Measurement processing methods and terminals.

Abstract

The design of this disclosure provides a method for processing measurements and terminal methods, including: adjusting the measurement status. The measurement and processing of at least one unit of counters and timers related to measurement, which includes the measurement of... At least one RLM and BFD operation, and processing including: reset, resume, or stop.

Description

Measurement processing method and terminal

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201911013793.X filed on October 23, 2019 in China, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a measurement processing method and a terminal. BACKGROUND

[0004] In order to ensure the reliability of communication of a terminal, the terminal often needs to perform some measurements, for example, measurements of a radio link monitor (RLM) to ensure the reliability of a radio link, and measurements of a beam failure detection (BFD) to ensure the reliability of a beam. In the prior art, the terminal often maintains a measurement state, i.e., the measurement state of the terminal is not adjustable, so that the measurement capability of the terminal is poor.

[0005] SUMMARY

[0006] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement processing method and a terminal to solve the problem of poor measurement capability of a terminal caused by an unadjustable measurement state of the terminal.

[0007] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement processing method applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0008] adjusting a measurement state of a measurement, and processing at least one of a counter and a timer related to the measurement, wherein the measurement comprises at least one of a radio link monitor (RLM) measurement and a beam failure detection (BFD) measurement, and the processing comprises resetting, continuing running or stopping.

[0009] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, comprising:

[0010] a processing module configured to adjust a measurement state of a measurement, and process at least one of a counter and a timer related to the measurement, wherein the measurement comprises at least one of a radio link monitor (RLM) measurement and a beam failure detection (BFD) measurement, and the processing comprises resetting, continuing running or stopping.

[0011] In a third aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, comprising a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, and when the program is executed by the processor, the steps in the measurement processing method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are implemented.

[0012] In a fourth aspect, a computer readable storage medium is provided, and the computer readable storage medium stores a computer program. The computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the measurement processing method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0013] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement state of the measurement is adjusted, and at least one of a counter and a timer related to the measurement is processed, wherein the measurement includes measurement of at least one of RLM and BFD, and the processing includes resetting, continuing running or stopping. In this way, the terminal can adjust the measurement state, thereby improving the measurement capability of the terminal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] FIG. 1 is a structure diagram of a network system to which the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied;

[0015] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a measurement processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0016] FIG. 3 is a structure diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] FIG. 4 is a structure diagram of another terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] FIG. 5 is a structure diagram of another terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0020] The term “comprising” and any variation thereof in the specification and claims of the present application is intended to cover not exclusively including, for example, a process, method, system, product or apparatus including a series of steps or units does not have to be limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but can include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or apparatuses. In addition, the use of “and / or” in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, for example, A and / or B means three cases including A alone, B alone, and A and B both.

[0021] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the words "exemplary" or "for example" are used to mean serving as an example or illustration. Any embodiment or design presented as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present disclosure should not be interpreted as being superior or better than other embodiments or design solutions. Rather, the use of "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present concepts in a concrete manner.

[0022] Embodiments of the present disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The measurement processing method and terminal provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system can be a New Radio (NR) system, or other systems, such as an Evolved Long Term Evolution (eLTE) system or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, or a subsequent evolved communication system, etc.

[0023] Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a structural diagram of a network system to which the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the network system includes a terminal 11 and a network device 12. The terminal 11 can be a User Equipment (UE) or other terminal-side device, such as a mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer, a Laptop Computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), a Wearable Device, or a robot, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The network device 12 can be a 4G base station, or a 5G base station, or a base station of a later version, or a base station in other communication systems, or a node B, an evolved node B, or a Transmission Reception Point (TRP), or an Access Point (AP), or other terms in the field, as long as the same technical effects are achieved. The network device is not limited to specific technical terms. In addition, the network device 12 can be a Master Node (MN) or a Secondary Node (SN). It should be noted that the 5G base station is taken as an example in the embodiments of the present disclosure, but the specific type of the network device is not limited.

[0024] Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a measurement processing method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. The method is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps:

[0025] adjusting a measurement state of a measurement, and processing at least one of a counter and a timer related to the measurement, wherein the measurement comprises at least one of RLM measurement and BFD measurement, and the processing comprises resetting, continuing running or stopping.

[0026] The measurement can be RLM measurement or BFD measurement, or can be RLM measurement and BFD measurement. In addition, the measurement can be measurement in a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle.

[0027] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the RLM measurement can also be referred to as RLM monitoring, and the BFD measurement can also be referred to as BFD monitoring.

[0028] The adjusting of the measurement state of the measurement can be adjusting from one measurement state to another measurement state, wherein the different measurement states have different energy consumptions.

