Measurement determination method and apparatus, and communication device and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and specifically relates to a measurement determination method and apparatus, and a communication device and a storage medium. The measurement determination method comprises: according to whether a network device is configured with area information associated with a first frequency, determining whether to measure the first frequency. According to the present disclosure, a terminal may determine, according to whether a network device of a cell where the terminal is located is configured with area information associated with a first frequency, whether to measure the first frequency. When it is difficult for the terminal to re-select a cell corresponding to the first frequency, the terminal may determine to not measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurement, and thus reducing the power consumption of the terminal.

Description

Measurement determination method, device, communication equipment and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a measurement determination method, a measurement determination apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] When a terminal is located in a cell in a non-terrestrial network (NTN), it performs cell reselection and can reselect to a cell in a terrestrial network (TN). However, there are some problems in the cell reselection process.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement determination method, a measurement determination apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium to solve technical problems in related technologies.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement determination method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: determining whether to measure the first frequency according to whether a network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement determination method is proposed, which is performed by a network device. The method includes: communicating with a terminal that performs the above-mentioned measurement determination method.

[0007] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement determination device is provided, comprising: a processing module configured to determine whether to measure the first frequency according to whether a network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement determination device is proposed, the device including: a communication module configured to communicate with a terminal that executes the above-mentioned measurement determination method.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the above-mentioned measurement determination method.

[0010] According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the measurement determination method performed by the above-mentioned terminal, and the network device is configured to implement the measurement determination method performed by the above-mentioned network device.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the above-mentioned measurement determination method.

[0012] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal can determine whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network equipment of the cell in which the terminal is located is configured with area information associated with the first frequency. If the terminal has difficulty reselecting the cell corresponding to the first frequency, it can determine not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and saving terminal power consumption. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0014] FIG1A is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG1B is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a measurement determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG2 is a schematic flowchart showing a measurement determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG3 is a schematic flowchart showing another measurement determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG4 is a schematic flowchart showing yet another measurement determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG5 is a schematic flowchart showing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram showing a measurement determination apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG7 is a schematic block diagram showing a measurement determination apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement determination method, a measurement determination apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0025] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a measurement determination method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: determining whether to measure the first frequency according to whether a network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0026] In the above embodiment, the network device is configured with the regional information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal can determine whether it is within the area determined by the regional information. If it is within the area determined by the regional information, the terminal can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so it can be determined to measure the first frequency in order to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency in a timely manner; if it is not within the area determined by the regional information, it will be difficult for the terminal to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, and it can be determined not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and saving terminal power consumption. If the network device is not configured with the regional information associated with the first frequency, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency in order to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency in a timely manner.

[0027] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency includes: the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal is within the area, and determining to measure the first frequency.

[0028] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, determining whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency includes: if the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal is not in the area, determining not to measure the first frequency.

[0029] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether to measure the first frequency according to whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency includes: determining to measure the first frequency if the network device is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency.

[0030] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0031] In the above embodiment, if the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal determines that it is located within the area determined by the area information, and then measures the first frequency in order to reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency. This ensures that the cell corresponding to the first frequency can be reselected in a timely manner, and also ensures that the reselected cell corresponds to a higher reselection priority for the first frequency. If the terminal determines that it is not within the area determined by the area information, it is difficult to reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so it is still determined not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and saving terminal power consumption. However, if the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is not configured with area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency in order to reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency with a higher reselection priority in a timely manner.

[0032] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the serving cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition.

[0033] In the above embodiment, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, and the service cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition, the terminal determines that it is located in the area determined according to the area information, and the terminal reselects the cell corresponding to the first frequency. Accordingly, since the service cell where the terminal is located no longer meets the first condition, the communication quality of the terminal in the service cell is poor. Therefore, although the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, it is still necessary to measure the first frequency in order to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so as to ensure that the terminal can communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency with better communication quality, wherein the cell corresponding to the first frequency can meet the first condition; if the terminal determines that it is not in the area determined according to the area information, since it is difficult to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, it is still determined not to measure the first frequency, so as to avoid unnecessary measurements, which is beneficial to saving terminal power consumption. However, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, and the service cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency. Therefore, the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency to ensure that the terminal can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so as to communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency with better communication quality.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the serving cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition; the network device is configured with a reference position and a distance threshold of the serving cell, and the distance from the position of the terminal to the reference position of the serving cell is greater than the distance threshold.

[0035] In the above embodiment, the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located. The serving cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition, and the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency. When the distance between the terminal's location and the reference location of the serving cell is greater than a distance threshold, the terminal determines that it is located within the area determined according to the area information, and then reselects to the cell corresponding to the first frequency. Accordingly, since the distance between the terminal's location and the reference location of the serving cell is greater than the distance threshold, i.e., it is located outside the serving cell, even if the serving cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition, the communication quality of the terminal in the serving cell is still poor. Therefore, even if the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, it is still necessary to measure the first frequency in order to reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so as to ensure that the terminal can communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency with good communication quality. The cell corresponding to the first frequency can meet the first condition. If the terminal determines that it is not within the area determined according to the area information, since it is difficult to reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency, it is still determined not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and facilitating terminal power consumption saving. However, the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, the service cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition, and the network device is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency. When the service cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency. Therefore, the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency to ensure that the terminal can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so as to communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency with better communication quality.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first condition includes: a cell selection level is higher than an inter-frequency level threshold.

