Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

A communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The communication method comprises: a terminal sending capability indication information to a network device, wherein the capability indication information is used for indicating the capability of the terminal for concurrently executing on a plurality of neighbor cells an L1 measurement in which a measurement gap is not required. The use of the method of the present disclosure is conducive to a network device accurately and effectively managing a terminal on the basis of the capability of the terminal.

Description

Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] During the mobility management process based on Layer 1 (L1) measurements, the terminal can perform L1 mobility measurements on candidate neighboring cells configured by the network. L1 corresponds to the lowest layer in the 7-layer OSI (Open System Interconnection) structure and is also known as the physical layer PHY. Measurements are divided into intra-frequency measurements and inter-frequency measurements. Intra-frequency measurement means that the cell where the terminal is currently located and the target cell to be measured are on the same carrier frequency (center frequency). Inter-frequency measurement means that the cell where the terminal is currently located and the target cell to be measured are on different carrier frequencies.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method comprising:

[0006] The terminal sends capability indication information to the network device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method comprising:

[0008] The terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device; and configures an extension factor according to the configuration information, where the extension factor is a configuration item related to the terminal's ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, the method including:

[0010] The network device receives capability indication information sent by the terminal, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring a GAP.

[0011] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method including:

[0012] The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used for the terminal to configure an extension factor, where the extension factor is a configuration item on the terminal related to the terminal's ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0013] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0014] The transceiver module is configured to send capability indication information to a network device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0015] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0016] A transceiver module, used to receive configuration information sent by a network device;

[0017] The processing module is configured to configure an extension factor according to the configuration information, where the extension factor is a configuration item related to the ability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring a GAP.

[0018] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0019] The transceiver module is configured to receive capability indication information sent by a terminal, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0020] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0021] The transceiver module is configured to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used by the terminal to configure an expansion factor, where the expansion factor is a configuration item on the terminal related to the terminal's ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0022] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the communication method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0023] According to a tenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the communication method described in the third aspect or the fourth aspect.

[0024] According to the eleventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in the first aspect or the second aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method described in the third aspect or the fourth aspect.

[0025] According to the twelfth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect or the fourth aspect.

[0026] The embodiments of the present disclosure facilitate network devices to more effectively manage terminals based on the capabilities of the terminals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG3 a is a schematic flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG3 b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] FIG3 c is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG4 a is a flow chart showing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG4 b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] FIG5 a is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] FIG5 b is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] FIG5c is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] FIG5 d is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0041] FIG8 a is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0042] FIG8 b is a schematic structural diagram of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0044] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0045] The terminal sends capability indication information to the network device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform layer 1 L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without requiring a measurement gap GAP.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the terminal sends capability indication information to the network device, so that the network device can manage the terminal more effectively based on the capabilities of the terminal.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the neighboring cells include same-frequency neighboring cells and different-frequency neighboring cells; the capability indication information includes a first parameter, and the first parameter is used to determine the total number of the same-frequency neighboring cells and the different-frequency neighboring cells.

[0048] In the above embodiment, the total number of same-frequency neighbor cells and different-frequency neighbor cells is indicated in the capability indication information, which facilitates the network device to determine how many neighbor cells the terminal has the capability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on without measuring GAP, thereby facilitating the network device to manage the terminal more accurately.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the neighboring cell includes a same-frequency neighboring cell; the capability indication information includes a second parameter, and the second parameter is used to determine the number of the same-frequency neighboring cells.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the number of co-frequency neighboring cells is indicated in the capability indication information, so that the network device can determine how many co-frequency neighboring cells the terminal is capable of concurrently performing L1 measurements on without measuring GAP, thereby facilitating more accurate management of the terminal by the network device.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the neighboring cell includes an inter-frequency neighboring cell; the capability indication information includes a third parameter, and the third parameter is used to determine the number of the inter-frequency neighboring cells.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the number of inter-frequency neighbor cells is indicated in the capability indication information, so that the network device can determine how many inter-frequency neighbor cells the terminal is capable of concurrently performing L1 measurements on without measuring GAP, so that the network device can manage the terminal more accurately.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement mode of the L1 measurement that does not require measurement of the GAP includes at least one of the following:

[0054] L1 measurements based on synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel blocks (SSBs);

[0055] L1 measurement based on the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0056] In the above embodiment, the reference signal that can be used for L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement is standardized.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement quantity of the L1 measurement that does not require measurement of the GAP includes at least one of the following:

[0058] Reference signal received power L1-RSRP;

[0059] Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio L1-SINR.

[0060] In the above embodiment, the measurement amount of the L1 measurement which does not require measurement of the GAP is standardized.

[0061] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the capability indication information is carried by at least one of the following signaling:

[0062] Measurement and mobility parameter information element IEMeasAndMobParameters signaling;

[0063] Measurement and mobility parameter information unit IEMeasAndMobParametersMRDC signaling for dual connectivity of multiple radio access technologies.

[0064] In the above embodiment, the signaling overhead can be saved by carrying the capability indication information through the IEMeasAndMobParameters signaling or the IEMeasAndMobParametersMRDC signaling.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0066] receiving configuration information sent by the network device;

[0067] The extension factor of the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement is configured according to the configuration information.

