Measurement processing method, apparatus, communication device, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement processing method, an apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The measurement processing method comprises: a terminal measures a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and a network device.

Description

Measurement processing method and device, communication equipment, communication system and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] Terminals are also referred to as user equipment (UE). To conserve terminal power consumption and extend standby time, various power-saving signals have been proposed in related technologies. These signals can help terminals reduce power consumption, thereby extending standby time and reducing the need for frequent charging and / or battery replacement.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure aim to partially solve the problem of high synchronization power consumption of a terminal.

[0005] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement processing method, wherein the method includes:

[0006] The terminal measures a first signal, where the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and a network device.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement processing method is provided, wherein the method includes:

[0008] The network device sends a first signal to the terminal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, wherein the terminal includes:

[0010] The transceiver module is configured to measure a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

[0011] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, wherein the network device includes:

[0012] The processing module is configured to send a first signal to the terminal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and a network device.

[0013] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, wherein the method includes:

[0014] The terminal executes the measurement processing method of any technical solution of the first aspect;

[0015] The network device executes the measurement processing method of any technical solution of the second aspect.

[0016] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device;

[0017] The terminal is configured to execute the measurement processing method of any technical solution of the first aspect;

[0018] The network device is configured to execute the measurement processing method of any technical solution of the second aspect.

[0019] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, wherein the communication device includes:

[0020] one or more processors;

[0021] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the measurement processing method provided by the first aspect, the second aspect or the third aspect.

[0022] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the measurement processing method provided by the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0023] According to the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal achieves synchronization between the terminal and a network device by measuring a low-power first signal, thereby saving power consumption of the terminal and extending the standby time of the terminal.

[0024] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] FIG2A is a schematic flow chart showing a measurement processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] FIG2B is a schematic flow chart showing a measurement processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] FIG3A is a schematic flow chart showing a measurement processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0030] FIG3B is a schematic flow chart showing a measurement processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0031] FIG4A is a schematic flow chart showing a measurement processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0032] FIG4B is a schematic flow chart showing a measurement processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0033] FIG5 is a schematic flow chart showing a measurement processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0034] FIG6 is a schematic flow chart showing a measurement processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0035] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0036] Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram showing a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement processing method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0038] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement processing method, wherein the method includes: a terminal measuring a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and a network device.

[0039] Based on the above embodiment, the terminal achieves synchronization between the terminal and the network device by measuring the low-power first signal, thereby saving power consumption of the terminal and extending the standby time of the terminal.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, the power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the first signal is lower than the power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the second signal.

[0041] Based on the above scheme, the first signal and the second signal are both signals used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device, but the power consumption of using the first signal for synchronization between the terminal and the network is lower than the power consumption of using the second signal for synchronization between the terminal and the network device, thereby further reducing the power consumption of the terminal while synchronizing between the terminal and the network device, and extending the standby time of the terminal.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal includes a first category terminal and a second category terminal, wherein a bandwidth supported by the first category terminal is greater than a bandwidth supported by the second category terminal;

[0043] The first type of terminal and the second type of terminal measure the first signal on the same downlink initial bandwidth part BWP;

[0044] or,

[0045] The first type of terminal and the second type of terminal measure the first signal at different downlink initial BWPs.

[0046] Based on the above solution, it is provided for the first type of terminals and the second type of terminals whether to perform the measurement of the first signal on the same downlink initial BWP, so that they can be flexibly configured according to network requirements.

[0047] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal measuring the first signal includes:

[0048] The terminal measures the first signal on the downlink initial bandwidth part BWP.

[0049] Based on the above solution, the first signal is measured directly on the downlink initial BWP of the terminal, so that the terminal can measure the first signal without switching the BWP, thereby reducing the BWP switching operation of the terminal.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal performs measurement of the first signal on the downlink initial bandwidth part BWP, including:

[0051] The downlink initial BWP has a first control resource set and / or a synchronization signal and a physical channel broadcast block SSB, and measurement of the first signal is performed on the downlink initial BWP.

[0052] Based on the above scheme, when the first control resource set and / or synchronization signal and / or physical channel broadcast block SSB are configured on the downlink initial BWP, the first signal is measured on the downlink initial BWP, which is equivalent to limiting the conditions for measuring the first signal on the downlink initial BWP, that is, limiting the conditions that need to be met for the terminal to achieve synchronization between the terminal and the network device through the first signal measurement.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal measuring the first signal includes at least one of the following:

[0054] The terminal is a first type terminal and measures a first signal on a first BWP; wherein the first BWP is a downlink initial BWP of the first type terminal;

[0055] The terminal is a second-category terminal and measures the first signal on a second BWP; wherein the second BWP is a downlink initial BWP of the second-category terminal;

[0056] The terminal is a second-category terminal and the second-category terminal is not configured with a second BWP, and measures the first signal on the first BWP;

[0057] The terminal is a second-category terminal, and a second BWP of the second-category terminal is configured with a first control resource set and / or a synchronization signal and a physical channel broadcast block SSB, and measurement of the first signal is performed on the second BWP;

[0058] The terminal is a second-category terminal, and the second downlink initial BWP of the second-category terminal is not configured with the first control resource set, the synchronization signal, and the physical channel broadcast block SSB, and the measurement of the first signal is performed on the first BWP.

[0059] Based on the above solution, it is clearly defined on which specific downlink initial BWP the first type of terminal and the second type of terminal perform the first signal measurement.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, a third signal is monitored on the downlink initial BWP, where the third signal is used by the terminal to wake up the first transceiver.

[0061] Based on the above solution, how the terminal wakes up the first transceiver is defined.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes:

[0063] Receive first information sent by the access network device; wherein the first information is used by the terminal to measure the first signal.

[0064] Based on the above solution, the terminal can measure the first signal according to the first information, thereby implementing the specification of the network device measuring the first signal of the terminal.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0066] The trigger amount of the first signal;

[0067] Time-frequency domain resources of the first signal.

[0068] Based on the above solution, the first information defines how the terminal specifically measures the first signal.

[0069] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal measures the first signal, including:

[0070] The terminal measures the first signal of the primary cell;

[0071] and / or,

[0072] The terminal measures the first signal of the primary cell group.

[0073] Based on the above solution, the measurement of the first signal of the terminal in the primary cell and / or the primary cell group is limited.

[0074] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, the method includes:

[0075] The measurement value of the first signal meets the first condition, and the measurement result of the first signal is sent to the network device.

[0076] Based on the above solution, after the measurement value of the first signal by the terminal meets the first condition, the terminal sends the measurement result to the network device, thereby reducing unnecessary reporting of measurement results, thereby reducing the terminal's reporting power consumption and / or reporting signaling overhead.

[0077] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, the measurement result is a result of the measurement value being filtered by layer 1.

[0078] Based on the above solution, the measurement result is the result after layer 1 filtering, and there is no need to perform layer 3 filtering, thereby reducing the power consumption of layer 3 filtering.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, the measurement value of the first signal satisfies a first condition, and the measurement result of the first signal is sent to the network device. The method includes: when the measurement value of the first signal satisfies the first condition, sending at least one of the following items carrying the measurement result to the network device:

[0080] Radio Resource Control RRC message, Medium Access Control MAC control element CE or Uplink Control Information UCI.