[0037] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first condition includes: the cell selection quality is higher than an inter-frequency quality threshold.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, determining whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency includes: the network device is configured with area information associated with the service time and the first frequency, and the terminal is within the area, and determines to measure the first frequency before the service time.

[0039] In the above embodiment, the network device configures the service time for the terminal and the area information associated with the first frequency. The terminal determines that it is located in the area determined by the area information. The terminal can measure the first frequency before the service time so that the terminal can reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency before the service time or between services, ensuring that the terminal can continue to communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency after the service time. If the terminal determines that it is not within the area determined by the area information, it is difficult to reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so it is determined not to measure the first frequency to avoid unnecessary measurements, which is beneficial to saving terminal power consumption. However, if the network device configures the service time for the terminal but does not configure the area information associated with the first frequency, if the terminal's serving cell does not meet the first condition, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency. Therefore, the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency so that the terminal can reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency before the service time or between services, ensuring that the terminal can continue to communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency after the service time.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, determining whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency includes: if the network device is configured with area information associated with the service time and the first frequency, and the terminal is not in the area, determining not to measure the first frequency before the service time.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, determining whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with the regional information associated with the first frequency includes: the network device is configured with service time, but the regional information associated with the first frequency is not configured, and determining to measure the first frequency before the service time.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, determining whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency includes: the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal meets a first criterion, and determining not to measure the first frequency, wherein the first criterion includes that the terminal is not within the area.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes: a new air interface frequency.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes a frequency of a radio access technology other than the new air interface.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes: the serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in the non-terrestrial network.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes: the serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes: the serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in the terrestrial network.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes: the serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement determination method further includes: receiving information in the received system information that the first frequency is associated with at least one area, and determining that the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement determination method further includes: information of at least one area in the received system information is associated with the first frequency, and determining that the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement determination method further includes: if a distance from the location of the terminal to a reference location of the area is less than or equal to a distance threshold of the area, determining that the terminal is within the area.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement determination method further includes: if the distance between the terminal and the reference position of the area is greater than a distance threshold of the area, determining that the terminal is not within the area.

[0053] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a measurement determination method, which is performed by a network device. The method includes: communicating with a terminal that performs the above-mentioned measurement determination method.

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement determination further includes: sending area information associated with the first frequency to the terminal, wherein the area information includes a reference location and a distance threshold.

[0055] In the above embodiment, the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal can determine whether it is within the area determined by the area information. If it is within the area determined by the area information, the terminal can reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency and can therefore determine to measure the first frequency to promptly reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency. If it is not within the area determined by the area information, the terminal will have difficulty reselecting to the cell corresponding to the first frequency and can therefore determine not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and saving terminal power consumption. However, if the network device is not configured with area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency and therefore still needs to measure the first frequency to promptly reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency. The area information includes a reference location and a distance threshold. The terminal can determine its own location and determine whether it is within the area determined by the area information based on the relationship between the distance from its location to the reference location and the distance threshold. For example, if the distance from the terminal's location to the area's reference location is less than or equal to the area's distance threshold, the terminal can be determined to be within the area determined by the area information. If the distance from the terminal's location to the area's reference location is greater than the area's distance threshold, the terminal is determined to be outside the area determined by the area information.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes: a new air interface frequency.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes: a frequency of a radio access technology other than the new air interface.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes: the serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in the non-terrestrial network.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes: the serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes: the serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in the terrestrial network.

[0061] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes: the serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, sending the area information associated with the first frequency to the terminal includes: sending system information to the terminal, wherein the first frequency in the system information is associated with information of at least one area.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, sending the area information associated with the first frequency to the terminal includes sending system information to the terminal, wherein information of at least one area in the system information is associated with the first frequency.

[0064] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a measurement determination device, comprising: a processing module configured to determine whether to measure the first frequency according to whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0065] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a measurement determination device, which includes: a communication module configured to communicate with a terminal that executes the above-mentioned measurement determination method.

[0066] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the communication device performs the measurement determination method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation methods of the first and second aspects.

[0067] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal, a network device, and a core network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the measurement determination method described in the first aspect and the second aspect, and the optional implementation method of the first aspect and the second aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the measurement determination method described in the first aspect and the second aspect, and the optional implementation method of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0068] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the measurement determination method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation methods of the first and second aspects.

[0069] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the measurement determination method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementation methods of the first and second aspects.

[0070] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the measurement determination method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional implementations of the first and second aspects.

[0071] It is understandable that the above-mentioned measurement and determination device, communication device, communication system, storage medium, program product, and computer program are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0072] The present disclosure provides a measurement determination method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "measurement determination method" and "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "measurement determination apparatus" and "information processing apparatus" and "communication apparatus" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0073] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0074] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0075] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0076] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc.

[0077] For example, when using articles such as “a”, “an”, and “the” in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0078] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0079] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0080] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0081] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0082] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0083] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0084] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0085] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0086] In some embodiments, devices and the like can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those in the embodiments.