[0029] The counter and the timer related to the measurement can be at least one of the counter and the timer that has an impact on the measurement, for example, a counter and a timer that has an impact on radio link failure determination or a counter and a timer that has an impact on beam failure determination.

[0030] The processing can be full resetting, partial resetting, continuing running, full stopping or partial stopping, and of course, is not limited to this, for example, can also be adjusting a threshold value of at least one of the counter and the timer.

[0031] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above steps can support the terminal to adjust the measurement state, thereby improving the measurement capability of the terminal, and further saving the power consumption of the terminal when the measurement is relaxed and improving the measurement capability of the terminal when the measurement is enhanced.

[0032] It should be further noted that, the adjusting of the measurement state of the measurement can be adjusting from a measurement state with high energy consumption to another measurement state with low energy consumption, thereby achieving the effect of saving the power consumption of the terminal, i.e., achieving the purpose of power saving.

[0033] It should be noted that, the adjusting of the measurement state of the measurement and the processing of at least one of the counter and the timer related to the measurement can be performed in parallel, or can be performed in the order of adjusting first and then processing, or processing first and then adjusting.

[0034] As an optional implementation, the adjusting of the measurement state of the measurement comprises adjusting between any two of the following measurement states:

[0035] The first measurement state, the second measurement state and the third measurement state, wherein the first measurement state refers to measurement relaxation, the second measurement state refers to normal measurement, and the third measurement state refers to measurement enhancement.

[0036] The energy consumption of performing the measurement in the first measurement state can be lower than that in the second measurement state, and the energy consumption of performing the measurement in the second measurement state can be lower than that in the third measurement state. The energy consumption of the measurement can be the power consumption of the terminal when performing the measurement.

[0037] For example, it is determined to adjust from the first measurement state to the second measurement state, or to adjust from the second measurement state to the first measurement state, or to adjust from the third measurement state to the second measurement state, or to adjust from the third measurement state to the first measurement state, or to adjust from the first measurement state to the third measurement state, etc.

[0038] The first measurement state refers to measurement relaxation, which means that the first measurement state refers to a state of measurement relaxation based on the second measurement state. The third measurement state refers to measurement enhancement, which means that the third measurement state refers to a state of measurement enhancement based on the second measurement state.

[0039] The first measurement state refers to measurement relaxation, which means that the first measurement state can be referred to as a measurement relaxation state (abbreviated as measurement relaxation). The second measurement state refers to normal measurement, which means that the second measurement state can be referred to as a normal measurement state (abbreviated as normal measurement). It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, normal measurement can refer to a default measurement state or a preconfigured state. The third measurement state refers to measurement enhancement, which means that the third measurement state can be referred to as a measurement enhancement state (abbreviated as measurement enhancement).

[0040] Taking RLM measurement or BFD measurement as an example, when the adjustment is converted between any two states of measurement relaxation, normal measurement and measurement enhancement, it can specifically include at least one of the following:

[0041] From measurement relaxation to normal measurement;

[0042] From measurement relaxation to measurement enhancement;

[0043] From normal measurement to measurement relaxation;

[0044] From normal measurement to measurement enhancement;

[0045] From measurement enhancement to measurement relaxation;

[0046] From measurement enhancement to normal measurement.

[0047] Optionally, the first measurement state satisfies at least one of the following:

[0048] The measurement period is longer than the measurement period of the second measurement state.

[0049] The measurement sample number within the first time is less than the measurement sample number of the second measurement state.

[0050] The measurement indication interval is longer than the measurement indication interval of the second measurement state.

[0051] The measurement is not performed within the second time, or the measurement number within the second time is less than the measurement number of the second measurement state.

[0052] The upper layer indication of the measurement is not performed within the third time, or the upper layer indication number of the measurement within the third time is less than the upper layer indication of the measurement of the second measurement state.

[0053] The number of reference signals of the measurement is less than the number of parameter signals of the measurement in the second measurement state.

[0054] The reference signal of the measurement is different from the parameter signal of the measurement in the second measurement state, wherein the reference signal difference includes at least one of the period and the subcarrier space (SCS) of the reference signal.

[0055] The measurement period can be the measurement period of the measurement in at least one of layer 1 (L1), layer 2 (L2), and layer 3 (L3), and the measurement sample number can be the measurement sample sample number. By the measurement period being longer than the measurement period of the second measurement state, and the measurement sample number being less than the measurement sample number of the second measurement state, the measurement (for example, RLM / BFD measurement) relaxation in the time domain can be realized, that is, the L1 measurement period of the measurement is extended or the measurement sample sample number is reduced, to save power.

[0056] The measurement indication interval can be the layer 2 or layer 3 indication interval of the measurement, and by the measurement indication interval being longer than the measurement indication interval of the second measurement state, the measurement (for example, RLM / BFD measurement) relaxation in the time domain can be realized, that is, the L2 / L3 indication interval of the measurement is extended, to save power.

