed description is omitted here.

[0136] Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 8, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 800 including a processor 801 and a memory 802, where a program or command executable on the processor 801 is stored in the memory 802. For example, when the communication device 800 is a terminal, when the program or command is executed by the processor 801, each step of the embodiment of the above gap setting method can be realized, and the same technical effect can be achieved. When the communication device 800 is a network-side device, when the program or command is executed by the processor 801, each step of the embodiment of the above gap setting method can be realized, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repeated description, detailed description is omitted here.

[0137] An embodiment of the present application further provides a terminal including a processor and a communication interface. The processor is used to determine priority preference information for a gap, and the communication interface is used to transmit first information to a network-side device. The first information is used to indicate priority preference information for a gap. The embodiment of the terminal corresponds to the embodiment of the above method on the terminal side. Each implementation process and realization method of the embodiment of the above method can all be applied to the embodiment of the terminal, and the same technical effect can be achieved. Specifically, FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the hardware of a terminal for realizing an embodiment of the present application.

[0138] The terminal 900 includes at least some of the components such as a high-frequency unit 901, a network module 902, an audio output unit 903, an input unit 904, a sensor 905, a display unit 906, a user input unit 907, an interface unit 908, a memory 909, and a processor 910, but is not limited thereto.

[0139] A person skilled in the art would understand that the terminal 900 may further include a power source (e.g., a battery) for supplying power to each component. The power source is logically connected to the processor 910 by a power management system, enabling the power management system to implement functions such as charge and discharge management and power consumption management. It is understandable that the structure of the terminal shown in FIG. 9 does not limit the terminal, and the terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or a combination of some components, or different component arrangements, which will not be described in detail here.

[0140] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the input unit 904 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 9041 that processes the image data of a still image or video acquired by an image capture device (e.g., a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode, and a microphone 9042. The display unit 906 may include a display panel 9061, and the display panel 9061 can be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 907 includes at least one of a touch panel 9071 and other input devices 9072. The touch panel 9071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 9071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 9072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function buttons (e.g., volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and an operation lever, which will not be described in detail here.

[0141] In the embodiments of the present application, after receiving the downlink data from the network-side device, the high-frequency unit 901 can transmit it to the processor 910 for processing, and the high-frequency unit 901 can also transmit the uplink data to the network-side device. Usually, the high-frequency unit 901 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0142] Memory 909 can be used to store software programs or commands and various data. Memory 909 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or commands and a second storage area for storing data. The first storage area can store an operating system, applications or commands required for at least one function (such as a voice playback function, an image playback function, etc.). Also, Memory 909 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static RAM (SRAM), a Dynamic RAM (DRAM), a Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), a Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), an Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), a Synch link DRAM (SLDRAM), and a Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). The Memory 909 in the embodiments of the present application includes these memories and any other suitable types of memories, but is not limited thereto.

[0143] Processor 910 may include one or more processing units. Optionally, processor 910 may integrate an application processor that mainly processes operations related to an operating system, a user interface, an application, etc., and a modem processor that mainly processes wireless communication signals such as a baseband processor. It is understandable that the modem processor may not be integrated into processor 910.

[0144] The high-frequency unit 901 is used to determine the preference information for the gap.

[0145] Processor 910 is used to transmit first information to the network-side device, and the first information is used to indicate the preference information for the gap.

[0146] Optionally, the first information a single gap, characteristics or applications, gap type, gap packet, at least one preference information provided according to at least one gap target among a single gap in the same characteristics or the same application.

[0147] Optionally, the gap type a first type in which the corresponding gap is a terminal-level gap, a second type in which the corresponding gap is a gap at the first frequency range level, a third type in which the corresponding gap is a gap at the second frequency range level, a fourth type in which the corresponding gap is a gap related to the uplink, a fifth type in which the corresponding gap is a gap related to the downlink, and is one of them.

[0148] Optionally, the preference information preferred priority level, It includes at least one of the preference priority value and...

[0149] Optionally, the first information is carried by a bitmap, and each bit in the bitmap is used to indicate preference information corresponding to one gap target.

[0150] Optionally, the gap is... the gap requested by the terminal, the gap set by the network side device, and / or the gap with a corresponding gap identifier, and is at least one of them.

