Methods for sending and receiving information, terminal, network device, system, and medium

Abstract

The present application relates to methods for sending and receiving information, a terminal, a network device, a system, and a medium. The method for sending information comprises: a network device sends first information to a terminal, the first information being used for indicating association information between at least one measurement gap and at least one measurement object. In the method of the present application, the network device sends the first information to the terminal to indicate to the terminal the association information between the measurement gap and the measurement object, so that the terminal can use, on the basis of the association information, an appropriate measurement gap to measure a corresponding measurement object, improving the measurement efficiency.

Description

Method, terminal, network device, system and medium for sending and receiving information Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a method, terminal, network device, system, and medium for sending and receiving information. Background Art

[0002] A network device can configure a measurement gap (MG) for a terminal so that the terminal can measure one or more measurement objects (MO) configured by the network device. In the 5G New Radio (NR) system, the network device can configure different types of MGs for corresponding measurements.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] If multiple types of MGs are configured on a network device at the same time, the terminal may not be able to use the appropriate MG to measure the corresponding measurement object.

[0005] The present disclosure provides a method, terminal, network device, system and medium for sending and receiving information.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for sending information, the method comprising:

[0007] The network device sends first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

[0008] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for receiving information, the method comprising:

[0009] The terminal receives first information sent by the network device, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object;

[0010] The terminal performs measurement of the measurement object according to the first information.

[0011] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0012] The transceiver module is configured to send first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

[0013] In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0014] a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object;

[0015] A processing module is configured to measure the measurement object according to the first information.

[0016] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0017] one or more processors;

[0018] The terminal is used to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0019] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0020] one or more processors;

[0021] The terminal is used to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0022] In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication system, comprising a network device and a terminal, wherein the network device is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

[0023] In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0024] In the method disclosed herein, the network device sends first information to the terminal to indicate association information between the measurement interval and the measurement object to the terminal, so that the terminal can use an appropriate measurement interval to measure the corresponding measurement object according to the association information, thereby improving measurement efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG1 is an exemplary schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG2 is an exemplary interaction diagram of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG3a is an exemplary flowchart of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG3 b is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG3c is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG3 d is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG4a is an exemplary flowchart of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG4 b is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG4c is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG4 d is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG5a is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG5b is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG6a is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG6 b is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] The present disclosure provides a method, terminal, network device, system and medium for sending and receiving information.

[0041] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for sending information, the method comprising:

[0042] The network device sends first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the network device sends the first information to the terminal to indicate the association information between the measurement interval and the measurement object to the terminal, so that the terminal can use the appropriate measurement interval to measure the corresponding measurement object according to the association information, thereby improving measurement efficiency.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a first field and a second field, the first field is used to indicate the identifier of the first measurement interval, and the second field is used to indicate the measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second field includes at least one measurement object whose Boolean value is a first value.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval in the first configuration information is indicated by a Boolean value of true or false, which is conducive to saving signaling resources.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second field includes an enumeration type set of measurement objects corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0048] In the above embodiment, the measurement objects corresponding to the first measurement interval in the first configuration information are indicated by enumeration, which is conducive to comprehensively indicating all measurement objects corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second field includes an identifier of a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the measurement object associated with the first measurement interval is indicated by indicating the identifier of the measurement object associated with the measurement interval, so that the terminal can reasonably measure the corresponding measurement object according to the measurement interval.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is included in first configuration information used to configure a first measurement interval.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the network device synchronously indicates the first measurement interval and the measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval through the first configuration information corresponding to the first measurement interval, so that the terminal measures the associated measurement object according to the first configuration information, thereby improving measurement efficiency.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a third field and a fourth field, the third field is used to indicate the reference signal RS resource identifier corresponding to the first measurement object, and the fourth field is used to indicate the measurement interval identifier corresponding to the first measurement object.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the network device synchronously indicates the measurement interval associated with the measurement object corresponding to the RS resource through the configuration information of the RS resource, so that the terminal uses the associated measurement object to perform measurement according to the second configuration information, thereby improving measurement efficiency.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is included in second configuration information used to configure the RS resources.