[0087] The recorded names, "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject" and other terms can be used interchangeably.

[0088] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0089] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0090] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0091] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0092] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0093] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0094] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0095] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0096] FIG1A is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0097] As shown in FIG1A , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0098] In some embodiments, the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device, a core network device.

[0099] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0100] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0101] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0102] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0103] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0104] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0105] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1A are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1A , or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1A . The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0106] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0107] In some embodiments, when a terminal is located in a cell in a non-terrestrial network (NTN), it performs cell reselection and may reselect to a cell in a terrestrial network (TN). In order to reselect to a cell in the TN, it is necessary to perform measurements on the TN cell.

[0108] However, in some cases, there is no TN network near the terminal. If the terminal still needs to measure cells in the TN, it will cause waste of terminal power consumption.

[0109] FIG1B is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a measurement determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0110] As shown in FIG1B , the measurement determination method may be applied to a communication system. The measurement determination method may include:

[0111] In step S101, the network device sends first information to the terminal.

[0112] In some embodiments, the first information includes area information associated with the first frequency.

[0113] In some embodiments, the network device may carry area information associated with the first frequency in system information.

[0114] In some embodiments, the system information includes a system information block 19 .

[0115] In some embodiments, the network device may associate the first frequency in the system information with information of at least one region, and the terminal may determine that the network device is configured with the region information associated with the first frequency.

[0116] In some embodiments, the network device may associate information of at least one area in the system information with the first frequency, and the terminal determines that the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0117] In step S102, the terminal may determine whether to measure the first frequency according to the second information.

[0118] In some embodiments, the second information may include: whether the network device has configured area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal.

[0119] In some embodiments, when determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal may consider whether the network device has configured the area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal. If the network device has configured the area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal, the terminal determines whether it is within the area determined according to the area information.

[0120] For example, when the terminal is within the area, it may measure the first frequency.

[0121] For example, when the terminal is not in the area, the first frequency may not be measured.

[0122] For example, if the network device does not configure area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal, the terminal may measure the first frequency.

[0123] In some embodiments, when determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal may consider not only whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, but also the relationship between the reselection priority of the first frequency and the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located.

[0124] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal determines that it is located in the area determined according to the area information, and then the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0125] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal determines that it is not in the area determined according to the area information, and the terminal does not measure the first frequency.

[0126] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is not configured with area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0127] In some embodiments, when the terminal determines whether to measure the first frequency, in addition to considering whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, it may also consider the relationship between the reselection priority of the first frequency and the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and whether the service cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition, and the terminal determines whether it is within the area determined according to the area information.

[0128] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, and the service cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition, the terminal determines that it is located in the area determined according to the area information, and then the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0129] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, and the service cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition, the terminal determines that it is not in the area determined according to the area information, and the terminal does not measure the first frequency.

[0130] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is not configured with area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal can measure the first frequency.

[0131] In some embodiments, when determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal may, in addition to considering whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, also consider the relationship between the reselection priority of the first frequency and the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, as well as the distance from the terminal's position to the reference position of the service cell.

[0132] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, the service cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition, and the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the distance between the terminal's position and the reference position of the service cell is greater than the distance threshold, and the terminal determines that it is located in the area determined according to the area information, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0133] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, the service cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition, and the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the distance between the terminal's position and the reference position of the service cell is greater than the distance threshold, the terminal determines that it is not in the area determined according to the area information, and the terminal does not measure the first frequency.

[0134] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, the service cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition, the network device is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, and the service cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0135] In some embodiments, when determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal may consider whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency and whether the network device is configured with the service time.

[0136] For example, the network device configures the service time for the terminal and the area information associated with the first frequency. The terminal determines that it is located in the area determined according to the area information. The terminal can measure the first frequency before the service time.

[0137] For example, the network device configures the service time for the terminal, and the network device configures the area information associated with the first frequency. The terminal determines that it is not in the area determined according to the area information, and the terminal does not measure the first frequency before and / or after the service time.

[0138] For example, the network device configures the service time for the terminal, and the network device does not configure the area information associated with the first frequency. When the serving cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0139] In some embodiments, when determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal considers whether a first criterion is met. If the first criterion is met, the terminal does not measure the first frequency.

[0140] For example, the first criterion is that the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal is not within the area determined according to the area information.

[0141] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S101 and S102. For example, step S101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S101 + step S102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0142] In some embodiments, steps S101 and S102 may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously. Steps S101 and S102 may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously.

[0143] In some embodiments, step S101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0144] In some embodiments, step S102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0145] For specific embodiments related to the terminal and the network device in the embodiment shown in FIG1B , please refer to the embodiments below, and the present disclosure will not elaborate on them here.

[0146] First, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement determination method. Figure 2 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a measurement determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The measurement determination method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal, which can communicate with a network device. Specific examples of the terminal and network device can be found in Figure 1A and are not further described here.