[0151] Optionally, the preference information included in the first information satisfies at least one of the following: different gaps correspond to different preference information, gaps with different characteristics or different uses correspond to different preference information, gaps of different gap types correspond to different preference information, gaps of different gap packets correspond to different preference information, and different gaps in the same characteristic or the same use correspond to different preference information.

[0152] Optionally, if the first information does not include preference information corresponding to the first gap target, the preference information corresponding to the first gap target is a default priority level or priority value.

[0153] Optionally, the first information is carried by at least one of the following: terminal assistance information, a radio resource control reconfiguration completion message, and a radio resource control resume completion message.

[0154] Optionally, the high-frequency unit 901 is further used to obtain second information from the network-side device, and the second information is used to indicate whether to permit the transmission of priority preference information for a gap by the terminal.

[0155] Optionally, the second information is an indication for indicating whether to permit the transmission of priority preference information for a gap by the terminal, a gap target for permitting the transmission of corresponding priority preference information by the terminal, a selection range of a priority level and / or a priority value in the priority preference information, setting information of a first timer, which is used to indicate that the terminal transmits the first information when the first timer is not operating or after timeout, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal transmits the first information, and includes at least one of the setting information of the first timer.

[0156] Optionally, the second information is carried by a radio resource control reconfiguration message.

[0157] Optionally, the high-frequency unit 901 is further used to obtain third information from the network-side device, and the third information is used to set a priority of a gap for the terminal.

[0158] Optionally, the priority of the gap set for the terminal matches the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal or maintains the same magnitude relationship.

[0159] In the embodiments of the present application, the priority of the gap for the terminal can be set better, the problem of gap collision can be solved better, and the utilization rate of the gap can be improved.

[0160] Embodiments of the present application further provide a network-side device including a processor and a communication interface. The processor is used to determine the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal from the first information, and the communication interface is used to receive the first information from the terminal. Embodiments of the network-side device correspond to embodiments of the method of the network-side device above. Each implementation process and implementation form of the embodiments of the method above can all be applied to embodiments of the network-side device, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

[0161] Specifically, embodiments of the present application further provide a network-side device. As shown in FIG. 10, the network-side device 1000 includes an antenna 101, a radio frequency device 102, a baseband device 103, a processor 104, and a memory 105. The antenna 101 is connected to the radio frequency device 102. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 102 receives information via the antenna 101 and transmits the received information to the baseband device 103 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 103 processes the information to be transmitted, transmits it to the radio frequency device 102, and the radio frequency device 102 processes the received information and then transmits it via the antenna 101.

[0162] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiments can be implemented by the baseband device 103, and the baseband device 103 includes a baseband processor.

[0163] The baseband device 103 may include, for example, at least one baseband board, and a plurality of chips are provided on the baseband board. As shown in FIG. 10, one of the chips, for example, calls a program in the memory 105 and is a baseband processor connected to the memory 105 via a bus interface to execute the operations of the network device shown in the embodiments of the above method.

[0164] The network-side device may further include a network interface 106, and the interface may be, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0165] Specifically, the network-side device 1000 according to the embodiments of the present invention further includes commands or programs stored in the memory 105 and executable on the processor 104. The processor 104 calls the commands or programs in the memory 105, executes the methods executed by each module shown in FIG. 7, achieves similar technical effects, and to avoid repeated explanations, detailed descriptions are omitted here.

[0166] The embodiments of the present application further provide a readable storage medium in which a program or commands are stored. When the program or commands are executed by a processor, each process of the embodiments of the above gap setting method is realized, similar technical effects can be achieved, and to avoid repeated explanations, detailed descriptions are omitted here.

[0167] Here, the processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media such as a computer read-only memory ROM, a random access memory RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0168] The embodiments of the present application further provide a chip including a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to execute a program or commands to realize each process of the embodiments of the above gap setting method, achieve similar technical effects, and to avoid repeated explanations, detailed descriptions are omitted here.

[0169] It should be understood that the chip described in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as a system-on-chip, a system chip, a chip system, or a SoC, etc.