[0068] In the above embodiment, the terminal sends capability indication information to the network device, so that the network device can accurately configure the measurement extension factor of the terminal based on the capability of the terminal.

[0069] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information includes a fourth parameter;

[0070] The extension factor includes a first proportional factor, and configuring the extension factor of the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement according to the configuration information includes:

[0071] The first scaling factor is configured according to the fourth parameter.

[0072] In the above embodiment, the method of configuring the first scaling factor of the terminal by the network device facilitates the network device to flexibly configure the first scaling factor of the terminal based on demand, and also facilitates changing the configuration of the first scaling factor of the terminal. This method has high flexibility.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information includes a fifth parameter, where the fifth parameter indicates the number of neighboring cells configured by the network device that support the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement;

[0074] The extension factor includes a first proportional factor, and configuring the extension factor of the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement according to the configuration information includes:

[0075] The first scaling factor is determined according to the fifth parameter and the first parameter.

[0076] In the above embodiment, by predefining the determination method of the first scaling factor on the terminal, the workload of the network device in configuring the terminal can be reduced, thereby improving the configuration efficiency.

[0077] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0078] Determine, according to the first scaling factor, time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform L1 measurement on the serving cell and L1 measurement on the neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement.

[0079] In the above embodiment, the use of the first scale factor is standardized.

[0080] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information further includes a sixth parameter;

[0081] The extension factor further includes a second scaling factor, and configuring the extension factor of the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement according to the configuration information further includes: configuring the second scaling factor according to the sixth parameter.

[0082] In the above embodiment, the method of configuring the second scaling factor of the terminal by the network device facilitates the network device to flexibly configure the second scaling factor of the terminal based on demand, and also facilitates changing the configuration of the second scaling factor of the terminal. This method has high flexibility.

[0083] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information further includes a seventh parameter and an eighth parameter, the seventh parameter indicating the number of same-frequency neighboring cells configured by the network device that support the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement, and the eighth parameter indicating the number of different-frequency neighboring cells configured by the network device that support the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement;

[0084] The extension factor also includes a second proportional factor, and configuring the extension factor of the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement according to the configuration information also includes: determining the second proportional factor according to the seventh parameter, the eighth parameter, the second parameter, and the third parameter.

[0085] In the above embodiment, by predefining the determination method of the second scaling factor on the terminal, the workload of the network device in configuring the terminal can be reduced, thereby improving the configuration efficiency.

[0086] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0087] Determine, according to the second proportional factor, time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform the L1 measurement of the same-frequency neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement and the L1 measurement of the different-frequency neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement.

[0088] In the above embodiment, the use of the second scale factor is standardized.

[0089] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first scaling factor and the second scaling factor are both integers.

[0090] In the above embodiment, the values ​​of the first scaling factor and the second scaling factor are standardized.

[0091] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0092] The terminal receives the configuration information sent by the network device;

[0093] An extension factor is configured according to the configuration information, where the extension factor is a configuration item related to a capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring a GAP.

[0094] With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information includes a fourth parameter;

[0095] The expansion factor includes a first proportional factor, and configuring the expansion factor according to the configuration information includes:

[0096] The first scaling factor is configured according to the fourth parameter.

[0097] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information includes a fifth parameter, where the fifth parameter indicates the number of neighboring cells configured by the network device that support the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement;

[0098] The expansion factor includes a first proportional factor, and configuring the expansion factor according to the configuration information includes:

[0099] The first scaling factor is determined according to the fifth parameter and the first parameter, where the first parameter indicates the number of neighboring cells corresponding to the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement performed concurrently by the terminal.

[0100] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform L1 measurement on the serving cell and L1 measurement on the neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement is determined based on the first proportional factor.

[0101] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information further includes a sixth parameter;

[0102] The expansion factor further includes a second scaling factor, and configuring the expansion factor according to the configuration information further includes:

[0103] The second scaling factor is configured according to the sixth parameter.

[0104] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information further includes a seventh parameter and an eighth parameter, the seventh parameter indicating the number of same-frequency neighboring cells configured by the network device that support the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement, and the eighth parameter indicating the number of different-frequency neighboring cells configured by the network device that support the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement;

[0105] The expansion factor further includes a second scaling factor, and configuring the expansion factor according to the configuration information further includes:

[0106] The second proportional factor is determined according to the seventh parameter, the eighth parameter, the second parameter, and the third parameter, the second parameter indicating the number of same-frequency neighboring cells measured corresponding to the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement performed concurrently by the terminal, and the third parameter indicating the number of different-frequency neighboring cells measured corresponding to the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement performed concurrently by the terminal.

[0107] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0108] Determine, according to the second proportional factor, time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform the L1 measurement of the same-frequency neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement and the L1 measurement of the different-frequency neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement.

[0109] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first scaling factor and the second scaling factor are both integers.

[0110] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0111] The network device receives capability indication information sent by the terminal, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring a GAP.

[0112] In the above embodiment, the network device can manage the terminal more effectively according to the capability indication information reported by the terminal.

[0113] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0114] The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used by the terminal to configure an extension factor of the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement.