[0057] The first time, the second time and the third time can be the same or different time periods, or the same or different time lengths. By the above-mentioned measurement sampling number in the first time being less than the measurement sampling number of the second measurement state, the measurement sampling number can be reduced in a period of time to save power.

[0058] By the above-mentioned not performing the measurement in the second time, or the measurement number in the second time being less than the measurement number of the second measurement state, it can be achieved that the measurement (for example, RLM / BFD measurement) is not performed or reduced in a period of time to save power.

[0059] By the above-mentioned upper layer indication of not performing the measurement in the third time, or the upper layer indication number of the measurement in the third time being less than the upper layer indication number of the measurement of the second measurement state, it can be achieved that the upper layer indication (for example, RLM / BFD upper layer indication) is not performed or reduced in a period of time to save power.

[0060] By the above-mentioned number of reference signals of the measurement being less than the number of reference signals of the measurement in the second measurement state, it can be achieved that the number of reference signals of the measurement (for example, RLM / BFD measurement) is reduced to save power.

[0061] The above-mentioned periods of the reference signals are different, which can be that the period of the reference signal measured in the first measurement state is greater than the period of the reference signal measured in the second measurement state, and the above-mentioned SCSs are different, which can be that the SCS of the reference signal measured in the first measurement state is greater than the SCS of the reference signal measured in the second measurement state, so that power can be saved.

[0062] In this embodiment, various ways are provided to make the energy consumption of performing the measurement in the first measurement state lower than the energy consumption of performing the measurement in the second measurement state. Of course, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned ways are not limited, and the way of making the energy consumption of performing the measurement in the first measurement state lower than the energy consumption of performing the measurement in the second measurement state can also be used.

[0063] Optionally, the third measurement state satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0064] The measurement period is shorter than the measurement period of the second measurement state;

[0065] The measurement sampling number in the fourth time is greater than the measurement sampling number of the second measurement state;

[0066] The measurement indication interval is shorter than the measurement indication interval of the second measurement state;

[0067] the measurement is performed in a fifth time, or the number of times of the measurement in the fifth time is greater than the number of times of the measurement in the second measurement state;

[0068] an upper-layer indication of the measurement in a sixth time, or the number of times of the upper-layer indication of the measurement in the sixth time is greater than the number of times of the upper-layer indication of the measurement in the second measurement state;

[0069] a number of reference signals of the measurement is greater than a number of parameter signals of the measurement in the second measurement state;

[0070] the reference signals of the measurement are different from the parameter signals of the measurement in the second measurement state, wherein the difference of the reference signals includes at least one of a difference in periodicity and a difference in subcarrier spacing.

[0071] The third measurement state can refer to the description of the second measurement state, which is not repeated here.

[0072] As an optional implementation, the above-mentioned measurement-related counters and timers include at least one of the following:

[0073] counters and timers for judging a radio link failure (RLF);

[0074] counters and timers for judging a beam failure.

[0075] The above-mentioned counters and timers for judging the RLF can be counters and timers defined in a protocol and used for judging the RLF.

[0076] The following is an example of one of the above-mentioned counters and timers for judging the RLF defined in the protocol:

[0077] The terminal measures a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) part cell reference signal (CRS) to monitor the radio link. When the measured PDCCH part CRS reference signal is lower than a certain threshold, the terminal determines that the radio link is out-of-sync (OOS). The physical layer notifies a high layer (for example, an RRC layer) of an OOS indication. If the RRC layer receives N consecutive OOS indications, the terminal starts a timer T1.

[0078] If the wireless link is determined to be in-sync (IS) when the measured PDCCH part CRS reference signal is higher than a certain threshold, the physical layer sends an IS indication to the higher layer (e.g. RRC layer). If the RRC layer receives M consecutive IS indications, the terminal stops running the timer T1.

[0079] If the timer T1 expires, the terminal determines that the radio link fails (RLF).

[0080] The above counter and timer can include the above N, M and timer T1. Of course, this is only an example and does not limit the above counter and timer to include the above N, M and timer T1.

[0081] A counter and a timer for determining beam failure.

[0082] The above counter and timer for determining beam failure can be the counter and timer defined in the protocol for determining beam failure.

[0083] The following is an example of one of the beam failure determination defined in the protocol:

[0084] The physical layer indicates a beam failure instance to the MAC layer when certain conditions are met (e.g. all beam reception signals are below a certain threshold). The MAC layer determines whether the beam fails by counting the number of beam failure instances periodically indicated by the physical layer (PHY layer). The counting method can be:

[0085] After N consecutive beam failure instances, the beam is determined to fail.