[0170] Embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program / program product stored in a storage medium. When the computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor, each process of the embodiments of the above gap setting method is realized, and similar technical effects can be achieved. To avoid repeated description, detailed description is omitted here.

[0171] Embodiments of the present application further provide a gap setting system including a terminal and a network-side device. The terminal can be used to execute the steps of the gap setting method as described above, and the network-side device can be used to execute the steps of the gap setting method as described above.

[0172] It should be noted that in this specification, the term "including", "comprising" or any other variation thereof is intended to include non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article or device. Unless otherwise specified, the elements limited by the phrase "comprising one..." do not exclude the further presence of the same elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element. Also, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed here. Depending on the related functions, it may further include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order. For example, the above method may be executed in an order different from the description order, and further, each step may be added, omitted, or combined. Also, the features described with reference to some examples may be combined with other examples.

[0173] Based on the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be realized in the form of a combination of software and the necessary general-purpose hardware platform. Of course, it may also be realized by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a more preferred embodiment. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of this application or the part that contributes to the prior art can be implemented in the form of a computer software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes a plurality of commands for causing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of this application.

[0174] As described above, the embodiments of this application have been described with reference to the drawings. However, this application is not limited to the above specific embodiments. The above specific embodiments are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Based on the inspiration of this application, many forms that those skilled in the art can achieve without departing from the spirit of this application and the protection scope of the claims all belong to the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A gap setting method, including a step of a terminal transmitting first information to a network-side device, where the first information is used to indicate preference information for priorities with respect to gaps of the terminal.

2. The first information includes a single gap, characteristics or applications, a gap type, a gap packet, at least one preference information provided according to at least one gap target among a single gap in the same characteristics or the same application, and the method according to claim 1.

3. The gap type is a first type where the corresponding gap is a gap at the terminal level, a second type where the corresponding gap is a gap at the first frequency range level, a third type where the corresponding gap is a gap at the second frequency range level, a fourth type where the corresponding gap is a gap related to uplink, a fifth type where the corresponding gap is a gap related to downlink, and the method according to claim 2.

4. The preference information includes at least one of a preferred priority level and a preferred priority value, and the method according to claim 1.

5. The first information is carried by a bitmap, and each bit in the bitmap is used to indicate preference information for a priority corresponding to one gap target, and the method according to claim 2.

6. The gap is a gap requested by the terminal, a gap set by the network-side device, at least one of a gap with a corresponding gap identifier, and the method according to claim 2.

7. The preference information included in the first information satisfies that different gaps correspond to different preference information, that gaps having different characteristics or different applications correspond to different preference information, that gaps of different gap types correspond to different preference information, that gaps of different gap packets correspond to different preference information, at least one of that different gaps in the same characteristics or the same application correspond to different preference information, and the method according to claim 1.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the first information does not include the priority preference information corresponding to the first gap target, the priority preference information corresponding to the first gap target is a default priority level or priority value.

9. The first information is terminal assistance information, a radio resource control reconfiguration completion message, a radio resource control restart completion message, and is carried by at least one of them. The method according to claim 1.

10. Before the step of the terminal transmitting the first information to the network side device, the method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of the terminal obtaining second information from the network side device, wherein the second information is used to indicate whether to permit the transmission of the priority preference information for the gap by the terminal.

11. The second information is an instruction for indicating whether to permit the transmission of the priority preference information for the gap by the terminal, a gap target for permitting the transmission of the corresponding priority preference information by the terminal, a selection range of the priority level and / or priority value in the priority preference information, setting information of a first timer, which is used to indicate that the terminal transmits the first information when the first timer is not operating or after timing out, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal transmits the first information. The method according to claim 10, comprising at least one of them.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the second information is carried by a radio resource control reconfiguration message.

13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of the terminal obtaining third information from the network side device, wherein the third information is used to set the priority of the gap for the terminal.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the priority of the gap set for the terminal is the same as or maintains the same magnitude relationship as the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal.

15. A first execution module for determining the priority preference information for the gap, A first transmission module for transmitting the first information to the network side device, wherein the first information is a first transmission module used to indicate the priority preference information for the gap, A gap setting device comprising.

16. A gap setting method including a step in which a network-side device receives first information from a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate priority preference information for a gap of the terminal.

