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 priority to a Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on July 25, 2022, bearing application number 202210878938.8 and entitled "Gap setting method, device, terminal and network side equipment," the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present application relates to the technical field of mobile communications, and specifically to a gap setting method, device, terminal, and network side equipment. [Background technology]

[0003] In the related art, a plurality of coexisting gap patterns can be set in one terminal (also referred to as User Equipment (UE)), and each gap The pattern contains multiple measurement gaps, and multiple gaps may collide at any one time.

[0004] Therefore, a priority scheme for concurrent gaps is introduced, and when gap collisions occur, it determines which gaps are kept and which are discarded based on their priority.

[0005] However, since the priority setting of the gap is relatively constant, the understanding of the network side and the terminal on the measurement performance requirements cannot be coordinated, and the gap cannot be fully utilized, leading to further reduction in throughput and prolongation of the measurement time for the related measurement objects. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The embodiments of the present application provide a gap setting method, device, terminal and network side equipment that can solve the problem of the network side and terminal being unable to coordinate their understanding of measurement performance requirements, resulting in insufficient utilization of the gap, which leads to further reduction in throughput and extended measurement times for related measurement targets.

[0007] In a first aspect, there is provided a gap setting method applied to a terminal, comprising: The method includes a step of a terminal transmitting first information to a network side device, and the first information is used to indicate priority preference information for the gap of the terminal. and further including a step in which the terminal acquires second information from the network side device before a step in which the terminal transmits the first information to the network side device, wherein the second information includes at least one of an instruction for indicating whether to allow the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps, and first timer setting information, the first timer setting information being used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after a timeout, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal transmits the first information. A gap setting method is provided.

[0008] In the second phase, a first execution module for determining priority preference information for the gap; a first transmitting module for transmitting first information to a network side device, the first information being used to indicate priority preference information for a gap; A gap setting device is provided, comprising:

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

[0010] In the fourth phase, a second transmitting module for receiving the first information from the terminal; a second execution module for determining priority preference information for the terminal from the first information; A gap setting device is provided, comprising:

[0011] In a fifth aspect, there is provided a terminal comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or commands executable on the processor, and the steps of the method described in the first aspect are realized when the programs or commands are executed by the processor.

[0012] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided that includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine priority 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 priority preference information for gaps.

[0013] In a seventh aspect, a network side device includes a processor and a memory, wherein a program or a command executable on the processor is stored in the memory, and when the program or the command is executed by the processor, 3 The present invention provides a network side device in which the steps of the method according to the aspect are implemented.

[0014] In an eighth aspect, a network side device is provided, the network side device comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine 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.

[0015] In a ninth aspect, there is provided a gap setting system comprising a terminal and a network side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute steps of the gap setting method described in the first aspect, and the network side device can be used to execute steps of the gap setting method described in the third aspect.

[0016] In a tenth aspect, there is provided a readable storage medium having a program or command stored thereon, the program or command causing the steps of the method according to the first aspect to be realized or the steps of the method according to the third aspect to be realized when the program or command is executed by a processor.

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

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

[0019] In an embodiment of the present application, first information is sent to the network side device, which is used to indicate the terminal's priority preference information for gaps and to coordinate with the network side device regarding the importance and use of gaps, thereby better assisting the network side device in setting gap priorities for the terminal, better resolving the gap collision problem, and improving the utilization rate of gaps. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0020] [Figure 1] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied; [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a gap setting method provided in an example of the present application. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of another gap setting method provided in an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 4]FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of another gap setting method provided in an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 5] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a gap setting device provided in an embodiment of the present application; [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of another gap setting method provided in an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of another gap setting device provided in an embodiment of the present application. [Figure 8] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application; [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application; [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a network-side device that implements an embodiment of the present application; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, other embodiments that can be obtained by those skilled in the art shall all fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0022] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in the specification and claims of this application are not intended to describe a particular order or precedence order, but rather to distinguish between similar objects. It should be understood that terms used in this manner may be interchangeable in some cases, allowing the embodiments of this application to be performed in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. The objects distinguished by "first" and "second" generally belong to the same type, and the number of objects is not limited; for example, the first object may be one or more. Furthermore, in the specification and claims, "and / or" indicates 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 techniques described in the embodiments of the present application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but 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), and Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), as well as other systems. In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably, and the techniques 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 purposes of illustration, New Radio (NR) systems will be described, and NR terminology will be used in most of the following description, however, these techniques may be applied to systems other than NR systems, e.g., 6th generation (6G) systems. th It can also be applied to 6G (Generation, 6G) communication systems.