[0147] As shown in FIG2 , the measurement determination method may include the following steps:

[0148] In step S201, it is determined whether to measure the first frequency according to whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0149] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may determine whether to measure the first frequency according to whether the network equipment of the cell where the terminal is located is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0150] For example, if the network device is configured with regional information associated with the first frequency, the terminal can determine whether it is within the area determined by the regional information. If it is within the area determined by the regional information, the terminal can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so it can be determined to measure the first frequency in order to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency in a timely manner; if it is not within the area determined by the regional information, it will be difficult for the terminal to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, and it can be determined not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and saving terminal power consumption. If the network device is not configured with regional information associated with the first frequency, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency in order to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency in a timely manner.

[0151] In some embodiments, the frequency of the service cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes at least one of the following: a new air interface frequency; a frequency of a radio access technology (Radio Access Technology, RAT) other than the new air interface, and radio access technologies other than the new air interface include but are not limited to Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) and Wireless Local Area Network (Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN).

[0152] Among them, when the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is the new air interface frequency, and the first frequency is also the new air interface frequency, the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located may be different from the first frequency, then the first frequency relative to the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located may be the new air interface frequency (NR inter-frequency).

[0153] When the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency and the first frequency is not a new air interface frequency, the first frequency may be an inter-RAT frequency relative to the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0154] In some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes at least one of the following:

[0155] A serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and an area is an area in a non-terrestrial network;

[0156] A serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and an area is an area in a terrestrial network;

[0157] A serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and a region is a region in a terrestrial network;

[0158] A serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and an area is an area in a non-terrestrial network.

[0159] For example, if the serving cell of the terminal is an NTN cell and the cell corresponding to the first frequency is a TN cell, when the terminal performs cell reselection in the NTN cell, it can be determined whether the network equipment of the NTN cell has configured the TN area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal.

[0160] If the network equipment of the NTN cell configures the terminal with TN area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal can determine whether it is within the TN area associated with the first frequency. If the terminal is not within the TN area associated with the first frequency, it is difficult for the terminal to reselect to the TN cell associated with the first frequency. The terminal can determine not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and saving terminal power consumption.

[0161] It should be noted that the several situations described in the above embodiments, in which the terminal determines whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with regional information associated with the first frequency, are merely examples. The terminal may also determine whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with regional information associated with the first frequency in other situations. For example, when determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal may consider other factors in addition to whether the network device is configured with regional information associated with the first frequency. This disclosure will further explain these factors in subsequent embodiments.

[0162] In some embodiments, determining whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency includes at least one of the following: if the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency and the terminal is within the area, determining to measure the first frequency; if the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency and the terminal is not within the area, determining not to measure the first frequency; if the network device is not configured with area information associated with the first frequency, determining to measure the first frequency.

[0163] When determining that the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal may further determine whether the terminal is within the area.

[0164] If the terminal is within the area, the terminal may reselect a cell corresponding to the first frequency within the area, and therefore may determine to measure the first frequency so as to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency in a timely manner.

[0165] If the terminal is not in the area, it is difficult for the terminal to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency in the area. It can be determined not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurement and saving terminal power consumption.

[0166] If the network device is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency in order to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency in time.

[0167] The following describes, through an embodiment, how a terminal determines whether it is within an area determined according to area information.

[0168] In some embodiments, the measurement determination method also includes at least one of the following: the distance from the terminal's position to the reference position of the area is less than or equal to the distance threshold of the area, and it is determined to be within the area; the distance from the terminal's position to the reference position of the area is greater than the distance threshold of the area, and it is determined not to be within the area.

[0169] The network device may configure a reference position and a distance threshold of the first frequency association area for the terminal, where the reference position may also be referred to as a reference point, for example, an ellipsoid point, and the distance threshold may also be referred to as a radius.

[0170] The terminal can determine its own location and determine whether it is within the area associated with the first frequency based on the relationship between the distance from its own location to the area reference location and the distance threshold. For example, when the distance from the terminal's location to the area reference location is less than or equal to the area distance threshold, it can be determined to be within the area; when the distance from the terminal's location to the area reference location is greater than the area distance threshold, it is determined not to be within the area.

[0171] It should be noted that the manner in which the terminal determines whether it is within the area determined by the area information is not limited to the above embodiment, and the specific manner can be set and selected as needed, and the present disclosure does not limit it. For example, the terminal can determine whether it is within the area determined by the area information based on its own coordinates.

[0172] In some embodiments, the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located. It should be noted that the embodiment can also be applied when the reselection priority of the first frequency is equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0173] When determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal may consider not only whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, but also the relationship between the reselection priority of the first frequency and the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0174] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal determines that it is located in the area determined according to the area information, and then the terminal measures the first frequency so as to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency. Accordingly, it can not only ensure that the cell corresponding to the first frequency can be reselected in time, but also ensure that the cell with a higher frequency priority is reselected. If the terminal determines that it is not in the area determined according to the area information, it is difficult to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so it is still determined not to measure the first frequency to avoid unnecessary measurements, which is beneficial to saving terminal power consumption.

[0175] However, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency. Therefore, the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency in order to reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency with a higher reselection priority in time.

[0176] In some embodiments, for a first frequency (eg, another NR frequency or another RAT frequency), when the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency (eg, NR frequency) of the cell where the terminal is currently located:

[0177] If the network device configures area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal and the terminal is not in the area, the terminal does not measure the first frequency; if the terminal is in the area, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0178] If the network device does not configure the area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0179] In some embodiments, the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the serving cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition.