[0115] In the above embodiment, the network device can determine accurate configuration information for the terminal according to the capability indication information reported by the terminal, thereby enabling accurate configuration of the terminal.

[0116] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0117] The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used for the terminal to configure an extension factor, where the extension factor is a configuration item on the terminal related to the terminal's ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0118] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is used to execute an optional implementation method of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0119] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the network device is used to execute the optional implementation method of the third aspect or the fourth aspect.

[0120] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0121] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute an optional implementation of the third aspect or the fourth aspect.

[0122] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the third aspect or the fourth aspect.

[0123] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect or the fourth aspect.

[0124] In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect or the fourth aspect.

[0125] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first, second, third or fourth aspects.

[0126] In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first, second, third, or fourth aspects.

[0127] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0128] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, terminal, network device, communication system, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information processing method," "measurement method," and "capability reporting method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication device" and "information processing device," "measurement device," and "capability reporting device" are interchangeable; and the terms "communication system" and "information processing system," "measurement system," and "capability reporting system" are interchangeable.

[0129] 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.

[0130] 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.

[0131] 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.

[0132] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0133] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0134] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0135] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0136] 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.

[0137] 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.

[0138] 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.

[0139] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0140] 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.

[0141] 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.

[0142] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0143] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0144] 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.

[0145] 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.

[0146] 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.

[0147] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0148] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0149] 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.

[0150] Although operations are described in a particular order in the accompanying drawings in the disclosed embodiments, this should not be construed as requiring that the operations be performed in the particular order shown or in a serial order, or that all of the operations shown be performed to obtain the desired result. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Furthermore, sending multiple messages via the same message may also be advantageous.

[0151] FIG1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , the communication system 100 may include a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0152] 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.

[0153] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0154] Optionally, the access network device is, 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.

[0155] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is a base station. Optionally, the base station is, for example, a macro base station, a micro base station (also known as a small base station), a relay station, an access point, a 5G base station or a future base station, a satellite, a transmission point (TRP), a transmission point (TP), a mobile switching center, or other devices that perform base station functions in a communication system, etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure. For ease of description, in all embodiments of the present disclosure, devices that provide wireless communication functions for terminal devices are collectively referred to as network devices or base stations.

[0156] In some embodiments, network device 103 is a core network device. A core network device can be a single device, including a first network element, a second network element, etc., or multiple devices or a device group, each including all or part of the first network element, the second network element, etc. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0157] 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.

[0158] 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.

[0159] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0160] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0161] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0162] In the L1 measurement-based mobility management process, the UE performs L1 mobility measurements on candidate neighboring cells configured by the network. However, for L1 measurements on neighboring cells outside the measurement gap, due to limitations of the UE searcher, the UE may not be able to perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells simultaneously. Therefore, it is necessary to study the L1 measurement capability of neighboring cells outside the measurement gap and the measurement expansion factor.

[0163] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for use in a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0164] In step S201 , the terminal 101 sends capability indication information to the network device 102 .

[0165] In some embodiments, the network device 102 receives capability indication information sent by the terminal 101 .

[0166] In some embodiments, the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal has the ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells that do not require GAP measurements. Optionally, the neighboring cells include same-frequency neighboring cells and different-frequency neighboring cells. Optionally, the capability indication information includes a first parameter, which is used to indicate the total number of same-frequency neighboring cells and different-frequency neighboring cells. In some embodiments, the first parameter can be interchangeable with terms such as the first field, the first information, and the first value. In some embodiments, the first parameter can be M, where M is a natural number. In some embodiments, the first parameter can be associated with or mapped to M, where M is a natural number.

[0167] It should be explained that a co-frequency neighbor cell refers to a neighbor cell that is on the same carrier frequency as the serving cell of terminal 101. An inter-frequency neighbor cell refers to a neighbor cell that is not on the same carrier frequency as the serving cell of terminal 101. Concurrency refers to multiple L1 measurement operations / tasks / processes being in operation at the same time or in the same time period, and the operation state includes any state between initiation and completion.

[0168] In some embodiments, the capability indication information is used to indicate how many co-frequency neighboring cells the terminal is capable of concurrently performing L1 measurements on, without requiring GAP measurements. Optionally, the neighboring cells of terminal 101 include co-frequency neighboring cells. Optionally, the capability indication information includes a second parameter, which is used to indicate the number of co-frequency neighboring cells. In some embodiments, the second parameter can be interchangeable with terms such as second field, second information, and second value. In some embodiments, the second parameter can be L, where L is a natural number. In some embodiments, the second parameter can be associated with or mapped to L, where L is a natural number.

[0169] In some embodiments, the capability indication information is used to indicate how many inter-frequency neighboring cells the terminal is capable of concurrently performing L1 measurements on, without requiring GAP measurements. Optionally, the neighboring cells of terminal 101 include inter-frequency neighboring cells. Optionally, the capability indication information includes a third parameter, which is used to indicate the number of inter-frequency neighboring cells. In some embodiments, the third parameter can be interchangeable with terms such as third field, third information, and third value. In some embodiments, the third parameter can be M, where M is a natural number. In some embodiments, the third parameter can be associated with or mapped to M, where M is a natural number.

[0170] In some embodiments, the capability indication information includes at least one of the first parameter, the second parameter, and the third parameter in the above optional embodiments.