[0081] Based on the above solution, the terminal can report the measurement result through any of the above messages, which has the characteristic of high flexibility.

[0082] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver, wherein the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state is lower than the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state;

[0083] The step of sending the measurement result of the first signal to the network device when the measurement value of the first signal satisfies the first condition includes:

[0084] The measurement value obtained by the second transceiver from measuring the first signal meets the first condition, and the measurement result of the first signal is sent to the network device through the second transceiver.

[0085] Based on the above solution, the second transceiver is used to measure the first signal instead of the high-power-consuming first transceiver, thereby further reducing the power consumption of the terminal.

[0086] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver, wherein the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state is lower than the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state;

[0087] The method also includes:

[0088] The second transceiver measures the first signal and obtains a measurement value that satisfies a first condition, thereby controlling the first transceiver to exit the first state;

[0089] The second transceiver exits the first state and sends second information indicating that the first transceiver is in the working state to the network device.

[0090] Based on the above solution, after the second transceiver measures the first signal, the first transceiver is turned on if the first condition is met, and the second information is sent through the first transceiver to ensure low power consumption of the terminal.

[0091] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, the first signal includes:

[0092] Low power synchronization signal LP-SS.

[0093] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect,

[0094] The second signal includes at least one of the following:

[0095] Synchronize signals and physical channel broadcast blocks (SSB);

[0096] Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0097] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, the first transceiver is a main transceiver of the terminal; and / or the second transceiver is a low power wake-up receiver LP-WUR.

[0098] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement processing method, wherein the method includes:

[0099] The network device sends a first signal to the terminal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

[0100] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, the power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the first signal is lower than the power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the second signal.

[0101] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, the network device sending the first signal to the terminal includes:

[0102] The network device sends a first signal in the downlink initial bandwidth part BWP.

[0103] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, the network device sends the first signal in the downlink initial bandwidth part BWP, including:

[0104] The downlink initial BWP has a first control resource set and / or a synchronization signal and a physical channel broadcast block SSB, and the first signal is sent on the downlink initial BWP.

[0105] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, the terminal includes a first category terminal and a second category terminal, wherein a bandwidth supported by the first category terminal is greater than a bandwidth supported by the second category terminal;

[0106] The network device sends a first signal to the terminal, including:

[0107] Sending a first signal for a first type of terminal and a second type of terminal on the same downlink initial BWP;

[0108] or,

[0109] The first signal for the first category terminal and the first signal for the second category terminal are sent on different downlink initial BWPs.

[0110] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further includes:

[0111] A third signal is sent on the downlink initial BWP, where the third signal is used by the terminal to wake up the first transceiver.

[0112] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further includes:

[0113] The first information is sent to the terminal; wherein the first information is used by the terminal to measure the first signal.

[0114] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0115] The trigger amount of the first signal;

[0116] Time-frequency domain resources of the first signal.

[0117] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, the network device sending a first signal to the terminal includes:

[0118] The network device sends a first signal in the primary cell;

[0119] and / or,

[0120] The network device sends a first signal in the primary cell group.

[0121] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, the method includes:

[0122] The network device receives a measurement result of the terminal on the first signal, wherein the measurement result is reported by the terminal when the measurement value of the first signal meets a first condition.

[0123] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, the measurement result is a result of the measurement value being filtered by layer 1.

[0124] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, the measurement result is carried in at least one of the following:

[0125] Radio Resource Control RRC message, Medium Access Control MAC control element CE or Uplink Control Information UCI.

[0126] According to a third aspect, a terminal is provided, wherein the terminal includes:

[0127] The transceiver module is configured to measure a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

[0128] In a fourth aspect, a network device is provided, wherein the network device includes:

[0129] The processing module is configured to send a first signal to the terminal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

[0130] In a fifth aspect, a communication system is provided, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device;

[0131] The terminal is configured to execute the method provided by any technical solution of the first aspect;

[0132] The network device is configured to execute any technical solution provided by the second aspect.

[0133] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, the communication device including:

[0134] one or more processors;

[0135] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the measurement processing method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0136] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the measurement processing method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0137] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the measurement processing method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0138] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the measurement processing method described in the first aspect and / or the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0139] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods provided by 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.

[0140] The present disclosure provides a measurement processing method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "measurement processing method" and "information processing method" are interchangeable; the terms "information indicating device" and "information processing device" are interchangeable; and the terms "communication system" and "information processing system" are interchangeable.

[0141] 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.

[0142] 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.

[0143] 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.

[0144] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English are used in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0145] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0146] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0147] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "in one case A, in another case B," or "in one case A, in 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 same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0148] 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.

[0149] 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.

[0150] 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.

[0151] In some embodiments, terms such as "...", "determine...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0152] 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.

[0153] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0154] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0155] 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", "base station (cell)", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving base station", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0156] 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.

[0157] 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.

[0158] 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.

[0159] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0160] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0161] 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.

[0162] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0163] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 , an access network device 102 , and a core network device 103 .

[0164] 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.

[0165] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 can be, for example, a node or device that accesses the terminal to the 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.

[0166] 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.

[0167] 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.

[0168] In some embodiments, the core network device 103 may be a single device including the first network element 1031, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including the first network element 1031. 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).

[0169] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 is, for example, an access and mobility management function (AMF).

[0170] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 is, for example, a Mobility Management Entity (MME).

[0171] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 is used for access and mobility management, such as registration management, connection management, and mobility management, etc., but the name is not limited thereto.

[0172] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 may be a network element independent of the core network device.

[0173] In some embodiments, the core network may further include a second network element, etc. The second network element may include: User Data Management (UDM), etc.

[0174] 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. A person skilled in the art 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.

[0175] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0176] 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, systems utilizing other measurement processing methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these systems. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0177] In the power saving project, power saving signals are introduced for connected terminals. This power saving signal may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: a wakeup signal (WUS); downlink control information for power saving (DCP); or a paging early indicator (PEI). If the terminal detects a WUS, it means that it needs to monitor the PDCCH. However, if it does not detect a WUS, it skips monitoring the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).

[0178] In power saving projects, for idle discontinuous reception (DRX) scenarios, the power saving signal (PEI, Paging Advance Indicator) is usually configured before the actual paging (Paging Occasion, PO). If the terminal does not detect the power saving signal, it needs to skip monitoring the paging DCI. Otherwise, it needs to monitor the paging DCI.

[0179] In the enhanced process for the connected state, a PDCCH skipping mechanism is introduced. That is, the PDCCH skipping mechanism will be carried in the DCI to notify the terminal to skip monitoring for a period of time or switch the search space group.

[0180] Furthermore, a separate low power wake-up receiver (LP-WUR) can be introduced to receive the power-saving signal, and the modem part or the main radio part of the terminal can only be awakened after the separate LP-WUR is awakened, otherwise the modem part will remain in deep sleep or shutdown state.