[0180] When the terminal determines whether to measure the first frequency, in addition to considering whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, it can also consider the relationship between the reselection priority of the first frequency and the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and whether the service cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition. The terminal determines whether it is within the area determined according to the area information.

[0181] For example, when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, and the service cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition, the terminal determines that it is located in the area determined according to the area information, and then the terminal measures the first frequency. Accordingly, since the service cell where the terminal is located no longer meets the first condition, the communication quality of the terminal in the service cell is poor. Therefore, although the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, it is still necessary to measure the first frequency in order to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so as to ensure that the terminal can communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency with better communication quality; if the terminal determines that it is not in the area determined according to the area information, since it is difficult to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, it is still determined not to measure the first frequency, so as to avoid unnecessary measurements, which is beneficial to saving terminal power consumption.

[0182] However, the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the network device is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency. The terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency to ensure that the terminal can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so as to communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency.

[0183] In some embodiments, for a first frequency (e.g., other NR frequencies or other RAT frequencies), when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency (e.g., NR frequency) of the cell where the terminal is currently located, and the cell where the terminal is currently located does not meet the first condition (Srxlev>S nonIntraSearchP and / or Squal>S nonIntraSearchQ ):

[0184] If the network device configures area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal and the terminal is not in the area, the terminal does not measure the first frequency; if the terminal is in the area, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0185] If the network device does not configure the area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0186] In some embodiments, the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the service cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition; the network device is configured with a reference location (referenceLocation) and a distance threshold (distanceThresh) of the service cell, and the distance from the terminal's location to the reference location of the service cell is greater than the distance threshold.

[0187] When determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal may consider, in addition to whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, the relationship between the reselection priority of the first frequency and the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, as well as the distance from the terminal's position to the reference position of the service cell.

[0188] For example, if the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, the serving cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition, and the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and the distance between the terminal's location and the reference location of the serving cell is greater than a distance threshold, the terminal will only measure the first frequency if it determines that it is located in the area determined by the area information. Therefore, because the distance between the terminal's location and the reference location of the serving cell is greater than the distance threshold, the serving cell will no longer be able to provide service to the terminal even if the serving cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition. Therefore, even if the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, it is still necessary to measure the first frequency in order to possibly reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency, thereby ensuring that the terminal can communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency with good communication quality. If the terminal determines that it is not within the area determined by the area information, since it is difficult to reselect to the cell corresponding to the first frequency, it is still determined not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and saving terminal power consumption.

[0189] However, the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located. The service cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition, and the network equipment is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency. The terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency to ensure that the terminal can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so as to communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency with better communication quality.

[0190] In some embodiments, for a first frequency (e.g., another NR frequency or another RAT frequency), when the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency (e.g., NR frequency) of the cell where the terminal is currently located, and the cell where the terminal is currently located satisfies the first condition (Srxlev>S nonIntraSearchP and / or Squal>S nonIntraSearchQ ), and the network device broadcasts the reference location and distance threshold of the serving cell in the system information, and the distance between the terminal and the reference location of the serving cell is greater than the distance threshold:

[0191] If the network device configures area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal and the terminal is not in the area, the terminal does not measure the first frequency; if the terminal is in the area, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0192] If the network device does not configure the area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal, the terminal measures the first frequency.

[0193] In some embodiments, the reference position and distance threshold of the serving cell may be configured to the terminal by the network device through system information, for example, through a system information block (SIB), specifically through SIB19.

[0194] In some embodiments, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0195] The cell selection level (Srxlev) is higher than the inter-frequency level threshold (S nonIntraSearchP );

[0196] The cell selection quality (Squal) is higher than the inter-frequency quality threshold (S nonIntraSearchQ ).

[0197] When the serving cell meets the first condition and the terminal is still within the serving cell, the communication quality of the terminal in the serving cell is relatively good. When the serving cell does not meet the first condition, even if the terminal is within the serving cell, the communication quality of the terminal in the serving cell is relatively poor.

[0198] In some embodiments, determining whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with regional information associated with the first frequency includes at least one of the following: if the network device is configured with regional information associated with the service time and the first frequency, and the terminal is within the region, determining to measure the first frequency before the service time; if the network device is configured with regional information associated with the service time and the first frequency, and the terminal is not within the region, determining not to measure the first frequency before the service time; if the network device is configured with the service time but not configured with regional information associated with the first frequency, determining to measure the first frequency before the service time. The service time is also known as t-service, and the serving cell will stop providing service to the terminal during this service time.

[0199] When determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal may consider whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency and whether the network device is configured with the service time.

[0200] For example, the network device configures the service time for the terminal, and the network device configures the area information associated with the first frequency. The terminal determines that it is located in the area determined according to the area information. The terminal can measure the first frequency before the service time, so that the terminal can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency before the service time or between services, ensuring that the terminal can continue to communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency after the service time; if the terminal determines that it is not in the area determined according to the area information, it is difficult to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so it is determined not to measure the first frequency to avoid unnecessary measurements, which is beneficial to saving terminal power consumption.

[0201] However, the network device has configured the service time for the terminal, and the network device has not configured the area information associated with the first frequency. When the service cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency. Therefore, the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency so that the terminal can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency before the service time or between services, and ensure that the terminal can continue to communicate in the cell corresponding to the first frequency after the service time.