[0056] In the above embodiment, the identifier of the measurement interval associated with the first measurement object and the RS resources are synchronously indicated by the second configuration information to save signaling resources.

[0057] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement object is one of the following:

[0058] Measurement of Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM) scenarios;

[0059] Measurement of non-terrestrial network (NTN) scenarios;

[0060] Layer 1 measurement of the neighboring cell;

[0061] Positioning measurement.

[0062] In the above embodiment, the network device indicates measurement intervals associated with multiple measurement objects, so that the terminal can reasonably perform measurements of different measurement objects to meet corresponding measurement requirements.

[0063] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for receiving information, the method comprising:

[0064] The terminal receives first information sent by the network device, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object;

[0065] The terminal performs measurement of the measurement object according to the first information.

[0066] In the above embodiment, the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device to obtain the association information between the measurement interval and the measurement object, so that the terminal can use the appropriate measurement interval to measure the corresponding measurement object according to the association information, thereby improving measurement efficiency.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a first field and a second field, the first field being used to indicate an identifier of the first measurement interval, and the second field being used to indicate a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval. The second field includes at least one measurement object whose Boolean value is a first value.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second field includes an enumeration type set of measurement objects corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0069] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second field includes an identifier of a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is included in first configuration information used to configure a first measurement interval.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a third field and a fourth field, the third field being used to indicate a reference signal RS resource identifier corresponding to the first measurement object, and the fourth field being used to indicate a measurement interval identifier corresponding to the first measurement object. In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is included in second configuration information used to configure the RS resource.

[0072] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement object is one of the following:

[0073] Measurement of MUSIM scenarios;

[0074] Measurement of NTN scenarios;

[0075] Layer 1 measurement of the neighboring cell;

[0076] Positioning measurement.

[0077] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0078] The transceiver module is configured to send first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

[0079] In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0080] a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object;

[0081] A processing module is configured to measure the measurement object according to the first information.

[0082] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0083] one or more processors;

[0084] The terminal is used to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0085] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0086] one or more processors;

[0087] The terminal is used to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0088] In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication system, comprising a network device and a terminal, wherein the network device is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

[0089] In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0090] In a ninth 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 method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0091] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0092] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects above.

[0093] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0094] The present disclosure provides a method, terminal, network device, system and medium for sending and receiving information.

[0095] 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.

[0096] 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.

[0097] 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.

[0098] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0099] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0100] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0101] 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.

[0102] 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.

[0103] 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.

[0104] 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.

[0105] 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.

[0106] 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.

[0107] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0108] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0109] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or 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)", etc.

[0110] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "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.

[0111] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0112] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0113] 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.

[0114] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0115] As shown in FIG. 1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0116] 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.

[0117] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0118] In some embodiments, the access network device 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 wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

[0119] 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.

[0120] 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.

[0121] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of one or more network elements. A 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).

[0122] 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 provided by 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 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0123] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 , or a part of the main body thereof, but are not limited thereto.

[0124] The entities shown in Figure 1 are examples. The communication system may include all or part of the entities in Figure 1, and may also include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities are arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is an example. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, which may be direct or indirect, and may be wired or wireless.

[0125] 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).

[0126] In the disclosed embodiments, network device 102 can be configured with different types of measurement intervals. Terminal 101 may support different features and therefore may need to use different measurement scenarios. If network device 102 configures different measurement intervals simultaneously, terminal 101 may need to measure multiple measurement objects. If there is no correlation between the measurement intervals and the measurement objects, terminal 101 may not be able to use the appropriate measurement intervals for measurement.

[0127] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of a method for sending and receiving information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending and receiving information, the method comprising:

[0128] Step S2101 , the network device 102 sends first information to the terminal 101 .

[0129] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

[0130] In some embodiments, the first information may be indication information.

[0131] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first information via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

[0132] In some embodiments, depending on the type or category of the measurement object, the measurement object may be at least one of the following:

[0133] Measurements for Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (Multi-SIM or MUSIM) scenarios;

[0134] Measurement of non-terrestrial networks (NTN) scenarios;

[0135] Layer 1 (L1) measurement of the neighboring cell;

[0136] Positioning measurement.