[0171] In some embodiments, the name of the capability indication information is not limited, and it may be, for example, the upper limit of concurrent measurements, the number of neighboring cells, the number of same-frequency neighboring cells, the number of different-frequency neighboring cells, etc.

[0172] In some embodiments, L1 measurement not requiring measurement GAP may be understood as L1 measurement outside of measurement GAP. The name of L1 measurement not requiring measurement GAP is not limited, and may be, for example, target L1 measurement, special L1 measurement, etc.

[0173] Optionally, the L1 measurement mode that does not require GAP measurement may include at least one of the following:

[0174] L1 measurements based on synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel blocks (SSBs);

[0175] L1 measurement based on the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0176] It should be explained that the Synchronization Signal and PBCH block (SSB) consists of three parts: the Primary Synchronization Signals (PSS), the Secondary Synchronization Signals (SSS), and the Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH). SSB measurements can determine channel status, signal strength, and interference.

[0177] The CSI-RS (Channel-state information reference signal) is a reference signal used to measure channel state information (CSI). For example, network device 102 may transmit a CSI-RS for terminal 101 to terminal 101 on specific time-frequency resources at a specified period, so that terminal 101 performs CSI measurement based on the CSI-RS and returns the measurement result.

[0178] Optionally, the L1 measurement quantity that does not require GAP measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0179] Reference Signal Receiving Power L1-RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power);

[0180] Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio L1-SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio).

[0181] In some embodiments, the terminal may send the capability indication information to the network device by: sending the capability indication information to the network device via a first signaling, where the first signaling is a radio resource control (RRC) message used by the terminal to send the capability indication information to the network device. For example, the first signaling may be IEMeasAndMobParameters signaling or IEMeasAndMobParametersMRDC signaling.

[0182] For example, the terminal 101 sends an IEMeasAndMobParameters signaling, which includes capability indication information. Optionally, the network device 102 receives the IEMeasAndMobParameters signaling and obtains the capability indication information of the terminal 101.

[0183] In some embodiments, the terminal may send the capability indication information to the network device in the following manner: the terminal sends the capability indication information to the network device through IEMeasAndMobParametersMRDC signaling.

[0184] For example, the terminal 101 sends an IEMeasAndMobParametersMRDC signaling message, which includes capability indication information. Optionally, the network device 102 receives the IEMeasAndMobParametersMRDC signaling message and obtains the capability indication information of the terminal 101.

[0185] In step S202 , the network device 102 sends configuration information to the terminal 101 .

[0186] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives configuration information sent by the network device 102 .

[0187] In some embodiments, the configuration information is used by the terminal 101 to configure an extension factor for L1 measurement that does not require measurement of a GAP.

[0188] In some embodiments, the name of the configuration information is not limited, and it is, for example, expansion factor configuration data.

[0189] Step S203: Terminal 101 configures the expansion factor according to the configuration information.

[0190] In some embodiments, the name of the expansion factor is not limited, and it can be, for example, a scaling factor, a scaling factor, etc.

[0191] In some embodiments, the expansion factor includes at least one of a first scaling factor and a second scaling factor.

[0192] In some embodiments, the configuration information includes at least one of a fourth parameter, a fifth parameter, a sixth parameter, a seventh parameter, and an eighth parameter.

[0193] Optionally, the step of the terminal 101 configuring the extension factor according to the configuration information includes: the terminal configuring the extension factor of L1 measurement that does not require measurement of GAP according to the configuration information.

[0194] Optionally, the configuration information includes a fourth parameter. In some embodiments, the name of the fourth parameter is not limited and may be, for example, a fourth field, fourth information, etc. In some embodiments, the terminal configures the expansion factor for L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement based on the configuration information by configuring the first scaling factor based on the fourth parameter. For example, assuming the fourth parameter is 2, the terminal may configure the first scaling factor to 2.

[0195] Optionally, the configuration information includes a fifth parameter. Optionally, the fifth parameter indicates the number of neighboring cells configured by the network device that support L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement. In some embodiments, the name of the fifth parameter is not limited, and it is, for example, the fifth field, the fifth information, etc. Optionally, the fifth parameter is mapped or associated with the number of neighboring cells configured by the network device that support L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement. Optionally, the terminal configures the expansion factor of the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement according to the configuration information, including: the terminal determines the first proportional factor according to the fifth parameter and the first parameter. The first parameter corresponds to the first parameter in the capability indication information, and the first parameter indicates the number of neighboring cells corresponding to the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement that the terminal concurrently performs.

[0196] In some embodiments, the first scaling factor may be determined in a predefined manner as follows:

[0197] The value of the first scale factor is rounded up.

[0198] For example, assuming that the fifth parameter is 10 and the first parameter is 5, the terminal may determine the first scaling factor to be 2. For example, assuming that the fifth parameter is 10 and the first parameter is 4, the terminal may determine the first scaling factor to be 3.

[0199] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned method for determining the first scaling factor can be applied to the network device 102. The network device 102 can determine the fourth parameter based on the received capability indication information and the above-mentioned method for determining the first scaling factor. The fourth parameter is used for the terminal 101 to configure the first scaling factor.