[0202] In some embodiments, when a network device broadcasts t-service in system information:

[0203] If the network device configures the area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal, and the terminal is not in the area, the terminal does not measure the first frequency before and / or after t-service; if the terminal is in the area, the terminal measures the first frequency before t-service.

[0204] If the network device does not configure the area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal, the terminal measures the first frequency before the t-service.

[0205] FIG3 is a schematic flow chart of another measurement determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The measurement determination method can be performed by a terminal. As shown in FIG3, determining whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency includes:

[0206] In step S301, the network device is configured with area information associated with a first frequency, and the terminal satisfies a first criterion and determines not to measure the first frequency, wherein the first criterion includes that the terminal is not within the area. The first criterion may also be referred to as a relaxed measurement criterion.

[0207] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG3 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure, and the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation manner.

[0208] In some embodiments, when determining whether to measure the first frequency, the terminal may consider whether a first criterion is satisfied, where the first criterion includes that the terminal is not within the first frequency association area.

[0209] For example, the network device is configured with area information associated with a first frequency, the terminal meets the first criterion, and the terminal is not within the area determined according to the area information. In this case, it is difficult for the terminal to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency. Therefore, it is determined not to measure the first frequency to avoid unnecessary measurements, which is beneficial to saving terminal power consumption.

[0210] In some embodiments, when the terminal satisfies the measurement relaxation criterion, the terminal does not measure the first frequency.

[0211] For example, the measurement relaxation criterion is: the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal is not within the area determined according to the area information.

[0212] FIG4 is a schematic flow chart of another measurement determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The measurement determination method can be executed by a terminal. As shown in FIG4, the measurement determination method further includes at least one of the following:

[0213] In step S401, the first frequency in the received system information is associated with information of at least one area, and it is determined that the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency; the information of at least one area in the received system information is associated with the first frequency, and it is determined that the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency.

[0214] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG4 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure, and the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation manner.

[0215] In some embodiments, the system information sent by the network device may include frequency information and area information.

[0216] For example, when the system information includes a first frequency, when the terminal determines that the first frequency is associated with information of at least one region, it can be determined that the network device is configured with the region information associated with the first frequency. For example, if the first frequency is f1 and the region information is (reference point 1, radius 1), when the terminal determines that f1 in the system information is associated with (reference point 1, radius 1), it can be determined that the network device is configured with the region information associated with the first frequency.

[0217] For example, when the system information includes information about at least one region, if the terminal determines that the information about the at least one region is associated with a first frequency, it can also be determined that the network device is configured with the region information associated with the first frequency. For example, if the region information is (reference point 1, radius 1) and the first frequency is f1, if the terminal determines that (reference point 1, radius 1) in the system information is associated with f1, it can be determined that the network device is configured with the region information associated with the first frequency.

[0218] It should be noted that, in the system information, the first frequency may be associated with information of one area or multiple areas, and the information of one area may be associated with one frequency or multiple frequencies.

[0219] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0220] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0221] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0222] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0223] Secondly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method. The communication method shown in this embodiment can be executed by a network device, which can communicate with a terminal. For specific examples of the terminal and the network device, see FIG1A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0224] In some embodiments, the communication method includes: communicating with a terminal that performs the measurement determination method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0225] FIG5 is a schematic flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication method may be executed by a network device. As shown in FIG5 , the communication method further includes:

[0226] In step S501, area information associated with a first frequency is sent to a terminal, where the area information includes a reference location and a distance threshold.

[0227] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may send area information associated with the first frequency to the terminal. The terminal may determine whether to measure the first frequency based on whether the network device of the cell where the terminal is located is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency.

[0228] For example, if the network device is configured with regional information associated with the first frequency, the terminal can determine whether it is within the area determined by the regional information. If it is within the area determined by the regional information, the terminal can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so it can be determined to measure the first frequency in order to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency in a timely manner; if it is not within the area determined by the regional information, it will be difficult for the terminal to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, and it can be determined not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and saving terminal power consumption. If the network device is not configured with regional information associated with the first frequency, the terminal cannot determine whether it can reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency, so the terminal still needs to measure the first frequency in order to reselect the cell corresponding to the first frequency in a timely manner.

[0229] The region information includes a reference location and a distance threshold. The terminal can determine its own location and, based on the relationship between the distance from its own location to the reference location and the distance threshold, determine whether it is within the region determined based on the region information. For example, if the distance from the terminal's location to the region's reference location is less than or equal to the region's distance threshold, the terminal can be determined to be within the region determined based on the region information. If the distance from the terminal's location to the region's reference location is greater than the region's distance threshold, the terminal is determined to be outside the region determined based on the region information.

[0230] In some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes at least one of the following:

[0231] A serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and an area is an area in a non-terrestrial network;

[0232] A serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and an area is an area in a terrestrial network;

[0233] A serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and a region is a region in a terrestrial network;

[0234] A serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and an area is an area in a non-terrestrial network.

[0235] For example, a terminal's serving cell is an NTN cell, and a cell corresponding to the first frequency is a TN cell. When the terminal is in the NTN cell, the network device can send area information associated with the first frequency to the terminal in the NTN cell. When the terminal performs cell reselection in the NTN cell, it can determine whether the network device in the NTN cell has configured the TN area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal.