[0181] This can be achieved by using a wake-up signal to trigger the main transceiver and a separate receiver (i.e. LP-WUR) that monitors the wake-up signal with ultra-low power consumption. The main radio is used for data transmission and reception and can be turned off or set to deep sleep unless turned on.

[0182] In some embodiments, the LP-WUR is unable to receive the primary synchronization signal and / or the secondary synchronization signal received by the main radio. A low power synchronization signal (LP-SS) is proposed, and the LP-SS signal is beneficial to one or more of the following functions: Radio Resource Management (RRM) is achieved through measurements of the LP-WUR. At least the LP-WUR can be used for coarse-grained time synchronization. At least the LP-WUR can be used for coarse-grained frequency synchronization.

[0183] The additional periodic LP-SS system overhead depends on the LP-SS period, system bandwidth (BW), number of beams, and resources required to achieve the desired functionality. Using periodic signals for coarse synchronization can reduce signaling overhead prior to the LP-SS. LP-SS can be designed to be universal across a group of UEs (dedicated cells), further reducing system overhead. Coarse synchronization can include coarse-grained synchronization in the time domain and / or coarse-grained synchronization in the frequency domain.

[0184] FIG2A is an interactive diagram illustrating a measurement processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a measurement processing method for use in a communication system 100. The communication system 100 may include a terminal and a network device. The network device may be an access network device.

[0185] As shown in FIG2A , the method may include:

[0186] S2101: The network device sends first information.

[0187] In some embodiments, the network device sends first information to the terminal.

[0188] In some embodiments, the first information may be sent by the network device through broadcast, multicast, or unicast.

[0189] In some embodiments, the first information is used by the terminal to measure the first signal.

[0190] In some embodiments, the first information is configuration information of the first signal.

[0191] In some embodiments, the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

[0192] In some embodiments, the information content carried by the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

[0193] Exemplarily, the system frame number (SFN) carried by the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

[0194] In some embodiments, the first signal is a power-saving signal or a low-power signal, which consumes less energy on the terminal.

[0195] In some embodiments, the first signal may be a low power synchronizing signal (LP-SS), which may include a low power synchronization signal block (LP-SSB) or a low power synchronization channel (LP-SCH).

[0196] In some embodiments, the first signal may be a periodic signal or a semi-continuous signal.

[0197] In some embodiments, the power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the first signal is lower than the power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the second signal.

[0198] In some embodiments, the network device may send the first information to the non-connected state via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) release message.

[0199] In some embodiments, the second signal may be a conventional synchronization signal, which is also a signal used to achieve synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

[0200] In some embodiments, the second signal may be at least one of the following:

[0201] Synchronize signals and physical channel broadcast blocks (SSB);

[0202] Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS);

[0203] Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS);

[0204] Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0205] The power consumption of the second signal measured by the terminal will be higher than the power consumption of the first signal measured.

[0206] Both the first signal and the second signal may be physical layer signals. When measuring the first signal and the second signal, the terminal may process the first signal at layer 1 and / or layer 2, but only process the second signal at layers 1 to 3.

[0207] In some embodiments, the first information may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0208] Resource configuration of the time-frequency domain position of the first signal;

[0209] Configuration of a trigger quantity of the first signal;

[0210] measurement reporting configuration of the first signal;

[0211] The type of terminal performing the first signal measurement;

[0212] A transceiver performs a first signal measurement.

[0213] In some embodiments, resource configuration may include: time domain configuration and / or frequency domain configuration.

[0214] In some embodiments, the trigger value may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0215] Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP);

[0216] Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI);

[0217] Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ);

[0218] Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR).

[0219] In some embodiments, the measurement reporting configuration may indicate at least one of the following:

[0220] Reporting conditions for measurement results;

[0221] Resource configuration for reporting measurement results;

[0222] Methods for reporting measurement results, etc.

[0223] In some embodiments, the first information may be carried in at least one of the following:

[0224] RRC message, MAC control element (CE) or downlink control information (DCI).

[0225] The reporting methods of the measurement results may include but are not limited to at least one of the following:

[0226] Report when a triggering event is detected;

[0227] Regular reporting, etc.

[0228] In some embodiments, the terminal type for performing the first signal measurement may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0229] a terminal having a first transceiver;

[0230] a terminal having a second transceiver;

[0231] A terminal having both a first transceiver and a second transceiver.

[0232] In some embodiments, the power consumption of the first transceiver in the active state is higher than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the active state.

[0233] In some embodiments, the first transceiver may be a main radio transceiver.

[0234] In some other embodiments, the second transceiver may be a low power wake-up receiver (LP-WUR).

[0235] In some embodiments, the second transceiver may be a receiver that supports reception but not transmission.

[0236] In some embodiments, the sensitivity of the second transceiver may be lower than the sensitivity of the first transceiver.

[0237] In some embodiments, the second transceiver has a higher transmission power requirement for network signals than the first transceiver has.

[0238] In some embodiments, the type of the terminal performing the first signal measurement may be determined based on the terminal capabilities, which may specifically include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0239] Reduced Capability (RedCap) terminals;

[0240] Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) terminals;

[0241] Environmental Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

[0242] Of course, the above are merely examples of different types of terminals, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above examples.

[0243] S2102: The network device sends a first signal.

[0244] In some embodiments, the network device broadcasts, multicasts, or unicasts the first signal.

[0245] In some embodiments, the network device transmits the first signal over the BWP that transmits the third signal.

[0246] In some embodiments, the third signal may be various types of power saving signals. For example, the power saving signal may include but is not limited to WUS.

[0247] In some embodiments, the BWP for sending the first signal may be an initial downlink bandwidth part (Band Width Part, BWP) of the terminal or a predefined BWP.

[0248] The initial downlink BWP may be used by the terminal for initial access.

[0249] The predefined BWP may be specified by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0250] In some embodiments, the BWP that transmits the first signal may be configured with a BWP that controls a set of resources.

[0251] In some embodiments, the control resource set may be a first control resource set.

[0252] In some other embodiments, the BWP that sends the first signal may be a BWP configured with a control resource set zero (Coreset#0) and / or a physical channel broadcast block (Synchronize signals and physical channel broadcast blocks, SSB).

[0253] S2103: The terminal measures the first signal.

[0254] In some embodiments, the terminal performs a first signal measurement based on the first information.

[0255] In some embodiments, the first information may be the first information received from the network device in step S2101.

[0256] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the first information according to a protocol.

[0257] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a time-frequency domain position for measuring the first signal based on resource configuration of the first signal, and measures the first signal at the corresponding time-frequency domain position.

[0258] In some embodiments, the terminal periodically measures the first signal.

[0259] In some embodiments, the terminal performs a first signal measurement using a first transceiver.

[0260] In some embodiments, the terminal performs the first signal measurement using the second transceiver.

[0261] In some embodiments, the terminal performs the first signal measurement using the first transceiver or the second transceiver according to the first information.