[0086] If a beam failure instance is received within a certain time, the counter is incremented by 1. Once a beam failure instance is received, the timer is started or restarted. If a beam failure instance is not received before the timer expires, the counter is reset. When the counter reaches a predetermined number, the beam is determined to fail.

[0087] The above counter and timer can include the above N and the timer here. Of course, this is only an example and does not limit the above counter and timer to include the above N and the timer here.

[0088] In this embodiment, by performing the above-mentioned processing on the counter and timer used for judging RLF and beam failure, the measurement capability of the terminal can be improved, and the purpose of power saving can also be achieved.

[0089] As an optional embodiment, the above-mentioned resetting includes:

[0090] Full resetting or partial resetting.

[0091] The full resetting can be resetting all of the at least one of the measurement-related counter and timer, and the partial resetting can be partially resetting the at least one of the measurement-related counter and timer, and the other part continues to run.

[0092] Taking BFD measurement as an example, the full resetting can include: when the terminal is performing BFD, if the above-mentioned adjustment event occurs during this process, the counter corresponding to BFD is reset, the counter N is reset to 0, that is, it starts to count from 0 again, and the timer T1 is reset, that is, the running timer T1 is reset. The partial resetting can include: when the above-mentioned adjustment event occurs during the BFD process, the corresponding parameter is partially reset, including at least one of the following: resetting the counter N or resetting the timer T1. The continued running can include: when the above-mentioned event occurs during the BFD process, the corresponding parameter is not reset, and continues to run, that is, continues to count or continues to time. It should be noted that the counter N and the timer T1 can be the counter and the timer used in the above-mentioned beam failure judgment.

[0093] Taking RLM measurement as an example, the full resetting can include: when the terminal is performing RLM, if the above-mentioned adjustment event occurs during this process, the OOS and IS counters corresponding to RLM are reset, that is, the counters N and M are reset to 0, that is, it starts to count from 0 again, and the timer T1 is reset, that is, the running timer T1 is reset. The partial resetting can include: when the above-mentioned adjustment event occurs during the RLM process, the corresponding parameter is partially reset, including at least one of the following: resetting the counter N, resetting the counter M, and resetting the timer T1. The continued running can include: when the above-mentioned adjustment event occurs during the RLM process, the corresponding parameter is not reset, and continues to run, that is, continues to count or continues to time. It should be noted that the counter N, the counter M, and the timer T1 can be the counter and the timer used in the above-mentioned beam failure judgment.

[0094] As an optional embodiment, the above-mentioned stopping includes: full stopping or partial stopping.

[0095] The all stopping can be stopping all of the at least one of the counters and timers related to the measurement, and the partial stopping can be stopping part of the at least one of the counters and timers related to the measurement, and another part continues to run.

[0096] The number of the measurement is reduced by stopping all or part of the at least one of the counters and timers related to the measurement, so as to save power.

[0097] As an optional implementation, after the measurement state of the measurement is adjusted, the method further comprises:

[0098] In the adjusted measurement state, the measurement is performed using the measurement adjusted parameter configured by the network; or

[0099] In the adjusted measurement state, the measurement is performed using the measurement unadjusted parameter configured by the network; or

[0100] In the adjusted measurement state, part of the measurement is performed using the measurement unadjusted parameter configured by the network, and another part of the measurement is performed using the measurement adjusted parameter.

[0101] The measurement adjusted parameter and the measurement unadjusted parameter can be configured by the network before the adjustment, and the parameters can include the measurement period length, the measurement duration, the measurement sample number, the threshold value of the counter, the threshold value of the timer, and other parameters related to the measurement.

[0102] In addition, the measurement performed using the measurement adjusted parameter configured by the network can be performed using the measurement adjusted parameter configured by the network in the case of resetting all of the at least one of the counters and timers related to the measurement, and of course, it is not limited thereto, and can be performed using the measurement adjusted parameter configured by the network in the case of resetting part of the at least one of the counters and timers related to the measurement.

[0103] The measurement performed using the measurement unadjusted parameter configured by the network can be performed using the measurement unadjusted parameter configured by the network in the case of continuing to run the at least one of the counters and timers related to the measurement, and of course, it is not limited thereto, and can be performed using the measurement unadjusted parameter configured by the network in the case of resetting part of the at least one of the counters and timers related to the measurement.

[0104] The part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter configured by the network and the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter after the measurement adjustment can be that, in the case of resetting at least one of the measurement-related counter and timer, the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter configured by the network and the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter after the measurement adjustment, for example, the part of resetting uses the measurement adjustment parameter after the measurement adjustment, and the part of not resetting uses the measurement adjustment parameter configured by the network.

[0105] Or, the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter configured by the network and the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter after the measurement adjustment can be that, in the case of stopping at least one of the measurement-related counter and timer, the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter configured by the network and the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter after the measurement adjustment, for example, the part of stopping uses the measurement adjustment parameter after the measurement adjustment, and the part of not stopping uses the measurement adjustment parameter configured by the network.