[0200] In some embodiments, the first scaling factor is used to determine the time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform L1 measurements on the serving cell and L1 measurements on neighboring cells that do not require GAP measurement. Optionally, the terminal 101 determines the time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform L1 measurements on the serving cell and L1 measurements on neighboring cells that do not require GAP measurement based on the first scaling factor.

[0201] For example, assuming the first scaling factor is 2, it can be determined that the time allocation for the terminal to perform L1 measurements on the serving cell and the time allocation for the terminal to perform L1 measurements on neighboring cells that do not require GAP measurements is 1:1, and the two are performed alternately. The alternation method can be a seamless alternation method or an alternation method with a preset interval, which is not limited by this disclosure. For example, assuming that within a 2-minute measurement cycle, the measurement duration of the terminal's L1 measurement on the serving cell is 1 minute, and the measurement duration of the terminal's L1 measurement on the neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurements is 1 minute.

[0202] Optionally, the configuration information includes a sixth parameter. In some embodiments, the name of the sixth parameter is not limited and may be, for example, a sixth field, sixth information, etc. Optionally, the terminal configures, based on the configuration information, an expansion factor for L1 measurements that do not require GAP measurement, including: the terminal configuring a second scaling factor based on the sixth parameter. For example, assuming that the sixth parameter corresponds to 2, the terminal may configure the second scaling factor to 2.

[0203] Optionally, the configuration information includes a seventh parameter and an eighth parameter. Optionally, the seventh parameter indicates the number of co-frequency neighboring cells configured by the network device that support L1 measurement without requiring GAP measurement. Optionally, the seventh parameter is associated with or mapped to the number of co-frequency neighboring cells configured by the network device that support L1 measurement without requiring GAP measurement. In some embodiments, the name of the seventh parameter is not limited and can be, for example, a seventh field, seventh information, etc.

[0204] Optionally, the eighth parameter indicates the number of inter-frequency neighbor cells configured by the network device that support L1 measurement without requiring GAP measurement. Optionally, the eighth parameter is associated with or mapped to the number of inter-frequency neighbor cells configured by the network device that support L1 measurement without requiring GAP measurement. In some embodiments, the name of the eighth parameter is not limited and can be, for example, an eighth field, an eighth information, etc.

[0205] Optionally, the terminal configures an expansion factor for an L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement based on the configuration information, including: the terminal determining a second scaling factor based on a seventh parameter, an eighth parameter, a second parameter, and a third parameter. The second parameter and the third parameter correspond to the second parameter and the third parameter in the indication information. The second parameter indicates the number of same-frequency neighboring cells measured by the terminal when concurrently performing L1 measurements that do not require GAP measurement, and the third parameter indicates the number of different-frequency neighboring cells measured by the terminal when concurrently performing L1 measurements that do not require GAP measurement.

[0206] In some embodiments, the second scaling factor may be determined in a predefined manner as follows:

[0207] The value of the second scale factor is rounded up.

[0208] For example, assuming that the seventh parameter is 3, the eighth parameter is 2, the second parameter is 3, and the third parameter is 2, the terminal may determine that the second scaling factor is 2.

[0209] In some implementations, the above-mentioned method for determining the second scaling factor may be applied to the network device 102 . The network device 102 may determine a sixth parameter based on the received capability indication information and the above-mentioned method for determining the second scaling factor. The sixth parameter is used for the terminal 101 to configure the second scaling factor.

[0210] In some embodiments, the second scaling factor is used to determine the time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform L1 measurements on same-frequency neighboring cells that do not require GAP measurement and L1 measurements on inter-frequency neighboring cells that do not require GAP measurement. Optionally, the terminal determines, based on the second scaling factor, the time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform L1 measurements on same-frequency neighboring cells that do not require GAP measurement and L1 measurements on inter-frequency neighboring cells that do not require GAP measurement.

[0211] For example, assuming the second scaling factor is 2, it can be determined that the time allocation between the terminal's L1 measurement on the same-frequency neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement and the L1 measurement on the different-frequency neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement is 1:1, and the two are performed alternately.

[0212] For example, assume that the first scaling factor is 2 and the second scaling factor is 2. The duration of a measurement cycle is 4 minutes. Then, based on the first scaling factor 2, it can be determined that the measurement duration of the terminal's L1 measurement of the serving cell is 2 minutes, and the measurement duration of the terminal's L1 measurement of the neighboring cell that does not require gap measurement is 2 minutes. Further, based on the second scaling factor 2, the measurement duration of 2 minutes for the terminal's L1 measurement of the neighboring cell that does not require gap measurement is allocated, and it can be obtained that the measurement duration of the terminal's L1 measurement of the same-frequency neighboring cell that does not require gap measurement is 1, and the measurement duration of the terminal's L1 measurement of the inter-frequency neighboring cell that does not require gap measurement is 1.

[0213] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 to S203. For example, step S201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S201 and S202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0214] In some embodiments, step S201 and step S202 may be performed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0215] In some embodiments, step S202 and step S203 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0216] In some embodiments, step S201 and step S203 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0217] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0218] Figure 3a is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0219] Step S3101: Send capability indication information.

[0220] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S201 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0221] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 sends capability indication information to the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and the capability indication information may also be sent to other entities.