17. The first information is a single gap, characteristics or applications, gap type, gap packet, and at least one piece of priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target among a single gap in the same characteristics or the same application, and includes the method according to claim 16.

18. The gap type is a first type in which a corresponding gap is a terminal-level gap, a second type in which a corresponding gap is a gap at a first frequency range level, a third type in which a corresponding gap is a gap at a second frequency range level, a fourth type in which a corresponding gap is a gap related to uplink, and a fifth type in which a corresponding gap is a gap related to downlink, and is one of them, and includes the method according to claim 17.

19. The priority preference information includes at least one of a preferred priority level and a preferred priority value, and includes the method according to claim 16.

20. The first information is carried by a bitmap, and each bit in the bitmap is used to indicate priority preference information corresponding to one gap target, and includes the method according to claim 17.

21. The gap is a gap requested by the terminal, a gap set by the network-side device, and at least one of a gap with a corresponding gap identifier, and includes the method according to claim 17.

22. The priority preference information included in the first information satisfies at least one of the following: different gaps correspond to different priority preference information, gaps having different characteristics or different applications correspond to different priority preference information, gaps of different gap types correspond to different priority preference information, gaps of different gap packets correspond to different priority preference information, and different gaps in the same characteristics or the same application correspond to different priority preference information, and includes the method according to claim 16.

23. If the first information does not include the preference information corresponding to the first gap target, the preference information corresponding to the first gap target is the default priority level or priority value, the method according to claim 16.

24. The first information is terminal assistance information, a radio resource control reconfiguration complete message, a radio resource control resume complete message, and is carried by at least one of them, the method according to claim 16.

25. Before the step in which the network-side device receives the first information from the terminal, the method further includes the step in which the network-side device transmits second information to the terminal, and the second information is used to indicate whether to permit the terminal to transmit preference information for a gap, the method according to claim 16.

26. The second information is an indication for indicating whether to permit the terminal to transmit preference information for a gap, a gap target for permitting the terminal to transmit corresponding preference information, a selection range of a priority level and / or priority value in the preference information, setting information of a first timer, and is used to indicate that the terminal transmits the first information when the first timer is not operating or after timeout, and / or to indicate that the first timer is started after the terminal transmits the first information, the method according to claim 25.

27. The second information is carried by a radio resource control reconfiguration message, the method according to claim 25.

28. The method further includes the step in which the network-side device transmits third information to the terminal, and the third information is used to set the priority of a gap for the terminal, the method according to claim 16.

29. The priority of the gap set for the terminal is the same as or has the same magnitude relationship as the preference information of the terminal for the gap, the method according to claim 28.

30. The step in which the network-side device transmits third information to the terminal is the step in which the network-side device transmits third information to the terminal by the preference information corresponding to the gap target that satisfies the high-priority condition in the first information, The high-priority condition is that the priority level corresponding to the gap target is higher than the first level, The method according to claim 28, wherein at least one of the priority values corresponding to the gap targets is lower than the first threshold value.

31. The step of the network-side device transmitting the third information to the terminal according to the priority preference information corresponding to the gap targets that satisfy the high-priority condition in the first information includes: the network-side device ignoring the gaps corresponding to the gap targets that do not satisfy the high-priority condition in the first information; the network-side device not setting the gaps corresponding to the gap targets that do not satisfy the high-priority condition for the terminal; the method according to claim 30, further comprising the step of performing at least one of: preferentially setting, for the terminal, the gaps corresponding to the gap targets that satisfy the high-priority condition.

32. A second transmission module for receiving the first information from the terminal; A second execution module for determining, from the first information, the priority preference information for the gaps of the terminal; A gap setting device, comprising:

33. A terminal comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or command executable on the processor, and when the program or command is executed by the processor, the steps of the gap setting method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 are realized.

34. A network-side device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or command executable on the processor, and when the program or command is executed by the processor, the steps of the gap setting method according to any one of claims 16 to 31 are realized.

35. A readable storage medium storing a program or command, wherein when the program or command is executed by a processor, the gap setting method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 is realized, or the steps of the gap setting method according to any one of claims 16 to 31 are realized.

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