[0106] Of course, there is no limitation, and the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter configured by the network and the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter after the measurement adjustment can be that, in the case of resetting at least one of the measurement-related counter and timer, the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter configured by the network and the part of the measurement using the measurement adjustment parameter after the measurement adjustment, that is, the part of resetting uses the measurement adjustment parameter configured by the network, and the part of not resetting uses the measurement adjustment parameter after the measurement adjustment.

[0107] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the measurement state of the measurement is adjusted, and at least one of the measurement-related counter and timer is processed, wherein the measurement includes at least one of RLM and BFD measurement, and the processing includes resetting, continuing running or stopping. In this way, the terminal can adjust the measurement state, thereby improving the measurement capability of the terminal.

[0108] Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a structure diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 3, the terminal 300 includes:

[0109] The processing module 301 is configured to adjust the measurement state of the measurement, and process at least one of the measurement-related counter and timer, wherein the measurement includes at least one of RLM and BFD measurement, and the processing includes resetting, continuing running or stopping.

[0110] Optionally, the adjustment of the measurement state of the measurement includes adjustment between any two of the following measurement states:

[0111] The first measurement state, the second measurement state and the third measurement state, wherein the first measurement state refers to relaxed measurement, the second measurement state refers to normal measurement, and the third measurement state refers to enhanced measurement.

[0112] Optionally, the first measurement state satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0113] a measurement period longer than a measurement period of the second measurement state;

[0114] a measurement sampling number in a first time shorter than a measurement sampling number of the second measurement state;

[0115] a measurement indication interval shorter than a measurement indication interval of the second measurement state;

[0116] no measurement in a second time, or a measurement number in the second time less than a measurement number of the second measurement state;

[0117] no upper layer indication of the measurement in a third time, or an upper layer indication number of the measurement in the third time less than an upper layer indication of the measurement of the second measurement state;

[0118] a reference signal number of the measurement less than a parameter signal number of the measurement of the second measurement state;

[0119] a reference signal of the measurement different from a parameter signal of the measurement of the second measurement state, wherein the reference signal difference comprises at least one of a period and a subcarrier spacing of the reference signal different.

[0120] Optionally, the third measurement state satisfies at least one of:

[0121] a measurement period shorter than a measurement period of the second measurement state;

[0122] a measurement sampling number in a fourth time greater than a measurement sampling number of the second measurement state;

[0123] a measurement indication interval shorter than a measurement indication interval of the second measurement state;

[0124] measurement in a fifth time, or a measurement number in the fifth time greater than a measurement number of the second measurement state;

[0125] measurement in a sixth time, or an upper layer indication number of the measurement in the sixth time greater than an upper layer indication of the measurement of the second measurement state;

[0126] a reference signal number of the measurement greater than a parameter signal number of the measurement of the second measurement state;

[0127] a reference signal of the measurement different from a parameter signal of the measurement of the second measurement state, wherein the reference signal difference comprises at least one of a period and a subcarrier spacing of the reference signal different.

[0128] Optionally, the resetting comprises:

[0129] full reset or partial reset.

[0130] Optionally, the stopping comprises:

[0131] full stop or partial stop.

[0132] Optionally, the measurement-related counter and timer comprise at least one of:

[0133] a counter and a timer for judging RLF;

[0134] a counter and a timer for judging beam failure.

[0135] Optionally, as shown in FIG. 4, the terminal 300 further comprises a measurement module 302, which is configured to:

[0136] in the adjusted measurement state, perform the measurement using the measurement-adjusted parameters configured by the network; or

[0137] in the adjusted measurement state, perform the measurement using the measurement-unadjusted parameters configured by the network; or

[0138] in the adjusted measurement state, perform the measurement using part of the measurement-unadjusted parameters configured by the network and part of the measurement-adjusted parameters.

[0139] The terminal provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can implement each process implemented by the terminal in the method embodiment of FIG. 2, and thus the details are not repeated here, and the measurement capability of the terminal can be improved.

[0140] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present disclosure,

[0141] The terminal 500 includes, but is not limited to, a radio frequency unit 501, a network module 502, an audio output unit 503, an input unit 504, a sensor 505, a display unit 506, a user input unit 507, an interface unit 508, a memory 509, a processor 510, and a power supply 511, and the like. Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal structure shown in FIG. 5 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal, and the terminal can include more or fewer components than the illustration, or combine certain components, or different component arrangements. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a robot, a wearable device, and a pedometer, and the like.

[0142] The processor 510 is configured to adjust a measurement state of a measurement and process at least one of a counter and a timer related to the measurement, wherein the measurement comprises at least one of RLM and BFD, and the processing comprises resetting, continuing running or stopping.