[0137] Optionally, the terminal 101 supports the above functions, such as the MUSIM function, the NTN function, the neighboring cell L1 measurement function and the positioning measurement function.

[0138] Optionally, based on the functions supported by the terminal 101, the measurement process of the above-mentioned measurement object needs to use a corresponding measurement interval.

[0139] In some embodiments, based on the functions of the terminal 101 or the above-mentioned categories of measurement objects, the measurement interval may include one of the following:

[0140] The measurement interval corresponding to the MUSIM measurement (MUSIM gap);

[0141] The measurement interval corresponding to the NTN measurement (NTN gap);

[0142] The measurement interval corresponding to the neighboring cell L1 measurement (neighboring cell L1gap);

[0143] The measurement gap corresponding to the positioning measurement.

[0144] Optionally, in the measurement of the MUSIM scenario, the terminal 101 needs to interrupt the connection with the first network NW A and perform measurement of the second network NW A according to the MUSIM gap configured by the network device 102.

[0145] Optionally, in the measurement of the NTN scenario, the terminal 101 may perform the measurement of the NTN neighboring cells according to the NTN gap configured by the network device 102 .

[0146] Optionally, in a positioning measurement scenario, the terminal 101 may measure a positioning reference signal according to a positioning gap configured by the network device 102 .

[0147] In some embodiments, based on the configuration mode, the measurement interval may include one of the following:

[0148] The measurement gap may include a concurrent measurement gap;

[0149] Pre-configured Measurement Gap (Pre-MG);

[0150] Network Controlled Small Gap (NCSG).

[0151] In some embodiments, the measurement interval may include one of the following, classified according to the applicable scope:

[0152] The measurement interval applicable to the terminal 101 (per UE MG);

[0153] Applicable to measurement intervals of frequency range 1 (FR1);

[0154] Applicable to measurement intervals of FR2.

[0155] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first information in multiple ways, such as the first implementation of step S2101′ and the second implementation of step S2101″ described below.

[0156] In the first embodiment, step S2101 may include the following steps S2101′, specifically:

[0157] Step S2101 ′: the network device 102 sends first configuration information to the terminal 101 .

[0158] Optionally, the first configuration information may be measurement interval configuration information (MeasGapConfig).

[0159] Optionally, the first configuration information includes a first measurement interval, or is used to configure the first measurement interval.

[0160] In some implementations, the first information includes a first field and a second field, where the first field is used to indicate an identifier of the first measurement interval, and the second field is used to indicate a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0161] Optionally, the first information is included in first configuration information for configuring the first measurement interval, such as adding a second field in the measurement interval configuration information.

[0162] Optionally, the network device 102 may send the first configuration information via an RRC message.

[0163] Optionally, the first field reuses an original field in the first configuration information, for example, the first field is used to configure a measurement interval identifier (MeasGap ID) of the first measurement interval.

[0164] Optionally, the first configuration information may further configure time-frequency parameters of the first measurement interval, for example, configuring at least one of the following time domain parameters of the first measurement interval:

[0165] Measurement Gap Repetition Period (MGRP);

[0166] Length (Measurement Gap Length, MGL);

[0167] Starting offset (gapOffset);

[0168] Timing Advance (Measurement Gap Timing Advance, MGTA).

[0169] In NR, MGRP can take values ​​of 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, and 160ms, and MGL can take values ​​of 1.5ms, 3ms, 3.5ms, 4ms, 5.5ms, and 6ms.

[0170] Optionally, the first configuration information may further indicate a measurement gap pattern configuration, or a measurement gap pattern configuration, in an explicit or implicit manner. For example, in an explicit manner, the first configuration information includes a measurement gap pattern ID; in an implicit manner, the first configuration information includes at least one of MGRP and MGL.

[0171] The measurement interval mode is used to define multiple combinations of MGRP and MGL to cover various measurement scenarios. For example, the protocol defines 24 measurement interval modes, which also define 24 combinations of MGRP and MGL.

[0172] It can be understood that the correspondence or association between the first measurement interval and the measurement object may also indicate the correspondence or association between the measurement interval pattern and the measurement object.

[0173] In a first example, the second field includes at least one measurement object whose Boolean value is a first value.