[0262] In some embodiments, the terminal has a second transceiver, and the terminal uses the second transceiver to perform the first signal measurement;

[0263] In some embodiments, the terminal does not have the second transceiver, and the terminal uses the first transceiver to perform the first signal measurement.

[0264] In some embodiments, the terminal has a first transceiver and a second transceiver, and the second transceiver is preferentially used to perform the first signal measurement.

[0265] In some embodiments, the second transceiver of the terminal is in an operating state, and the terminal uses the second transceiver to perform the first signal measurement.

[0266] In some embodiments, the first transceiver of the terminal is in a designated state and the second transceiver is in an active state, and the terminal uses the second transceiver to perform the first signal measurement.

[0267] In some embodiments, the first transceiver is in a specified state and may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0268] The first transceiver is in a dormant state;

[0269] The first transceiver is in an off state;

[0270] The first transceiver is in a state of not monitoring downlink signals;

[0271] The first transceiver only monitors the status of a designated channel. For example, the designated channel may include but is not limited to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

[0272] In some embodiments, the first transceiver of the terminal may blindly detect the first signal, that is, determine whether the first transceiver measures the first signal without acquiring the first information.

[0273] Of course, the above is merely an example of the first transceiver being in a specified state, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0274] In some embodiments, the terminal measures the first signal on a downlink initial BWP.

[0275] In some embodiments, the downlink initial BWP meets a specified condition, and the terminal measures the first signal on the downlink initial BWP.

[0276] In some embodiments, the downlink initial BWP may be the BWP initially accessed by the terminal.

[0277] In some embodiments, the downlink initial BWP meeting the specified conditions may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0278] There is a control resource set on the downlink initial BWP; exemplarily, the control resource set may be the aforementioned first control resource set, exemplarily, the first control resource set may be a control resource set (control resource set zero, CORESET#0), that is, CORESET#0 is configured on the downlink initial BWP.

[0279] The downlink initial BWP has synchronization signals and physical channel broadcast blocks (SSB), that is, the SSB is configured on the downlink initial BWP.

[0280] In some embodiments, CORESET#0 may have one or more Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) candidates. The PDCCH candidates may be used to send DCI, which may be used to send SIB1 scheduling information.

[0281] In some embodiments, the SSB includes a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PDCH). The master information block (MIB) carried within the PDCH may include configuration information for CORESET#0.

[0282] In some embodiments, the terminals may include a first type of terminal and a second type of terminal.

[0283] In some embodiments, the second type of terminal may be a RedCap terminal.

[0284] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal may be any terminal that supports a greater bandwidth than the second type of terminal.

[0285] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal and the second type of terminal measure the first signal on the same downlink initial bandwidth part BWP.

[0286] In this case, the first type of terminal and the second type of terminal can measure the first signal at the same downlink initial BWP. In this case, the occupied bandwidth of the first signal can be less than or equal to the maximum bandwidth supported by the second type of terminal.

[0287] In some other embodiments, the first type of terminal and the second type of terminal measure the first signal at different downlink initial BWPs.

[0288] In this embodiment, the bandwidth occupied by the first signal and the BWP used by the first signal can be flexibly configured according to the first type of terminal and the second type of terminal, thereby meeting different communication requirements.

[0289] In some embodiments, the second type of terminal may be configured with a dedicated downlink initial BWP.

[0290] In some other embodiments, the second type of terminal may not be configured with a dedicated downlink initial BWP.

[0291] In some embodiments, the terminal measuring the first signal includes at least one of the following:

[0292] The terminal is a first type terminal and measures a first signal on a first BWP; wherein the first BWP is a downlink initial BWP of the first type terminal;

[0293] The terminal is a second-category terminal and measures the first signal on a second BWP; wherein the second BWP is a downlink initial BWP of the second-category terminal;

[0294] The terminal is a second-category terminal and the second-category terminal is not configured with a second BWP, and measures the first signal on the first BWP;

[0295] The terminal is a second-category terminal, and a second BWP of the second-category terminal is configured with a first control resource set and / or a synchronization signal and a physical channel broadcast block SSB, and measurement of the first signal is performed on the second BWP;

[0296] The terminal is a second-category terminal, and the second downlink initial BWP of the second-category terminal is not configured with the first control resource set, the synchronization signal, and the physical channel broadcast block SSB, and the measurement of the first signal is performed on the first BWP.

[0297] In some embodiments, the first control resource set may be CORESET#0.

[0298] In some embodiments, the first BWP is a downlink initial BWP of a first-category terminal, and the first-category terminal measures the first signal on its own first BWP.

[0299] In other embodiments, the second BWP may be a downlink initial BWP of the second type of terminal, and the second type of terminal may measure the first signal on its own second BWP or on the first BWP.

[0300] In some embodiments, the second type of terminal is configured with a second BWP, and whether the second type of terminal measures the first signal on the second BWP will be determined based on whether the first control resource set and / or SSB is configured on the second BWP. Otherwise, the first signal can be measured on the first BWP.

[0301] In some embodiments, when the second type of terminal is not configured with the first control resource set and / or SSB, the second type of terminal measures the first signal on the second BWP.

[0302] In some embodiments, the second-category terminal measures the first signal on the first BWP and the first-category terminal measures the first signal on the first BWP, and the first-category terminal and the second-category terminal measure the first signal on the same downlink initial BWP.

[0303] In some embodiments, the second-category terminal measures the first signal on the second BWP, and the first-category terminal measures the first signal on the first BWP. The first-category terminal and the second-category terminal may measure the first signal on different downlink initial BWPs.

[0304] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports carrier aggregation, the terminal measures the first signal of the primary cell; and / or the terminal measures the first signal of the primary cell group. That is, in this embodiment, the terminal does not measure the first signal on the secondary cell or secondary cell group.

[0305] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports carrier aggregation, the terminal measures the first signal of the secondary cell and / or measures the first signal of the secondary cell group of the terminal, and measures the second signal of the primary cell and / or the primary cell group.

[0306] S2104: The measurement value of the first signal meets the first condition, and the measurement result of the first signal is sent to the network device.

[0307] In some embodiments, satisfying the first condition may include: the measurement value being less than or equal to a specified first threshold.

[0308] In some embodiments, when the first condition is not met, if the measured value is greater than a specified second threshold, or the number of times the measured value is greater than the first threshold is equal to or greater than a specified number, the second condition may be considered to be met.

[0309] In some embodiments, satisfying the first condition may include: the measurement value being less than a specified first threshold.

[0310] In some embodiments, when the first condition is not met, if the measured value is greater than or equal to a specified second threshold, or the number of times the measured value is greater than the first threshold is equal to or greater than a specified number, the second condition may be considered to be met.

[0311] In some embodiments, the first threshold may be equal to the second threshold.

[0312] In some embodiments, the first threshold may be less than the second threshold.

[0313] In some embodiments, the measurement of the first signal is stopped when the first condition is met.

[0314] In some embodiments, when the first condition is met, the terminal enters a sleep state.

[0315] In some embodiments, when the first condition is met, the terminal exits the connected state and enters the unconnected state. The unconnected state may include but is not limited to an idle state and / or an inactive state.