[0024] 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present application can be applied. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12. The terminal 11 may be a terminal side device such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (also called a notebook computer), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile internet device (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 with wireless communication capabilities, such as a refrigerator, television, washing machine, or furniture), a game console, a personal computer (PC), an automated teller machine, or a kiosk. The wearable device includes a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a smart earphone, a smart glasses, a smart accessory (such as a smart bangle, a smart hand chain, a smart ring, a smart necklace, a smart anklet, etc.), a smart wristband, a smart clothing, etc. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present application are not limited to a specific type of the terminal 11. The network side equipment 12 may include an access network equipment or a core network equipment, and the access network equipment 12 may be referred to as a radio access network equipment, a radio access network (RAN), a radio access network function, or a radio access network unit.The access network device 12 may include a base station, a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point, a WiFi node, etc. The base station may be called 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 appropriate term in the field, and the base station is not limited to a specific technical term as long as it can achieve similar technical effects. It should be noted that the embodiments of this application will only describe base stations in an NR system as an example, and the type of base station is not specifically limited.Core network devices include core network nodes, core network functions, mobility management entities (MMEs), access and mobility management functions (AMFs), session management functions (SMFs), user plane functions (UPFs), policy control functions (PCFs), policy and charging rules functions (PCRFs), edge application server discovery functions (EASDFs), unified data management (UDMs), unified data repository (UDRs), home subscriber servers (HSSs), centralized network configuration (CNCs), network repository functions (NRFs), network exposure functions (NEFs), local NEFs (or L-NEFs), binding support functions (BSFs), and application functions (Application Node Functions). It should be noted that, although the embodiments of the present application will be described using only core network devices in an NR system as examples, the specific type of core network device is not limited thereto.

[0025] Hereinafter, the gap setting method, device, terminal and network side device provided in the embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail in some embodiments and their application scenarios with reference to the drawings.

[0026] As shown in Figure 2, an embodiment of the present application provides a gap setting method, which is performed by a terminal, that is, the method may be performed by software or hardware installed in the terminal, and includes the following steps:

[0027] In S210, the terminal sends first information to a network side device, and the first information is used to indicate gap priority preference information of the terminal.

[0028] Optionally, the first information is: A single gap; a feature or use; Gap type and Gap packets; and at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target of the gaps in the same characteristics or the same applications.

[0029] In one embodiment, the terminal may transmit priority preference information according to a single gap to the network side device via 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 is set corresponding to each Gap ID. Table 1 further provides a description of the Gap usage including measurement, multi-SIM (Multi-Subscriber Identity Module), and positioning corresponding to the Gap ID.

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

[0033] [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 is set corresponding to each gap. Table 2 also provides application descriptions corresponding to each gap, including measurement, multi-SIM, and positioning.

[0035] Optionally, the gap is A gap requested by the terminal, which is a gap requested by the terminal to the network side device according to current needs, and may be a gap requested by the terminal before setting up the network side device, or may be a gap requested by the terminal after setting up the network side device; and a gap set by the network side device, wherein the terminal can transmit priority preference information of part or all of the set gap to the network side device after obtaining the gap set by the network side device; and and gaps with corresponding gap identifiers, in which the terminal selects all or some of the gaps whose corresponding gap identifiers are pre-acquired, and sends corresponding priority preference information to the network side device.

[0036] In another embodiment, the terminal can send priority preference information to the network side device according to a feature or use via first information, and the priority preference information applies to a gap having a corresponding feature or use, which may be a gap having a corresponding feature or use requested by the terminal, at least one gap having a corresponding feature or use in a gap set by the network side device, or at least one gap having a corresponding feature or use in a gap with a gap identifier. The first information may include at least one feature or use and priority preference information corresponding to each feature or use, as shown in Table 3 below, or may include at least one feature identifier or use identifier for indicating a feature or use and priority preference information corresponding to each feature identifier or use identifier.

[0037] [Table 3]

[0038] The characteristics in Table 3 include characteristic 1, characteristic 2, and characteristic 3, and R0, R1, and R 2 Priority preference information including: Table 3 further provides Gap's usage description including multi-SIM, positioning, and measurement corresponding to each characteristic.

[0039] The characteristics or uses can be defined according to actual needs, such as measurement, multi-SIM, positioning, etc. Also, the periodicity of the gap can be divided into periodic and non-periodic.

[0040] In another embodiment, gaps are classified to determine gap types, and the terminal can send priority preference information to a network side device according to the gap types via first information, and the priority preference information applies to gaps of the corresponding gap types. The first information may include at least one gap type or a type identifier for indicating the gap type, and priority preference information corresponding to each gap type or type identifier.

[0041] Optionally, the gap type is: a first type, the corresponding gap is a terminal-level gap and may be denoted as per-UE Gap; a second type, the corresponding gap being a gap at the first frequency range (Frequency Range 1, FR1) level, which may be represented as per-FR1 Gap; a third type, in which the corresponding gap is a gap at the second frequency range (Frequency Range 2, FR2) level and may be represented as per-FR2 Gap; a fourth type, where the corresponding gap is a gap related to the uplink (UL), and may be denoted as UL Gap; and a fifth type, the corresponding gap being a gap associated with the downlink (DL) and may be denoted DL Gap.