[0143] Optionally, the adjusting the measurement state of the measurement comprises adjusting between any two of the following measurement states:

[0144] A first measurement state, a second measurement state and a third measurement state, wherein the first measurement state refers to measurement relaxation, the second measurement state refers to normal measurement, and the third measurement state refers to measurement enhancement.

[0145] Optionally, the first measurement state satisfies at least one of the following:

[0146] A measurement period is longer than a measurement period of the second measurement state;

[0147] A measurement sampling number within a first time is less than a measurement sampling number of the second measurement state;

[0148] A measurement indication interval is longer than a measurement indication interval of the second measurement state;

[0149] The measurement is not performed within a second time, or a measurement number within the second time is less than a measurement number of the second measurement state;

[0150] An upper layer indication of the measurement is not performed within a third time, or an upper layer indication number of the measurement within the third time is less than an upper layer indication of the measurement of the second measurement state;

[0151] A number of reference signals of the measurement is less than a number of reference signals of the measurement of the second measurement state;

[0152] A reference signal of the measurement is different from a number of reference signals of the measurement of the second measurement state, wherein the reference signal difference comprises at least one of a period and a subcarrier spacing of the reference signal being different.

[0153] Optionally, the third measurement state satisfies at least one of the following:

[0154] A measurement period is shorter than a measurement period of the second measurement state;

[0155] A measurement sampling number within a fourth time is greater than a measurement sampling number of the second measurement state;

[0156] A measurement indication interval is shorter than a measurement indication interval of the second measurement state;

[0157] the measurement is performed in a fifth time, or the number of times of measurement in the fifth time is greater than the number of times of measurement in the second measurement state;

[0158] an upper-layer indication of the measurement in a sixth time, or the number of times of upper-layer indication of the measurement in the sixth time is greater than the number of times of upper-layer indication of the measurement in the second measurement state;

[0159] a number of reference signals of the measurement is greater than a number of parameter signals of the measurement in the second measurement state;

[0160] a number of reference signals of the measurement is different from a number of parameter signals of the measurement in the second measurement state, wherein the reference signals are different in at least one of a periodicity and a subcarrier spacing.

[0161] Optionally, the resetting comprises:

[0162] full resetting or partial resetting.

[0163] Optionally, the stopping comprises:

[0164] full stopping or partial stopping.

[0165] Optionally, the measurement-related counter and timer comprise at least one of:

[0166] a counter and a timer for judging a radio link failure (RLF);

[0167] a counter and a timer for judging a beam failure.

[0168] Optionally, after the measurement state of the measurement is adjusted, the radio frequency unit 501 or the processor 510 is configured to:

[0169] perform the measurement using the adjusted parameter of the measurement configured by the network in the adjusted measurement state; or

[0170] perform the measurement using the unadjusted parameter of the measurement configured by the network in the adjusted measurement state; or

[0171] perform the measurement using the unadjusted parameter of the measurement configured by the network and the adjusted parameter of the measurement in the adjusted measurement state.

[0172] The terminal can improve the measurement capability of the terminal.

[0173] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the radio frequency unit 501 can be used for receiving and sending signals in the process of transmitting information or calls. Specifically, after receiving the downlink data from the base station, the radio frequency unit 501 processes the data for the processor 510. In addition, the radio frequency unit 501 sends the uplink data to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 501 includes but is not limited to an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 501 can also communicate with the network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

[0174] The terminal provides the user with wireless broadband Internet access through the network module 502, such as helping the user to send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media.

[0175] The audio output unit 503 can convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 501 or the network module 502 or stored in the memory 509 into an audio signal and output as sound. Moreover, the audio output unit 503 can also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the terminal 500 (for example, a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, and the like). The audio output unit 503 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

[0176] The input unit 504 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 504 can include a graphics processor (GPU) 5041 and a microphone 5042. The graphics processor 5041 processes image data of a still picture or a video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 506. The image frame processed by the graphics processor 5041 can be stored in the memory 509 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 501 or the network module 502. The microphone 5042 can receive sound and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be transmitted to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 501 in the case of a telephone call mode.

[0177] The terminal 500 further includes at least one sensor 505, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 5061 according to the brightness of ambient light, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 5061 and / or the backlight when the terminal 500 is moved to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally three axes), and when at rest, can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity, and can be used to identify the terminal posture (such as screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, knocking), and the like. The sensor 505 can also include a fingerprint sensor, a pressure sensor, an iris sensor, a molecular sensor, a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, an infrared sensor, and the like, which will not be described here.