[0236] If the network equipment of the NTN cell configures TN area information associated with the first frequency for the terminal, the terminal can determine whether it is within the area determined by the area information. If the terminal is not within the area determined by the area information, it is difficult for the terminal to reselect the TN cell of the first frequency. The terminal can determine not to measure the first frequency, thereby avoiding unnecessary measurements and saving terminal power consumption.

[0237] In some embodiments, the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is the new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes at least one of the following: the new air interface frequency; the frequency of wireless access technology other than the new air interface, and the wireless access technology other than the new air interface includes but is not limited to LTE and WLAN.

[0238] Among them, when the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is the new air interface frequency, and the first frequency is also the new air interface frequency, the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located may be different from the first frequency, then the first frequency relative to the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located may be the new air interface frequency (NR inter-frequency).

[0239] When the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency and the first frequency is not a new air interface frequency, the first frequency may be an inter-RAT frequency relative to the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0240] In some embodiments, sending area information associated with the first frequency to the terminal includes at least one of the following: sending system information to the terminal, wherein the first frequency in the system information is associated with information of at least one area; sending system information to the terminal, wherein the information of at least one area in the system information is associated with the first frequency.

[0241] The system information sent by the network device may include frequency information and area information.

[0242] For example, when the system information includes a first frequency, when the terminal determines that the first frequency is associated with information of at least one region, it can be determined that the network device is configured with the region information associated with the first frequency. For example, if the first frequency is f1 and the region information is (reference point 1, radius 1), when the terminal determines that f1 in the system information is associated with (reference point 1, radius 1), it can be determined that the network device is configured with the region information associated with the first frequency.

[0243] For example, when the system information includes information about at least one region, if the terminal determines that the information about the at least one region is associated with a first frequency, it can also be determined that the network device is configured with the region information associated with the first frequency. For example, if the region information is (reference point 1, radius 1) and the first frequency is f1, if the terminal determines that (reference point 1, radius 1) in the system information is associated with f1, it can be determined that the network device is configured with the region information associated with the first frequency.

[0244] It should be noted that, in the system information, the first frequency may be associated with information of one area or multiple areas, and the information of one area may be associated with one frequency or multiple frequencies.

[0245] It should be noted that for other contents involved in this embodiment, please refer to the description of the relevant contents in the previous embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0246] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiment of the measurement determination method, the present disclosure also provides an embodiment of a measurement determination device.

[0247] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of a measurement determination apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the measurement determination apparatus includes:

[0248] The processing module 601 is configured to determine whether to measure the first frequency according to whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0249] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured as at least one of the following: if the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal is within the area, it is determined to measure the first frequency; if the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal is not within the area, it is determined not to measure the first frequency; if the network device is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, it is determined to measure the first frequency.

[0250] In some embodiments, the reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0251] In some embodiments, the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the serving cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition.

[0252] In some embodiments, the reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the service cell where the terminal is located, and the service cell where the terminal is located meets the first condition; the network device is configured with a reference position and a distance threshold of the service cell, and the distance from the position of the terminal to the reference position of the service cell is greater than the distance threshold.

[0253] In some embodiments, the first condition includes at least one of the following: a cell selection level is higher than an inter-frequency level threshold; and a cell selection quality is higher than an inter-frequency quality threshold.

[0254] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured as at least one of the following: the network device is configured with area information associated with the service time and the first frequency, and the terminal is within the area, and it is determined to measure the first frequency before the service time; the network device is configured with area information associated with the service time and the first frequency, and the terminal is not within the area, and it is determined not to measure the first frequency before the service time; the network device is configured with service time, but not configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and it is determined to measure the first frequency before the service time.

[0255] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to configure the area information associated with the first frequency for the network device, and the terminal satisfies a first criterion, and determines not to measure the first frequency, wherein the first criterion includes that the terminal is not within the area.

[0256] In some embodiments, the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes at least one of the following: a new air interface frequency; a frequency of a wireless access technology other than the new air interface.

[0257] In some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes at least one of the following:

[0258] The serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network;

[0259] The serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network;

[0260] The serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network;

[0261] The serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network.

[0262] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to do at least one of the following: information about at least one area associated with the first frequency in the received system information, and determining that the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency; information about at least one area associated with the first frequency in the received system information, and determining that the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

[0263] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to do at least one of the following: if the distance from the position of the terminal to the reference position of the area is less than or equal to a distance threshold of the area, it is determined to be within the area; if the distance from the position of the terminal to the reference position of the area is greater than the distance threshold of the area, it is determined to be not within the area.

[0264] FIG7 is a schematic block diagram of a measurement determination apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG7 , the measurement determination apparatus includes:

[0265] The communication module 701 is configured to communicate with a terminal that executes the measurement determination method described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0266] In some embodiments, the communication module is further configured to send area information associated with the first frequency to the terminal, wherein the area information includes a reference location and a distance threshold.

[0267] In some embodiments, the frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes at least one of the following: a new air interface frequency; a frequency of a wireless access technology other than the new air interface.