[0042] In another embodiment, the gaps are packetized to determine gap packets, and the terminal can send priority preference information to the network side device according to the gap packets through first information, and the priority preference information applies to the gaps in the corresponding gap packets. The first information may include at least one gap packet or a packet identifier for indicating the gap packet, and priority preference information corresponding to each gap packet or packet identifier.

[0043] In another embodiment, the terminal may send priority preference information to the network side device according to single gaps with the same characteristics or the same use via first information, which may include at least one Gap ID or Gap preference information for indicating single gaps with the same characteristics or use, and priority preference information corresponding to each single gap, as shown in Table 4 below.

[0044] [Table 4]

[0045] The single gaps in Table 4 all have the same multi-SIM characteristics and are indicated by gap preference information, including Gap 1, Gap 2, and Gap 3, two of which may be periodic gaps and the other may be aperiodic gap, and priority preference information including R0, R1, and R2 is set for each single gap. Table 4 also provides a description of the use of the same gaps, called multi-SIM, corresponding to the single gaps.

[0046] Optionally, the priority preference information comprises: The preferred priority level is divided into a plurality of levels, for example, high priority and low priority, in descending order, and is, for example, R0 to R1 as shown in Tables 1 to 4 above. 4 indicates the corresponding level, respectively, of the preferred priority level, and A preference priority value, Priority ValueThe priority is determined based on the size of the value. For example, the priority value has a range of [0, 15], with a total of 16 values. The lower the priority value, the higher the priority. 4 and a preferred priority value, each of which corresponds to a priority value of 0 to 5.

[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 object in the first information, that is, each bit is: 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 existing Gap ID; characteristics or uses, and Gap type and Gap packets; A single gap with the same characteristics or the same application.

[0048] Optionally, the priority preference information included in the first information is: Different gaps correspond to different priority preference information, and when the first information includes priority preference information corresponding to multiple single gaps, different priority preference information needs to be set for different single gaps, and as shown in Table 1, different Gap IDs correspond to different priority preference information, and as shown in Table 2, different Gap preference information corresponds to different priority preference information, for example, for a maximum of 16 priority values, the first information can indicate a maximum of 16 single gaps corresponding to different priority values; Gaps with different characteristics or different uses correspond to different priority preference information, and when the first information includes priority preference information corresponding to multiple characteristics or uses, different priority preference information needs to be set for different characteristics or different uses in the first information, and different characteristics correspond to different priority preference information, as shown in Table 3; Gaps of different gap types correspond to different priority preference information, and when the first information includes priority preference information corresponding to multiple gap types, different priority preference information needs to be set for different gap types in the first information; The gaps of different gap packets correspond to different priority preference information, and when the first information includes priority preference information corresponding to multiple gap packets, different priority preference information needs to be set for different gap packets in the first information; different gaps 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 multiple single gaps in the same characteristic or the same application, different priority preference information needs to be set for different single gaps in the same characteristic or the same application in the first information, and different single gaps in the same characteristic or the same application correspond to different priority preference information, as shown in Table 4.

[0049] Alternatively, if the first information includes a first gap target but does not include priority preference information corresponding to the first gap target, i.e., if the terminal does not set priority preference information for the first gap target in the first information, the priority preference information for the first gap target may be indicated in a default manner. The priority preference information for the first gap target may be a preset default priority level or default priority value, for example, the default priority level may be high priority or low priority, and the default priority value may be 0 or 15.

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

[0051] It should be understood that the transmission timing of the first information can be set according to actual needs, and may be transmitted to the network side equipment before the network side equipment sets gap priorities for the terminal, and the network side equipment sets gap priorities for the terminal according to the terminal's priority preference information for gaps in the first information.

[0052] The first information may be transmitted to the network side device after the network side device sets a gap priority for the terminal, and the network side device can determine whether to reset the gap priority for the terminal based on the terminal's priority preference information for gaps in the first information.

[0053] Optionally, the first information is: UE Assistance Information; A Radio Resource Control (RRC) Reconfiguration Complete message; and and a Radio Resource Control Resume Complete (RRC Resume Complete) message.

[0054] Taking the first information carried by the RRC reconfiguration complete message as an example, the flow of the gap configuration method is as follows:

[0055] A1. The terminal is in RRC connected mode, A2. The terminal may receive an RRC reconfiguration message from a network side device, and the RRC reconfiguration message may include third information for setting a gap priority for the terminal; A3. The terminal sends an RRC reconfiguration complete message to the network side device, and the RRC reconfiguration complete message, as shown in Tables 1 to 4 above, may include first information for indicating priority preference information for gaps of the terminal to the network side device.

[0056] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, first information is sent to the network side device, which is used to indicate the terminal's priority preference information for gaps and to coordinate with the network side device regarding the importance and use of gaps, etc., thereby better assisting the network side device in setting gap priorities for the terminal, better resolving the gap collision problem, and improving the gap utilization rate.

[0057] Based on the above embodiment, optionally, as shown in FIG. 3, before step S210, the method may further include: The method further includes a step S200 in which the terminal obtains second information from the network side device, and the second information includes a switch setting for the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps, for indicating whether the terminal is allowed to transmit priority preference information for gaps.