[0316] In some embodiments, if the first condition is met, the terminal may automatically deactivate the measurement function of the first signal.

[0317] In some embodiments, if the second condition is met, the terminal may automatically activate the measurement function of the first signal.

[0318] In some embodiments, if the second condition is met and the terminal reports the measurement result, the network device may perform measurement configuration of the first signal.

[0319] In some embodiments, the measurement result is a result of the measurement value being filtered by layer 1.

[0320] In some embodiments, layer 1 may be understood as the physical layer.

[0321] In some embodiments, the measurement result is reported after the measurement value undergoes layer 1 filtering, thereby at least saving the layer 3 filtering process, thereby saving the power consumption generated by the layer 3 filtering.

[0322] In some embodiments, layer 3 may be a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer.

[0323] In some embodiments, layer 2 may be a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer.

[0324] In some embodiments, the second receiver measures the first signal, performs layer 1 filtering on the measured value of the first signal, and obtains a measurement result, and then sends the measurement result to the network device.

[0325] In other embodiments, the measurement result is reported to the network device after the measurement value is processed by layer 1 and layer 3.

[0326] In some embodiments, the measurement value of the first signal satisfies a first condition, and at least one of the following items is sent to the network device carrying the measurement result: a radio resource control RRC message, a medium access control MAC control element CE, or uplink control information UCI.

[0327] In some embodiments, the terminal is in a connected state and reports the measurement result through an RRC message, MAC CE or UCI.

[0328] In some embodiments, the terminal is in a non-connected state, and the terminal sends the measurement result to the network device through an RRC connection request message, an RRC connection recovery request message, or a small data transmission (SDT).

[0329] In some embodiments, for a terminal in a non-connected state, after completing the measurement result reporting, the terminal returns to the non-connected state again.

[0330] In some embodiments, the unconnected state may include, but is not limited to, an idle state and / or an inactive state.

[0331] In some embodiments, the measurement value of the first signal satisfies a first condition, waking up the second transceiver, and sending the measurement result via the second transceiver after the second transceiver is woken up.

[0332] In some embodiments, the measurement result may be a measurement value, and / or an evaluation result based on the measurement value, etc.

[0333] The terminal reports the measurement result, and the network device receives the measurement result.

[0334] In some embodiments, after receiving the measurement result, the network device may send third information to the terminal.

[0335] In some embodiments, the third information is used to configure whether the terminal enters a second state of low power consumption.

[0336] The second low power consumption state may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0337] The terminal enters the disconnected state;

[0338] The terminal officially enters a state of synchronization with the network device based on the first signal;

[0339] The first transceiver enters a shutdown or sleep state.

[0340] In summary, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a specific method for a terminal to measure a first signal and achieve synchronization between the terminal and a network device based on the measurement of the first signal is standardized, thereby saving power consumption of the terminal and extending the standby time of the terminal.

[0341] FIG2B is an interactive diagram illustrating a measurement processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a measurement processing method for use in a communication system 100. The communication system 100 may include a terminal and a network device. The network device may be an access network device.

[0342] S2201: The network device sends first information.

[0343] Here, the details of S2201 can be found in S2101 of FIG. 2A .

[0344] S2102: The network device sends a first signal.

[0345] Here, the details of S2202 can be found in S2102 of FIG. 2A .

[0346] S2203: The terminal measures the first signal.

[0347] Here, the details of S2203 can be found in S2103 of FIG. 2A .

[0348] S2204: The measurement value of the first signal by the second transceiver of the terminal meets the first condition, and the first transceiver is controlled to exit the first state.

[0349] Here, for the description of whether the measured value satisfies the first condition in S2204, please refer to 2104 in FIG. 2A .

[0350] In some embodiments, controlling the first transceiver in the first state may include turning on the first transceiver in a dormant state or an off state, so that the first transceiver enters a state where it can transmit and receive signals. The first state may include a dormant state and / or an off state.

[0351] In some embodiments, the first state may be a state in which the first transceiver monitors a designated channel. For example, the designated channel may include but is not limited to a state in which a PDCCH or the like cannot be used to send the first signal.

[0352] In some embodiments, the power consumption of the first transceiver in the first state is lower than the power consumption of the first transceiver outside the first state.

[0353] In some other embodiments, starting the first transceiver may include: controlling the first transceiver to exit a first state. After the first transceiver exits the first state, it may enter a state capable of sending the second information.

[0354] S2305: The first transceiver exits the first state and sends second information to the network device.

[0355] In some embodiments, the second information is used to instruct the terminal to turn on the first transceiver.

[0356] In some embodiments, the second information may instruct the first transceiver of the terminal to exit the first state.

[0357] In some embodiments, the second information implicitly indicates to the network device that the terminal cannot measure the first signal of the cell or the measurement value of the first signal is too small.

[0358] In some embodiments, the second information implicitly indicates to the network device that the terminal has exited the state of using the second transceiver alone.

[0359] In this way, when the network device receives the second information, it instructs the terminal to stop measuring the first signal or instructs the terminal to exit the state of using the second transceiver alone.

[0360] As shown in FIG3A , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement processing method that can be executed by a terminal. The method may include:

[0361] S3101: Receive first information.

[0362] In some embodiments, first information sent by a network device is received.

[0363] In some embodiments, the first information is used for a first signal of the terminal.

[0364] In some embodiments, a detailed description of the first information can be found in the relevant part of the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0365] S3102: Measure a first signal.

[0366] In some embodiments, the first signal is measured based on the first information.

[0367] In some embodiments, how the terminal specifically measures the first signal may refer to S2102 of the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0368] S3103: Sending a measurement result of the first signal;

[0369] In some embodiments, the measurement results of the first signal are sent to the network device.

[0370] In some embodiments, when the measurement value satisfies a first condition, a measurement result of the first signal is sent to the network device.

[0371] The step S3103 here can be seen as S2103 in the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2A .

[0372] In some embodiments, if the measured value does not satisfy the first condition, the measurement result of the first signal is not sent to the network device. In other embodiments, if the measured value satisfies the first condition, the terminal activates the first transceiver. In this case, after the terminal automatically activates the first transceiver, it is not necessary to specifically send the measurement result to the network device.

[0373] It is worth noting that:

[0374] In some embodiments, S3101 may be an optional step, and the terminal may measure the first signal according to a protocol agreement or other methods.

[0375] In some embodiments, both S3101 and S3103 may be optional steps. The terminal may measure the first signal according to a protocol agreement, and when the measured value of the first signal does not meet the first condition, the terminal does not need to send the measurement result to the network device, or when the measured value meets the first condition, the terminal automatically starts the first transceiver without specifically notifying the network device.

[0376] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors (ie, measures) the first signal and the third signal on the same BWP.

[0377] The third signal may be various types of power saving signals, and the power saving signal at this time may at least include: WUS.

[0378] The terminal monitors the first signal and the third signal on the same BWP, so that the switching of the BWP when the terminal monitors the first signal and the third signal can be reduced.

[0379] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors the first signal and the third signal on an initial downlink BWP.