[0174] In this example, the second field may include a Boolean value corresponding to at least one measurement object, wherein the measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval is: a measurement object whose Boolean value is the first value.

[0175] In this example, the first value may be true.

[0176] In this example, the measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval is assigned a value of true through the second field. For example, in the first configuration information, such as the information element of the measurement interval configuration information (MeasGapConfig information element), the second field can be represented as:

[0177] Among them, the Boolean values ​​corresponding to the parameter items of the four measurement objects, namely, measurement of the NTN scenario, measurement of the MUSIM scenario, positioning measurement, and L1 measurement of the neighboring cell, are all true, indicating that the first measurement interval corresponds to or is associated with the four measurement objects.

[0178] In this example, the measurement object parameter item that does not correspond to or is not associated with the first measurement interval may be assigned a value of false in the first information, or may not be configured in the second field.

[0179] In a second example, the second field includes an enumeration type set of measurement objects corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0180] For example, in the IE of the first configuration information, the second field may be represented as:

[0181] Among them, the measurement object represented by NTN in the enumeration type set is the measurement of the NTN scenario, the measurement object represented by L1Meas is the L1 measurement of the neighboring cell, the measurement object represented by MUSIM is the measurement of the MUSIM scenario, and the measurement object represented by Positioning is the positioning measurement. The second field can be understood as the measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval is {NTN}, or {NTN, L1Meas}, or {NTN, MUSIM, Positioning, L1Meas}.

[0182] In a third example, the second field includes an identifier of a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0183] Among them, the identifier of the measurement object included in the measurement interval configuration information represents the measurement object corresponding to the measurement interval in the measurement interval configuration information. For example, among the above four measurement objects, the identifier of the measurement of the MUSIM scenario is expressed as MeasObjectId_MUSIM, the identifier of the measurement of the NTN scenario is expressed as MeasObjectId_NTN, and the identifier of the L1 measurement of the neighboring cell is expressed as CSI-SSB-ResourceSet_L1Meas. It can be understood that the measurement object of the L1 measurement of the neighboring cell is identified by the reference signal resource set. Among them, CSI is channel state information (channel state information), and SSB is synchronization signal or physical broadcast channel block (Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Block, SSB).

[0184] In the second embodiment, step S2101 may include the following steps S2101″:

[0185] In step S2101 , the network device 102 sends second configuration information to the terminal 101 .

[0186] Optionally, the second configuration information may be measurement resource configuration information or reference signal (RS) resource configuration information.

[0187] Optionally, the second configuration information includes RS resources corresponding to the first measurement object, or RS resources used to configure the first measurement object.

[0188] Optionally, the first information is included in second configuration information used to configure the RS resources.

[0189] In some embodiments, the first information includes a third field and a fourth field, the third field is used to indicate a reference signal RS resource identifier corresponding to the first measurement object, and the fourth field is used to indicate a measurement interval identifier corresponding to the first measurement object.

[0190] Optionally, the third field is used to indicate the RS resource identifier and can reuse the original field in the second configuration information.

[0191] Optionally, a fourth field is added to the second configuration information.

[0192] Optionally, the network device 102 may send the second configuration information via an RRC message.

[0193] Optionally, the first measurement object is L1 measurement of a neighboring cell. In this case, the terminal 101 needs to support the neighboring cell L1 measurement capability.

[0194] Optionally, it includes an identifier of a measurement interval corresponding to the first measurement object.

[0195] For example, the second configuration information is RS resource configuration information corresponding to the first measurement object, such as L1 measurement of the neighboring cell. In the IE of the RS resource configuration information, such as the CSI-SSB-ResourceSet information element, the fourth field can be expressed as:

[0196] associatedMeasGap MeasGapId

[0197] Optionally, the first measurement object corresponds to or is associated with an identifier of a certain measurement interval, that is, is associated with the measurement interval, and it can also be known that the first measurement object is associated with a measurement interval pattern corresponding to the measurement interval.

[0198] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives first information, for example, first configuration information, or second configuration information.

[0199] Step S2102 : The network device 102 sends a measurement-related RS to the terminal 101 .

[0200] For example, the measurement object is L1 measurement of a neighboring cell, and the network device 102 sends an RS for L1 measurement on the neighboring cell.