[0058] Optionally, the second information is: an indication, which may be, for example, a one-bit indication, for indicating whether to enable transmission of priority preference information for gaps by the terminal; e.g. multi-SIM features, positioning characteristics one or more gap targets that allow the terminal to transmit corresponding priority preference information, such as: a selection range of priority levels and / or priority values ​​in the priority preference information, which can instruct a terminal to transmit only priority preference information of high priority or small priority value gaps by specifying the selection range; and and setting information of a first timer, which is used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after it has timed out, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal has transmitted the first information.

[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. If the second information indicates that the terminal is permitted to transmit priority preference information for gaps, then step A3 is executed. The second information indicates that the terminal is permitted to transmit priority preference information for gaps. Preferences If the second information indicates that the transmission of information is not permitted, step A3 is not performed. If the second information includes related setting information, the terminal can start a first timer after transmitting the first information, and perform step A3 after the first timer times out.

[0060] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, second information is obtained from the network side device, and whether to send priority preference information for gaps is determined according to the second information, thereby enabling the terminal to send priority preference information for gaps according to the request of the network side device, better assisting the network side device to set gap priorities for the terminal, better solving the gap collision problem, and improving the utilization rate of gaps.

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

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

[0063] Step S220 may be performed before or after step S210, and in the embodiment of the present application, only the case where it is performed after step S210 will be described as an example.

[0064] After receiving the first information, the network side device can transmit third information to the terminal according to the first information, and the priority of the gap set in the terminal may be consistent with or maintain the same magnitude relationship 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 is required to set the priority of gap B in the terminal. If there is a correspondence between gap target A and gap B, such as gap target A being gap B, or gap target A being a characteristic or use corresponding to gap B, or gap target A being a gap type corresponding to gap B, or gap target A being a gap packet including gap B, it is necessary to match the priority preference information of gap target A when setting the priority of gap B in the terminal via the third information.

[0065] It should be understood that the matching can be understood as maintaining the same or identical priority relationship, etc. Taking the above-mentioned corresponding gap B and gap target A as an example, the priority level or priority value of gap B can be set to be the same as or similar to the priority level or priority value of gap target A, or 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 may send third information to the terminal according to a high priority condition, according to priority preference information corresponding to a gap object that satisfies the high priority condition in the first information. Specifically, after receiving the first information, the network side device may: the network side device ignores gaps corresponding to gap targets that do not satisfy a high priority condition in the first information; The network side device does not set a gap corresponding to a gap target that does not satisfy a high priority condition to the terminal; The network side device can preferentially set a gap corresponding to a gap target that satisfies a high priority condition to the terminal.

[0067] Here, the high priority condition is: a priority level corresponding to the gap object is higher than a first level; a priority value corresponding to the gap target is lower than a first threshold.

[0068] As can be seen from the above embodiment, in the embodiment of the present application, the network side device sets gap priorities for the terminal according to the first information, which can better assist the network side device in setting gap priorities for the terminal, better solve the gap collision problem, and improve the gap utilization rate.

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

[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 gaps, the first transmission module 502 is used to send first information to a network side device, and the first information is used to indicate the priority preference information for gaps.

[0072] Optionally, the first information is: A single gap; characteristics or uses, and Gap type and Gap packets; and a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application, and at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target.

[0073] Optionally, the gap type is: a first type in which the corresponding gap is a terminal level gap; a second type, the corresponding gap being a gap at the first frequency range level; a third type, the corresponding gap being a gap at the second frequency range level; a fourth type, the corresponding gaps being gaps associated with the uplink; and a fifth type, the corresponding gaps being gaps related to the downlink.

[0074] Optionally, the priority preference information comprises: Your preferred priority level, and 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 priority preference information corresponding to one gap object.

[0076] Optionally, the gap is a gap requested by the gap setting device; a gap set by the network side device; and a gap with a corresponding gap identifier.

[0077] Optionally, the priority preference information included in the first information is: different gaps correspond to different priority preference information; Gaps with different characteristics or different uses correspond to different priority preference information; Gaps of different gap types correspond to different priority preference information; The gaps of different gap packets correspond to different priority preference information; Different gaps in the same characteristic or the same application correspond to different priority preference information.

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

[0079] Optionally, the first information is: Terminal auxiliary information; a radio resource control reconfiguration complete message; and and a radio resource control resume complete message.

[0080] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, first information is sent to the network side device, which is used to indicate the terminal's priority preference information for gaps and to coordinate with the network side device regarding the importance and use of gaps, etc., thereby better assisting the network side device in setting gap priorities, better resolving the gap collision problem, and improving gap utilization rate.

[0081] Based on the above embodiment, optionally, the first transmission module 502 is further used to obtain second information from the network side equipment, and the second information is used to indicate whether to allow the gap setting device to send priority preference information for the gap.