[0178] The display unit 506 is configured to display information input by a user or information provided to the user. The display unit 506 can include a display panel 5061, which can be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

[0179] The user input unit 507 can be configured to receive input digital or character information, and to generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the terminal. Specifically, the user input unit 507 includes a touch panel 5071 and other input devices 5072. The touch panel 5071, also known as a touch screen, can collect touch operations of a user thereon or therearound (such as operations of the user using a finger, a stylus, or any suitable object or accessory on or near the touch panel 5071). The touch panel 5071 can include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch position of the user and detects signals caused by the touch operation, and transmits the signals to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into touch coordinates, and sends it to the processor 510, receives commands from the processor 510 and executes them. In addition, the touch panel 5071 can be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 5071, the user input unit 507 can also include other input devices 5072. Specifically, the other input devices 5072 can include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, on-off buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, joysticks, and the like, which will not be described here.

[0180] Further, the touch panel 5071 can be overlaid on the display panel 5061, and when the touch panel 5071 detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, it transmits to the processor 510 to determine the type of touch event, and then the processor 510 provides corresponding visual output on the display panel 5061 according to the type of touch event. Although in FIG. 5, the touch panel 5071 and the display panel 5061 are implemented as two independent components to realize the input and output functions of the terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 5071 and the display panel 5061 can be integrated to realize the input and output functions of the terminal, which is not limited here.

[0181] The interface unit 508 is an interface for connecting external devices to the terminal 500. For example, the external devices can include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input / output (I / O) port, a video I / O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 508 can be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, and the like) from external devices and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the terminal 500 or can be used to transmit data between the terminal 500 and external devices.

[0182] The memory 509 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 509 can mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area can store an operating system, application programs required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, and the like), and the like; the storage data area can store data created according to the use of the mobile phone (such as audio data, a phone book, and the like), and the like. In addition, the memory 509 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state memory device.

[0183] The processor 510 is the control center of the terminal, which connects all parts of the terminal through various interfaces and lines, executes various functions of the terminal and processes data by running or executing software programs and / or modules stored in the memory 509 and calling data stored in the memory 509, and thus monitors the terminal as a whole. The processor 510 can include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 510 can integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, and application programs, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor can also not be integrated into the processor 510.

[0184] The terminal 500 can further include a power supply 511 (such as a battery) that supplies power to each component. Optionally, the power supply 511 can be logically connected to the processor 510 through a power management system, so that the power management system can manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management.

[0185] In addition, the terminal 500 includes some functional modules that are not shown here and will not be described again.

[0186] Optionally, the embodiment of the disclosure also provides a terminal, including a processor 510, a memory 509, a computer program stored in the memory 509 and executable on the processor 510, which implements each process of the above-mentioned measurement processing method embodiment when executed by the processor 510, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0187] The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the measurement processing method provided by the embodiment of the disclosure and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here. The computer readable storage medium, such as a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

[0188] It should be noted that in this paper, the term "includes", "contains" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed or inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement "includes a" does not exclude the presence of another identical element in the process, method, article or device that includes the element.

[0189] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment method can be realized by software plus the necessary general hardware platform, of course, it can also be realized by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better embodiment. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes a plurality of instructions for making a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) execute the method described in each embodiment of the disclosure.

[0190] The embodiments of the present disclosure are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative, but not restrictive, and a person of ordinary skill in the art can make many forms under the inspiration of the present disclosure without departing from the purpose of the present disclosure and the scope protected by the claims.

Claims

1. The measurement processing method applied to the terminal consists of: adjusting the measurement state of the measurement and processing of at least one counter and timer unit related to the measurement, which includes at least one radio link monitoring (RLM) and beamform failure detection (BFD) measurement, and processing consists of: resetting, resuming, or stopping.

2. The method based on claim 1, in which the measurement state adjustment of the measurement consists of making adjustments between any two measurement states as follows: first measurement state, second measurement state, and third measurement state, where the first measurement state is measurement relaxation, the second measurement state is normal measurement, and the third measurement state is measurement optimization. 3.The method under claim 2, in which the first measurement state meets at least one of the following conditions: the measurement period is longer than the measurement period of the second measurement state; the volume of the measurement sample in the first period is less than the volume of the measurement sample in the second measurement state; the measurement indication gap of the first measurement state is longer than the measurement indication gap of the second measurement state; measurement is not performed in the second period, or the volume of measurement in the second period is less than the volume of measurement in the second measurement state; no higher layer indication of measurement is provided in the third period, or the volume of higher layer indication in the third period is less than the volume of higher layer indication of measurement in the second measurement state; the volume of the reference signal measured is less than the volume of the reference signal measured in the second measurement state; and the measured reference signal differs from the reference signal measured in the second measurement state in such a difference in reference signal comprises at least one difference between the periodic and subcarrier distance adjustments. 4.The method under claim 2, in which the third measurement state meets at least one of the following conditions: the measurement period is shorter than the measurement period of the second measurement state; the volume of the measurement sample in the fourth time is greater than the volume of the measurement sample in the second measurement state; the measurement indication gap is shorter than the measurement indication gap of the second measurement state; the measurement is performed in the fifth time or the volume of the measurement in the fifth time is greater than the volume of the measurement in the second measurement state; a higher layer indication of the measurement is provided in the sixth time or the volume of the higher layer indication in the sixth time is greater than the volume of the higher layer indication of the measurement in the second measurement state; the volume of the reference signal measured is greater than the volume of the reference signal measured in the second measurement state; and the measured reference signal differs from the reference signal measured in the second measurement state in such a difference in the reference signal comprises at least one difference between the periodic and subcarrier distance adjustments. 5.