[0201] Step S2103: Terminal 101 measures the measurement object according to the first information.

[0202] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines an association relationship between the measurement object and the measurement interval based on the first information.

[0203] For example, the network device 102 configures, through first configuration information, a first measurement interval, and a corresponding measurement object for NTN scenario measurement. The terminal 101 monitors and receives measurement-related RSs during the first measurement interval to obtain measurement results.

[0204] For another example, the network device 102 configures, through the second configuration information, the first measurement object as L1 measurement of the neighboring cell and its corresponding measurement interval. During the measurement interval, the terminal 101 monitors and receives the RS of the neighboring cell and obtains the L1 measurement result.

[0205] In step S2104 , the terminal 101 sends the measurement result to the network device 102 .

[0206] In some embodiments, the measurement result may be represented by any one of the following: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR), and Receive Signal Strength Indication (RSSI).

[0207] In some embodiments, the network device 102 receives the measurement results and performs related operations, such as mobility management.

[0208] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", and "field" can be used interchangeably.

[0209] 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.

[0210] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0211] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0212] In some embodiments, the terms "downlink control information (DCI)", "downlink (DL) assignment", "DL DCI", "uplink (UL) grant", "UL DCI" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0213] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0214] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", "carrier frequency" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0215] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0216] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0217] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the content sent.

[0218] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2104. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2101 and S2103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S2101 to S2103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0219] In some embodiments, steps S2102 and S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0220] In some embodiments, the method may include steps S2101′ and S2101″ at the same time.

[0221] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0222] FIG3a is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is executed by a network device 102 and includes:

[0223] Step S3101: The network device 102 sends first information.

[0224] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3101 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0225] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information to the terminal 101, or sends the first information to other entities.

[0226] In some embodiments, step S3101 may include the following steps S3101′, specifically:

[0227] Step S3101', the network device 102 sends first configuration information.

[0228] Optionally, the implementation of step S3101' may refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101', which will not be repeated here.

[0229] Optionally, the network device 102 sends first configuration information to the terminal 101.

[0230] In some embodiments, step S3101 may include the following steps S3101″:

[0231] In step S3101, the network device 102 sends second configuration information.

[0232] Optionally, the implementation of step S3101" can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101", which will not be repeated here.

[0233] Optionally, the network device 102 sends second configuration information to the terminal 101.

[0234] In step S3102 , the network device 102 sends a measurement-related RS.

[0235] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3102 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2102 and will not be repeated here.

[0236] In step S3103 , the network device 102 obtains the measurement result.

[0237] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3103 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2104 and will not be repeated here.

[0238] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3102 and S3103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S3101 to S3103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0239] In some embodiments, steps S3102 and S3103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0240] In some embodiments, the method may include steps S3101′ and S3101″ at the same time.

[0241] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3 a .

[0242] FIG3b is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is executed by a network device 102 and includes:

[0243] Step S3201: The network device 102 sends first information to the terminal 101.

[0244] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3201 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2101 and S3101, and will not be repeated here.

[0245] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

[0246] Optionally, the first information may be configured synchronously with the first configuration information for configuring the measurement interval to indicate the measurement object corresponding to the measurement interval, that is, the first information is included in the first configuration information for configuring the first measurement interval.

[0247] In some embodiments, the first information includes a first field and a second field, the first field is used to indicate an identifier of the first measurement interval, and the second field is used to indicate a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0248] For example, the measurement object is indicated by a Boolean, enumeration, or identification method indicating the corresponding measurement object.

[0249] Optionally, the first information may be configured synchronously with the second configuration information for configuring the measurement resource to indicate the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object, that is, the first information is included in the second configuration information for configuring the first measurement interval.

[0250] In some embodiments, the first information includes a third field and a fourth field, the third field is used to indicate a reference signal RS resource identifier corresponding to the first measurement object, and the fourth field is used to indicate a measurement interval identifier corresponding to the first measurement object.

[0251] For example, the corresponding measurement interval is indicated by indicating a measurement interval identifier.