[0082] Optionally, the second information is: an instruction for indicating whether to allow the gap setting device to transmit priority preference information for the gap; a gap target that allows the gap setting device to transmit corresponding priority preference information; a selection range of priority levels and / or priority values ​​in the priority preference information; and setting information of a first timer, which is used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after it has timed out, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal has transmitted the first information.

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

[0084] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, second information is obtained from the network side device, and whether to send priority preference information for gaps is determined according to the second information, thereby enabling the terminal to send priority preference information for gaps according to the request of the network side device, which better assists the network side device in setting gap priorities, better solves the gap collision problem, and improves the utilization rate of gaps.

[0085] Based on the above embodiment, optionally, the first transmission module 502 is further used to obtain third information from the network side equipment, and the third information is used to set gap priorities in the gap setting device.

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

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

[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 of the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or other devices other than a terminal. For example, the terminal may include, but is not limited to, the types of terminals 11 listed above. The other devices may be, for example, 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 embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. 4 Each process implemented in the method embodiments can be implemented to achieve the same technical effect, and detailed descriptions will be omitted here to avoid repetition.

[0090] As shown in Figure 6, an embodiment of the present application provides a gap setting method, which is performed by a network side device, that is, the method may be performed by software or hardware installed in the network side device, and includes the following steps:

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

[0092] Optionally, the first information is: A single gap; characteristics or uses, and Gap type and Gap packets; and a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application, and at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target.

[0093] Optionally, the gap type is: a first type in which the corresponding gap is a terminal level gap; a second type, the corresponding gap being a gap at the first frequency range level; a third type, the corresponding gap being a gap at the second frequency range level; a fourth type, the corresponding gaps being gaps associated with the uplink; and a fifth type, the corresponding gaps being gaps related to the downlink.

[0094] Optionally, the priority preference information comprises: Your preferred priority level, and and a preference priority value.

[0095] 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 object.

[0096] Optionally, the gap is a gap requested by the terminal; and a gap set by the network side device; and a gap with a corresponding gap identifier.

[0097] Optionally, the priority preference information included in the first information is: different gaps correspond to different priority preference information; Gaps with different characteristics or different uses correspond to different priority preference information; Gaps of different gap types correspond to different priority preference information; The gaps of different gap packets correspond to different priority preference information; Different gaps in the same characteristic or the same application correspond to different priority preference information.

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

[0099] Optionally, the first information is: Terminal auxiliary information; a radio resource control reconfiguration complete message; and and a radio resource control resume complete message.

[0100] Step S610 can realize the embodiment of the method as shown in FIG. 2, and can achieve the same technical effect, and the duplicated description will be omitted here.

[0101] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, first information for indicating the terminal's priority preference information for gaps is received from the terminal, thereby enabling the terminal to better set gap priorities, better solve gap collision problems, and improve gap utilization rates.

[0102] Based on the embodiment, optionally, before step S610, the method includes: The method further includes the step of the network side device transmitting second information to the terminal, wherein the second information is used to indicate whether or not the terminal is allowed to transmit priority preference information for gaps.

[0103] Optionally, the second information is: an instruction for indicating whether to allow the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps; a gap target that allows the terminal to transmit corresponding priority preference information; a selection range of priority levels and / or priority values ​​in the priority preference information; and setting information of a first timer, which is used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after it has timed out, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal has transmitted the first information.

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

[0105] The embodiment of the present application realizes the embodiment of the method as shown in FIG. 3, and can achieve the same technical effect, and the duplicated description will be omitted here.

[0106] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, second information used to instruct the terminal whether to send priority preference information for gaps is sent to the terminal, so that the terminal can be requested to send priority preference information for gaps according to needs, which better assists the terminal in setting gap priorities, better solves the gap collision problem, and improves the utilization rate of gaps.

[0107] Based on the embodiment, optionally, the method further comprises: The method further includes a step of the network side device transmitting third information to the terminal, wherein the third information is used to set a gap priority for the terminal.

[0108] Alternatively, the priority of the gap set in the terminal may be consistent with or maintain the same magnitude relationship as the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal.

[0109] Optionally, the step of transmitting third information from the network side device to the terminal includes: The network side device transmits third information to the terminal according to priority preference information corresponding to a gap target that satisfies a high priority condition in the first information; The high priority condition is: a priority level corresponding to the gap object is higher than a first level; a priority value corresponding to the gap target is lower than a first threshold.

[0110] Optionally, the step of the network side device sending third information to the terminal according to priority preference information corresponding to a gap target that satisfies a high priority condition in the first information includes: the network side device ignores gaps corresponding to gap targets that do not satisfy a high priority condition in the first information; The network side device does not set a gap corresponding to a gap target that does not satisfy a high priority condition to the terminal; and the network side device preferentially setting a gap corresponding to a gap target that satisfies a high priority condition for the terminal.

[0111] The embodiment of the present application realizes the embodiment of the method as shown in FIG. 4, and can achieve the same technical effect, and the duplicated description will be omitted here.