[0380] The initial downlink BWP here may be a BWP used for initial access of the terminal.

[0381] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors the first and third signals on the activated BWP. In some cases, the network device can configure multiple BWPs for the terminal, and the terminal can choose to activate some or all of the BWPs. If the terminal activates some BWPs, the remaining BWPs remain inactive. In this case, the terminal monitors the first and third signals only on the activated BWP, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal monitoring the first and third signals on the cell system bandwidth and extending the terminal's standby time.

[0382] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors the first signal and the second signal on a predefined BWP. For example, the terminal may be configured with multiple BWPs, and the network device may specify which BWP to monitor the first signal and the second signal on. Exemplarily, the identifier of the predefined BWP may be included in the first information.

[0383] In some embodiments, the BWP that sends the first signal may be a BWP configured with Coreset0 and / or SSB.

[0384] As shown in FIG3B , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement processing method that can be executed by a terminal. The method may include:

[0385] S3201: Receive first information.

[0386] In some embodiments, first information sent by a network device is received.

[0387] In some embodiments, the first information is used for a first signal of the terminal.

[0388] In some embodiments, a detailed description of the first information can be found in the relevant part of the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2B .

[0389] S3202: Measure a first signal.

[0390] In some embodiments, the first signal is measured based on the first information.

[0391] In some embodiments, how the terminal specifically measures the first signal may refer to S2202 of the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2B .

[0392] S3203: If the measured value meets the first condition, control the first transceiver to exit the first state.

[0393] In some embodiments, when the measured value satisfies the first condition, the first transceiver is controlled to exit the first state. That is, when the measured value does not satisfy the first condition, the first transceiver is maintained in the first state.

[0394] In some embodiments, the first transceiver exiting the first state may include turning on the first transceiver in a sleep state or an off state, so that the first transceiver enters a state where it can transmit and receive signals.

[0395] In some other embodiments, the first transceiver exiting the first state may include: controlling the first transceiver to exit a state in which the first transceiver monitors a designated channel and does not monitor channels other than the designated channel.

[0396] In some embodiments, when the measured value does not satisfy the first condition, the first transceiver continues to measure the first signal.

[0397] The step S3203 here can be seen as S2203 in the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2B .

[0398] S3204: Use the first transceiver to send second information to the network device.

[0399] The step S3204 here can be seen as S2204 in the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2B .

[0400] It is worth noting that:

[0401] In some embodiments, S3201 may be an optional step, and the terminal may measure the first signal according to a protocol agreement or other methods.

[0402] In some embodiments, S3201 and S3204 may both be optional steps, and the terminal may measure the first signal according to a protocol agreement, and when the measured value of the first signal does not meet the first condition, the terminal does not need to send the second information to the network device, or when the measured value meets the first condition, the terminal automatically starts the first transceiver without specifically notifying the network device.

[0403] As shown in FIG4A , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement processing method performed by a network device. The method may include:

[0404] S4101: Send the first message.

[0405] In some embodiments, the network device broadcasts, multicasts, or unicasts the first information to the terminal.

[0406] The step S4101 here can be seen from S2101 of the corresponding embodiment in FIG. 2A .

[0407] S4102: Send a first signal.

[0408] For the relevant description of the first signal here, please refer to the description of FIG. 2A and / or FIG. 2B .

[0409] In some embodiments, the first signal is sent based on the first information.

[0410] S4103: Receive a measurement result of the first signal.

[0411] In some embodiments, the first transceiver of the receiving terminal sends the measurement result.

[0412] In some embodiments, the measurement result is sent by a second transceiver of the receiving terminal.

[0413] In some embodiments, the measurement result is reported by the terminal when the measurement value meets the first condition.

[0414] In short, the description of the measurement result can be found in the embodiment corresponding to FIG2A , and will not be repeated here.

[0415] In some embodiments, the network device may determine whether to continue sending the first signal based on the measurement result.

[0416] In some embodiments, the network device determines based on the measurement results that the terminal is outside the coverage of the first signal, at the edge of the coverage of the first signal, or moving outside the coverage of the first signal, and then stops sending the first signal based on the first information.

[0417] In other embodiments, the network device may determine, based on the measurement result, whether the terminal needs to continue measuring the first signal. If it is determined that the terminal needs to continue measuring the first signal, the network device may increase the transmit power or coverage level of the first signal so that the terminal can measure the first signal or obtain a measurement value that does not meet the first condition.

[0418] It is worth noting that:

[0419] In some embodiments, S4201 may be an optional step, and the network device may send the first signal according to a protocol agreement or other methods.

[0420] In some embodiments, both S4201 and S4203 may be optional steps. The network device may send the first signal according to a protocol agreement, and if the measured value of the first signal does not meet the first condition, the terminal may not send the measurement result to the network device. Alternatively, if the measured value meets the first condition, the terminal may automatically activate the first transceiver without specifically notifying the network device. In this case, the network device may not receive the measurement result.

[0421] As shown in FIG4B , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement processing method performed by a network device. The method may include:

[0422] S4201: Send the first message.

[0423] In some embodiments, the network device broadcasts, multicasts, or unicasts the first information to the terminal.

[0424] The step S4201 here can be seen from S2101 of the corresponding embodiment in FIG2A .

[0425] S4202: Send a first signal.

[0426] For the relevant description of the first signal here, please refer to the description of FIG. 2A and / or FIG. 2B .

[0427] In some embodiments, the first signal is sent based on the first information.

[0428] S4203: Receive the second information.

[0429] In some embodiments, the second information is sent by the first transceiver of the receiving terminal.

[0430] In some embodiments, at least a first transceiver of the terminal is instructed to exit the first state.

[0431] In some embodiments, the second information may be carried in an RRC message, a MAC CE, or UCI.

[0432] In some embodiments, the second information may be carried in random access message 3.

[0433] If the network device receives the second information sent by the terminal, it implicitly indicates that the measurement value of the first signal by the second transceiver of the terminal meets the first condition. At this time, the network device can stop sending the first signal according to the first information.

[0434] The present disclosure provides a measurement processing method, which can be as follows:

[0435] The network equipment configures the terminal transceiver to measure the low power consumption synchronization signal.

[0436] The transceiver for performing low-power synchronization signal measurements can be a separate low-power wake-up receiver (LP-WUR) of the terminal. The LP-WUR is used to receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) used to wake up the main radio receiver (main radio) in a dormant state.

[0437] The transceiver that receives the low-power synchronization signal may be a main radio of the terminal.

[0438] In some embodiments, the network device sends configuration information of a low-power synchronization signal, which can be used by the terminal to measure the low-power synchronization signal, or to synchronize the terminal and the network device based on the low-power synchronization signal.

[0439] The low power signal includes but is not limited to a low power synchronization signal (LP-SS).

[0440] The low-power synchronization signal is sent on a predefined downlink initial BWP or a predefined downlink initial BWP.