5. The method under claim 1 in which the reset consists of: a total reset or a partial reset.

6. The method under claim 1 in which the stop consists of: a total stop or a partial stop.

7. The method under claim 1 in which the counters and timers associated with the measurement consist of at least one of the following: counters and timers used for identifying radio connection failure (RLF); and counters and timers used for identifying beam failure.

8. The method under claim 1 in which, after adjusting the measurement state of the measurement, also consists of: in the adjusted measurement state, the measurement operation is using parameters configured by the network received after measurement adjustment; or in the adjusted measurement state, the measurement operation is using parameters configured by the network received before measurement adjustment; or in the adjusted measurement state, the measurement operation is using parameters partially configured by the network received before measurement adjustment and is using parameters partially configured by the network received after measurement adjustment. 9.The terminal consists of: a processing module configured to adjust the measurement state of the measurement and process at least one counter and timer unit associated with the measurement, which includes at least one radio link detection (RLM) and beam failure detection (BFD) measurement, and the processing includes: reset, resume, or stop.

10. The terminal according to claim 9, in which the adjustment of the measurement state of the measurement involves making adjustments between any two measurement states as follows: first measurement state, second measurement state, and third measurement state, where the first measurement state is measurement relaxation, the second measurement state is normal measurement, and the third measurement state is measurement optimization. 11.A terminal under claim 10 whose first measurement state meets at least one of the following conditions: the measurement period is longer than the measurement period of the second measurement state; the volume of the measurement sample in the first period is less than the volume of the measurement sample in the second measurement state; the measurement indication gap is longer than the measurement indication gap of the second measurement state; measurement is not performed in the second period or the volume of measurement in the second period is less than the volume of measurement in the second measurement state; no higher layer indication of measurement is provided in the third period or the volume of higher layer indication in the third period is less than the volume of higher layer indication of measurement in the second measurement state; the volume of the reference signal measured is less than the volume of the reference signal measured in the second measurement state; and the measured reference signal differs from the reference signal measured in the second measurement state in such a difference of reference signal comprises at least one difference between the periodic and subcarrier distance adjustments. 12.A terminal under claim 10 whose third measurement state meets at least one of the following conditions: the measurement period is shorter than the measurement period of the second measurement state; the volume of the measurement sample in the fourth time is greater than the volume of the measurement sample in the second measurement state; the measurement indication gap is shorter than the measurement indication gap of the second measurement state; the measurement is performed in the blue time period, or the volume of the measurement in the blue time period is greater than the volume of the measurement in the second measurement state; a higher layer indication of the measurement is provided in the sixth time period, or the volume of the higher layer indication in the sixth time period is greater than the volume of the higher layer indication of the measurement in the second measurement state; the volume of the reference signal measured is greater than the volume of the reference signal measured in the second measurement state; and the measured reference signal differs from the reference signal measured in the second measurement state in such a difference in the reference signal comprises at least one difference between the periodicity and subcarrier distance adjustments. 13.

13. A terminal under claim 9 in which the reset consists of: a total reset or a partial reset.

14. A terminal under claim 9 in which the stop consists of: a total stop or a partial stop.

15. A terminal under claim 9 in which the counters and timers associated with the measurement consist of at least one of the following: counters and timers used for RLF identification; and counters and timers used for beam failure identification.

16. A terminal under claim 9 in which the terminal also contains a measurement module and the measurement module is configured to: in an adjusted measurement state, a measurement is being performed using parameters configured by the network received after measurement adjustment; or in an adjusted measurement state, a measurement is being performed using parameters configured by the network received before measurement adjustment; or in an adjusted measurement state, a measurement is being performed using parameters partially configured by the network received before measurement adjustment and is being performed using parameters partially configured by the network received after measurement adjustment. 17.A terminal consists of memory, a processor, and a program stored in memory that can be executed on the processor. When the program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of any measurement processing method from 1 to 8.

18. Computer-readable storage media, which stores computer programs, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of any measurement processing method from 1 to 8.

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