[0222] Optionally, the capability indication information may be used by the network device 102 to determine configuration information.

[0223] Step S3102, obtain configuration information.

[0224] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0225] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives configuration information sent by the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also receive configuration information sent by other entities.

[0226] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains configuration information specified by the protocol.

[0227] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains configuration information from upper layer(s).

[0228] In some embodiments, terminal 101 performs processing to obtain configuration information.

[0229] In some embodiments, step S3102 is omitted, and the terminal 101 autonomously implements the functions indicated by the configuration information, or the above functions are default or by default.

[0230] Optionally, the configuration information is used by the terminal to configure an extension factor of L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement.

[0231] Step S3103: Configure the extension factor of L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement.

[0232] The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S203 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0233] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3101 and S3102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0234] In some embodiments, steps S3101 and S3102 may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously, and steps S3101 and S3103 may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously.

[0235] In some embodiments, steps S3102 and S3103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0236] In some embodiments, steps S3101 and S3102 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0237] Figure 3b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0238] Step S3201, obtain configuration information.

[0239] The optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in Figure 2, step S3102 in Figure 3a, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 3a, which will not be repeated here.

[0240] Step S3202: Configure the extension factor of L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement.

[0241] The optional implementation of step S3202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S203 in Figure 2, step S3103 in Figure 3a, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 3a, which will not be repeated here.

[0242] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S3201 and step S3202. For example, step S3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0243] In some embodiments, step S3201 is optional and may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0244] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, step S3201 can be combined with step S3103 of FIG. 3 a , step S3202 can be combined with step S3101 of FIG. 3 a , and step S3202 can be combined with step S3102 of FIG. 3 a .

[0245] Figure 3c is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3c, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0246] Step S3301: Send capability indication information.

[0247] The optional implementation of step S3301 can refer to step S202 in FIG. 2 , the optional implementation of step S3101 in FIG. 3 a , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 a , which will not be described in detail here.

[0248] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, step S3301 can be combined with step S3102 of FIG. 3 a , step S3301 can be combined with step S3201 of FIG. 3 b , and step S3301 can be combined with step S3201 of FIG. 3 b .

[0249] Figure 4a is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a network device. The method includes:

[0250] Step S4101: Acquire capability indication information.

[0251] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S201 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0252] In some embodiments, the network device 102 receives capability indication information sent by the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also receive capability indication information sent by other entities.

[0253] In some embodiments, the network device 102 obtains capability indication information specified by the protocol.

[0254] In some embodiments, the network device 102 obtains capability indication information from upper layer(s).

[0255] In some embodiments, the network device 102 performs processing to obtain the capability indication information.

[0256] In some embodiments, step S4101 is omitted, and the network device 102 autonomously implements the function indicated by the capability indication information, or the above function is default or by default.

[0257] Step S4102, determine configuration information.

[0258] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S203 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0259] Step S4103: Send configuration information.

[0260] The optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0261] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends configuration information to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also send configuration information to other entities.

[0262] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103. For example, step S4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0263] In some embodiments, steps S4101 and S4102 may be performed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0264] In some embodiments, step S4101 and step S4102 are optional and may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0265] In some embodiments, step S4102 and step S4103 are optional and may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0266] Figure 4b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes:

[0267] Step S4201, sending configuration information.

[0268] The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in Figure 2, step S4102 in Figure 4a, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0269] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, step S4201 may be combined with step S4101 of FIG. 4 a .

[0270] Figure 5a is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, and the method includes:

[0271] Step S5101: The terminal sends capability indication information to a network device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal has the capability to concurrently perform L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0272] The optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S201 in Figure 2, step S3101 in Figure 3a, step S4101 in Figure 4a, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0273] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0274] Figure 5b is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, and the method includes:

[0275] Step S5201: A network device receives capability indication information sent by a terminal, where the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal has the capability of concurrently performing L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0276] The optional implementation of step S5201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in Figure 2, step S3101 in Figure 3a, step S4101 in Figure 4a, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0277] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0278] Figure 5c is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5c, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, and the method includes:

[0279] Step S5301: The terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device.

[0280] The optional implementation of step S5301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in Figure 2, step S3102 in Figure 3a, step S4103 in Figure 4a, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0281] In step S5302, the terminal configures an extension factor according to the configuration information. The extension factor is a configuration item related to the terminal's ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0282] The optional implementation of step S5302 can refer to the optional implementation of step S203 in Figure 2, step S3103 in Figure 3a, step S4103 in Figure 4a, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0283] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0284] Figure 5d is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5d, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0285] In step S5401, the network device sends configuration information to the terminal. The configuration information is used by the terminal to configure an extension factor. The extension factor is a configuration item on the terminal related to the terminal's ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

[0286] The optional implementation of step S5401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in Figure 2, step S3102 in Figure 3a, step S4103 in Figure 4a, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0287] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0288] The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a communication interaction method, which is executed by a terminal and a network device.

[0289] The following UE capability indication information is introduced: The UE capability indication information corresponds to the capability indication information in the above embodiment.