[0112] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, the first information is used to set gap priorities for the terminal, which can better assist the terminal in setting gap priorities, better solve the gap collision problem, and improve the gap utilization rate.

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

[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 transmitting module 702 is used to receive first information from a terminal, and the second executing module 701 is used to determine priority preference information for gaps of the terminal from the first information.

[0116] Optionally, the first information is: A single gap; characteristics or uses, and Gap type and Gap packets; and a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application, and at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target.

[0117] Optionally, the gap type is: a first type in which the corresponding gap is a terminal level gap; a second type, the corresponding gap being a gap at the first frequency range level; a third type, the corresponding gap being a gap at the second frequency range level; a fourth type, the corresponding gaps being gaps associated with the uplink; and a fifth type, the corresponding gaps being gaps related to the downlink.

[0118] Optionally, the priority preference information comprises: Your preferred priority level, and and a preference priority value.

[0119] 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 object.

[0120] Optionally, the gap is a gap requested by the terminal; and a gap set by the gap setting device; and a gap with a corresponding gap identifier.

[0121] Optionally, the priority preference information included in the first information is: different gaps correspond to different priority preference information; Gaps with different characteristics or different uses correspond to different priority preference information; Gaps of different gap types correspond to different priority preference information; The gaps of different gap packets correspond to different priority preference information; Different gaps in the same characteristic or the same application correspond to different priority preference information.

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

[0123] Optionally, the first information is: Terminal auxiliary information; a radio resource control reconfiguration complete message; and and a radio resource control resume complete message.

[0124] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, first information for indicating the terminal's priority preference information for gaps is received from the terminal, thereby enabling the terminal to better set gap priorities, better solve gap collision problems, and improve gap utilization rates.

[0125] Based on the above embodiment, optionally, the second transmission module 702 is further used to send second information to the terminal, and the second information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to send priority preference information for gaps.

[0126] Optionally, the second information is: an instruction for indicating whether to allow the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps; a gap target that allows the terminal to transmit corresponding priority preference information; a selection range of priority levels and / or priority values ​​in the priority preference information; and setting information of a first timer, which is used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after it has timed out, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal has transmitted the first information.

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

[0128] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, second information is sent to the terminal to instruct the terminal whether to send priority preference information for gaps, so that the terminal can be requested to send priority preference information for gaps according to needs, which better assists the terminal in setting gap priorities, better solves the gap collision problem, and improves the utilization rate of gaps.

[0129] Based on the above embodiment, optionally, the second transmitting module 702 is further used to send third information to the terminal, and the third information is used to set gap priorities for the terminal.

[0130] Alternatively, the priority of the gap set in the terminal may be consistent with or maintain the same magnitude relationship as the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal.

[0131] Optionally, the second transmitting module 702 is used to send third information to the terminal according to priority preference information corresponding to gap objects that satisfy a high priority condition in the first information; The high priority condition is: a priority level corresponding to the gap object is higher than a first level; a priority value corresponding to the gap target is lower than a first threshold.

[0132] Optionally, the second execution module 701: before Ignoring gaps corresponding to gap targets in the first information that do not satisfy a high priority condition; high not setting a gap corresponding to a gap target that does not satisfy a priority condition in the terminal; high and preferentially setting a gap corresponding to a gap target that satisfies a priority condition to the terminal.

[0133] As can be seen from the technical solutions of the above embodiments, in the embodiments of the present application, the first information is used to set gap priorities for the terminal, which can better assist the terminal in setting gap priorities, better solve the gap collision problem, and improve the gap utilization rate.

[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 component of the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or other devices other than a terminal. For example, the terminal may include, but is not limited to, the types of terminals 11 listed above. The other devices may be, for example, 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 embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized in the method embodiment of FIG. 6 and achieve similar technical effects, and detailed description thereof will be omitted here to avoid repetition.

[0136] Optionally, 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, wherein a program or command executable on the processor 801 is stored in the memory 802. For example, if the communication device 800 is a terminal, the steps of the above gap setting method embodiment can be realized when the program or command is executed by the processor 801, thereby achieving the same technical effect. If the communication device 800 is a network-side device, the steps of the above gap setting method embodiment can be realized when the program or command is executed by the processor 801, thereby achieving the same technical effect. In order to avoid repetition, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

[0137] An embodiment of the present application further provides a terminal including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine priority preference information for gaps, and the communication interface is used to send first information to a network-side device, and the first information is used to indicate the priority preference information for gaps. The embodiment of the terminal corresponds to the embodiment of the method on the terminal side, and the implementation processes and realization modes of the embodiment of the method can all be applied to the embodiment of the terminal, and similar technical effects can be achieved. Specifically, Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing the embodiment of the present application.

[0138] The terminal 900 includes at least some components such as, but not limited to, a radio 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.