[0252] In some embodiments, the measurement object is one of the following:

[0253] Measurement of MUSIM scenarios;

[0254] Measurement of NTN scenarios;

[0255] Layer 1 measurement of the neighboring cell;

[0256] Positioning measurement.

[0257] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3 b .

[0258] FIG3c is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3c, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0259] Step S3301: The network device 102 sends first configuration information to the terminal 101.

[0260] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3301 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2101' and S3101', and will not be repeated here.

[0261] In some embodiments, the first information includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate an identifier of the first measurement interval, and the second field is used to indicate a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0262] In one example, the second field includes at least one measurement object whose Boolean value is the first value.

[0263] In another example, the second field includes an enumeration type set of measurement objects corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0264] In another example, the second field includes an identifier of a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0265] In some embodiments, the first information is included in the first configuration information for configuring the first measurement interval.

[0266] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3c.

[0267] FIG3 d is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3 d , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0268] Step S3401: The network device 102 sends second configuration information to the terminal 101.

[0269] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3401 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2101" and S3101", which will not be repeated here.

[0270] In some embodiments, the first information includes a third field and a fourth field, the third field is used to indicate a reference signal RS resource identifier corresponding to the first measurement object, and the fourth field is used to indicate a measurement interval identifier corresponding to the first measurement object.

[0271] In some embodiments, the first information is included in second configuration information used to configure the RS resources.

[0272] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3 d .

[0273] FIG4a is a flow chart of a method for receiving information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4a, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for receiving information, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0274] Step S4101: Terminal 101 obtains first information.

[0275] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4101 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0276] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first information from the network device 102, or receives or obtains the first information from other entities.

[0277] In some embodiments, step S4101 may include the following steps S4101′, specifically:

[0278] Step S4101': Terminal 101 obtains first configuration information.

[0279] Optionally, the implementation of step S4101' may refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101', which will not be repeated here.

[0280] Optionally, the terminal 101 receives the first configuration information from the network device 102, or receives or obtains the first configuration information from other entities.

[0281] In some embodiments, step S4101 may include the following steps S4101″:

[0282] In step S4101, the terminal 101 obtains the second configuration information.

[0283] Optionally, the implementation of step S4101" can refer to the relevant implementation of step S4101", which will not be repeated here.

[0284] Optionally, the terminal 101 receives the second configuration information from the network device 102, or receives or obtains the second configuration information from other entities.

[0285] Step S4102: Terminal 101 measures the measurement object according to the first information.

[0286] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4102 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2103 and will not be repeated here.

[0287] Step S4103: Terminal 101 reports the measurement result.

[0288] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4102 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2104 and will not be repeated here.

[0289] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4101 and S4102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S4101 to S4103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0290] In some embodiments, step S4103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0291] In some embodiments, the method may include steps S4101′ and S4101″ at the same time.

[0292] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4 a .

[0293] FIG4 b is a flow chart of a method for receiving information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 b , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for receiving information, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0294] Step S4201: Terminal 101 receives first information sent by network device 102.

[0295] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4201 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2101 and S4101, and will not be repeated here.

[0296] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

[0297] Optionally, the first information may be acquired by receiving the first configuration information to acquire the measurement object corresponding to the measurement interval, that is, the first information is included in the first configuration information used to configure the first measurement interval.

[0298] In some embodiments, the first information includes a first field and a second field, the first field is used to indicate an identifier of the first measurement interval, and the second field is used to indicate a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0299] For example, the measurement object is obtained through a Boolean, enumeration, or identification method indicating the corresponding measurement object.

[0300] Optionally, the first information may be acquired by receiving the second configuration information to acquire the measurement interval corresponding to the measurement object. That is, the first information is included in the second configuration information used to configure the first measurement interval.

[0301] In some embodiments, the first information includes a third field and a fourth field, the third field is used to indicate a reference signal RS resource identifier corresponding to the first measurement object, and the fourth field is used to indicate a measurement interval identifier corresponding to the first measurement object.

[0302] For example, the corresponding measurement interval is indicated by indicating a measurement interval identifier.

[0303] In some embodiments, the measurement object is one of the following:

[0304] Measurement of MUSIM scenarios;

[0305] Measurement of NTN scenarios;

[0306] Layer 1 measurement of the neighboring cell;

[0307] Positioning measurement.