[0268] In some embodiments, the relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes at least one of the following:

[0269] The serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network;

[0270] The serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network;

[0271] The serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network;

[0272] The serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network.

[0273] In some embodiments, the communication module is configured to include at least one of the following: sending system information to the terminal, wherein the first frequency in the system information is associated with information of at least one area; sending system information to the terminal, wherein the information of at least one area in the system information is associated with the first frequency.

[0274] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0275] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is configured to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the measurement determination method described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0276] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the measurement determination method performed by the terminal as described in any of the above embodiments, and the network device is configured to implement the measurement determination method performed by the network device as described in any of the above embodiments.

[0277] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the measurement determination method described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0278] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0279] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0280] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0281] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0282] As shown in Figure 8, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 8101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0283] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0284] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0285] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0286] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0287] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG8 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0288] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 9200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 9100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 9200 shown in FIG9 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0289] The chip 9200 includes one or more processors 9201, and the processor 9201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 9200 executes any of the above methods.

[0290] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more interface circuits 9202, which are connected to the memory 9203. The interface circuit 9202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 9203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory.

[0291] 9203 or other devices to send signals. For example, the interface circuit 9202 can read the instructions stored in the memory 9203 and send the instructions to the processor 9201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0292] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more memories 9203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 9203 may be located outside the chip 9200.

[0293] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0294] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0295] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A measurement determination method, characterized in that: Executed by a terminal, the method includes: Whether to measure the first frequency is determined according to whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining whether to measure the first frequency according to whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency comprises at least one of the following: The network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal is in the area and determines to measure the first frequency; The network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal is not in the area, so as to determine not to measure the first frequency; The network device is not configured with the area information associated with the first frequency, and determines to measure the first frequency.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The reselection priority of the first frequency is higher than the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the serving cell where the terminal is located does not meet the first condition.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The reselection priority of the first frequency is lower than or equal to the reselection priority of the second frequency corresponding to the serving cell where the terminal is located, and the serving cell where the terminal is located satisfies the first condition; The network device is configured with a reference position and a distance threshold of a serving cell, and the distance from the position of the terminal to the reference position of the serving cell is greater than the distance threshold.

6. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 5, characterized in that The first condition includes at least one of the following: The cell selection level is higher than the inter-frequency level threshold; The cell selection quality is higher than the inter-frequency quality threshold.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining whether to measure the first frequency according to whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency comprises at least one of the following: The network device is configured with area information associated with the service time and the first frequency, and the terminal is within the area and determines to measure the first frequency before the service time; The network device is configured with area information associated with the service time and the first frequency, and the terminal is not in the area, and determines not to measure the first frequency before the service time; The network device is configured with a service time, but is not configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and determines to measure the first frequency before the service time.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining whether to measure the first frequency according to whether the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency includes: The network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency, and the terminal satisfies a first criterion, and determines not to measure the first frequency, wherein the first criterion includes that the terminal is not within the area.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes at least one of the following: New air interface frequency; Frequencies of wireless access technologies other than New Air Interface.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes at least one of the following: The serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network; The serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network; The serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network; The service cell is a service cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The method further comprises at least one of the following: The first frequency is associated with at least one area in the received system information, and determining that the network device is configured with the area information associated with the first frequency; Information of at least one area in the received system information is associated with the first frequency, and it is determined that the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that The method further comprises at least one of the following: The distance between the location of the terminal and the reference location of the area is less than or equal to a distance threshold of the area, and the terminal is determined to be within the area; The distance between the location of the terminal and the reference location of the area is greater than a distance threshold of the area, and it is determined that the terminal is not within the area.

13. A measurement determination method, characterized in that Executed by a network device, the method includes: Communicate with a terminal that executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending area information associated with the first frequency to the terminal, wherein the area information includes a reference location and a distance threshold.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The frequency of the serving cell where the terminal is located is a new air interface frequency, and the first frequency includes at least one of the following: New air interface frequency; Frequencies of wireless access technologies other than New Air Interface.

16. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 15, characterized in that The relationship between the serving cell where the terminal is located and the area includes at least one of the following: The serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network; The serving cell is a serving cell in a non-terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network; The serving cell is a serving cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a terrestrial network; The service cell is a service cell in a terrestrial network, and the area is an area in a non-terrestrial network.

17. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, characterized in that The sending the first frequency-associated area information to the terminal includes at least one of the following: Sending system information to a terminal, wherein the first frequency in the system information is associated with information of at least one area; System information is sent to a terminal, wherein information of at least one area in the system information is associated with the first frequency.

18. A measurement determination device, characterized in that The device comprises: The processing module is configured to determine whether to measure the first frequency according to whether the network device is configured with area information associated with the first frequency.

19. A measurement determination device, characterized in that The device comprises: A communication module configured to communicate with a terminal that executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

20. The device according to claim 13, characterized in that The communication module is further configured to send area information associated with the first frequency to the terminal, wherein the area information includes a reference location and a distance threshold.

21. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the measurement determination method according to any one of claims 1-12 and 13-17.

22. A communication system, characterized in that: The method comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the measurement determination method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, and the network device is configured to implement the measurement determination method according to any one of claims 13 to 17.

23. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is enabled to perform the measurement determination method according to any one of claims 1-12 and 13-17.

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