[0139] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 900 may further include a power source (e.g., a battery) that supplies power to each component, and that the power source may be logically connected to the processor 910 by a power management system, thereby enabling the power management system to realize functions such as charge / discharge management and power consumption management. The structure of the terminal shown in Figure 9 is not intended to limit the terminal, and the terminal may include more or fewer components than those shown, or a combination of some components, or a different component arrangement, and detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

[0140] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 904 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 9041 for processing image data of still or video images captured by an image capture device (e.g., a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode, and a microphone 9042. The display unit 906 may include a display panel 9061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. 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 a control lever, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted here.

[0141] In the embodiment of the present application, the radio frequency unit 901 can receive downlink data from the network side device and then transmit the data to the processor 910 for processing, and can also transmit uplink data to the network side device. Typically, the radio 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] The memory 909 can be used to store software programs or commands and various data. The memory 909 may include a first storage area that mainly stores programs or commands and a second storage area that stores data. The first storage area can store an operating system, an application or command required for at least one function (e.g., an audio playback function, an image playback function, etc.). The memory 909 may include volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory may be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synch link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct Rambus random access memory (DRRAM). Memory 909 in embodiments of the present application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

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

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

[0145] The processor 910 is used for sending first information to a network side device, and the first information is used for indicating priority preference information for the gap.

[0146] Optionally, the first information is: A single gap; characteristics or uses, and Gap type and Gap packets; and a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application, and at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target.

[0147] Optionally, the gap type is: a first type in which the corresponding gap is a terminal level gap; a second type, the corresponding gap being a gap at the first frequency range level; a third type, the corresponding gap being a gap at the second frequency range level; a fourth type, the corresponding gaps being gaps associated with the uplink; and a fifth type, the corresponding gaps being gaps related to the downlink.

[0148] Optionally, the priority preference information comprises: Your preferred priority level, and and a preference priority value.

[0149] 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 object.

[0150] Optionally, the gap is a gap requested by the terminal; and a gap set by the network side device; and a gap with a corresponding gap identifier.

[0151] Optionally, the priority preference information included in the first information is: different gaps correspond to different priority preference information; Gaps with different characteristics or different uses correspond to different priority preference information; Gaps of different gap types correspond to different priority preference information; The gaps of different gap packets correspond to different priority preference information; Different gaps in the same characteristic or the same application correspond to different priority preference information.

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

[0153] Optionally, the first information is: Terminal auxiliary information; a radio resource control reconfiguration complete message; and and a radio resource control resume complete message.

[0154] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 901 is further used to obtain second information from the network side equipment, and the second information is used to indicate whether to allow the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps.

[0155] Optionally, the second information is: an instruction for indicating whether to allow the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps; a gap target that allows the terminal to transmit corresponding priority preference information; a selection range of priority levels and / or priority values ​​in the priority preference information; and setting information of a first timer, which is used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after it has timed out, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal has transmitted the first information.

[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 gap priorities for the terminal.

[0158] Alternatively, the priority of the gap set in the terminal may be consistent with or maintain the same magnitude relationship as the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal.

[0159] In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal can better set gap priorities, better solve the gap collision problem, and improve the gap utilization rate.

[0160] An embodiment of the present application further provides a network-side device including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine priority 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. The embodiment of the network-side device corresponds to the embodiment of the method of the network-side device, and the implementation processes and realization forms of the embodiment of the method can all be applied to the embodiment of the network-side device, and similar technical effects can be achieved.

[0161] Specifically, an embodiment of the present application further provides 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 through 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 and transmits it to the radio frequency device 102, which processes the received information and then transmits it through the antenna 101.

[0162] In the above embodiments, the methods performed by the network side equipment can be implemented in the baseband device 103, which includes a baseband processor.

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

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

[0165] Specifically, the network side device 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a command or program stored in the memory 105 and executable on the processor 104, and the processor 104 invokes the command or program in the memory 105 to execute the method performed by each module shown in FIG. 7, thereby achieving similar technical effects, and detailed description thereof will be omitted here to avoid repetition.

[0166] The embodiments of the present application further provide a readable storage medium on which a program or command is stored, which, when executed by a processor, realizes each process of the above gap setting method embodiment and achieves similar technical effects. To avoid repetitive description, detailed description will be omitted here.

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

[0168] An embodiment of the present application further provides 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 realize each process of the embodiment of the above gap setting method, which can achieve similar technical effects, and detailed description thereof will be omitted here to avoid repetition.

[0169] It should be understood that the chips described in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as systems on chips, system chips, chip systems, SoCs, or the like.

[0170] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product stored in a storage medium, which, when executed by at least one processor, realizes each process of the above gap setting method embodiment and achieves similar technical effects. To avoid repetitive description, detailed description will be omitted here.

[0171] An embodiment of the present application further provides a gap setting system comprising a terminal and a network side device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform steps of the gap setting method as described above, and the network side device can be used to perform steps of the gap setting method as described above.