[0308] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4 b .

[0309] Step S4202: Terminal 101 measures the measurement object according to the first information.

[0310] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4202 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2102 and S4102, and will not be repeated here.

[0311] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4 b .

[0312] FIG4c is a flow chart of a method for receiving information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4c, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for receiving information, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0313] Step S4301 , the terminal 101 receives first configuration information sent by the network device 102 .

[0314] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4301 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2101' and S4101', and will not be repeated here.

[0315] In some embodiments, the first information includes a first field and a second field, the first field is used to indicate an identifier of the first measurement interval, and the second field is used to indicate a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0316] In one example, the second field includes at least one measurement object whose Boolean value is the first value.

[0317] In another example, the second field includes an enumeration type set of measurement objects corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0318] In another example, the second field includes an identifier of a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

[0319] Step S4302: The terminal measures the measurement object according to the first information.

[0320] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4302 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2102 and S4102, and will not be repeated here.

[0321] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4c.

[0322] FIG4 d is a flow chart of a method for receiving information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 d , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for receiving information, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0323] Step S4401 , the terminal 101 receives second configuration information sent by the network device 102 .

[0324] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4401 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2101" and S4101", which will not be repeated here.

[0325] In some embodiments, the first information includes a third field and a fourth field, the third field is used to indicate a reference signal RS resource identifier corresponding to the first measurement object, and the fourth field is used to indicate a measurement interval identifier corresponding to the first measurement object.

[0326] In some embodiments, the first information is included in second configuration information used to configure the RS resources.

[0327] Step S4402: The terminal measures the measurement object according to the first information.

[0328] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4402 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2102 and S4102, and will not be repeated here.

[0329] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4 d .

[0330] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, some specific examples are listed below:

[0331] Example 1:

[0332] Introduces the association indication information between the measurement gap pattern and the measurement object.

[0333] Method 1: The measurement object associated with a configured measurement gap pattern, such as NTN measurement, MUSIM measurement, or positioning measurement.

[0334] Method 2: Measurement Gap pattern associated with a certain measurement object.

[0335] Example 2:

[0336] If the UE supports MUSIM, NTN, neighbor cell L1 measurement, and positioning, and requires measurement gaps to perform the corresponding measurements, the network can configure the MUSIM gap, NTN gap, neighbor cell L1 measurement gap, and positioning gap for the corresponding measurements through RRC signaling. The network configures the measurement objects associated with the gap pattern, such as NTN measurement, MUSIM measurement, neighbor cell L1 measurement, and positioning measurement, in the RRC information for measurement gap configuration. If measurement gaps are required for these measurements, the UE uses the associated measurement gaps to perform the corresponding measurements.

[0337] Optionally, the measurement configuration corresponds to the first configuration information in the aforementioned embodiment.

[0338] Optionally, an example measurement configuration is as follows:

[0339] Example 3:

[0340] If the UE supports L1 neighbor cell measurement and needs to configure a measurement gap to perform corresponding measurements, the network can configure L1 neighbor cell measurement for the corresponding measurements through RRC signaling, and the network configures the measurement gap pattern associated with the measurement in the above measurement RRC information.

[0341] Optionally, the measurement RRC information corresponds to the second configuration information in the aforementioned embodiment.

[0342] Optionally, an RS resource configuration example is as follows:

[0343] 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.

[0344] 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.

[0345] 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.

[0346] Figure 5a is a schematic diagram of the structure of terminal 101 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5a, terminal 5100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 5101 and a processing module 5102. In some embodiments, transceiver module 5101 is configured to receive first information sent by a network device, the first information indicating the association between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object. Processing module 5102 is configured to measure the measurement object based on the first information.

[0347] Optionally, the transceiver module 5101 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps of sending and / or receiving executed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods. Optionally, the processing module 5102 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps executed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods.

[0348] Figure 5b is a schematic diagram of the structure of network device 102 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5b, terminal 5200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 5201 and a processing module 5202. In some embodiments, transceiver module 5201 is configured to send first information to the terminal, the first information indicating association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

[0349] Optionally, the transceiver module 5201 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps of sending and / or receiving performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods. Optionally, the processing module 5202 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods.