[0441] The downlink initial BWP includes Coreset0 and / or SSB; that is, if the downlink initial BWP does not include Coreset0 and / or SSB, the second signal cannot be sent; the paging search space is configured on the initial BWP including Coreset0 and / or SSB. If the LP-SS is configured on the same initial BWP, it can be synchronized to facilitate the reception of paging messages. Specifically:

[0442] Solution 1: Send LP-SS to normal (or non-Redcap) terminals and Reduced Capability (Redcap) terminals separately.

[0443] As an embodiment: for a regular terminal, LP-SS related configuration 1 is sent on a first downlink initial BWP, where the first downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network; and is used for synchronization of a first type of terminal (the first type of terminal is a regular terminal).

[0444] In some embodiments, the downlink initial BWP may be the initial downlink BWP configured by MIB or SIB1.

[0445] For Redcap terminals, if the Redcap-specific downlink initial BWP (second downlink initial BWP) includes Coreset0 and / or SSB, LP-SS can be sent on the Redcap-specific downlink initial BWP. This LP-SS can be used for synchronization of the second type of terminals (Redcap terminals).

[0446] As an embodiment, if the Redcap specific downlink initial BWP (the second downlink initial BWP) does not include Coreset0 and / or SSB, LP-SS related configurations cannot be sent on the Redcap specific downlink initial BWP.

[0447] At this time, the Redcap terminal needs to monitor the LP-SS on the first downlink initial BWP. This LP-SS can be used for synchronization of the second type of terminal (Redcap terminal);

[0448] Solution 2: LP-SS is sent regardless of normal terminals (i.e., non-Redcap) and Redcap terminals. For example, the network device only sends LP-SS related configurations on the downlink initial BWP configured for non-Redcap terminals for synchronization of multiple types of terminals.

[0449] As an embodiment, the low-power synchronization signal is at the same downlink initial BWP as the low-power wake-up signal.

[0450] As an embodiment, the network sends configuration information of the low-power synchronization signal for the terminal to measure the low-power synchronization signal, or synchronize based on the low-power synchronization signal, which can be done through broadcast messages or dedicated signaling.

[0451] Dedicated signaling method, such as using RRC connection release message.

[0452] Going a step further:

[0453] For connected terminals: the network sends configuration information of the low-power synchronization signal, in which the measurement object indicates the time-frequency domain position of the LP-SS.

[0454] For connected terminals, the terminal may indicate LP-RSRP, LP-RSSI, LP-RSRQ, and LP-SINR as trigger quantities. Here, LP-RSRP may refer to the RSRP of the LP-SS signal. LP-RSSI may refer to the RSSI of the LP-SS signal. LP-SINR may refer to the SINR of the LP-SS signal.

[0455] As an embodiment, for a connected terminal, for the measurement of low-power synchronization signals, the terminal only performs measurements in the Pcell (primary cell);

[0456] As an embodiment, that is, for a carrier aggregation scenario, the low-power synchronization signal of the secondary cell is not measured.

[0457] As an embodiment, LP-SS is configured only in the primary cell or primary cell group (Only LP-SS from the PCell of the MCG can be configured by the network).

[0458] As an embodiment, for a connected terminal, for the measurement of a low-power synchronization signal, the measurement configuration of the low-power synchronization signal only appears in the measurement configuration of a Master Cell Group (MCG).

[0459] As an embodiment, at this time, the MCG corresponds to a New Radio (NR) node.

[0460] As an embodiment, for the measurement of the low-power synchronization signal, the terminal does not perform layer 3 (Layer 3) filtering to obtain the measurement result of the synchronization signal: that is, reports the latest measurement result.

[0461] As an embodiment, for the measurement result of the low-power synchronization signal, the terminal may notify the network device through RRC signaling, MAC CE or physical layer signaling.

[0462] As an embodiment, the terminal may display the measurement result of the low-power synchronization signal: for example, the terminal may directly report the measurement result to the base station through the main transceiver, and the measurement result may indicate whether the LP-SS is detected (or measured), or the measurement value of the LP-SS.

[0463] As an embodiment, the terminal may implicitly inform the measurement result of the low-power synchronization signal, for example, by reporting to the base station through the main transceiver whether the main transceiver is turned on or exits the low-power state;:.

[0464] As an embodiment, if the terminal's measurement result for the low-power synchronization signal is lower than a certain threshold or is not detected, the terminal sends information to the network device through the main transceiver to inform the network that the terminal has left or deactivated the low-power transceiver state, so as to facilitate subsequent scheduling by the base station.

[0465] In some embodiments, the primary transceiver of the terminal may explicitly or implicitly instruct the primary transceiver of the terminal to exit the low power consumption state through a scheduling request (SR). The low power consumption state may be the first state of the aforementioned embodiment.

[0466] In one embodiment, when the LP-SS measurement signal falls below a set threshold, the terminal can independently determine whether to end the low-power operation state and activate the main transceiver. The terminal then reports to the base station via the main transceiver's RRC signaling, MAC CE, or physical layer signaling that the terminal has terminated the low-power operation state and activated the main transceiver's normal operation mode.

[0467] The embodiments of the present disclosure also 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 or a core network device) in any of the above methods.

[0468] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above devices 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 devices, 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.

[0469] 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, and the logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by a processor as 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 to implement 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.

[0470] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a processing module 501 configured to measure a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and a network device.

[0471] Optionally, the terminal may further include a transceiver module. The transceiver module may be configured to execute the steps related to information reception and / or transmission performed by the terminal in any of the above-mentioned measurement and processing methods, which are not further described here. The above-mentioned transmission module is configured to execute the steps related to transmission performed by the terminal in any of the above-mentioned measurement and processing methods performed by the first base station, which are not further described here.

[0472] In some embodiments, the terminal further includes one or more processing modules, and multiple processing modules can be connected in parallel. The processing modules can be used to perform information processing.

[0473] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6, the second base station provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

[0474] The transceiver module 601 is configured to send a first signal to a terminal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and a network device.

[0475] Optionally, the transceiver module 601 is configured to execute the steps related to information reception performed by the terminal in any of the above measurement and processing methods by the second base station, which are not described in detail here.

[0476] In some embodiments, the network device further includes one or more processing modules, which can be used to perform information processing.

[0477] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 8100 can be a terminal or a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device), or a terminal (e.g., a user equipment (UE)). It can also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods. It can also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above measurement and processing methods. The communication device 8100 can be used to implement the measurement and processing methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0478] As shown in Figure 7, 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, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or 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 measurement processing methods.

[0479] 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.

[0480] 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.

[0481] 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.

[0482] 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.

[0483] 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 FIG. 7 . 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.

[0484] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0485] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any one of the above measurement processing methods.

[0486] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to memory 8203. Interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0487] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0488] The present disclosure also provides 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 may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but may also be a transient storage medium.

[0489] The present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any one of the above measurement processing methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0490] The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above measurement processing methods.

[0491] Other embodiments of the presently disclosed embodiments will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the presently disclosed embodiments that follow the general principles of the presently disclosed embodiments and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the presently disclosed embodiments being indicated by the following claims.