[0290] Method 1:

[0291] UE capability: capability indication information on how many neighboring cells the UE can simultaneously perform L1 measurements without measurement gaps. Neighboring cells include L1 intra-frequency measurements without measurement gaps and L1 inter-frequency measurements without measurement gaps. L1 measurements include L1-RSRP measurements and L1-SINR measurements.

[0292] Method 2:

[0293] UE capability 1: indicates the capability of the UE to perform L1 intra-frequency without measurement gap measurements on a certain number of adjacent cells simultaneously.

[0294] UE capability 2: indicates the capability of the UE to perform L1 inter-frequency measurements on a certain number of adjacent inter-frequency cells simultaneously without requiring a measurement gap.

[0295] Example 1:

[0296] The UE indicates the above UE capability indication information through IE MeasAndMobParameters or IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC. For example, the indication method is as follows:

[0297] maxNumNeighbourCell-L1Meas-withoutgap ENUMERATED{n1,n2,n3,n4}OPTIONAL

[0298] The L1 measurement performed on the neighboring cell does not require a measurement gap, including the SSB-based and / or CSI-RS-based L1 measurement does not require a measurement gap.

[0299] Example 2:

[0300] The UE indicates the above UE capability indication information through IE MeasAndMobParameters or IE MeasAndMobParametersMRDC. For example, the indication method is as follows:

[0301] maxNumIntraCell-L1Meas-withoutgap ENUMERATED{n1,n2,n3,n4}OPTIONAL

[0302] maxNumInterCell-L1Meas-withoutgap ENUMERATED{n1,n2,n3,n4}OPTIONAL

[0303] The L1 measurement performed on the neighboring cell does not require a measurement gap, including the SSB-based and / or CSI-RS-based L1 measurement does not require a measurement gap.

[0304] The following L1 measurement expansion factors that do not require measurement gaps are introduced:

[0305] The scaling factor (Scaling factor #1) for L1 measurement where no gap is required between the serving cell measurement and the neighboring cell measurement corresponds to the first scaling factor in the aforementioned embodiment.

[0306] The scaling factor (Scaling factor #2) for L1 intra-frequency measurement that does not require gap measurement and L1 inter-frequency measurement that does not require gap measurement corresponds to the second scaling factor in the aforementioned embodiment.

[0307] The UE performs L1 measurement without requiring a measurement gap according to the L1 measurement extension factor without requiring a measurement gap. The extension factor can be determined by:

[0308] Method 1: The network configures the expansion factor parameters through RRC.

[0309] Method 2: Predefined method.

[0310] Example 1: (Based on Method 1)

[0311] If the network configures the expansion factor parameter 1 to be 2, it means that the opportunities for L1 measurement of the serving cell and L1 measurement of the neighboring cell that does not require measurement gap are 1 / 2 (1:1), and the measurements are alternated. If the network configures the expansion factor 2 to be 2, in the neighboring cell measurement opportunities, the UE performs L1 same-frequency measurement that does not require measurement gap and L1 inter-frequency measurement that does not require measurement gap according to the expansion factor 2 (scaling factor#2), and the measurement opportunities are 1 / 4 respectively.

[0312] Method 2: (Based on Method 2)

[0313] Example 2:

[0314] If the UE capability is defined according to the method 1 in the invention 1, the expansion factor is defined as scaling factor = (number of neighboring cells for L1 measurement that do not require gap measurement configured by the network) / UE capability. The expansion factor value should be rounded up.

[0315] If the UE capability is defined according to method 2 in Invention 1, the expansion factor is defined as scaling factor = ((the number of same-frequency neighboring cells that do not need to measure the gap configured by the network) / UE capability 1 + (the number of different-frequency neighboring cells that do not need to measure the gap configured by the network) / UE capability 2), and the values ​​are rounded up.

[0316] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0317] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0318] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0319] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0320] Figure 6 is a structural diagram of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, the terminal 600 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 601, a processing module 602, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 601 is used for the terminal to send capability indication information to the network device, and the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal has the ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 601 is used for the terminal to receive configuration information sent by the network device. In some embodiments, the processing module 602 is used to configure an expansion factor according to the configuration information, and the expansion factor is a configuration item related to the ability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP. Optionally, the transceiver module 601 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S201, step S202, but not limited to this) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module 602 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps (such as step S203 , but not limited thereto) executed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0321] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG7 , the network device 700 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 701 and a processing module 702. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 701 is used by the network device to receive capability indication information sent by a terminal, where the capability indication information is used to indicate that the terminal has the ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAPs. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 701 is used by the network device to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used by the terminal to configure an expansion factor, where the expansion factor is a configuration item on the terminal related to the terminal's ability to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAPs. Optionally, the transceiver module 701 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps (such as, but not limited to, steps S201 and S202) performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 702 is used to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here.

[0322] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0323] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0324] Figure 8a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0325] As shown in Figure 8a, 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 the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 8100 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 8101 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0326] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8102. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8102, the transceiver 8102 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S201 and step S202, but not limited thereto), and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S203, but not limited thereto). In an optional embodiment, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, and the receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface may be interchangeable, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be interchangeable, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be interchangeable.

[0327] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8103 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8103 may be located outside the communication device 8100. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuits 8104 are connected to the memory 8102 and may be configured to receive data from the memory 8102 or other devices, or to send data to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 may read data stored in the memory 8102 and send the data to the processor 8101.