[0350] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0351] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0352] Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 6100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 6100 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 implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal implementing any of the above methods. Communication device 6100 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.

[0353] As shown in Figure 6a, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. Processor 6101 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, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 6100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0354] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6102 may be located outside the communication device 6100.

[0355] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6103. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6103, the transceiver 6103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101 and step S2102, but not limited thereto), and the processor 6101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2103, step S2104, and step S2105, but not limited thereto).

[0356] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter 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.

[0357] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuit 6104 is connected to the memory 6102. The interface circuit 6104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 6102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 6102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6104 may read instructions stored in the memory 6102 and send the instructions to the processor 6101.

[0358] The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6a. 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 or 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.

[0359] FIG6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 6200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 6100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 6200 shown in FIG6b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0360] The chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201 , and the chip 6200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0361] In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202. Optionally, the interface circuit 6202 is connected to the memory 6203. The interface circuit 6202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 6203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 6203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6202 can read instructions stored in the memory 6203 and send the instructions to the processor 6201.

[0362] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 6202 executes at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S2102, but not limited to these), and the processor 6201 executes at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2103, step S2104, S2105, but not limited to these).

[0363] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0364] In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 6203 may be located outside the chip 6200.

[0365] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 executes 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 transient storage medium.

[0366] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 6100, enables the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0367] 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. Industrial Applicability

[0368] In the method disclosed herein, the network device sends first information to the terminal to indicate association information between the measurement interval and the measurement object to the terminal, so that the terminal can use an appropriate measurement interval to measure the corresponding measurement object according to the association information, thereby improving measurement efficiency.

Claims

1. A method for sending information, the method comprising: The network device sends first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein: The first information includes a first field and a second field, the first field is used to indicate an identifier of the first measurement interval, and the second field is used to indicate a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein: The second field includes at least one measurement object whose Boolean value is a first value.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein: The second field includes an enumeration type set of measurement objects corresponding to the first measurement interval.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein: The second field includes an identifier of a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein: The first information is included in first configuration information used to configure a first measurement interval.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein: The first information includes a third field and a fourth field, the third field is used to indicate a reference signal RS resource identifier corresponding to the first measurement object, and the fourth field is used to indicate a measurement interval identifier corresponding to the first measurement object.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein: The first information is included in second configuration information used to configure the RS resources.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: The measurement object is one of the following: Measurement of Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM) scenarios; Measurement of non-terrestrial network (NTN) scenarios; Layer 1 measurement of neighboring cells; Positioning measurement.

10. A method for receiving information, the method comprising: The terminal receives first information sent by the network device, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object; The terminal performs measurement of the measurement object according to the first information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein: The first information includes a first field and a second field, the first field is used to indicate an identifier of the first measurement interval, and the second field is used to indicate a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein: The second field includes at least one measurement object whose Boolean value is a first value.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein: The second field includes an enumeration type set of measurement objects corresponding to the first measurement interval.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein: The second field includes an identifier of a measurement object corresponding to the first measurement interval.

15. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein: The first information is included in first configuration information used to configure a first measurement interval.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein: The first information includes a third field and a fourth field, the third field is used to indicate a reference signal RS resource identifier corresponding to the first measurement object, and the fourth field is used to indicate a measurement interval identifier corresponding to the first measurement object.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein: The first information is included in second configuration information used to configure the RS resources.

18. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 17, wherein: The measurement object is one of the following: Measurement of MUSIM scenarios; Measurement of NTN scenarios; Layer 1 measurement of neighboring cells; Positioning measurement.

19. A network device comprising: The transceiver module is used to send first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object.

20. A terminal, comprising: A transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate association information between at least one measurement interval and at least one measurement object; A processing module is used to measure the measurement object according to the first information.

21. A network device comprising: one or more processors; The network device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

22. A terminal, comprising: one or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 10 to 18.

23. A communication system, comprising a network device and a terminal, wherein: The network device is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and the terminal is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 10 to 18.

24. A storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, causes the communication device to execute the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 or any one of claims 10 to 18.

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