[0492] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A measurement processing method, wherein: The method comprises: The terminal measures a first signal, where the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and a network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the first signal is lower than the power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the second signal.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The terminal measures the first signal, including: The first transceiver of the terminal measures the first signal; or, The second transceiver of the terminal measures the first signal; The power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state is lower than the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The terminal measuring the first signal includes: The terminal measures the first signal on a downlink initial bandwidth part BWP.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein: The terminal performs measurement of the first signal on a downlink initial bandwidth part BWP, including: The downlink initial BWP has a first control resource set and / or a synchronization signal and a physical channel broadcast block SSB, and the measurement of the first signal is performed on the downlink initial BWP.

6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: The terminals include first-category terminals and second-category terminals, wherein a bandwidth supported by the first-category terminals is greater than a bandwidth supported by the second-category terminals; The first type of terminal and the second type of terminal measure the first signal on the same downlink initial bandwidth part BWP; or, The first-category terminal and the second-category terminal measure the first signal on different downlink initial BWPs.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The terminal measuring the first signal includes at least one of the following: The terminal is a first type of terminal, and the first signal is measured on a first BWP; wherein the first BWP is a downlink initial BWP of the first type of terminal; The terminal is a second-category terminal, and the first signal is measured on a second BWP; wherein the second BWP is a downlink initial BWP of the second-category terminal; The terminal is a second-category terminal and the second-category terminal is not configured with a second BWP, and the first signal is measured on the first BWP; The terminal is a second-category terminal and a second BWP of the second-category terminal is configured with a first control resource set and / or a synchronization signal and a physical channel broadcast block SSB, and the first signal is measured on the second BWP; The terminal is a second-category terminal, and a second downlink initial BWP of the second-category terminal is not configured with a first control resource set, a synchronization signal, and a physical channel broadcast block SSB, and the measurement of the first signal is performed on the first BWP.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein: The method further comprises: A third signal is monitored on the downlink initial BWP, wherein the third signal is used by the terminal to wake up the first transceiver.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: The method further comprises: Receive first information sent by an access network device; wherein the first information is used by the terminal to measure the first signal.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The first information indicates at least one of the following: a trigger amount of the first signal; The time-frequency domain resources of the first signal.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein: The terminal measures the first signal, including: Measuring, by the terminal, the first signal of the primary cell; and / or, The terminal measures the first signal of the primary cell group.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein: The method comprises: The measurement value of the first signal satisfies a first condition, and the measurement result of the first signal is sent to the network device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The measurement result is the result of the measurement value being filtered by layer 1.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein: The step of sending the measurement result of the first signal to the network device when the measurement value of the first signal satisfies the first condition includes: The measurement value of the first signal satisfies the first condition, and at least one of the following items carrying the measurement result is sent to the network device: Radio resource control RRC message, medium access control MAC control element CE or uplink control information UCI.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The terminal comprises a first transceiver and a second transceiver, wherein the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state is lower than the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state; The step of sending the measurement result of the first signal to the network device when the measurement value of the first signal satisfies the first condition includes: The measurement value obtained by the second transceiver when measuring the first signal meets the first condition, and the measurement result of the first signal is sent to the network device through the second transceiver.

16. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein: The terminal comprises a first transceiver and a second transceiver, wherein the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state is lower than the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state; The method further comprises: The measurement value obtained by the second transceiver measuring the first signal satisfies the first condition, and the first transceiver is controlled to exit the first state; wherein the power consumption of the first transceiver in the first state is lower than the power consumption of the first transceiver outside the first state; The first transceiver exiting the first state sends second information to the network device; wherein the second information at least indicates that the first transceiver of the terminal exits the first state.

17. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: The second information is carried in a broadcast message or a dedicated signaling.

18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein: The first signal includes: Low power synchronization signal LP-SS.

19. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein: The second signal includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal and physical channel broadcast block SSB; Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS.

20. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 19, wherein: The first transceiver is a main transceiver of the terminal; and / or, the second transceiver is a low power wake-up receiver LP-WUR.

21. A measurement processing method, wherein: The method comprises: The network device sends a first signal to the terminal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and the network device.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein: The power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the first signal is lower than the power consumption required for synchronization between the terminal and the network device based on measurement of the second signal.

23. The method according to claim 21 or 22, wherein: The network device sending a first signal to the terminal includes: The network device sends the first signal in a downlink initial bandwidth part BWP.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein: The network device sends the first signal in a downlink initial bandwidth part BWP, including: The downlink initial BWP has a first control resource set and / or a synchronization signal and a physical channel broadcast block SSB, and the first signal is sent on the downlink initial BWP.

25. A method according to any one of claims 21 to 24, wherein: The terminals include first-category terminals and second-category terminals, wherein a bandwidth supported by the first-category terminals is greater than a bandwidth supported by the second-category terminals; The network device sending a first signal to the terminal includes: Sending the first signal for the first category terminal and the second category terminal on the same downlink initial BWP; or, The first signal for the first-category terminal and the second-category terminal is sent on different downlink initial BWPs.

26. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 25, wherein: The method further comprises: A third signal is sent on the downlink initial BWP, wherein the third signal is used to wake up the first transceiver of the terminal.

27. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 26, wherein: The method further comprises: The first information is sent to the terminal; wherein the first information is used by the terminal to measure the first signal.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein: The first information indicates at least one of the following: a trigger amount of the first signal; The time-frequency domain resources of the first signal.

29. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 28, wherein: The network device sending a first signal to the terminal includes: The network device sends the first signal in a primary cell; and / or, The network device sends the first signal in a primary cell group.

30. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 29, wherein: The method comprises: The network device receives a measurement result of the terminal on the first signal, wherein the measurement result is reported by the terminal when the measurement value of the first signal meets a first condition.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein: The measurement result is the result of the measurement value being filtered by layer 1.

32. The method according to claim 31, wherein: The measurement result is carried in at least one of the following: Radio resource control RRC message, medium access control MAC control element CE or uplink control information UCI.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein: The method further comprises: Second information is received, wherein the second information is used to indicate that a first transceiver of the first type of terminal is turned on; wherein the first transceiver is turned on when a measured value of the first signal meets the first condition.

34. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 33, wherein: The first signal includes: Low power synchronization signal LP-SS.

35. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 34, wherein: The second signal includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal and physical channel broadcast block SSB; Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS.

36. A terminal, wherein: The terminal comprises: The processing module is configured to measure a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and a network device.

37. A network device, wherein: The network equipment includes: The transceiver module is configured to send a first signal to the terminal, wherein the first signal is used for synchronization between the terminal and a network device.

38. A communication method, wherein: The method comprises: The terminal executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 20; The network device executes the method according to any one of claims 21 to 35.

39. A communication system, wherein: The communication system includes a terminal and a network device; The terminal is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 20; The network device is configured to perform the method according to any one of claims 21 to 35.

40. A communication device, wherein: The communication device comprises: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the measurement processing method described in any one of claims 1 to 20 or claims 21 to 35.

41. A storage medium, wherein: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the measurement processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 20 or claims 21 to 35.

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