[0328] 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. 8a. 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.

[0329] FIG8b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to 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 FIG8b, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0330] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201. The chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0331] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memory 8203 may be located external to chip 8200. Optionally, interface circuit 8202 is connected to memory 8203 and may be used to receive data from memory 8203 or other devices, or may be used to send data to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 may read data stored in memory 8203 and send the data to processor 8201.

[0332] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S201 and step S202, but not limited thereto) of the aforementioned method. The interface circuit 8202 performing the communication steps (e.g., step S201 and step S202, but not limited thereto) of the aforementioned method means, for example, that the interface circuit 8202 performs data exchange between the processor 8201, chip 8200, memory 8203, or a transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S203, but not limited thereto).

[0333] The modules and / or devices described in various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be arbitrarily combined or separated according to circumstances. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0334] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0335] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0336] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to execute any one of the above communication methods.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The terminal sends capability indication information to the network device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform layer 1 L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without requiring a measurement gap GAP.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The neighboring cells include same-frequency neighboring cells and different-frequency neighboring cells; The capability indication information includes a first parameter, where the first parameter is used to determine the total number of the same-frequency neighbor cells and the different-frequency neighbor cells.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The neighboring cells include same-frequency neighboring cells; The capability indication information includes a second parameter, and the second parameter is used to determine the number of the same-frequency neighboring cells.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: The neighboring cells include inter-frequency neighboring cells; The capability indication information includes a third parameter, and the third parameter is used to determine the number of the inter-frequency neighbor cells.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The measurement method of the L1 measurement that does not require measurement of the GAP includes at least one of the following: L1 measurements based on synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel blocks SSB; L1 measurement based on channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The measurement quantity of the L1 measurement that does not require measurement of the GAP includes at least one of the following: Reference signal received power L1-RSRP; Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio L1-SINR.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The capability indication information is carried by at least one of the following signaling: Measurement and mobility parameters information element IEMeasAndMobParameters signaling; Measurement and mobility parameter information unit IEMeasAndMobParameters MRDC signaling for dual connectivity of multiple radio access technologies.

8. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The terminal receives the configuration information sent by the network device; An extension factor is configured according to the configuration information, where the extension factor is a configuration item related to a capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring a GAP.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The configuration information includes a fourth parameter; The expansion factor includes a first proportional factor, and configuring the expansion factor according to the configuration information includes: The first scaling factor is configured according to the fourth parameter.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The configuration information includes a fifth parameter, where the fifth parameter indicates the number of neighboring cells configured by the network device that support the L1 measurement that does not require measurement of the GAP; The expansion factor includes a first proportional factor, and configuring the expansion factor according to the configuration information includes: The first proportional factor is determined according to the fifth parameter and the first parameter, where the first parameter indicates the number of neighboring cells corresponding to the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement performed concurrently by the terminal.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Determine, according to the first proportionality factor, time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform L1 measurement on the serving cell and L1 measurement on the neighboring cell that does not require measurement of the GAP.

12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that: The configuration information also includes a sixth parameter; The expansion factor further includes a second proportional factor, and the configuring the expansion factor according to the configuration information further includes: The second scaling factor is configured according to the sixth parameter.

13. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that: The configuration information further includes a seventh parameter and an eighth parameter, the seventh parameter indicating the number of same-frequency neighbor cells configured by the network device that support the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement, and the eighth parameter indicating the number of different-frequency neighbor cells configured by the network device that support the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement; The expansion factor further includes a second proportional factor, and the configuring the expansion factor according to the configuration information further includes: The second proportional factor is determined according to the seventh parameter, the eighth parameter, the second parameter, and the third parameter, the second parameter indicating the number of same-frequency neighboring cells measured corresponding to the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement performed concurrently by the terminal, and the third parameter indicating the number of different-frequency neighboring cells measured corresponding to the L1 measurement that does not require GAP measurement performed concurrently by the terminal.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that The method further comprises: Determine, according to the second proportional factor, time allocation for the terminal to alternately perform the L1 measurement of the same-frequency neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement and the L1 measurement of the different-frequency neighboring cell that does not require GAP measurement.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that: The first scale factor and the second scale factor are both integers.

16. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The network device receives capability indication information sent by the terminal, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

17. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used by the terminal to configure an extension factor, where the extension factor is a configuration item on the terminal related to the ability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

18. A terminal, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is used to send capability indication information to the network device, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

19. A terminal, characterized in that: include: A transceiver module, used for receiving configuration information sent by a network device; The processing module is configured to configure an extension factor according to the configuration information, where the extension factor is a configuration item related to the ability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

20. A network device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is used to receive capability indication information sent by a terminal, where the capability indication information is used to indicate the capability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurement on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

21. A network device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is used to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used for the terminal to configure an extension factor, where the extension factor is a configuration item on the terminal related to the ability of the terminal to concurrently perform L1 measurements on multiple neighboring cells without measuring GAP.

22. A terminal, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 15.

23. A network device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; Wherein, the network device is used to execute the communication method described in claim 16 or 17.

24. A communication system, characterized in that: It comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in any one of claims 1 to 15, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method described in claim 16 or 17.

25. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 17.

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