[0172] It should be noted that, as used herein, the terms "comprise," "include," "comprises," or any other variation thereof are intended to include a non-exclusive inclusion, whereby a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly stated or inherent in such process, method, article, or apparatus. Unless otherwise specified, elements qualified by the phrase "comprise..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element. It should also be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed herein, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functionality involved. For example, the methods described above may be performed in a different order than described, and further, steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Furthermore, features described with reference to some examples may be combined with other examples.

[0173] From the above description of the 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 a necessary general-purpose hardware platform. Of course, hardware implementation is also possible, but in many cases the former is a more preferred embodiment. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the present application, or the parts that contribute to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which is stored in a storage medium (e.g., 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, network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0174] Although the examples of the present application have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, which are merely illustrative and not limiting. Based on the suggestions of the present application, many forms that a person skilled in the art can make without departing from the spirit of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims are all within the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. The method includes a step of the terminal transmitting first information to a network side device, the first information being used to indicate priority preference information for the gap of the terminal; Before the terminal transmits the first information to the network side device, The method further includes a step of the terminal acquiring second information from the network side device, The second information includes at least one of an instruction for indicating whether to allow the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps, and configuration information of a first timer, the configuration information being used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after a timeout, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal transmits the first information. Gap setting method.

2. The first information is A single gap; characteristics or uses, and Gap type and Gap packets; The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target of: a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application;

3. The priority preference information is Your preferred priority level, and and a preference priority value.

4. The gap is a gap requested by the terminal; and a gap set by the network side device; and a gap with a corresponding gap identifier.

5. The first information is Terminal auxiliary information; a radio resource control reconfiguration complete message; and and a radio resource control resume complete message.

6. The second information is a gap target that allows the terminal to transmit corresponding priority preference information; a selection range of priority levels and / or priority values ​​in the priority preference information; The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second information is carried by a radio resource control reconfiguration message.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: the terminal acquiring third information from the network side device, the third information being used to set a gap priority for the terminal.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the priority of the gap set in the terminal is the same as or maintains the same magnitude relationship as the priority preference information for the gap of the terminal.

10. a first execution module for determining priority preference information for the gap; a first transmitting module for transmitting first information to a network side device, the first information being used to indicate priority preference information for a gap; Including, Before the step of transmitting the first information to the network side device, the first transmission module: used to acquire second information from the network side device, the second information including at least one of an instruction for instructing whether to allow the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps, and first timer setting information, the first timer setting information being used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after a timeout, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal transmits the first information; Gap setting device.

11. The network side device receives first information from the terminal, the first information being used to indicate priority preference information for gaps of the terminal; Before the step of transmitting the first information to the network side device, the first transmission module: used to acquire second information from the network side device, the second information including at least one of an instruction for instructing whether to allow the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps, and first timer setting information, the first timer setting information being used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after a timeout, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal transmits the first information; Gap setting method.

12. The first information is A single gap; characteristics or uses, and Gap type and Gap packets; The method of claim 11 , comprising at least one priority preference information provided according to at least one gap target of: a single gap in the same characteristic or the same application;

13. The priority preference information is Your preferred priority level, and and a preference priority value.

14. The first information is Terminal auxiliary information; a radio resource control reconfiguration complete message; and and a radio resource control resume complete message.

15. The second information is a gap target that allows the terminal to transmit corresponding priority preference information; a selection range of priority levels and / or priority values ​​in the priority preference information; The method of claim 11 , further comprising at least one of:

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second information is carried by a radio resource control reconfiguration message.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of: the network side device transmitting third information to the terminal, wherein the third information is used to set a gap priority for the terminal.

18. The step of transmitting third information by the network side device to the terminal includes: The network side device transmits third information to the terminal according to priority preference information corresponding to a gap target that satisfies a high priority condition in the first information; The high priority condition is: a priority level corresponding to the gap object is higher than a first level; and a priority value corresponding to the gap target is lower than a first threshold.

19. The step of the network side device transmitting third information to the terminal according to priority preference information corresponding to a gap target that satisfies a high priority condition in the first information, the network side device ignores gaps corresponding to gap targets that do not satisfy a high priority condition in the first information; The network side device does not set a gap corresponding to a gap target that does not satisfy a high priority condition to the terminal; and the network side device preferentially setting a gap corresponding to a gap target that satisfies a high priority condition to the terminal.

20. a second transmitting module for receiving the first information from the terminal; a second execution module for determining priority preference information for the terminal from the first information; Including, Before the step of transmitting the first information to the network side device, the first transmission module: used to acquire second information from the network side device, the second information including at least one of an instruction for instructing whether to allow the terminal to transmit priority preference information for gaps, and first timer setting information, the first timer setting information being used to instruct the terminal to transmit the first information when the first timer is not running or after a timeout, and / or to start the first timer after the terminal transmits the first information; Gap setting device.

21. A terminal comprising a processor and a memory, wherein a program or command executable on the processor is stored in the memory, and the steps of the gap setting method described in any one of claims 1 to 9 are realized when the program or command is executed by the processor.

22. A network side device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein 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 gap setting method described in any one of claims 11 to 19 are realized.

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